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An Independent Journal, Devoted to Home Interests. Established in 1878.

VOLUME 21. HALLOWELL, ME., SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1898. NUMBERi» \

(i) 6) (t) (t) (i> (jt) (*) 6> 6 ) (e) (*) G>(£)(*)6)(i)(£)(i)(t)(i)(i)(t)(i) SUMMER SCHOOLS. of rivers, the importance of valleys, the self improvement; how much is really we grew, not by steps but by leaps, in in their course and levels as vhtn ,mtin 3 influence of climate on land forms and necessary, in order to teach geography the fulfillment of what must be our ulti­ drew her finger through the surface to A Paper Read before the Grammer School organized life. successfully, that one should have some mate destiny. If politicians will cease mark out their passage to tie seu. The Teachers of Gloucester, Mass. Sledge Hammer Prices Then coast lines:—-The uplift and knowledge of astronomy, geology and to make a football of economic questions, hardness of our rocks furnish no por- ANNIE M. LAKEMAN. depression, modified by the action of the physics, that co-relation of studies, if the nation will emulate the New Eng­ tunity for loss of water by r steriona sea. In regard to summer schools, opinions which we hear mentioned so often. land honesty that has ever guided the rivers that iveird-like disappear in ne The distribution of animals, location differ. Many persons, who seem quali­ Was I discouraged by the outlook? people of the Pine Tree State, Maine is ground when wanted and reappear TO CLOSE OUT WRAPPERS. fied to judge, oppose summer schools on of settlement and growth of cities, No, not that I had already attained, destined to be thejworkshop of America. when and where no man needs th m. population of the globe. the ground that after the exhausting either were already perfect, but for­ We have the natural conditions. To be For like reasons our lakes ire ater $1.75, 1.50, 1.25 W rappers for only G9c. work of the year, teaehers are physically Of several excursions made I will getting those things which are behind let alone will be the fulfillment of the tight, ready to give of their abundance 75 cent Wrappers, small and medium sizes, only 89c. unable to stand the strain, that they mention but one, the trip to Province- “ I press toward the mark,” a higher prophecy. when controlled by gate or dam. town. As we sailed down the harbor, standard of preparation for my calling We are situated midway between the As a rule the rock bed; rur st right in­ CHILDRENS’ WOOL HOSE, TO CLOSE. need the vacation for rest. Others be­ lieve that work may be combined with our attention was called to the rounded —as a teacher. equator and the pole, with a medium gles.with the riyer con. eg, lessen) ig the 15c. Hose for only 9c., 3 pair 25c. rest. The trite maxim, “ In numbers hills of glacial origin, to which the name temperature that tends to equalize and wear. We cannot boa > of r oil s » deep Ladies’ Hose, wool, for only 12c. per pair. “ drutnlin” was given. Many of the balance evaporation. The winds of heav­ there is strength,” again proves true, MAINE. tbat to live upon it is to risk “ life liberty Ladies’ Eleeced Pants, 12c. per pair. and the surprise of the uninitiated may drum-lin islands in Boston harbor were en are here proverbially as variable as and the pursuit of h vpiness.” The Children’s Fleeced Pants and Vests, 12 l-2c. each. be imagined, when he learns that more at one time attached to j the mainland by Address before the Portland Club by Hon. Virgil pictured the love of a woman. thinness of soil lessen: fertility, but 1 long sand-bars. We tried to apply the Ladies’ Fleeced Vest, regular 50c. goods for 33c. than six hundred teachers from all parts H. M. Heath of Augusta. The moisture from the clouds comes is the case, where our rivers rock \ knowledge we had gained, by observa­ with an evenness and gentle fall that New line of Corsets, 89c. of the United States, from the most and rock-bound impel- 1 the plant o tion. Of one tiling we are absolutely In the last decade Maine increased but rarely imperils structures upon our river manufacturer who has builder hi" b All Wool Serge, in blue only, great bargain, 45 inches wide only 39c eastern state in the Union to the Pacific’s peaceful shores, from the “ Great Lakes” certain, viz., that the ocean has waves; a trifle in population, from 648,936 to banks. upon a rock. The thief that come; >y Job lot of Agate Buttons, only lc. dozen. to the Gulf, gathered at Harvard—this we studied waves, but not the smooth, 661,086. But the increase was in the We stand upon the leeward side of night with storm and fresh?‘ but rely Thess are small lots that I shall close to make room for Mecca of universal knowledge. glassy surface, so often described by ei.ies and around the centres of manu­ the continent. The Gulf stream, the steals the reward of in v e s t ’' oapi ial. The mere presence of so many teach­ voyagers. We tested the extreme mo­ facture, the hope of Maine in the years great kettle of the ocean, pouring out Our magnificent forests .re the safeU ers was an inspiration. bility of the ocean as! we went alter­ to come. The city population increased volumes of moisture-laden winds sends valve for our water power Tl area • f /New Spring Goods. nately from crest to trough. Nor did The buildings that had sheltered our from 87,110 to 130,346. its clouds directly over us to give of the state is some 33,040 square miles. You will find bargains at my store every day. struggling army in the war for indepen­ we once sigh for a But few appreciate the gigantic their abundance when needed most. The forest surface is 21,0( square ml es, “ Life on the ocean wave, strides of our state along the lines of The oceanic exposure south and east and of'this 15,000 squ e miles r a of dence, whose college halls are still fra­ A home on the rolling deep.” checks the drying winds of the west and grant with memories of Longfellow, Arriving at Provincctown, we went wealth, of comfort and of material de­ primeval wood located ' die dead of our steadies evaporation to an equality. The Bargain Store, Lord Block. Lowell, Wendell Phillips and Charles first to Highland Light. Those who velopment. The number of dwellings river systems. Some one has show a Pushed out to the northeast angle of the Sumner, and a host of the sons of the felt like climbing to the top of the light­ ran up from 124,959 in 1880 to 135,255 that the states of Hour cptieut, Delaware continent, the northerly winds come old Bay State,whom the nation delighteth house to inspect a light of the first class in 1890. We have become emphatically and lihuuO Island, coijid h- ' * *’ loaded with cooling breezes that abate to honor. were permitted to do so. Carefully a people of homeowners with a total of northern forests it.wj, evaporation and largely tend to cause a C. H. OLDHAM. The many places of historic interest descending the cliff near the light, which 88,233 homes, 42,370 are owned free of need a guide and cv. uniform discharge of our rivers. The connected with “ the birth of our na­ is 100 feet above the beach, we noticed incumbrance and but 9,042 are mort­ way through the ma meeting of the currents of water from tion.” the fine examples of “ alluvial fans” gaged for the trifling sum of $6,160,766. still left. The pine hj the frozen north with the warm seas off ’Twas here that the “ Father of our made by the rain streams washing the We have 57,391 farms owned by the is fast disappearing, bu our coast send over us the massive Country” took command of the con­ steep sides of the cliff*. We found pebbles sturdy men that on our hills develop never come when about the- clouds and dreaded fogs that in the end tinental army, and as we trace the steps whose sharp edges were cut by the the noblest types of American manhood. dense woods will not delig are reservoirs of power for our lakes 20 per cent. Discount of those who fought for independence, coarse sand, which w were told would The evils of tenant farming are but little man and play their part in and rivers. They hang like a blanket who gave their lives for us, our hearts even scratch the window glass and cause known, for of these farms but 4,731 are of nature. To cut one oo< 5 ? but U 0 makt between us and the sun to prevent a On all our Heavyweight thrill with patriotism. a person’s face to bleedtshonld he chance hired. With a total value of $98,567,730 room for the growth of another. [ /en prodigal waste of nature’s powers. To Leaving now all the external in- to encounter a sto^oj. but 12,679 farms are mortgaged, carry­ behind the ranges of. fire com' ^ £jle ing a burden of only $6,741,922. no other state or section is given this Alienees by which we are surrounded, The peninsular q ,pe Cod was com- courageous hard wood gro,r--->. A sa geographical position where the dry- which con p:ue 1 to the arm, wrmX tr.rf fingers,penin­ From 1860 to 1890 the true valuation matter of climatic ii nen foo8e of us winds of the west, the polar winds of CLOTHING! pleasure a lei us giv< b fib sular meaning arm, the elbow at Chat-1 of tbc "tate -i "M illed from $190,211,600 who revel in the w< a,mine know north and the warm water-loaded winds - ever still l'CAC, Owing to the warm weather, we have a large stock of heavyweight as at the \v irk of ham, the wrist at Highland Light, and I to $489,134,128. That the assessors of • Lavci of the south meet iu equipoise to fur­ s Ofoi.oats pnd Ulsters that we ufost disixise of, and we pro­ be eogv-u. 1the fingers curving and ffrffng Province-1 1890 could find but $309,129,101 to be >ut their u rns to 0 ribute tl to do it, and nave made tli.s big discount. nish ibe natural conditions u£ a Ant were given by Prof. Davis town, whose harbor is enclosed b\ the taxed is a striking commentary upon the if work n-- in . « S of old uniform fall of rain. ofty pines ignore- he 1 iroi each inor ing of the week except on slender spit called Long Point. inefficiency of our laws and the weakness $15.00 Suits, Overcoats, and Ulsters, reduced to $ beneath its shade. a id 12.00 Saturday. In the afternoon students The outline of the cape was assumed to say the least of the human nature With an average rainfall of 42 inches, trees will die, centun in and century who wished had the privilege of study­ to have been, at one time, very irregular, that classes the tax gatherer with the not less than one and a quarter trillion out, generations to come will find iu our $12.00 Suits, Overcoats, and Ulsters, “ “ $9,60 ing the maps, globes and models in the but by action of wind and tide to have evils of fire and pestilence. cubic feet of water is annually dis­ northern forests the same s mg , mossy laboratory; or the books in the refer­ become continuous. The millionaires of Maine can be charged by our rivers or an average of counted upon the fingers of the hands, growth jeneath the trees <■ inserving as $10.00 Suits, Overcoats, and Ulsters, “ “ $ 8 . 