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I'OUTSMOUTH DAILY HEItAU), I A OII 10. 1010. PAGE, VETERAN SHIPMASTER'S REMARKABLE RECORD Captain Zachariali Williams Sailed Portsmouth Vessel Thirty Three Years as was in her five years. later Sixty years at sea, 45 yeais master, 33 years of the time in one in Damariscotta, and "d'ied" there uuiy three accidents in career, and COO trips out of tho Pen-1. Tho ynison of Portsmouth, 80 tons, obscot river, are items in the modest i was Capt.

W.Slliama' next vessel. He record of Capt. Zachariali Williams of Kittery Point. No man ever spoke ill of Oap'u Jiach, every shipmaster on the New England coast knows him, and If any can boast such a long and, successful seafaring took command 1 in 1805, and for seven years brought cargoes of lumber to Portsmouth for her owner, 'Ex-Mayor John H. Bronghton, with occasional trips to Boston and NE'W York Interspersed.

experience. Mr. Broughton 'sold the Unison to Capt. Williams first went to sea at Bath owners In 1872, out. of which the age of 10 as cook with his father she sailed until Sept.

24, 1898, In the schooner Frances of Kittery, 06 and later went fishing for a time out of Gloucester. At the age of 19 WJuebeeded his father in com- mana -Tf the Frances, which he sailed In the coasting trade for two years. Immediately after she changed hands then being in charge of Capt. Thomas R. Alnee, the Frances dragged ashore fii a gale at Kittery Point, and when she was wrecked while entering Portsmouth harbor--which, it might he supposed, she had done times enough to know bettar.

The schooner Mary Willey was brought to ceed the Unison and Cap'n Zach took command. The Willey was a fine craft of 101 tons, built in by W. F. Fernald of Portsmouth. She was one of the was totally wrecked.

best sailers In the coasting trade, as The wanderlust seizing the young jean be -lestlfte'd by many discern litei; skipper, he shipped before the-skippers to whom she had shown her mast in the full rigged ship Express heels. The Willey was a of Pojijmouth. Sailing- that craft, and before she entered the porAJn-jlSGC, she nt in ballast' to! lumber trade was put to various uses. NwIOrJeans, there loaded cotton for I Sue first plie'd as a packet to 1 Boston Liverpool and returned with a cargo I in command of Capt. Robert Spinney of- to Boston, where Capt.

Wil-jof Eliot, made one Ilshlng I rip to the having been a year onJGrank. banks in charge of the late deep His-next command was the schooner Canton of Kittery, 09 tons, lie sailed her a year in the lumber trade she was sold to Kemiebunk par- coaster's distinguishing features wa. ties. He then took charge of i a golden lion's head, with flaming schooner -Niagara, 45 tons, in which, Irc'd tongue and eyeballs, on the end at the age of 22, he made his her bowsprit. trips out of The Niagara) In charge of Capt.

Williams the was sold in 1859 to Doothbay own- Mary Willey ran uninterruptedly out and some. time ward was -wrecked at that port. In 1800 Cap'n Siach took the: Edward- Frank of Kittery, 79 tons, and Capt. Thomas Clarkson of Kittery Point and was taken by the same captain with a party of scientists to Labrador. One.

of the famous old of Bangor for 33 years until the accident-which wound up her career and her veteran captain's seafaring life. On April 21, 1905, while bound from KNOWS FLEISCHMANN'S YEAST, but most people: associate the word "Yeast" with bread-making Do realize that a dozen or more articles made and baked daily in Amer- with Flcisch- Icaij homes can be made quickly, easily and better SAhn's YeiBt than with any other leaven? Fleiechmann Company have established The Fleischmann Cooking Schoolo to instruct the housewives of Ameriea in the use of Fleischmann'o Yeast in various kinds of baking and cooking. These are conducted by trained Domestic Science Teachers, who GU(' give lessons, by cooking and baking in the presence of their classes, in our travelling kitchens. Miss Pcocock, Domestic Science Teacher and one of our in- structors, will conduct a Cooking School at the Y. M.

