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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
The PROPERTY LOSS
is OVER SS,OOO,OOO
TWTENTY-SEVEN BODIES TAKEN
FROM THE WRECKAGE IN
ERIE, PA, FLOOD.
800 OVER HOMES DEMOLISHED


Is Slow, and Thousands Besiege
MOrgues in Search For Relatives
Thought to Have Been Lost.
ERIE, Pa.-Erie had listed TWEEN
ty-seven dead tonight in the mile
long wreckage strewn path of last
nights flood. But little impression
was made on the vast amount Of
wreckage, piled in places 100 feet
high and believed by the coroner and
others to conceal as many more VIC
Tins. Recovery work will be slow.
1t may take a week to turn over the
debris.
Early estimates of property loss,
put at 100000, were not changed
today by Fire Chief Mcmahon after
he had received reports from big
manufacturing plants in the flood
zone He said. that 800 houses and
so store buildings were demolished
by the waters of Mill creek, sent out
of it's banks by a cloudburst and the
bursting of the Glenwood dam.
Train Service Resumed.
Tonight there was a semblance of
normal conditions in the city. The
Lake Shore railroad resumed its
through passenger service between
New York and Chicago, thirty-fve
trains stalled on the outskirts of this
city since early last night getting
away. Light and power plants re-
sumed operations, but telephone and
telegraph communication was still
subject to much delay.
Three morgues were besieged by
thousands throughout the day. Men,
women and children watched the
searchers and when they saw a body
uncovered would rush to the morgue
to which it was taken to learn if it
was that of a missing one.
City in Mourning.
The city went into mourning. All
the department stores and business
houses on State street we're closed
and the people opened hearts and
purses to sufferers. Relief funds were
started, charitable societies sent food
and the city opened houses for those
who lost their homes.
Great throngs crowded The banks
of the ravine throughout the day.
These extended from Twenty-sixth
street near State street. where the
Hood started, down to the bay mile
below, where it spent its fury. Auto
mobiles were found perched in tree
tops apparently unchanged, and one
house was found cast on the hillside
with a wall of the dining room miss
ing and the table undisturbed.
Militia on the Scene.
The local company of the Sixteenth
infantry was brought to the scene to-
day to help police and firemen work
ing in the debris, assisted by civilian
volunteer corps. Twenty arrests were
made in the flood area tonight, two
for footing and the others for disor-
derby conduct To guard against
fires the gas supply has been turned
off, and health officials are taking
precautions to prevent an outbreak of
disease.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
EFFORT TO LIMIT CAMPAIGN
EXPENSES IN GEORGIA

Biz Passed by Senate Restricts Can
didates to Certain Amounts.
The state senate has passed by a
vote of 80 to 0 the bill of Senator
'Boykin to limit the campaign ex-
penses of all political candidates in
Georgia. An amendment offered by
Senator Pickett of the Eleventh was
lost. The bill makes it a misdemeanor
for candidates for governor to spend
more than $1,000; state house Off
GERS are limited to $4,000; superior
court judges and solicitors general
to $1,000, and members of the legis-
lature to $500.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
REYNOLDS PARTY WHO WITNESSED DAWSON
MONTEZUDMA GAME HAVE FATAL ACCIDENT
Young Woman Was Killed When Machine Turned
Over Near AndersonvIIe. Travelling at Terrific Speed