0 0 ence libraries. Very many of the teach­ The drift that is taken northward by three billion feet a day. A factor of of old the waters of tin eaith. ers attended the forenoon session only. the storms has collected and formed the but these figures demonstrate the irre­ great importance is the average elevation And so on. Ask to see our If the forests are the sa-c^y va ve the As no examinations were held the spit, which on its east side is being cut sistible conclusion that in no state has a through which this wa^er tumbles; ap­ generation seen a greater increase in the wonderful lake system of Mait.e is the All Wool Fleeced Underwear for 4 0 c , worth 75c the attendance and work of the students back at the rate of three feet per year. proximately it is not less than 600 average diffusion of the comforts of life. fly wheel which controls t e or put was entirely voluntary. One or two At the same time the mainland nar­ feet. In its descent this water yields a These are all new goods bought this Fall and we will guarantee them in every That Maine had in 1890 but 161 paupers of power. Vast storage b ii 1, they lectures per week were given to all mem­ rowed, scooped out on the west, and in theoretical horsepower of nearly 7,000,- wav. We have a large line of Christmas Novelties. yield readily to the hand of man . Ex­ bers of the summer school. Local ex­ time a breach will be made and the is to her eternal praise. 000 of which at least 2,000,000 is practi­ Not alone has thrift been found in cluding the peculiar lagoons tl be you s cursions were made to study the geog­ point will vanish. cally available, capable of great in­ private life. The incubus of public of Florida, Texas and Nortl C arolina, raphy of the land and of the sea. As we meandered along the single crease when we cease the wasteful meth­ Maine has more lake surface t bai any The former methods of teaching village street, we wondered why people debt rests lightly upon the state, and the ods of floating logs from the stump to subdivisions of her sovereignty. In state in the Union except Mr m< -Ha. geography by memorizing text and would build there, knowing the migra­ the mill with water that should be turn­ No district on any globe ol ec ua l ivea learning “ map questions,” were entirely tory character of the sand dunes; the 1880 the aggregate of state, county, ing wheels and creating wealth. municipal and school district debt was can equal it. Connected with oav ri ’rer\ discountenanced. “ Home geography” houses were arranged promiscuously, The grand divide between the water $23,235,980 ; in 1890 it was but $15,600,- there are 1620 lakes with a write -n fa* and physical geography were advocated, many seaming to end in the dunes. We system is far in the interior, in some The Clothier and Furnisher 770, a reduction of nearly one-third. places 2000 feet above the level of the of 3145 square miles or about coe- thus developing the understanding in­ thought they could not realize their of our total area. Situate hrgudy at 141 WATER ST,, GARDINER, MAINE. stead of the memory. impending doom, and that “ corner lots” The charge of extravagance in state sea. This southern slope with its aver­ affairs disappears before the figures that the head of our rivers they tartd at the 10jai»98 We first studied mathematical geogra­ must be at a discount, till we were in­ age pitch of seven feet to the mile sea­ point of the greatest cons ’vati- >u of phy and learned of the ideas and theories formed that this dire calamity so re­ the state debt of $5,511,871 in 1880 was ward tends to carry oft’ the water with force. As to their elev Ion, mark HEADQUARTERS FOR of some of the early geographers, cently prophesied would not occur for in 1890 but $3,470,908, a debt now borne economy and comparative uniformity. Moosehead, monarch of tl n ail Eudoxus, Eratosthenes, Strabo, Etal. 3000 years. at three per cent and so funded that the Nor does the water come rushing down Granite and-Marble Monuments When we ascertained that Strabo wrote A visit to the sand dunes which lie to present generation will see the last dol­ over heavy falls at the outset; the dis­ feet above the sea, and 4h aor/ek > seventeen books upon the subject of the north of the town will repay one lar honorably paid in the coin of gold tribution of fall is uniform to a remark­ 1511 feet above the ebb ar flow of the Geography, we concluded that “ fads” who makes the journey for ail his trouble. that stands for honor and good faith be­ able degree. tide. Mind you, and tlu Mississippi Tablets and Headstones. are not an evolution of the 19th cen­ A new world seems to open before the tween man and man. Our mountains, medium of height, drops but 1575 feet and from Lake Sc tury. visitor, he would almost imagine from Maine’s greatest development has been often isolated peaks, massive rocks, perior to the St. Lawrence is Amt 630 along the lines of manufactures. In the with broad forests at their bases were feet. All kinds of Cemetery Work Done Neatly Under the subject of meteorology their size and extent that the sphinx or were given certain planetary characteris­ one of the pyramids would rise from last decade the number of establishments modelled to conserve to uniformity of Such is a hasty review of !he natural and Promptly. !© Prices Right. tics in regard to temperature, winds, this undulating sea of sand. increased from 4,481 to 5,010. The cap­ water flow. As a rule they stand at the conditions that point out unerringly the monsoons, storms, rainfall, etc., the Dime has covered dune; a plentiful ital employed grew from $49,988,171 to head of the systems, gateways to the future of our state. No section of »e Tablets and Monuments, Granite or Marble, Cleaned distance of the moon from the earth supply of sand aids their yearly en­ $80,419,809. In 1880 the number of great reservoirs they help to control. globe can duplicate these condition , I. at Lowest Prices, All Work Guaranteed Ftrst-Class. and the attractive forces of the one to croachments on the land. They have employes was 52,945; while in 1890 From mountain side to the harbors of These figures and suggestions are no the other. invaded the forest, so that now one can labor brought its rewards to 75,780 of the sea, the surface is broken into val­ original. All are drawn, however, Eudoxus, who lived several centuries pick leaves from the top of the sturdy our people. But, better than all, while leys where rests the systems of lakes and sources of high authority and are to b WILLIAM TREGEHBO, before Christ, found “ that the stars ran oaks that seem about to give up the the number employed had increased less ponds that hold the waters for the relied upon as accurate and jot uiisleat ing. Gentlemen of my profession ‘ 94 Water St., Hallowell. around the horizon in a circle and made struggle for life in their native element. than 50 per cent, the amount of wages droughts of summer and of winter. In the circuit once a day.” Thus early was The Province lands, a large convex- increased 100 per cent for the amount stead of mountain ranges, the divide be­ row with a lavish hand. the study of the heatens commenced. hooked spit, are built of the waste from paid in 1880 was $13,623,318 and in tween systems is often a mammoth Upon our coast we have harbors Those were not the days of big telescopes. the cliff on the outside of the cape. 1890 $26,526,217. And, yet, in the face swamp where the’waters mingle uncer­ could ride the navies of the world. O Scientific men have been pursuing their What shall I say more in the brief time of such figures as these, doctrinaires tain whether to seek the sea past the scanty soil cannot comp te with the ric investigations for centuries, and with the allotted me without trespassing upon will assail the beneficent policy of Pro" glories of Kineo or beneath the kingly exuberance of the West it cm, howev­ Headquarters advance of scientific knowledge, it seems your time and patience! tection. It is not surprising that the frown of Katahdin. Along the valleys, er, feed at a greater profit the operatives as though these questions, asked by one Shall I tell you of lands adolescent present Governor holds his title by a through the hills, in channels rock bound in a market near by. ^Shipbuilding has so long ago, might be answered, “ Who and mature, of doab and strath, dene- plurality so large that the opposition and braced with granite beams, our riv­ bowed its head to the sway of stern . hath measured the waters in the hollow plain and cuesta? vote ranks in the returns as scattering. ers find a home stronger than the kin of The cutting of spruce muni m a yeai; of his hand and meted out the heaven Of duties, kaines and eskers, of rivers, Maine was destined by nature pre-emi­ man could build with walls of masonry. diminish. We have no coal with which LOADED Shells, with a span; weighed the mountains in insequent, obeeqnent and subsequent, nently as a manufacturing state. In her In our rocks we find no coal nor mineral to harness steam. In the graniluer of scales and the hills in a balance, tel loth degrading, aggrading and betrnnked? early history the controversy over the wealth save such as will delight the lover our water power and its ultimate devel­ Gunpowder and Ammunition. the number of the stars and calleth them For conclusion let me say that teach­ northeastern boundary retarded her nat­ of occult science or perchance set on foot opment, is the hope of the commerce of all by name.” ers were urged to study home geography, ural growth, A narrow policy of legisla­ that wild love of speculation that finds Portland, the dairies of the Kennebec, Then we considered the ocean, its by making excursions with their pupils, tion for decades repelled capital. Her in every generation a fresh crop of un­ the orchards of Franklin and the rolling Shells loaded to order with Special Loads and at mobility, the distribution and form of even though lacking experience in teach­ people, like children afraid of the dark, taught and unteachable fools. Our gold farms of the fertile Aroostook. It is a the ocean basins, composition and form ing the new geography. shivered and trembled before the ogre of and silver is to be found not in shaft or resource that can never fail and neve* corporate aggregation of small invest­ pit, but in the power of our mighty riv­ change. The death of one rainfall is the of the water, of the ocean waves and “Make a beginning.” Illustrate by birth of another. In nature, force i8 Short Notice. currents, tides and their relation to the home examples, pictures, models, globes, ments. When America awoke from the ers embosomed in our rocky channels never lost. The energy that lifts the use of harbors, work done by the move­ etc. After the illustration the geogra­ conflict of the civil war to find herself a rough hewn at the forming of the world. vapor from the sea is developed in the Cal Here before You Buy- ments of the sea, products of the ocean, phical term may be used. nation, we began a new era on these That our rocks antedate the age of click of the shuttle in the distant mill. “ Cultivate intelligence.” What did I wooded hills. At last, we realize that mineral wealth is a guaranty to capital So long as Katahdin stands with ’ the distribution of land and water, the ly mien to catch soft kisses geography of the lands, plains, plateaus, learn at Harvard? I learned what it in our mighty rivers, expansive lakes in building its massive works. Save southern breeze, so long will M J. W. CHURCH, and volcanoes. does not take many years for some and magnificent forests nature has been the marvellous gorge at Ripogenus and with confidense to a future ri Our next subject was rivers and val­ teachers . find out, how little I really lavish with her gifts. From the close the long canon of the upper Kennebec, promise of a wide diffusion of I i 6 a n d i 18 WATER STREET, — HALLOWELL, ME leys. We learned of the development knew; ho mauy opportunities for of the war to the blighting panic of 1893 the river beds are accessible and as fixed forts of life. HALLO WELL REGISTER— SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1898.

