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West Geaid.boro.
The ice has made bad work with oul
steamboat wharf having carried away the
freight house and more than one third part
Of the wharf II Is now understood that
the ownefs of the wharf have made ar.
engagements with Mr.. Stephen l.. Kingsley
who viii put the wharf in good repair as
soon a. Ice aud weather will permit and
put the steamer Silver Star on the rout,
a soon as the wharf is ready.
MIR Edward Merritt, Of Cherryfeld, ha,
rented the house now owned by Mr.. Chas
and Fletcher Wood and will soon move hi,
family here.
The biddies are laying some pretty large
eggs here just now. Your correspondent
was shown one yesterday which measured
10 inches in circumference the longest way
and inches the other and weighed over
a quarter of a pound.
Died at Bar HarbOr on Friday last Mr.
Henry Wood, of West G0uldsboro, aged
20 years. His remains were brought her,
saturday Funeral services will take
place here to-day.
March l2.
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Tie Power Of Strong Feeling.

We uave seem sturdy oar~maE down in
md vicinity IL Moons lcds,.," eSertiug
au bis powers OF strength % pull hi- boat
up towards Sullivan Fails against i fierce
uotthwe-, wind Though The tide wa, in
Dr. fa,or.he made buj slow AeadWay At
TT a tiI4.. with great cNerlion hc reached
tAc swift current of the fails. and shot
through Hke au arrow ia spite Of adverse
gals 81 ID times Of great excitement
when whole communities are moved, indi-
1ilual members Of society are Ike that
nar~mau. For a whie they may make
Roadway slowly until finally they are
caught BY a mighty current and are borne
irrc~i~tibly along. At such times each in
diyiduai j. ike the little rili or brook
which some storm Of rain or dissolYing
snow has called into existence or given in
creased Yoiume-in and Of itself having
hui little force easily maraged and readily
turned aside; but when many such rills
and brooks have all united their wa
terS into one great stream or river they
sweep on with ever augmented force
SO, when on great occasions, the
excitement enthusiasm or feeling of large
numbers Of persons is united it becomes a
tremendous power which may bear onward
everything in it, way. Underlying it all
is great law which may be used alike for
the promotion of good or evil, according as
il j. used wisely or unwisely. BY this law
great armies are recruited, battles fought,
riots melted political campaigns conduct
ed, religious and temperance revivals
inaugurated and advanced reforms promo
ted and in short. much of the good and
the evil work of the world urged forward
Verify. we are "fearfully and wonderfully
made. and ii behooves US ever to be on
our guard that we be not blindly led by
unduly excited emotions.
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Monday March 9TH our animal town
meeting passed of quietly usual. "ica
to raise the following sums Of money For
repair of roads and bridges s,Sp'o; 10 build
a road at \ +. Hsrbor 500; support Of
poor sl2tn; free high school, 500 com
mou schools, what the law requires.
Last week while Mr. Henry Remission
wa~ engaged hauling lee on Noyr> pond.
hi> horses suddenly dropped through tax
ing TIN. fors yard sled upon which Mr.. h.
was seated with them. and lac only escaped
their fate by a dexierou> leap which would
have put Barnum> best clown 10 shame
Assistance being near the horses were
soon drawn out not much worse for their
cold bath, except few slight cut,
The horse Flip owned by Fcrnald
Bros. played good trick Oh a. G.. Jr-
OF the firm few days ago, by running
away while he was putting some snow on
a bare place in the road. FLIP" made
good time home. scattering goods pr"mi>-
cuou>ly along the road ADe came along
later in quite state Of pcr>plration. sum
mary, slight damage 70 pung, some pack
ages Of goods smashed. and sweat for
Abe.
Miss Emma Holmes las returned from
Ellsworth, where She has been visiting
friends.
on Friday evening We were entertained
al &. A. Hall. by the ;. W. Harbor Ora
matte Club, performing the play, "but IN
the Streets" which was well executed,
giving good satisfaction to a crowded
house. At the close the Imaginable farce
Thirty Minutes for Refreshments" was
much enjoyed.
&c.
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Prospect Harbor.

