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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yester-
day In the office of the probate court
showing the following transfers of
property the consideration being $1,000
or more:
S2500--Lucindia NJ. Pearson to E. L.
Zeigler; IS acres of land in northeast
quarter of east half of section 12, town
ship IS, range west.
s2000-W. ]. Curick and Emma E. Gu
rick to Mrs. Leila B. Long; lots Is
Ens1ey Land company's second addition
to Ensley.
$150o-T d. Bradston and Nellie
Bradston to Joseph v. Allen; parcel of
land in block SS7 Elyton Land COM
pany5s present plan and survey of the
city of Birmingham.
s3700-Ryan Real Estate company to
c. L. Huey; lot 8, block 16, map and
plan of w. J. vann survey.
S1500--B. +. Pool Investment COM
pany to j. II. Ritchard; lots to in
elusive; 16 to 10; "a to 81, and lot 13,
map and survey of Dement, City.
$1200-East Lake Land company to
Mrs. Nellie f. Lewis; parcel of land in
Roebuck Springs, prepared by East
Lake Land company.
s3000-Roscoe e. Scott to Maud Place
and Il. w. Place; lot l, block 2, map
and survey of Scott's addition to Ems
ley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04

OF his life. His own popularity and his
wide family connection in Birmingham
combine to make an unusually wide cir
Gle of friends and acquaintances who
MOURN the death of this pioneer citizen.
DR.. Drennen is survived by his widow
and the following children: DR.. Charles
Travis Drennen of Hot Springs, Ark,
Felix Drennen of Drennen company. j. l..
Drennen. attorney, all OF Birmingham;
DR.. d. Edward Drennen. Orlando; Mrs.
+. NJ. Aldridge Hot Springs. Ark. He is
also survived by his brothers, d. NJ Dren-
men and w. NJ. Drennen of this city, and
three sisters. Mrs. T. H. Hagood Mrs
A. b. Jones and Mrs. J. NJ. Ballinger,
also of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
Issued yesterday In the office of the
probate clerk:
r. H. Fafford of Hayneville and Miss
Florence Tomrille.
Hoyt D. Self of Birmingham and Miss
Mamie c. Orr.
John HuilSe of Wylam and Miss Emie
Gorgon.
William A. Settle of Birmingham and
Mrs. M. B. Allen.
T. NJ Cattrell of Oklahoma and Miss
Lucille Morris.
H. L. CulverhOuse of Birmingham and
Miss Grace M. Daniels.
George watkins of Birmingham and
Miss Margaret Chisolm.
x. ID. Warren of Birmingham and
Miss Annie Gertrude Hunter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Criminal Court Convictions

In the first division of the criminal court,
Judge Fort presiding, Joe Schmauck, a
young white boy, was found buity of
criminal assault and will receive a sem
tence from two to 10 years in the peni-
tentiary The case of Hattie Rochelle is
on trial.
In the second division before Judge S. ~.
Greene the jury found John Stokes guilty
of grand larceny, Jim Cobb not guilty
of an assault with intent to murder, and
Charles Marzett, charged with man
slaughter in the first degree, was found
guilty of manslaughter in the second de-
gree The prisoners convicted will be sem
fenced Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
DEFENDANT WINS
LAKE PURDY SUIT
Verdict r .turnsd for Bir-
mingham Waterworks Co.
NEWS OF COURTHOUSE
Board of Revenue Will in Future Paw
Employees Direct-Co
Proceedings Filed-Convic-
tions in Criminal Court

After short deliberation the jury in the
case OF j. Q. Hurst VS.. the Birmingham
Waterworks company returned a verdict
Tor the defendant.h The case went to
trial last week in the city court before
Judge j. II. Miller. and was hard fought
ON both sides. The plaintiff claimed $1,000
damages, alleging that his family was
made sick by the reason of mosquitoes in
and around Lake Purdy There are Il
other suits filed in the city court by the
people residing near Lake Purdy alleging
the same cause of action. Attorneys for
the plaintiff were CASTOR & Pettus; for
the defendant company London & Fits
and Borden Burr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
DR., CHAS. DRENNEN
D|ESAT ORLANDO
Was One of Birmingham's
Best Known and Most
Popular Citizens

