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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25

Trenton.
In the last AMERICAN appears a state
ment by q. S. Cook, making an exhib-
it of his success in poultry and eggs,
which has induced your correspondent
10 make statement of his doings in the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25
We Rise to EZDlail

that we have greatly enlarged and
rcmodelcd the Planning Mill Build
ing next door to our former shop
and have just moved in, and We
find It 50 comfortable and con
vcnicnt about handling our grow
ing business, that We have con
Guided to stick 70 H. Among
other Improvements we have added
a set of the Simmer Patent Watcher
Heads, and we arc able on the
shortest notice to do the very best
Of Planning, Matching and Jointine,
and on reasonable terms, as we don t
expect to get rich this year. We
have also laid in good stock Of
seasoned hard wood timber Of all
sizes, two and three inch rock maple
plank, yellow birch flooring, and if
you want to fix up your sled or lay
a new floor in your kitchen that
will never wear out or need paint,
come and see us.
We are way ahead on brackets for Hood or
Nerandah, New Patterns to suit all tastes
made to order and no charge for making
pattern. Door aud window frames made as
usual aud Of good stock as usual. Being heated
by steam we have good facilities for Kiln dry
ing our stock. and the benefit belongs TO our
customers.
From now to Christmas Is the time to make
that little table or fancy cabinet for bric-a-
brac that you were thinking about to give your
best girl for present, that cradle for the baby
or that comfortable stool for your mother, or
wife. II you can't afford to have it made,
come down to Currier 4 joys and get your
stock. have the saving. planning and turn
ing done. and then make it yourself, we'll
show you how to do it. Yours very truly,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25
For The Ell>N r;a American.
The Boys Potato Bin.


a certain P"r~'n' good man. who
al TIE ia-'' hF'aiiifd out hi lite at a
sood Ola "4'' was one oi the Amounted
Who did n'. 1--we altogether on ms flock /;
."F DE cultivated " large and rocky farm
F one = 'Ae states Included IN the So
'ai.r4 "l''Wa East country. tbs w'ie
"a> most h'N'e "oMaa- lhe Young
people l!' 'le AeiGiib9f!i""d called her
m7iheT-beeau'e ct her goodness, tor
riie always had a Aihd al encouraging
word ana good council Tor them All
were welcome TO hef ffeslde ana many
A"lif -'o"T d'd ! pend with her
NAea H''le boy ana remember well
ut t't'.e drawer iuiI ct 'rnkeis WAS
allowed 10 overhaul Oh DARK RAINY days
ie ia7S'n mentioned above had five
sons aud Two daughters These five
sous "t WIN call boys ~ TINS article
>"iH '''T~ were smart enough TO steer
f.e"f ? .''l inc h"Fd faFm work they
fa>-..-} ''"id' hHt sometimes worked
'HaE IL u"Td III some plan to defeat hon
g; io-t. J have often heard It SAID and
truly ;''- / ininA. that lazy person
".I usually take the longest time and
hardest Way 70 do piece OF work or 70
accom- .isA ANYTHING that he may un-
oeitaNe 70 DO. | he-e boys. If sometimes
!AzT' were A"t ounces. heir father, the
good par-oa. always raised fine corn,
-ine potatoes m- pumpkins and good
i4iill> 'a Genera ID the way OF farm
productions. lie kept an old mare,
iAe.ahgH with colt growing up. lie
ial cows. aAd most always yoke OF
oAe4 or steers. He also had an apple
orchard in liz lower field, one in his
mlda-e held- and one near his house.
va a well acquainted with all these
orchards as ! Was with the pasture and
iie.a feae'-- Having run off the track
little will back up my engine to
whore the potatoes come in. You will
notice have already said the parson
raised Alee potatoes So he did, and Of
'ea a"d eA baud more than one patch OF
~i'ia- 10y the boys 10 exercise them
-e.'g- ~ I'D oig@ng when the fall Of the
Year came around. Ia those days ii
wa tile custom with farmers in that
country 10 station The two wheel OK
Gan ih Inc center Of the potato patch.
Invoke iAe oxen and let them feed
"32ni p 'Ae field until wanted to draw
: 'oaa q 'puds e the house 70 be run
"9"A through the wooden spout fitted to
the cellar window, and into the basket
H9-. '1'eF ny one OF the boys. for each
variety 70 pe put N BINS prepared for
H. I"o or three DAYS would elap-e
'ciofe "hucA "nd broad would be
e'''ie' i'f, II INC meantime the tongue
~ ing >"'l "A cart had to be prop
Pso up On =" le'el with the body Of the
van - '''' j Inc cattle happenedto be
~" ''i'7 i'''i0 curing 'he night or while
~ ''s were away % their iuncheons,
~ N'Ui'' ho' stt al Ihe potatoes. The
"o' n"D 'e"' several days digging,pick-
- ''0"i 'iiiS "na slowing away the po-
'-''' " 'i'" 'iis 'eeiins AKIN to their ma
''' 'es"" 10 assert Itself The lazy
~ "'u ''iiie o. juSi as The last row had
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25
'4mos46
PENSIONS!

