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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-17
Interview with Manager Tucker.
Lew iston Journal


General Manager Tucker Of the Maine
Central. speaking to me. recently. about the
immense Bar Harbor business done BY the
Maine Central, this year. said I'VE have
carried at least 80 l-3 per cent. more pass
engers than last year. In the month Of
August. alone, the Pullman car agent at
Boston sold 900 more Bar Harbor tickets
than were sold IN the same month last year.
If the travel does not increase 80 per mt.
next year shall be disappointed.
We propose TO put on a new ferry boat
at Mt. Desert Ferry next year. We are 90
ing to have one built especially for this pur-
pose-a good long-legged one that will
make the distance in % minutes easily. 1t
now takes about 10 minutes to cross.
We believe that Bar Harbor is going to
be one of the greatest watering places in the
word-that il will eclipse Newport and
Saratoga and We are making preparations
accordingly. Everybody and everything at
Bar Harbor have prospered this year. The
Green Mountain Railroad has paid hand
somely. Oar new hotel, The Bluffs, which
was built in five weeks and was not opened
till August. got fine start.
Il; has been grand season for Moose
head Lake. too. The travel increased very
largely over last year. The hotels have
overlooked. They have had TO put their
guests on cots and on the floors. There
will have to be increased hotel accommoda-
tiCns there, next year.
at has been so at nearly all the Maine
summer resorts. Real estate all along the
coast is booming. James G. Blaine said to
me not long ago, that in twenty years land
on the Maine coast, now sold BY the acre,
will be sold by the foot, and thoroughly
believe he was right
at has been intimated in some quarters
that the Maine Central will try to obstruct
the starting of the proposed outside steam
er line from Bar Harbor to Boston That
is not so. We will be glad to have it sue
coed and | think it will. The last heard
the necessary funds with few thousand
dollars had been subscribed. The greater
the facilities for reaching Bar Harbor, the
greater will be the amount Of travel, and we
shall get our share Of it.
ave snail not make our fall change in
the time table until the middle of October.
Nothing has been decided as yet There
has been some talk Of keeping on the Ply
ing Yankee If We can see our way clear
to do it. we shall keep the train on.
I've expect large increase of business
from the opening of the new St. John bridge.
The date of the opening has been postponed
from the sd TO the Both, on account of
some trouble in building the track across
the city. We expect to haul good deal of
Nova Scotia coal across the bridge into
Eastern Maine"
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The Valley Of the Ohio vexed.
A TERRIBLE TORNADO
SWEEPS VILLAGE FROM THE EARTH,
AND LEAVES DEATH AND DEsOLATIoN l.


AND LEAVES DEATH AND pEsoLATIoN IN
ITS PATH.
A special to the Cleveland (Ohio), Leader,
says that terrible tornado struck Washing
ton Court House, a city of 4 900 inhabitants,
situated % miles west Of Springfield. The
tornado appeared at eight O'Clock the even
ing Of the Sth, and almost literally swept
the town from the earth. 1t came from the
northwest, and broke upon the town very
suddenly, carrying everything before it.
Whirling up Court street, the main business
thoroughfare, it ruined almost every bust
ness block on the street. At least forty or
fifty in all were destroyed. Hardly pr-
vate residence in town escaped. Fully 400
buildings went down. The Baptist, Presby-
terrain and Catholic churches all suffered
the common fate. The Ohio Southern,
Panhandle, narrow gauge. and Midland
depo's were blown to pieces, and every
building in the vicinity was carried away.
making ingress or egress by rail almost i'm
possible.
As every wire within a circle Of two miles
Is down it is almos, impossible to get an &C
curate account of the catastrophe. The only
reports that can be obtained are through an
west of the town, and has sat in a heavy
rainstorm to work the instruments.
The account which this operator sends
shows that the panc-stricken people were
taken completely unawares and fed from the
tumbling buildings in every direction through
the murky darkness. A mad frenzy seemed
to seize them. and they hurried hither and
thi.her in their wild distraction, little know
ing whittier they were fleeing After the
whlrlwind, which lasted about ten minutes
a heavy rain fall set in. This continued I'M
abated through the night.
