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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
Flag Raising, Friday Morn.
ing, si'OId Fart Hsli'sx
The Fifemen Have a Stubborn
Fight with Large ForestFlTes
.sa~s W. ~ ~ sA --s-@
Independent Hose Lads Make Fasi
Run but Miss Connections.

A good sized crowd witnessed the flag
raising at Fort Halifax. Friday morning
by the -. A. r., where the following in
teresting program was enjoyed by all
Music, band; prayer. Rev. David jack
remarks. by Josiah Bassett: flag raising
by Mr.. Morrow, a Grand Army veteran
the band playing THE Star Spangled
Banner" historical address, Rev. David
Jack; closing exercises, by tue d. A. r.
Charles Downs has recently return.
ed from business trip to Bangor
Miss Gertrude Frye of Augusta was
the guest. Friday and Saturday. Of
Miss Annie Nichols.
Mrs. Albert LeCiair and littl-
daughter of WaterNille are passing 4
few days at Joseph LeCIair,s.
E. E. Jones of Vassalboro and NJ.
d. Emery of Waterville are painting
j. II. Bailey's buildings.
f. w. Allen was u Portland visitor, Fri
day.
Mrs. Everett Lewis and three children,
who have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w III. Crosby for some little time, have
returned 10 their home in Bath.
Peter Libby and Frank Berard We're In
Bar Harbor, Friday. attending the hose
races.
The Independent Hose Co. returned
from Bar Harbor. Saturday. Although
they did not bring home the prize they
made the fastest run ever made In that
city. but failed to make connections at
the hydrant quick enough.
An alarm from Box 81. Friday noon.
called the Winslow department to the
house of John Brossey and also to a
large forest fire in the rear of the house.
The firemen made good time. 1t is over
a mile and required over 1900 feet of hose
to each to the nearest hydrant. The de-
partment was greatly Handicapped by.
lack of help at the start, as many of the
fremen We're out of town. The fire was
under control after seven hours of hard
fighting.
Mrs Phebe Z. Doe and son Walter,
who have been visiting Mrs. w. w. Clapp,
returned, Saturday, to their home In New
Bedford, Mass.
George Suite of Beacon street has
been spending few days in Boston.
The Winslow Congregational Sunday
school held most enjoyable picnic, Fri
day, at Stewards Cabin. near Forest
Reynolds, The day was spent in various
ways and all enjoyed the bountiful Picnic
dinner After dinner the services of MI
Whittier with his power boat were Sc
cured, the party taking a sail up the Sc
basticook river.
Maurice Mccarthy returned, saturday,
from visit with Lewiston friends.
Mrs. Albert Balentine and daughter
Gladys visited Mrs. Balentine' father at
North yassalboro, Sunday
Thomas Weeks, who was severely m
iured at his work, last week. is as COM
Portable as could be expected. at MS
home on Clinton avenue.
The wonderful white rose bush AZ the
Taconnet Club grounds is blooming
again, this season, as freely as ever. Al
ready over 500 roses have been picked
from IT and it is still bent to the sroaho
with the weight of the blossoms.
Fred Mason left. Saturday. Tor Re"
DAYS fishing in the Rangeiey lake re-
gion. CO.,
Albert Balentine was in Lewiston sun
day. called there by the sudden death oi
a relative.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
DROWNING AT SHARKS.
Charles Watkins, Mars Hill, Seizea
With Cramps While Bathing.

Madison. Me, July 5.-While in
bathing in Sandy River in the town OF
Stark tonight. Charles Watkins, aged
20, of Mars Hill, was drowned. 1t
is supposed he was seized with
cramps.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
Out for BULGARIA..


