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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05
HORRIBLE STORY.
A Georgia Negress Feeds a Pic
mic Party on Stewed Baby
and Is Roasted in Turn.

In Tattnall County, Georgia, last week,
negro named Samuel Frick left his daugh-
ter, aged years, with negress named
Mary Hollenbeck to board during his abb
sence at his employment at q turpentine
still IN neighboring county. Yesterday
Frick returned. aud upon demanding his
child was met with so many evasiye and
contradictory replies as TO arouse suspi-
cion that something was wrong. A search
OF the premises resulted in the finding of
half the childs body hidden in barrel
which had originally contained salt pork
The pickle had not sufficed to prevent de-
composition, and the negro was attracted 20
the barrel by the unnatural stencil arising
from 1t. by this time other negroes
IN the neighborLood had joined in the
search, and when the discovery was made
there were fifteen ortwenty blacks about tie
premises. lhe irate father was ON the
point of Draining the woman with an ak,
when she fell on her knees and said she
would confess every thing if he would spare
her lie. IL was decided 10 hear her story,
but, as the sequence proved, she would
have Jared better had she maintained her
oilSHCc- MO uhyS uILer the 'cnllu WIS
placed in her care negro picnic was given
in the vicin ty, and she.w was called on 10
prepare the dinner. Having no meat, and
knowing that she would get no money un-
less she served some, she determined 10
kill the child and cook its flesh Being
somewhat under the influence of liquor, the
iiendishness of the idea had no horrors for
her, and she deliberately Drained the child
with an ax, dismembered it, and boiled the
meat down into stew with a httelo-
geneous collection of vegetables. When
it was served the negroes rennnrkod
upon the peculiarity OF its flavor, but
nevertheless ate heartily. Several now al
lege that they were nauseated by the mess,
but none of them were made seriously i'll.
AT the conclusion of the narrative the fury
of the hearers was ungovernable, and it
was quickly decided TO burn her alive at the
stake. She was taken into field and
chained to a post fixed in the ground in
the middle Of a pile OF infiammable pine,
saturated with kerosene. When the match
was applied the flames leaped high in the
air, and the woman was soon ablaze. In
fifteen minutes she fell among the blazing
knots and was burned to crisp. Nothing
remained after the fire died out but few
chared bones and ring which she had
on one of her fingers. No attempt has
been made TO arrest any of those implicated
in the affair, but an investigation by the
Coroner and Sheriff of Tattnall County
will probably be made.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05
Squire Hobbs FiIosofy.

Tink out yo' wurk, den wurk out yo'
fought.
Wun kline akt am wort mo- dan de
hole science oh filantropy.
Nebber try moral swashun on er
mule. De mule doan' like it.
De wages OBJ sin am deth. Sin peers
ter be satisfide wild de 'rangement, too.
We hab nebber hearn oh him strikin'
fo' shortah ours, nor boykottin' de boss.
Oar am sum pussons hoo, eff dey
wood take dc truble to subtrakt wot
dey RELY no frum wot de tink dey no,
wood be surprized ter see dat de re-
maindah am bout ekwal ter de minu-
end.
An Iowa jedge haz desided dat er
man am in duty boun' ter tel his wifi
whar he spends hiz ebenins wen he am
ava frum home. Sich er decishun am
an outraj on morality. It am kalku-
lated ter enkurraj lyin'.
Eff Unkle Sam war ter sekretlv me-
goshiate de purchas of Kannady an
mex it tn de Nited Stats, wot jolly
stamped dar wood be 'mong x-bank-
kasheers, Injianny township trustees,
an odder indefinit exkurshunists.
All tings are mo- er less mixed wild
pleshur an pane, so blended tergedder
dat it am impossible fo' us ter enjoy de
wun widout 'speriencin' de odder. 1t
am er wize dispensashun, too, fo' dc
wun am nessessary tu de korrekt ap-
preshiashun oh de odder.
Silence hab been tryin' ter 'kount fo'
de skarsity oh ha'r on top oh de he'd.
Menny teories hab bin advanced, but
nun OBJ dem hab stood de tes' oh kriti-
sism. Wun sez dat de bawp he'd am
kawzed by de aktibity oh de brane; an
odder dat il am OWN ter de habit OBJ
warm tite hats; an stil anodder name
tanes dat il am de nat'ral konsekwence
ol, naetsi..s os.y-. Now stoy- s.if song.
1t am OWN tn de fax dat de ha'r draps
Chicago Ledger.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

