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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-04-06
THE QUEENS LATE DRAWING
ROOM.

LadyLonsdale Carries Off the Hon
ors--Scant Dressing the Fashion.
From the London Worldly
Three debutuntes attracted attention
for their besuty, and carried of The
palm ;these/we the Hon. Theodufa
Kepple. Lady Mary Liddell, and Miss
Constance de la Rue Mrs. Salting's
pretty spirituellc face and charming
figure we're much admired. For the rest
tue Duchess OF ,Montrose. Lady Lons-4
dale, Lady Walter CsmpbeI, who was
apparently clothed in1an enormous bou.
quet, Mrs. Arthur Clarke, and Miss Bad
deley. had it all to themselves and yet
not SO, for Maria, Marchioness OF Ayles-
bury, looking the Gerry Fq0nfescence OF
an English Adowager in tie sunset Of
lite, yet full of verve and sparkle, attac-
ted much observation. - 7='77 7'7'''
With his marvellous instinct for the,
beautiful, and diseernmeht of what is
6sa Lord { Beaconsfiela accorded ss to
Lady Lonsdale alone The ,honorlof ileav-
ing the crowd Of courtiersi surrounding
him, and moving qacross the Irooms 10
greet her as heaemefgedifrom the prts.'
ence Of roy yaltyadW .ieod9s mo7l smot
Her ,iadyship looked superb; her, dia-
monds weree mag gnifcent,s and on one
side Of her corsage was fastened a black!
|pearl1of fabulous size, ,setiround with
briliiantsI From herIsleeyes (by fcour,ee
sy), Or rather ishouidersstraps,s hung
strings ofdpearls, which had e ocurious
effect Her dress, by the way, cost q
hundred guineas at Madame Mercier's; !;
on The white satin skirt in front, as well
as on ahe train. were exquisi,ely painted
groups of flowers siss1iEa .T5isI 1ssi
One poor lady was dreadfully i'll be-.
fore every one, and another nulheureuse
found her gown coming undone, and.
while she curtsied 70 the Queen, gthe
ushers and men standing about had fear
full revelations. .a1s '91eH l2sassnaEs''
From the London Truth.j e3ae hn
Lady Lonsdale was universally ac-
knowledged as the beauty of both draw
ing rooms.r Ladies were not less decol
letee at this second drawing room than
at the q6rst.la One, in pressing forward,
positively iostthe whole ofitheo upper
part of her dress, aud had to be shroud
ed in shawls.I lord Beacons6eld, who
seemed in high spirits, appeared this
time In q sdipiomstic uniform. 2Huil.
oAs1 was walking along st. James's
street on zthe morning of the, drawing
loem, / observed a. crowd surrounding
albroughan9 In 1t was seated q lady
alone. Never have l 10 civilized society
and in daylight seena lady with so small
an amount Of clothing Surely sdsbe
might have covered bier Dakedness with
shawl. The common people, &ho do
not penetrate within the charmed poI.
tails Of St. James's Palace, stared at her
in astonisbmebt,i aud one somewhai
dingy -lOoking individual suggested thai
she ought to be suppressed as a ,.yiee..'
Il a. "a a ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-04-06

.AESeassos FHUEMAN, while address.
ing the Senate last week, was taken sud
denly III, bat wegare glad to announce
thashis condition is NOT considered dan
sstoasA 0verwesk- during the present
session of the Senate brought on an at.
tack Of ysrtikoss a.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-04-06
Written for The, Spirit of Democracy,
bADAMS TOWNSHIP ITEMS.
CAMERoN,. OnIo, April B. nlSl