C. A. Store, Congress Street, in the city of Portsmouth, N. every afternoon, except Sunday, st 2.30 o'clock, from December 19th to December 23rd. inclusive.

lloslon to with grain, she ran-ashore on Capo Elizabeth 'In douse fog while i for 'Portland harbor, tho compass bolui; out of order. The crow stripped tho liope- essly stranded schooner and then landed juibily In their own boat. Tho Willey ran months of each year, and frequently had mtiilo two round- trips a raoulh, Men, wlieu bound west with- her capaclly of 110,000 feet of lumber, and often on tho return trip with corn and grain, 5000 bushels to it cargo, taken aboard at Boston or Portland. During Capt. Avilllams' 33 years' command the Mary Willey at a low estimate- carried 50,000,000 feet 9f lumber out of tho Pcnohscot and landed 1,300,000 butihels of corn and grain on the cob wharve-s'of fiio port of liangcr.

Capt. Williams' best spurt of speed was made in, the Unison, when he landed two full cargoes of lumber on the dock in Portsmouth within a week. On a Saturday night early in December he towed from Bangor down to Fort Point cove. Early next morning lie got under way with close- reefed sails before a fresh northerly breeze. Late that night she anchored in Kittery cove, and at 1 o'clock Monday morning a tug docked the Unison at her owner's wharf'.

Capt. Williams was reluctant to make another trip owing to the lateness of the season and the danger of getting Icebound, but a tempting offer from Hon. Frank Jones, prevailed. At 4 o'clock one Tuesday afternoon the schooner was discharged, and, still reefed, toiling down- the Piscataqua with a heavy westerly. The wind held fair and Wednesday night the Unison docked in Bangor.

On the passage down shore Capt. Zach spied at anchor in Boothbay harbor a schooner which had come out by Head in company with him on lie trip a i had been Tightened into Port Clyde. Several vessels were ahead of (he in Bangor, but a little judic ous persuasion of the wharfinger her to the loading berth be- 'ore her turn. Saturday afternoon schooner was again "chock-a- ilock" with a cargo of hemlock Boards and bailey, and down the river its banks already fringed with ice she went before the persistent but obliging offshore breeze, Sundaj night she beat in to Portsmouth harbor, and next morning was ii-e'd up at tho wharf. Capt.

Zach's fastest single passage was made in the Mary Willey. He left in tow one spring day in 1899, lumber laden, at 2 in the afternoon, cast off the a Fort Point and at 7 next morning was ready to discharge in Portsmouth. Never but once, until the Willey was wrecked, had Capt. Willianu been ashore. That was when he stranded in a fog near While Head, while attempting to take the lumber laden Wiley into Lobster cove.

She staid only one tide, however, and was worked off hy the crew without injury. Only once, too, has he been dismasted. Sailing in the Willey lat in November from Portland with a cargo of corn for Bangor, he was caught In a westerly gale and lost his mainmast. He easily reached Boothbay under foresail and jib, and was later towed to his destination by a tug. In all his experience he never lost a man or a stick of lumber, and never spoiled a bushel of grain or any otluer cargo.

Capt, Williams comes naturally by his seafaring ability. His father, Solomon Wlilliams, figured during the war of 1812 in an incident which made history. At 22 he was master of a coaster, and in her left Portsmouth with a load of cordwood hound to Salem. Off Cape Ann she fell into the clutches of a British privateer, whose captain took the crew aboard, and was about to burn the little as not worth bringing to The young skipper, however, eaded so earnestly against, this ig- ominlous -destruction of his first ommand that the privateersman rented, and returning him his watch nd Bible put him alonis aboard the chooner at -dark of a threatening night Next morning Capt. iol, as one risen from the dead, tri- mphantly sailed his schooner into RAILROAD COMMISSION REPOR! Finds Lines Very Prosperous and Makes Many Recommendations Afraid to use hair preparations? Certainly not, if your doctor approves, Let.

him decide about your Ayer's Hair Vigor for falling hair, or dandruff. It will not color the hair, neither will it Li'vrn or iniure. Tho annual report of the railroad fair and equitable rule without any commissioners, Including t'iio leturmi question as to jurisdiction. dt the railroad corporations of the I "The commission should bo given state for 12 months ending June 30,1 authority to establish what Is known was submitired to the legislature to- 1 as a reciprocal demurrage rule. day.

