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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10
MADISON.
Commencement Week Of
HighSCh0oI Opens, Sunday.
Intoxicated Man Resists Officer
And Gets 80 Days.
children's Day Exercises Of coug'I.
Sunday oI..Personals.

commencement week of the Madison
High school opened with Baccalaureate
sermon in the Congregational church,
Sunday afternoon at o'clock The
school sat in body in seats reserved
for them on the south side of the audi
forum. Mrs Grace Heald acted as
pianist and the order of exercises was;
Professional; music by quartet from
the junior class consisting of Miss IS
Barbara Hurd Washburn, Edith Cor
don and Gladys Wilson, reading scrip.
ture. responsive service led by Rev. T.
H. Means; singing hymn by the con
gregation: PRAYER. Rev. Royal a. Rich.
sermon, Mr.. Means: music. quartet
bsnediction; occasional.
Leny Smith was hailed before Judge
Frank Withee. Monday morning. on
two charges intexication and resisting
an officer. Smith pleaded guilty TO The
charge of intoxicatioE and received
sentence of 30 days in the county Jail
The other charge was continued on the
promise of good behavior on Smiths
Ieiease. Considerable excitement was
created about $50 o'clock. Sunday eve
ming, on Main street near The I. O. .
J.. BtosN M HItH sSfilIAti WIN ~
he resisted the officers vigorously.
Keystone Lodge, Knights of Pythias.
the Pythian Sisterhood, and the Uni
form Rank, attended Divine service II
a body at the Free Baptist church.
Sunday morning. There was special
music and a special sermon by Rev .
g. B. Southwick. After the service
parade was formed headed by The
Skowhegan Band, and the lodges
marched to the Forest Hill cemetery,
where the graves of deceased mem.
bers were decorated and appropriate
memorial services held
The annual Children's day exercises
of the Congregational Sunday schooi
were held, Sunday morning. in place
of the regular services. There was a
program in both the children and old
er members participated. The church
was prettily decorated in yellow ana |
white and a collection was taken 20. |
the benefit of the Congregational Sun. |
day School and Publishing Society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10

Mrs William Morrell left, Monday.
Tor Milton. Mass, where she will he
the guest of her sister, Mrs Fowler
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10

Mr.. and Mrs. George White have
gone to Southport for the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10

j. A. Slosberg of Boston is visiting
friends in Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10

Mrs. X w. Plant and daughter, Miss
Reta, arrived, Saturday, from Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10
LOCAL NOTICE.

All cases left in my charge will b.
attended 10 promptly and personally
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10

Leon Nichols was before Judge
Beane in the municipal court. Monday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10
Collins Renter.

Miss Rosalie Renter, a popular
young woman of Madison. was uniteo
liz marriage to Eugene Collins of Mos
COW. by Rev. F. H Means at the Con
gregational parsonage, Sunday morn
ing Miss Renter graduated from =
we'll known Massachusetts hospital, q
year ago, as a trained nurse and, sinc.
that time has followed her profession
in this vicinity Mr.. and Mrs. Col
Inns will reside in Skowhegan.
Rev. ]. A. Betcher of Berlin, n. H..
arrived in Madison, Monday forenoon,
for a short visit with friends. Mr..
Betcher was formerly pastor Of the
Madison Methodist church. leaving
here about six weeks. ago for his new
charge. He will return in his automo-
bile, hich was left until this time.
DR. and Mrs. w. H. Kennison ana
sons, Conrad and Ralph, went, Mon
day morning, to Rockland to pass u
week with friends. DR.. Kennison viii
also preside at the annual meeting D,
the Maine Homeopathic Medical As
sociation, of which organization he is
president
Floyd Adams, who has been attend
ing a textile school in Lowell, Mass.
the past winter arrived home, the last
of the week. TO pass the summer witt
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington
Adams.
The Madison baseball team went
Saturday, to Wilton, where they play
ed the town team. The Wilton team
will play a return game in Madison
Thursday afternoon.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
Pretty Dance at Manhattan
Park Pavilion.