the suffering the discovery would entail
She slumbsred calmly after it was all
over; the nurse at her bedside dozed
lightly. ~ 1900 n s- f.a at pt
AT daybrealE the latter awoke with a
scream of horror.
Wilfred Thorne was released from the
ban the siren had sought to place upon
him.
For, lying dead upon the bed, dagger
driven to its hilt in her heart, was the
beautiful Beatrice Langley. m ISL
Later they knew what the tragedy signi-
fed; later they shrunk in terror from the
woman they had loved.
A letter was found by the bed. II was
signed by Ernest Waldron.
In 1t be stated all that had occurred at
the lighthouse. -tti
He had caught sight Of Beatrice Lang
ley's face as she extinguished the beacon.
In That flash he recognized his wife.
Dragged, dazed, he fell into the sea, es-
capped, traced down his heartless wife, and
was now determined to steal into the villo
and kill her.
Thus Beatrice Langley terribly atoned
for the wrongs she had done him, and for
the lives lost on the steamer outside the
harbor bar.
The next day the body of the unfortunate
Waldron was found floating in the water
near his recent post of duty.
Husband and wife were buried in the
beautiful cemetery at Sen Beach.
Six months later Wilfred Thorne and
Ethel Lansing were welded.
In the golden sunshine of love they never
think without shudder of that dark hour
in their lives when they were rescued by
Beatrice Langley.
They try 10 regard her charitably when
they remember her heroism, but her bale
ful plots form n dark page in their past,
when they were wrecked in port.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05
Anecdotes of Mrs. Stowe.

Miss Catherine T.. Beecher, in the
last years of her life, was pleased to
dwell on the renown of her more gift
ed sister, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe.
She related the following anecdotes of
her: Mrs. Stowe had agreed to give
lecture in Jacksonville. Fla. for some
charity. The morning of the day it
was to be delivered she was working in
her garden several miles from that city
when suddenly remembering her en-
gagement she hailed farmer driving
to town with q load of vegetables, and
hands soiled with her occupation. Once
in the city, she asked permission at a
hotel to make her toilet before going
to the lecture-room. She was inform
ed that there was but one vacant room,
and that was for Mrs. Stowe. Her as
severations that she was the person in
question had to be verified before she
obtained her request When Mrs.
Stowe was in England Queen Victoria
sent her word that on certain day she
would be pleased to see the author of
"Uncle Toms Cabin" Mrs. Stowe re-
piled that she had an engagement for
that day. The Queen would see her,
faend or MRS. Stowe-to make the
necessary arrangement for an OBSERVE
ton. There was to be a pageant of
would take part, passing the hotel
where Mrs. Stowe was residing, and
the royal messenger had agreed to
place her hand on the authors left
shoulder to distinguish her from those
with her on the balcony as the process
sion passed. So Queen Victoria and
the distinguished American gazed at
each other Tor few moments in silent
recognition, but Mrs. Stowe was not
pleased that she was outwitted. Cor.
Nel0 York tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05
STARVED tn DEATH.
Two Thousand Five Hundred People
Coast.
[st. Johns IN. FL dispatch. |


The schooner Nancy Barrett, which has
just arrived here, brings the latest reports
from the Labrador coast. She came around
by way of the Gulf from the Straits of
Belle Isle, as the ice outside made naviga-
tion dangerous. For nearly two weeks she
was blockaded in York harbor by field
ice. Her captain brought with him five
families who had made their way to that
point from Sandwich Bay, more than one
hundred miles overland. They came ON
sledges drawn by ponies, the last of their
live stock, and these they were forced to
subsist on after arriving at the harbor.
They burned their sledges for fuel.
York harbor is covered with fugilives
flom the southern coast who know nothing
of their northern neighbors. Eastern Lab
rador was buried under three feet of snow
July 10 and all communications are cut off.
The population, Indians and all, of the
region north of Sandwich Bay is estimated
at between 10000 and $1,000. The snow
has cemented the ice together and closed
all the trails. The relief vessels will be
sent direct TO York Bay to relieve those who
reached that point first.
A dispatch from White Bay says that
whalers report Hudson Bay Strait has
either been frozen over again or has become
choked with floating ice and is solid. About
II thousand arctic bears, driven south by
starvation, have crossed over from Penny
land, aud are devastating the country.
What little is left of the stores at Cape
Mugford has been seized by these voracious
animals. The Indians in that locality are
eating their dead companions, and the
white settlers are burying their dead secret
ly to keep the Esquimaux from getting
thatn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05
A PASSING CLOUD.
BY NATHAN D. unNnR