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ED. Spirit: A few weeks have passed
by without our village receiving any mo-
tics in THE .SPrRIT,S 80 here goes for
What few y Irssy locals we. have been sbles able TO
On last Thu Thursday sIss evening min nigh. was
made hideons By, the din, of nun berless
instruments in the hands Of unskilled
musicians. l. seemed as II pandemoni
um had broken loose and all the imps
from tbe region Of the land of darkness
had combined to disturb the rest OF our
peaceable and quiet inhnbitanls.. Char
lie Pontius gave the leader Of these I'M.
skilled musicians $500 TO- have the
noise stopped. which, said individual, the
leader, expended 'forAyes !; such neres.
saries Of life as Tie boys demanded. The
boys are perfectly excusablc, the oecaal
sion was sufficient TO Justify the noise !;
Cal. and Ab. were united ID tbe holy
bands Of wedlock-a very estimable
couple-long may they enjoy welded
life; and, we trust, nothing may ever
arise to mar their happiness. We can't
see Why e. @. b. w. Il. Fl, and few
othefs do not follow their example; for
Dick will fnrnish the necessary papers,
and Elder Erlewine is always ready to
perform the ceremony. tsiss1sfAi Isi3fssi
| Our .sick az Mr. Hartlin's are about
we'll |; WEI noticed ALBERT onathes street
yesterday /; Amsndaas able TO sscold a
little, pAnd Joe tells me that Sarah ia. bet
tef.) Mr.. Palmer has at last resumed his
old, place at the mill, he has been unable
10 work any since last Octobera a. al !
The new mill under the supervision OF
W. iH.d Chase oof' Michs cis rapidly cap.
broachinR completion. Mr.. Chaseis q
good millerights and 10 ayoringu TO
make Cameron mill the bes:1in the couni
ty.R7a ao7i este sls' s1sssitw 10 seaii
aSuppes, lie girls finished handing on
Wednesday, the llargeecrop Of tobacco
purchased by George slass fall j. be was
90 well pleased with their work that he
made each sof them q present OF q new
dress. for which they tell me, to return
him their thanks, and good wishes fol
hiss prosperity, through the columns ol
THE SPiRrgdi lhsl iysiism odt s'te3'
Charley Beard closed his school last
Friday night With - big exhibition
Charley rendered good satisfaelion te
bis pupils = they desire bis services as q
teacher for tie next winters school. =
Fishing is in full blast, some nice
perch have been captured, not by you
correspondent, neither did Headiey mol
Steve Boughner depopulate that hole be.
low Mauryls dam of it's fnny inhabitants
Billy Hart swore because he, did mol
catch any, and Stukey said "the reason
he didnot get anytish, ives because ve
kept him running after,-", was mol
bait, nor that stuff those Woodsheld
men take with them when they go TO the
s,Poor Name Paradise" J Wizard
was the lucky man, We were TO much
chagrined 10 count the fine bass be
caught. RICHARD HENRY
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elIzFHs ohlcsgo lyMss has made the
dIseosssy shat shs Hnesn puzzle i an 40.
inysnsion II The fool Killer sist al eoac
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k1Jons saiiaazss is ID ohio looking
shss his ishcss sThsx are sadly ess I6of
repairss Some think nthey ssren chill1
BEx1rxDsa s .l.oSs ss modw ID bs:qso
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Portland, Maine. decz,'7sy.
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1t is natural TO suppose that animals Of
any note nigh; never be found ON an Island
so far from the main land. but tradition SAYS
tina, a caribou MAS killed in the south west
part of the Island near Hat Island. Being
Of the reindeer species he might have taken
to the water and swan on or nc might have
gone there on the ice; for Dr. James Hall
once drove his horse there to attend pa
ticuL Bn' TO the people /; was a physical
curiosity that the caribou was there In
more modern times. say SIX years ago, 2
deer wa, killed there. chased from island 70
island till he was captured.
There have been three black bears Killed
OH the Island. the first was Killed about
- year, ago by two gentlemen by the name
Of Fric>e from Deer Isle. in small boat.
/, va, between Hat Island and Swans I,l-
and the struggle was desperate and dan
ccrous bu, they conquered and killed the
bear.
The second was killed h, MT. Abel Staple,
III llf eastern Nttil'H ~ we l@4.4lt9l lttl4l
~ wear, ago At the time Uncle Abel vas
IN hi prime. and considered with reference
to muscular force was a powerful man. The
bear had ,en,urcd To take Uncle Abcl's pig
from the =, the evening before but h. in
lcricred and the bear lost hi> prey. The
next morning Uncle Abel. having called
some ncighhors TO hi, AID found the bear in
a sw amp and with hi, powerful arm dealt
blow upon the bear, nose with his club,
" Mich laid HIM dead on the ground.
The Third wl, killed ia September 1888
with club by John S'in>on boy Is year,
old Other bears have been seen on tie
Island bu, not killed |, !, a fac, worth
knowing that the black bear j. very easily
killed By blow on the nose.
The mink. the otter and fos. valued -
highly for their fur, come in for share IN
til, noticc. they we're once plenty and Of the
first quality Of far. bu, the otter has disap-
pcared altogether. and the mink is scarcely
seen The fox j. now seldom seen but 80
wear, ago foxes were plenty. and a species
called the black fox were caught in consider
able numbers. Their averageprice was So
and one caugh, by Mr.. Edward Colt brought
SO in Boston
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-03-18