HAVING been recognized as an Attorney for the
IL prosecution of pension claims by the depart
ment at Washington, respectfully ask soldiers and
especially members Of the 6. A. r. having bust
ness with that Department to give me a call. In
der the rulings Of the Department, the ratings
have been changed and many who are now draw
ing . small pension are entitled 70 an increase
To those having attorneys In Washington oifer
my assistance In drawing aflidavits and formulat
ing other necessary evidence. Pension vouchers
executed by me. ONCE over Davis Woodman's
Store, state St, Ellsworth Me.
6tf WV. o. MCDONALD.
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AGENTS IN HANCOCK COUNTY:
f. B. GARDNER, Bucksport.
CHAS. c. BURRILL, Ellsworth.
3w6
Sher4H's Sale.

HANCOCK, S.. Feb. 18th, A. D., lsss
DY virtue of an Execution, wherein A. F. Burn
d ham OF Ellsworth Is Creditor, and Samuel \
Treworgy of surry is Debtor, have taken TO sat
isfy the same all the right, title and interest which
the said samuel \. Treworgy has In and 10 the fol
lowing real estate situated In the town of surry in
said County OF Hancock, bounded and described
as follows, to wit Beginning at stake and stones
on the bank Of Patterns bay, twelve rods from G.
S. Treworgy's east line; thence on the bank Of
said bay easteriy TO the western line OF the wild
ow's partition; thence said widows western
side line to the County road To stake and stones:
thence the north side OF said road following the
division line of said lot to the back line Of said
lot; thence easterly said back line to
the eastern side line of said lot; thence
southerly on the eastern line TO the road thence
beginning at the northeast corner Of the widows
lot at the road westerly TO the eastern line Of the
lot decided to one Lucena B. Smith. by sylvester
Lord; thence southerly on said eastern line TO the
place of beginning; and being the same premises
conveyed by Madison Babson 4 al. TO Samuel "
Treworgv by deed dated Nov. 81, A. ID. 1885. and
recorded in Hancock County Registry of Deeds
Vol. l25, Page s6,-the same being occupied by said
debtor as homestead lot.
And shall sell all of said debtors right, title
and interest in and to the above described prem
ses at public auction to the highest bidder there
for, at the Sherif's Office In Ellsworth, in said
County. on saturday, the 10th day of March,
A. D., 1886, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
A. X. DEVEREUX, Deputy sheriff.
3w7
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NCFFs.

What shall be said. or rather what
may not be said concerning muffs !:
Neri;able exhibitions Of prettiness.
Not departed wholly from their pur-
pose of warmth, but giving warmth in
such a coquettish, furbelowed sort of
way that their original design seems
subordinate. OF course for conserva-
tive people, We have the small ortho-
dox muf of fur, but then so many
people are not orthodox. or 50 many
are all the while running to something,
and this year run to muffs devised
in so many fancy shapes. sometimes
not more than six or seven inches
long, trimmed with lace. ribbon. fur.
flowers or birds; some made entirely
OF feathers with finishing Of a bird
Lace spread over colored silk or satin
shows prettily; again we see dainty
catchings of lace in the centre, with
addition of bird, flowers or ribbon
bow. while as the acme of fanciful-
ness, are muffs made entirely of lace
and flowers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25

HAN'"Ck = -Cour u Probate, BUck>port,
FEB. Term, /. D., ls-5.
pom the foregoing Petition "rierc,i-That said
wiho" give public notice 10 all persons Interest
Ell hy causing a copy q thi- or,icr 10 l,.. pun -h-
ed three weeks suc,1c~siytIy in The Ellsworth
American, new spaprT printed ar published in
Ellsworth. ia said County, thai they may appear
at Court IL Probate for said County 10 lee. held
at Ellsworth the serunl "Wednesday In
March next at ten 81 the clock in the forenoon
and show cau>e, II any they have, why tie same
should not be granted.
q +. CUNNINGHAM, Judge
Attest -CHA>. =. DoBR. Register.
\ true copy, Attest --CHAs L. DOM. Register
yW--
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The MerriCk Thread CO

