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Bartlett's Island.

Bartlett's Island.
1t was with deep regret that we learned
Of the death of the respected editor of the
AMERICAN and we extend to the bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy.
Again has our little community been
called to mourn the loss of one of its
number. Miss Lucretia S. Bartlett aged
about slxty-two, departed this life May l6.
Always ready to do for others she will be
sadly missed by relatives and friends.
After comparatively long life of useful
ness she has entered into rest.
Bartlett Brothers & Co. have one weir
completed and at the present writing there
are fish in it.
Mrs. Tibbetts has returned home and is
living on the Ii. Z. Raymond place. We
were all glad to see her back again.
Leslie Dix is teaching school on Tinker's
Island
Alice Freeman of Pretty Marsh is teach
ing here and we think we are having a
good school.
DR.. J. d. Phillips is making a short visit
with Capt. and Mrs. John Dix
Vie Dix is at home for short time.
Merritt ODER and George Bartlett have
gone to Northeast Harbor to work.
Farming progresses slowly on account
of so much rain.
Mrs. Ada Bartlett has gone to Bar Hsr-
Dor for the summer.
Mr.. F. Salisbury cut his foot last Friday.
Mrs. Emma Raymond has gone to Bar
Harbor b.
May %.
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Seal Cove.
Mr.. Warren Norwood who has been in
poor health for some time, is now i'm.
proving and able to be out.
Mrs. Jennie Conary and little son Harry
OF Seal Harbor. are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. F. B. Carter and children are visit
ing friends in Mt. Desert.
viii Crawford of Fairfield has q position
as book keeper with the Duren Lumber
Co.
Miss Myra Powers arrived home from
Bucksport Saturday. She has been attend.
ing the spring term at the Z. M. C.. Semin.
airy.
Mrs. Eliza Rumill left Thursday for
New York, to meet her husband Capt. ].
II. Rumill. Her little son Arthur accomps-
MED her.
School commenced Tuesday, May I6,
taught by Miss Myra Powers.
At the annual meeting of the Seal Cove
Sunday school on Sunday, May 7, officers
were elected as follows: Superintendent,
Mrs. j. S. Powers; Asst Sup't. Mrs. Ella
Walls; Sec'y and Treasurer, Miss Lenora
Butler; Librarian, Mrs. Ella Walls. This
Is the first annual meeting since the death
OF Mr.. Benjamin Sawyer, who organized
the school more than quarter of q CEN
tury ago, and carried it on up to the time
of his death, since then it has been con-
Quoted by the present superintendent, who
is. if we may be allowed the term, one Of
the charter members of the school. We
are glad to note that the school is In
prosperous condition.
May 20. NEIL.
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Campbell. Joy 4 Hanson