MuDreogr.
A Lodge of Independent Order of Good
Templars, was organized in this village the
4th inst, with thirty charter members, and
twenty -one members were added TO the lodge
the 18th inst. a very large number will be
taken IN the present week. MANY of the
solid men and women of the place have
joined the Order. The lodge has leased
Farnsworth Hall for one year.
The ladies of the Christian congrega-
ton, have organized a "Church Aid Society
under very aattering circumstances.
There was Leap Year Party at
Farnsworth Hall. Thursday evening of last
week. About l20 ladies and gentlemen
were present Both OF the village pastors
aud their wives were among the number
The occasion was very enjoyable. and the
leaders are entitled to much credit for the
good arrangements made for the evening
entertainment.
Last week. company, TO the number
Of about fifty. surprised Mrs Farnsworth on
Bridge Street. The call was entirely unex-
pected to her. and the gifts were quite num-
crous.
Capt. Means of ship Zouave. who has
been absent nearly two years, arrived in Bos-
ton 2st Monday.
-Diphtheria, is proving very fatal. Three
children have died in one family within a
few days. and two in another family. 9th
ers are sick in the same families. 1t is very
healthy in town, with the exception Of diph-
iberia. For three months presiou, to Feb
18th, there was not death in the town.
March 18th. 1880 T..
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thirty dollars each; one gift being Lady's
gold watch, another a barrel Of -four, etc,
etc. The goods were all purchased in Els
worth and may be relied upon as staple.
The gifts viii be distributed in the following
manner; all persons upon presenting their
ticket or tickets at the door of the Hall,
will be presented with a corresponding num-
Der of sealed envelopes containing cards, and
upon opening the same will know if they
are to receive gift. All numbered cards
will receive present. As the envelopes
containing numbers and those containing
blanks are precisely the same and are mixed
up together promiseuously, all stand an
equal chance of getting numbers. These
concerts were very popular when given by
the Orchestra on their trip to the Provinces
few weeks since. and we predict for Mr..
Andrews a crowded house. Secured seats
NAV be obtained at Mr.. Arthur Greely's
Jewelry store where a plan of the Hall can
BE- seen,
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Fran Kiln.


Mr. John F. French. Proprietor of the
Junction House. has been in failing health
all winter, and his recovery is doubtful.
Thos. Havey has bought the "Bragdon Ho-
tel and furnished it at considerable ex
pense, and expects to have it ready for the
guests in few weeks.
A most remarkable instance of forgetful-
ness happened in this town few days since.
A worthy citizen went to Ellsworth, taking
his wife few miles on the way and leaving
her at the house of friend with the inten-
ton of taking her home when he returned.
But he never thought of her from that time
till he arrived home, and was reminded Of
his forgetfulness by hearing the children
say. Where's mother" What makes it
more remarkable is his wife weighs nearly
200 lbs. She says if she were small wom-
an he never would have thought Of her
again.
Ali the Hotels at Great Tunk full last
week. T. ALDEN.
March II.
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The Ellsworth Reform Club.

Honorable mention is due the Reform
Club of this city. for the ''new departure" it
has taken during the past week.
This time il is the Young men who have
come TO the front. and taken the burden of
the labor on their own shoulders. At the
Club-room. meetings were held every even
ing last week. and another was held on sun
dav forenoon. into all of which the devotion
al element entered largely
Under this new order of things. about
thirty name, have been added to the pledge.
and the number j, rapidly increasing. These
names represent the yonng men Of Els
worth. many Of whom have been intemper-
ate. but are now determined to reform. Not
all OF the recruits. however. are of this class.
Some Of them have been. and are, the pride
Of the ciiy-rcspecied by everyone for their
sturdy principles and good habits. To help
the good cause along the latter class have
gwen the powerful influence Of their exam
pie, and have earned, in common with the
other class. the well done" Of every good
citizen.
Al a meeting Of the Club on FRIDAY even
ing last. officer, were chosen for the ensuing
quarter. as follows: Robert Holmes, Pres
idou' VIM. W Brooks. Cha> O. Wood,
and {. {. Mills. Nicc-Prcsdcut> Frank
Par'ridsc. Sect: Sumner Fifcld. Financial
=
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snisis An