OF Egypt Stream, wish TO announce to the peo-
u pie Of Hancock County that they manufact-
ure and keep ON hand, Long and Short Lumber,
for builders use; Dry Pine Boards a specially.
Lumber Sawed and Planned to order.
2sw44 +. W. HAMLIN, Agent.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25

matter of eggs only, and that too. with
out guessing" except TO take his
Cooks figures tor the cost OF feed,
as have not kept any account of feed,
chickens or dressing Had twenty pull
lets. twelve were hall-blood brown leg
horns, and eight halfblood golden pleas
ants. From Oct. 20, 1881, to Oct.
%, 1885, the
Whole number of eggs were 3,732
Number Of dozens, 81
Average price per doz., 1888
Value of eggs, 500. 90
Cost of feed as per Cooks
figures. 1874
Profit from eggs alone, S43.46
My nearest neighbor. Mrs. S. C. Cor
don, kept sixteen hens, and from Nov,
1881, to Nov, 1885, from a strictly
kept account, she finds the whole num-
Der Of eggs to be 1851. which would
average ls5 eggs to each "biddy."
In the spring of 1856, the writer set
out small twig of balm-of-g ilead,
which in the nearly thirty years growth
has become large tree, the trunk one
foot from the earth being 6feet.2 inches.
in circumference. Six feet from the
earth two branches grew out.one A., the
other 4. inches in circumference. Four
feet above them three other branches
grew out, two Of them being 40. the
other 80 inches in circumference, the
two lowest branches spreading 56 feet.
II Is now completely smashed, every
branch being broken off by the ice
storm. SAwARp.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25
FEBRUARY NOTES.

There is combination of lengths
i'll late. sudden revival of the boa, a
long time defunct, now made of long
fur and in unwontedlv long lengths
Balls corsets are coming more and
more into vogue as their admirable
qualities are being understood. The
fit is beautiful. but as special distinc-
ton, we notice elastic sections at the
sides. made of very fine spiral wire
and therefore lasting. Thus they
yield with every motion and give sup
port without compression. The bones
are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for sleighing
are very pretty and varied in shape.
from the fur hood not much larger than
capote, with strings under the chin.
to larger styles of lighter material
with longer capes at the back. Plush,
velvet. silk, satin, wool fabric, or knit
ted wool are all stylish trimmings for
all but the last named. being fur, feath-
ers, or chenille, with frequent mixture
Of beads. Opera hoods are of lighter
goods, or red to suit the present fancy
for red opera cloaks.-Low corsages
of silk velvet are very popular, with
light or heavy skirts, for evening.
Lucy CARTER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25
Mot RNISt9

l he first choice for q mourning dress
is Courtauld's Grape on Priesiley's silk
warp Henrietta cloth. which, made Of
the finest silk and best Australian
wool, i very durable, soN and Of beau
tiful finish; the genuine being alwal
rolled on yellow vanished board
showing the grain Of the wood. Trim
mings Of Grape are very heavy, and we
must bear in mind that quality in black
is far more important than in colors.
which can be worn even when faded Ia
lighter shade Unspeakable are
the horrors of rusty black One
must remember, too. that black mate
rials are much worn in colors. but for
such purpose blue black shades are
preferable to jet black. Silks without
lustre are still the correct thing for
light mourning, but here we see com
binations Of Grape frequently adopted.
the most fashionable kinds of silk be
ing fine armure or faiIle Beads. for
which there is such a furore. need not
be omitted in mourning, except where
it is deep, and the stylish rosary beads
are brought out in just those dull
shades that are appropriate. Gloves
can be OF dressed or undressed kid.
Grape fans are best for first mourning,
with streaks of silver for lighter
STYLES
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New York Fashions.
SPRING MATERIALS -MoURNING srYIE- .
-MUFFS-FEBRUAR >oTE>.