To the Honorable County Commissioners for the
county Of Hancock and state u Maine
% EsfEtTFtLLl represents the undersigr ed
~ that Ferry Is necessary in the town Of Cas-
tine during the months OF June, July August and
September, between the following described
poinis. to wit High Head. Cape Roster and the
shore at the village OF tastine near the Steamboat
Wharf aud across Casilne Harbor. They there.
fore petition that such Ferry may be es aLlisheti
to be used only In said months OF June july,
August and September. and that " T. Hooper Of
hld Ca-ttne may be licensed as ferrynGAn.
j. MURRAY HOWE and twenty others.
STATE OF MAINE
HANCOCK. s. Court OF County Commissioners,
April term. A. ID. lSS.
Upon tn foregoing petition 1t Is considered by
the COMMITS sioners that the petitioners ARE re,pon
sihic and that they ought 10 be hear, touching the
matter set forth In their petition. and therefore
order that the County Commits sioner. meet al
the ONCE OF George NJ. Warren in said Castine on
Tuesday, the sixth lay OF June next. at O'Clock
A. NJ, Rtd thence proceed to view the cute men
toned In said petition, Immediately after which
view, hearing OF the parties and witnesses will
he had at some convenient place in the vicinity.
ami such other measures taken In the premises Is
the Commits -!oners shall judge proper. And IL Ia
further ordered that notice OF the time, place and
purpose of the Commits sioBer-' meeting aforesaid
Ell by -erying an attested copy Of the petition and
THIS orier thereon, upon the clerk OF the town Of
1astine, Ike cory on the clerk % the town OF
brookeviile. both In the county of Hancock, and
By posting up atteate1 copies as aforesaid, in
three public places In said towns 1--WE days At les It
before the time appointed for said view. and by
publishing the petition and order thereon, once
In the Ellsworth American, newspaper pub
hshed at Ellsworth. In the county OF Hancock,
said publication To be nye days Rt least before the
time OF said view, that all persons and corpora.
tons Interested may attend and be heard II they
think lit.
Aues, JOHN KNowLTON. Clerk
A true copy of the petition and Orer thereon,
Attest JOHN =. kNoWLToN. CLERK.
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west trenton.
The remains of Mrs. Lydia f. Alley who
died at Lawrence, Mass, last January were
brought to this place, her former home,
last Friday, and buried on Saturday in the
church-ysrd here. They were accompanied
by her youngest son, Mr.. Raymond Alley,
of Boston, who returned on Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mr. Robert Dyer who was quite severely
injured short time since by falling down
cellar, is now slowly recovering He is
under the faithful treatment of DIR. Lewis
Hodgkins OF your city
DIR. c. C. Morrison of Bar Harbor was
in town on Sunday last in attendance on
Miss Elsie NJ. Leland who is now very low
Cspt. David Marshall is confined to his
home by severe attack of rheumatism.
Capt. Hartford Murch has assumed com
mand of his vessel tor the present
Mrs Fred l.. Murch with her infant
daughter of Newport, Me. has arrived at
the home of her parents. Capt. and Mrs.
David Marshall, and will stop with them a
portion Of the summer
Nj. W. II. Walls. one of Trenton's en-.
terprising merchants, has recently received
large invoice Of goods direct from Rock.
land, per schooner ii. W. Cushman.
Mr.. Emerson ID. Ladd has gone to Wa.
terville to work at q plumbers trade dur.
Ing the season.
Miss Julia +. Burns arrived home from
Bangor last week on visit to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa NJ. Burns.
Miss Hattie Leland arrived home from
Ellsworth on Tuesday of tbs week on a
visit OF a few days to her parents.
Mr. Joseph +. kidder who spent the
winter in Aroostook county has arrived At
this place and engaged board for the sea.
son al the residence of Mr. Asa NJ Burns.
Mr.. Ernest Haynes was a. home and
spent Sunday with his parents
Capt. William Cox and wife of Sea
Hsrhor were In town lsst week, visiting
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Helen VI. Hamor of West Eden vas
in this place yesterday, summoned here on
/ account OF the severe Illness OF her sister,
Miss Elsie NJ. Leland.
May 30. Roy.
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1t is now known that 1t cost John L
Sullivan $1,000 to settle for his assault on
Lawyer NJ. L. Lizotte of Biddeford He
gave Lizotte $500 in cash, paid the sher-
IFS fees and all the costs Of his arrest and
also paid c. S. Hamilton what he asked
for his services in the interests of Lizotte.
The case was settled after indictment had
been found and capias issued. 1t is claimed
as the supreme court was In session Bail
Commissioner Hamilton had no authority
to release Sullivan.
George Malone, who was injured by
the Boston & Maine train at rolling mills,
Portland, Wednesday night, died Thurs
day morning. He had no relatives in this
country. SO far as known, having recently
come here from England and being en-
pl0yed since Monday ct the rolling mills.
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS Colin Mckenzie OF Ellsworth, Han.
" cock county. Maine. by his mortgage deed.
dated Nov. %. lss2. and recorded January II.
le-i, In vol. lss, page So. conveyed To julia f.
Drinkwater the undersigned. certain lot or par
eel OF land, situated in said Ellsworth and de.
scribed as follows; Being my homestead and be
Ing all and the same premises conveyed To me
Colin MchenZtel by Amira 5. Crippen. MAY IL,
A. D ISIS, and recorrted In vol. I52. folio 2i1, May
u. 1873. Hancock Registry OF Deeds. 10 which
deed and The record reference Il hereby made for
more particular description. said lots couiain
one and one half acres. more less. hereby con
veying said land with all buildings thereon
Also another certain lot or parcel OF land stus-
ted In said Ellsworth the northery side Of the
Main street and between said street and "Stnrball
Road" called. containing twelve acres. more or
less, and the same converted to me, Colin Mcken
gle. by Brigham Haynes July ~, 1877, ami re-
corded July H. 1871 In vol. l59, folio 49, to which
reference Is hereby made FOR description and
boundaries. and whereas the conditions OF said
mortgage have been broken. therefore | claim a
foreclosure of the same and give this notice for
that purpose.
JULIA T.. DRINkwATER.
ELLSWORTH Ne, May is. ls3. 3w2i
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Messengers Notice.
STATE Of MAINE

