Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
April 6, 1907
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D DEMU KEUUEEIEE W VOL. XXXVIII. AUGUSTA, MAINE SATURDAY MORNING. APRTL C>, 1907. NO, 83 AFTER J4WEEKS New Hampshire Legisla ture Adjourns Sine Die. Longest Session Since 1891 293 Acts and Resolves. Special Appropriations of $500,* 000—3225,000 Turned Down. Concord, N. H., April 5.—The New Hampshire Legislature’s biennal ses sion which has lasted 14 weeks—the longest period of a legislative session since 1891— came to a close tonighr, dov. Charles M. Floyd formally pro nouncing it at 6.50 o’clock. The closing day was devoted mostly to straightening out some special ap propriation matters which were in dis pute between the two houses, the most important measures of this sort finally given a passage being bills for ap propriations for 25,000 each for state armories at Concord and Nashua, and for new buildings at the state indus trial school at Manchester. During the session special appropri ations amounting in round numbers to $500,000 were given a passage and ap propriation bills totaling nearly $250, 000 were defeated. The total number of acts and resolutions passed was 2'*::. Some legislation which had been promised in the political platform .f both parties prior to the election of the legislators was carried out, notably among acts of this kind being one to substitute a state transportation con tract for the old order of procedure under which legislators received pass es from the railroads. ‘A bill was also passed which is intended to do away with the buying and soiling of proxies at state political conventions. The 5K hour law for factories was the princi pal labor measure passed during til session. Other n"ts of importance were the passage of a pure food law in line wifi, tlie action of the national governmei.t in that direction, the imposition of tax on express companies, sleeping and drawing room ears for the firs' time in the history of ilie state, and the raising of the age of consent to IS years and IS years respectively for boys and girls. SOMERSET ROAD RE-ORGANIZED. Lucius Tuttle Elected President and G. F. Evans Vice President. Portland. Me., April 5.—The Homer set Railway which was purchased by the Maine Central Railroad this week, was re-organized at a meeting in this rity late today. Lucius Tuttle of Bos ton, president of the Boston ft Maine and Maine Central Railroads, was elected president. George I’. Kvans was elected vice president; Henry B. Cleaves, clerk and secretary; (bo. S. Hobbs, comptroller and auditor; and (leo. \V. York, treasurer. These oltl eers occupy similar positions with the Maine Central. The following directors were elect ed: Lucius Tuttle, Geo. F. Kvans. Henry B. Cleaves, Franklin A. Wilson. Bangor, Edward B. Ricker, South Poland, Samuel C. Liwrcnco, Med ford, Mass., John F. Ilill. Augusta, Win. M. Ayer Oakland and Weston I.ewis, Gardiner. Mr. Hill was presi de nt and Mr. Ayer general manager of the road. $3000 Fire At Dennysville. Calais, Me.. April 5.—The box ami grist mill of the Dennysville Dumber Co. at Dennysville was destroyed 1>> tire lost night. The loss was $3000. partially covered l>y insurance. 1 he fire was caused by a heated bearing. MERITED PROMO i ION. George Otis Smith of Maine Made Made Geological Survey Director. ■Washington, April 5.—The President has decided to appoint George (Uis Hmltli of Maine to be director of the geological purvey, to succeed Chari.* C. Walcott, who has been appointed as the head of the Smithsonian Institute. Mr. Smith is at present connected with the geological survey and is in charge of the work in New England. He joined the survey ns tin assistant geologist in isl and since that time has been engag. d in field work. He Is 1W years old. Troops Bound for the South. Ne wport. K. 1.. Apt II -The Cniled States transport Kilpatrick, which left Portland. Me., yesterday with troops from Portland bound fo- Southern point*, put into this harbor tonight. Fhe will take on board detachments of men from the harbor forts hire b fore proceeding South. Earthquakes Cause Avalanches. Geneva. Switzerland. April f*.—Tlmre were two earthquake* today in the It host ikon Alps, on the Austro Swiss frontier. They caused mtmerou- ava lanches. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. The interior of the McDonald Engine er ing Building at McGill University. Mor.t real, was destroyed by lire 1-ridvij. FOR COUGHS. COLDS AND GRIP Hot Sanford’s Ginger is best and safest cure or preventive. A wnys hoan.’.tnl. Actual Increase £..