As soon as few Of the cooler heads recov.
cred their senses searching parties were or
gained, and the sad work Of looking for the
dead began. So far fifteen bodies have been
recovered from the debris Of the various
ruined buildings, and the dreary work is
just beginning to get under way. II is prob
able that as many more will be found
The glimmer Of lanterns procured from
houses IN the vicinity and from the few
houses left standing was the only light they
had to work BY. Two or three bodies were
stumbled upon in the middle Of the street
where they were stricken down by fying
bricks or tlmbers- The cellars OF houses aud
every sor, Of refuge are filled with shivering
people, budding together in the vain al
tempt to keep warm. One babe III arms
ha, died from exposure.
despatch from Columbus. Ohio, saws:
The most alarming reports are current
here regarding the loss of life and proper
{, at Washington Court House. where a
tornado DESTROYED large part of the CITY
Help will be sent 10 the destitute families.
AT Plain CITY, II miles from Columbus, a
carriage factory and mill we're demolished
and other buildings unroofrd. This place
Is on a direct line north OF Washington
Cour, House. and all along the Ono river
the trail Of the storm is marked by like ruins
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in letter dated, Boston, Aug. %, says
There are but few wholesale lumber frms
in this city which have been in business over
ten years. II may be asserted without dis
respect to the older firms that the real bone
and sinew OF the trade, as il were, is now
composed Of young men, those who have
been educated in the business since the big
fire of 1872. A few have been favored with
almost phenomenal success, due TO indomi-
table pluck, shrewd fnsnciering, and not .
little 10 favorable circumstances at various
times in their career. One of the best liv-
ing illustrations Of this statement know Of
is Mr.. VIM. ii. Tresorgy, who first saw the
light Of day 81 years ago a, Ellsworth, Me.
His early life was spent on tarrs, from
which he graduated into the furniture bust
ness at Haverhill, Mass. Coming to Boston
later on, after engaging in various pursuits,
he finally entered the wholesale lumber
trade Immediately after the big fire. After
various changes the firm of Putnam j. IRE
worgy was organized in 1876, starting ont
with . moderate capital and but little estab
iished trade. This firm remained in exis-
tence six years, when it was dissolved by
reason of the continued ill-health of the
senior partner. since which time Mr.. Ire
worgy has continued in business alone.
The sharp advance in pine lumber in the
fall of 1879 contributed greatly to the firms
successful career. Mr.. Treworgy is nat
ural salesman, and one of those persons oc-
casionally met who has the rare gift of max
ing person buy whether he really wants
the lumber or not. His genial disposition
has made hosts of friends among the man.
ufacturers, as wei! as from the ranks Of the
buyers, and none Of his competitors appar-
entity begrudge him his well-earned popular
ity. "Trew," as he is Familiarity called by
his acquaintance, has, by combination of
shrewdHess and good luck, placed himself
in the front rank of Boston's wholesale lum-
Der dealers.
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More Tariff Agitation.

Mr.. Randall is again to be attacked, &C
cording to The Louisville Courier-JourndI !;
he must be cashered aud sent to the rear. !"
There is no doubt that the men of Mr..
Wattersons opinion are medita,ing another
grand raid on the tariff. The veteran Mr..
Kelley believes that the assault will fail
again, but that ii will do great harm to our
industries. Another dispatch states that
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, is getting up tariff
bill, while Mr.. Hewitt, of New-Yor is
again preparing a bill embodying his we'll
known ideas regarding the free admission of
raw materials. Meanwhile the Admins
tratlon itself is searching the country for
what il calls information and COM
plains that it does not receive as many
valuable suggestions as it desires from man
ufacturers.
The upshot Of all this matter is that there
is to be more agitation on the tariff ques-
ton. The Democratic party has not aban-
doIed the desire which for many wears has
governed large proportion OF lis members.
The signs are just such as they were after
the victory fraudulently obtained in 1874 by
the cry Of Polk Dallas and the Tariff Of 40
nquestlonabiy this agitation, however it
may result will do great harm. BUYERS
are always inclined 10 hope for lower prices,
and the possibility of a change Of duties
Will cause delay in purchasing. Manu-
iacturers will hesitate to produce TO their
full capacity and many will cur,ail produc-
ton because uncertain whether the home
market may not be seriously affected BY a
change Of duties. Capitalists do not wish
10 add the chances Of Congressional action
10 the ordinary risks Of an investment in
industrial enterprises, and will shrink from
undertaking the establishment Of new
works. Thus on all hands the agitation of
this question will produce shrinkage in
purchases and IN production, and
will retard the development of indus
tries.
