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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-16
SK0WHECAN.

The following officers have been APP
pointed by the selectmen for the en-
suing year: Town physician. j. N
Merrill: eonstables. c. NJ. Lambert
Augustus Gilblair, Charles Chute, A.
l. Sawyer Frank Thompson. F. p.
pennell; police, f. Thompson, Leon
LeClair, f. p. Pennell, Ephraim Cow
EFT; special police, r. l.. Bigelow;
sections John y. Avore, Sidney l..
Pooler, Robert T. Young, George NJ.
Buzzell. w. Il. Bradbury: fence view
ers. l.. l.. Sanford, Lester II Packard
field drivers, Charles II. futile, Cony
Sanborn; Meighers, S. w. Smith, II.
:. Hubbard. c. NJ. Holt. ID. w. Lew
is. j. f.. Whitman: surveyor of stone,
Noah p Reed, Albert c. Weston; sur
veyors of wood and bark, William ID.
Snow. John w. Steward George T..
Taylor, A. |. Sawyer, w. l.. Walker,
Henry Crowell. Henry Demo, J. II.
Lancaster; truant officers, A. |. Saw
yer. c. Il. Turner; inspector of build
ings George H Webb; seaier of
weights and measures, John Fl. Stew
ard: Board of Health, O. A. GAIA, w.
s. Stinchtield, Il. A. Sawyer. The COM
mittee of 20 according to the vote of
the town. this year. to consist of 10
business and professional men, five
farmers and five men working for
wages. who are fathers of children in
the public schools, was appointed as
follows. Business and professional
men: c. p. Merrill. A. P. Merrill,
George w. Cover, c. A. Ross, C. j.
Abbey, Frank r. Steward, l.. q. ia
cobs, F. F. Merrill, w. f. Hackett C.
D. Day; farmers: l.. L. Sanford, w.
II. Boynton. r. F. Homtsead. Her.
bert n. Pratt, Charles II. futile; men
working for wages with children in
the public schools: Mark Savage,
George Groder. Henry Lewia, L. w.
Gerrish John r. Demont.
After nearly two years of work to
get an electric car line between Show
hogan and Athens there is every in
dication that the work of construction
of the road will commence in May.
Harvey d. Eaton. promoter of the
road, stated, this week. that the sum
now needed could be raised in three
months. The promoters have now at
hand s65. 900 and about $4,000 more is
necessary to start the building.
Miss Louise Coburn left, Thursday,
1Or w aSHlnSIOli. u ~ Niitit size VIII
pass several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. George Otis Smith
Forrest L. Fletcher and Charles f.
Palmer. both Of Skowhegan, and
James II. Jones of Lowell, Mass, have
enlisted in the United States army in
the Field Artillery. They will leave, in
a few days, for Fort Slocum, where
they will be stationed.
a civil case that is of unusual inter
Est will be tried in the supreme court,
converting on Tuesday. Although there
are about 40 cases of the same nature,
yet without doubt only one will be
tried as test case The suit is against
the Portland Canning Co, and a large
number of farmers in the county
brought the suit TO recover damages
for the loss of their sweet corn that
was struck by the big frost, last fall.
They aIlege that as the corn had been
contracted for by the company, the
company should pay them for the loss.
Merrill & Merrill appear for the plain
tiffs and Hon. Forrest Goodwin for
the company.
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as governor general during

as governor general during Mr..
Forbes absence.
Walter b. Vincent a prominent lawyer
of Providence, r. L., was, Friday, elected
by the Legislature an associate justice
of the supreme court, to succeed the late
Justice John r. Blodgett. Mr.. Vincent
has been practicing lawyer in Prov
dence since 1867. He was born in Mystic,
Ct in 1916. and received his education
at the Peekskill Academy at Peekskill.
n Y, and the Albany, n. Y, Law
school He was admitted to the New
York bar in 1866 and to the Rhode Island
bar the following year. The salary OF
an associate justice is $1,000 a year.
Arrangement of the five officials of the
United Shoe Machinery Co. under the
count in the Indictment charging them
with maintaining u monopoly will take
place. Tuesday next, at Boston. District
Attorney French stated that he would
endeavor to have the time set then fcr
the trial The officials under Indictment
are President Sidney w Winslow o.
Beverly, Edward T. Hurd of Newton,
William Barbour of New York and
George W. Brown and Elmer r. Howe Of
Boston.
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Waterville May Get
GAR. Encampment.

