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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-03
Ralph ]. Cleveland

Ralph ]. Cleveland. son Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Cleveland, for
merly Of Norridgewock and later Of
Skowhegan, died Monday at the Fair
field Sanatorium, where he had been
for treatment since last spring. Mr..
Cleveland was educated in the public
schools of Norridgewock and was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-03
Funeral Of Late Mrs. Jane StackpoIe

The funeral services Of the late Mrs.
Jane Stackpole, wife of Henry Stack
pole, whose death occurred last Sun
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Pushor on Grove hill, were held Tues
day forenoon at 10 o'clock. Her age
was 70 years. Mr.. and Mrs. Stackpole
have lived here for the past year at
the home of her niece, Mrs. Pushor.
Death was caused from a shock which
she sustained several months ago. The
remains were taken to Plymouth for
interment. 3
! William Gray left Monday on a bus
mess trip OF Boston.
Amos J. Melvin and Madison Burns
left Tuesday on two-weeks hunting
trip at Carry pond.
T. E. Getchell, George Mayo. CIar-
ence Bodfish and S. r. Haines have
returned from q few days hunting trip
at Lost pond, where they were guests
at William McGilvery camps.
Henry Rollins Of Camden, who has
been visiting his son, D. C. Rollins and
his granddaughter. Mrs. Edwin Dodge,
has returned home.
Mrs. Perley Waldron is visiting in
Portland with her son Chauncey Wal
dron.
! Mrs. Lizzie Cramp, formerly Of this
town, who has been living for time
in Camden, has returned to Pittsfeld
and will make her home for the pres
emit with Mrs. Jennie Chase.
DR.. J.. Norman Brown, veterinary
surgeon, and Mrs. Brown, who have
been living In Dexter, have returned
to this village where they will reside
on Peltoma avenue.
S. R. Haines OF Brookline. Mass,
who has been passing q few days here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-03
MADISON
Village Corporation Preparing
for Purchase of Water Co.'S.
- STRENGTHENING Is Ad- -
journed to Nov. Is
INTERESTING MEETING OF
LOCAL SOROSIS CLUB

An adjourned meeting Of the 'Madi-
son Village Corporation was held
Monday evening to hear the report Of
the assessors who were empowered by
a vote at the meeting week ago to
offer the Madison Water Co. the sum
Of $4,000 for a clear title to the prop
erty and franchises. The meeting was
called to order at 730 by DR.. w. G.
Sawyer and e. L. Perkins. chairman
Of the Board Of Assessors, was called
on for a report. Mr.. Perkins said that
the Water Co. did not care to accept
the offer, but after a conference last
ing over an hour. had agreed to SUBJ
NIT a a proposition in writing, which
he read, being a proposal that the Wa
ter Co. appoint one man, the corpora
sion to select man, and these two
select third man, who was not a
lawyer, to appraise the plant and that
they would agree to abide by the de-
cision Of this board whether it be much
or little. Mr.. Perkins further brought
to notice that if the corporation made
any move to purchase the plant it
must be done before Feb. IA, as &C.
cording to the terms Of the contract it
could not be done after that date He
also stated that in his opinion if the
corporation ever wanted to purchase
it should be done at once
W. F. Scott stated that the PROPOSE
ton seemed a square business propo-
sition to him and urged the voters to
take some action at once. c. s. Humph-
reys stated that in his opinion the
proposition ment virtually a court Of
appraisal against which the voters
bad been fighting SO long Stanley
Renter stated that the idea appealed
to him as all in favor of the Water
Co. and that the corporation should
not be bound to purchase until the
plant had been valued and they knew
what the price was to be. Other speak
ers were DR.. Sawyer, F.. A. Gilman,
George Lane, c. A. WILDER, H. c.
Prince and b. K. Edwards. -.
On motion of Judge c. o. Small, it
was voted to adjourn the meeting I'M
til Nov. Is, to instruct the assessors
to have warrant made sufficiently
broad to cover any action the voters
might wish to take toward the pur-
chase Of the plant, also to instruct the
assessors to have test made Of the
water at Hancock pond and to report
at the next meeting. The motion: was
carried without opposition. Madison
citizens are anxious for a pure water
supply and there is also a strong SEN
timent for municipal ownership.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-03