Al the same time il is well TO remember
thai the chances are greatly against the sue
cess Of this agitation. In the first place
there will be too many bills presented. of
which no two Will be alike for the"reformers'
agree IN nothing excepting their desire for a
change. Zach individual "reformer" has
his private notion OF the sort of reform
which he believes will save the country, and
Is likely to insist on that sort of reform
against all others. But second. the new
House has been carefully polled. and II is
known that majority Of the members were
disposed al the time Of the election TO op-
pose any revival Of tariff agitation. No
doubt an attemp, Wi. be made TO coerce
the minority By caucus diciatiou. Blu, there
Is no reason to believe that this plan will
succeed any better than II did last wear.
when Mr.. Randall and few other Demo
Gratis persisted in killing the Morrison bill.
The prospect is that the agitation will again
prove completely fruitless as to legislation
though most harmful TO industry while it
lasts.-Nctc York Tribune.
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The temperance people Of Georgia have
secured the adoption of the Local Option
bill by both branches ofthe legislature. and
il has now become a law. The following
IS summary Of its principal provis-
ions:
"The bill provides TIA, upon the applica-
ton for prohibition s!gHed by one-tenth Of
the voters IN any county. the Ordinary
shall hold an election to determine whether
or not spirituous liquors shal. be sold in
that county. All persons qualified to vote
for members Of the General Assembl, are
qualified to vote in this election The tick
cts shal. be written For Sale and Against
Sale If the result Of the election should
be against the sale the Ordinary shall give
notice once aueek for four weeks, and the
act shall take effect as soon as the result is
ascrrtained. except as to the vested rights
If persons whose annual license has not ex-
pred. II the result of the election should
be for sale no other election shall be held
10 that county within less than two wears.
When any county goes against the sale no
person shall sell or barter, directly or indi-
reciiy. or give way at ms place Of business,
or furnish al any other public place, any al
coholic. spirituous or malt liquors. or any
other drinks which produce intoxica,ion.
Nothing in the bill IS 10 prevent the manu-
facture, sale and use OF domestic wines or
cider, or the sale of wines for sacrsmental
purposes. provided they are not sold by bar
rooms az retail"
1t is thought that there viii be nearly 100
elections under the provisions Of this act be-
fore the end Of the year Boston journal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-17
ParsOn Murray's Smallpox Specific

ExRev. W. II. II. Murray. who resides
in Mon'res. writes as follows to some Of the
local papers;
SIT Some Years ago, when in the south,
where the smallpox was prevalent, a. indeed
1t generally Is where the lover class Of Mex
icans can he found. we clipped the following
from SAP Antonio paper, Texas We un-
derstand that the remedy proved in man,
cases most efticaoinu. there and became pop
ular- Believing that 1t can work no harm,
and may prove measureless beL.fi1, We in
sert It here. We would like the opinion Of
some local physician upon II,
| herewith append the recipe, say. a noted
Paris physician. which has been used to my
knowledge 10 hundreds Of cases /, viii
prevent or cure the smallpox though the
pi.ilngs are filling. When Jenner dlscov-
cred co~pox in England the world Of sci
ence hurled an avalanche of fame upon his
head, but when the most scientific school Of
medicine in the world, tina, Of Paris, pub
ilshed this recipe as n panacea for smallpox,
Il passed UNDECIDED. II IS as uufallng as fate,
and conquers in every instance. II IS harm
less when taken by well person. 1t will
also cure scarlet fever. Here is the recipe
as | have used it and cured my children of
scarlet fever here 1t is as have used It 10
cure smallpox; when learned physicians said
the patient must die, il cured
one grain sulphate OF zinc
one grain foNEloNc ldigitali>.i
Half teaspooniul Of sugar
mix with two tablespoonful OF water. When
thoroughly mixed, add four ounces Of water
lake a spoonful every hour Either dis
ease will disappear in twelve hours. For a
child. smaller doses. according % age If
counties would compel their physicians to
use this there would be no need 81 pest
houses. you value advice and experience,
Use this for that terrible disease
W H. II. MURRAY.
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State News.