An angry flush snffused her cheek
Iasked the cause, she would not speak.
But turned away, my protests scorning.
Resentment filled my breast In turn,
$50 be it, thenl" cried, -and burn
My letters II you choose, this morning."
sAy, that win I, without siahi"
She Knocked. -'rhe mating months draw nigh
When newer loves are most in order.
No more by troth-plight are we bound
Since you fairer love have found;
Much Joy pnay your false VOWS afford herr
-Aswift light through my blindness breaks,
-Why, Mary, of all wild Mistakes"
i cried, "the worst you are now makingi
The lady 10 whom you refer"
mo more, sir hence reserve for her
The pledges you're 80 fond of breakingi"
just here the lady crossed our path,
And, undismayed by Marys wrath, a. 81
She clasped her in her arms and kissed her,
Ere j, for laughing, found the use -
OF language to thus Introduce
The lovely stranger as my sister,
II see you have not met before
Mary, my sister Eleanori
Pray love her. though despair's my SEN
tence"
Shame and surprise filled Mary's face
AS she returned dear Nells embrace,
And faltered out her meek repentance.
"Oh Rob, forgive the sad mstake;
saw YOU kiss her by the Like,
And thought You weary OF my fetters.ss g.
/ clasped her with joyous thrill,
Yet in her soft ear whispered still,
Shall you, then, haste to burn my letters 2"
! @Not I. while swallows northward fiyi"
She laughed. "The mating months draw nigh,
Whom only old love is in order.
And thus our green-oyed monster proved
A cloud-shape, by a breath removed,
, A cloudletwith q shining border. ~ Il
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05
Relectlon and Arlthmetle.

The Daily Telegraph has made the
discovery that "a moments reflection
will teach us that the surface of the
whole earth is one huge graveyard, and
that at some period or other human
corpses have been deposited under
every inch of ground we now walk up
on" If moments reflection" teaches
that the British territory alone, estima-
ted at seven millions of square miles,
I-- ~ ne many
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05
Don't Overdo II.

A glib tongue is not one of earth's
rarities, vet it is not every possessor of
it that understands how to manage the
jolly propr cites Of table talk. To rat
tie through it with credit to himself
and profit to his fellowguests, he must
know what and when to speak and how
to take graceful I'd ,antage of any gap
in the con ersation-indeed, to prevent
the occurrence of any To do this
without the appearance of obtrusion or
vanity or risking the reputation of
chatterer, constitutes the art of table
talking. The dinner-giver-we mean
him who selects his guests with the
knowledge that the success of his din
ner will depend in great measure
upon their conversational powers-un-
derstands that it is not essential that
oil the company should he accomplished
table takers. Expodionce does not
always allow this, and, if it did, the
result would not be entirely desirable.
Good listeners, whether at the table or
elsewhere, are as indispensableas good
takers, for, the Jest or the story owes
the life of its success moro to the ear
of him who hears than to the tongue
that speaks it. Therefore an over
abundance of good takers at q ban
quet would result in their being in each
others way, and, like trees loo thickly
planted, the luxuriance of all would
be lost. In company of twenty, five
ought to be sufficient ito set the table
in a roar" and keep it there. The Cat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05
POISONED THROUGH A BLUNDER.
A Woman and Three Children Take Ar
senic Given by a Druggist by Mistake
for Cream of Tartar.
cleveland ohio telogram.l

senic Given by a Druggist by Mistake
for Cream OF Tartar.
lCloveland Ohio telegraml
When Andrew Bertali, n we'll l-to-tlo con-
tractor, returned to his home, No. 1892
Gaylord street, at noon to-day, he was hor-
rifed by the sight of his wife aud three
children writhing in agony upon the floor.
Physicians we're hastily summoned and pro-
nounced the case one of arsenical poison
ing. Upon investigation it was discovered
that Mrs. Bertali had sent young son to
the drug store of j. A. Bartlett for 10 cents
worth each of sugar of milk and cream
of tartar. Bartlett made "a mistake and
gave arsenic instead of cream of tartar.
Mrs. Bartali mixed the drugs and adminis-
tered q dose to her three children--L Louis,
aged ~; Joseph, aged 10, and Lena, aged
sand also TO herself. All were soon
seized with severe gripping pains, and before
they could send for assistance fell into
commissions, and were on the verge of
death when the husband and father Glanced
to. come home. Bartlett is crazed with re-
morse, and had to be carried home from the
store. The mother is dead, and all three
of the children are not expected to live.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