N. H., wife Of Rev. O. H. Tracey who
preached at the First Baptist church
Sunday. will supply the pulpit next
Sunday.
The wayss and means committee of
the First Baptist church met Monday
night and a committee was appointed
to make arrangements for a church
supper to be given about Nov. Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-03

An interesting meeting Of the Mad
ison Sorosis Club was held Monday
afternoon at the residence Of Mrs. J. p.
Lancaster. The subject was Poetry"
and the program was in charge Of Mrs.
r. G. Stanwood. The order Of exer-
cises was: Roll cali. resp6uded to by
original rhymes; report on the recent
meeting of the State Federation. by
Mrs. Milton Phillips; piano solo, Mrs.
Bertha Herd; paper on Modern
Poets" Mrs. Stanwood; extracts from
modern poets read by club members;
vocal solo. Miss Florence Walker:
original poem. Mrs. Lancaster; cur
rent items. Mrs. w. F. Scott. Follow
ing. the program came a social hour
during which refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess.
John Burwood. Charles Lancaster.
Albeit Burwood and George Nevens
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-03

with Mrs. Haines. who is visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. r. McGilvery, was a
business caller in Old Town Tuesday,
leaving later in the day for his home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-03

q. H. Patterson, who has been under
care Of Sheriff Gates for week or more
at Millinocket awaiting the arrival OF an
officer from Idaho, where he is wanted
on charge of forging. waived extradi-
ton and on arrival of Sheriff Michael
Roch of Silver City. Idaho, on Saturday
they started at once on the return trip.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11

C. u. Dillingham; has leased the
New York HSppodrome and viii pro-
duce there In September new spec
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11
Scene Nndaowe7 o9ng

-oh, What a Night is the big mus
ical comedy Offering presented by
Cliff watson.s, Peerless Maids for Fri
day and Saturday at the Palace thea
ter. This bill is a headliner used gen
orally by these clever artists as an
opening production because it con-
tains the necessary comedy, costumes.
high class -spec:alties and musical
numbers to make It thoroughly en-
joyable entertainment.
One delightful feature Of this thea
ter is the character Of the vaudeville
and musical offerings, allbeing free
from jokes and comedy that have a
double meaning. The management Of
the Palace is particularly careful to.
eliminate any part Of the program
that borders on the lower class OF
amusement and all remarks object
:onabIe to ladies and children Cliff
watson's Peerless Maids are guar
anteed to produce only such enter
tainment that appeals to the class of
pubic desiring clean and moral per
formances.
c. b. Dillingham; has leased the
New York Hsppodrome and VIII pro-
duce there In September new spec
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11

ADDITION to the main show. Dope
and the Chinatown Girls being the
premier feature. Among the so o, ms ms
are Night Down in Dixie. emma china
town and Dreaming" The sketch
Is t staged and directed by Mark Lee,
premier of short vaudeville sketch
writers Mr.. Lee takes the roee u
FIGURES for today are two-part
Imbin entitled "a Decision OF the
Court" and the latest Hearse7s9el1g
News Pictorial showing late Wo 'E4S
events.
rhe Three OF vs. IN i've fascinat-
ing acts Is showing at the orpneom
today. The leading part IS cleYerty
handled by mabel Tal1aferro. one OF
the wei loved stars OF the screen.
and with the able SUPPORT OF a larse
and wen balanced cast this story OF
Westen frontier life Of the long ago
is successfully produced in film for form
with this mommoth feature Deaday
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11

= K = ~ "a \ 49,
Focus, a thrilling Reliance drama
fascinating and miraculous, also ap-s
pears on the screen.
Tomorrow special keystone com
edy IN two parts, sour Dare-DeViL
Chief" featuring an all star cast Of
funny folk, will be the feature oders
ing
Eh-Governor James Cox Of Ohio.
plays in rwo-part todrama found
ed on the wormen's compensationg
law in which Matt Moore and MISS
Dorothy Phillips. two well known mo-
ton picture actors, play leads, which
is shown today at the Star. The
title is For the People. This Is q
nrodnced by the Rex company Shorty
Hamilton plays in a two-part Bronchos
comedy OF the wild and woogs. Vest
entitled Shorts Troubled Sleep
the Hills Beyond" Powers dran1a
featuring sydney Ayres. completes ne
program. -, {.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11
DAINTY MISS CLARK
IN FILM HERE TODAY

