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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-24
To .hs Honorable Judge of Probate for the County

To the Honorable Judge Of Probate for the County
of Hancock
THE undersigned, Husband Of Lucy J. sporord
i late Of Deer Isle. In said County, deceased
respectfully represents, that said deceased Ell
possessed Of Personal Estate, an Inventory Of
which has been duly returned Into the Probate
once that his circumstances render IL necessary
that he should have more Of said Personal Estate
than he Is entitled 81 on distribution thereof He
therefore prays that your Honor would grant him
snh Allowance out Of sad Personal Estate, as in
your discretion you may determine necessary and
proper, and also appoint Commissioners 10 set OF
bis dover In the real estate of his late wife.
WILLIAM II. >POFFORD.
Deer Isle, January 2sth, Issl
STATE OF MAINE.
Hancock, S., ourt of Probate. Ellsworth, FEB.
Term. A. ID. ISL.
Upon the foregoing petition ORDERED. That
said Husband give public notice TO all pe.sCa.
Interested. % causl copy Of this
order to be pgb,isbed three weeks
successfully 10 the Ellsworth American. a news.
paper published In Ellsworth. Ia said Comfy
thai they may appear at a Court OF Probate for
said unity, 10 be held at Ellsworth on the second
wednesday of April next, at ten Of the clocs in
The forenoon, to shew cause, If any they have
why the same should not be granl-d
sNs' PARKER TUCK, Judge
Atest;-CHAs 7. DoRR Register
True copy Attest CHAs. Z Don't, Register
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-24
aGENrs AyDCaNy.ssrRs

Make fFom StS to 30 per week selling goods
Or q RlDEutT Gu, 10 Barely street, New iork
send lot their Catalogue and terms. lyTgi
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-24

80 -
To be expended on the road leading from
Aurora to Beddington lying IN said y. be-
tween the division line o. the land OF II. NJ.
Hall ct ais. and land formerly OF VIM Free
man, aad Million Silsby Of Aurora is appointed
Agent to superintend the expenditure OF said
assessment.
On Township No. %. Middle Division, in
said County, estimated TO contain % OSO the
sum OF sII.2S Icing 3 IL mills per acre, 10 be
expended on the Aurora and Beddington road
IN said -. and Charles 2. Sisby of Aurora. h
appointed Agent to superintend the exnendi-
ture Of said assessment.
On Township No. az, in said County, James
+. Emery OF said Township. is appointed
Agent TO superintend the expenditure OF the
unrxpended balance Of the assessment on said
township 30, for repairing the road therein.
for the year 1880, being s57.47 which amount
Is deemed sufficient to keep the road in said
Township In repair for the year 1881.
To be published In the State paper. and
Ellsworth American.
WIN. l.. GUPTILL,
JOHN HOPKINS,
NEWELL b. COOLIDGE.
County, Commissioners for the County of
Hancock.
Attest;-H. b, SAUNDERS, Clerk.
A true copy Attest.--
awd ii. b. SAUNDERS. Clerk.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-24
Names Of owners. 10. q Tax per Total

~ eltJ !
70 be expended On the Eastern part Of The
County r"ad ia said Township from 4 stake
marked standing on the North side of lie
rad TO the West line OF CherrI field and
Alexander Campbell OF Cherr, field (, ap-
l0.hted Agent TO superintend the expenditu re
Of said assessment
On Township No. 81, Middle Division. IA
sald county, supposed TO contain - .OsO acres,
the sum Of sl9S y being . mills per acre TO N.
expended ON the County road leading fran the
East line OF Mafiayille, through the Western
part OF SAID No. 81, 10 the North line thereof
called the "MCQ,e I'M Road (" and such Dor
non Of the road lending from Aurora to Bed
G!hgton as Hes 10 said II, and Joseph T. Grant
Of Ellsworth. l. appointed Agent 10 ,uperiu.
tend the expenditure Of said assessment
On the West half OF No. ~, Middle Division
supposed to contain | ,04u acres the sum Of
soo.Zi being mills per acre, to be expended
on thai portion Of the County road leading
from Aurora 10 Beddington. which lies in s,id
y, between the West line and the division line
between land OF Ii. NJ. Hall ct ais, and land
formerly OF William Freeman. and Charles p
Silsby Is appointed Agent to superiutend the
expenditure Of said assessment
On the Eastern part Of No. Y, Middle piyi.
sion 10 said County supposed 10 oontain Ii ,0l0
acres. the sum OF SSs. ia a. follows, viz:
Names OF Owners, No. of Rate per Amt.
acres. acre,
Henry NJ. Hail, ct
ais, Tor unknownl SiSTt Mills s67 80
A. Campbell & Co. 2045i. 3 Ig3-
Unknown, 5O7 400
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-24