THE earthquakes recorded in 1885,
according to Mons. @. Detaille, num-
bered 246, of which only six were felt
in North America. January, with 40
earthquakes, had the greatest number
for any month, and October, with III,
the smallest
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

To KILL infants was thought On
abominable sin by the ancient Teutons,
but among the Romans and many other
nations it was quite common practice,
and hardly blamable to kill them, es-
pecially girls.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

HENRY M. STANLEY is at the Hotel de
Russo, Hamburg. taking the waters there.
He is much improved in health.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

Mr.. SEwELL and Oliver johnson are the
only two men living who launched the anti
alaYerY movement in Boston in 1882.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

EIGHT female physicians of Philadel-
phia have each an annual practice of $780,
nOn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

MRS. CLEVELAND has started a chill
dren's country-week movement in WASH
inQton.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

Gov. FORAKER announces himself foz
Sherman for President.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

SAM JONES says he has not "chawed to-
bacco" since he left Chicago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-05

Voices of the air and sky seemed in.
complete harmony with the emotions of
the woman who, light drapery over her
head and shoulders, stood by hedge,
looking meditatively through ravine to-
ward the ocean.
her tones, and vet some mental calculation
of possible failure in her fond desires
seemed to arouse latent determination
and defiance against any adverse fate.
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DIED

IN this city, March y, Wellington Il. Iiolmc~.
aged y wears
In >wan,ilc, March 3, Mercy A. Coulald, aged
3 years.
In jackson. March -. Mrs. Mary {. Gates. asad
= years, months amd a days. Portland papers
please copy
Ia Belmont, March !, Mis-, Elisha A. Hatch. aged
II Years.
IN Northport, March is, infant child OF osgood
and Melissa Woodbury..
In tharlestulNli Mas. Feb "a Fremont Davis.
only child of Hartford II. ami Celia IT, Weed aged
: months and - days. lntclncnt At Bllrnham.
IN West tandcn, March 4 William Martin. aged
y years.
in Kockland. March IS. Frederick g.. som of
Frederick and lAHcle f. Wight. aged months
and II DAYS.
In Rockland, March II, samuel :. SON of RAY
mond Il. and Lizzie NJ. Walsh. aged months and
- days.
In Rockland, March 10, Freddie Freeman. SON of
susan NJ. and the late James Ilalloch aged 20 WIS.,
4 months and 20 DAYS.
In Warren, March T. Norman l.. Duilr, aged %
years, months and - DAYS.
In Warren, March II, No-c. Robinson, aged -
years.
In North Haven, March 3, Cart. Robert Ame-,
aged IS wears.
In Waldoboro, March ., Ella A.. wife Of Leroy :.
Weaver, aged 30 years.
IN Castinc, March 3, Miss Irene Whitman, aged .
years.
In Ellsworth, March II, De1~a A., daughter Of
Annie II. and George ". Brown, aged year, 10
months and Is day.
In Ellsworth, March IL, Mr.. Charles II. Davis,
aged 81 wears.
In Ellsworth, March . Florence NvrI daughter,
Of Pcrlcy ). and Agnes Phillips, ascd2 months and
days.
hi Orland March u, Hon. John \. Buck
In Orland, March lG, Deacon William Graves.
aged IS wears and months.
In Blurhill, March IL, Mir. Geo. Z. Grindle aged
Il years aud months, late of 60. f., 9th Me Vols
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BOSTON. March 20.
BtTTER-The butter market Is very steady 1h,
good quality old butter is nearly all gone, ana tho
fresh arrivals are what the market now depends
upon job lots fresh creamery. Is g37c: very choice
81 933c; new eastern creaIuerics, 81 a}l lsc new
northern diaries, 25d27c; selections. y a30c: june
ladies Il BE; extra fresh, D a3Ic, imitation cream
cry BIC; bakers butter and Old. lSa22c.
CHEEsE-lhe market is quite firm for the stocks
that are offered, and the offerings small. North
ern lO9loiac; low grades, csc. job lots q e
higher.
EGGs-The market is easier. The market was
broken by the large receipts of Western egg.
Nearby and Eastern extra, l3is dl5c; Eastern irsts
l3al34ac; southern do. l2la dl3c Northern do BE
Western, BE; New Brunswick, BE.
APILEs-1he market is duh Best Maine Bald
wins will not bring over II % y Dbl, while good
many sell AT 81 30.
PorAToEs-There is a good demand for choice
seed potatoes. The other grades go slow. Houlton
hebrons, 75aS0c: Vermont do zoe; Ioulton rose,
109l5c; peerless, 60c: Maine and Vermont rose.
63c prolitics, 80 aG5c, Burbank, GG9Gjc; kiln dried
sweets, 81 - T. bush.
BEANs-Beans still continue dull. Small han,.
picked pea. 15a 50; large pea, 81 30 30 medium
- 45Sl 30; New lork pea coal 10; yellow eyes,
improved, II 50al -; common, 81 45dl 90 red
kidney, 81 S0dl 81
HsY AND sTEAw-The market is easy and the
supply full There is moderate demand for straw.
Choice hay, SI392o; good, lsaIS 30; common. $l6a
IS; Eastern fine, Sl1al7 80; low grades, 2i3a l5;
rye straw, S20920 80.
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| BROOKS. The long talked of dramatic enter
at Richs hall and good time is expected. Lots
| of time and hard work have been put into this
venture and as it is purely local affair it should
be literally patronized by our citizens a. +.
Chase has been taking in apples lately and they
have come in with a rush. Prices rule low but
people must have money from some source and
many farmers cannot afford to feed out all they
have ON hand Quite quantity of potatoes have
also been bought here. The price paid was fifty
cents per bushel... Mrs. Lucy Evans, from Cali
folnia with her four children is visiting her father
John Lane of this town. John NJ. Dow who has
been in poor health this winter recently made Il
very pleasant visit to the old Homestead at the
Beach mills in Palermo. some miscrcant recently
entered the house OF Forrest sanborn. which was
closed for the winter, and took thelefrom some
dishes and other articles of value.
CAsTINE, Al the annual town meeting on Mon
day, the following named officers were elected. &.
IL Witherle, Moderator j. \. Gardner q. J.. Weeks
q. W Perkins Sclecnnen, assessors and oNerseere
of tile poor. p j. Hook, Town Clerk; c. ii. Hoop
er, Treasurer and Collector: G. II. Wtherle Audi
tor; ". I Hooper Road Commissioner. Voted To
raise for current expenses 100000 for support of
poor. $4,000; forrepars of Highway and Bridges
Sl2oooo; for schools Sl20000; for High school,
$4,000: for support and increase of Library.
$4,000. The seectmcn are authorized 10 buy "a
road machine. The town voted to authorize The
agents Of the several school districts to hire their
teachers. This has been done heretofore bv the
school committee. \ proposition looking to the
erection OF soldiers monument was presented to
the meeting. and the SpIpctmpn made a committee
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sleddiac in this March