Prospect Harbor.
l.. B. Deasy and Stephen Kingsley spent
Sunday at home.
Miss Annie Handy, who has been
away Tor year, returned last
week
The Sidewalk Society gave an oyster
stew and sociable on Tuesday evening
last. large company was in attendance
and spent pleasant evening.
Miss Sara Sargent leaves this morning
for Bucksport, TO resume her studies at
the Seminary.
The Kappa Phi Society is in very -four
ishing condition, having at present oyer
forty members. On Saturday evening the
meeting was open to visitors. and a
pleasant and profitable evening was
spent.
Town meeting on Monday last passed
pleasantly and quietly; pleas SAINT day
and large attendance.
Mr.. John B. Cole made a flying trip to
New York last week.
Mar. IL. ScoTT.
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REM ARE OF SMINnIER>

w Lnlr s.xin,.,.I luylr.. WI. WILL,
many :" l"dH.F- "h" advertise. untrr 90
""nl' n A'hltihr'. itr compounds "hir
""'f ~. '''>' ".tl.'h >uH,fi"- !" Al wh
"c'" fhI' Hl''l' 'lt any b"+"d purifier. y
~ h"n''uf recommend sulphur Bitirr-.-
f-"ii'F N"".
If van I,I ,,I,u j, ,.,,.., 49,,
Liver pin, h.f,... r,.,iri, 49,, =
had INA, ro4r.J ,,,,..,,.. H., , ~ 49,.
mouth tLi. matrjr.I k-,',. ',.i ,,i,i J." '''
for occs.tou,,I ma. var .,i,. n ~
gin. y =
FOR THE IAt NDRI. JAMES PNlF"-
ftAkllNk j. inNaiuahir. II rl,an-o> IA,
most delicate fabric without imjurin- II. aud
saves vast amount Of wcari>pur ishnr. For
,,,j,l, ,,i ceu ahn h' l'al"nnl. r"ihhinr,l
unr0u, I,Is.trr. MI, ,',r,,r,- ~ ~ =
bnckarhe rl,i,ter- liz. b.->r in tie market.
ftite = cents. For safe Ot :. u. Wi2-in.
ioh ENJOY Sielgh Ride.
hit. I,n't .t,v !, ham. ,,...,,,... .,..,
~ ch.,n,,ei MIMI ~ H., '"1 M hi'' =
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MiIbrIdge.

NIIbrIdxe.
Mrs. Hattie Philips, wife of Lieut.. C..
l.. Philips, who died in Orono, Feb. q,
was brought here for burial. She was the
daughter 81 Capt. Lewis Foster of this
town, the youngest of eight children
and the nrst 10 be taken by death, which
was severe shock to her infirm parents.
A large company of mourning friends
gathered st her funeral, their fearful faces
showing their high estimate Of the depart
ed The services were conducted by Rev.
L. l.. Waibridge of the Congregational
church Of Jonesport-Subject, There
will be no night there" Surely, for her
III must be light and joy and happiness.
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SPECIAL MEETING.

A SPECIAL meeting OF the sullivan Falls Tow
n boat Co, viii be hcG at the store o. lrabtree
iiavey, in sullivan on MONDAY, the 18th .iay Of
March, l.ss, at. O'clock 4. NJ, for the following
purpose:
To see what action the stockholders will take In
regard to shares OF the stock of said company now
remaining Ia the treasury
John +. GORDON Directors of
II. NJ. PREBLE, sullivan Falls
b. Is. HAyEY, Z Togboat 60.
ALDNZO ABBOTT,
sullivan, Me, Mar. $, Isss. 2wlI
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COR s. III :

than all the rest Of the dealers combined An, EpI> vi
sure I" ma at our store the which will IN ,-
any "here else a special induccm,nt We off.r -
,ned) Of our celebrated No. t}3 at - per pair
600 at % Ct. per pair; English Nuinr, 80 cr~ Ir.
me following makes in dollar Cor~ct,: DR. \ll...-
S"rane Flexible Hip, Four in Hand Madame. Fo,', O f,
ncs noh"n Adjustable, Duplex, Icora DR. Ball. i d.
Dan mp Circle SID Corcts DIR arner', Health ID T.
a. sl'o Corsets: DIR. Warmers Health Wai,tDr Warn s,
thdomna French Woven. Sl75 corsct,: 500 Bone -
French. Large stock Of
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NOTICE /!