SPRING MATERIALS -MoURNING >TYIE-
MUFFs-FEBRUARY NOTES.
Ii i, lust as we'll, my friends, to wear
out vour rough DIR, sses a to have item
20 out Of themselves Hasten the
process Of exit. then. by getting the
good o; them while they are in. by
next winter they will be out, and
YOU an outsider if wearing them.
Wiseacres tell Us the summer will hc
smooth. vet not 50 smooth hut what
al least something of winters rough
ness will ripple the surface Of things.
Doungly on canvas, is the fashionable
heart about TO dwell, yet a. an evil
dcnce of what | have said, we shall
see etamine cross-barred 10y rough
wooden thread. Occasional like &C.
centriclties will otherwise appear: in
some few early samples Of spring goods
can he seen expiring traces of honcie
curls. while a the last pattering of
shower. come sparse slrinkllnTs OF
bourette dottngs. a rcyulsion OF fe l.
ing toward plainness is anticipated,
and we may look forward 10 great
run upon soft wool goods, on the order
of yelling, aibatross, wool hatiste. and
the like. Our Solomons also predict a
grand effort in the direction of silk. and
al aration of hostilities against wool.
til mas held such sway a. to call forth
righteous Indignation on the part of
Worth to such an extent i this silk
revival expected te 20, that prices al
ready begin to advance
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25
Pauper Notice.

THE undersigned hereby gives notice that he has
i contracted with the City of Ellsworth for the
support of the poor during the ensuing year and
has made ample provision for their support. He
therefore forbids all persons from furnishing sup
plies to any pauper on his account, as without his
written order, he will pay for no goods so furn
ished.
Ellsworth, April 8, ISL. 22H
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25
Sale OF MILLINERY.

MRS. SARAH BRAGDON having purchased the
stock of MILLINERY recently owned by Mrs.
p. stevens is now ready at the Old stand on Main
Street. Ellsworth, to furnish all customers with
every
Variety and Quality Of Goods,
and at as low prices as they can be purchased
elsewhere. GIVE HER A CALL and EXAMINE
HER GOODS.
tf2
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25

BUSINESS IN MAINE DURING 1883.
Amount Risks written. 4.s25,--5 %
Premiums Received, 81 lD4 %
Losses Paid, 1853 "A
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25
SALT !!


THE firm OF Bowden & Grindal Is hereby dis
i solved by mutual consent z. X. Bowden is
duly authorized TO settle the Affairs of the firm and
to use the firms name in settlements.
BOWDOIN 4 GRINDAL.
Penobscot, February 10, less. avs
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25

CHAhLRs PLAT. PRESIDENT, 7 VA. ..H
Hkskf, VICE FHksiDESr. WILLIAM
FIcE PRESIDENT, GRLviLLK p FRlts
Akf hI"kSE l. ELLisps Assistant ~. -4t.4f
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-25
The Maine Central Railroad Co.
Mt. Desert Branch.
Commencing, Oct. u, 1885.

Train. run pa'ly, >un'!Ays e,ecp,c,l as f,Iio~s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-23
A Lawyer Who PractIcsd by Ear,
From the Buffalo Express !

Among the friends of Grover
Cleveland when he was practicing
law in this city was another at.
torney, but one Of rather different
stamp than the man Of destiny.
The friend was a bright fellow, but
with the bump of IaZiness abnor-
mally developed. He was not a
well read lawyer, and whenever it
was necessary for him to use a
decision bearing on any point it
was bis habit to lounge INTO Cleve.
lands Office and casually worm the
desired information out of his
friends mental storehOuse. "GrO.
ver' was not so dull as not TO APP
preciate the fact and to resent the
spOngiDg-nOt much because the
process was worthy of that name
as because he wished to spur his
friend on to more energetic work.
One day the friend came in on
his usual ,errand, and when Oleve-
land had heard the preliminaries
usual to the pumping process, the
latter told his questioner that he
had given him all the information
on law matters that he was going to.
"There are my books said
Cleveland, Sand you're quite vel.
come to use them. You can read
up your own cases.
"See here, Grover Cleveland"
said the friend, 81 want you to un-
derstand that | don't read law. l
practice entirely by ear, and You
and your books can go to thunder"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-23
Lease OF the virginia Midland Road.

The property of the Virginia
Midland railroad company was
formally transferred to the Rich
mond aud Danville railroad COM
pany last Friday at Alexandria,
under a lease of ninety nine years,
by Col. John McAnerney, vice.
president in charge of the Virginia
Midland company, to Col. a. s..
Buford, president OF the Richmond
and DanviIle railroad company. 1t
is stated that the road Is leased for
its fixed charges and net earnings;
that is, the Richmond and Dan
vile company guarantee to pay
five per cent. per annum on the
Midland mortgages, amounting to
twelve and a.half million dollars,
and give the net earnings over
operating expenses, to the Virginia
Midland stockholders. Col. Nc
Anerney says the lease Is very
favorably considered by parties
interested in the Midland company,
as it will enable that company TO
have its road put in first.class con-
dition to meet its growing business
and to erect proper stations to give
the people along its lines facilities
which they have not heretofore en-
joyed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-23
DarHIn's Link al Last.