-t58.nSt months ending Dec. Slst. 1»». Of 7-20-4 for twelve This la the fto 8 m Nov Kngland a fsvovlte H. K. THAW’S TRIAL TO PROCEED ON MONDAY. District Attorney Jerome Decides Not To Make an Appeal To the Appellate Division of Court. NO MORE WITNESSES CALLED. Jerome Will Sum Up In a Few Hours—Delmas May Require Two Days to Present Case. New York. April —Tlie trial of Har ry K. Thaw will proceed Monday morn ii.g when Dolphin M. Detain*. the ad imf counsel for the defence, will be- i Sin his summing up ad dr. ss to the! jury. District Attorney Jerome decided late today not to apj ly to the apniHaU* division of the «*uprente eourt for a writ of prohibition or aandarmts to halt the tr>al. He reached this decision, it was said, after a consultation with emi nent counsel. Mr. Jerome may argue brielty Monday morning against the j confirmation of the report of tile luna cy commission, which declared Thaw to i he sane, but lie is aware that Justice Fitzgerald's disposition is to confirm the report, which was unanimous. The district attorney has many witnesses still under subpoena, out it is said he has decided not to call them and will press the trial forward to an early ver dict. or what is regarded more likely, a disagreement of the jury. When Justice Fitzgerald yesterday declined to grant the district attorney access to the minutes of the lunacy commission, Mr. Jerome threatened to cn**ry tin1 matter to the appellate divi sion rat the ground that ho hud been exeHi'h il from the final examination of Thaw by the eomtnission. lie sai l lie had been willing to waive the right to lie present, with the understanding, of course, that he was to he allowed to have possession of tile testimony, lie had promised th- eomtnission not to use this testimony again, t the prisoner in anv way at his trial. Immediately after yesterday’s ad journment. Mr. Jerome set about to f,,r precedents upon whi« li to base l.p- npolieution th-’ higher urt. lie wa.- a> iiis oilier again early this morn ing and limn went to tin- appellate ill usion building. It--p ad of applying for a stay of the trial, however. Mr. J. r emr might counsel among liis judicial friends, and it is said to be »!’on advice that lie reconsidered his deter mination t.> press the mutter. Dr. Allan Mclvine Hamilton was :i the stand as ■rh.ii sj ij- th" dt i me when the tii.i! opt-!- was halted more than two w !'s ran. in or h r that the reeord may be la of straight. ne i tnbabiy will ''called Monday morning, although he may nor be perraitt. d t.» te tifv. Tht re was a .-lipulPioti in court .■>c. ’.e v t'ks ago that ach sid- was to !t: ee one day tor summing up. It was learned tonight, h ■•■rev. r. that Mr. D'drias may rpi ak lor two entire days, i f he wishes this time it undoubtedly i d' le granted to him. District .A 11o. le Jerome lias state! that his sum mi g up would not require more than three oi- four hours. He has xprossod the desire to make his argument with out any sort of interruption for a 1 r.so■ i> n r—AS iili the spolt. of the pilot wheel clutched in -i ti-.iili grip ami a hand extended toward H»‘ boll ropo. George W. Conant was foun 1 lying dead in the pil*'t house of tlv packet Lorena near Hast Liverpool. today. Without a guiding hand the big packet, filled with passengers who aero peacefully sleeping, wandered hitli.r ai d thither through the dena. fog and was running at high int a rock-studded pool when c apt. John Richardson stopted the i raft tr s.i run liinsr to destruction. t Faithful to the last dying hn-atu Copant exhausted his last l‘i» of strength trying vainly to reach the signal rope, a pull *t which would ha.-* stopped ti e boat. His hand was wlih in n few inches of the cord viicn dcatii overtook him. The promot action of Capt. Richardson was all that saved the vessel. Had he remained outside the pitot house a few minutes longer tite boat would have been stove in by the treacherous rocks hidden just underneath the surface in the danger ous channel. A S?t. I.ouis San Francisco fast mail train hound from St. I.ouis to Texas, was wrecked at Catoosa, I. T.. Friday noon. It is reported that three ears went into the ditch and that a number of passengers were injured. CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY. New Yorkers Accused of Interest In Peonage Cases and Attempted Eribcry. New York. April 5.—Following an in V* stipatinn by i’nit' ii States .set ret srr vico iip-nus, jriehat l Tnngiisch. a res taurant proprietor, anti Stanley nags, i private tlett t live, yo re arraigned before rnit- il Slates Commissioner Shit ills to day anti held in $.""00 Imii each for for th r examination Tuesday. They worn charged witli eouspiraey in connection with peonage cases ami with attempting to bribe government officers. Tl’e charges grew nut of the federal grand jury investigations which have thus far resulted in the inilietm'-nt anti arrest of half a dozen men charged -wil.il peonage, in inducing laboring nvn to go to the turpentine and lumber camps in the swamps of southern Florida, where, it is claimed, they wore reduced to a con dition of practical slavery. It is a’degfil that the defendants sought to l.ril**- Julius Knm. a special employe of tiie department of justice, to divulge the names of persons who h ol appeared as w itness* s before the federal grand ii*r>". Kron i.otilied counsel for the gov ernment and today met the defendants hv appointment and the arr* sts were made. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Among the bequests made in the will of William Kgleston of New York, who died March lid. and which was filed for prohate Friday at New York, is on*1 of $100,000 to Yale Fni vrrsity to establish a fund to h** known as the “William C. Kgieston Fund," the income of which is to be tiseii for the purchase of standard works and rare editions for the general library of tlte university. The federal grand jury at Chicago Fri day returned a second indictin' rt against John it. Walsh, former president of the Chicago National Bank, hr urging mis management of that institution. The in dictment contains 17-"> counts charging misapplication of funds ami credits of the bank and also alleging that lie made false entries in his reports to 'the comptroller of the currency. Between 50 and fo trans j notions are covered in the indictment, th’ I aggregate rum involved being about $1. 500.000. The trial of President Walsh has been set for Cct. 13. TALES OF GRAFT. Slory of Booing Before Arkansas Legislature Told By Senator While Testi fying at Perjury Trial. Two Witnesses Tell of Receiving Money Improperly. Little Rock, Ark., April 5.—In one of the most dramatic scenes ever witness ed in the circuit court of Pulaski coun ty, former State Senator John A. liinkle, yesterday, while on the witness stand at the trial of former State Sen ator Webb Covington, on a charge of perjury, told of alleged “boodling” in the last Legislature. Asked by the at torney for Covington as to whether or j not he had testified before the grand jury to receiving from a local liquor dealer $T.OGO in one package and Sdiioo in another as payment for action that had been taken on the Puller beer in spection bill. Hinkle said that he re ceived STeOO at the Jiquor dealer's of fice. Asked with whom he had divided the money he declined to answer. Members of the alleged “boodle com bination” Hinkle alleged, stood about the state house inquiring if "the mon v had come down on the beer bill'' be fore they voted to kill the measure IX P. Cook, also testified. lie admit ted receiving $12,000 from the contrac tor for the state capital and said he gave Covington the money for distri bution. .The names of several members of the Legislature who are under in-, dictment were frequently mentioned in lonnectinn with the alleged grafting. Ex-Senator Butt, alleged to have been a member of the boodle combi natien, was convicted of “boodling.” If you will lilt a tiny vessel ane centi meter eu‘ with hydrogen corpuscles, you can place therein, in round num bers, five hundred and twenty-five octillions (.'_T>.003.000,000,Onft,000,000,C(K>, 000,000.) of them. At least, so Plot lessor R: ushe.tr sail, in a recent ad dress delivered at Lehigh University. If these c, rpu-; ie.s are allowed to run out of the vessel at the rate of 1.000 a second it will require seventeen quintillion (IT. Of,0,000,OOft.HWwO.OOC) of years to empty it. FAIR SATURDAY. Washington, April S>.—Forecast for Saturday an Sunday for Now Bug land; Fair Saturday, colder in south ern portion; Sunday fair; diminishing northwest winds. Boston Forecast. ISoston, April a.—Forecast for Bos ton ami vicinity: Saturday fair and colder; Sunday fair, with s lowly rising tempi star s; northerly to 1 ast, fly winds. Conditions and Central Forecast. Washington, April 1.—A strong area of high l ri sse.n end cold weather is moving eastward across tile Lake le gion. white ;m area of low pressure attended by rain and warm weather is also moving eastward over the cast Gulf states. In New England light showers have fallen. The weather s'uturday will lie cloudy and cold in northeastern districts. Fair weather is indicated for Sunday in Atlantic coast districts. Storm warnings are displayed on the Gulf const end on the Atlantic coast from Norfolk t*> Jacksonville. The winds along the New England coast will tie fiv-li north: middle At lantic coast, fresh north to northeast. IHI .HWLtMTOMmMMWHillW— HERE’S A FAIR PROPOSITION. SNAPPY STYLES IN Keith’s Konqusror BOOTS AND OXFORDS FOR MEN. $3,SO, $4 and $5. STEVENS BALLARD AUGUSTA, MAINE HGUYER H. G. BARKER CO. Opp. Cony Home, Augusta 218 Water SL. Gardiner ANTI-ROOSEVELT SCHEME FAIRLY NIPPER IN THE BUD By Exposure of the intrigue Just Made Public In Washington. PENROSE AND OTHERS DENY STORY. Harriman Not Talking—Nebraska Legislature For mally Endorses President’s Course With Har riman—Hill Arraigned—$1000 Bail. Argument Is Continued In Support of Harriman’s Railroad Operations Before the Interstate Com merce Commission at Washington, D. C. “NIPPED IN THE BUD.1’ ■Washington. April 5.