DIR. Charles Drennen died yesterday
morning at Z o'clock at Orlando, Fla,
after long illness Death was attributed
to general debility and hardening of the
arteries. He was 70 years old at the time
of death.
Two of his sons, j. l.. Drennen and
Felix M. Drennen, left yesterday for Or
iando, and while the deceased will prob
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Flagmen Wanted
ANNISTON BOYS HELD
ON SERIOUS CHARGE

Admission, June Especial. AS a
result of the activities of ]. Fouche
Matthews, well-known Anniston law
yer who has been appointed representa-
tive of the department of justice in
relation to white slave cases, Bert Rose
and Carl Garrett, two Admission youths,
have been arrested at Louisville on a
charge of violating the Mann act by
taking Lille Mae GLADDEN. and Alice
McElreath from one state to another
for immoral purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04

case outside of the newspapers, and I
personally thank them with all my heart
for their good work in this case,
At police headquarters last night IT
was stated that as yet no clue to the
murderers of Bradley Long had been
found. The police had heard that the
man had been at last identified, but thew
had not been informed of any of the
particulars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Condemnation Suit Filed

The birmingham, Tuscaloosa Railways
and Utilities company have filed condem-
nation proceedings directed at the Tennes-
see Coal. Iron and Railroad company.
seeking a right of way through about 10
miles of the property of the latter COM
pany. The proceedings were filed In the
probate court and Judge Stiles set the
hearing for June 16
Condemnation proceedings have been
also filed by the Alabama Power COM
pany seeking a right of way for it's trans
mission stands through the property OF
Messrs& Brewer ct al. in the vicinity of
Parkwood, In the lower part of the coun-
ty. The hearing was set for June 7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Negro Miner Killed

Notice was received yesterday by Chief
Mine Inspector G. H. Nesbitt that Pomp
Pleas. negro miner. was killed at sum
ter mines by fall of rock The as
sistant mine inspector for. the territory
is makiHg an investigation of the acct
dent. The mines are operated by the
Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad COM
pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
ADJUSTMENTS
At The Orpheum

The Orpheum Is attracting crowds, who
fill the theatre three times every day.
The five-act vaudeville bill is excellent.
the music enjoyable and the theatre
comfortable. There is a matinee daily
at 2:3o and two performances nightly at
Z 80 and o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
County Employees Receive Paw

The board of revenue have adopted a
new system of paying off the employees OF
the county, each employe receiving his
pay envelope from the hands of the board
direct. Yesterday was pay day at the
almsbouse, and the members of the board
took occasion to inspect the premises
while the pay envelopes were being dis
tributed The road hands and other de-
partments will be paid off this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
At the Majestic

Musical comedy. the ''Pinafore Kid
dies" is drawing large audiences to the
Majestic this week. The offering is one
of the best of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Judge Sharpe Will Take In Docket

Judge II. A. Sharp viii resume his seat
today on the bench In the fourth division
of the city court and take up the non-jury
docket set for the week. He has been
presiding over the third division since
Monday. Judge Miller was engaged In the
trial of the waterworks case that came
over from last week. Judge Sharpe cleared
the docket for the two days in which he
presided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-01
Waterville Military Band Boys
Score Big Success at Concert.

Those who went to the Opera house
Wednesday evening, believing they
,sere to witness a musical vaudeville
performance OF the everyday sort
were happily disappointed for the pro-
gram presented under the auspices OF
the Waterville Military Band, for the
benefit of the same organization, was
one that would have reflected credit on
a professional troupe. The object of
the entertainment was to secure funds
To furnish the band members with new
suits for the coming season. The au-
ditorumn was filed almost to its linn
it.
The band was assisted by the Colby
Musical Clubs, Mrs. Mabele Cook,
George w. Pratt, Sam Freeman, j. A
Yarney and Co. II, I'd Reg, n. G. s.
NJ. Mrs. Cook. wife of the popular
manager of The Elmwood made heI
first appearance before Waterville
audience and her beautiful contralto
voice, with a pleasant personality, won
for her additional friends among the
music lovers of the city, who are even
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-01

now looking forward To hearing her
again in the near future.
The Colby Musical Clubs repeated
their successes of the past winter. 1T
is always pleasure to hear the high
class music rendered by the cullege
boys. George Pratt, the talented boy
violinist from Colby again won favor
and applause with two excellent selec-
tons. Sam Freeman lent a touch of
humor to the entertainment with his
ludicrous readings, which were differ
ent from the kind usually given at an
entertainment of a like nature. j. A.
Narney in a difficult cornet solo, with
band accompaniment, Won loud APP
plause.
The drill by Co II of Butts Man
ual was one of the striking features of
the program. The drill was carried out
with wonderful speed, accuracy and
uniformity, and the local militia boys
may well be proud of their showing.
The band. of course, had hand in
making the affair the great success it
was Their selections, especially
-"Olsmpia Hippodrome," Won instant
favor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-01

EASY ESSAYS.
1.-The Rabbit.)