\ new impetus has been given the min
Ing boom herr 10y the discovery Of free gold
and native copper. The gold bearing quartz
vein was discovered on the eastern point Of
al island IN l.. sullivan Bay. locally known
a. Seward, or Doanc', Island Though
onl, q few fee; Of the vein i, above tide
water. a. high water. II presents a very good
SHOW, a4d the ore shows specimens Of free
gold. some Of which are plainly si,ibIe to
the naked eye. The Island nas been bonded
by Mr. ). T. White and i, thought to- be
quite a BONANZA"
Native copper has been shown in small
specimens takN from High Head" on the
farm Of Elijah Doane, Esq. The property
Ia, been LEASED by Mr.. Noye,.
The "Norancy" has put On 4 nigh, crew
and !, making good progress
The "NiIlbrook~ i, breaking and timber
ing shaft, and viii soon be ready to li;t ore
The machinery in thi, mine j. powerful and
noi,clcss. and everything looks favorable.
The sullivan Falls il down about twenty
two feet from the deck" with u shaft in two
compartments. iimbered about fourteen feet;
The vein is now abou, two feet wide. and
the ore. by it, general similitude to the
sullivan" ore. i attracting attention and
making the stock very popular-some sew
enteen thousand shares having been taken
by Boston parties.
The Sullivan" intends 10 commence the
foundation for mill Immediately
Everything connected with the mining
business seems to look well. There are vet
few farms Of which no mineral leases have
been given. ZERO.
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Eli.w orth Pals.

-Micajah Currier. Esq. Il about build
ing mill for the manufacture Of excelsior
in the town OF blanchard. lIc reports
vcrs favorable opening there for engaging in
tina; business.
Nj. George Il. Lord. much respected
citizen Of tn, place, died very Suddenly on
the s,h inst. He had been in poor health
for some time. but on tine morning Of his
death spoke % feeling much better. and
cane or, into the sitting room. and ~a> y,
ins on lounge. Ills wife noticed him a.
tempting 60 rise. when he fell back and c,-
pred. H. VA, oac Of orr Oldest citizens.
being = wears Of age. and had resided here
since hi> boyhnod. H.
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State News.

Richard Nutter. Esq, OF Dexter, is Sc
riously ill. Mr.. Nutter is prominent among
the grangers of the State.
Mrs. Mary Baker, of Dresden, the old
est person in Lincoln county, died Thursday
night, aged one hundred years and one day.
Parsons. Bangs & Co., of Portland,
have received three hundred pound speci
men of clear silver ore from the Deer Isle
mine.
Hon. c. C. Roberts, of Stockton, was
recently thrown from his carriage and his
face cut. The horse ran away and wrecked
the carriage completely.
Capt. Thomas X. Shute, of Belfast. has
been engaged as pilot of the steamer c. B.
Sanford. which is to tow the Atlantic
Dredger from Lubec to New York.
On motion of w. p. Young, Esq, Mr..
Frank L. Otis. of West Garland, was recent
" admitted to the Piscataqus Bar. Mr..
Otis has located in Oxford county.
Mr.. Frank Simmons, the Maine sculp-
tor, is modelling statue representing
beautiful Hebrew woman, and symbolizing
the wanderings of the lsraelites in the
wilderness.
Joseph Bolduc. the Frenchman CON
yicted of the murder of james J. Norris, of
Bradley, last November. has made full
confession of the terrible crime. He has
been taken to the State Prison at Thomas
ton.
Charles IL. Danforth, son of John Dan
forth of Belfast, was at work cutting wood
in No. Wayne six weeks ago. when he cut
his foot badly with an axe. Fever and lock
jaw set in and the man died Feb. 2Sth. lie
leaves wife but no children He was ~
years Of age
Mr.. |. ". Coomhs, one Of the directors
Of the katahdin lee Company. while at the
ice house Saturday forenoon slipped on the
ice and sustained some severe though not
dangerous injuries. He was carried to the
house of Bowen Holman. Esq. where he re-
ceiyed proper medical attention.
In 1852, John l.. Locke. then a lewcler
in Belfast engraved hi. name upon Mcxi-
can silver quarter of dollar. In 1872 Geo.
Merrill Of Belfast, who happened to be in
SMYRNA. Turkey, in Asia. received the coin
with Iookes name on it, in change for an
article purchased, Mr. Merrill brought it
home and presented it to Mr.. Locke.
The Lewiston JouJnal SAYS: Maine
Central stock continues steady, Eastern /,
being lulled at "a for another brief period,
until the Bariug> again become active pur-
chasers. There i no secret about purchases
Of this stock by Barring Brothers. They are
buying it largely and placing it in their
name upon the books Of the company, bat
what their ultimate object is can only be
conjccturcd. Meantime All the interested
railroad folks think there isn't going to be
much Of a shower"
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Election of Delegates to the Republican
National Convention.