It reads in part: to renew the lecom- railroad, i ffijemiatioiis innilc in our last annual The Boston and Maine 1038 of the total steam report In reference express rates ailroad mileage in New Hampshire, "As- reported, an appeal was taken that its gross income from from the order of the commission, ill sources for the 'year ending making a substantial leductldn from 10, 1910, was $44,146,187.58, as com- 1 the present rates, which appeal is i(ired with for the year now pending in the courts. As all 1)09, $39,748,549. OS for the year citizens ars interested in estau- 1007-8, and for the year 1906-7. "After the payment of all charges and dividends, including $19,841.84 expended from income for additions and betterments, a surplus was left of $783,259.86, which has jtsen credited tb profit and Idss in comparison with a similar surplus of $529,142.79 credited to that account in the previous year. The Maine Central railroad reports that during the past fiscal year the operating revenue of the pany was $8,922,312.22, an.

increase as compared witti the previous year of $548,588.75. Of this Increase, $449,000.53 was in the freight department, $122,015.03 in the passenger department, and $13,573.10 from other sources. "Operating expenses for the year $6,102,280.82, compared with $5,779,278 from the pievious year, increase of $323,008.82. Of this an increase $73,833.04 was in maintenance of way and structures, in maintenance of equipment, in transportation expenses and in traffic and general exrens es. "From an examination of the financial reports of the several street railways operating lines within this state, and an examination of the table of statistics compiled therefrom, It is shown that thiere was an increase of 098,310 in the number of passengers carried on the several lines over the previous year.

lishing and rate for express ,11 i ''O'- should he made au.iortei:;;; and directing the attorney general to prcs- ecute, at the expense of the state, any appeal from the commissioners' findings and an appropriation adequate for such, purpose should be provided recommend that the subject of elimination of grade crossings he given earnest and careful consideration at the present session of the legislature, and the enactment of a law or statute similar to the statute in force in other "From our inspection of the railroads of the state we find that many of the cities, large towns am villages railroad right (J. way is used by pedestrians, thus: Subjecting the parties using the same to great danger and resulting in many fatalities. This condition could be remedied in part by enclosing with a closed' fence all freight yards and the railroad right of way through the compact part of cities and cillages. "During the past few years the railroads have neglected or refused to publish in local newspapers a timetable -showing the schedule of ar- and departure oj passenger trains. We recommend the enactment of a law requiring all railroad cor- porations having a station in any cit or village, in which a newspaper is published, to publish iu such news papen a proper timetable showing ehe arrival and departure of regular "Wo recommend that the state commission be given definite authority over the matter of demurrage, giving to the commission power to regu- Clothing Shoes, Hats, Caps, Truuks and Bags, Suit Cases, Umbrellas.

Fur Gloves, Fancy Box Suspenders, Neckwear, Hosiery, Underwear, Mufflers, Armlets, Fancy Slippers and many other nice piesents for Christmas. Come in and see our Holiday Display. passenger trains. To protect corporation from overcharges, maximum feo should he regulated hy authority given to the commission. late the question of demurrage on all Failure on the part of the iiewspa- nterstate business, so that local regu- pers to publish the jame for the fee established would exempt the rall- i latiou of shipments within the state may be under the services of a local regulative body that will secure a road from the rule requiring its publication." ANNUAt- HtEVlNe of the Ports- i Since the loss of the Mary Willey '-Capt.

Zach has remained The annual meeting though at times the call of the sea mouth Fire Association' will be hold- has been so strong as to maie i en at its office in Portsmouth on contemplate "going" once more. No Wednesday, December 21, W10, at lack of offers of a command would 11.15 o'clock a. to act upon the his should he so decide. -following subjects, I 1st. To choose the necessary officers of the corporation for the ensuring year.

