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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
Silver Dollar Dated 1904
Found in New Haven, CT.
Reported TO Be Quoted al $500
For Collection Purposes.
Laborer on New Ice Rink for Yale
Hockey Team Makes Find.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. ga sill
Yer dollar bearing the date 1904, high
ly priced for numismatics, and under
stood to be quoted at $500 for COL
lection purposes was found here to-
day.
William Sullivan, laborer, exeavat-
ing on the site of the new ice rink for
the Yale hockey team, turned over
with his shovel an old jar which rest
ed on a boulder seven feet below the
surface of State street, nearby. I'm
der the bowl was a silver snuff box
made in Nuremberg, green with oxy-
diZation and in it a United States sill
yer dollar dated 1904, in good condi-
ton, a number OF Connecticut copper
coins, a Continental note for SO, sew
eral state notes and some rings. The
metal articles were slightly corrode6
but they rubbed up we'll and dates
were plain. The notes had to be care
fully handled to prevent disintegra-
ton.
The Northampton canal was close by
in the old days, and excavation show
ed ledge of rocks on which the
boulder rested. giving the impression
that water formerly covered the spot.
The sunn box was taken to jewelers.
fer examination. They found the coins
to be as follows: Silver dollar dated
1904, with letters around the edge in
place of milling: silver dollar. 179S
three Connecticut copper coins, 1876
Connecticut state bank note for 40
shillings, dated ITS; Continental note
of IT'S for three dollars: a watch made
in Strassburg in 1881 deed of prop
erty written in Old English, not yet
deciphered, of date of 1887; a docu-
ment dated 1928. with six imprints on
it which appear TO be imposts by the
British government. The mark on the
snuffbox is of 1740.
The 1904 dollar when cleaned up
showed on one side a Romans head
with Liberty" and Is stars above it,
and 1854" below it. On the other side
is an eagle with "E Pluribus Unum"
as the motto on the shield and arrows
and United States of America COM
plete the design. The words on the
edge are Zone Hundred Cents"
Exaggerated reports of the treasure
find spread rapidly and scores of per-
sons flocked to the excavation and be-
gan stirring up the wet earth Sulli-
van, the finder of the snuftbox, had
a proposal of marriage from a woman
who had heard that he had found S10,-
900. A few copper cents of early date
turned up stimulated the search and
work by the laborers had to be aband-
oned. The building which had stood
on the site was erected prior to 1882.
The documents will be turned over
to a historical society. The 1904 dol
lar was sent to two banks where tests
were made and the coin pronounced
to be silver. Under the law the articles
remain with the owners of the prop
erty.
The only other treasures found here
in recent years was pot of Spanish
gold in kettle dug up near the Of
fees of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Co. No one knew
how much gold was found as the la
borer and the kettle disappeared. At
forwards the coins filtered into the
banks for exchange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
SCORES BURIED BENEATH
FALLING OF SHELTER HOUSE,

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 26.-Several
persons were injured and a score We're
buried in wreckage this morning when
shelter house on Ontario street, on
the southwest corner of the public
square, was blown down by the high
winds which accompanied the snow
here. The shelter house was crowded
with persons waiting for street cars,
when the crash came. The walls fell
inward and men, women and children
were struck by timbers and broken
glass. None Of the victims was fatal
ly hurt. The high winds also broke
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
MISTOOK MOTHER FOR
BURGLAR--HE KILLS HER,

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. ga tragedy
marked the close of Christmas in Lin
coin, when Carl F. Carlson, at mid
night, shot and killed his mother,
whom he says he mistook for a bur-
glar. Moth and son. who lived alone,
We're in fear of burglars and when
the mother stepped out on the porch,
unknown to Carlson and he saw a
shadow through the window, he fired
at a supposed marauder, inflicting q
wound from which his mother died an
hour later
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
KELLEY BOYS
ARE DROWNED,
Out in Narrow Skiff in Mar
ragaugus River--Filled by
Choppy Seas and Sinks
Third Boy Reaches Shore
Safely.