HANCOCK, ss:-May Is, A. b. 1853.
TIIIS is to give notice that on the seventeenth day
i of May, A. d. 1885, a warrant in Insolvency
was Issued out of the court of insolvency for said
county Of Hancock. against the estate Of said
William A. Emery, Edward +. Emery and
Lester r. Carter. copartners in business at
Eden In said county under the name and
style OF Emery Bros. and Carter aud of each mem.
Der thereof, resident in said town OF Eden
sdjudged to be insolvent debtors on pe,i.
ton Of said partnership and each member
thereof which petition was filed on the
seventeenth day Of May. A. d. lsaS, to which
last named date interest on claims Is to be com.
puted that the payment OF any debts to or by
said partnership and each member there
OF and the transfer and delivery OF any prop.
erty by 1t or them are forbidden by law; that a
meeting Of the creditors Of said partnership and
each member thereof, to prove their debts and
choose one or uore assignees OF Its and their
estate will be held at a court of insolvency to
be holden at the Probate Court room in Els
worth. In said county of Hancock, on Thurs.
day. the fifteenth day of June, A. ID. ls9,,
at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten. WILLIAM FENNEITY
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger of the court of In
solvency for said county of>iancock. 2w2l
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lis probably as wet here as In Hancock
county, at any rate il has been raining
whole week and not yet cleared off It's
good for the grass but rather bad for the
farmers who wanted to plant this week
very little seed has been put into the
ground yet, but We live In hopes, as We
have had the promise Of seed time and
! harvest. Potatoes are very scarce here
snd high, so that there will not be as MANY
planted as usual The heavy rains of late
have made our roads very muddy which
before were verv good. In fact, We have
had no bad travelling this spring.
Coasters are all moving and there seems
as much activity among them as usual
Sawyers have large vessel In their
yard all framed out, and quite crew are
employed. The Wymans are packing lob
sters which are reported quite plentiful
They have built q new sardine factory
which Will be ready for business when the
fish comes along.
Dr. g. A. Sawyer and Horace SAWYER
are fitting up the old factory and will be
ready Tor business soon They have
bought small steamer to be used in their
business.
Some new families are moving into town
TO get labor. Willie Higgins. engineer for
"ymans, has moved down to the Pink
ham place to be near the factory.
Nearly everybody here that wants TO
work Is engaged at something.
Line fishermen have been doing well and
fish peddlers are thicker than mosquitoes
at present.
Mrs. Hattie Small has been to Boston
and is now fitting everybody with hats
and bonnets.
Mr.. Leathers, preacher who has been
living on the eastern side OF the river for
the last two years. had the misfortune to
have his house burned last week. He lost
good horse and buggy, moving machine
and rake and most Of his household furni.
ture-a hard loss for him as be is poor
man and has large family.
All the dogs have been oollared and now
Will be greater nuisance than ever
The big teams from the tannery in Bed.
dington still move along twice a week car
rying large loads of hides and leather to
and from the steamer Frank Jones which
| makes her regular two trips per week
Preparations are being made for 4th
of July celebration. Dora Wiley will sing
in the evening.
Geo. Z. Googins, Esq, will deliver the
Grafton before the Hiram Burnham Post at
Cherryfield on Decoration Day.
May 10. X.
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Bowdoin College Notes.

large audience greeted old Jed Prouty
at the Town hall, Thursday evening.
B. Lake Noyes. Phi. D., arrived home
from business trip to New York Thurs
day.
DIR. A. S. Thayer fills the chair of an.t-
omy in the Medical school during the Ill.
ness Of Prof Gerrish.
Prof. Emery commences his course on
medical jurisprudence May 30
Ground has been broken for the new
scientific building which is to be erected
this season. at 8 cost Of $500, 900.
Gould, %. is spending q few days with
relatives in Wsterville,
A game of base ball between the Port.
land and the Brunswick high schools re-
suited 10 TO in favor of the Brunswicks
May %.
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No. Surry.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Bonsey. after months
of suffering, passed to the land from which
no traveller returns, about four O'Clock
last Wednesday afternoon. Although sue
suffered intense pain at times she was a.
ways cheerful. She was confined to her
bed only the last day of her stay on earth.
Mrs. Bonsey was kind friend and neigh
Dor. foremost in every good cause, always
ready to speak a kind word and lend
helping hand. Words fail to express how
much she will be missed by Us all; her
place cannot easily be filed. She leaves
an aged father and mother, a husband and
one child, an only daughter now grown to
womanhood, and one brother to mourn her
loss, besides many other relatives and
friends and neighbors who feel exceeding
ly sorrowful. The funeral services were
held in the Morgan's Bay Union church,
the following Friday afternoon. Mis-
Sarah W. Treworgy, . schoolmate and
neighbor Of the deceased, conducted the
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l.. II. CT SHAAS,
Superintendent