HALLOWELL REGISTER. WASHINGTON LETTER. A STITCH IN TIME. P u b l is h e d S a t u r d a y s I desire to call the attention of orchardists March 14,1898. and fruit raisers in general in this vicinity, PREBLE & KEENE to the fact that not for many years has 158 W ater St., Ha I lowelI, Me. The Spanish flag must go! Boiled there been so many clusters of caterpillar G A -RD irSTEFl, down that is the univeral sentiment of eggs upon the branches of the apple trees, i$1.60 per Y ear in A dvance. Terms and from present indications it is very doubt­ ■I Si.75 after Six M onths. Congress. There are different opinions f|[ Prices Cut RisAit in Two on Many as to how, but there is a general agree­ ful if we raise any fruit this year unless we exercise eternal vigilance and wage persistent YY. R-\ M A R S T O N , EDITOR AND PROPR . Tines of Groods. ment that the end must be the driving warfare. of the Spanish flag out of Cuba. A The majority of our citizens will remem Grover Cleveland is not saying much, week ago, there was some doubt as to ber the raid of the caterpillars upon our but his brief remark that every citizen whether this sentiment was held by orchards some fifteen years or more ago, Our Store Must be Repaired. ought loyally to support the government President McKinley, but his actions when the trees were stripped of their leaves covers a good deal of ground, if it is since Congress unanimously appropri­ as though a fire had been through them and lived up to and correctly interpreted by ated $50,000,000 for him to spend at his there was no fruit to speak of for two years. The Goods Must be Moved. all those to whom it is addressed. It was the work principally of the Forest discretion in preparing for National de­ Tree caterpillar whose usual and natural fense, have been those of a man who ex­ food is the foliage of the poplar tree; but The Maine delegation was united in pects to fight, and the delight expressed they sometimes leave the forests and invade its opposition to the Loud Bill. It can­ over the prepartions of war, which are orchards and when that occurs they make now visible on every hand, shows the sad havoc. WE WANT TO MOVE THEM TO THE HOMES OF OUR CUSTOMERS. not be that they are unanimous in sup­ There are a good many clusters of eggs of It requires no eyes to see the bargains we shall have to give in order to get the room we must have to resill our store. porting the “ trash” publications of Au- country’s fighting blood is up, which adds a little to the certainty of war. the common tent-caterpillar, more than in uusta; we prefer to think that there average years, but there are also upon the were needed amendments in the Loud According to the general belief, it is the same trees and frequently in close prox­ Bill, and with these granted, they were now only a question of how and where imity to these, clusters of eggs of the Forest Listen to the Crash of Falling Prices. ready to support the bill instead of help the fighting will begin. Tree caterpillar. This caterpillar seldom or kill it. Principle should stand above Although again Secretary Long has of­ never makes a tent but lies in bunches or clusters upon the butt or larger branches the pocket-book. ficially denied the renewed statement Chamber Sets. that the President had been informed of of the trees. When fully grown it is some­ Couches, Lounges and Solid Oak Chamber Set, all complete, Catch onto the Fact the nature of the report that will be what larger than the tent caterpillar measur­ ing from two to two and a half inches in That these choice new goods can now he made by the Naval Court of Inquiry,there Easy Chairs. The Marquis of Alta Villa, or High length. It is exceedingly voracious and for $14.98 bought at prices never before named for is no doubt that the President, in com­ We have a few Couches in New Patterns Town, challenges Senator Mason of Illi- when very plenty will make more havoc A Nice Ash Set, complete, values in anyway approaching these mon with almost everybody else, is fully of Corduroy, for l'iO's, to a duel with swords, on account in the trees than the celebrated canker- 4.98 we now place at your disposal. the latter’s speech on Cuban affairs. satisfied that the report will be that the worm. It will not attack the maple but if for 11.98 As the challenged party the Senator has explosion was on the outside of the the elm tree or the cherry lies in its path it We will sell you a Lounge with a high will strip them also. the right to choose the weapons, and he Maine. Of course, he cannot act until back in Oak, for Dining Chairs, the official report is made, but he can The eggs of the common tent caterpillar A Parlor Suit 4.98 might move to amend by omitting the do not always entriely encircle the apple-tree for Cane Seat for 75c. get ready to back up his action, and that first letter. In a combat with words the twigs, In fact seldom do; they are of a brown­ 24.98 Catch onto the Best Opportunity of a Life- Marquis would be indeed no mean an­ he is doing. Every ship that can ish hue and are somewhat elongated whde tagonist, as the columns of his paper possibly be made use of in a war witli the others alwrays form a complete ring Morris Chair, Time for Buying Good Goods Cheap- Wood Seat Chairs, show, but the Senator in action is a Spain is being carefully looked after by around the twig and are shorter and of a Oak framed, for All our Dinner Sets and every dish on our first verbal volcano. naval experts, -and every manufactory lighter color. They are thus easily distin­ 33 l-3c with a plant for making guns or ammu­ guishable from the former. 3.98 floor has got to go if low prices will move them. nition, have received assurances that It is a good time now to hunt for and de­ Who ever heard of such prices on fine goods? Dining and Cooking Tables, $2 Children’s stroy them; it was better last week when TAKE YOUR PICK. Portland and Bar Harbor seem to be the government will, until further no­ Cribs and Cradles, Solid Oak Dining Tables, all the snow was deep about the trees and the importan noints 5n the proposed harbor tice, hay everything in that line they sizes and prices. Chefloniers, Sideboards, ■'vedoes are to be placed snow crust hard, but from now on until the $135 Marble Top Set, Dinner Sets, can make. trees begin to put forth their foliage will Solid Walnut, will sell it for Bookcases, Writing Desks, White Iron Bed­ iffoiPortland windo­ The only actual enlistments yet being- answer. The majority of eggs are upon We have over 60 Dinner Sets in stock, from steads, Bureaus, Commodes, China Closets, wed fortifications. If made are of men for the two new artill­ small twigs close to the new growth and Mirrors of all sizes, Rattan Rockers and Chairs, Is should get to tins may be found generally upon the lower and ery regiments, authorized by Congress, outer branches; and more are found upon A Word to the Wise is better than a Stand­ $5.00 to 15.00 Fancv Chairs and Rockers. hey would have the and of men for the Navy, but the War the western and northern sides of the tree. ard Die ionary to the Otherwise. ^n” at their heels. Is ii Department is getting together arms, WHAT TO DO. Dinner Plates, 5c each, Cups and Saucers, oc each. i Maine coast will witness ammunition and accoutrements for 100,- Make wTar upon them constantly—Do not China Clips and Saucers, hand decorated German Oak Rocker, val battle? 000 men, so that there will be no delay sit idly down and say it is no use to fight Goods, 10c. China Plates, any size, 10c. Cooking Upholstered, for them. Do not wait until they hatch and are $2.25 in getting an army together at short no­ out in force. Fight them now. Pick off all Everyth;ng Marked Sown Dishes of all kinds from 5c to 25c. 9-inch Nickled tice, as soon as the first call for volun­ you can. And what you overlook or can Shears, Turner & Seymour’s goods, for only 15c a Tha t Judge Foster should be excused not find destroy as soon as possible when Rattan Rocker, from duty just on the eve of his holding- teers is issued. How soon that will be first hatched out or when very small. Try pair, worth 75c. Scissors, 5 and 10c a pair. 4 will depend upon circumstances. We are spraying with paris green if all other means to Comt Again Prices. quart Dinner Pail, 25c. A few 36 inch Rugs, 25c. Large Rattan Rocker, gent’s size, with arms, court in ^kowhfjgan when a banquet fail. I sincerely hope it will not turn out so and recepticy aw_aited him, gives force already going ahead too fast for Spain, bad as has been indicated above, but it is A 30 inch Smyrna Rug for $1.50. Fur Rugs, $1.49 to the assUjjntjh^ that iie wjp not pe ,.e_ which is now showing an anxiety to de­ best to be prepared, in fact to begin the fight $1.75. or work of destruction now; for an ounce Nice Bf .liiboo Stand, ftPpFnted.7 ^ \s stated that the Gover- lay matters. of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Cheftonier Beds, Spring Beds, Spring Cots, dr will appoint Major Fogler of llock- Senor Polo, the new Spanish Minister, W. P. A. While they la.-t, for J . ^ C Mattresses, Pillows, Comforters, in fact every­ v »d his successor. This waft verified who has just been Divsented to the OEli SPSIXG STOCK thing ever found in .. .st-class furniture estab fiiursday in the appointment of Judge President, is either ignorant of the situ­ The most beautiful auroral displays we A Mahogany Finished Table, with shelf, lishment. you will find here and at prices that have ever witnessed took place Tuesday Fogler by Governor Powers. ation or is making a gigantic diplomatic will surprise you. bluff to make us think he is. Just think evening, and were seen in other parts of the nerve of the man, new when the of New England. Unlike the usual Northern Carpets, Oilcloth, Matting William H. Maxwell, who has been light, great waves of brilliancy radiated from Center Tables, opinion is universal that Spain’s last the zenith. Green and crimson tinges pre­ elected to the highly responsible position hold on Cuba is bound to be broken in Mahogany, Osk, Ash, Birch and —Chenille and Lace Curtains and Pities,— Catch on to the Fact, dominated. There was considerable elec­ That our entire stock is made up of the choic­ of superintendent of the public schools the near future by intervention on tricity in the air. Bamboo, from 7 g C u p are here. Come in and see them. of Greater New York, where he will the part of the United States, either est selections, the latest styles, and will to most any price you want to pav. have supervision of the work of 8,000 peacablv or by force, in giving out a NOTICE. sell like lightning at the prices we teachersi and 400,000 pupils, began his Special Sales Every Day in Every Depart­ column newspaper interview in which I hereby forbid all persons harboring or now ask. career as a newspaper reporter, and he enlarges upon the success of autono­ trusting my wife after this date, as I shall A Nice Center Table, ment- worked his way up to the position of my in Cuba, which everybody in Wash­ pay no bills contracted by her. Solid Oak, 24 inches square, 98c come right now and get a Triple Bargain. First managing editor. He subsequently be­ ington knows to be a failure, and be­ C h a s . R . G e o r g e . Our Kitchen Department Hallowell, March 12, 1898. Bargain, Best Styles. Second Bargain, Finest Qual­ came interested in educational work in comes enthusiastic over the reciprocity is complete. This stock we must reduce. Now is public schools, and made his mark here. ity. Third Bargain, Your own Price. Bargains treaty, which he says he expects to aid Oak Hall Tree, that will make you come again. vour time to buy Woodenware, Agateware, Tin­ In the jptuition to which he has now the delegates of the autonomy cabinet of ‘ How Did She ware, Stoneware, Earthenware, Yellow and Rock­ been elected he will draw a salary of Cuba in negotiating with the United Finely engraved, 5 ft. 8 in. high, 20 ingham Ware, Tubs, Pails, Brooms, Brushes, Bath $ 8,00.0 . States. If Senor Polo really expects to inches wide, with French plate glass, White Iron Bedsteads, Tubs for Children from $1.50 to $3.00, 8-in. 6x12 inches, 4 double brass hat hooks, Wash Boiler, copper Bottom, 75c., Toilet Sets, do, as he says he does, the inside of his Burn Her Face” and brass drip pan, for only Nickel Kettles, Mrs. Potts’ Sad Irons, 60c. a set 'A - * head would make a fine study for a spe­ 2.50 $2.98 Pingree of Michigan, who is That Was What People Asked of 3 with a platform and handle, Japanned Wait­ always on the alert to do something to cialist on brain diseases. Nobody blames ers, Ironing Tables, Step Laddeis, Oil Cans. Slop commend him to the favor of the many Senor Polo any more for talking about About Our Daughter A few Umbrella Stands in Oak 38 inch­ Banquet Lamp, Pails, Bread Pans, Clothes Hampers and Baskets, impossible treaties than for being so Floor Brush -s, Window Brushes for 25c witli ex­ rather than the privileged few, objects es high, with brass drip pan, folds up, With Silvered Cupid, for $ 1 2 ^ to legislators having railroad passes, cock-sure that neither Spain nor the worth $2, down to 4 9 C tension handles, Floor Brushes for same price, Ex­ Dreadful Itching, Burning Erup­ tension Dusters 25c, Stable Pails and Lanterns. and is ready for a crusade on the sub­ United States want war; it is the busi­ tions Cured ject. His logic is good here. If the ness of a diplomat to pretend to believe A few Nickel Alarm Clocks for 69c. An 8-day Our Tea Club Department we shall close out, railroads give them to legislators, it is what he knows to be untrue. 