—Sec. Lot-b de clared today that no names were men tioned at the White House yesterday when reference was made to some pub lic man who had been present at a din ner and had told the story of the al leged combination to accomplish the defeat of the President's policies in the] coming Presidential campaign. This dinner was a comparatively recent oc currence. Pec. T.neb paid there were not any additional details of the affair to he given out, but he emphasized the belief which he expressed yesterday j that the publicity which had been made >f the intrigues against the interests of ;'.o President, “would nip the whole -rheme in the bud” before t1 eam of 100X is fully on. li was stu.t- d at tin- White Hop- t iay that knowledge of the cabal al leged to have been fovinod to defeat th" l„,licit s of Hr. TIooscvelt came to the noth e of the President some time 1. lore the dinner at which the whole scheme was laid bare. Persistent efforts were made at the White House today to obtain tic- name if the person who is said to be respon sible for giving away the information, «f the intentions and resources of the| combination, but Secretary I.ocb de clined to make this public. HILL ARRAIGNED. Hold la $1000 for Violating Lr.w In Selling the “Webster” Letter. New York. April 5.—Frank \V. Hilt, the former stenographer for K. H. ifarriman, who was arrested yest r 1 j m a charge of selling the now fur.ioug Sidney Webster letter to a new paper was arraigned in police court today harg- I with a violation of tpen .1 rode. Alexander Millar, .coretaiy of the Tnion Paciiic Hailroad. and m- i nati in for President of a man of Pres- dent Ttoosov. It's choosing in ISOS. The comment of Frank Q. Barstow, a standard Oil director, on the story, was: ‘It is simply absurd, that's all 1 have to Mr. Harriman had a talk talte yester day with H. 1T. Rogers of the Standard 'til Co. He said at its conclusion that the talk was orfy about business matters which were not connected in any way with President Rrrosovek. ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE. Senator Penrose Denies Telling Story of Rich Men's Conspiracy. Phiiadelphia. April T'nited States Senator Penrose had this to say about the published report that he told at a dinn- r the story of a “tioh men's conspi racy" to prevent the selection of Presi dent Roosevelt's choice of a successor to himself: "It is absolutely untrue. I have never said any such thing. It is all untrue. J have always been a sup porter of and believer in President Roosevelt's administration and all its, policies.” The senator was asked: "Have you ever heard of a t'.flOO.OVi, fund to prevent President Roosevelt nam ing !iis successor?” "No, absolutely not.” “Have you ever heard cf the combina tion termed the ‘rich men's conspiracy' no thwart the President In the develop ment of his policies?” “No, I have never heard of auy such combination and have no knowledge of it.” “IMd you attend a dinner of such a character as was mentioned today in the Washington dispatches?” “Xo, I never attended a dinner where such a subject was mentioned. I could not have done so, anyhow, for I just came back from a West Indian cruise with Secretary of the Xnvy Metcalf and S. nr tor Flint of California.. I arrived in Pniiadi ipliiii Tuesday night after a month's trip. Dining that time i did tin* follow tin newspapers nr keep in touch •with affairs in the 1 Tilted States.” ENDORSE THE PRESIDENT. Nebraska House and Senate Approves of Course With Harrintan. Unrein. X«b.. April c.—Tlie Nebraska state Senate today adopted a rolnir that Mr. Carnegie lies- made an i nffts ni 'tii of Jd.lfiUl.lMI# to the Institute. This ph't is in addition to tlie Jt.ooo.iio givi n l>y Mr. t’.irnegle some time a-o. The previous endowment prod les Onn.tOO for the departments of lav ari and museum and a like sir a for the t'arnrgie Schools of Technology. Tlie i ndovtncnt today provides fl.tnM.tftw for these three departments. Mr. Carnegie also establi. lied a pen sion fund for the benefit f those con nected with the institute which after the death of the- recipient is to lie con tinued to the widow in till as. where needed. The average daily wage of Norwegian printers is 93 cents. THE HARRIMAN HEARING. Washington, April .‘.-Continuing his argument. today before the Interstata Commerce Commission in support of the legality of E. H. Harriman’s rail road operations. John O. Milburn laid down the following general proposi tions: A restraint of trade to be within the anti-trust act. must be the direct, immed'ale and necessary effect of tho transaction, and not merely an indirect ra incidental result. (2) A restraint of trade consequent upon a purchase of property, in any of its various forms, is incidental merely and therefore not within the act. (2) The purchase must of course be real: if a mere device for the suppres sion of competition, as it was held to be in the Northern Securities case, while it may lie effective to operate up a the legal title as between the par ties. it in fact, unsubstantial and may be disregarded. (1) Provided the purchase lie real atnl substantial, the motive which In duces p cannot affect the result; for any resultant restraint of trade Is still only conseqncntal and Incidental to the exercise of an absolute and un doubted right, that is, the right to ac quire property. Tlu-refore, the purchase by a railroad company, within its corporate powers of an interest in another line of railway, is not within the act. be cause the restraint upon trade, if any Is not direct, but merely incidental to the purchase. If, however, the purchase by a railroad company within its corporate power" of a line of railway, made to st.- j r s f impt UMon. he obnoxious to the r. t. that result d«s>s not follow If ill.