HAscocK, SCOUT OF Probate. Ellsworth,
Feb. Term. A. d. I-sl.
Upon the foregoing petition, ORDERED, That
said petitioner give public notice 10 all persons
interested b. causing copy Of The petition. and
this orier thereon. 10 be published three weeks
successfully in the Ellsworth American, A news.
paper published in Ellsworth 10 said County
thai they may appear at a Court OF Probate Tar
SAID Junty 10 be held at Ellsworth on the second
wednesday OF April next.ai q oil the clock in the
forenoon, to show cause II Any they have why
the prayer Of SAID petitioner should not be grant
ed. PARKER TICK ,Judzn
3As. Auest:-CHAs p DOM Register
A true copy Auest:-CHAs. 7. DoRR Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-24
HOODS sARsAPARIIIA

Is sold by all druggists. Price 81 or SIX
large bottles for IS Prepared only by c
HOOD 6 GO APOthecaries. Lowell. Mass.
~ Use HuoD's ToUfI-fowpER.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-24
To the Honorable Judge Of Probate fur tie county

To the Honorable Judge Of Probate FOR the County
Of Hancock
T1HE undersigned adminlstr tor Of the estate Of
Judith TruRdy, late Of surry In -aii County
deceased respectfully represents that the goods
are not sufficient 10 pay her just debts amt charges
" administration. BY the sum OF one hundred dol
lars Wherefore your petitioner prAys our Honor
to grant him License 10 sell at public or private
sale, and convey all Of the real estate Il the said
ceased which was appraised al seventy four
dpllsT- and twenty ave Oeut-, - satisfy said debts
and charges Of admin stratian.
JOHN r. TRJ'NDY Tru.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24
journalism in Nevada.

Sam Da Wis, in the Carson Appeal,
gives an excellent specimen of a couD-
try newspaper business management
in Nevada. The editor sees i'm a rival
paper a political announcements which,
after careful search, ne fails to find In
his own sheet. Thereupon he seats
himself and writes:
NICE Pill Bill Virgins is out out with
al annoul cement that he is Candidate for
Sheriff. A hundred persons asked US thi.
question in toe last few days. aud We have
,ak pains 10 hunt up his record. Virgins
is a mai Who has bummed in this community
for the past ten wears, seeking Office and fud-
inr none. He has buckeo ike an old mule,
q II legged. ~ every ticket he was not on, and
.ried TO bust up every combustion not made
in 5 interest. He is a political parasite. that
he voters of the own should put Their foot
on for ne last time. He needs foal qu.e'us.
and the nexS--
Just then Mr.. Wiggins entered and
laid down five dollars for his announce
ment, explaining that he intended 10
bring it in earlier, but it had slipped
his mind. He was hardly around the
corner before the editor had thrown his
article into the waste basket, and wrote
as follows:
Are :EsExrAI,vE MAN.-We ere glad o an
nouuce .a.- Col. Wililam virgins, well and ia
,oraby known in these parts, announces him
self a. q candida2e for Sheriff. Mr.. Virgins
has always been a consistent man, and never
identified with the boilers and soreheads who
have mads themselves so odious in the coun-
ty for the past few years. He has stood by
the patty in ,he darke-t hours OF its history
NJ. Wiggius' name Will be a tower OF strength
for the ticket, and will lead Us to q glorious
victory. His name, heading the county til Set,
m axes it folly for ,he opposition to nominate
q man 10 run against him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24
Order Of Publication