8mooth, Soft, White Skin Now. Step Ladders, 35c Clock worth $8.00, for $ 5-00 we have about 200 pounds of nice tea as good as can be bought anywhere for 50c a pound, and we presumably with the expectation of ser­ Nearly every day brings a new and «C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass: 4 steps high. Now is the time to pur­ more or less elaborate scheme for some “ Gentlemen: Our little daughter is now shall close it out and give with each pound a pres­ vice from them. If it is rendered, these chase them. House-cleaning time is al­ ent you may select yourself from our tea-table, sort of intervention in Cuba by this gov­ four years old. When she was about three passes are in the nature of a bribe; cer­ months old, she had eruptions on her face most here and they may be gone then. Glass Table Sets,^525c many of these articles tire worth more than 50c tainly they are so in appearance, and ernment before the public, but Presi­ which were very disagreeable, and itched alone hut they are odds and ends from all over the the transaction is not edifying to the dent McKinley’s scheme, if he has one, so much, especially at night, that it made Pictures, Glass Water Sets, „£.25c store and will he given away with a pound for 50c. public. is still unknown. The latest idea is that her trouble a great deal worse. I was the United States shall demand of both obliged to keep her hands tied at night Worth from $2 to $3.50, you can take Come in and look around. We can please the Spaniards and the Cubans that hos­ and it was necessary to watch her during your choice while they last, for $1.00 Flint Glass Tumblers, you Once in Quantity, 7 trice in Q uality an d The board of control for a Masonic the day. She would scratch herself when­ tilities cease, and that some sort of an ever she had the chance, until her clothes 2c each Three times on Price. The Biy Dollar for the fair and exposition to be held in this arrangement be made whereby the Would Be Covered with Blood. next few weeks will be the one you spend with y,y on a grand scale next month, have White or Bamboo Easels, 25c. Framed Pict­ Cubans are to control Cuba, and to re­ We had a great many doctors to see her, ures, gold or white and gold frames, with glass, for The balance of om Holiday Stock we shall close out us. We combine Quantity, Quality and Low eceived a draft from Jerusalem Royal main nominally under control of Spain. but they did not help her in the least. It 15 cents. at any old price regardless of cost. P rices. u*ch Chapter, Hallowed, Me. The con- The advocates of this scheme think it an was a terrible task to care for her. When bution was sent in response to a ch­ all around good one because it would be we took her away from home, people ar, which has been sent out to thou- would ask, ‘ Hew did that child burn her accepted by Spain, and because it would face ? ’ She was completely covered with We are Thoroughly Equipped to do the Undertaking Business .v-ds of Masonic bodies throughout the obviate the neccessity of this govern­ scabs for a long time. She suffered every­ fttiy-ry, for the purpose of erecting in ment assuming control of Cuba. They thing. At last we concluded to try H ood’s in the most improved and satisfactory manner. We give every case our personal care and attention. Night calls will be promptly attended to by ashington a magnificent Masonic tem­ say tint the Cubans are unfitted for in­ Sarsaparilla, because I had great faith in W. G. Preble, 150 West Street, or by Mr. Mooney, our clerk, who can be found at Ward’s Boarding House, next door to our store, up stairs. ple, which shall not only be the meeting it, and after awhile we could see that she dependent self-government, and that w c getting better. People said she would We are not beginners in this business, and with our long experience we feel that we can guarantee satisfaction, as we have Caskets of place of Masonio bodies in the District until the population becomes much im­ certr.inly be left with scars on her face, every description, from the cheapest to the finest, Brocade, Plush and Broadcloth, in all colors, with robes and linings to match. of Columbia,but constitute the headquar­ proved, the island would not make a de­ l -ii she was not. It is now a year since We do embalming when necessary. You will always find us Prompt, Reliable and Considerate, with ters of the various national Masonic or- sirable accession to the United States; she was cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and ganizadoM»\s o£ Royal Arch Masons, therefore that the logical outcome is a her face is as Knights Templar, and Scottish Rites Cuban government under Spanish aus­ Smooth and White and Soft Masons.—Lewiston Journal. fts that of any child. I believe Hood’s One Aim: To Keep tlie Best. pices. But all this is put forward in Sarsaparilla to be the best family medi­ the belief and dependent upon the con­ cine that can be obtained. I take it my­ tingency that Spain will satisfactorily self for headache and that tired feeling, Wonders Never Cease. meet all the demands made on account and I have found nothing to equal it. One One Ambition: To Please our Trade. No one need suffer the tortures of of the loss of the Maine, and that we peculiarity about Hood’s Sarsaparilla is that it is pleasant to take and it is no rheumatism, because that modern lini­ shall not have to fight to enforce those trouble to induce children to take it. The ment, Salvation Oil, positively cures it. demands—a belief that is heavily in the doctors pronounced my little girl's disease “ I was a great sufferer from sciatic minority. to be eczema, or salt rheum.” M rs. One principle: Bair Dealing. rheumatism, and the best of doctors W il b u r W e l l s , Warren, Connecticut. intended me without relief. I com­ N. B. Do not be induced to buy any Best of All menced using Salvation Oil, and two substitute. Be sure to get To cleanse the system in a gentle and truly 'f+1es helped me wonderfully. It beneficial manner, when the Springtime One Price: THK LOWEST. y has worked wonders with me. Hood’s Sarsaparilla comes, use the true and perfect remedy, The Best — in fact the One True Blood Purifier. . J. Phelps, Box 28, Enfield, Syrup of Figs. Buy the genuine, Manu­ factured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Salvation Oil is for sale by all only, and for sale by all druggists, at 50 u j, I-.... cure Liver Ills; easy to for 25 cts. Take no substitute. cents per bottle. liOOu S rl I IS take, easy to operate. 25c. & KEENE 258 Water Street.PREBLE Gardiner, Maine HALLOWELL REGISTER—SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1898- UNION TEMPERANCE MEETINGS. OUR NEW CITY GOVERNMENT. STATIONERY, all styles, The organization w:u effected Monday M r . B. A . M e r r i l l , of Manchester, re­ The first of the series of union temperance turned from Bath Monday, where he. has meetings was held at the M. E. church Sun­ morning at 10 o’clock, Judge E. Rowell BLANK BOOKS, all styles, been visiting his son, Officer Merrill, of the day evening last. Rev. II. E. Foss,of Bangor, administering the oath of office. Mayor Bath police force. who preceeded Mr. Parsons, occupied the Salford’s inaugural address, abstract of 1898 DIARIES, pulpit of the church at the regular morning which we give elsewhere, and the organiza­ M r . E. A. P a r k m a n was in the ciiy service, preaching to a large audience, and tion of the two branches occupied the AT50 PER CENT. BELOW Monday, on his way home to Exeter, N. H. in the evening addressed a congregation attention of the City Councillors. The Mrs. Parkman and daughter are making a completely filling the church. The large Common Council chost (’has. B. Hobbs This modern malady has become visit to the old home in Clinton. We are gathering was a compliment to the speaker, president and R. S. Thomas clerk. In dreaded not more for its direct fa­ One of the Finest Lines of Confect. glad to know that Mr. and Mrs. Parkman and manifested an increasing interest in joint convention, F. M. Fish was reelected tality than for the weakness of the city. Try some. have a very pleasant home in Exeter. temperance work. City Clerk. The vote cast Avas as follow:— body and mind it leaves behind it. Mil W. C. Johnson started Thursday on Mr. Foss has made some study of the Whole number thrown, 14. Prolonged debility, permanent pros­ his long trip to the Pacific coast. His reports and meetings of the national liquor F. M. Fish, 9. tration, melancholy and suicide fol­ SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT LOW I brother, M. M. Johnson, started Wednesday dealers’ associations, and quoted at con­ W. S. Wood, 5. low La Grippe. For this disease night on his southern trip. We hope they siderable length their attitude tOAvard pro­ At the Monday evening session, the there is no remedy superior to STONE <& STEVKr1 will both strike big business. hibition. The effort to-day of politicians salaries for the coming year were fixed, and Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. and thoughtless people—a kind of syndicate the majority of the minor officers chosen. R. M. Y eaton, who was in the tailoring —is to bring ridicule upon prohibition, and The salaries are to be as folloAvs:—Mayor, “ The best remedy for la grippe that I business here, returns from Detroit, Mich., know of is Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral.” put in its place license. $100; Judge Municipal Court, $100; Over­ LADIES’ NIGHT DRES for a visit, and was looking up Hallowed Rev. JOHN K. CHASE, Christian men oppose license for two seers Poor, $100; City Solicitor, $25; City; POWDER friends Wednesday. South Hampton, N. H. Absolutely Pure reasons: we have no business to legalize a Physician, $60; Clerk Common Council, $40 Corset Covers and. D r a we Rev. C. B. P eckham is out again after City Clerk, $75; Supt. of Schools, $250; “ My wife and five children were taken moral evil; and prohibition is economically down Avith la grippe, while the disease was so three months’ life indoors. He will enjoy superior to license. City Marshal, $425; City Treasurer, $600; widely prevalent. I dosed them with Ayer’s these delightful March days. From the study of the meetings and re­ St. Com. $450; Inspector Buildings, $25. Cherry Pectoral, and before using quite two Also Spring and Summer Under In the joint convention for choice of bottles my family was restored to health. I ports of liquor dealers’ associations, the IN DIFFERENT GRADES. MAYOR SAFFORD’S ADDRESS- speaker showed clearly that they were officers, the following selections were made. know of several obstinate cases of the same complaint which were also cured by this opposed to prohibition and feared its en­ City Treasurer Tilden Avas complimented ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. remedy.” J. PARMINTER, In his inaugural address, Mayor Safford forcement. From resolutions passed at with unanimous reelection. Paulette, Miss. reccommends several radical revisions of the For Assessor the vote was as follows: various times, this position was substan­ “ I was cured of la grippe by the use of City charter, to leave the election of City- tiated. They ridicule Maine, with her Whole number, 15. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral.” Marshal, School Committee, Assessors, and C. G. Wall, 10. LUNT & BRAN ^ S o e a t prohibitory law, as the hot-bed of bigoted C. S. THOMPSON, City Clerk in the hands of the people (to do conceit. But Maine can afford to stand this W. A. Winter, 4. Pub. “ Signal,” West Farmington, 0. away with the unwelcome work of office criticism, her citizens have in the savings J. E. Lunt, 1. 