Girl IS with US again in a bewitch-
ing characterization OF "Wildhower. ,;
It IS delightful tale of sweet limo
cence and eternal youth. In the role
OF Lefty Roberts, nicRnamed Wild
flower" Miss Clark has caused sen
sa1ion wherever this. film has been
exhibited.
Tomorrow decided novelty will be
offered in Where Cowboy IS King"
This is not a cowboy story but a. spir-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11
STANTON TO MEET
SWEDISH WRESTLER

become star wrestler.
Stanton will meet a sitter opposi-
ton when he tackles Kndburg than
when he met Lamonetin- While Lam
onetin is larger man than Kfndburg
he has not the wrestling ability OF
the swedish champion Kndburg is
a Grafton man and a large number Of
his Grafton friends will come here
next Wednesday to witness the match
Local wrestling fans who are, inter
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11

action of this. photoplay We are en-
tertained with such gripping sights
as the tanning OF wild horses, feroc-
ious steer and the buffalo, a stage
coach race, .cowgirls mastering buck
ing bronchos, maverick races, Indian
pony races. cowgirl races, cowboys
riding. a. pony express, squaw races,
Indian relay races, rop:ng and tying
a steer in the worlds record time Of
forty-nine seconds, and many other
feats of the most dangerous sort. This.
film enjoys the distinction of having
been the only one that played to
capacity audiences for two weeks at
the H6ppodrome in New York City a
short time ago.
Those who have witnessed the pri-
vate exhibitions OF @crooky the blue
ribbon feature which the Vatagraph
VIII release on July u, predict for
Frank Daniels, who plays the title
role, brilliant future IN the realm
OF motion pictures. The d:r1.nuttve
com edian has succeeded IN getting on
the screen manyof the ind;vidualittes
that marked his success on the comic
opera stage
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11

Swedish n,idd1ewetght wrestler. for a
match which viii be started at Sis
O'Clock next Wednesday night at
Norwood; park.
While novice at the wrestling
game the showing made by Stanton IN
mis- match with Lamonet5n last week
showed his friends and hackers that
he had the making OF one OF the best
wrestlers in this state Ia him and
Wit Ia little work. and practice he viii.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11
She is Leading Character
Paramount Production of
sEWiIdfloWer.

What is said to be one OF the most
delightful of all the Paramount re
leases Is the feature Offering today at
the Robinson Grand Dainty Marsuer-
tie Clark, who appeared here few
weeks ago as the star OF The Goose
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11

tested in Stanton claim that the largest
crowd that ever attended a match in
this city viii be present.
AS there are number OF first class
wrestlers In the state at the present
time It is understood that he winner
Of mex Wednesday nights match VIII
be challenged at.the close OF. thematch
and II so Manager Edmund Deaham.s
have the match staged at the park.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11
Fred Kindburg, Middieweight
Champion of the State, viii
Wrestle Here.

John stanton, the local boy who
met and wrestled Steven Lamonetin,
the terrible Greek, to tie match at
Norwood park last week. has accepted
a challenge from Fred K1ndburs. the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11

This is play OF beautiful wife1y de-
yotion and tense with interest Helen
Holmes viii be seen in The Girl En-
gineer. The Johnson-WEllard Prize
Fight" GOO feet OF comedy cartoons
viii be a hit OF the season
Beulah NJ D;x,s war play, -Moloch,
viii be presented in New York IN
September with HoIbrook Blinn IN
the leading part. The play has al
ready been given in Cleveland and
Chicago
"a Good Nights Rest" the attrac-
ton at the Odeon theater for the last
three days Of HIS week Is lively
musical comedy show and scream
from sart to finish.
There are ten persons in the com
pany, mostly pretty girls who have
host OF new song hits They also
nrore themselves to be graceful dane
ers. Their costumes are gorgeous.
There are several specially turns IN
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11