In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Missouri,
in vacation-January IA, 1881:
The State OF Missouri at the relation and to
the use OF James Buford, Cole ctor of the
revenue Of Iron county, Missouri,
j. D Low and Lewis L. Wood and all un-
known interested parties.
[AcJion To Enforce PAym Of Taxes.
Now at this day comes the plant d, James
Brford, collector Of the revenue OF Iron coun-
ty, Missouri, and files his petition and affidavit,
setting forth among other things that the de-
PENDANTS are non-residents OF the state OF
action by the ordinary process of law; IL is
therefore ordered by the clerk OF the C rcrit
court of Iron county. Missouri. in vacation.
that publication be made noticing Said de-
feodants aforesaid that an action has been
commenced against them in the circuit court
Of said county, tie ohjec. snd general nature
OF which ia to en- force the lien of the Stat" nf
Missouri for beck taxes for the years 1879
to 1s7S. inclusive, on the following
rea, estate sftu.ted in Iron county, No.,
beionein to sid defendants, to wit:
Lot and of the southwest quarter OF
sect on 19, township 80, range 8 east;
(an itenized statement in the nature OF q
tax b II shown. the amounts Of taxes now
due on said real estate for the years afore aio;
-n,nuntinr in the aggregate to the sum OF
s27 10 is filed with said petition as provided
b, iaw.) And unless <hev be and APPEAR at
rhe nexJ term of said court, to be holden for the
County of Iron ard State Of Missouri at the
courthouse in said nrtv. on the fourth Mon
day in April next, (lSS1l. and on or before
,hp sixth d " Thereof Of thu term shall so long
continue: aud. il not then before the end OF
he terrn) a, d plead, answer or demnr T., said
p' 4, & f. ne ition, th,. same will be taken "a
conf sed. judgm render d in accordance
with th.. pr yer If said petition ana sar1 real
estate, or 80 much thereof as NAV he neces-
sary 20 sat sfv s,id jIdgm"rt, interest and
costs. he sold uhdar special Eeri fscias 10 De
issu~d thereon.
It. ia turther orlerei hat a conv hereof be
rnb isl ell accnrding Law in the 1RoS Cow
TT REGISTER, a weekly ntwsnaper pEhllste''
In said county of Iron, an'i Staf .. Missouri
JOS. HUFF, Clerk.
true COW:
Attest with seal, this 14'" d " OF
.Isnuarv 1881
lsEAL-l JOS. HUFF, Clerk
feh3n2o Iron county circuir court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24

According to the Boston Economist,
the total production of gold i'm 1880
throughout the world amounted 20
Sis, 600, 900 1888, ,O0o, 900 of which was
produced in Americal; of silver, 1884,
OOO, 900 (of which $4,000. 900 was pro-
duced in America); total Of both, $2l2.-
900, 900. The largest production i'm any
one year was in 1S55-of gold, $2S6 900, :
600; silver, $49, 900 900; total of both,
S2S5, 5000, 900. Since that year the an
nual product Of gold has diminished
one-half, and that of silver has nearly
doubled.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24

IT seems that in Mexico they are ov-
erdoing the railroad business. The
Mexican Congress has made SD many
grants of land and money that the peo-
pie are becoming alarmed. The New
York World says that General Diaz is
growing uncomfortable under the
weight Of the concessions" which he
has granted himself or led the actual
Government to gram, and that the sit
uation is worth needing by people in
terested in Mexico.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24