Athens. July 1.-THE Bulgarian min
lister has left Saloniki. The Greeks have
occupied Dorian, and the right wing
has taken possession of Ortiakon, on
the river Strymon. Advices from head
quarters say that news is continually
arriving of victories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
BASEBALL REVIEW.
CONTINUED from Page One.)


ing well just now and Evers is find
ing stsne of his other box men capable
of helping out, while the Cubs hit
ting lately has been second only TO
the Giants in potency.
Pittsburg continues to lose with
regularity. st. Louis has done much
better and is close on the Pirates
heels Boston looked to be slumping
for a while, but braced in BROOKLYN
climate Cincinnati is{getting to look
more like the old Cub team with
every week. Jimmy Sheckard has now
joined the forces of his old team mate.
Tinker is finding another ex-Cup.
Miner Brown, his most successful
boxman, just now, especially when the
veteran is put in against his former
Chicago associates.
A shutout on the Fourth was
Browns latest performance at the
Cubs expense.
In the American League.
| The story in the American League
| is almost the same from one week te
| another. One week the Athletics play
excellent ball and the next the quality
| is super-excellent Last week was one
of the superfine sort for this steriint
| team which is so far ahead in thu
race that it seems almost useless t.
speculate upon the possibility of IL
being caught. 1t has developed tn
fault of winning almost invariably
| whatever the conditions.
Eddie Plank, the Gettysburg vet
eran, added two more to his lonl
string of victories during the week
Plank looks as if he might keep u
the pace the rest of the season, Will
Bender. If less effective just at pres
ent than he was a little earlier.
not likely to drop many games. Brown
Houck and the other youngsters ar
nebly filling in the gaps for the Mac
men.
Washington and Boston played on
of the most interesting series of tn
week, Washington carrying off the bi
, end. winning four straight. the last be
ing heart breaking thinning game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
Rumors via St. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg, July G.-The Rech. as
serts that pour parlers are passing
between Greece, Servia, Montenegro
and Roumania with the object of form
ing q; new quadruple alliance.
Rumors are persistent that Turkey
threa tens war unless Bulgaria evacu-
ates Rodosto and the coast of Mar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
STILL CRITICAL,
Peace Not Yet Restored in
African Mine District. I
Though Leaders SaySetiIement
Terms Are Being Accepted.
johannesburg Ia Terror, with the
Troops and Citizens on Guard.

Johannesburg, July 6.--Whiie the
situation in the Rand district re,
mains critical and armed police ale
everywhere guarding property, there
has been no further serious riotins
among the strikers. Strike leaders
assert, tonight. that the terms of set
Element of the strike which the gov
eminent made with committee OF
all along the line.
A huge meeting was held, this aft
ernoon, to celebrate the strikers vic
tory.
The suggestion that the srecall of
Viscount Gladstone, governor general
of the Union of South Africa, be de-
manded because he employed troops
To suppress the strike was greeted
with cheers.
The Trade Unionists are ready 10
obey any order that is given to them.
great crowd of strikers wearing red
badges surrounded the Carlton hotel
while the terms of settlement were being
arranged, last night. After the meeting
the mob surrounded department store
owned by Chudleigh Brothers. one OF
yer at the strikers from window. The
rioters threw three sticks of dynamite IN
to the store and We're preparing TO loot
the place when the dragons charged
and dispersed them.
Since the outbreak of the war this city
has not experienced such day OF ter
rorism. The mobs in the business sec
ton of the town caused less lear IMAM
the desperadoes who We're threatening te
dynamite buildings in the OUTSKIRTS.
Places of business were closed and the
troops were depended upon to guard them
while bands of citizens armed with riiies
natrolled the residential quarters. Every
r,aIe citizen capable of bearing arms was
on duty.
Rioters have burned many small SHOPS
at Benoni and have also blown up inc
star newspaper office.
The rioting, Saturday. began wheh
n body of strikers forced their way
into the Rand Club, which particu-
larry excited their enmity because Its
members are the mine owners. They
completelv demolished everything on
the ground floor. Three times ue-
tachment of dragons rode throush
the mob to the accompaniment ol
ieers. broken bricks and stones.
Three times the mob was scattered,
but it quickly reformed. The troops
fred n volley over the heads OF the
rioters and then two volleys directly
into their ranks. The rioters iied 10
the side streets yelling derisively, nut
leaving behind large number oil
killed and wounded.
The dragons at length Withdrew
and local troops took command at the
four principal streets, which they
swept with their rifles whenever the
rioters started to return. In the
meantime from the roof tops the
troops were assailed with all sorts
of missiles and bullets from revolt
yers
After almost three hours fghting'
delegates from the strike committee
who had conferred with Gems. Both
and SHUTS, marched through the
streets under white flag. announcing
that an armistice had been arranged
| and ordering the strikers to theis
| homes. Ambulanees went about pick
| ing up the wounded throughout the
| fighting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
HOTTEST OF SEASON.
Kansas Broilins in the oun-'o'
Above Reported at Sal,na.