alE 49, ~ ? { Y
tacular patriotic play called AN
Anedca.- by a new author. Mr.. Dill
bingham has elaborate plans for the
future of the HIppodrome-
Joseph Byron Totten and Ra1th
Stonehouse are principals in q three
part drama. .-otherwise Jack Harrt-
son." at the Bijou today. It Is a spien-
did drama, filed with thrills. love and
beautiful situationst Strength is
the title of a vttaTaph offering The
Master OF the Sword" IS another nne
drama and the program closes Win
saturday Edison will present With
Brides Burned three7part master
piece by Rex Beach Charming Ma
belle Trunnelle again plays the pars
of a self-sacrifcsng little wife whose
courage survives the crash of fortune.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18

washington, Oct. 1S.-The new two
million dollar Masonic Temple, head
quarters of the Supreme Council If
Scottish Rite Freemasonry of the
Southern Jurisdiction of the United
States, which also is called The
Mother Council of the World, was ded-
lcated here today with elaborate cere.
monies and in the presence of large
assemblage of distinguished Masons
from many parts of the country.
The stately structure fashioned aft
er the famous mausoleum erected for
King Mausolus by Queen Artemisia
at Halicarnassus-one of the seven
wonders of the ancient worlds uni
que among the many magnificent
buildings in the National capital. Il
has been under construction since 1911
when ground was broken. 1t stands
on Sixteenth street about one mile
from the White House on the Capitals
hnest boulevard and in a section of
the city where many of the nations
most celebrated public men have lived
during their public. service in Wash
ington.
viewed from the exterior, on
plateau above symbolic flights of
steps, the structure presents a plain
base, above which rises a lofty pyra.
midal entablature supported by thirty.
three massive columns.
The approach to the main portal is
ny four flights of steps. Two colossal
sphinxes, symbolic of Divine Wisdom
and Power. are at the entrance. On
the plinths of these figures are in
scriptions in Phoenician and in Egyp.
tian hierogliphics. Just before the
great door, let into the pavement. are
TWO flaming swords, and between
them the inscription '1rhe Temple
of the Supreme Council of the Thirty.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18
HALE AND HEARTY AT ss.

Hazlehurst, Miss, Oct. 1S.-The old
est man living in Copiah county was
here yesterday in tie person of w. II.
Mullins, tUncle Billy as he is affec-
tionately called, who was on his way
to visit son who lives at Parchman,
in the Delta.
Uncle Billy is ninety-six years old,
and with the exception of his eyesight,
he is as hale and hearty as man of
forty years. He drives to any part OF
the neighborhood In which he lives
without being accompanied by any
one, and his memory of events that
took place half century or more ago,
Is good as II 1t had transpired yester-
day. He has lived In Copiah county
ninety-two years and on the same
plantation seventy-two years. He
came to Mississippi ON December, rs,
1923, and has never lived outside OF
the county day since.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18

collect anything for such service
would be fraudulent and absurd.
Again, the pending suit is against
the Secretary of the Treasury. 1t is
familiar law that suit of this nature
against an officer of the government
is an action against the government
itself, and the court in which this suit
is brought is apt to hold that 1t has
no jurisdiction to entertain such
case.
1t is therefore more than probable
that the case will be dismissed by the
court on preliminary motion.
All persons are warned, therefore.
that in the opinion of the Treasury
Department, any money paid y. ex-
slaves, or their heirs, or other l.Nsons.
to help defray the costs and expAnses
oil such a suit would be money thrown
away. w q Moha
Secretary.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18
BURIED GOLD DISCOVERED.