Whenever we think of the rabbit we
have in mind two things primarily,
speed and multiplication. Speed refers
to his qualifications in making the as
lance between two given points, taxing
a straight course and hitting only the
high spots. Multiplication REFERS 10 'ne
growth of the family tree, which is
something beautiful as well as Won
derfl1l to behold. Nothing ike the RAD
bit family tree is known IN forestry
and il is perhaps the only branch oil
that calling that doesn't cause any
worry over the question of conserva-
walton.
The rabbit is fur-bearinS animal
and lives i'm the ground when II is MOI
eating cabbagcs or other green stun III
n neighbor's garden. He 1inGs nour-
ishment in most everything that Is
green and the only reason he doesh
cat the entire twenty-four hours OF tue
day is because nature has SO con-
st,l1ctcd him that he requires lew
hours of sleep. He lives in a duS-ou.,
81 10 sneak. of his own construction
aud as n builder of subways ne mas
his intelligent and upright brothers Tar
in the hole. ,,,. -,
m, rabbit is good to eat Ihere is
nothing better to eat than the rapui.,
according to his size. He is best VIII
two long extremities and two short
ones He has two long hind legs and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-01
FlREFtIEs GO A-coURTiN'.
Scientists Learn That Bugs See Their
Mates Love Lanterns.

The problem that has interested
psychologists for centuries, the mys.
terious question as to whether such in
sects as the grasshopper and the
cricket hear, or whether lightning
bugs and moths see. has at last been
answered in the affirmative by tw,
noted scientists of the day. At least,
that is the Interpretation that may Je
dedueed from the recent observations
and experiments of Prof. Mast, Of
Johns Hopkins University, and DR.
Karl Peters, of Berlin, Germany
The instrumental music of eriekets
erasshoppers locusta and other ia
sects is heard and appropriately re-
sponded TO by their mates, according
to the researches of DIR. Peters. The
melodies of these little creatures may
be merely noises to birds and man. but
they contain the love lyrics and tone 5
of wedding hymns to them.
Prof. Mast's discovery has to do xvi,
the lightning or FREELY and seems u
indicate to many learned savants that
these beautiful illuminants of the lit-
ing summer nights" really are pos
sessed of eyes that see
Prof Mast studied the behavior ot
lightning bugs for some time, and ms
observations led him to the conclusion
that the female FREELY did not wander
far from her own iircsidc, but re-
manned more or less in the exac.
neighborhood where you found her
In brief, the lady bug with the lantern
placed amdships. does not fly at all.
II craWis or moves about sluggishly.
The paterfamilias, that is to say, the
male gentry Of the FREELY community,
are the foragers, galants, lovers and
voluptuaries. II is the gentleman fire
fly that goes flying around, seeking
what he hsteth, finding adventur IS
and making love.
Prof Mast found that the SalliVant-
ing male insect would fly about, when
suddenly it would flash its living lan-
tern If "a femme member of the
tribe was sticking to a tusl< of grass.
d twig, or at rest upon the ground,
anywhere within a nearby area, It
would flash a shy. modest response ii
the way of a fash of light First the
female. then the male would signal in
| this way one to the other This would
continue until the lover discovered its
| timorous mate hiding in the dell.
| Once they caught up Win eacn otief'
| and found their hearts desire, their5-
would be sparkling of the true lovers
| kind.
| The conclusion that may be Drawn
| from great series of experiments by
Prof. Mast is that fireflies make AMI
mated love by the glow of their Won
derful little lights. They must have
ewes that see otherwise the one sex
could not respond to the light signals
| of the other sex.
When all is said and done there vs.
really little difference after all between
love- making and the amours of these
| little insects The butterflies, cricket is,
| cicadas, and srasshoppers make love
with their little lutes and Tyres, man
makes love with stringed instruments
and little lars Lightning bugs
make love with the winking love light
of their glowing lanterns. The love
| light in the eyes of the human love.
| the flashes of color in milady's gowns
and millinery are much the same So, [
of thing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-01