To all persons interested in either Of the estates
hereinafter named
At = court Of Probate held at Bucksport, within
and for the county of Hancock, on the second
Wednesday OF MAY. in the year OF our Lord
eighteen hundred and ninety three.
THE following matters having been presented
for the action thereupon hereinafter indicated,
ii hereby ordered: That notice thereof be given
to all persons interested by causing a copy of
this order 10 be published three weeks successive
ly In the Ellsworth American, printed at Ellis.
worth. In said county, that they may appear at a
probate court. to be held Ellsworth. on the sec
ond Wednesday OF June next, at ten o. clock
IN the forenoon and he heard thereon and OBJECT
If they see cause.
William W Hatch, late of Castine, In said coun
ty, deceased. Petition for administration pre-.
sentef by Geo. A. DeyereuX.
Asenath saunders. late OF Bucksport. Petition
for administration by Annie 4. Brown.
Margaret A. Mcdonald, late OF Bucksport de.
ceased. Petition for allowance by widower.
p. CUNNINGHAM, Judge of Probate
true copy of the original order.
3w2l est:-CHAs. p. DORR, Register.
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services, which were very impressive and
appropriate. after which the remaius were
taken across the road to the cemetery and
laid to rest in the family lot. The casket
was covered with many beautiful flowers.
Mr.. Chas Bonsey, wife and family and
Mr.. Joseph Bonsey and wife of Bucksport
come here TO attend the funeral Of Mrs.
Bonsey.
Miss Sarah w. Treworgy is at home on
q visit.
Mr.. W. p. Stewart is having some beau
tiful vines, shrubs and trees planted in the
grounds around Gable villa.
May "a. Sirius.
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soHth bseT Isle
Our town seems TO be selected u furai,h
victims for the fury of the clemeuts
Scarcely had the first horror OF the loss u
the Brave and her crew pss~e when new
came OF the loss of the schooner Lamar
tine. Eaton master. with loss OF one mau,
NJ. Myron Powers of North Deer Isle
The vessel was loaded with cut granite
from Greens Landing. and was caught in
the storm of Wednesday and capsizrd ard
sunk. The men all went down with the
vessel. but two of them succeeded in
getting clear aud on rising chung 10 the
boat which had broken the painter and so
was freed from the vessel. Glouc.ste
fisherman picked them up. 1t i supposed
that Mr. Powers WAS caught In the rigging
or wreckage and could not free himself
lie leaves widow and two small children.
He was about 80 years OF sge.
Spring Is slowly advancing spite OF
storms and cold and the fields begin to
show green over the old dead grass. Stone
business al the Landing is quite brisk
again.
Mrs. Goss OF the Ocean View, il having
an artesian well sunk near her house She
doesn't intend TO furnish any OF the ardent
to her customers. but she means to give
them pure water il it is 10 be had An old
lady who visited the house and saw the
steam heating apparatus told some one
thst Mrs. g. had these ere little frigera,ors
in every room and she thought she'd bet
ter spent her money for something else.
May 20.
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IN INSOLVENCY.
Notice Of Second Meeting.
STATE OF MAINE.