164 Water St,, Hallowell, Me. Mrs. Hodkins, of Gardiner, organized a seekers); also to abolish the Common Coun­ bank 8 times as much money per capita as C. G. Wall Avas made Assessor for three Juvenile Temple in this city Monday evening cil and Board of Registration, as useless and the most flourishing Avestern states, where years. with 28 charter members. expensive bodies. Many citizens will en­ these breweries are located. For Overseer of the Poor, C. G. Wall re­ Alep’s dorse this position, although, if there is a ceived 8, and W. A. Winter 6 votes. The Kennebec County Teachers Associa­ The liquor traders oppose prohibition for dearth of men, it would be better to return For Trustee of the Cemetery, Mr. J. W. tion convenes in Waterville Friday, March these main reasons: that it depri\-es a man |lj /New Goods! at once to the town form of government as Clark received the unanimous vote of the 18th. Rev. J. E. Cochrane is a member of of his x>ersonal liberty, that it robs the some have advocated many years. It would C&erri Pcciores City Fathers. the Executive Committee. saloon of its respectability, that it deterio­ j$ /New Management! be possible to find in the dominant party rates the quality of liquor sold! The speaker For member of the School Committee, the is put up in half-size bottles at half The ladies managing the Hallowed Sewing three men of character, able to meet found no difficulty in controverting these whole number of votes wras 11. price—50 cents. School will be glad to extend a cordial wel­ the demands of town management. points. The gilded saloon, with its air of C. E. Braun had 6. come to any who desire to visit the school. Of the police department the Mayor respectability, is the most dangerous agent Dr. F. S. Hamlet, 5. The building committee for the new Indus­ We are indebted to Mrs. James Atkins for says:— of evil in a community. As for the deterio­ In the attempt to select a City Marshal trial School building were in consultation a handsome illustrated souvenir of the ‘"The service rendered by our police force ration of liquor sold, the speaker said “the (the candidates presented Avere E. M. Hen­ all day yesterday, examining plans and THE CORNER CROGERY Virginia Hot Springs. Mrs. Atkins con­ has been most efficient aud I believe has man who will sell rum will sell rum of any derson and Geo. F. Church) it Avas found by specifications, and will probably award the given most genera! satisfaction. Perhaps JOHN E. COTTLE, MANAGE templates a return home early in April. the most difficult question to handle in this quality.” the latter’s friends that he Avas ineligible as contract at once. Mr. J. W. Church is There will be a Kitchen Sale and enter­ department is the enforcement of the pro­ Mr. Foss believes that the State prospers he held a position under the State. By vote chairman of the committee. tainment in Society Hall, April 5th and 6th. hibitory law. While I am convinced that under prohibition, and quoted high authority of 10 to 4, it was decided to postpone the Invite the citizens of Hallowell and An Italian Avoman, residing on Winthrop your officers are willing to do their full duty in proof of his assertion that prohibition selection of this officer one week. The committee of arrangements is as in carrying out to the letter, the complete Hill, died Friday morning, apparently from vicinity to make an early inspection enforcement of this law, it is undeniably does prohibit. What hinders its work is the In choice of Street Commissioner, some­ follows: Mrs J. Choat, Mrs. J. J. Jones, Lhe effects of poison. The two children of an ENTIRELY NEW STOCK true that they are met with a certain public timidity of men; but it ought to be as body seemed to vote an extra hand or two Mrs. John Daily, Mrs. E. F. Jenkins, Mrs. who were also taken sick, were saved by sentiment, that nullifies the law, and renders profitable to cater to righteousness as to each time, but on the third effort the result J. Hamilton. the enforcement by the officers most difficult. work of the physician in attendance. A men. It is a shame upon humanity that Avas as folloAvs: Mrs. A. S. Ladd of Augusta, will be Notwithstanding all this, gentlemen, I am jury of inquest was called together yester­ 20,000 citizens should stand cowards before Whole number of votes, 15. present and address the ladies of the firmly convinced that the law must be en­ day afternoon,but we go to press too soon to iin and Fancy Groceri forced, and the illegal sale of intoxicating 150 rumsellers. J. W. Field, 9. W. C. T. U. and all interested friends, learn their verdict. liquor must be prevented so far as lies in our Mr. Foss told at length the work of the S. II. Whitcomb, 6. at their regular meeting with Mrs. power.” ladies of the Bangor W. C. T. U. in circu­ For Chief Engineer, Geo. S. Patterson C. F. Parsons, Thursday afternoon at thiee (A single order from the. Mayor in line Canned Goods of all kind lating a petition asking for the better en­ had the whole vote throAvn. Letters to Hallowell People. o'clock. with the above words would change at once forcement of the prohibitory law and work II. P. Clearwater and Geo. A. Heath were the free-and-easy dispensation now in vogue.) The story is circulated that Frank Best, of the rum dealers and sympathizers in chosen Assistant Engineers. Mr. B. 11. Blake. Hallowell, Maine. who started for the Klondike some weeks In regard to the public schools, Mayor City Solicitor Beane was reelected by the Meats, Provisions, etc. intimidating those Avho signed the papers. Safford, while admitting there may be Dear Sir: As a practical painter, perhaps ago, was a member of a boating party who He advised the Avornen to take such a same vote given City Treasurer Tilden and you have tried many different makes of something needed to place them on an equal lost their lives on the Yukon. We cannot position that dealers should understand that others. paint. Probably you have a preference for Best Grades and Lowest Prices! footing with other cities, thinks they are one particular brand, and that you almost verify tlie rumor, and hope it is not true. their trade and patronage was as valuable to For City Physician, Dr. F. S. Hamlet progressive and prosperous—but recom­ always use that brand. Now, we don’t ask Store and Goods now ready for Business. At the Glass Blowers’ entertainment tiie community as that of the rumseller. had 10, and Dr. J. D. Nutting 4 votes. you to break right off using your favorite mends a careful consultation with the school Saturday ving hist.. Justin B. Doueett, Ail unusual endorsement of the address The fence viewers, surveyors of lumber, paint, but if you want to use' tlie best-cover- •o:rniSttec, wit* -ic-.v to remedying t *ri him, as he was educated in Augusta, where paint tub with a stick. As you know, the issue. Balance to credit of in­ cities and large towns, the speaker contended terest account, 205.56 his father, S. L. Boardman, was for years durability of paint depends largely upon while the goods last: The Good Templars have made an en­ Due sinking fund, 60.00 was low license. Sabbath laws, like the connected with the Maine Farmer and other the grinding. Mixing by hand is not prohibitory law, are broken or not enforced gagement with A. Lincoln Kirk, the imper­ Due sewer construction publications. grinding. 97c., $1.29, $1.39. sonator, who will give his unique monologue fund, 27,470.21 because public sentiment is wanting. This Yours truly, Balance water works in­ education is left to the church and schools. F. W. D e v o e & Go. Look them over while the sizes are good. entertainment at Society Hall, Friday come account, 10.33 Men’s working shoes from 90 cts. to $1.50 evening next, March 25th. His selections, 27,487.54 No legislation can legislate morality. The ENNEBEC COUNTY.—In Probate Court, at Au­ at Boston Branch, 147 Water St. gusta on the fourth Monday of February, 1898. dramatic and character sketches, are largely speaker explained the present operation of K Total liabilities, $98,886.63 A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT, purporting to be the HUB SHOE STORE, humorous, and the latter are given in cos­ the law and urged that drunkards be given last will and testament of C h a r le s H. J o n es, late of RESOURCES. Hallowell, in said County, deceased, having been pre­ tume. The press comments are very com­ treatment in gold cures, instead of confine­ Cash in treasury, $27,926.73 sented for probate: 125 WATER STREET, < * * * - GARDINER, plimentary to him as an impersonator. ment in jails. Mr. Atkins was heard with O r d e r e d , That notice thereof be given three Uncollected taxes, 3,233.73 evident interest by all, for we remember him weeks successively, prior to the fourth Monday of Tuesday, March 29th, will witness the Tax bills, 96.79 March next, in the Ha l l o w el l R e s is t e r , a news­ as a Hallowell boy, now a member of the paper printed in Hallowell, that all persons interested giving out books again at the Hubbard Free Bonds In Dummer may attend at a Court of Probate then to be liolden at Au­ fund, 1,000.00 legal fraternity. Mr. H. N. Stackpole pre­ Library. Let us hope that for the coming gusta, and show cause, if any, why the said instru­ Clearance Sale of OVERCOATS Bonds in sinking sided. ment should not be proved, approved and allowed as year the public will have uninterrupted fund, 500.00 the last will and testament of said deceased. access to the privileges of the Institution. Bills receivable, G. T. STEVENS, Judge. U L S T E R S and H EA V Y SU ITS, tuition, $34.00 SETTLEMENT OF PRICES. Attest: W. A. NEWCOMB. Register. 3w The school teachers have separated for Bills receivable, their brief vacation: Prof. Singer is at sewer assess­ The Hallowell Granite Works and the SOCISTY ••• HRLL, — AT COST! Damariscotta; Misses Whittemore, Morrill ments, 30.00 Granite Cutters’ Union came to an under­ and Fuller, at their homes; Miss Mattie Bills receivable, standing Saturday morning of last week, by $16 OVERCOATS, blue or black, $ 12 . pauper bills, 53.00 pridaij Ever)io4, March 25. Snow is the guest of Miss Nettie Spear in ------117.90 which the question of Avages is settled for a u W. Gardiner; Miss Alice Crosby is with Maverick National two years to come. By this amiable settle­ 15 10.5 S p e c i a l E n g a g e m e n t o f friends in Benton. Bank claim, 10.50 ment, the minimum price for skilled cutters a a $32,887.65 8.50 Rev. S. Brooks, of Hyde Park, Mass., is fixed at 30 cents per hour, a slight in­ 12 crease over the old scale, with condition ONC ENJOYS a a gave the South Congregational people two Balance against 10 7.00 excellent sermons Sunday last. The morn­ the city, 65,998.98 that men not able to earn this minimum Both the method and results when A. Lincoln Kirk, ing theme was the need of a ruling puipose Balance against shall work by the piece, and at the 1895 Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant IMPERSONATOR, ULSTERS, all wool 8.00 the city March, price bill. and refreshin., to the taste and acts in life, the evening theme, The Bible. Kev. 1897, 19,151.62 In His Original Entertainment, u u Sir. Brooks also assisted in the union tem­ The shut-down has been on for two Aveeks, gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, 10 7.00 perance services in the evening at the M. E. Increase during the year, $46,847.36 pending the settlement of Avages by a com­ Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys­ “The Sublime and the Ludicrous.” a a church. mittee of the LTuion and the company. tem effectually, dispels colds, head­ 6 There has been no hard feeling on either aches and fevers and cures habitual Under Auspices of the Good OBITUARY. T em plars. 116 SU ITS, all wool, 1. v . . Rev. E. S. Stackpole, D. D., who is to side, so far as we know, and there is general constipation. Syrup of Figs is the succeed Rev. C. S. Cummings in Augusta, u a Mr. Isaac Oldham, who moved here very satisfaction over the result. only remedy of its kind ever pro­ A d m is s io n : Adults, 25c. Children, 15c. i o . S O will prove a strong addition to the moral 15 recently with his son, C. II. Oldham, died The Company has a liberal number of duced, pleasing to the taste and ac­ u a forces of the city. In Bath, Dr. Stackpole 8.50 Friday, March 11th, after a long illness, men at work both at the Quarries and in the ceptable to the stomach, prompt in Two Weeks Only. 12 made himself felt by the corrupt political nearly 83 years of age. The funeral services city, and will add men as the season’s busi­ its action and truly beneficial in its a a 7.50 management. ness demands. 10 were held Sunday. effects, prepared only from the most Special Cu.t Drice a u No Room for Doubt. Mr. Oldham Avas born in Rochdale, Eng­ The workmen and citizens generally are to healthy and agreeable substances, its 8 6.00 land—and came to this couutry when 9 years be congratulated on the speedy settlement of many excellent qualities commend it Sale on Crockery, Proof, yes overwhelming proof can old. By trade, he was a calico printer, the wage scale. to all and have made it the most Also a large line of be furnished of the excellent curative working in the Merriinac Print works for 33 popular remedy known. qualities of I)r. Bull's Cough Syrup. j years; he. moved from Lowell, Mass., to HALLOWELL WEATHER. Handsome Dinner Sets “ I caught a cold which led to a cough : Livermore in 1853, where he was engaged in from $4.98 to $13.50. Boys' Overcoats, Ulsters and Reefers Temperature taken at 5 A M. and 7 P. M. cent bottles b y a ll leading drug- and pain in the chest, (pneumonia?) I farming. Since his wife’s death 8 years ago, March Wind 5 A. M. 7 P. M. gists. Any r e lia b le druggist who ^ All of Mv Stock of HEAVY UNDERWEAR AT COST ! bought Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, and Mr. Oldham had made his home with his 9 8 SW Clear 26 a 40 a may not h a v e it o n h an d will pro- Good Glass Tumblers, after taking one bottle of it, the cough son. His death was like passing into sleep, 10 sw Fair 28 a 41 a cure it promptly for any one who 25 Cents per Dozen, began to disappear; when I finished ' so quiet was his departure. 11 SW Fair o2 3> 43 a wishes to tr y it. Do n o t accept any from $1.75 to $4.98. D. W. BOW] taking bite second bottle I was cured. 12 s Rain 40 a 40 a substitute. Gustav Thurmastef, 49 Hickory St., If you are not feeling well, why don’t you 13 SE Rain 38 a 48 a take Hood’s Sarsaparilla? It Avill purify and CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. A. F. MORSE A SON, 14 SW Clear 33 a 40 a SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Cleveland,0 .” Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup enrich your blood and do you wonderful P ictu re F ram es Made* to Order. Open Evenings. HALLOW costs hut 25 cents. Take only Ball’s. good. 15 N Clear 24 a 31 a iOUJSVIUL XV H£U YORK, * * HALLOWELL REGISTER—SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1898-