in the New York World. 1893, the cir
cumstances under which Dixie be-
came the war song of the Confederacy
are substantially as follows:
THE browning popularity of this
well known ditty was secured in New
Orleans in spring of 1861, when Mrs
John Wood played an engagement az
the Varieties theater Pocahontas' b.
John Brougham was the attraction.
and in the last scene a zouave mareh
was introduced. Carlo Patti, brother
of Adelina Patti, was the leader of the
orchestra. At the rehearsal he was at
"a loss as 10 what air TO appropriate.
Trying several he finally hill upon
Dixie Tom McDonough shouted,
That will do; the very thing: play Ii
tonight Mrs John Wood Marx
Smith, LefHngwcll and John Owens
were delighted. Night came. the
zouavcs marched on, led by MISS
Susan Denim singing, I Wish l Was IN
Dixie The audience went wild with
delight and seven cncores were de-
handed Soon after war broke
out. The Washington artillery htd
the tune arranged for a quickstep ~
Romeo Meneri The saloons the par
lors, the streets rang with the Dixie
air, and Dixie became to the south
what the 'AIarseillaise' is to France.
Others claim that it was first rem
dered with success south OF MaSoi
and Dixons line by Rumsey and New
combs minstrels in Charleston. ;. =,
December, 186O.-New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-01

G. L. Loder of Clinton has his new
green house nearly ready for occu-
pancy
Miss Verna Roundy has returned
from Bingham, where she has been
visiting for two weeks.
Harry L. Case has returned from a
short visit with friends in Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Stetson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph l.. Woodbury.
of Monmouth We're the guests of Mi
and Mrs. w. l.. Pitman. Wednesday.
Hon. A. T.. Donigan of Bingham WAS
business visitor in town. Tuesday.
Mrs. y. L. Gilman of Portland Is
making a short visit in town.
Miss Jennie Merrill of China is visi,
ing in town for few days.
The Womens Relief Corps SEWING
Circle met, Wednesday afternoon. Il
the home of Mrs. Hattie Bates on Sill
yer street.
Coed progress is being made on tht
changes at Lawry Bros. store A par
of what was the Office of Hotel Ger
aid has been converted into SHOW
room. reached by a flight of stairs run
ming from the store below.
Lawrence High school defeated
Winslow High in a good game of base,
ball here, Wednesday afternoon. Tlt
score was II to s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-01
Waterville To-
Cory High Seven,

| A crowd of about 400 turned out,
Wednesday afternoon, on Alumni field
land suffered from the cold while the
! boys from Cony High school were go
ling down to defeat to the w. III. S.
tnine by the score of 10 to Z. A chilly
North wind blew across the diamond,
and at times great clouds of dust
would almost hide the players from
| the view of those. who were sitting in
the grandstand. The game was dccid-
ledly ragged in so far as fielding was
lconcerned, and at times it took the
appearance of a Singing match, espe-
cially in the fifth inning when three
batters, Estes. Rackcliffe and MeClel-
| land landed on Harvey for Il double,
a single and another double resrec-
lively
1t was in this inning that the local
boys had Il batting rally and succeeded
in scoring four runs. enough to tie
them with the visitors. who started
off by getting three runs in the first
inning and two more in the fourth.
From the fifth until the ninth inning,
Damren had the Augusta boys at his
mercy and allowed them but two hits
which came in the eighth, when WSer
got two-hagger, and after Taber had
struck out Clark singled. With two
men on bases. Damren famed both
Stevens and King.
The down river boys came back
again in the ninth and scored two
more runs on an error by Labraek AMI
three hits a couple of passes and two
hits helped out BY a little slow fielding
cna bIed the local ads to run in four
more tallys in the seventh. This gave
them lead that the visitors were not
able to overcome. Harvey pitched a
good game for his schoolmates but his
support was extremely poor. Wyer
at short made several errors that were
factors in the home teams run getting.
In the sixth inning LaFleur was re-
placed by O'Donnell at second. The
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I feet, connecting the main building and
the annex, will have two large dining
rooms down stairs, one to be used by
the Sisters, and the other by the
nurses. Each room will be Is by 90
The upstairs half will contain the OPP
Grating room, which will be well light
ed from the North and East; scrub
up room for the physicians and nurses.
with all modern pluabing conven-
fences, and built-in cabinet for in
struments and bandages. The operat-
ing room will have a Terrazzo floor
the woodwork will be white enamel.
while the wood finish of the remainder
|of the hospital will be the natural
North Carolina pine.
The basement of the new structure
in addition to the coal and boiler room
will contain laundry. and storage
room. dumb waiter will be installed
to make work as easy as possible. \
new feature of the institution will be
"a roof garden over the new building.
Here convalescent patients may enjoy
all the benefits of the open, and still
be under the watchful eyes of the
nurses. In the main building the
kitchen will be enlarged and a few
other minor alterations made. The
plans are now in the hands of Archi-
tect George Bogue. and work will be-
gin as SOON as the blue prints have
been submitted to the Sisters at the
Ermittsburg institution.
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Colby Notes.