That Waterville may be the meet
ing place for the Grand Army En-
canpment next June is possibility,
according 20 The Portland Press OF
Friday. 1t is said that the controlling
spirits in the department of Maine
have agreed on holding the next ses-
sion in Watervilte, on account OF the
onposition of the veterans all over the
state to meeting in Lewiston % Ban
gor while Thatcher Post of Lewiston
asked for the honor of entertaining.
has been so strong that compromise
is suggested by holding the encamp-
ment in place that has not bean
mentioned. The Press further states
that il something is not done soon with
reference to the selection of time
and place for the encampment, move
viii he made by prominent members OF
the order to have some action taken.
Past Commander J. l.. Merrick OF
The department of Maine, of this city,
tailed tt. II Journal reporter in regard
to the department meeting here. and
stated that while he had not heard of
the plan of converting in Waterville,
he believes that it may be possible.
There are $50 delegates to be taken
care Of and about as many more
members of allied women's bodies.
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WILEY RESIGNS.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

lated food products were withdrawn
from it's consideration and referred
either to other bodies not contem-
plated by the law or directly relieved
from further control.
The official liberation and valida-
ton of such practices have restricted
the activities of the bureau of ehemis-
try to a very narrow field, as a result
of which | have been instructed To re-
frain from stating in any public way
my opinion regarding the effect OF
these substances upon health. This
restriction has interfered with my
academic freedom of speech on mat
tiers relating directly to the public
welfare
Regarding those who brought the
allegations of which he was exonerat
ed, last summer, Dr. Wiley says
Il naturally expected that those
who had made these false charges
against me would not longer be con-
tinued in position which would make
repetition of such action possible
The event, however. has not sustained
my expectations in this matter, / wa.
still left to come into daily contae'
with the men who secretly planned my
destruction"
DIR. Wiley explains that he did not
determine to leave the government ser
vice until two days ago, but for nearly
six years there had been growing
feeling in his mind that the differ
ences between his superiors and him
self were irreconciliable," and that he
had been t'Censcious of an official en-
vironment which was essentially in
hospitable.'
Dr. Wiley has not yet decided wheth-
er he viii coneinue his efforts for pure
foods nthe lecture field or as writ
er or editor of household magazines.
Until his successor is chosen, DIR r
e. Doolittle will act as chief of the
bureau of chemistry.
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Quick Relief for BiIiousness,

The sufferer from this distressing
complaint is only too familiar with all
Ns disturbing symptoms:-loss of APP.
petite, headache, dizziness, nausea and
vomiting, oftentimes meaning prostra.
ton for two or three days and the con.
sequent loss Of time from regular du.
ties. Such attacks vary in frequency
and duration with different individuals,
but there is really no occasion for them
to occur at all. That old reliable
household medicine IL F." Atwood 8
Bitters, taken In teaspoonful doses,
morning and night, rarely fails to Who'll.
ly prevent an attack OF sick headache
or biliousness. If this preventive
measure has not been adopted, a des.
sertspoonful when the first symptoms
appear, will almost invariably ward of
a severe attack. It may be obtained
IN large bottles, of any dealer, for
thirty-fv cents, or sample free for the
asking. L. I. Medicine Co., Portland.
ft@Ast1s
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OCEAN BURIAL TODAY.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