- pun I: in- made for a legitimate ■•I proper purpose of the purchasing roitiimny. Ti In any event, a purchase by a railroad company of an fnterest in a pin* ral is not. parallel and rrenpetiiig. Is not within the act. The i urc-iase liy the 1’nicn Pacl lii of its int'-rests in the Southern Pa l ilie was not made to suppress compe tition but to protect Its property by an rxtension of its line In that way to tho I’u-ifio coast. cii The t'pion Pacific and Southern Pu-lfi. are not parallel or competing line-- «.r systems. This summary proved to be the out line of his entire speech. He contend rd that the purchase of the Southern (Continued on Page Eight.) WAITT BOND’S TOTEM CIGAR Without an exception the finest Five Cent Londre made in the United States. Union Made. 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Try This for Your COUGH It will yield quickly to the soothing and healing effects of Hale’s Honey of 1 iorchound and Tar. A tested remedy that cures coughs and colds. Solil hy druggists. pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one minute. Eyeglasses •'Shur-On” and “So-Eosy,” the best fit ting, wearing, looking eyeglasses to be bad. Tone lens—Inquire about them. High-class prescription work, my spe cialty. Bring in your glasses and have the broken lens replaced. EYES TESTED FREE. M. P. WIGHT, Optician, git Water Street, Augnsta. OPERA HOUSE. Continuous from I fo 6 and 7 fo 10 PROGRAM CHANGED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY ALWAYS THE BEST AND NEW EST MOVING PICTURES Miss Isabel Fritz IN ILLUSTRATED SONGS ADMISSION NOTHING CHEAP BUT THE PRICE. i WOMEN ECONOMIZE! I’.tiy >oiir dress good.? «Iir«*«• t from 11»«• mill and thereby saving the priee of your dressmaker's or tailor’s hill. Write For Samples And Be Convinced Uigli-elas.s goods, the kind worn on Fin li A ve.. New York. PANAMAS FANCY WORSTEDS BROADCLOTHS SERGES—ALL SHADES SEND FOR SAMPLES Shite wh*-n writing what kind of goods von an* most interested in. Hoosac Woolen Mils 77 BEDFORD ST. BOSTON rnHOmi a -v 1 m«i f Remember You call buy King Artliui Ilnur, lturring i lull (steel rut; coffee, Heinz Pickles (bulk oi in bottles), and nearly every thing kept in a lirst-clas; grocery anil provision store, at E.Locke, AUGUSTA. NO DISAPPOINTMENT NOW Clothes Clean, Cleansed and Repaired. PROMPTLY, a littla latar, a rush disap* pointment. WALLACE P. BERRY _ 223 Water St., Augusta. NOTICE he committee on State Pensions "ill be in session at the aldermen’s toom every Friday from 4 to 6 P. M lor one month. E. LOCKE. i Bpr4tf Chairman. TRADE REVIEW. Country Merchants Buying Liberally In Markets. Seasonable Weather In Most Sections Make Good Trade. Textile Mill’s Output Large—Shoe Factories Are Busy. Co's. .Weekly itexiew of Trade tomor row will s:iy: Trade responds to seasonable wea ther, distribution of spring merchan dise fully equalling sanguine txlacta tions. and country merchants purchase liberally from wholesalers at leading centers, imports from principal cities are uniformly favorable, active busi ness being accompanied by further im provement in collections. Primary markets for textiles are quiet out there is no diminution of the output of mills, except where labor cannot be secured. Most cotton goods producers have Orders coxeiing output so far into the future that the lighten ed pressure is helpful. Jobbers are still selling goods purchased below tie' present level and the future of the market can not be determined until unfilled orders are placed at the high est prices. No assistance is anticipa ted from ihe export department until fall, especially as regards China. De mand is vigorous for light weight cot tons for the big trade, converters being poorly prepared for requirements, which are usually very large in July As to woolen goods, slight improve inent in the mens’ wear division it found in larger duplicate orders, but clothiers have not been able to deter mine the trend of demand fiom sales men's returns. Footwear factories are si ill busy, an.’ hirls for full goods at slight concessions are rejected by producers, who do not anticipate any read justment of quota tions. Increased activity is expected within tin- next two weeks after job tiers have taken inventories showing tiie extent of Eastern trade. Jobbing business continues brisk at the East, the forwardings from Boston are well maintained. Demand for sole leather has improved, and Friday it was re ported that 400,000 sides had been taker out of the market, which should ma terially strengthen all departments ol the industry. Harness leather hac again- declined and glazed kid is did' any weak but the easier tone has not produced any general fall in quota tions. Country hides declined sharplx and some further concessions have oc curred in packer hides because of tin iiidiflereiac of tanners, yet the ton. 1 is better mi account of the easier mon ey market. A fair absoption of receipt: l prevents any material weakness it foreign dry hides. Commeri ial failures this week in tin United States are 170 against 107. tie