K~raHrs OF HoNoR -vallav Lodge. No.
1870 x OF Fl. Ironton regular meetings w ednes-
day evenings Jan 12th and oeth, Feb. 9th and 2ad
March 9Th and 23d. April 6th and Goth, May 4th
and 18th, and June 1sf. 18th and Goth.
W. WILKINSON, Reporter.
MIprAv CHAPTER. No II. r A. meets on
on the First and Third Tuesdays in every month,
at o. o'clock ~, in the Masonic Hall, Ironton
srARoFrsE WEST I,ope~ M 1873 & 4.
NJ meets in Masonic Hail trnnton. on the Satnr-
day Of or preceding the full IN on In each month
Mosaic InDaE NJ. 35'. F Il VI meets
in tn. Masonic Hall. Cross Roads. on the Satur-
day of or precediag thu full moon in each month
IRoNroV ENcaMPMrHr VI. % I . F..
meets in th~ O.ld-Feliows' Hall. Iro ton. on TIE
First and Third Thursdays ot every month
IHox LODGE No. 107 o. o meets every
Monday evening, at its Hall in Iront"n.
PHHBy r.opae ", $50 70 OF meets nverr
rhursd ~ evening in Ma sonic Hall Cross Roads
IRoyroy LoDcE NJ. 6 I q. q. T. met Is ev
cry Friday evening. at IFS Hall, lronton
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court IT Iron County, Mo-, in
v.c4tion ---Iannars 14th, 1881:
Tne State IF Missouri at he relation snd to
th- usa james bu ord, Co! ector Of tie
revenue of Iron county, Missouri,
sgainst
Hiehv & Dav. W. w Highly. Edmnnd n Day
and r bert allison and all unknowh
ir,t.r,stad parties.
IActiop 20 Enforce payment Of Taxes.
Nos at rhis day comes the plaiu' II, James
Bu ord, cole ctor of the revenue Of lr ~ coun-
". Missouri ard riit 8 his uttiton ard affidari'
setting forth among rther thin.s INST ne he-
PENDANTS arr non-resit!eDts OF N > We OF
Missouri and canno. b. sun moDtd in Ibis
actinn bv tha orf'inarv proc s. OF law; 4 s
II erefore o~der-d bv rhe clerk of the circuit
court of Iron county. Missouri, IN vacation,
tba- publication he made mott ing said fe-
fepda.,ts a'Oresaid that an action has bes n
comu,ppcad against -hem in the circuit CONT
OF said county. the O jact ard genersl nature
o wnch is TO enforce the hen "f ihe Str" o'
Nisscur for ok tsxes for the yeas 1877 to
1879 inclusive on tn following resi- estate
situated in IRON county Missouri. belou- lDg
| to said daferd4n+s, ~ wit:
The south half of th' ne rthwPst quarter o1
section 20 IN township "a, rsn.e .ast;
IAN itemiz-,i It stemrnc III the nature o. q
| tax hi, showing the amounts of taxes row dne
| on said real estate for the years aforesaid,
! amouptiu in the aggregate to the sum 01
| a21 10 IL 6led withi said petition as provided
| bv law Aud unless thes re anf anpeAr ~
| the rext term of said court TO be hold-n fo'
| the county uf Iron and State OF Missouri. II
tho courthouse in said c'nrtv on the fonrfh
| Monday in Anril next 1SS1) and on or ba.
| fore -he sixth day thereof CI the term shall
| so long continue: and, il not, then before the
end OF the terry aud lead, answer or demuI
| TO said plaintiffs peti'ior, the same will be
| taken as confessed ind 'ment -endered in a..
c',rdarre with the PRAYER Of said netitton spd
| sai reol estate so much thereof az may b'
necessarr {, satisfy sad jnde 'nent. in crest nd
| COSTS be sold uudnr q special e ri facias to be
| issued thereon.
F.! r. {. further ordered that a copy hereof rs
| ruhlished arc ordiup TO law IN 'ha Iron COUN
rY REGISTER a weekly newspaper published
! in AID county Of Iron, srd S'a'e Of Missouri
JOS. HUFF, Clerk.
A true COPY:
Attest. with saaI his 14rh day OF
January. 1881
lsEAL jos. tUFF. Cl"rk
| fetSurQ 1roa county cireuit cGur-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24
rhe Lime Kiln Club. Of Detroit
ITrom the rses Press.

=
The Committee on Astronomy re-
ported that it had been at work for
week past to satisfy the club, and
through it the colered race of America.
that there was no danger of the world
coming 10 an end just yet. The Chair
man reported all the stars in their usual
places-the moon solid on her pins-the
sun making a difference of an hour per
day on gas bills. and everything slid
ing along in the usual grooves. No
sign or token of a disruption could be
discovered in any quarter, and the col
cred people were advised to go about
their usual business and be ready for
the first run of fish I'm the spring.
NOT sUSTAINED.
"I ar panied to be obleeged to an
nounce, observed the President at this
juncture, 'dat charges Of cruelty to an
imals have bin preferred agin Pickles
Smith. Dey come from white folks,
an de club has bin requested to make
an inwestigashun. see dat de men,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24
can Unusual Slene.''

There was Gan Unusual Scene" In
the House the other day. The spectral
Aleck Stephens delivered a eulogy on
u deceased Congressman, rolling about
in his perambulatOr, fiinging his arms
wildly and screcching like . belated
ghost on the Stygian shore. When
the account of the weird performance
was telegraphed to the county, the
new editors took down their obituaries
of Mr.. Stephens, brushed the dust of
them, brought them down to date, and
remarked: "Thr Hour Approaches" I"
The old time editors who have written
a half dozen obituaries of Mr.. Stephens,
and have even had them standing In
type on the galieys for months, were
not fooled by "Ihe unusual scene."
There is 10 likelihood that Mr.. Steph-
ems will pass away before the begin
D;ng of new century. He Is now q
trail, cadaveruus person living on spoon
vIcLuals and taking such care of himself
that there is really no friction to wear
him ou,. He never taxes himself nv
eating or drinking. He is not disturbed
by excitement and his mental exercise
is OF the li2htest character. A few
ulOubuS dSp oh Otu 'esbst W bO
had watched over him for years. and
bad expected TO weep over his grave,
laid down and died. Men come and
men go, but Mr.. Stephens goes on for
ever. He bids fair to outlive the State
OF Georgia. He seems to have been
constructed on ,he principle of the Dea-
cons "Ooe Horse Shay" which was 20
beautifully adjusted in all its parts that
it ran precisely one hundred years, and
then fell to dust in an instant. Apro-
pos of Mr.. Stephene' tenacIty Of life,
Brady, the Washington photographer,
tells a good story. Thirty-three years
ago he was preparing to leave New
York City to open a daguerreoiype gal
lery in Washington. A friend said to
him: "When you get to Washington
make 1t q point to secure q picture Of
MIR. Stephens, Of Georgia. He is re-
markable man, but his health is poor.
and unless you catch him early you
may never be able to add him to your
collection" Mr.. Brady sent after Mr..
Stephens soon after his arrival In
Washington, and secured his shadow,
and he il yet. Mr.. Stephens Is still
open to invitations from photographers
and picture makers.--S 81. Louis Post
Dispdfch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24