RITE POEMS, In the old frontier days The seventy-eighth annual catalogue of hundreds of Colby University makes an attractive A NEW ORDER OF THINGS I Maine Central Railroad. pioneers were C u t tortured and pamphlet of seventy-five pages. The Arrangement of Trains in Effect burned at the Time Friends. stake by cruel work of the college in its various de­ And we have an abundance of NEW, November 10, ISO7. Indians. The partments is clearly outlined, and an ex­ Until further notice trains will leave Hallowell as fol tortures en- jflowers DESIRABLE GOODS, selling at Up- lows : 3HOOL EXHIBITIONS, f - \ ^ a | r-— d u r e d b y amination of the courses of study will G oing W est—6.35 A. M. for Lewiston, Farming- of the Legion,” you are dying \ -$ W \ >\ these mar­ show how ample is the provision that For all occasions. to-date Prices. ton, Phillips, Rockland, Portland, Boston. Montreal tyrs must and Chicago; 10.10 A. M for Lewiston, Farmington, have been has been made for the students. With Phillips, Rangeley, Bath, Rockland, Portland, Boston, m the “burning deck” is shed- Montreal and Toronto; 3.41 P, M. for Lewiston, Bath, tears, so m eth in g the new chemical laboratory to be erected Portland and Boston; *11.07 P. M. night Pullman for oser, closer to the Hohen- horrible. Flowers for Funerals furnished at Lewiston. Bath, Portland and Boston. Sundays only, T here are during the present year, increased facil­ We have Three well-stocked Stores, 11.40 A. M. thousands of short notice. Going E a st—* 1.35 A. M. night Pullman for Skow- :ar that curfew’s going to ring men to-day ities in the department of chemistry will hegan, Belfast, Dexter, Dover, Foxcroft, Greenville ?ht. who are be­ be afforded. The whole number of stu­ and are confident we can fill orders for Bangor, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Aroostook County, St. ing slowly Society Emblems a Specialty. Stephen, St. John ; 9.03 A M. for Waterville Skowhe- will be burned in his ancient dents in the college is 211, of whom 138 gan, Belfast, Bangor; 9.10 A. M. Sundays only to Bangor; it, £ 6 * tortured to I have the agency for the best 1.08 P. M. for Waterville, Bangor, Bar Harbor, Vancebo- im is beating, and we hear no death at the are in the men’s college and 73 in the ro, St. Stephen, Houlton, Woodstock and St. John; 2.48 stake of dis­ P. M. Sundays only for Bangor; 3.30 P. M. for Skow- e, ease. Their women’s college. A new feature of Florists in Maine and Massachu­ hegan, Belfast, Dexter, Dover, Foxcroft, Greenville, wn to all the girls so very long bodies cry out but in a language that only FINE GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS Bangor, Oldtown and Mattawamkeag; 7.15 P. M. for the sufferers themselves can hear. When the catalogue is the prominence given setts. Augusta and Waterville. ut that “little lamb” whose a man is suffering in this way his body The mid day express train fot points West leaves to the preparatory department of the 10.10 A. M. runs every day. white as snow.” cries out with an aching head, a sluggish FRANK B. WOOD, * The Night Pullman Trains run each way every nigl t body, muscles that are lax and lazy, a brain college, including the academies at Sundays included, connecting for Lewiston, and Bath, tell Plato that he reasons very that is dull, a stomach that disdains food MEATS, PROVISIONS, &c„ &c„ Waterville, Hebron, Houlton and M aine but not to Skowliegan, on Monday mornings, A'"'-- ’ and nerves that will not rest. Hallow ell, Belfast Dexter, or beyond Bangor, on Sunday morn - in the future in soliloquy will A wise man will heed these warnings and Charleston. The Phi Beta Kappa orator mgs. will resort to the right remedy before it is this year is President Harper of the Uni­ As promptly7 and satisfactorily as any7 ACCOM MOD A TI ON TRA INS. en on the hill-tops and we’ll too late. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Dis­ versity of Chicago, and Commencement covery makes the appetite keen and hearty. A.M. P.M. P.M. 5 glade occurs June 29, £. R. ANDERSON, Grocery Store on the river. So. Gardiner, leave 6 20 1 00 4 35 md the thunder of the charg- It invigorates the liver. It promotes the Gardiner, 6 30 1 10 4 45 Irigade.” natural processes of secretion and excre­ Hallowell, 6 44 1 20 4 59 tion. It makes the digestion and assimila­ A feature of intere st atthe next com­ Augusta, arrive 6 50 1 25 5 05 friends, and lead us to the tion perfect. It purifies the blood and fills mencement of Roanoke college, at Salem, LOOK IN ON US OFTEN. A.M. P.M. P.M, \r away, it with the life-giving elements of the food. BARBER. Augusta, leave 8 00 2 t,0 6 10 vo rang the curfew once are It tears down old and worn-out tissues and Va., on June 15, will be the graduation Hallowell, 8 07 2 06 6 16 replaces them with the firm, muscular tis­ of one of the five students from Corea Has REMOVED to Gardiner, 8 18 2 20 6 27 nd gray, sues of health. It is the great blood-maker So. Gardiner, arrive 8 25 2 30 6 35 eckless reaper, is thinning now at that institution—Kill Beung New Rooms in * Runs daily, Sundaysjincluded. and flesh-builder. It is the best nerve tonic. Z Runs Sundays only.) It cures 98 p e r cent, o f all cases of consum p­ Surh, who will be the first Corean to ;y drift to Bingen, to “ Bin- tion, weak lungs, bronchitis, lingering- take the degree of bachelor of arts in Beeman Bl’k, 127 Water St, SIMMONS f the school exhibitions told me that I would live but a short time, that the cures which Hood’s Sarsaparilla _ . §*go.] I had consumption and must die,” writes Geo. accomplished are lasting and complete. THE AUGUSTA BAKERS, R. Coope, Esq., of Myers Valley, Pottawatomie No other medicine has such a record s to King Henry Fourth by Hot- Co., Kans. “ I finally commenced taking Dr. Manufacture the famous e denied, Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery aud am still of cures. No other medicine possesses Do not Oversleep* A FINE LINE OF DESIRADLE GOODS! bloody field he won, that brave in the land aud among the living.” the great power to purify and enrich n c lied, Don’t suffer from constipation. Keep the blood and build up the system. When you can get one of the best k evigne” and “ Domestic • tattered ensign down!” the the body clean inside as well as outside. CHINA WARE. raised in vain, Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure con­ Hood’s Pills cure all liver ills, re­ GLASSWARE AND “CREAM BREADS.” her masthead now that ban- stipation and biliousness. They never lieve constipation, assist digestion. 25c. Cracker Jars. LAMPS. rain. gripe. All good dealers have them. ALARM Chocolate Pots. Also the “Franklin Mills” Bread. Vases. Large assortment of Lamps, Center reat Ctesar speak—tell why Draft, from $1.00 to $10.00 riend, Salad Dishes. Pitchers. Water Sets cheap. Our goods are com tantly on sale in Hallowell at the his reasons try that aclion e l o c k s , Fancy Tumblers. store of Cups and Saucers. Large Variety. Fancy Vases. I I . T O B E Y . New Designs ja u l,’98 •ations bold we listen to And Warranted, for Hall Lamps. CROCKERY. Globes, Shades, etc. : “^h, what a fall, was j anl 98 yaien.” Toilet Sets, $1.75 to $6.00. Call and see our KLONDIKE WARE, pret­ # 1.00, Dinner Sets, $5.00 to $15.00. ty and cheap. “ North End Fish M a r k e t,” ^ iv *a’ik,” in Rome Rienzi in Wall Papers id, then we knew “The warrior FULL LINE OF NUTS, RAISINS, CITRON, APRICOTS, PRUNES, cres ted head,” Lower than Ever for Cash. ]Some!” Now listen all, Woodward & Davenport’s heai ’ aright, FIGS, OLIVES, SARDINES, PICKLES, PRESERVES, ETC. t “ tliere was a sound of revel- t.” Stock Larger and Designs Handsomer than we have ever JEWELRY STORE, O. A. COLE. glc»rious Walter Scott our Frank L. Emery 11 svviftly flew, carried before. Opposite Evans Hotel, Gardiner ow fiercely fought Fitz James Takes pleasure in announcing that nek Dhu. he has bought out the Fish Market sis—-glorious lines by Bryant conducted by - youtb, REAL ESTATE , ,v no grafld and glorious, how full Paints and Oils. Window Shades. A Letter to the Public. of Christi ” tr,Ith. BUCKNAM & CARTER, ’ce is Siju for war,” says one on car- FOR {SALE I W e desire to thank our Friends for their Liberal Patronage during the and respectfully solicils the contin­ fierce y bent, past year, and hope for a continuance of the same in the Future. By giving .e quotar[onsl now, for ’tis a pace that ued patronage of all customers of the uiekly kill3 C. BEALE & CO., Augusta. close attention to business and studying the wants of our customers, we are old firm. ("JAbout forty acres of land near the West ‘-i-am e is N^rVfi ” and goodnight “ Upon now able to give you selection from an entirely NEW and FRESH STOCK the Gram pians.” end of Central St., formerly owned by Arno Little; price $400. of all kinds of Wh*: :f youthful years ihsss Fancy and Staple Groceries, Vegetables, Fruits and Confec­ nnes bring back again— A House Lot in Chelsea near the Ferry; Fresh FAu, Cijms,Oyse&is, **e 11 live them o’er in fancy’s hour, as boys price $60. tionery. No oid shop-worn stock in our store...... and not as men. The South half of the Dearborn house on We carry Fresh and Salt Pork, Hams, Sausage, etc. Dryar,d Smoked Fish. —Commercial Bulletin. 1898 it R u t ^ 1898 Middle St., a large and well-built tenement; To old customers we say: “ Come again. To new customers we extend a price $1,000. cordial invitation to make our store your headquarters. 113 Water Street, Castles. A Lot of Land in Farmingdale containing Hallow ell. Me. ARE ! about 75 acres, bounded North by an oid Very truly yours, lh re’s a building boom in Nowhere land— range way; East by the road leading towards U, ej mes each year, West Gardiner and land of Longfellow; A. G-rinnell d; Co. OPEN LETTER TO ALL PEOPLE n the spi. g is new All the Latest Styles and Colors ! We have the snappiest lines of South by land of S. G. Bucknam, and West the skies grow blue Boots and Oxfords there is in the market. by theT. J. Davis place, with a small house s uth ind whispers cheer. and a good barn, cuts twelve tons of hay; We call a:teutiou to our cy as architect, we planned never failing spring of water four rods from vii -’cs are small but fair) Ladies’ Oxfords, - from 50c. to $3 50 the house. Near school-house, plenty of Are you Studying Economy in Houehola ovements great wood. NEW & FRESH GOODS aeli vast estate Boots, from 75c. to 5 00 Apply to r castles in the air. Men’s Boots, - from 97c. to 6.00 « « Expenses? If so, consult » » FOR THE HOLIDAYS ”j i i inute v e need to see H. K. BH K 6R. uj i»ts and towers Pat. Leather, from $2-50 to 6.00 Florida Oranges and Messina iUjt rise Hallowell, Dec. 10, 1897. Lem ons. - Boys’, Misses’, and Children’8 Goods of all grades. CLARY & QUINN, Leading Grocers, New Nuts of all kinds, and Can­ h oi ir very eyes dies. 