corresponding weak last year. Fail ures in t’anuda number J.7 against 1 last year. I’radstrent's State of Ti.nlc tomorrow will say: Something like a lull in retail trade i; shown this weak in Canada, causes f«»» this being react ion from Easter ac tivity, a cciio snap and bad country roads. Business clone* before Easier or spring account was gnml. howc yer There is still some complaint as to ml lections, though these have slighth improved in flm Northwest. Failures for the week ninnher If. as against 17 in this week a year ago FILES AND MOSES HELD For Grand Jury In Case of Death of Adaline Louise Holt. I’urMiinil, Me., April —On charges of abortion on the body of Adaline Louise Holt, the 111-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Holt of Wind ham. who died at tile house of her unele on Braelodt street Saturday morning. Dr. Charles O. Files of this oity and Herbert A. Moses of Windham mre bound over to the May term of the superior eourt by Judge Hill in the municipal eourt Friday morning, prob able cause having been found. Dr. Files was released under bonds of $.'000 and Moses und0*?*.00 per cord. Portland Market. Portland, April FLOUR—Michigan and St. l,ouis straight, $1.30*0.45; do., clear-. St.OOAi-l.li): winter wheait patent. $4.40^4.55; spring wheat patents, $4.90*65.30. BUTTER—Cream ery. fancy, iter 1b. 33c.; tub creamery. 31 Vermont. 253, EGGS—Eastern, fresh, 2Ttt21c.; western, flash. $10020c. CHEESE—N. Y„ and factory, 14$15c. sago. ir/„i5'-4c. 11UAIN—Corn, ear lots, 5, r,. bags, 5M/-WC.; me'11, bags, .'N't/CO1.'.; ttais. now ami In car lots, 51@53c.; bags. 52*i54c.; Minn., sarki d bran, bag Imts. 27 wheat bran, ear lots. $2.7.00: bag lets, $j5*f 26: brown middlings, ear lots, $21.30. (IR AN't!ES— Florida. $3*: 3.50. PRODUCE—B‘ ins. California pea. $2.50; yellow eyes. $2.00*12.1-5; Red Kidneys, $2.75*12.93; fowls. M*t15c.: turkeys, west ern. 20O22e.: ehiekens, 16ft 17c. PROVISIONS—Pork, heavy, $19.30; me dium. $19.75. LARD -Pure tes.. Urn If bbls., 10V'i1"’/»e raises. ll'4o.; compound tes., half barrels, 8"s*i S-Xtc.: cases, 9-"trj*i97,c. SUGAR—Ex quality, bbls., $4.99; small bbls.. $1.99; sacks, $4.99; extra C.. *4.70. Boston Market. Poston. April 3. FLOUR—Mill shipment, spring patents are offered at $1.Toft 1.70; winter patents, $3.83*14 13. CORNMFAT,—Steady, $2.55*62.60 per bills., bags, $1.06* 1.10; granulated. $2.9i>*i 3.00: bolted. $2.75*'2.S3. CORN—Steamer. yvlinw spot, 51*. ,i5c No. 2, yellow. 3614s.. to ship, per bushel. 304c.; fores. 6f»6'4c. LAMBS AND MUTTON—I>ambs are steady. Lambs, spring. 12$2©13c.; yeatl ings. 9*J10c mutton. 9*210c. VEAL—Per lb.. 10*rl2c. POULTRY—Turkeys. western, I9r.; chickens, western broilers, per lb.. IS*/,20c, i t hickens, northern broilers, 30032c.; west ern fowl, 14*i 15c. BUTTER—Creamery. Northern choice round lots. 31032c. per lb.:western cream ery. 30tb31c.; north dairy, 26*$28c. CHEESE—York state, 14-V&15&:.; Ver mont. 14015c. EGGS—Eastern. 13-u20c; western. 17140 JSiio. BEANS—Market is steady. Peas pel bu.. $1.55$-1.60; medium. N. Y„ $1.5001.55 Red Kidneys, $2,4002 45. APPLES—Baldwins, No. 1. per bbl. $225*12.73; mixed Baldwins per bbl., $1.7.5*; "TlAY AND STRAW-No. 1 grade. $21.50* 32^ rye, per ton, $13013.50; oat straw, $9*1 POTATOES—Green Mountain, 63©35o. per bit., s;weet potatoes, per bbl., $3.50. SUGAR—Refined sugar, steady. Pow dered $4.90; granulated, $4.80. KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK Opera House Block, Opposite Post Office GEO E. MACOMBER, Prss. TRUSTEES William P. Whltehouse, H. M. Heath. John W. Chose, M. S. Hulway, Deposits May 29, 1906, Reserve and undivided p rofits. Total Assets, W. G. BOOTH BY, Treat. Geo. E. Maoombor, Thomas J. Lynch. F. O. Kinsman. $1,153,185.25 93,277.08 -$1,246,462.33 Market value of resources above llabf.l ty for deposits, as estimated by Bank examiner, May 29th, 1906 H90.23fi.9l Deposits received on or before the 10th w ill draw interest from %t day of month. Dividends declared and credited first Mo ndavs of May and November. Accounts can be opened, money sent and money withdrawn by mall. Fur full particulars address W. G. BOOTH BY, Treasurer. '1 I I 4 X We Hay 4 Per Cent on Time Deposits GRANITE NATIONAL BANK, of AUGUSTA, MAINE Business Sermons to Young Men Number Sixteen A small percentage of your ear nines saved from each pay envelope will not be missed—and you will soon have a comfortable sum to your credit. We invite you to make a deposit with us every pay day. m Interest Paid On Savings Accounts, COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY. Augusta Trust Co. Augusta, Maine. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital, $250,000.00 4 Per Cent. Interest in SAVINGS Department Dividend No. 117 Feb. 6, 1907 at the rate of 4 PER CENT PER ANNUM Augusta Savings Bank ORGANIZED SEPT. 29, 1848 Deposits July JI. lDOK. Iteserve fund and undivided profit,]. $7,343,394.75 480,858.75 Total LESLIE C. CORNISH, Prc. “lENDALL TITCOMB, Vic, Pr... Rcni. HPcncH. T„„y SMOel CHAS. R. WHITTEN, Treasurer. Pain Saving DENTISTRY MODERN CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK Warranted Work at Reasonable Prices ALBA DENTAL ROOMS Tel. 2*2-2 m Water Street-Over Heresy'. Shoe Slow.