A MEETING of the stockholders Of the T. iswnrth
n Gas Light Company, will be held at the Of.
ice OF John II. ite'ilnan,in said Eliswortbp Wei
nestiaF, March p, ar o'cock 4. NJ for tn. pir-
pose Of closing up the business OF said corporation
AMI to transact any business that may properly
come before said meeting, the meeting being
called la accordance with the by laws said cor
poi alton, the time for holng the annual meeting
having elapsed. II. u. MASON
Twill President OF Ellsworth. Ga !. light "a
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Mayor Bragg wasnominated at
Bangor. The Prohibits Of that city
nominated J. G. White
Attorneys Barker sGillin filed a
motion for new trial Dr. Stain and
Cromwell case the 9Th, Hng that the
verdict was against the and the evil
dence
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Emperor William Of Germany l,eIon
Friday. nearly p YEAR % a-c H. Wa
sae son If Frederick William III and Of
the celebrated Queen Louisa Wh.r :hc
mind OF Bis brother gave way in l~iN.
Prince William wa- created regent. aud
succeeded hi> brother Il, William In l>Gl.
/, Wa after the close Of the war with Aus
tria that In 1907. the King II Prussia 'r-
came the head OF the powerful North Ger
man confederation comprising - states
representing a population 81 p ''''.''''.
Il the clos, If the Fraucp-ticrman MAR 10
ISL ktns William II Prussia Wa> P,'-
claimed German Emperor.
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ing localities At >.nr>,iilr g. XII Il
Hail on Friday rytAuy March d "a lur.,.
ana att.pti,. au,ti,rr, t..tjt,.,I rnr.t,.I
prevail Of III. merit-f Southwest Ugrt,ar
dramatic. talent r.. rnI,p,ry ASH. !.
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otis.
Mr. and Mrs. W o. Fogg were the hap
py recipients of a line son, Monday
March ).
Mrs Geo. NJ. Wood of Eddington has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs Leslie
Fogg.
Elcanah Remick was cut quite badly a
short time ago while working in the
woods. The axe glanced and entered the
knee making very bad wound. He is
getting along very comfortably at present.
Quite number are anticipating attend
ing the Ellsworth quarterly meeting from
this town, the present week.
Mrs. Luther Garland has gone to Am
herst to visit her mother, who is very
sick.
Rev. William Hall and wife of Deer
Isle have been in town visiting Mrs Halls
parents the past week.
March II. ANON.
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hjgh,si bidder or enforced in law and the
city should never again take tax title.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion. | hope we shall work to-
ccther for the good OF the city. let our
motto b. retreuchmeut In every depart
ment a. far a. l. consistent, 80 that at the
end OF the wear we can make report sat
i>faetors to all
FRED b. AIKEN, Mayor.
Ellsworth Mar. ~, ISIS
The meeting adjourned to the room Of
the Mayor and Aldermen.
order l. Ordered by the Board Of Al
,lermcn--That the rules and regulations
Of the preceding Board of Aldermen be
adopted for the government Of the present
Board,
II noRpINATE CIIN oFtICFR> ELECTED.
CITY Clerk-Thomas f. Hale.
Collector OF TaNes-A. Il, DcVcrcuN.
CITY Trca>urcr-k W. King.
First Assessor Of raNe>-kobcrt Gerry :;
Second. \ T. .Jelli>un; Third, \. +. Burn
ham.
First 0vcr>ecr of the roor-john W.
Jorlan: Second, Frederick l.. Frazier:
Thirl. John Green Jor,ian.
: :. Com. : year>-A. \ Cambridge
Chief Engineer OF Fire Department
Samuel Royal. Jr. Asst. fnd II Mcfar-
land "a Asst Henry W. Cook.
Henry W. Cook declined Ia serve n
Second A>st, Engineer Of the iire depart
meut
Voted 10 reconsider the vote whereby
Fred II Mcfarland was elected Fir~t A~>t.
Engineer Of the fire department.
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I'LL II ucEerIanJ srcnnd IL, En.i.
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,Iuf~ N"rtn ~fNtENiN ny lur moan
- uptrur>
Or, ,1.rk rwo hundred dollar, her
NY W. W. ''"'''"'" -
year ,.,
,.nt, five. cents p.r day
5J.f r,.,,,,..'.r ~ ill.,. mr.. ,l,.,,ar,r,.,,
8, MI.
RORY -h't ho''Ai> pr N'A'
u''T auI "a A>>t.- twenty .hN' "'4lAtN
per wear each
t1iy Treasurer rne-half "i one pr
cent on money .ll>har>cd
Collector of IaNc>- i"" lrr cent on
money collected
l'irl-" Engine Co. y" b. mon hn%in'
Go. No 2-pue ABnirvi and hftS dollars
each
HirI-p Hos, Co. W ). I ui"u Hos t. ".-
~ 3-puc hundred snd twenty dniitr~
each
1,n. ,.,.r ,rr.,i<t,p ruf ,.tfnut>.
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Finance. Ni''"rulrn j"rjAn, '"'A and
t'Aynur
City Property Aldermen Moore i'f-
'ian and Elmer,
tity luTan hd'rncn tonk DORIAN
and Gas NOR
'n STREETS AideTuon Emery Moore Aui
t,asuar
f.rc Department Alderman Galu7r.
Iau3au anI taa-
Accounts tul lA.lu~ kjlcrWcn tppk
Mutrt Em,i1 Jordan and Ga1uor
tnt,i iH takc rrrv>- uufil ur'.',k
tu ill.,. afternoon
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The widely known author Miss Louisa
MAY AIcott died IN Boston. Feb 9Th. In
the 57th year Of her age. Her father. the
famous teacher \ Bronson Alco't was
her principal instructor His death Prr-
coded that Of hi daughter only t""
DAYS Miss Alcott began to write for pub
licafion nj the age Of sixteen and during
the first fifteen wears Of her literary ca
rccr She met with no marked success In
l-Ga She went 10 Washington and for ma
ny months she iahorcd in the military hos
pitfalls Her experience in This capacity
when published in book form attracted
much attention. and when few YEAR IA
ter She wrote Little Women her name
became a. once famous Thc sales % thI>
book in les than three wears amounted ."
,-,o,r copies. sine" then ~hc ha> written
many books which have received wide
reading
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The New Jersey Senate, IS to 8, has
passed the local option bill over Governor
Green's veto. The House has already done
81
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NN'h> N'''''i
rtut.l+,A u' tt. h+tni III .l'a.r'H'A
+, r.. f,trn..il,l,. FIR u,,. I'd l,iy, you a cor
r,ri statement III d., iinan, III standing ~
the did, at thi> time There are four Or
I'VE thousand dollars "i outstanding h'i''
and orders WINCH mast h' lal' al one
and there j. not ONE dollar in 'i' treasury
." meet them II seems a. II devastation
had been 80" governing power iHT th' I'a>i
four Years H'nllc"'lr t', \ ha, anu 80,
tie difference, when Nj. DAVIS term ni
Office expired hc left q sound treasury ahn
no outstanding "rder> "r bills I" h' l'Ait
Now. gentlemen. IL + for YOU To Use
I. hi r,.,..,,,,a.nd ,hat a faar,i ~
auditors Pee appointed io c>ainiuc the ao-
count, A. soon A. 'r>-.Al, and that tht>
board hc made mp 81 gentlemen whom the
citizens of Ellsworth can d,peut upon.
without regard go their political opinions
Hb.iN NJ
Them ua- t,ru acknowledgement iu the
,at,uf oul streets during tl4, last wears.
Man, - them ha,, l.,,u neglected ana
some have net hy,u attended to At al
tIfuh th,rr has ..c-l "a great waste of time
auI money nauld recommend that they
X. lrt lorA term ID wears b.. competent
person. an,. ,!.a MIA cam, Htdrf bonds
a. k,rp tnt streets sidewalks ana bridges
III good condition So that lhe tii, all *,
al III. expense. fr.la damages caH-,d y, ar
,ll,.ui~ u.ih ttt, sfn, - THAT sli labor ~,
performed d, iaN i.a,,r~ ID Ellsworth.
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than There ha- been for Tia. last wear Fast
driving drunkenness ard all other MUS
ancc~ must h. stopped. II shall - any eii-
d,alur 10 select men y !io ~ III Ti@idlt an
force the law.
on, PROPERLY.
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Municipal Action which has NJ Preoe-
dent.