\ vast concourse passed through the
hall, during the afternoon and evening,
10 pay their last tribute to the dead sail
ors. The lying in state will continue, to-
night and until 10 o'clock tomorrow,
when the baskets. each borne on the
shoulders of six Cuban soldiers or sail
ors, will be carried to the wharf be-
tween lines of Cuban soldiers presenting
arms, At the head of this procession Will
he President Gomez and the members of
hsi cabinet. Minister Bepure, the MEM
bers of the diplomatic corps and of thu
supreme court, officials of the national
and municipal governments and officers
of the Cuban army, navy and rurales.
At the wharf Manor De Cardenas will
formally present the bodies to Brig. Ger
w. II. Bixhy, chief of the engineer corps
of the United States army, who Will
make a response. After this a funeral
Grafton will be delivered by Father
Chadwick. who was chaplain of the
Maine at the time of the disaster. These
ceremonies are expected to end by noon.
and the caskets then will be transported
to the United States cruiser North Car
DINA. which, with the scout cruiser
Birmingham, is expected here, early n
the morning.
At o'clock the hulk of the Maine will
be taken in tow by the tug Osceola and,
escorted by the North Carolina and
Birmingham and four Cuban gunboats
and great fleet of other craft. will be
conveyed to sea three miles of the Gu
ban coast, where the sea cocks will be
opened and the vessel will be sent 10
the bottom
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Edwin Dustin Ruggles, a broker,
with effitliees in Chicago. has filed a
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States district court. He gave his liza
bilites as $193.o65 and assets s177 ,233.
News was brought from Yokohama
to Victoria, b. C., by the steamship
Empress of Japan of the death of
General Viheount Nishi, who led al.
army division in Manehuria during the
war with Russia and was afterWardy
commander-in- chief.
A bill providing for an extension of the
State House at Boston in southerly
direction. II a cost of 100000, was ia
vorably reported, Friday, in the House.
1t is planned to install all the state COM
missions, now occupying outside offices,
in the new annex.
Fifteen thousand dollars in currency
was taken from the registered mail
pouch on the Arizona & New Mexico
Railroad at Clifton. Arz, Tuesday, ae-
cording to information received. Friday.
at FL Paso, Tex. The money was con
signed from Eel Paso to the Detroit Cop
per Co. at Morenei, Ariz
Joseph Rodgers. a laborer, was
pinned under water and drowned, Fri
day, when 4 wharf on which he was
working at Gloucester, Mass. col
lapsed. The supports of the wharf are
believed to have been loosened by ice
A widow and four children survive.
Maria MCGOWAN, trained nurse OF
Springfield, Mass, committed suicide
Friday, by jumping from a ferryboat
in the East river, New York city. A
boat was lowered and the crew tried to
save the woman. but she was dead
| when PICKED UP. No cause is known
| for the suicide.
An order inviting the Canadian Pa
citic to extend its lines to Boston, was
reported in the Massachusetts House
Friday, by the committee OH railroads
| The vote in the committee on the or
der was unanimous The same com
mittee has before it the petition of the
southern New England Railroad for
permission to enter Boston, as anothe.
New England outlet for the Grand
! Trunk Railroad.
The new bureau of fire prevention
recently authorized by the Legislator,
was organized by Fire Commissioner
johnson of New York City. Friday
| by the appointment of &C inspector!
and officials. Deputy Chief William
Guerin of the fire department, wa
chisen head of the bureau. The inspec
tors VIII be sent out al once to remoV,
the grovest fire menaces
w. Cameron Forbes. governor gen
eral of the Philippines left Manila
Friday, for the United States on va
cation. He intends to travel by rail
road through Siberia and expects t.
reach New York, on May T. Newtoi
w. Gilbert, the vice governor, viii ac
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-16

c. A. Ross, r.. f. Parker, Alonzo
Merrill. and w. z, Ordway went To
Augusta. Friday, as delegates to the
State Board of Trade meeting.
Ernest Green has gone to Boston.
where he will be employed, during the
summer
Nelson Jones has opened fish mar
ket in Norridgewock, and Il. w. Al
len, who for Il number of years has
been in a similar business, has re-
tired.
A St Patrick's day supper will be
given at P. NJ. Monday, in the Con-
gregational vestry II will be under
the direction of the Congregational
Working League. There win be an
entertainment. following the supper.
The prize COW of Skowhegan is own
ed by Mrs. William Rowell The COW
is Nof a Durham and Jersey bred and
is nearly % years old. Through the
winter months she has made six
| pounds of butter week, and has pro-
duced extra cream enough for cakes
and cooking.
Following are the births recorded
| in Somerset county during the pres
ent week: A daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Dean; a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
| A. C. Head, Scion. Marriages: Mar
shall Berry and Della Bird of Emb-
| den. There have been three deaths.
| Kingsbury pond in Mayfield has been
closed to trout and handbook salmon
| fishing.
| The new headquarters of the Y. NJ.
| G. A. on Water street will be aedicat-
| ID, Sunday An address will be deilV-
/ - SnhnntC l..
| w. Gerrish.
| John w. Steward has slab sawed
] from pine tree that shows now
when the tree was growing, one OIL the
main branches had grown down ana
| the end had grown into the trunk OF
| The tree which makes half clrcie
like handle on a pitcher so that IL Is
hard to distinguish which is the emu
that grew into the tree.
Miss Alice Smith went to Boston
| Thursday, where she will visit Ter SIS
ter, Marjorie, in Simmons College.
| The following new books have been
added to the public library, this week.
| Fighting Doctor, Martyn: my Lady
| Caprice" Farnol; christopher,
Pryse; Peter Ruff" oppenheim
"Chalice of Courage Brady; Fran
cesca," Kingsley; mo. 1Ol,' carey
Wrong Woman" Stewart; Ram
rodders,' Day.
| Don Morrison, the well-known vio-
linist, will play at the morning SCI WV
| at the Bethany Baptist church, gun,
day. A union temperance meeting VIII
be held in the Congregational churcii,
Sunday evening. The birthday OF Neal
lDow will be observed and there VIII
no addresses by the pastors, There will
be songs by the Choral Clup ana 'ns
nlaleAauartet composed OF Mess
Te;yh4on. Cover, White and Harris
Mrs George X. Robinson will sing a
solo.
The annual state inspection OF 20. n
N. G. s. NJ, will be held at the armors'
fThursday evening, and Col Moriarlty
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A prominent Waterville merchant
when seen in regard to Waterville's
entertaining the convention, exclaimed
there's another argument for the au-
ditorium," He is of the opinion that
if the Board of Trade and the Mer-
chants Association will get together on
the problem of taking care of the
Veterans and the ladies, that some
thing definite can be arranged salts
factorily.
The local G. a. r. has not taken
action on the matter, but it is possible
that an invitation may be extended
~
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HOLDS ANNUAL SESSION.
Dartmouth Alumni Association OF
Maine Meets in Portland.