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ROYAL BLUE LINE SL'“Th* Personally Conducted Tours Washington PHILADELPHIA and NF.W YORK Trip of a CC5&CC Covers all Week 'sjS'fCs^# Expenses PROM BOSTON April 19th. Tour of May 3d, $27.00. GETTYSBURG and WASHINGTON May 17th, $32, Covers All Expenses Guide to Washington and Itinerary of arty tour desired on application to 1-B Scott N E P A .V.f)Wn,h:riK n St. Boston IT’S DUTCH 10 and 25 Cents At Your grocer’s THE DUTCH MAKE THE BEST COCOA. IDEAL IS MADE BY DUTCHMEN IN THE CLEANEST MILL IN THE BUSINESS. IE YOU DON’T BELIEVE IT WE CAN PROVE IT. DRINK IDEAL COCOA. NO HUMAN HANDS TOUCH IT. IT’S PURE AND CLEAN. THINK IT OVER* ARTISTIC TRIUMPHS IN CHINA Painted by Hand From the* Studio of W. A. PICKARD RAVF.NSWOOI). CHICAGO. For Sale ov J Harry P. Lowell, 1 Jeweler, j! 0pp. Granite Nal’l Bank, Augusta 1 ANNOUNCEMENT ■■MW»wawwvMM>w-'jw7fHU\«nMMMaak4 mm Augusta Steam Dye House 140 Wafer Street Fine Dyeing, Steam and Naphtha cleansing of ail Textile Fabrics. RID GLOVES CLEANSED F. V. STEVENS, Prop. npnuni* Nothing Nicer! Royal Purple Peas Per Can .15 Per Doz. 1.60 For Sal«* By Merrill Bros. Dealers in Fancy Groceries Provisions SEA MOSS FAR1NE is pure, health-giving food, toothsome, nutritious, econom ical. Buy it house-keepers, hotels, restaurants, bakeries. 25c. package makes 16 quarts dessert dishes. Just the feed required by infants and invalids ■-.mrlf liw. 1.- on Mt^.Co. F-rookL>u,£lV. STATE HOUSE. Location of| Augusta Waterville Railway. Petition Asking Approval by tbe Railroad Commissioners. Mrllinockct’s First Banking Insti tution Opens Thursday. STATE HOUSE CALENDAR. Next Meeting of Governor and Council, Tuesday, April 16, at 10 A. M. An announcement which will be of hutch interest to the people ol* this sec tion of Kennebec county was made at the office of the Board of Railroad Com missioners Friday morning, it being of the receipt of a petition from the Au gusta Waterville Railway Co. asking the approval by the board of the loca tion of the proposed railroad track be tween Augusta and Waterville. Includ 'd ii! (lie petition were the approvals of location granted by the municipal offi cers of the city of Augusta and the offi cers of the towns of Vassalboro a ml Winslow, they being as follows: Ilv the municipal officers of the city of Augusta: Beginning on Bangor street at. the north line of (Vmy street, thence along Bangor street to the Ban gor road, and thence along the Ban g >r road to a point opposite the land of Charles Morey. By the town officers of Vassalboro: On the road leading from Riverside to Cross hill, 27. feet each side of station ::r,';xt;7 and station 37.4x17, between land of Ira J. Bobbins and land of Charles F.. Sturgis, it being understood that tie said railroad is to cross the said road within the 7.0 feet, so described. On the road leading from the River road to Webber pond, called the Fond road, 2.i feet each side of station "il'.ix'.t and station 271x10. being between the lands of Joshua Bobbins, it being un derstood that tile said railroad is to cross the said road within the feet so described. On the same road beginhing at a point opposite station SOIxtlS, thence along and upon said road to a point op posite station -HSx2S, both of said sta tions being on the plan of the Augusta K- Waterville Railway. On the road leading from the Town house to the North Vassalboro mail. ->7 feet each side of station 7.77\'7.x and station r.7Sx8, between lands of S. II Warden and I,. McCoy, it being umler lood that thi said railroad is to cross -aid road within the r.O f. t so d* -rihed. Or> tiie road leading from the Fond •oad to Fast Vassalboro road and called lie Fast Vassamoro mad, 27. feet each -i.ie of station 7.S7x77 and station 7,x-s_‘T. letwe'n tie- lands of Flijnii Pope, i! be ns understood that the said railroad s to cross the said road within ih a I'.ini opposite station TCIx::':. in the same road beginning at a t mint opposite station 77!v the Iown i.Iik’i rs of mso.w: T’.e tinning ;it the boundary 1 ii• of tile own of Vnss.ilhoro anil the town of Vinslnw, mi the roail leading from Corth Vassalborii to Winslow ami ailed the North Vassalhom mail, la mi' along anil nimn said road to a ■oii:t opposite station *81x1:1. thence 1 ing ami upon said roail to a [mint op posite station 889xM> to the Benton oad or Selin st honk river road, so all»>d, on tin1 oast side of the S diasti ooi: tivir and along and upon said teuton mad or tim Sobast hunk River oad tin- bridge crossing tin- Sebas ionok river, tln-nce across, itlnitR and ij,on said bridge to the road leading roni Sand hill to the Tieonie bridge, heme on the Sand hill road to the Ti onic bridge to the Waterville eitv line. A pttitinn hits ft Iso been received at he office of tin- hoard from tin- Ivw stoti, A i ten s t a .Vr Waterville Street tailway for a missing over the track ,f the Cram) Trunk Railway at Me lianie falls. Annoiini’ennnt was made at tin' thee of the