At the closing meeting of the City Gov
crnnlcnt on Saturday afternoon last, even
while the curfew was tolling the knell OF
the parting official year, vote was passed
to appropriate the neat little sum of $500.
for the private way leading to Mason
Cu>hman'> mill to make good damages
caused by the freshet IN the spring of last
year. 20. tell it not in Gath nor let the
sound reach Askelon," how deftly this lit
tie official stroke was managed, lest people
point to Ellsworth and say Let the En-
plre city take lessons of the little Gang saw
CITY of the East
What arr the facts: Mayor Mason j.
part owner of one Of the principal mills in
Ellsworth The road leading to that mil
Is a private way over which the public has
no control anl in which it has no rights
Last spring in the freshct. this road Wa
damaged 10 a considerable amount A. were
many other roads In Ellsworth public AMI
private The planking was mostly wash
al away and had Ia be replaced by new.
The, matter passed along for nearly year
past the city election until the closing
meeting Of the board of mayor and alder
men when Mayor Mason, to the great sur
prise o. the citizens put in claim for >l.'s'
to make good the damage done t" biz mill
road by the frc>hct the Democratic mem
bcr> ~ the board Of aldermen voted. with
out debate investigation, or referring me
matter % committee for investigation
that an order be drawn on the treasury Ter
the sum Of $500. 81 favor Of Mason < Cu~l-
man.in full satisfaction Of their claim. The
order was drawn and payment demanded
al the treasury both by Mayor Mason ant
Collector MctroWn into " hose hand the or
der Wa passed but Treasurer King very
wisely refused paymcnt-and there the mat
ter stands At ihi> writing. What the next
move may he ''dcponcnt >aycth not
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Capt W l.. Grccnlaw ha> sold hl- YES
sci the Franklin Pierce, 10 Boston parties
and will probably buy larger and better
vessel Ia run in the stone carrying
business. Also Capt. L. h. Stinson has
sold hi> vessel, the ], Is. Stinson, and is
negotiating for Il larger one.
our town meeting passed of quietly
and although some grumbling i heard
most seem well satisfied.
Mr. Amos Richardson has sued the town
for 5000, for alleged injuries received on
town road in May last.
The revenue steamers have done a good
work here this winter in cutting the YES
sells out Of the ice towing our packet
back and forward between here and Rock
land. etc.
The Deer Isle cornet band has ordered a
new set Of instruments Of the &. G. CORN
make and will be in readiness to play for
the campaign Of IS. They have already
been engaged 10 play on July 4.
March 10.
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Black and CoIored Dress Goods