The production of pig iron in the
Z ,ited States rose from about two and
three-quarter millions i'm 1919 to be-
tween three and a quarter and three
and a half millions i'm 1850; and our i'm
portation of pig iron was about 100000
tons. We produced 2.2O0,OO0 tons of
rails, and imported about million tons
OF iron and steel, and there was besides
an enormous consumption for repairs to
the roads and rolling stock of the lines
already existing AS n consequence,
ne iron trade has had busiest year IL
has ever known.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24

In view of the general interest in the
export business of the country it will
doubtless give pleasure to many to
know that, again, in competition with
European manufacturers, American pa
per makers carry off prizes. Messrs.
Woolworth & Graham. the official ex-
port agents for the American paper
manufacturers, have received advices
from the commissioner at the Interna-
tional Exposition, at Melbourne, Aus
tralia, stating that thus far IN the ex-
animation two of the United States
exhibitors have been awarded first
class prizes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24

Capt. Ead's proposed ship railroad
has precedent in Germany, where
vessels of sixty tons capacity are car
ried overland from the upper to the
lower part Of the Elbing- Oberland Ca
nal, i'm West Prussia. This ship rail-
road has been in successful operation
for over sixteen years. but when the
idea was first broached it was ridiculed
by everybody. Even them however,
there had been precedent for the
scheme in a road over our Allegheny
range. on which four-ton canal boats
" ere carried.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24
IRONTON MO. THURSDAY FEBRUARY a. 1881

Der am present. an we will now h'ar
his defense"
Pickles came up to the mark with q
smile on his face and replied:
Il presume dat mos of dis club ON avar' of
de fact dat own an ole hoss which kin some
times light out as IL de hull Common Council
war; arter him. hitched up to de pung las
Sunday, tole de ole woman to roll in, an We
went out fur ride. Bime-by one Of dem 10
clipped hosses come hyin' along an turned out
to 60 by my ole Don Juan. sot dar an
didn't pull rein, an yit dat ole hoss held de
road fur Q hull mile agin dat flyer, an de
white man layin' on de whip fur all he was
worth. Maybe 1t didu't look zactly right fur
an ole hose, an ole sled an two ole black folks
to git away wild white mans flyer, but dat's
all de cruelty dar was about It. Bress you,
my friends, dat ole Don Juan an me have
slept ia de same barn, had de same sorrows,
worked on de same jobs an felt de same heat
AM cold fur risin' of sixteen y'ars, an
wouldn't hit him lick fur ten dollar green
bal l."
The club, by q unanimous vote, de-
cided that the charges were not sus-
tained, and shake purse was made up
to buy the old trotter five bushels Of
oats.
LEADING STEP.
Giveadam Jones here secured the
floor and observed that the time had
come for the Lime-Kiln Club to take
another leading step. He would there
fore offer the following resolutions:
'Resoived-Dat from au srter dis date dis
club will otficislly number de hours Of time de
same as hours OF de day, from l O'Clock TO "a
O'Clock"
Trustee Pullback said that IL there
were "a hours in day 1t was all right
20 say a3 O'Clock.
Modification @. Jones said there was
no more use in having two IL O'clocks
than there was in having two girls
named Sarah.
General Wholesale White said II
might sound little strange to tell a
man that you would meet him at 10
O'Clock to talk business, but he was In
favor of the change, and would here
after have his dinner at IL o'clock.
Many other members spoke in favor
Of the resolution, and when the ques-
ton was called 1t was adopted by q
unanimous vote. From this date the
! meetings of the club will open at %
o'clock, and the new arrangement will
be recognized in all official correspon'
Gence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-24

Denver has become inspired with the
idea Of having an airline railroad to
New Orleans. A company to that end
has already been organized. A broad
gauge to Santa Fe junction, at La jun
ia, secures through trains to the line of
old Mexico and to San Francisco. The
rest of the line, from La Junta to New
Orleans, will permit the importation of
foreign goods by way of that Gulf
port, and thus supplies directly the
entire region West of the Mississippi
river.