ANDERSONVILLE, Ga.-An auto
mobile containing five prominent
young people of Reynolds and Ogle-
thorpe overturned in a sand bed here
at Z oclck might, killing one of the
young women and injuring four other
persons.
Miss Eva Mcdaniel of Reynolds
was killed by being thrown from the
car. She regained her feet after the
accident, but dropped over dead. Her
body was not bruised.
The injured are Eugene Sanders,
driver of the car, of Reynolds; jaw
broken and right eye crushed; be-
lieved to be fatally injured. Taken
to Americas hospital.
Those Injured.
Daniel Payne, of Reynolds, severe
ly bruised.
Miss Bessie Rogers, of Oglethorpe
bruised.
Miss Imogene Anthony, of Rey-
nolds, bruised.
Four of the young people left Rey-
nolds yesterday afternoon at one
O'Clock to attend a baseball game at
Americas between the Dawson and
Montezuma teams. They stopped at
OgIethorpe and picked up Miss Rog-
ers. They did not attend the ball
game as planned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
STATE ASKED TO
PAY WARTIME DEBT
FOR GOODS EX-GOVERNOR LOWE
OF MARYLAND PROVIDED
GOVERNOR BROWN.
BILL IS $4,000 AND INTEREST
Bought Wire From Blockade Rum
ners to Make Cards With Which to
Gard Cotton. Lowe Refused Big
Offer From Virginia for Wire.

ners to Make Cards With Which to
Gard Cotton. Lowe Refused Big
Offer From Virginia for Wire.
ATLANTA.-A bill against the
state of Georgia for $4,000 with in
terest at six per cent for something
over so years has been presented to
the legislature and an effort will be
made to obtain an appropriation with
which to pay the same. Thereby
hangs a tale.
At the outbreak of the war between
the states Ex-Governor Lowe of Ma
ryland, distinguished citizen of that
state, sympathized with the South
and came South to live. The capital
of Georgia was then at Milledgeville
and Jos. e. Borwn was governor. Ex-
Governor Lowe located at Milledge-
Vile and became acquainted with
Governor Brown.
There being a scarcity of cotton
cards-used in those days to card
cotton by hand into rolls for spin
ning-Governo Brown conceived the
idea of having the convicts in the
state prison make them so that the
state could furnish them to the peo-
pie at very nominal cost. But there
was also a scarcity of the very small
wire used in making the cards, and
without such wire the governor could
not carry out his plan.
Ex-Governor Lowe undertook to
negotiate with blockade runners who
were smuggling goods across the Po-
tomac. Governor Brown stipulated
the price he would pay for the wire,
and Ex-Governor Lowe agreed to of
fer this price to the blockade runners
and try to induce them to take the
contract.
His efforts were successful. The
blockade runners delivered across the
Potomac and safely inside the Con-
federate lines SIS, 900 worth of wire.
En- route with the wire to Georgia
Ex-Governor Lowe was offered three
times what he had paid for it by GER
tain Richmond people, which made
his refusal of the Richmond offer all
the more to his credit. The best
Governor Brown could offer him was
SIS, 900 worth of promises to pay"
on the state of Georgia, paying in
state bonds bearing interest at per
cent within six months after the con-
clusion of a treaty of peace.
AS all the world knows, no treaty
of peace was concluded. Exhausted
and outnumbered the Southern Con-
federacy laid down its arms and gave
up the fight when Lee surrendered at
Appomattox and after the surrender
neither Georgia nor any other South
ern state was in a position to issue
bonds.
The result was that Ex-Governor
Lowe, who loved the South and who
befriended Georgia, got nothing in re-
payment of his SIS, 900 loan except
the moral obligation of the state to
pay him whenever its finances would
permit.
Today he is gone to his last reward,
but his widow is living, at the age of
more than 80 years, and several OF
his children survive him, among them
being Mrs. John NJ. Stubs, of Dub
lin, Ga. 1t is in behalf of Mrs. Lowe,
primarily, that the state will be ask
ed to pay the debt at this late day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
THE REAL THING.

Not content with the enemies they
have already lined up the Germans
are trying to involve Cupid in the
world mix-up. The authorities have
stepped in to break up a love match
between a wounded French prisoner
and his German nurse. Talk about
the atrocities in Belgiumi
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
ROBBER LOCKS CASHIER IN
VAULT AND TAKES So, 500
Posses Searching For Man Who Rob-
bed the ROckmart Bank.