Milbridge, Me-, Dec. 26.-Albert K
Kelley. aged Is, and Irving Kelley
aged 10, sons of Capt. Ira Kelley of
the coasting schooner Annie Gus, were
drowned today in Narragaugus river
The two boys with a companion were
out in skiff which was filled by chop
by seas and sank. The Kelley boys
went down before help reached them
but the third boy reached shore in
safety The wind was blowing a half
gale and the water was very rough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
EXTREMELY UNLIKELY.
Mumismatists Believe Finding of Sill
YER Dollar of 1904 improbable.

New York, Dec. 26.-Numismatists at
first thought it extremely unlikely that
an American dollar of the date of 1904
had been found in New Haven today
as reported. as the only known dollars
of that date were struck from the
1904 die in 1858 and what few were
minted went generally into the hands
of collectors. So far as known there
are no mint records of any American
dollars struck off in 1904, though for
years it was reported that American
dollars minted in 1904 went to Algeria
and We're lost. Coin dealers thought
that today's New Haven find would
prove TO be either a Spanish or Bank
of England dollar of 1904.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27

N. Austin, ageu oU.
Miss Eloda Mason has gone to
Chelsea. where she has a position as
teacher in the public schools. she mas
been a teacher in Canaan Tor some
time.
Roy Seekins, an electrical engineer
in Lowell, Mass, is home for feW
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Seekins.
Mrs. Ina Jewett, who is employed
by Vickery & Hill, publishers Of Au-
gusta, is at home with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Smith.
Miss Pearl Jewett, who has been
EMPLOYED as clerk in a store in Brock
ton. Mass. arrived home Thursday and
has position as teacher in the Bige-
low Hill district.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Keene were in
Waterville over Christmas, guests at
the home of Manley Morrison.
Mrs. Mary P. Archer and Miss Har-
riet Cleveland were Christmas guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Manson in Clinton.
The three months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Harville died Wednes-
day at East Madison.
The crew for the installing of the
new pipe organ at the Bethany church
commenced the work Friday and 1t is
expected to take five days to complete
it.
William Perkins left Thursday for
Roach river, where he will be employ
ed for the winter as teamster for Ed
ward Rowell.
Charles Lashon, who has been in the
grocery business on Court street, has
sold his goods and will assume other
occupation.
DIR and Mrs. F. L. Tozier of Fair
field passed Christmas with Mrs. To-
Tiers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Pen
nell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
S13,177,O79 DEFICIT
IN U. S. TREASURY

Washington, Dec. 26.-The condition
of the United States treasury at the
beginning of business today was;
Net balance in general fund Sill, 133,-
444.
Total receipts Wednesday $3,033, $50;
total payments Wednesday, $97s,s94.
The deficit this fiscal year is s13,177.-
O79 against deficit OF 1883, 1913 last
year, exclusive of Panama canal and
public debts transactions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
DEXTER.

Among the Dexter college students who
have arrived home for the holidays are,
Clarence Crosby, George Coolbath, Cliff
ton Bowdoin and Harold, of Bowdoin
college, Perry Bailey, Omar Edes,
Charles Folsom, Earl Brockway, Albert
Hutchinson, of the University of Maine;
Veth stone, Mt. Holyoke college; Misses
Helen Foss, Imogene Abbott, Smith S
college; Vergil Widdoes. University OF
Pennsylvania; H. Leroy Haskell, Tufts
Dental college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
FUNERAL Of SOCKALIXIS
AT 9 THIS MORNING.

Old Town, Me, Dec. 26.-The funeral
of the late Louis Sockalexis, the once
famous ball player of the Clevelands,
a member of the Penobscot tribe of In
dams, who dropped dead Wednesday
morning at a Burlington lumber camp,
will be held from St. Anne's Catholic
church on Indian Island Saturday
morning at 8 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
Vital Statistics.

Following are the vital statistics for
Somerset county for the past week:
Births: Skowhegan, Dec. 10, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Bickford; Athens,
Dec II, a son to Mr.. and Mrs Auren
c. Buzzell Marriages: Norridgewock,
Dec. II, Ernest Leroy Rowe and Ha-
eel A. Danforth; st. Adams, Dec. 81,
Charles Mcdonald of Sangerville and
Miss Una Maud Parker: Athens, Dec.
II, Roy H. Culberson of Waterville
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
NEW WORKERS NOW LAWNS.
Take Advantage of Christmas Holiday
To Do Summer Labors.