The Republicans Of the Second District
met in Lewiston, Thursday aud elected
William p. FRYE and ]. W. Wakefield dele
gates TO the National Convention and j. 7.
Swazcy and Charles J. Talbot altcrnatcS.
The following resolutions were adopted:
RcsOtrtd That We congratulate not onl,
the Republicans Of Maine, but all other
good citizens. on the signal manner in which
the people have expressed their cundcmna-
ton OF the wicked attempt 10 overthrow
The popular verdict At the polls AMI call
upon all friends Of law and order to unite with
tie Republican party in giving such an ex-
preston at the elections vet To come a, will
show to the world that the people of Maine
not only appreciate the value Of popular
government, but are also determined to
preserve its fundamental idea. the right Of
every man duly qualified to cast one and
only one free ballot AMI 70 have that vote
counted.
Erspiroi That the delegates to the Ma
tional Republican Convention this day
selected ~ the Second District Republican
Convention are hereby instructed 10 use ali
far and honorable means to secure the nnni-
nation of james q. Blaine a. the candidate
IF ;he Republican party for Prc>idcut-be-
lic'.uE that he Is man prominently fitted
q cad the Republican party 10 victory in
The coming national campaign and 20 fill the
Presidential chair with ability and success.
The Republicans Of the Fourth District
me- IN Bangor. Thursday, and made choice
Of Hon. levi, Barker 81 Bangor and Hon
J.. Powers OF lIoultou as delegates. and Hon
Charles Shaw Of Dexter and Hon. T.. \
Thompson Of Dover as altcrna,cs The FOL
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Sinking of Sch Challenge off Petit Menan,



The sch Challenge -, Capt. b. 7.
Wheeler from ST. Andrews. y. b. with scrap
iron for Boston. having made a harbor in
Cutler. left tina, port just before sunset Mon
DAY March 5.
The wind increased changing from North
to North East, The foresail was taken in
leaving on the Sch. double reefei main
sail and bob j.b.
The wind and tide were contrary which
made i, very choppy. The SEA va, washing
o>eg the deck.
At nine Petit Mcnan bore north, iye
miles The vessel was pumped out. The
pumps sucked al nine showing no water in
the hold. The vessel labored very hard.
She was heavy spared and probably started
a butt under her bilgc. About 10 minutes
past nine Charlie Burnham went down for
ward 10 get wood for the cabin fire and
returned quickly saving water was rising in
the hold over the keeison Mr.. GRAY the
mate went into the hold with lantern and
found the water rising eight inches in two
or three minutes. He sprang on deck and told
the Capt. the vesselwas sinking. The Capt
brought the vessel into the wind. the mate
lei go the jib. the boat was cut away and
brought round to leeward. Walter Williams
then went forward with a lantern and look
ed in to the hold. Some water barrels which
were on the iron were washing about the
hold, the water having risen three or four
feet in a few minutes. They snatched few
things from the cabin and pushed off just in
time to clear the sinking vessel. At half
past nine she went down, the last seen Of
her was her main peak.
Nothing could now be seen BY the men
in the boat except few stars directly over
| head.
| 1t was one of the coolest nights Of the
winter, the wind was blowing hard and the
sea running high. All they could do. through
the night. was TO keep the boat head to the
wind.
A little before nine next day they made
| Mt. Desert hills. They were very cold and
hungry having no provisions except part OF
loaf of bread, frozen hard. and pint of
whiskey. At half past twelve they landed
| on Bakers Island.
They were met on the shore by kind me n
who lifted them benumbed with cold from the
| boat.
The steward could not have lived an hour
| longer without relief They walked to the
houses of Elisha and Joseph Gilley, where
they were warmed, fed. and clothed in dry
garments, and kindly entertained by both
families. The next day the crew of the
Life Saving Station at Cranberry Island
took them to the Station house.
On Thursday they came to South West
Harbor to wait for Str. City of Richmond.
Friday morning Capt. Wheeler went to
Bangor in answer to telegram from the
owner of the cargo. The rescued men five
in number render thanks to Elisha and
Joseph Gilley and their families for kint
nursing when they were nearly persisted
with cold and for hospitable treatment while
on Bakers Island.
The Challenge was 81 tons burthen bull
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The school on this Island closed on the
Sd inst. after a very pleasant and profitable
term of twelve weeks. taught by Hadley +.
Burrill of Dedham The scholars have made
good progress in their studies. This is the
second winter term Mr. Burrill has taught on
this Island and he has given general satisfac-
ton. There was also singing school taught
BY Mr. b. at the close of which concert was
given, vocal and fnstrumentall which was
a perfect success Mr.. Burrill leaves with
the best wishes of this community.
March. 10th. II.
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