- pieces in coored diagonal >cba~topo, latest coIo $780,
actual value Sl0o 3' pieces diagonal twill at 15c actual
value 81 90 Is pieces of fine ~crge> - 2c, actual Na
SlOO These three lo~ of - pieces elegant goods a
from onc-half to onchird under value These goods
procured BY auction sale from the New ok custom nous
were sold hv them of un,cryaluaon
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BuStles, Cotton Underwear COr,c

N'ers, infants CIoak~, Dresses and embroidered Blankets
Misses Corscts at 50 and - cts
~ Our stock is varied and extensive NOR, lil.
~ large CITY, different from any Dry Fancy and Fun
hishlng store IN Eastern Maine Customers ar, most
certain TO ind goods they want at our store which cam
not DC procured this sideo Boston without going to th
trouble OF sending for them there Prices we o,i9r,n+.
to be as low and in most cases lower than a.. ~
oruer 70 avoid any disappointment we again call the a
to OF our friends and customers to the fact that me
extreme Bargains we offer in Dress Goods will he Dr,
"e ms lot IS unb1oken as we do any better
!, VIC nave TO replace them, than to pay as much for
tnem as we now offer to sell them for Onr
adVlce buy uow The goods will not b. ,cadv until
March the 9TH or 10th 'N''y ""''
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For the tenth time business has ouGro"h thc present
capacity of store we are again competed I" cn - M
enlarge store to about double ITS
size i. soon a the season i advanced sufficiently I'M ah
IT, In order 10 clear stock much possible offer
bargains few weeks which cannot nl,r latter
Those contemplating bulng anything in lime will
money by buying The spring goods are in and In
assert extremely extensive.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-03-15

Mar. u.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-03-15
GIGANTIC SALE OF
DRESS GOODS
M. GALE RT'S.

New Spring goods have arrived Fine Fabrics Elegant color
inn, Dress goods by the cord Bargains offered
which we will be unable 0 offer later.