There was swell dance given
at the Manhattan Park Pavilion
on last Thursday night in honor
of the baseball boys. The pa
yilion, formerly the Bercicr
& Lewis pavilion has
b e EN- fixed and the floor
made smooth; it is the only open
air pavilion in this city and one
enjoys a dance at this place;
such was the case with the
young people of this city who
were conveyed free of charge to
tie pavilion, by carriages. Had
the weather not been so threat
ening the crowd would have
been larger.
Messrs. John P. Moillaison
a n d P ercy Linsley are
the gentlemen who have
charge of the park and they are
determined to make this beauti-
full spot the most popular in Ope-
lousas,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
OPELOUSAS NOW SAFE
FROM CONFEDERATION
Firemen From All Over State Coming In This City
On Every Train-=-First Day OF
Convention.

There is hardly any chance
that Opelousas will go up in
flames in the next few days; this
city is now entertaining the
brave fire fighters from every
point in the state; all these fire.
men together could extinguish a
large fire. Nevertheless these
firemen did not some to this city
to fight flames, but Opelousas has
invited them to be it's guests for
three days, and they have arriv-
ed.
The delegates and members
began assembling at the Hook &
Ladder Hall a little before 8
O'Clock, at which time they
marched in a body to the Con-
vention Hall, in the Courthouse,
where the eighth annual conven-
tion of the state firemen was
opened by the invocation of Rev.
Father John Engberink.
Mayor +. l.. Loeb made an
address of welcome to the fire.
men. The Mayor made a splen-
did talk and spoke with a great
deal of feeling. He said:
1t affords me great pleasure
and esteem it greater honor to
welcome you to the ancient
County Seat of the Attakapas
country.
THE City of Opelousas has in
time welcomed many notable
State Conventions in her midst,
but never has she welcomed a
finer and more self sacrificing
body, than the Firemen of the
State of Louisiana.
Ever since the burning of Je-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28

rasalem and the burning of an
eient Rome, by the tyrant Nero,
up to the confagrations of modern
days, when great cities crumbl-
ed under the fierce breath of the
fire, the question of controlling
fires has been one of absorbing
interest, and the men who fought
in its ranks were entitled to the
Warmest thanks of all civilized
communities.
Therefore in behalf of the
citizens of this city I extend to
you the glad hand of welcome
and turn over to you the key Of
the city. We want you to feel
that you are in absolute control.
Make the best use Of your time
without any feeling of restraint,
with the assurance that you are
in the house of your friends, who
one and all bid me say to you
Thrice welcome. "
The Mayor was responded hy
Chief j. R. Gibbs, of Winnfield,
La, President of the State Fire
mems Association, who thanked
1he Mayor and the good people of
this city for their kind hospitality
and friendly feeling to the visit
ing fremen.
Firemen from all over Louisi-
ana have beeu coming into this
city and tits expected that to-day
and tomorrow the number will
be greatly increased. To-mor-
row all railroads coming into this
city will run excursions here, and
it's expected that there will be-
several thousand visitors here
for the occasion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
Bids of $500 Bonds Rejected
by Mayor.

Bids for the sale of the $4,000
bonds for street improvements
were opened and rejected by
Mayor Loeb. The price offered
Tor the bonds were satisfactory
put the conditions required by
the bidders did not meet the
approval of the Mayor.
Mayor Loeb viii now proceed
% sell the bonds as directed by
tne original ordinance and will
sen s them to the best advantage
% the city.
Inc money markets being in
sucn s an uncertain state in the
East and other moneyed centers
Of the United States that to sell
ponds OF any kind is no small
task. The Mayor, will. how
ever, exert every influence to
complete the sale.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
Frisco Safe RIoWn Open by
Cracksmen.

On Friday night, whilst the
thunder was raging and roaring.
the lightning flashing, and the
people of this city hurrying off
the streets. as it seemed as
though a terrible storm was
about to ensue, cracksmen en-
tered the Frisco depot and per-
formed their work. They broke
the combination and open ed the
large safe of the railroad COM
pany, but to their utter disap-
pointment, it must be supposed,
there was but a few dollars.
They took the $13 and made a
getaway, whilst the thunder
was still making its fuss.
From the manner in which the
safe was blown up it is evident
that the burglars are experienced
at the business. They left no
clue as to how many and who
they were.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
LIGHTNING KILLS
VILE PLATTE BOY
Ulyesse VeilIon Was Struck
By Lightning And Dies
Instantly.