Il, II. MURRAY

The Freshman elias. at Bowdon will be
the largest for years. 1t will number over
fifty men.
Ernest. youngest son Of Mr. Jas Petit
grove of Calais. fell INTO the well and was
drowned on the 1lh lie was about two and
half years old, reports the ddrerfiser.
-Goyernor ROBBIE has committed the SEN
tence Of Sarah Whitten Of Alfred sentenced
10 State Prison for life for murder in the
second degree, 10 four years Imprisonment.
Miss BERTHE Brown, daughter Of Mr..
{. b. Brown OF Bangor, has entered Colby
University one year in advance. She is in
the Sophomore class.
r.. {. livery, manager Of the Ocean
House, Old Orchard, .las disclosed for the
protection of his creditors, and says he can
pay one hundred cents on the dollar if given
one month. His liabilities are $500.
Rev. |. II. Packard of Lowell, with BIZ.
wife, mother and four children, were cap
sized from small sail boa, at Cape Por-
poise. last Wednesday. BY the GOODNESS
and presence Of mind of the whole party no
lives were lost.
James Moxey, an old gentleman IS
years old. was last Thursday, found dead, at
the foot of the cellar stairs at his home
in East Denmark, having evidently fallen
down stairs.
Capt. Thatcher Of the Augusta division
Of the Salvation Army visited Winthrop,
and leased Packard Hall, the largest one,
for one year. They fired their first VOL
ley Sunday evening.
-Bodwel, Springvale rough. who as
saulted and nearly killed Sheriff Roberts at
Alfred, has been captured in Nebraska An
officer has been sent for him.
William Jones aged 40 wears, an Aus
traian sailor on board the schooner Mys-
terry Of Portsmouth. y. H.. was drown
ed in the river FIVE miles below Bangor
Thursday, by being knocked over board
while attending to his duties. The body
has not been recovered,
-Esposita Souerio, aged seventeen. sailor
on board the Italian barkentine Emela,
now loading box shocks for Palermo, about
mile below Bangor, fell overheard Thurs
day evening and was drowned. The body
was recovered at late hour. Souerio's
home is at Meta, near Sorrento, Italy.
State Senator S. B. Hume, died Thurs
day morning, after long illness, aged y.
He served two terms as Representative in
the Legislature, was one of the Garfield
electors, President OF the Frontier Bank and
State Senator at the time Of his death, He
leaves large estate.
Walter Dunton, sixteen years old, son
Of James f. Dunton. of Bath, fell from
small boat in New Meadows river the It'll.
and was drowned. The body has not been
recovered. Willie Dunton, a cousin, who
made a desperate EFFORT to save Walter.
would have been drowned but for New
foundland dog, who conveyed him safely to
the shore.
On the 4th inst, George Patten, second
mate of the schooner Jennie r. Morse, died
at seq of yellow fever. The Jennie r.
Morse was OF her way from AspinwalI to
Key West. The crew srs reported all
down with fever. Mr.. Patten is resident
of Bath, and leaves wife and two children,
at present in Boston.
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-- Hurpsr's NJ1I-ins FOR October (. q
strong Number from every point of view II
Is important. attractive. and richly Illustrated.
Mr. C. H. Faruham conclude. MI. Interest
Ing account, imprrsSively and beautifully illus
trated. Of hi, canoe trim along Tho coast ~
Labrador. William Hamilton Gibson con.
tributes an instructive paper. entitled ..Rark.
ward studies" with dy. charming uIu.tra-
tIon-. In the series Of Great American IN.
,iu.tri.," the third paper treats OF hor,-groy
iny and the maufarturr Of mali Nuuors and /.
smpIy illustrated o,eorye par.ou. Iathrn,
describes m. CITY Of Hartford. giving rsp.rial
attention TO the Nook Farm literary rom,
consisting of Mark Twain. Charles pudlIy
Warner. and Mr.. Harriet Reechcr stow
The article !. nrnfu..ly iil,strat.d
After a long interval we have another in
,taIlmcnt Of ,;oldSmith's pIay. she Stnon. IL
Conouerr NEARLY slI ,cf II with thJr,..n
Illustration, bv r 4 ,bb,v on. nj which l.
the fron,i-niece Ia fhs number
In fiction we hayr The ysry hest in Ni.s
woolson'. Fast Angels" and UowrlI.'. In
ljap sn,,mcr" rhare arc oi., ,,vn,ond 30,
.tori..-..A Priest Of D"or.r,. = by PM Robin.
son. and "A Puritan Indeed" by Mar GRAY
Mnrr;.nu ~. I,,t.r q. IIlu.trat,l ne Mai
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The doctors are all liable to be mistaken.