ropeka. Kan, July 6.-Reports from
all over the state indicate that inns
was the hottest day of the season III
kansas. The highest temperature re.
norted was 106, which was recoioe'
hv the government at Salina.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07

The historic Roman Catholic church of
St Charles on Center street. Montreal,
was burned to the ground, Saturday aft
ernoon. The church was one of the old
est In the city and contained several val
liable paintings. The loss is about $500.
Go. partly covered by insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
BLoopiEsT YET.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

More than 1000 refugees are con-
centrated near here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
Governor Generals Recall Demanded

Governor Generals Recall Demanded
Pretoria Transvaal, July 6.-The recall
of the governor general of South Africa,
Viscount Gladstone, is demanded by the
Federated Trades Union AT a meetihs
today, at which 1900 delegates were pres
ent 1t was unanimously resolved to petit
ton the federal government to take TINS
action
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07

In February there were ll'Isl
deaths in Pennsylvania.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
lie game july 4th, a. NJ
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

sTie game Jul. 9Th.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-06
Good Only For November
THE BIGGEST OFFER EVER MADE

Mayor Kelly's father, California
Mo. is seriosuly i'll, and the Mayor
is with him to help care for him.
We hope to hear of the old gentle
mans speedy recovery, although old
age is an enemy that always wins in
trying to tear down the walls of life.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-06
Annual Bazaar.

The Ladies of the Methodist
church will have their annual Turkey
dinner and Bazaar, Thursday even
ing, Nov. 20. You are cordially in
vited.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-06
Seeing Sedalia and the Mis-
souri, State Fair"

At the Royal Theatre Monday and
Tuesday nights, November 10th and
nth.
The Royal Theatre management
has made arrangements to show the
two films of motion pictures Of the
Missouri State Fair and of Sedalia--.
There were quite few Versailles and
Morgan County people in front of the
Camera while at the Fair, and will
show you what they were doing, re-
producing same on the screen at the
Royal both Monday and Tuesday
nights, November 10th and nth.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-06
Dr.. Dunlap Osborne
?ractice Limited to Diseases OF Eye
Nose and Throat, and Consultation.
.rEs TESTED AND GLASSES FURNISHED
Rooms II and IS In Woods Block,
2srsaiiies. Missouri.
Millinery BaZar

The Millinery Bazar is the place to
buy your Hats, big stock, little
prices and good Trimmer to do the
work, after you make your selection.
N. +. MOUNTS.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-06
Annual Bazaar.

The Ladies of the Christian Church
will give their annual Bazar the even
ing of Nov. 7lh. and you know that
means good time. Look out for fur
ther particulars.
The Millinery Bazaar is specially
on Making and Trimming,
N. f. MOUNTS.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-06
For Sale or Trade.

The Noyes property, Benton street.
Versailles. Good terms to responsible
party. Mrs. F. w. MOVES.
817, 9th ST., Boonville, Mo.
No. a. 3t-adv. =
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-06
Wood! Wood! Wood!

If any of our subscribers prefer to
pay their subscription in wood bring
it in now, for Jack Frost is billed for
an engagement in the near future, and
a'warm fire is the only weapon tnat
will keep him at proper distance.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-06
Sewing Machlnes.-I kee

SEWING WHCnIneS.-I Keep TOT
s;le new and secondhand Sewing
Machines, all guaranteed to work
perfectly, New machines from S12.-
10 and up, secondhand from SO 90
tand up. repair all machines not
out of date and guarantee the work.
Shop south side of court house square.
LEWIS LUMPEE.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-06