Only one case required the attention! 2d. To transact any other business of the police court today, that of Wi i that may legally come before said bur Hale, charged with vagrancy. I meeting. He was ordered to serve ninety days ALFRED F. HOWARD, PORTSMOUTH, N.

Hy. Corner Market and Ladd ENTRANCE 12 LADD ST; 'M-l 1 YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND any or all of these lessons. These lessons are free to the public. Nothing is sold or offered for sale. A copy of Fleischmann's Cook Book will be given to each person who attends.

FLEISCHMANN COMPANY. POLICE COURT at the county farm. BASKETBALL Accident Insurance Double Indemnity if injured while onj Street Railway Cars Rates Low. John Sise Go, NO 3 MARKET SQUARE, PORTSMOUTH, The Neighborhood of York went down to defeat at the hands of the Piscataqua A. C.

in the town hsl! at Eliot Thursday evening by a score of 30-14. It was a clean, weil played game, The summary: I Eliot York L-. Goodwin i H. Leibman.lf, rf, G. Goodwin A.

Leibman, rf. If, Putman Tobey Ib, Cox Foster, Ib, rb, Caswell rt, Lif-nefleid Baskets--H. Nelson. 5, H. Leibman 4, A.

Leibman 1, Tobey 2, Foster 2, George Goodwin 2, Putman 3, Caswell 1. Baskets from fouls Xelson 2, Cox 2. The stars were Nelson for Eliot and Putman for York. jtefwee Willis. H.

Dixon. TScorer, 3 15 minute periods, 10 minute rests. ALFRED F. Clerk of. the Corporation.

Portsmouth, N. Dec. 12, 1910. Ich Dicn or Eich-Dyn. Which is accunitc as the uiottoyjf the Prince of Walos-lch Dieu or I D.vnV one isiGcrmau and the other Welsh.

Tbu means "I serve," the other "Beholds the man" or "Behold your man." "fch Dieu" was "the uiotto of John, king of Bohemia, whom the Black Prince slew at Creel. "Eich Dyn" are the words supposed) to have been used by Edward I. his in- f.int son to the VfSslsu, assembly at Caruiirvou. Welsh tradition naturally to the Welsh form. The other bus been more popularly Lady's Pictorial- Splendid Assortment of Drawn Linen and Batten- berg'Wprti, Squafes, Scarfs, Lunch Cloths, Doilsys.

Special Low Prices. Values from 15c to S10M'Don't Fail -to See These. I Ladies' aud Gents' Linen Handkerchiefs, not the largest assortment, but the choicest. Plain, Embroiclersd and Lace Edge. 1 Polorized Waistings put up in attractive boxes- just the thing for a serviceable Christmas gift- We also have'Silk Waist Patterns in boxes.

THE DOCTOR AGAIN Dr. Charles A. Morse, the democratic war horse of Hocltinphaiu county, is mentioned, as one of a candidates for speaker of the House. The Doctor was elected' from Newmarket and. the memibors of the party who are pushing his candidacy think he is a strong iiina lo present for tho place.

A Queer Ceremony. A queer ceremony performed every year" on the Sth day yt September iu i the Vallc Maggio, Italy. Thu region i rebounds iu vipers. Cl'be celebrants form into a weird pnvjre'Siou, each per-1 son--man, woman and a huge figure a. stuffed-with cotton.

As they pass along they weep iiud lament, believing Iliat by the ox- piatory ceremony they will rcudor themselves proof 'against tsnake bites luo grape- I i A specific, for pain--Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil, strongest, cheapest liniment ever devised A household remedy in America for, 25 years. Wretched Man. Algy--By Hiss, Clara, how sweet you look in -white! Do you know ivheii I saw you, coming across the Iowa you nice I thought it was JIlss Ba2ar. Ladies' nnd Gents' Handles.

at Popular Prices. Choice i Fine Assortment of Silk Ladies' Suits and Goats Made to Order Pictorial Review Patterns I Generous. "Some inonisay," remarked the beautiful I have no heart." "Obi that doesn't matter!" replied but willing youth. "I'll give Try A Display ad for Result.