During an electrical storm, last
Friday evening, little Ulysse
Veillon, 10 year old son. of a
prominent merchant of Vile
Platte was struck by lightning
and died instantly.
It appears that the little boy
was going from his parents
home, about a mile outside of the
town, to a nearby store, when
the lightning struck him. His
younger brother and boy friends
were with little Ulysse when the
bolt struck him, and these youths
were only stunned.
The storm ragged in the Evan
geline capital for quite a while,
but no one suspected that the
peaceful little city would be
shocked SO severely as to lose one
of its sons.
The lad who was killed by
lightning is said to have been an
exceptionally bright boy, and
would no doubt have made d
splendid citizen of Vile Platte,
had f1ot the Creator deemed it
timg for him to reaps the re-
ward of his ten years stay on
earth.
The MANY friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Veillon in this section were
shocked to hear of the death of
this youth and their sympathies
are extended to them.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
Negro Killed Looting Store.

Melville, La, June q. Hamp
Robertson, a negro, Is years old,
was shot and killed by Jasper
fedora, clerk of Paul Artall, a
saloon keeper here, last night.
Artall and his clerk had been on
a watch for a thief. Last night
Artall and fedora went to their
residence, the negro walking
down the street with them, but
about 10 o'clock they returned,
and, entering the back door,
Todora saw someone, and get
ting no answer, shot, kill
ing Robertson, who had been
working for Artall.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28

rhs ST Landry Qa.) Clarion Is Without
..,a, aue Of the bsst edited nd printed
-.sEtss In the whole South.---AMERiCAN
sEvsPlPER UNION.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
!. Tsaacs Takes Up New
Quarters.

Mr.. Leonard Isaac was busy
for the most part of the week fix
ing up his new Office, which is in
the Laurent Dupre building.
Mr.. Isaac moved his quarters
from the Christman building to
the one which he now occupies,
because Mr.. Christlnan will make
bed rooms out of the Office form
.erly occupied by Mr. Isaac.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
CLARION EMPLOYEES
ENJOY FINE PICNIC
First Annual st. Landry Clarion
Picnic Held at Half Moon
Tuesday.

The Clarion Company held it's
first annual picnic at Flanders
Park, on Half Moon Lake, on
Tuesday, when the entire
Clarion force, composed of the
President and Manager, Secre-
tary and Treasurer, members of
the Board of Directors, the
Editor, foreman and compost
tors, with their friends, had. a
most enjoyable outing.
Through the kindness of the
Superintendent Of the Opelousas
Gulf and Northern railroad.
Major Flanders, the Clarion
people were allowed to use the
grounds and buildings in Flan-
ders' Park. There the party
congregation at about nine
o'clock Tuesday morning and
remained until four in the even
ing.
Not trusting to the fisher
mans luck, the party composed
of President and Manager Yves
Andrepont, wife and daughter,
Miss Felicity. Secretary Treas
urer George Vidrine and wife,
stakeholder Aaron Jacobs, wife
and little daughter Lilliad,
Editor Lawrence A. Andrepont,
Foreman Richard H. Price, COM
positors Misses Daisy Edwards,
Bessie Durio and Judy Breaux,
who had as their guests Mayor
Loeb, wife and daughter, Lena,
Mrs. Adolphe Jacobs and little
daughter. Juliet Mr.. and Mrs.
Alva Smith, OF New Orleans,
who are spending the SUMMER in
this city as the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Vidrine, Miss
E S sic Prud' d'homme; Messrs.
G eorg e Dubuisson, Marshall
Thompson, Howard VOORHEES, and
R Y Edwards, brought pro-
visions enough for crowd Of
thirty-fve persons. Mayor Loeb
and family were the most sue
eessful at the sport of fishing,
little Lena catching more than
the rest together. Everything
which goes to make a picnic was
on hand. and one and all had u
most enjoyable time.
This was the first picnic that
the st. Landry Clarion has given
in honor of those who work for
it, but it is the intention of the
Board of Directors to do so each
year hereafter.
At about two O'Clock dinner
was served in the pretty pavilion,
which adorns the Park, where
for an hour or more those pres
ent relished good things to eat.
Toasts were made by the Mayor,
who was responded to by the
President and Manager of the
Clarion, Mr.. Yves Andrepont.
Miss Daisy Edwards responded
in behalf of the ladies, and be-
ing well versed with the condi-
tions of the Clarion made d
splendid talk. Others who made
short talks were Messrs. Aaron
J AGO b S. Marshall Thompson,
George Vidrine, Richard Price
and Lawrence Andrepont.
The O'Gee was delayed over
an hour at Half Moon to allow
the picnicers an opportunity TO
e njoy a fish courtbouillon.
Whereupon the crowd came
back to the city in the best Of
mood; all with the satisfaction
Of having a most glorious time
and feeling most kindly towards
the owners of the Clarion and
those who have striven in the
past to make this paper one of
the best in the state.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28