hank examiner yosterday hat the Millinoeket Trust Co. of tie own of Millinoeket opened its doors or business Thursday mommy, it ii ins tlie first banking institution to lie tarted in the town. The headi|itar ers of the company at present are in a tore. Inn a Host on architect is titak plans for a handsome building of ,ri.k. which will be erected in the n ar future, and whieli will lie tilted ip for banking rooms on ttie street loor, while the upper rooms will he inished as a tlat for the oeetipatiey of lie treasurer. The new building will ie fitted up in the most modern way. vitli electric protection, etc., and will ie one of the best in New Kngland in i town of the size of Millinoeket. The ompatty was chartered in 190.1. and he charter was amended in 1901, an t igain in 1907. The company was or ganized with a. capital of $7.>, a pita I stock, of which S.*• m» is paid in: officers: President, loin! t'hu.ve, of perry, X. II. Ti t iifcr. John :ine« fn.m "King Henry VII!," ‘Jerinan Mr. Ihickctf. (a» "Who |s Sylvia V” Schubert (l»> “ll.irk! Hark’ the Lark." S«l»uh‘n Mrs Klmor** Pa ja r S mgs ol the Drama. MBs 1 l.t: I. Ponc.s: "In ink if.* Me Only.'* Old Kngli h (hi "i '.iii I.nilahv." Mrs. H If A Ihael, Mrs. l ie*. N' .-lur; fr. n: ••Midsummer Nighf. a rti. Air*'*, Pricket t. S-mc: i "She AT.-v r Told Ih r Love." Paydn (ht Lot* .-ofig from Tunna., contains in* nercury, and is taker, .int• t u.illy. acting lircepy upon tin* blood and ruinous si:r :i**es of the; system. In buying Mall's I ’iitarrh faro be sure 'you g*-i i he g* n tinc. It is taken innr-n.iHy and mad in l'ole*lo. Ohio, by l\ J. per bottle Tsil-:** Hall's Family Pills for c.mstipa ion. ring Humors It is important to you from every standpoint that you should thoroughly cleanse your blood from all those impure, poisonous and effete matters that have i accumulated m it (luring the winter. Do this by taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and begin now. You will feel better, look better, cat and sleep better, do your work more easily and! j satisfactorily, and be in good (.ondition to| i resist prevalent diseases and to withstand the hot waves of summer which have such, a depressing and prostrating effect on the l weak, debilitated and run-down. The secret of the unequaled success of Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a remedy for Spring Humors is the fact, proven an nually by thousands of grateful people, that it thoroughly cleanses the blood, gives strength and tone to every organ and builds up the whole system. 26 Years Experience-Hood’s Never Fails “I speak from experience of 'J'i years with Hood's Sarxa parilla in civilly n.v recommendation. For spring humors and j as a genera! hlood purifier this medicine never fails. It always does all that is elaiun d for it, and more. I know i it to lie good for scrofula, salt rheum, and all similar troubles, and a .1 general spring, medicine I euu positive!} :-av it hex. at a MRS. J. F. (;!•;K. nia no equal. It. gives mo genuine satisfaction to -ay those few words in favor of the medicine I have round mi reliable in our family.” Mt;s. .1. 1-'. (iKE, 50 iould Street, Stoneliani, Maas. Hood's Sarsaparilla Will Convince and Cure Where Given a Fair Trial. Buy a Bottle TODAY. Sarsaiabs f t.il.li limiinsk in iii-vv |>:i11• -i iis. Ladies’ Fancy Nec wear A liit? showing of n«\v m*ekwi of fii»r. stocks ai 39c. Hosiery and Gloves !All'll ViilucH ill I I In- lit- 1’"if. Iin.si* A I'ii? liit- hi Inn liiin k iiihI fnl'ii p;iir fur 25c. i lit- fity. kill tclnves wliilf*. '•>1 inifi-s. BUCKLEY'S Telephone No. 159-11 Our Grand MILLINERY OPENING April 10, 1907 Wait lor Us, the grandest Spring Opening this store has ever known Exclusive Styles in all Ready to Wear Goods. New Muslin Waists Special Values. See the $1.50 Waists going al $1.15, The best $1.00 Muslin Waist in the city. Other extra values at $1.25, $1.50, $1.98, $2.25 and $2.50. Silk Waists See our White Jap. Silk Waists. You will wonder how it is pos sible to give such values. Our Waists Always Fit. We Guarantee Our Prices to Be As Low If Not the Lowest Prices In Town. In Addition to Our Low Prices We Give Profit Sharing Stamps FREE. Coats and Suits A chuirp 1 it.«* of 1,-nlii s' :in<l Misses* suits raiiKiiiK in jnic.* from $10 to $33. HV <1<» claim to sell our suits at a Sitviiitf of from $1 to $r» n a suit. We tin- showing the best fitting garments in the city. We fitn probably fi| you without a Item t ions. Alterations free. lackets, for Ladies, Misses and Children All the new styles. nil the new materials at money saving prices. children’s Dresses Special low prices on children's sailor soils an.I dresses. .lost tin* thins; for school wear. t'heap ei and better and prettier I ban mam ma can make them. Domestics A complete slock of domestics at lowest market prices. We have just added a new line of Curtains in Muslins, Lace and Bobbinet. See the Muslin Curtains from 29c per pair up to $1.00. Special values in Curtains up to $5.00. VQg)-200 WATER ST. AUGUSTA ME Thiirs-SrSat
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