ROCkMART, Ga.-Posses tonight
ere searching a mountain near here
e it was believed a bandit was
b. who today robbed the Rock
mari of $500.
The Jber entered the bank while
all the officials were at lunch except
Howard T. Fambrough, the assistant
cashier. He forced Fambrough into
the vault at the point of a pistol
seized several packages of currency
then locked the assistant cashier in
side and escaped. Fambrough, when
discovered by his returning associ-
ates, was almost suffocated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
ASA G. GAMBLER BECOMES
PRESIDENT OF RAILROAD

MONTGOMERY.-A. B. Steele, OF
Atlanta, has resigned the presidency
of the Atlanta and ST. Andrews Bay
Railway Company, and Asa G. Cand-
Ter, of Atlanta, was elected as his
successor. This Information was an
nounced at Dothan today The rail-
way is 50 miles long, running from
Dothan to Panama City and st. An
drews on the gulf coast.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
STATE FACES A BIG
DEFICIT IN THE TREASURY
The Tax Returns Already Ten MiliiO1
Short of Last Year.

The Tax Returns AlFeduS A0H
Short of Last Year.
Unless the general assembly holds
down appropriations and avoids Gre
ating a deficit the state will be up
against it next year.
1t is pointed out that already the
tax returns are ten million dollars
short of last year and only ITO coun-
ties have been heard from out Oh a
total of 1872 counties. At the pres
emf tax rate of Y mills this decrease
in tax returns would cut down the
states revenue exactly S4o'OVV' anu
on a basis of five mills, the constitu-
tional limit, which may be LEVIED next
year. the reduction in revenue from
this loss of ten million dollars in tax
values would be $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
DYNAMITE UNDER HOUSE
EXPLOSION PREVENTED BY BRA
VERY OF ALBANY FIRE CHIEF.
Jealous Lover Tried to Wreck House
of Margaret Williams in the
Segregated District.

ALBANY, Cav. J. Belcher, aged
So years, former we'll known resi-
dent of Poulan, Ca, but who recently
moved to Albany is in Dougherty
county jail here charged with plac-
ing four sticks of dynamite under the
home of Margaret Williams, a white
woman on South street, this city, last
night. The discovery of smoke COM
ing from the burning fuse under
meath the house and the arrival of
the fremen on the scene a few sec
onds before the fuse would have
burned to the explosive was all that
prevented the wrecking of the house
and the probable killing or manning
of its five inmates and several Others
who were there at the time.
-Four Sticks of Dynamite.
Three of the four sticks of dyna-
mite tied together had been placed on
the sill between it and the floor, d.
rectly under Margaret Williams
room. The fourth stick had been
placed in a similar position at the
front of the house. A fuse II feet
long connected the two charges OF
dynamite and had been lighted in the
middle.
Belcher was suspected by the wo.
man as Jealous lover, and this start.
ed an investigation, which led to his
arrest this morning. He recently
sold his property at Poulan and
bought new automobile. A Negro
chauffeur is reported to have given
discriminating evidence against him
When arrested at his home on Resi-
dence street this morning he is said
to have resisted the officers. He de-
MES the charge against him. He
has wife and five married children
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
OSTRICHES DYING
BY THE THOUSANDS

No Demand for Their Plumage Since
the War Began, and Neither Food
Nor Attention Is Given Them.
Tremendous changes in the values
of ostriches and ostrich feathers have
occurred since the war, so it is re-
ported by Consul Wakefield from
Port Elizabeth, South Africa. South
Africa has exported as much as $685.
100000 of ostrich feathers a year,
but interest in the ostrich as a reve-
nue. producer is now declared by Mr..
Wakefield to be at the lowest possible
ebb. Birds are dying by thousands
from lack of food and attention.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
A MYSTERIOUS DISEASE rs
FOUND AMONG THE CATTLE
Victims of Trouble Rub Their Heads
and Necks Until Death Comes.