CHARLESTON, S. C., April H.
Darwin's missing link has been dis
covered in Laurens county. The
fact that n boy now over twelve
years of age still wears dresses has
long excited the curiosity Of Dor
rob community, in that county.
His parents explained this by say
ing that he was deformed and could
not wear ordinary trousers. The
boy runs and jumps az well as other
children and shows no signs Of
deformity. The mystery has been
solved by a physician who recently
attended him while he had fever.
He says that the bows backbone
is prolonged into tail about eight
inches in length and that it is
covered with a thick growth OF
hair. The tail wags just like dogs.
His parents have attempted to
make the boy wear trousers, but
whenever the caudal appendage is
bent to one side it pains him. The
boy is active and in perfect health.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-23
An Alabama Lady Who Refuses 10 March
With The AGE.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, April To-
There lives near the city Mrs. Nan
cy Brown, who is eighty.two years
of aye. She has lived in this vi
cinity sixty.one years. She has
never been to the city and only
knows four persons in the place.
She Knits and spins. Her spin :
ning.wheeI has made her fortune.
She will not wear a garment she
does not make herself. She says
she has never spent but twenty
five cents foolishly IN her life, which
was to have her picture taken.
She can see the street cars pass
her doors every fifteen minutes.
She says 81 would not ride on
one of them things II you was to
give it to me-"
Sometime ago DIR. j. Il. Luckle
went out to see her. When he
entered her room she said Where
are your saddlebags ~ He had
discarded them several years, and
proceeded to write her a prescrlp-
ton. She tore it up and said :
81 will not take any ofyour medi-
cine unless you give it to mo here.
/ believe in the old STYLE"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-23

From small beginnings the lead
pencil business Of this country has
sprung to very large proportions.
Years ago, all the lead pencils used
in this country were imported from
Germany, where they were made
by hand. As they came into more
general use, their manufacture was
begun in a small way, on this side
of the wafer. Soon the cedar Of
Florida and our vast supply OF
plumbago were utilized, and Yam
kee genius invented the machinery
which has so enormously incl eased
their manufacture. One manu-.
facturer now turns out about two
thousand gross of pencils every
day, and another does an annual
business of 81, 100000. Fully one
third of the pencils made in the
United States are sent abroad.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-23
is Mr.. CLEVELAND TO Be MARRIED ?

BUFFALO, April 1.-THE re-
port of President Cleyeland's en-
gagemcnt to Miss Frances Folsom,
Of Buffalo, which first appeared in
the SIN, seems to be well founded.
The following was received this
morning from Albany;
" Assemblyman John l. Platt,
editor of the Poughkeepsie Edgle,
says he saw in Buffalo last week a
letter from Mrs. Folsom, dated
Genoa, Italy, in which she spoke
of the coming marriage this sum
mer of her daughter with Presi-
dent Cleveland"
The Oswego Times.Erpress Of
Monday contained the following
awe have to-day received the
following telegram from a cores
pondent in Buffalo: 81 have just
been shown a letter from Italy,
written by Mrs. Folsom of this
city, announcing the engagement
of her daughter TO President Cleye-
land. "'L."
This was undoubtedly from As
semblyman Ainsworth, who was in
Buffalo with Mr.. Plat. Another
dispatch from Albany says
81 had a long talk last night
with a Buffalo Judge, who does not
want his name used. One OF the
counsel engaged in the recent gas
investigation in Buffalo told him
the same thing in confidence. You
may mention as confirmation the
purchase Of property here as their
future home. IL"
A still later dispatch says:
"The Troy lady mentioned as
receiving a letter from Miss Fol-
som is Mrs. Wellington, wife of
assistant United States District
Attorney Wellington. She is a
cousion of Gen. G.. Barrett Rich, of
Buffalo, and was formerly Miss
Townsend"
Gen. q. Barrett Rich, to whom
this dispatch was shown, this
afternoon, said: Whether Mrs.
Wellington has received any letter
l cannot say, but | will say to you
that the report of Mr.. Cleyeland's
impending marriage is true. a
lady friend OF my wife q prefer
not to mention her name, but she
is a close friend of Miss Folsom,
and is In constant correspondence
with her, has received a letter
from Miss Folsom, in which she
says that she is to be married to
Mr.. Cleveland quietly at the
White House in June.'