They were in my case. 1t cost me 500,
because they said had the Heart disease. and
then told me must die. Grandmother said il
was Liver complaint, and $500 worth of SUI
phur Bitters cured me.-Jenaie Poor, Rock
port, Mass.
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The Proposed Water-Works Again.

Il has been said, aud most truly, that
that man Is public benetactor who
causes two blades OF grass TO grow.
where only one grew before. Benetac-
tons are not confined to what is known
as eleemosynary and religious work
but may sometimes be found on every
hand III the most ordinary transactions
Of life. The man who plants a shade
tree, builds OF runs a factory. or in any
other industrial way gives employment
to his fellow men. the rich man who
freely spend, his money in legitimate
manner, Is public benefactor and
should be 50 regarded. Especially is that
man benefactor who brings. or causes
to be brought. to some town or city. a
much needed Improvement.
For instance, Ellsworth is in great
need of better supply Of water, for at
least two reasons:
First. it, drinking water which Is
nearly all obtained from wells. is not
good We are informed that late
analysis of some well-water in this city,
which probably is as good as all aver
age, shows it to be really unfit to drink.
Second, the protection of property
from destruction by fire demands bet
ter supply of water.
Now. those things which men value
as among the greatest blessings this
world has to bestow, viz. life, health.
and property, are all placed in jeopardy
by lack of good pure water which this
city at the present time is unable to af-
ford.
The remedy is simple, and, Fortunate
". within our reach. There are parties
who are willing to give us an abundant
supply of pure water from Branch Pond,
provided that they can have sufficient
encouragement. To accomplish the
work. five miles of main pipe will be re-
ou;red to say nothing of the necessary
branch pipes needed to run in various
directions TO supply all the families of
the city. An enterprise of so great
magnitude would Of course be attended
with some considerable expense, but
this the projectors are willing to assume
provided that they can receive the pat
rouage that the Importance of their
work demands.
They ask in the first place, as we are
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informed, that the city itself shall pay
the expense of limited number of n.y.
drants, and secondly, that the citizens
of Ellsworth shall quite generally be
patrons of the much needed improve
ment. If this amount of encouragement
can be secured, which seems not too
much TO expect, there is but little doubt
that in the comparatively near future
the citizens of Ellsworth may realize
"a contamination SO devoutly to be
wished"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-17
Nominations by the Governor.

Fish and game wardens, Ira NJ. True,
Hallowsll; W. A. Whittier, Old Orchard.
Justices Of the peace and quorum. Will
ford G. Chapman. Melvin s. Holway. Charles
A. Strout, Portland; Charles G. Morrison,
Eden; VIM. B. Wight, Newry Joseph Ii,
Field, Sidney; Geo. H. Bryan,s, Oakland /;
Arthur c. Sprague. Auburn; Abel E. Bach
elder, Bovdoin A. S. Kimball, Norway /;
VIM. o. Mcdonald, Ellsworth.
Trial justices, Frank 4. Millett, Mechanic
Falls; Emery S. Ridlon, BeeTmgj J. F..
Holman, Athens.
Pilot on Damariscotta river, Andrew
Boyd, Damariscotta.
Sotaries public, NJ. L. Porter. Danforth !;
Louis b. Goodali, Sanford.
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STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK ss-Court of Insolvency.
In the case of Edwin .. Salisbury, Insoivent
Debtor.
THIS is TO give notice that with the approval
OF the Judge OF the court OF Insolvency for
said county, second meeting of the
Creditors of said Insolvent Debtor will be held Mt
Ellsworth. in Probate Office In said county on
Thursday the fifteenth day Of October a. d.
1885, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon for the purposes
named in Section 80 OF the Act Of said state Of
Maine, entitled IAN Act in relation to the InsoI-
vent Laws OF Maine" approved February 81 ISIS.
Attest ;-.CHAs. r. DoRR, Register Of said Court
9w3es