A strange disease has appeared
among the cattle in ColQuitt and adj
joining counties that is proving fatal
to a number of them. DR.. Hirleman,
a veterinarian, has been called on a
number of times to treat the new dis
ease, and he is not yet fully satisfied
as to what the trouble is.
The COWS are affected in the head
and neck. They begin rubbing their
jaws and necks as soon as they are
stricken and continue until they die.
Very often they rub off the hide and
even the flesh to the bone. They live
from eight to twelve hours.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
SAFE AND SANE.

West Virginia has a new unwritten
law. "A jury has refused to convict
a man who admitted that he carried
bottle of whiskey in his pocket.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
FLOATING HOTEL
WILL BE CLOSED
Arbuckle's Boat, a Home for Girls
for Years, Goes Out OF Business.
New Yorks oldest Hotel.

NEW Warning that the
oldest hotel in New York will be
closed down on August %, when
than fifty working girls are to be sent
ashore from the ship Jacob A. Siam
Ter, today caused much unhappiness
among the occupants of the floating
hotel. A notice posted on the bulle-
tin board of the Stamler's deck read
that Arbuckle's Deep Sea Hotel Com
pany has decided to retire from the
hotel business and will serve no
meals after August 28th.
Homo for Girls.
For years the Stamler has been a
home for girls employed in shops and
stores at a cost to them varying from
$3.50 to $3.50 a week. Many OF
them earn only 81 week, and four
teen of the girls are now unemployed,
The city fire department had or
dered changes to be made in the
Stamler and the company did not
wish to go to the expense of making
them. The old ship, built in 1861
was purchased by John Arbuckle in
1901 and for several years has been
moored at a pier in the East river as
a home for girls.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
COTTON CROP ESTIMATED
AT TWELVE MILLION BALES
A Decrease of About Five MiEHi0n
as Compared With Last Lear.

This years cotton crop will be APP
proximateyi 11,97O,O37 bales, COM
pared with 16,134,93O bales last
year. That estimate, unofficiallly cal
culated, is based on the governments
condition report just issued, and Off
cial figures of acreage and normal
yield.
Whether the crop will be greater
or less depends upon growing condi-
tons from now until picking time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10

If the sun were made of solid coal
it would burn out in less than 5000
years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-10
THE ship EXEMPTION
BILL HAS Been PASSED
AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR AN
APPEAL AFTER TEN YEARS
HAVE ELAPSED.
COILS TO GOVERNOR HARRIS

Will Be Submitted to Vote of the
People i'm 1915. VIII Exempt From
Taxation Georgia Owned Vessels
Carrying Foreign Commerce.
ATLANTA.-With an amendment
which gives the legislature the right
to repeal the bill providing for the
exemption from taxation of Georgia
owned vessels engaged exclusively in
foreign commerce was passed by the
senate today by vote of 80 to s. The
bill has already passed the house.
There is no question that the house
will accept the amendment put upon
the measure by the senate, as this
will be taken up by an ordinary ma
jority vote. The measure will then
go to the governor for his signature
and will be submitted to the people
for their ratification in the election
of November, 1916.
Senator Lawrence Speaks.
Senator Lawrence led the argu-
ment in behalf of the bill. he made
the statement that there were three
vessels now plying out of Savannah
to Holland with valuable cotton car
goes which are exempt from taxation
only until January. Unless Georgia
granted this exemption, he declared,
the owners of these vessels would re-
move them to New York, where such
exemption is allowed.
He showed that Georgia had moth
ing to lose but much to gain by at
tracing ship owners and ship build
ers to the state. Senator Boykin
spoke for the bill. Among others who
spoke for the measure were Senator'S
Aiken, Minter and Pickett of the For
ty-first'
Senators Moon and Pickett of the
Eleventh spoke against it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-24
Z SK0WAEGkN
Rumor Has Frank a. Benner
Slated to Succeed Ivan Z. Lang
as Deputy Insurance Com
missioner on July l
POMONA GRANGE FLOW
FIR MISSION DAY -