First on balls; off Terry @; off Meyers
d. Left on bases, Opelousas S, Eunice
q. Wild pitches, Terry T. First base
On errors, Opelousas 4; Eunice 4. Two
base hits, Reed Struck out, by Terry
IL; by Meyers s. Double plays, Brown
to Thompson to Stewart. Passed balls,
Decosfa i Time of game, hour and
AS minutes Unpires, Porter and
Tr0scIair
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
Reading from left to right.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Bienvenu
with their sons, Lionel and Oscar
and Miss Cucullu as their guest
are spending the week at their
summer home at Second Lake.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
OPELOUsAs, La, SATURDAY, JUNE % 1913
OLD RIVALS CLASHED
IN FIERCE BATTLE
Opelousas Downs Eunice After
A Spirited Contest Last
Sunday.

Rivals in the baseball Wor1e
for the lest few seasons, Eunice
and Opelousas clashed in a fierce
battle on the local diamond, last
/ Sunday. With Casey in the
box" the Eunice fans, who Idol
1 ize their slabman, came to this
city with the satisfaction, before
the game, that Eunice would
cop from Opelousas. These
fans, however, left here, Sun
day night, greatly disappointed.
! Casey Meyers pitched good
game; he always does that, but
/ Terry, who was the finger for
the local aggregation, displayed
his ability as a pitcher. He is
about the only pitcher who has
engaged in battle with the
'invincible Casey, = who got the
best of the Eunice star. He out
| pitched Meyers and his team
outbattIed Eunice, so Opelousas
easily got sweet revenge from
her old time rival.
The game as a whole was one
of the cleanest ever seen here.
Though Eunice has been Ope-
lousas' strongest rival in base
ball for the last few yesrs, there
is no animity existing between
the fellows. There was no
wrangling between the players
and the umpire, and everything
went on as smoothly as could be
expected. The Eunice team,
when they saw that they were
beaten in the very first inning
did not give up, but fought hard
to win an uphill battle. The
infeld tightened up after max
ing a number of errors in the
initial inning and Opelousas
could only score once thereafter.
The final score was Opelousas 8,
Eunice 1.
Jack made his debut in a
local uniform and showed up
splendidly. He got but one hit
in three times up, but the fans
are confident that the big man
who played left field can hit
them safely most Of the time.
He is a player with a great deal
of class and will make Opelousas
a most valuable man. When he
came to the bat the Eunice
pitcher after saying to him I
know you" made the outf1elders
spread out. Jack was robbed
out Of one hit. Mayor Loeb is
of the opinion that his big man
will break up a ball game some
of these days and Opelousas will
have to run over to Jacof News
Depot to secure more balls.
There is no doubt that Jack will
lose a few balls for the home
team, but so much the better.
He will be seen in the infeld tc-
morrow when Opelousas tackles
the Red Men of New Iberia.
Thompson was there with the
bat again, securing two hits out
of four times, He was the first
man up in the first inning and
landed safely, whereupon he
soon journeyed home with the
first tally.
The fielding feature of Ahe
game was the manner in which
Broussard took care of the balls
which made their way towards
third.
Captain Charlie Dejean played
his usual good game, whilst the
rest of his players acquitted
theselves with credit.
Terry's record was tanning
IL men, passing none and allow
ing only two bingles, while Ope-
lousas got seven hits and 3 runs
off the Euniee pitcher and
Meyers struck out six local
players.
0pelousas will tackle the
strong St. Martinville team on
Friday, July 4th. A record
crowd is expected from st.
Martin.
The box score of. Sundays S
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
OFFICIAL JoURNA Z

The 81. landry Clarion Is the official JrEr-
nal Of every public body In the parish, s.l-
Ice Jury, School Board, LeVee Beard, Mu
eipIaileS of 0peIOusas, Port Barre and MelF 10
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28