New York, Dec. 26.-New York bus
mess men who live in Yonkers took
advantage of the Christmas holiday
to NOV their lawns. The grass has
been thriving owing to the spring
weather
Farmers in the vicinity of New York
are saving on their usual bills for win
ter fodder, for with the spring wealth
er and the long grass the animals can
pick up living out of doors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27

Mrs. Flora Brainard and daughters,
Miss Ethel and Miss Marion, of Au-
gusta, passed Christmas with Judge
and Mrs. +. F. Lawrence.
Two of the towns in the county will
have new postoffices in January, Nor
ridgewock now having one construct
ed and North Arson one in the new
fraternity block
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
Henderson.Liberty.

Mylie D. Henderson of Madison and
Miss Margaret c. Liberty of Skowhe-
gan were married at 1880 Wednesday
noon at the Bethany Baptist parson-
age by the Rev. George Merriam. The
bride is a Skowhegan girl and the
groom is farmer in Madison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
Brooks Too Clever for Mac Donald.

Portland, Me-, Dec. 26.-Terry Brooks
of New York had the better of his
two six-round bouts with Kid Mac
Donald of Roslindale, Mass, at the
Atlas A. c. rooms Thursday. Brooks
was the aggressor throughout and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
ADMIRAL DEWEY CELE-
BRATES 18TH BIRTHDAY.

Washington. Dec. 26.-George Dew
ey the admiral of the navy and hero
of Manila Bay. began celebration OF
his 10th birthday by appearing early
at his office to discharge the duties
entailed upon him as president of the
General Naval Board. He received
many birthday gifts and congratula-
tory kilograms from all parts of the
country and passed part of the day
visiting with his son, who came from
Chicago for the occasion.
There was no formal celebration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27

and Miss Vera Louise Beckwith.
Deaths Auburn, George X. rage
Dec. "a; Smithfield, Dec. 10, Mrs. Ann
varney, aged 70; Cambridge, Clarissa
N. Austin, aged so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27

Haven bearing the date 1904 led to a
search of the records of the mint here
today, where it was found 1880 sill
yer dollars We're coined in that year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27

The Germans will mount 4o,000-can-
die power searchlights on some of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
SKOWHECAN.
Quarter Of Million Spent in
Somerset Building.
BroWn-iaiI Crusade christmas
Spirits Cause Runaway.
A Wedding...vitaI Statistlcs..0ther
Notes Of the Day In Town.

1t Is estimated that about $250,000
has been spent in building in Somer-
set county in the past year. The town
spending the most is North Arson,
necessitated by the disastrous fire in
August destroying most of the bust
ness section. Fifty thousand dollars
has already been spent Norridge-
wock has done a large amount OF
building in it's business section and IS
now completing new postoffice
block, several dwelling houses and
stores, besides remodelling many OF
the business block of the town. 1t Is
estimated that $4,000 has been spent
here. Skowhegan has spent about
$4,000 and the buildings include the
st. Mary's rectory, $4,000, and the
Wentworth & Bison block. The rest
OF the building has been largely
dwelling houses. The building IN
bingham consists of new wood
working mill and several dwelling
houses, about $4,000 having been ex-
pended The building in Fairfield has
been a new sanitarium costing $4,000
and other minor constructions. Madi-
son has put up a large number OF
dwelling houses Pittsfield has built
a new brick block. New Portland has
a wood working mill; and there has
hardly been a town in the county that
has not put up some new building.
About 100 bushels of brown tail
moths have been taken from the trees
in this town this fall and the crusade
is still going on. The cost has been
great because of the many large elm
trees that have required much labor
in freeing them of the nests.
A little too much Christmas spirit of
the bottled kind nearly caused a seri-
Gus accident. Thursday evening. AS
it was Mrs. Fred Hill was somewhat
shaken up and Mr.. Hills horse started
to run away. The sleigh was quite
badly injured. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hill had a narrow escape from seri-
Gus accident, Thursday evening. They
came out of Pleasant street in team
about o'clock and crossed to the
watering trough to water the animal.
While Mr.. Hill was out uneheeking the
horse he saw a team coming up Madi-
son street at a fast rate and the
driver in Il somewhat disgraeefui con-
dition. The horse turned towards
the trough nearly tipping over the
sleigh and before Mr.. Hill could move
his team the oncoming team plunged
into his horse. This frightened Mr..
Hills horse and the animal started up
Madison avenue with Mrs. Hin in the
sleigh and the reins dra gging. Be
cause of a custom that the horse had
had of calling at the Charles Chute
place the animal on reaching there
turned in and stopped Sheriff Thomp-
son arrested the occupant of the 9TH
er team on a charge of drunkenness.
Before Judge Lancaster Friday the re-
spondent, Alfred Jackson, was found
guilty and sentenced to pay a fine OF
S. and costs and to pay Mr.. Hill for
damage to his sleigh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27