Frank A. Benner of this town ana
until Ian. /, register of deeds Tor thls
county. is to have position III -fu-
eusta after July /, according 10 tne
general report here Wednesday by lead
ing Democrats, which says he Is 10 De
appointed deputy insurance comnis-
sioner to succeed Ivan E. Lang VINO
has held the position under seVerai
commissioners. This position after July
2 with the increase of salary MADE oy
the last Legislature is one Of the pest
uolitical Offices at the state HOUSE,
Mr. Benner has been faithful Demo-
Graf for several years. though ne Was
at one time a good Republican. he
never sought office until 1910 When ne
became the Democratic nominee LOT
register of deeds. He went into once
with the landslide and made good OF
fcer. He is we'll qualified to NIL ms
NOV. position He is a former resident
of Gardiner and before going into poll
tics was in the grocery business here
He is Mason and member OF De
Molay Commandry, X. I.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-24
kENT'S HILL

Miss Fife Noddin. who has been
the guest for few days Of Miss Mil
dred Russell, went away Monday.
Miss May Jones, after a successful
term of teaching in Chesterville. has
returned to her home here for the
summer.
Mrs. w. F. Morse left home Tues
day for a few weeks vacation. She
will visit friends in Augusta and Gar
diner. after which she plans to go to
Guilford. where she will spend some
time with her son and his family,
Rev. A. l. Oliver.
Mrs. A. H. Winters left Tuesday for
Waterville for a short stay.
Principal and Mrs. Newton expect
to go away Wednesday for short
vacation trip. Mr.. and Mrs. B. v.
Smith. steward and natron of the
Dormitory. are soon going away for
the summer and Sampson Hall will
be closed.
Our new pastor. Rev. VIM. Van
Valkenburgh. called a meeting Of the
official board Of the Methodist church
Monday evening of this week. Twelve
members gathered at the home Of
Mrs. Morse, when the situation was
freely discussed and important bust
ness transacted.
Mrs. True Taylor. who was quite
i'll few weeks since, is steadily i'm
proving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-24

blade grooved to the very point, to let
the blood run down. This was procured
by Mr. Lancaster In Norridgcwock. A
cutlaSs such as was formerly used in the
navy known to be more than 10 years old
was secured from the Croswell family of
Mercer. Two flint lock guns are a part
of the antiques one dating to 1923. An
old maple desk or secretary over $50
years old was owned formerly by the
grandfather of Mrs. Thomas Blackwell
Of Cornville. Some brass andirons also
came from Cornvlle. A set of iron and
irons, with one of the set held upright by
an old axe inserted in place of the Gus
tonary standard, is UNIQUE. Four real
rush bottomed Chippendale chairs are
among the treasures. They are of the
pattern of 1910 and were brought to tbs
country from Deerfield, \. H., on an OK
team "a years ago.
A beautiful mahogany half-table with
fine inlaid decoration can be used alone
for dining table or with another like
it can be extended to an s-root oval table.
beautifully preserved mahogany tall
clock with maple panels was once the
property of Capt. Jonathan Brown,
minister in Bowdoinham, over 100 years
ago and descended to his son Of the same
name and to his daughter a Mrs. Minot.
Mr.. Lancaster has also a set of brass
curtain holders ornamented with conven-
tional flowers. Books also have a share
in this unique collection. among them be-
ing two-volume set of histories written
in 1894 and printed in 1909 entitled Nat
ural and Civil History Of Vermont
They are leather bound and we'll pre-
served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-24
FAIRFIELD