Portland. Ne. Mrach l5.-At the an
nual meeting Of the Dartmouth Alumni
Association Of Maine. this evening. the
following officers were elected for the
coming year;
President, John Howard Hin, Portland;
vice president. Dr. John +. Thompson.
Portland secretary and treasurer, Ma
than G. Redlon. Portland; executive com
rnittee. Charles y. Burrows. Portland:
Ernest J. Eddy, Portland William A
Greenleaf. Auburn; Arthur y. Burnie,
Biddeford; Vernon f. West, Portland.
The speakers were Prof. Charles T.
Richardson. former professor of Eng.
liFll al Dartmouth Hon. Nathan Clifford
president OF the New England Fedora
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SPORTING NOTES.

The Intereolonial seven of Boston
defeated the Cleveland Hockey Club
at the Arena, Boston, Friday night,
, to l.
The last wrestling meet of the sea-
son in the Yale gymnasium was won
by Yale, Friday night, defeating
Princeton, to /.
George Sutton, the challenger, wrest-
ed the 1871 balk line billiard champion
ship title from Willie Hoppe, Friday
night, at New York Sutton ran mp
the 500-point total, while Hoppe was
scoring 374.
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Earthquakes on
PenobscOt Bay.

Bangor. Me. March 15.-Two distinct
earthquake shocks We're felt about ]
O'Clock, this afternoon, on the eastern
shore region of upper Penobscot bay,
appearing to center at South Penoh-
scot, hut was felt in a lesser degree
at Blue Hill and Castine. There We're
two tremors about three seconds apart
The first was accompanied by crack
ling crash in the earth. A similar phe-
nomenon occurred in the same re
gion about q year ago.
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Kid Burns of New York was saved
from a knockout, Friday night, at Keno
sha, Wis. when his seconds tossed the
sponge into the ring IN the eighth round
of scheduled 10-round bout with Packey
Mcfarland of Chicago. 1t was McFar-
lands fight from the start. He left the
ring without scratch, while both of the
New Workers. eyes were battered shut
and his face was bauiy marked
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Europe's Peace in Danger.

London, March 16.-The Daily Tele-
graph says, this morning, in a para
graph under the head; THE Peace of
Europe:
'In diplomatic circles, the European
situation is giving rise to considerable
anxiety. 1t is understood there is the
possibility that an acute crisis already
is engaging the attention of more than
one of the great powers.
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Attorney General wickersham's protest

Attorney General understands protest
against the ousting OF Assistant Attor-
new General william II. Lewis. Negro,
from membership in the American Bar
Association, has prompted letter by
Minneapolis lawyer declaring that a law
yer of that city who is nearly fuli-
blooded Negro is a member of the as
ISOLATION.
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THE PROCLAMATiONS
CONTINUED from Page one.)

escorted off the coast of Cuba with
proper ceremony, accompanied by war
vessels of the United States and Cuba
and by officials and citizens of both
countries. and there be sent to it's last
resting place.
Il therefore direct as mark of re-
spect and in memory of those loyal
patriotic Americans who were carried
to their death by the destruction of
the Maine that the flags on all public
buildings in the Commonwealth be
lowered to half staff from II O'Clock
noon until sunset on Saturday,
March 16.
tSigned) EUGENE n. f'OSS"
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RHODE ISLAND.
Gov. Pothier Issues Proclamation il
Honor Of the Maine Burial.