The Missouri State Fair Motions
Pictures at the Royal Theatre, both
Monday and Tuesday nights, Nov.
10Th and 11th.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-24

band, which suppose was your first
if you tell the truth, amt had a
chance to get real good and mouldy,
and you're out hunting another.
What did you want to tell me for?"
Mamie demanded, Indignantly.
why, 1 got to have your help just
at the beginning, until 1 get him fas-
cinated for myself, alone. l amt got
a lot of eddication, though if 1 say
it myself l do pick up languages
something awful. 1 can talk like an
Italian, so you wouldn't know didn't
know what was saying. But / want
you to help me because you're in the
book department, and want you to
sneak me few dedicated books so I
can learn some speeches out of them
to say to him just in the beginning.
Then when he gets real infatuated,
he won't mind if amt so deep in
my conversation"
81 got a book here that somebody
wished on me-" Mamie said, prompt
ly. "It's got so many jaw-breaking
words that never did try to read it,
but you're welcome if you want to
borrow it. Only in spite of you being
a widow and knowing all there is
to know about men, you do seem to
go to lot of trouble to get one"
ooh, l don't know" the widow
snapped. There's party not hun
dred feet away that bought five dol
lars worth of false hair just"
Are you getting personal?" Ma
mic asked, haughtily, but the widow,
fearful of losing the book, changed
the subject.
"Tell me what the men talk about
that come into your department, she
requested.
'If you want my idea of nothing,
it's what those yaps say. Two Of
them almost got into fight the 9TH
er day over the fourth dimension"
ooh, that's arith metic, and never
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-24
"A LITTLE JOLT FOR THE FISHING WIDOW.

A LII LIE JUL FOk
BY JANE WHITAKER
The widow burst open the door
of Mamie Lawson's room, and like
whirlwind flounced around, then
squatted on the bed.
What's eating your" Mamie in
quired, listlessly, for it had been a
hot Saturday and the store had not
closed until six.
eve got a professor on the third
floor back" whispered the widow.
what about it?" Mamie was still
disinterested
ga professorp' the widow repeated.
'cHe amt in any college, though l
guess it's just because he don't want
to be, because he's so handsome any
college would be glad to get him, but
he tootoTs.
Mamie looked doubtful.
"a tootor is a man who teaches
people to talk English" the widow
elucidated. my, always did go
bugs over an dedicated man. 1 said
to my late husband, If ever marry
agaih'-you know always maze my
plans ahead cause he knew he had
to die with the consumption and he
was interested in what kind of a No.
2 husband 1 would get, so l always
says to him:
"Give me an dedicated man even
if he's a crook. dote on eddication."
Mamie didn't look at all sympa-
thetic. Most of the educated men
I've heard of that's out of Jail is out
because the jails are full" she said,
briefly. Then she added:
81 suppose you're dead sure you
can land him. The conceit of widows
gets my goat"
ooh, l don't know" the widow
yawned. cit does beat everything
how easy it is to land the second one
once you bury the first. amt mean
inc tO SOI1nd hard-hearted but il did
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-23

answer to the contempt Of the com.
mon people. Possibly the democratic
party would not now be in power II It
had been supported by an army Of
newspapers. It may not be an extrav-
agance to say that Tammany Hall
has prospefed under the unrelenting
opposition Of the newspapers. The
democrats in Chicago came back with
out the support of single newspaper
OF prominence. For the first time in
the life of the republican party the
Iowa electoral vote last year was given
to the democratic candidate for presi
dent of the United States: and this oc-
Cured at time when it was extreme
ly questionable in Iowa newspaper
dom to be democratic in color. The
fact that the newspapers in Cedar
Rapids thought the Waterloo interur-
ban was just the thing may not have
prejudiced the voters: ii certainly die
not cut any ice with the voting public.
Leaders. to be sure. are well nigh in
dispensable. That is so in Washington.
and that is so in the humble relation
of the Iowa community. But when
leader is identified. tho he take off
his hat and proceed in decorous
language his attitude suggests to the
average citizen the expediency of feel
ing about for few eggs regardless Of
cost,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-23

lude to every one of them was short,
hurried prayer. which is best described
by one of his own men in the line.
Lay bare thine arm! Stretch forth thy
rod! Amen! That's Stonewalls
way.
1t has been the way of many other
great soldiers. It is the way Of strong
men, who alone can realize human
weakness at its strongest. 1t is the
way of strong men now. who in de-
spair of their own strength. are to
cry out, as in one voice. for help from
that source of all strength to which.
in times of peril and helplessness.
mankind turns. If only until it is saved.
by one Of his own men in the line.
move mountains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-23
For Sunday Reading
al Sorts of Opinions
Religious Journals.