Mrs. Carrie Harris of Haverhill. Mass,
time as the guest of her sister, Mrs
Willis Ireland. She will also visit reIa-
tives in Fairfield and vicinity.
Arthur Sawtelle of Waterville is a guest
Of his aunt, Mrs. Earle Clifford.
The w. c. T. L. will meet Thursday
Rand, Newhall street.
The Priscilla Embroidery Club will
meet Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Humphrey O'Blemis, upper Main
street.
John Nigue has returned from sew
eral days stay at Augusta.
Mrs. Edward Ware is confined to her
home on Water street by illness.
Mr. and Mrs Norman Wentworth have
moved their household goods from the
house on High street, owned and partly
occupied by Warren Written to Water
vile, where they will make their home
in the future. Mr.. Wentworth is en-
ployed at the Maine Central car shops.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Archer. with two
Elizabeth. returned Tuesday evening to
their home on High street, after passing
some time at Plattsburg, ~. y, as guests
of Mrs Archers sister. Mrs. George w.
Powers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Q. Files. Myron
Files and Mrs. Flora rlles will go to
Augusta Thursday to attend the st.
Johns day observance.
The following Fairfield men who are
members of St Omar Commandery of
Watervlle will go to Augusta Thursday
to attend the 81. Johns day celebration
Frank Hammond, Henry Brophy, Ralph
O. Files, Abbot Nelson. Edbert Kelley,
Fred ii. Neal, A. G. Laid. Albert Jewell,
Ralph Jewell. Allison Smith. Silas Law
ry, John Lawry. Arthur II. Totman. Will
liam II. Totman. John Smith, George
Wilson, Hiram F. Burgess. William w.
Merrill, Harry Holmes, Henry Newhail,
Joseph Sawyer, Carl Cook, c. Guy Hume.
Clyde Chapman, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George NJ. Chapman, High street. who
teaches school at Danvers. Mass, is a
guest of his parents. He will leave soon
for Maranacook. where he will be EN-
ployed at hotel for the summer.
Stanley Brown, who teaches school at
Chestervile, Pa. and is passing the
summer at Waterville with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Brown. was in town
Wednesday calling on friends being a
former Fairfield boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert H. Jewell and Mrs
Jewels father. Albert Hatch, were at
Unity pond Tuesday and they enjoyed
the fishing, making the trip by automo-
bile.
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sorerset Real Estate Transfers.

Following are the recent real estate
transfers as recorded at the Somerset
Registry of Deeds:
Palmyra-Frank I. Blanchard to
Harry A. Gordon, one acre OF land on
Pittsfield road.
dgewock-Chester P. Sawyer
to Allen w. Stanley. land and build
ings on Ward street.
North Anson-Lydia A. ParHn TO
Alice p. simmons, Red Schoolhouse lot
and house on School street.
Anson-Daniel Rogers to Edward
l.. Chandler, lot on Arson Valley
road.
F'airfield-Lottie NJ. Burrill to Esther
Champagne, land ION High street
Accommodation Rancourt to Evan
seliste Gilbert: Evangelist Gilbert to
Gideon Rancourt; Evangelist Gilbert
10 Fred Allaire.
Clinton and Canaan-Rupert l. Davis
to walter A. Davis Of Clinton, 60 acres
oafand.
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LIBERTY

Observation-Disclosures and Mckay have
the lumber cut, hauled and sawed on
one of the Andrews lots and Mckay
is now moving his mill onto the Colby
lot Rradstreet has his crew chopping
and hauling. They expect to work I'D
to July 10 and then vacation until
Sept. /.
Bert f. Cunningham has a bad alb
scess on his arm and is not at work in
the woods at present.
Mr.. and Mrs Willis Turner, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. +. Morang and niece were re-
Gently visiting relatives and friends in
Waterville. Augusta and Hallowell.
Miss Sadie Boynton, who has been
at work at Waldoboro, Is at home for
her vacation.
Capt. w. A. Plummer has sold his
yacht Irene to parties in Palermo. 1t
will be put in Sheepscot Lake.
A. X. Bradstreet Of Freedom was
the guest Sunday of his nephew.
Grover Cox.
Charlie Rich. Miss Annie Foss and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hogan Of Knox were
the guests Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. f. Cunningham. Mr.. Rich came
in his auto.