Z.
HANCOCK, IS Court of insolvency.
In the case Of Atherton Sperry, Pearl Ather
ton individual Of Bluehil, In said county, insol
vent dc btors.
This Is TO give notice that pursuant to an order
of Court therefor, a second meeting of the Credi.
tors OF said lnsolvent Debtors will be held at the
Probate Court Room in Ellsworth. In said County
on Thursday, the 18th day of June. A. d. 1855
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, for the pur.
poses named in Chapter I0,of the Revised Statutes
of the State of Maine and amendments thereof ma
additions thereto. 9WaI
Attest :-CHAs. p. DoRR, Register of said court.
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BrookIin.
Mr.. Irwin Stanley took trip to Bangor
Monday. returning Thursday.
Capt. S. W. fainter has been confined
to his bed for the pas. week by severe
attack of sciatica.
Miss Geneva Staples, who has been quite
i'll, is recovering slowly.
The road machine, under the efficient
management of c. L. Parker, is making
its annual tour of the town.
Work has begun on the cellar of Mr..
jason hsne's new house. soon TO be erect
ed near the residence of Mr. Edwin Parker.
The school at Naskeag Point, deferred
on account of scarlet fever. began last
Monday, under the instruction of Miss
Devereux of North Castine.
Mr.. y. W. Mitchell of Boston. is visit
ing relatives and friends in this town.
X. +. Bent is building large poultry
house for Capt b. L. Phillips
MIR. c. Staples has opened branch store
in the building formerly occupied by Mr..
o. III. Venner. with Willis Bracy In charge,
who will dispense to the public choice
line OF fruit and confectionery
Miss Jessie Babson left Oh Monday fer
Massachusetts, where she will stop for a
time with her uncle, Rev. Emery Bradford
The constable is abroad armed with a
warrant from the town fathers. and woe
betlde the unlucky canine that dares show
himself without being duly licensed and
colared.
May %. LA MoUCHE.
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A Chance to Make S5OO-or Better!

slim chance. you fancy. Well read and
judge for yourself You have Catarrh. $500
Is offered for an incurahle case OF Cstarrh in
the Head, by the proprietors of Or. Ssges Ca
tarrh Remedy.
SYMPTOMS OF CATARRH.-H Headache, OBJ
struction Of the nose. discharges falling into
the throat. sometimes profuse, watery and
acrid. at others, thick, tenacious. mucous,
purulent, bloody, putrid and offensive; eyes
weak, ringing in the ears. deafness; offensive
breath; smell and taste impaired, and general
debility. Only few of these symptoms likely
to be present at once. DR.. Sage. Remedy
cures the worst cases. Only 80 cents. Sold
by druggists everywhere. $500 or cure
Either would be acceptable
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HOODS PILLS c,
HOOPS PILLS cure liver ills. jaunJice.
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria
S.. 900 in Premiums

offered b. Liggeit & Myers Tobacco Co. Of
ST Ioui-, Mo. The guessing nearest the
number of people who will attend the Worlds
Fair get- 5000 %. the second II ooo %. etc
Ten Star tobacco tag, enIite you 10 a guess. Ask
your dealer for particulars or send for circular.
3mo>
For horse ana owner nothing equals BiCk-
MoRE's GALA. CURE. BY ts Use Calls and
wounds are heated lille the horse i at work
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Messengers Notice.
Office Of the Sheriff OF Hancock county.
STATE OF MAINE

OIHNe VI tIIe oIIeIIH VI fIdhtOtk county.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK, ss;-May 5, A. d. 1891.
THlS Is To give notice that on the 5th tay of
May. A. u. 1888. warrant in insolvency
was issued out OF the court OF Insolvency for
said County Of Hancock against the estate OF said
Churchill l.. stevens Of the city OF Ellsworth
adJudged to lie insolvent debtor on De.
tuon OF said debto', which petition was
filed on the 5th day of May. A. d, Isss.
to which date interest claims Is to be
computed; that the payment Of any debts to or
by said debtor and the transfer and delivery
OF any property by him are forbidden by law;
that meeting of the creditors of said debtor, to
prove their debts and choose one or more as.
signees Of his estate. will be held at a court of
insolvency TO be holden at Ellsworth in said
county. on the 18th day Of June, A. d. 1885, at 10
O'Clock In the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten L. r. HOOPER
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger of the court OF insol.
Vency Tor SAID county of Hancock. 3wl9
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The Governors Party at Chicago.

The Governors Worlds Fair party start
ed Saturday from the Union station al
Portland en- route for Chicago. The train
consisted OF three Wagner cars. The party
went over the Mountain Division of the
Maine Central and arrived in Chicago Mon
day morning. They have quarters at the
Auditorium Hotel. During their stay in
Chicago there will be grand round of
events appearances ami entertainments
OF course the chief interest centers shout
Maine day, to-day Wednesday These
exercises, al which the Maine Governor
and his stan will be the leading attraction,
will occur at the Maine building. The
Governor was accompanied by his military
staff and the Maine Executive Council.
There were nearly hundred in the party.