Providence, r. L., March l5-Governor
Pothier, this afternoon, issued procla-
nation ordering that flags on public
buildings Throughout the state be placed
at half-mast. tomorrow from noon 10
sunset, in observation of the fact that
the battleship Maine win be sunk off the
coast OF Cuba during that period. The
follows.
whereas the United States govern
ment has ordered that the remains Of
the former battieship Maine be sunk, to-
morrow afternoon, off the coast of Cuba
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Catarrh,

Called an American disease, Is cured
by an American medicine, originated
and prepared in the most catarrhal of
American countries.
That medicine is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
1t cures radically and permanently.
in. that it removes the cause, cleansing
the blood of serofulous and all other
impurities. 1t overcomes all the eff
fects of catarrh, too. and builds up the
whole system.
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it'll national honors and Impressive

with national honors and impressive
ceremony,
-. therefore, direct that as a mark of
reverence and respect for the solemntty
of the occasion. and a tribute TO the
gallant sailors whose death in the bat
tleship Maine caused national mourning
in this country, the flags on all public
buildings in the state be placed at half
mast from u o'clock noon until sunset
tonorrnw -
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Providence. X. l., March 15.-The
proposal to elect delegates To the
Democratic National convention by
direct primaries, was carried, today.
in spite of opposition at long, lively
and largely attended meeting of the
State Central committee, this after
noon. The primaries will be held in
all parts of the state, on May 81, when
- delegates and 10 alternates will be
elected at large by the Democratic
voters. The Australian ballot viii be
used, and any citizen who secures the
signatures of 100 voters to II petition
may have his name placed on the bal
lot. according to the rules adopted by
the committee
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Fridays Action
In cd Congress
IN THE SENATE.

Grain dealers advocated before inter-
state commerce committee legislation
making railroads liable on bills of lad
ing.
Vice President Schwerin of Pacific Mail
Steamship Co. opposed before interstate
commerce committee, Bristow bill to pro-
hibit railroads from having any interest
in steamship companies.
Adjourned at 5l5 p. M. until noon Sat
urday.
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worunbo Co. Advances Wages.

Lisbon. Me, March 1.-THE Worum-
DO Manufacturing Co, of Bath and
Lisbon Falls announces an advance III
wages of per cent. to go into effect
The company makes
wooden goods and employs about Coo
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BASEBALL GAMES.

At Dallas. Tex.-Dallas. Tex. 2; Chlca-
go, ANN, End team, O.
At Fort Worth-Chicago, ANN. LIST
team, II: Fort Worth. Tex Z.
At san Antonio-Philadelpb ANN. 8;
San Antonio, Tex, 2
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ton of Harvard Clubs; Richard Webb OF
Portland: Walter G. Emerson of Colby,
"a. and Wilbur zQunt, Esq. Of Boston.
DIR. Charles +. Banks of Portland was
POSTMASTER
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Mrs. James jenkins.

Mrs. James Jenkins of Canaan died,
Thursday night, of cancer. She was
80 years old. One daughter, Mrs. Lena
Alexander of Augusta, survives. With
in a month her husband and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bragg, have also died and
their bodies have been placed in the
tomb. Funeral services will be held.
Saturday
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Taft Men from South caIoriIna.

Rockhill s. c., March 15.-f1fth con-
gressional district delegates to the Re-
publican national convention: Major
John f. Holmes. Blacksburg; y l.. l.
White, Rockhill. Instructed for Tart
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Train Wreck Near Rome, N. Y.

syracuse. N. Y, March 16.-Ths
Western Express ON the New York
Central is reported to nave struck
freight train at Factory village, near
Rome at 100. this morning.
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Final arrangements for President Taft's
trip to Boston and New Hampshire were
made. Friday, at the White House. The
President win leave Washington. sun
day night
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-16

You can say goodbye to constipation
with clear conscience IL you use
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