Miss Milburn Everett, of Gar
land, is spending a few days in
this city as the guest of Misses
Mamie and Adele Lawler;;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
BRET ElARTE ON JOHN BURNS

Close his elbows all that day
Veterans of the peninsula.
Sunburnt and bee rded charged
And strplings, downy of lip and chin;
Clerks that the Home Guard mustered In
Glanced as they passed at the hat he wore.
Then a rifle his right hand bore;
And hailed him from their youthful lore
With scraps OF sangy repertoire:
How are you White Hat" Put her through
Your heads level" and Bully for you
called him daddy begged he'd disclose
The of the tailor who made his clothes,
And what the value he those:
While Burns unmindful of jeer and scoff,
stood there picking the rebels off
With his long brown rifle and bel-crowned hat
And the swallow-tails they were laughing at
Which clothes all courage their voices checked:
And something the widest could understand
Spake in the old mans strong right hand;
And his corded throat. and lurking frown
of his eyebrows under his old bell
nti.. as they gazed there
In the antique vestments and long white hair,
The Past of the Nation in battle there;
And some of the soldiers since declare
That the CLEAN of his old white hat
Like the crested plume of the brave Navarro
That day their orifamme o
So ragged the battle. You know
How the rebels. beaten and back ward
Iroke at the final charge. and
Al which John Burns-a practical man
ShOu!dered his rifle. unbent his brows.
And then back o his bees
That is the story of Old John
This is the moral the
In fighting the battle. the questions
You II show hat that's white. a feather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

LAVE YOU heard the story that gossips tell
II OF Burns of Gettysburg? No" All we'll.
Brief is the glory that hero earns,
Brfefer the story IF poor John Burns:
he was the fellow who won renown-
The orl- who didn't back down
When the rebels rode through his native town
But held his in the fight next day.
! night tell how. but the day before.
John BURNS stood at his cottage door,
Looking dcwn the village street.
Where. in the shade Of his peaceful vine,
He heard the low Of his gathered kline.
Md felt their breath with incense sweet:
or might say. when the incense burned
The oId farm gable. he thought it turned
The milk that fell in a babhling flood
into the milk pail. red blood;
Or how he fanced the hum of bees
We're bullets huZzinE among the trees
iiut all such farciful thoughts these
Were strange to a practical man like Burns.
Who minded only his concerns.
Troubled no more by fancies fine
: han one Of his calm-eyed. loug-tailed kline
quite old fashioned and matter of fact.
Stow :" argue. h"t Guick To act
mat was the reason. some folks say,
he fought So wen on that terrible day.
Just where the tide of battle turns.
Erect and lonely stood old John Burns
How do YOU think man was dressed?
tie wore an ancient long buff vest.
Yellow Safrou-hut his best
And. buttoned over his manly breast
Was bright blue coat. with a rolling collar
ANA large gilt hUttons-siZe of dollar
With tails trat country folk call ''swaller."
He wore broad bTimmed. bell hat
White as the locks which it sat.
Never had suCd sight been seen
FOR forty Years the village green.
since old John Burns q country beau
And went To the quilting long ago,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
New Military Law Lax.

Compulsory military service was to
have been inaugurated in Mexico June l..
but il was then announced that before
the presidents decree providing for en-
forced service could be put into effect it
would be necessary to make number
of changes in the law which would make
its application impracticable for some six
months longer.
The proposed scheme of compulsory en-
listment is regarded by many as rather
lax. One of its provisions is that any
man earning more than soldiers wage
shall be exempt. Heads of families. or
any one able TO show that some one is
dependent on him. also may plead eX-
emption- These exemptions would confine
the draft to the most ordinary laDOring
classes. not materially different from
those now composing the army.
IL is not a secret that the recruits
under the present system are drafted
just as much as IL there were in force a
law compelling service. For the most
part they are taken from the jals, but
not infreduently well built young men
whose only crimes are being "out of a
job are forced into the ranks. So COM
mon has this custom become that pro-
tests are frequent. and at times very an
noying to the authorities. The appear
ance of the recruiting officer in a given
locality has been known to drive the en-
tire male population TO hiding i'm the
hills. to return only when the representa-
tive of the army had taken himself else
where.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
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