What is 10 be done with church
members who have become Indifferent.
lost their interest in religion, or worse
yet, whose turpitude demands action by
The church Tor its own preservation
Names are dropped from church rolls
from various causes. In a timely ar
ticie on the subject the Standard
(Bapt.) says: The desire TO KEEP
membership rolls from being unduly
inflated is a laudable one. The larger
the church the temptation is often the
greater to keep its hundreds on the
rolls equal TO those of the past. Such
dropsical bisness is Indicative OF Meth
er size nor strength. But merely to
puncture che membership list to let out
the lost members is an easy way OF
avoiding the real sea; of difficulty
which too H:a2y churches these days
are adopting. While we ough, 10 do
what we may to find the lost ii is the
part of wisdom for our churches TO ex-
tend moro effort to keen their menu
bers from getting into that condition.
Replying 10 criticism by the Bos-
ton Transcript that the Episcopal
church refuse TO enter into an agree
ment with othe. home mission boards
among the different denomina ions for
mission work, each agreeing not to
plant missions in the fed apporuoned
TO another, the Living Church" P.E)
says; The Episcopal church. through
ali its agencies, desires 10 promote
church unity. but all its agencies also
decline to be party TO pretending
that it exists when il does not.
Churchmen hold that the sacraments.
areas administered by the Apostolic
church, are important 20 all Christ
ians; and as Protestants generally ad-
minister those sacraments, II at all, in
manner that churchmen deem ser
iousiy deficient, it can sustain them;
first, in order to give 10 our own COM
Hunicants the spiritual food and as
sistance 20 which they are entitled
and secondly. to seek TO bring others
into touch with these. Churchmen
Cannot occupy al the field that there
is. and il choosing between fields it
is perfectly proper 10 give preference
10 those that have least spiritual aG-
vantages rather than to those that
have some form of christian priyi-
leges already. To that exten; We be-
lieve our church boards generally de-
sire to exercise the principle of com
ity But TO promise in advance not
10 enter certain fields or TO assign
fields irrevocably 10 Christians. who
administer deficient secraments, ou-
mission boards can not do
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-23
Topics of the Times

When land owner needs barn ne
goes about building II. Now that the
barns are built why not go about good
roads after a similar fashion.
Well. well, Woodrow, come across
with that Mexican message and end
the suspense
Corrrine Mack has leased q building
and will start baseball school. II he'll
establish g football chair and basket
ball department this ought TO relieve
the high schools and colleges 10 an
extent that readin'. 'rittn' and 'rith-netc
may get some SORT OF chance again.
Mr.. Bryan SAYS he has no thought %
disseminating lecturing. He still needs
the money.
Really when little "esca pade' con-
meets up with from five 20 twenty
impulse would be toward revising "es-
carade' upward.
he IdIfOU Herald wants the ca D.
itol extension appropriation submitted
to vote The Heraids plan of kill
ing it has one merit over that of the
Keosauqua Republican. It would de-
liver the goods while the lawsuit is
likely 20 fail The hardest proposition
to carry on popular vote Is one that
asks for money.
What the Huerta outfit needs more
than recognition is Identification and
an inquest.
Willie-"Paw, what does argument
pro and con mean?'
Paw-"The pro is your convincing
statement. and the con is what the
other fellows uses, my son."-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
Instructor Cat night schooD--Giv'
sentence with the WORD :metaphy 81
cian' in it,
shaggy-haired Pupil-"On his wa.
home, Mr.. John metaphysician."-
! Chicago Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-23
PARTY PArRlAacHs.

The Cedar Rapids Republicans con-
eiuEon that Joseph Cannon is old
enough to remain in retirement" and
that when the republican party makes
. move to reorganize and re-establish
itself In public confidence 1t will have
to take newer and younger men" dis
>plsases and even annoys the Sioux City
Journal. judging by the tone Of the
Sioux City papers comment and reply
in which It says.
II Mr.. Cannon has a return to the
public service in view he will have to
Set It soon. II he gets it the call will
some from the people Of the Danville
district. and they have perfect right to
call him IL they have q mind to. They
are ~ free and independent in this re-
1ard - the people Of the Fifth Iowa
i Aiotrict.
The Republican says that "men like
CAnnon have served their day and
lhaRe - nothing more that they car
seoafribute to the welfare Of the repub-
~ except to give to the younger men
.4h1sr blessing But even that Nigh,
~ oAn1srous. Perhaps the younger
- dheulA kick the patriarchs- and