six weeks Shedding in this March
Miss Lille Carver is making a short visit at
Boston.
There is good deal of sickness in town sore
Threats prevalent.
We pleased to say that Capt p. p. Carver's
broken ankle is doing well.
Arrivals this week; Fred Gilkey, Charles r.
Nichols, Mrs Frank Colcord.
}. \ Fowler, Jr. has secured situation as cut
ter at IS Chauncy ST., Boston.
The Cong. circle win meet this Thursday evening
with Mrs James 6. Pes.lleton
With all our cold weather this winter our harbor
ha~ been comparatively free from ice.
7 NJ Richardson has on exhibition at A. J. Nick
cr-om7 patent waste closet for ships
The many friends here Of Dr. J. A. Beecher are
pleased to learn that he viii locate in Belfast
small congregations at the places of worship last
Nunday-only thirty two people at both churches
The Kiln wood fleet is again on the wing and AS
business il TWO months behind at Rockland it bids
fair TO be good season for them.
The sale Of reserved seats for the j o. J. min
~n'l~ has been very large, and doubt by to.mor.
r'~ evening every seat in the han viii be sold
~ear-por Lodge, l. o. &. T. IS steadily growing
NJ the regular meeting last Friday evening, five
new members joined. 1t is proposed soon to start
a SERIES Of entertainments to make the lodge at
tacuyr
Tomorrow evening the citizens Of >earsport will
bavr an opportunity 81 witnessing one of the finest
entertainments given here for years Members of
f.4t.I Ga ltI t.tyt. ,..,l m ,..,. a., ,.,-,. L.