'se t reasures are all ours. WHO W ILL (JUOTE|LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES ON -.nay be fickle and strange and free, Call and Look them over. Evaporated Pears, Peaches, Apri­ ]y you repair H. N. Stackpole, cots and Prunes. _ reck that falls Choice New California Raisins of iea the old charm palls all grades. your .astles in the air. HASKELL BROS., 128 Water St., Augusta. MEATS, Beef, Fork, Lamb, Veal, Poultry, Tripe and Sausage. Canned Fruits and Vegetables of all kinds, also Canned Meats, i the Iden rivers of twilight start Carriage « Building, VEGETABLES aud FRUIT, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, etc., Apples, Lobster ana Salmon. 1 the ,sCarlet sun sinks low, AGENTS FOR CRAWFORD SHOES. Oranges. Lemons, etc. Jellies, Preserves, Jams, and s a 3°\'niey slight P ickles. > th i^ J sd of light Horse Shoeing FLOUR and Farinaceous Goods. SUGARS, Granulated, Brown, Powdered and Loaf. TEA , COFFEE, COCOA and SPICES. Our general stock is full and complete, meeting every •re t-hV^aybc blossoms blow, CALL a n d INSPECT OUR BARGAINS and Jobbing, want in our line. With the compliments of the season, ’s or.,iv t le friend with the honest heart CANNED GOODS, CRACKERS, TABLE SAUCES, etc . Ever faithful to the Public, has \vi owed through ill and fair Jiggers, Farm and Express Wag­ ons and Sleds made to order at 10 can t e your guest 0A-RDE/M AND VEGETABLE SEEDS, H. TOBEY, you dream and rest short notice. 107 Water St., Hallowell, Me *ur castle, in the air. Horse Shoeing and Jobbing prompt­ “ HALLOWELL MARKET, n WATER STREET. —PhHaaltyhia North American. TINWARE AND KITCHEN GOODS. ly attended to. lian96 Grood Tum blers 25c. a Dozen. W in t h r o p S t ., n e a r W a t e r . Childlikeness. H a l l o w e l l , - - M a i n e . I never thought of it before, TABER, CAREY & REID, How far away I am From what I ought to be, SWIFT & TURNER, But how my child, IH Caveats, and Trade-Marks olitainedand all Pat-j n m m u oderate ees Yet undefiled, rent bur nessconducted for M F . J Heaven sent! Each day is teaching me. AUGUSTA, MAINE. JC'."-. O ffice is O pposite U. S. P a ten tO ffice^ AGENTS FOR > and we can secure patent in less time than those j I never thought of it before, Savings Institution. J remote from Washington. , £ Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip-5 He who would enter heaven ition. We advise, if patentable or not, free of? urn and child-like grow? E. R o w e l l .. President. J charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. 2 . bat cannot b»! The -Hallowell Bakery, ) A Pamphlet, “ How to Obtain Patents,” with? And yet I see {cost of same in the U S. and foreign countries} H. K. B a k e r , Treasurer. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MIXED PAINTS J sent free. Address, -s Jesus’ Word! It must be so! SAM’L HAYES, Prop’r, C h a s . H. D u d l e y , Asst. Treas x never thought of it before, IC.A.SNOW&CO. That I must trust my Father Office of the N orthern N ational O p p . Patent O ffice, Wa shing to n, d . C. As this child of mine trusts me; ALSO LEAD AND OILS. Oh Savior, then Frnishe° daU« FRESH BREAD, CAKES, Ranh. Come quickly in julv!97 And give me child-like faith in Thee! 50 YE A R S ’ PIES, PASTRY, PLUMBING AND PIPING A SPECIALTY. EXPERIENCE —George H. Archibald. WILL C. ATKINS, LAIN WORDS. And all goods put out by a First-Class Bakery. Attorney and Counselor g the proltf&Utty oi war be- 269 Water Street, Augusta, Me. Patents in and the United States, the nov97 ljau98 5t. t. i Telegraph says, ‘‘However at Law. I RADE M ARKS D e s ig n s nuch e may question the right of the O f f i c e s : PATTEN BLOCK, BROWN BREAD AND BEANS, cooked with native pork, ready C o p y r i g h t s & c . Jnited States to intervene, no man of Anyone sending a sketch and description may G A R D 1N ER, - MAINE. WHEN YOU BUY quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an British blood could sympathize with every Sunday morning. Invention is probably patentable. Communica­ pain. We must recognize the fact General Law and Collections. Novi,97 tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. lat the great republic to the south of us, Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive spite of Dingiey tariffs and negro A A O C | I ~T~ I | 1 255yz W a t e r S t r e e t , special notice, without charge, In the nchings, represents order and progress, ■L J - • Jk_ _ K.— J k —< O - L .J —L—J j Opp. Hotel North, Augusta A. C, TITCOMB, Scientific American. hile Spain represents reaction and stag- A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir­ ation.” Coal culation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 a DENTIST, year: four months, $1. Sold by all newsdealers. With all our boasted civilization, the MUNN X Co.36' Broi“,"a>'' New York egro lynchings, the treatment of the tor. Water and Bridge Sts., Augusta BUY OU Branch Office. 625 F St.. Washington, D. C. ,'3' ~ fhe numerous murders of Agent for the Victor Bicycle. that this country iuly 1 97 Dr. W. S. THOMPSON, purified as by fire, AUGUSTA, ME. d of the Jaw and Leigh & Wingate, Office at Augusta, oor. State Green Sts. he implied criti- Upholstering and Furniture Repairing. , „ CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. ■ , & Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use DEALERS IN COAL FOR HALLOWELL AND AUGUSTA- igraph may not Hair Mattresses Made to Order or Made Over in time. Sold by druggists. Office Hours until 9 A. M., 1 to 3 P. M. CONSUMPTION «« Telephone ( lonnection. ir. FREE DELIVERY OF ALL GOODS. BCH Weight and Quality Guaranteed. oct 1 97 HALLOWELL NEWS SUPPLEN

POOR DEPARTMENT. OUR CEMETERY. Hayor Qeo. A. Safford’s I am of theopinion that the administration of thisdepart The proper care of our beautiful cemetery is a matter ment has been both wise and economical. Although the ac­ that is of deep interest to us all and I am happy to state that Inaugural Address. count shows an overdraft of several hundred dollars, this is during the past year the excellent condition in which it has readily accounted for by improvements on the farm buildings always been kept, has been maintained. The receipts from which were absolutely necessary for their preservation, and the sale of lots have been much less than usual and although Gentlemen of the City Council:— for unusual demands from our worthy poor. All must realize the expenses were considerably reduced, the Trustees were that, in fixing the appropriations, it is impossible to determine forced to use nearly all the available funds in the hands of Another municipal election has passed, and by the suff­ the amount that this department will be called upon to use, the city treasurer. Should it be found necessary to complete rage of our people we are their qualified legal representatives and, as it is a duty, no less than an obligation, to care for our the proposed enlargement of the grounds I am of the opinion for the ensuing municipal year. In entering upon these new unfortunate, we must extend to them a helping hand if the that a small appropriation will be necessary. duties we should be mindful that there are responsibilities, appropriation be overdrawn. The condition of the farm prop­ REVISION OF CITY CHARTER AND ORDINANCES. pleasant and onerous, and that only by a faithful attention to erty is most commendable and reflects much credit upon the both are our positions made honorable. It is most assuredly overseers and superintendent. The interior of the house has Unquestionably a strong sentiment prevails in our city a pleasure to greet, as the representatives of our city, men of been thoroughly painted and whitened and we have the satis­ for certain changes in our city charter and particularly as experience both in business and municipal affairs and I appre­ faction of knowing that those less fortunate than ourselves are pertains to the election of city officers. I doubt not but that hend that your administration of the affairs of our city will be well provided, in a clean and comfortable home. one of the most unpleasant features which you, gentlemen, both pleasing to you and satisfactory to the citizens who have STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. thus far have had to contend with is the pressure of those thus honored you. It wore unnecessary for me to enumerate to seeking certain offices. We find this unpleasant condition yon, duties with which you are all so familiar, and I trust that Although the past year has been unusually severe both even pervading our caucuses, aud at times men are proposed I shall not permit myself to trespass within your province to in heavy rains and large falls of snow, this department shows for members of the city council with no qualification but such an extent as to appear to dictate your policy, or your acts, but slight overdrafts, except for sidewalks which certanly that they will vote for this one or that one. That such a condi­ but I would beg to suggest, that a careful selection of your attests wise management on the part of the commissioner. tion should exist is to be deplored by all having our city’s inter­ subordinate officers is ot primary importance to a successful During the past year the bridges and culverts have been very est at heart and I am happy to note receives the disapproval of administration, and 1 trust that in this important matter fit­ generally overhauled and repaired and the streets kept in that all powerful factor in municipal politics, public senti­ ness for office and not personalities will govern your acts. their usual condition. As you will observe from the Commis-. ment. As the executive of our city I shall exact strict attention to sioners report a large amount of concreting has been done and Strong and urgent representations have been made to me duty from all officers elected and I feel assured that I shall much still remains to place our walks in a satisfactory that this matter should be brought before the next legislature have your hearty support in this direction. condition. I trust that the good work of building our walks in the form of amendments to the city charter whereby sev­ My opinion touching the several departments of the city of something more permanent than planks will be continued eral of these offices which have become most disagreeable has been fully elaborated in previous communications; I by you, as by so doing I am confident we may, in a few years, should be voted upon directly by the people. shall therefore endeavorto confine myself to a brief statement have our walks so constructed that a few hundred dollars of what previous years experience in municipal affairs, lead will suffice each year for the maintenance. In view of the Acting upon what appears to be the settled conviction of me to believe are for the best interest of the city. fact that more or less dissatisfaction has always been mani­ our citizens or at least a large proportion of them, I beg to recommend for your careful consideration the following FINANCE. fested with the amount of time that our Commissioner puts in amendments to our charter. I would suggest that his pay be adjusted by a fixed salary. During the past year the bonded debt of the city has been F irst: The election by the people of City Clerk, City Mar­ increased .