Meridian, Miss, Oct. 1S. = Buried
gold was ploughed up in an old flower
yard on the place of T. C. Kinard
near Marion, Friday. The total amount
is not known, but it is said to have
been in excess of $500 and all of it
was in gold except few small coins,
dimes and half dimes. The denomina-
tion of the money varied from the old
SO and Sc pieces to 500. 1t is believed
that the money was buried before the
war, or during the war, as one of the
coins bore the date of 1855. Ali the
coins looked new and came from a
hole where it is believed a box and
been buried containing the treasure,
but the box had decayed.
Mr.. Kindard was following Albert
Hassell, who was ploughing, and no
ticed the gold. After lot had been
taken out, the dirt was sifted and
some small coins were found.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18
IS MADE GENERAL
AGENT OF c. & S. |
C. II. WILLIAMS, TRAVELLING
FREl CHIT AND PASSENGER
AGENT GOING TO JACKSON.

c. II. Williams, for the past several
years travelling freight and passenger
agent of the Gulf and Ship Island
road, has been promoted to the newly
created office of general agent, traf-
fic department, and will make his
headquarters in Jackson.
This announcement came from Gulf
port Yesterday MIR. Williams was
named for the promotion, by president
u. T. Jones, and will Immediately enter
upon the discharge of his new duties.
His successor as travelling freight and
passenger agent has not yet been
named.
The appointment is well-deserved
honor for Mr.. Williams, who has serv-
ed the company with exceptional abil-
ity.
Mr.. Williams has been in the service
of the Ship lslnd system since 1899,
serving in the claim, accounting, traf-
fic nd transportation departments. For
the past few years he has made head
quarters in Jackson, but the nature of
his work has been such as to keep him
away from this city practically all the
time.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18

Natchez, Miss, Oct. 1s.--Announce-
ment has been made that the proper
ties of the Natchez Cotton Mills, one
of the most famous cotton mills in the
South, are to be sold at auction. The
sale to take place in Natchez, Miss,
Oct..27 and 2S. 1t will be conducted un-
der the management of ]. E. Conant &
Co.. auctioneers. of LOWELL Mass.
In their announcement the auc.
tioneers say:
THE company has decided to retire
from manufacturing. Neither plant
will be, started up again under the
present ownership. The business is
to be wound up. The mill realestate,
among the best in the South, the ma
chinery, and the extensive renting
realities are to be dispersed in lots to
suit purchasers at unrestricted and
absolute public sale upon the premises.
There will be no limit nor reserve Of
any kind whatsoever. Everything is
pledged in lots to the highest bona
fide bidders who comply with the
terms and conditions of sale"
The properties will be thrown open
for examination and inspection daily
during the week preceding the first
day of the sale. Should any earlier in
spection of any of the properties be
desired. arrangements SO to do can
be made with George J. Schwartz, the
secretary of the corporation, at the
Natchez mill office.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18
M|SSSS|pP|AN Involved
IN EX-SLAVE AID" PLAN
tGontinued from rage one.,

the cotton fields of the South" MIR.
McAdoo declares.
His statement in full is as follows.
Information has reached the Treas.
ury Department that certain parties
are endeavoring to collect money from
persons who labored as slaves in the
cotton fields of the South and aided
in the production of cotton during the
years 1859 to 1868, or the period 1852
to 1868, and from the heirs of such
persons, for the alleged purpose of
prosecuting claim for over SOS, ,000,-
900 collected during said period as an
internal-revenue tax on raw cotton,
under laws enacted by the congress OF
the United States.
Suit has been brought in the SUI
preme Court of the District of Colum.
bia in the names of H. N. johnson OF
Louisiana, r. Bowers of Texas, c. B.
Williams of Mississippi. and Manic
Thompson of Tennessee, for them.
| selves and for all others who have
similar interests, as plaintiffs, in
which the Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States of America is
made defendant, the purpose of the
suit being to have the sum of $685..
100000 prorated and paid to claimants
and all ex-slaves, who helped to pro
duce the said cotton, or to their heirs.
1t is the view of the Treasury De
partment that there is no legal or just
basis for the suit filed in the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia, and
that 1T, or any other suit brought for
the same purpose viii prove unbound.
ed and fruitless.
Il. NJ. Hewlett, of Washington, ID.
G., who was local counsel for the pur-
pose of filing the suit in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, has
made affidavit In effect that his con
fidence has been abused, and that he
now sees no merit in the suit, and
further that in view of the statements
made in the printed circulars put in
circulation in the South advising the
colored people to give money to con
duct the suit, etc, he has withdrawn