DR.. Frank H. o'Connor, former pres
ident of the Valley Fair Association
and past state deputy of the knights
of Columbus. died of heart disease Fri
day while reading in his office at
Rrattleboro, VT. DR.. O'Connor was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27
Foster Davis,

Miss Charlotte A. Davis was mar
ried Christmas eve to Harold G. Eos
ter of Canaan at the Bethany par
sonage by Rev. George Merriam. Miss
Davis is a school teacher, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Davis of this town
and has been teacher in Canaan for
some time. She is a graduate of the
High school here in the class of 1911.
Mr.. Foster is a farmer and they will
make their home in Canaan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27

Frank Emery of West Point is home
for few days with his mother, Mrs.
Frank Emery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-27

1850 Coined in 1904.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05

chased az wholly disinterested ad-
wiser.
Gov. Hooper's paper is strong
one. His statement Of the achieve
ments OF the fusion party Is an able
one. However. the governor takes
rather too much credit for the
achievements of the past four years
In Tennessee. Many OF the laws that
he mentioned we're passed with the
aid of regulars"
Admitting the strength and the
general truth of the statements made
by Gov Hooper we still make the
point that he 10 not a wholly disin-
terested adviser: that he is hardly in
position to tell the Independent
democrats Just where their duty lies.
Hooper has made the state a good
governor: he has done great SER
vice; whether or not he should be
again elected depends upon the
developments Of the next six or
eight months.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05
DYER ON HARMONY.

Prof Gus Dyer is always interest
ing and entertaining. What he writes
or says will get an audience He is
about the best ready, rough and tum-
BILE campaigner In the state. Re-
Gently he contributed his views on
harmony to the Nashville Banner
His arraignment of the regulars" for
their conduct in the legislatures of
1911 and 1913 is terrific but it is true.
However, the fusionists by no means
have clean bill of health in these
two assemblies In the legislature of
1911 the fusionists lost control of the
house by reason of the treachery and
perfidity of five members or one
tenth Of their number. In other
words one-tenth of the fusionists
elected to the legislature would not
do to trust In the recent legislature
it is strongly suspected that in order
to hold several fusionists Tin line it
was necessary to dispense consider
able patronage among them Suffice
it to say that the fusion members,
many of them, were a mighty hungry
lot; they accepted a lot of offices in
contravention at least of the spirit of
the organic law.
However, this is aside from the
real issue. What we started out to
say was that we agreed with Prof
Dyer in his characterization of the
infamies of the regulars in the past
two legislatures. And we will make
it plain now that there can be no
harmony nor unity whatever in the
democratic party of this state unless
the leaders in the last legislature are
repudiated and utterly east into out
er darkness" In other words our
proposition is this: We would like
very much to see the democratic par
ty in Tennessee regenerated, rehabil-
itated, respected and respectable, mil
liant and triumphant, because it was
clean and deserved to win. We are
going to do our feeble part toward
the consummation Of this desired end
But II the democratic party won't
ditch the thieves and grafters; stand
for decency, temperance and law and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05
HooPER'S ADDRESS.