$50,000 by the issuing of bonds for the city water SEWERS. shal, Street Commissioner, School Committee and Assessors. system. These bonds were issued at a most opportune time and a premium of nearly $4,000 was received from the sale; It has been a fixed principle with the city council for sev­ Second : The abolishment of the Common Council. they are a 20 year, 4% gold, bond, and at the price received, eral years to appropriate a small amount for sewers; by Third : The abolishment of the Board of Registration. are on a 3.46% basis. I can hut feel that the committee having means of this policy we have today a considerable system of sewerage, so essential to health. Much yet remains to be The reasons for the first have been in part given above the issuing of these bonds in charge were most fortunate in and must be so patent to all as to require no further state­ floating them. done in this department and I trust you will deem it wise to ment from me. In other respects the resources and liabilities of the city are continue a work that meets with so hearty an approval from our tax payers, The second change, I am of the opinion, is equally as about as in previous years. You will note the disappearance of patent. The only real argument in favor of continuing so one item from the liabilities of the city, viz: Water Power FIRE DEPARTMENT. cumbersome a form of government is that the lower branch Loan $3,000; this loau has been treated as a legitimate part of We have been most fortunate in the absence of fires dur­ acts as a restraining influence on the upper, tending thereby the water system debt and has been paid from the sale of the ing the past year, but the few alarms found our department to check improper legislation. While this is udoubtedly true bonds. Should it be found that our supply of water from the in excellent condition, and were promptly responded to by in large places, where its officers are further removed from present source is sufficient for sill needs of the city, this prop­ the several companies. The old fire department buildings in the people, with us, with that powerful restraining influ­ erty can be sold and the proceeds placed in the sinking fund. the rear of the city hall have been pronounced unfit for use ence, public sentiment in such close touch with our city The administration of this department by our present city by the last three or four city governments, but no definite officials to restrain and influence them, I have no fear. Much treasurer is highly efficient and most satisfactory to our citi­ action has been taken to replace them. As we are now In a business of importance is often times retarded by lack of zens. I doubt if a more painstaking and careful official is to fair way to have hydrant service I can but feel that this is quorums and it is an undeniable fact that men have been be found in the state; his books and accounts are models of fortunate for I believe that better service can be had by elected to these high offices who, after the election of the sub­ simplicity and accuracy and we are most assuredly to be con­ erecting small buildings in separate localities in the city for ordinate officers was effected, took no further interest in the gratulated in the management of this important department. I would recommend, and I am assured that it meets with the accommodation of hose companies. Our efficient chief affairs of the city, evidently feeling that having voted for the hearty approval of the city treasurer, that an expert ac­ recommends several improvements in the department which their particular officer their full duty had been performed. countant be employed to audit the accounts of the city, once a 1 trust will receive your careful consideration. That which Many large towns, much larger than our city are governed should first receive your attention being, in my opinion the by three men and governed well, then why should we require year; this at the present day can by no possibility be construed sixteen. as a reflection upon the honesty and integrity of the official thorough repairing of the steamer. This engine has been a in charge, but is an ordinary business precaution. By so faithful servant of 18 years and is now in a condition that Again it is a divided responsibility, measures are passed doing you will be absolved from responsibility should error calls for a new boiler and general repairs. Last year I com­ sometimes without that careful thought and consideration creep in. municated with the builders and found that the cost would which direct responsibility would invite from the fact that A brief summary of the resources and liabilities areas fol­ approximate from $1200 to $1400 which would place it in each branch would feel that should it prove unpopular or un­ lows :— practically as good condition as new. Other places of which wise each board could in part lay it to the other. I am acquainted that purchased a new fire engine at the same LIABILITIES. Of all the expensive luxuries which our wise legislators time as we did have had to purcha.se new two or three years have given us the Board of Registration easily takes the lead. Water loan bonds of 1898...... $50,000 00 ago, therefore I can but feel that it is not due to lack of care or Refunding bonds of 1893...... 15,000 00 Here a department has been created costing the city $17 per that it was an inferior engine that renders this expenditure day to do the work previously performed by the Board of School house bonds of 1890...... 5,000 00 necessary. ------$70,000 00 Aldermen for no compensation. The sum of $4 and $5 per CITY BUILDINGS. day is paid to four men to perform work not half so onerous Dummer fund...... 1,000 00 as that done by the ward officers for $1.50 per day. This is Balance to credit of interest account, 20556 By statute the school buildings are placed in the custody no reflection upon the local board, they are efficient officers, Due sinking fund...... 60 00 of the School Committee thus leaving for our oversight the and merely execute the mandates of the law. While this law Due cemetery fund...... 80 26 engine houses and city hall. The building on Water street may be advantageous in large cities, for anyplace under 10,00<> Due sewer construction fund...... 54 27 needs some minor repairs only, those in the rear of this build­ inhabitants it is an expense, not commensurate with the Due water works construction fund, $27,476 21 ing, as before mentioned, are beyond repair. benefits derived. Our board has cost this city for its six Balance water works income account, ' 10 33 Certainly if any city needed a new town hall we do, or a years of existence $1407, ward officers $514.50 since the law ------27,486 54 thorough renovating of the present structure. As it is today went into effect and I submit that it is an unnecessary tax it is both unpleasant and unhealthy and almost unfit for all upon our people that should be removed by proper legislation. Total liabilities...... $98,886 63 purposes. I have hoped that we might nave the great need Several years ago our city ordinances were revised but sev­ RESOURCES supplied and still trust that some way may be provided to eral important matters were overlooked and since then new supply this long felt want. Cash in treasury...... $27,926 73 ones have come up making it necessary, in my opinion, to Uncollected taxes...... 3,235 73 CITY MARSHAL AND POLICE. have them carefully amended and added to. Tax titles...... 96 79 The service rendered by our present police force has been I desire, particularly, to direct your attention to a careful Bonds in Dummer fund...... 1,000 00 most efficient and I believe has given very general satisfac­ consideration of proper health ordinances. Our board of Bonds in sinking fund...... 500 00 tion. Perhaps the most difficult question to handle in this health have found themselves often hampered by lack of Bills receivable, tution...... $34 00 department is the enforcement of the prohibitory law. more stringent city laws. This is a matter of deep concern to- Bills receivable, sewer assess­ While I am convinced that your officers are willing to do all. Let us have ordinances that can be enforced and then m ents...... 30 00 their full duty in carrying out, to the letter, the complete en­ support the officers in carrying them out, even to the extent Bll3 receivable, pauper bills, 53 90 forcement of this law it is undeniably true that they are met of a few law suits, if necessary, to remind those negligent that ------$11790 with a certain public sentiment, that nullifies the law, and public health is paramount to personal convenience. Maverick National Bank claim...... 10 50 renders its enforcement by the officers most difficult. Not­ TAXATION AND APPROPRIATIONS. ------$32,887 65 withstanding all this, gentlemen, I am firmly convinced that the illegal sale of intoxicants must bo prevented as far as lays The expense of administration of our municipality must Balance against the city...... $65,998 98 in our power. be borne by taxation but we as the legal representatives of Balance against the city March 1, 1897 19,151 62 our people should not only be watchful in the expenditure of CITY WATER WORKS. public funds but should be solicitous in determining the ap­ Increase during the year...... $46,847 36 Upon the entrance of their official duties of the past city propriations that the burden may be as light as is consistent council the report of the commissioners chosen to adjudge the with business prudence. There is undoubtedly a tendency to- SCHOOLS. value of the Hallowell Water Co., was received, the sum fixed allow the expenses to increase a little each year so many Of all the departments of the city it is of paramount impor­ being $17,000. That our people might all have an opportunity things appear to be necessary, but, gentlemen, we must bea'r tance that this one should receive your most careful atten­ to express themselves upon this important subject a general in mind that a limit must some time be reached and we should tion and most liberal appropriations, for to it we must look caucus was called, at which a unanimous vote was passed be cautious in this matter. In comparing the appropriations for future good citizenship. We have enjoyed a most envi­ authorizing its purchase. This transaction was consummated of past years I find one Item that shows a steady and large able reputation in the past for the excellence of our school In July of last year and Immediately, ordinances were adopted increase, viz., that of salaries. During the years in the 50’s and system and I trust that the future will be blessed with the placing the management of the entire system in the hands of a 60’s this item amounts to from $500 to $650, in ’70 it had grown to same distinction, though it is undeniably true that to many commission of three, to be appointed by the Mayor, the council $700, in ’82 $1600, and so increasing until lastyear it reached the of our people a feeling has crept in, that our schools are hardly reserving to themselves certain powers. A ta legal meetingof really formidable figures of $3000. While the city has in­ abreast of the times, that there is a something lacking, to the voters the act, creating this commission, was ratified and creased but few salaries the State law has stepped in, created place them upon an equal with those of other cities in our they at once entered upon their duties. This commission con­ new offices or fixed and increased t ie salary of old ones, and Btnte. While I can feel that this criticism is largely due to sisting of Messrs. Tenney, Wall and Beane have been most un­ it will be noticed that the legislature is exceedingly generous imperfect knowledge of the facts and while a personal iring in their efforts to place the system in a satisfactory con­ in determining the amount for others to pay, untii this item knowledge of our school system assures me that they are pro­ dition and although it was late in the season before they could has reached a point that demands your careful thought. So gressive and prosperous, 1 am constrained to recommend that commence operations much progress was made. far as is possible, let us guard against the practice of over­ you carefully consult with the school committee, before de­ During the coming year they have in contemplation the en­ drawing appropriations ; give the head of each department to ciding upon your appropriations, that., if any deficiencies larging and repairing of the reservoirs, extending the mains distinctly understand that this will not be allowed: it is a nre found to' exist, they may be remedied forthwith. through the city and placing 35 or 40 hydrants for fire pur­ pernicious practice, allowable only in extreme circumstances Both the committee and teachers are earnest workers for the poses. When these contemplated improvements are com­ and should be carefully guarded against by the city govern­ upbuilding of the schools and I know will receive your hearty pleted I feel assured that we shall have as excellent a supply ment. co-operation. ,)! •! v i c j r a s any city in the state. Let U3, gentlemen, in entering upon our duties and res­ HUBBARD FREE LIBRARY. ponsibilities be ever mindful that we are for the time being LIGHTS. During the past year our beautiful library building has the servants, not of our constituents alone, but of all our people • been the recipient of another generous gift of $10,000 from During the past year a contract for lighting the city for a let all tinge of partisanship be effaced ; let every question be Mrs. Eliza Lowell, by means of which a new west wing has period of five years was made with the Kennebec Light & considered, as I am assured it will be, upon that broad plain of public welfare that when our administration shall end we may been added, greatly improving the building. Heat Co., by which the city is to pay $65 per light per year for the arc, $25 for the serial aud $75 per year for the all night have the satisfaction of feeling that our acts were justifiable The invested funds of the library are hardly sufficient to beforo God and men. meet all expenses and I trust that it will be thought best by arcs. This contract was made, only after careful examination and inquiry, and as compared with other tows, was found to GEO. A. SAFFORD. vou to make a small appropriation, for an institution of which March 14, 1898. we aro all so justly proud. be very favorable.