Plans for a Glee Club concert to
be given in Bangor Friday evening,
May 16, were discussed. at a meet
ing of the members Of the combined
Musical Clubs, held after CHAPEL on
Wednesday morning. Last month =
joint concert with the University az
Maine Clubs was planned to be held
in Bangor, but unfortunately it had 20
be postponed. The proposed concert.
if given. will be by the Colby clubs
only. Since Friday. May 16 is the dav
before the Maine Inter collegiate track
meet at Orono, it is expected the con-
cert will be arranged. giving many
people opportunity to attend both
events.
DR.. Thomas Il. Ashcraft, professor
of mathematics. will speak Saturday,
at u local teachers association meet
ing at Good Will Farm, Hnckley.
Frank S. Carpenter. If. assistant
manager of the baseball team. has
arranged for the second team to play
kents Hill. Saturday.
Rev. Frank w. Padelford 1891. has
accepted the position as corresponding
secretary of the Board of Education f
the Northern Baptist Convention.
The third number of The colhi-
ana" the quarterly magazine OF tae
Women's Division, was Issued, on
Wednesday. 1t was gladly welcomed
by the student body and observed its
recognition
The semi-final debate between Good
Will High school and Skowhegan High
school in the. High school class of the
Colby Goodwin Interscholastic Debat-
ing League viii be held at Skowhegan,
Thursday evening. The question for
debate Is: Resolved, That the Consti-
tuition of the United States Should Be
Amended as to Provide for a Single
Presidential Term of Six Years"
Skowhegan has the affirmative and
Good Will the negative
Tive members of the Gony High
school tennis team, Leigh Flynt and
Lewis Johnson. We're defeated in "a
| double match by Capt. Harold c.
| Morse. ii. Of Waterville, and Henry
s. Cushman Is, of ST. Louis, Mo,
"Wednesday afternoon, on the Colby
campus. the score being Go, Ga, g..
After this match Morse won from
F!ynt in the singles. g.
The members Of the chess team,
John II. Foster, IL, of Burton, Wash,
Ray c. Young. 10, of Lakeport. n H.,
and Theodore Fieldbrave, special
student from Allahad, India, lost, to
,, in the tournament played with the
Harvard second team at Cambridge,
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday,,
they played the Massachusetts Insti-
tute OF Technology first team. tieing
the score 81. to 21.. Late Wednesday
evening, there was yet another game
to he played by Mr.. Fieldbrave the
best man of the team, which he was
expected to win, thereby winning the
tournament for Colby.
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Sisters of Charity Will, Today,
Assume Charge of Hospital.

Today May /, will see the Sisters OF
Charity from st. Joseph's College
Ermittsburg, Md, assume charge and
control of the Libby hospital, which
they recently purchased and which
they will alter and remodel within the
next few weeks. The annex of the
main building, which has heretofore
never been occupied will be converted
into a portion of the hospital proper by
the erection of building. &c BY 30.
The annex itself which measures A nv
SO with its two stories, will be divided
up into wards. On the first floor there
will be a single ward and a double
ward. The single wards will contain
three beds and the double. five. On
the first floor there will be a toilet with
the latest and best modes of plumbing.
4 working room for the Sisters. and n
linen room. The second floor will con-
tain one double and two single wards.
The addition of these new rooms will
give the hospital 20 more beds than it
has at present. The second floor will
have a private room for ether patients (:
"a built-in medicine cabinet and a large
linen room. There will also be a spe-
cial private ward on this floor The
lower portion of the annex will be de-
voted exclusively to the medical pa
tents, while the upper half will be
reserved for the surgical cases.
The new building with its &c by 30