Gov. Hooper is very strong and
fOrceful writer. He yields a trench
ant pen. He always makes the very
best possible case for any cause that
he may espouse. He is direct and
fearless, aggressive and pugnacious.
He fairly delights in a scrap. The
paths of peace hold for him no prom
ise He is at his best when in the
midest of turmoil and strife and
confusion.
Naturally the Governor pleads for
q continuation of fusion. He would
not II he could help it, permit the
democratic party to reform. He will
be previously disappointed should
the regular" organization in this
state follow the sensible and disin-
terested advice of The Herald and
become respectable and decent And
there is or should be nothing sur
Drising in the attitude of the COVER
nor. He is the product and chief
Beneficiary of fusion" in Tennessee.
But for a fusion of the better ele-
ments Of the democratic and repub-
Hcan parties, Hooper would never
have been governor.
The Governor is ambitious and in
making that statement we are not
eriticising the chief executive His
ambition is a perfectly laudable one
He would like to be governor for
third term. Fusion is the only route
that he can take to achieve that re-
suit. A united, aggressive, harmon
ious and respectable democratic
party in Tennessee would assuredly
block the governors future political
aspirations. In the light Of these
sfacts the governor is hardly to be
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05
therefore, must rest upon its own
merits.
RELATIVES IN OFFICE.

Senator Ollie James, of Kentucky
is big man mentally and physically,
but he was not big enough to resist
the temptation to play a bit of nepo'
tism that is not to be too lightly
passed over Mr. James has used his
position as senator to obtain for his
brother the job of United States mar.
shall, enc of the easiest and latest
in the gift of the government. 1t
may be that Mr.. James brother is well
qualified for the place and that he
had some merit in his own right but
1t is nevertheless true that he receiV-
ed this recognition solely by reason
of his kinship to senator of the
United States.
This is an abuse OF the preroga-
tives of Office that should not be toll
Grated. Senator James shows that
his conception of public Office does
not conform to the standards of this
day and time. Public Office is no
longer a private snap Power car
ries with its responsibility, and
when the appointing power misuses
its high privilege just so far has a
public trust been violated. The Of
flee of marshal of Kentucky does not
belong to Senator James; it is not
his to give; it is high position OF
trust, where the sole and only quail
fication should be devotion to duty
ability and integrity. We are gradu-
ally getting away from that low ana
personal conception of office which
Senator James action would seem
to indicate that he still holds, and
the day is not far distant when no
public servant will dare hand over the
spoils Of Office to his relatives,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.

| One Of the commissioners of the
city Of Chattanooga recently made
the startling statement that in all
that city there were only 118 tax pay.
ers who made any return Of personal
property for taxation. Chattanooga
is a large city and one of great
wealth. 1t doubtless has hundreds Of
prosperous men and women who have
more than the thousand dollars worth
of personal property exempt under
the laws from taxation. There are
probably similar conditions to be
found in other cities and towns Of the
state.
The personal property tax is almost
dead letter in this state. Outside
Of the personal property represented
by bank stock and the shares of 9TH
er corporations which are usually tax
ed at their source, comparatively lit
tie personal property pays any tax
to the state or county or city. A rig
i'd enforcement of the law would re-
suit in an oppressive species of
double taxation, but it is plain that
the laws upon this subject should
either be changed or repealed.
1t is discreditable to the state and
species of lawlessness when we have
the spectacle of tax law that COM
mands little or no respect whatever.
1t is unjust and unfair to the individ-
ual who has his money invested in
bank or mercantile establishment or
a manufacturing industry or a farm
or home to tax him and let the man
who invests in notes or some other
form of prosperity that is allowed
to escape the tax assessor. The law
imposing tax on personal property
also has demoralizing effect upon
many individuals. Going upon the
common idea that there is no harm
in beating the state" they do not hes
itate to make false statements when
returning their tax schedules
Much of the fault lies at our lax
and inefficient system of tax assess
ing. Too often we have men in the
Office of tax assessor Who are not
competent and who will not compel
observance of the plain requirements
of the law. There are doubtless hun
dreds of tax payers in the state who
would pay personally tax If the
matter were brought directly to their
attention by the tax assessor