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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-01-18

Sylvester c. Condor has la.ely bought
fine horse Of NJ. 7. Condor.
Sylvester II. Condor is very ILL., He is
suffering from severe shock of paralysis.
Mt. and Mrs. Charles jenkins were re-
Gently made happy by the addition Of a
baby boy to their family,
The schooner ARR ma" Capt. Edward
Gray. arrived last week, loaded with
freight for the ~torc-keeper. Of this
vicinity.
School in district No { closed last FRI
day. There were eight pupils who Were
not absent or tardy once during the term
Of nine weeks.
Capt. Herbert Black. Of the schooner
Henry Chase" has been trying TO pur-
chase part OF q cargo of pot atoes from the
farmers in this vicinity He intends rD
take them to Portland
This village is greatly in need Of new
school building and it is hoped that one
Will be built under the new school system
The advocates of the new school law
(Which Is in reality an cd one, laid aside
for nearly century, which is to 70 into
effect this year, promise radical changes
for the better. in the management of our
public schools. 1t j. hoped that the
changes will actually take place; and that
the new law will prove another stride for
ward in the advancement OF Names public
schools. which are even now second to
none in this broad land
Jan. l3 G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-01-18

South Bluehill
Mrs. Goncelo Herrick is visiting friends
at Bluehill Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henderson visited
friends in Surry last Wednesday.
Miss Name Candage has gone to Massa-
chusetts to work in the straw factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Henderson were the
guests of Mrs. C. Sleeper of Sedgwick,
last Thursisy.
There was concert and Christmas tree
here Christmas night, and :ery pleasant
time was enjoyed by ALL
Miss Rose E. Henderson came up from
Brooklin and spent New Years day With
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Hender-
SON.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-01-18

South BrooksviIle
The best gunner heard from 80 far is
Rollins Gray who Killed two deer and
fox In one day.
+ j. Smith recently killed a large wild
cat One Of his neighbors discovered it
among his sheep just in time to save them
Ralph Condor and Sherman GRAY each
captured fine deer Dec. 80. making as
reported twenty deer killed in December
Where IS there town that has had more
venison than this?
As John Bakeman and wife were on
their way home from the Grange store the
9th inst, they met team with a jumper
In tow, which failed TO turn out. but
stopped, causing Mr.. Bakeman to rein on,
In the ditch. His sleigh was cap~ized,
throwing them both out. Fortunately he
had firm grip Of the rcins, and stopped
the horse before much damage was done
G. +. Smith. seventy-two years Of age.
who fell from ladder last September
while attempting to cross on scafold
striking on his right knee so heavily AZ to
break the thigh bone near the socket, is0
just getting able to sit up q few minutes
at time. His leg is still swollen badly,
but his knee seems to be the worst part,
As he cannot endure having it bent the
slightest. Lying so long four months in
one position, is indeed very hard.
Jan. s. J.A.E
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THE SAILOR SAINT.
Tale of an Irish Discoverer-A Prophe-
cy Fulfilled.

cy Fulfilled.
The voyage of st. Brendan is general
~ known to Irishmen. The story Of his
discoveries was recorded circumstan-
TALLY in its time, and so genuine Ia 1t
hat to this day it bears no evidence Of
having been made to agree with modern
discoveries and science.
The Bollandists relate the voyage OF
st. Brendan as one that cannot be
wholly rejected; Montalembert made it
seem possible: Charles Kingsley cannot
reject 1t as entirely fabulous In this
day Charles de Kay has promised some
evidences to show that Celtic monks Of
st. Columbs epoch did leave traces on
this continent"
st. Brendan was born at Tralee in
Kerry When he was converted and
became neutrality-suspicious. terms in
those days in Ireland--he had many
things to do. He made pilgrimage to
Patrick's purgatory at Lough Derg in
Donegal and he established a monastery
at Clonfert (Claen Ferta, curiously
enough the pagan name r house of
retreat until DEATH ami another at
Ardfert, not far from Tralec. his birth
place.
II IS SAID there We're 5000 monks I'M
der TINS Abpe brendan at Ardfert' whore
there was famous school. Al any rate
so many honors accumulated on the
head Of the father that he often left the
monastery and betook himself to n secret
solitude on Brendhn mountain, where M
was beaten hy every wind that blew
upon that Will ana rugged coast. Once
he orought with him tor meditation a
tale OF one harih'ns' man 81 the royal
race OF ONeiiI. of nepAew who, fec
ng over the ocean to 1e n solitary on
desert, haa found dfliSttuI lolc callrt
the Land ot Promise of the Saints.
Here IN" sailor SAINT renamed sleep
ing IN the cave ierdlhg "n s""kale ani
birds, wlth ms eyes always outward over
the water. seeing only the hISht "t time,
me ctas"l"HS f"iI "i waves 'he htfieneSS
OF human existenr"
~ was th'n ne e9t INTO iiitle boat
ana sought y Lhaa. on the i-ie "f
Arran. any .-A"H 2 hltNsIhS "n ii7 mis-
s''n' i"r D" H''i '"lermined 70 fo lie
returned I" Arat'r'-t' the I'M ot tho
MiraeItS' r. tHe l"c" was calod-ani
selected " monkS who were considered
ho!y enough IN venture ~ snch J'nr-
n"y, fer man no' snifrl'n'.y tired
might hf'hf disasters upon then-
WIN these CHOSEN companions he set
sail from lra'fe bay IN boat made Of
osier ant "attlrs, "fer wh'rh were
stretched sklHS h''!" waterproof w'th
pifch ana t3."W IN IN" MIDDLE was "a
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Christine Nilsson lives in an elegant
house in Madrid. In its internal decora-
ton she has displayed certain amount
Of eccentricity, for her bedroom is pa
pered with sheets of music from the
scores of various operas that she has in
while the walls of the dining
room are covered with collection Of
hotel bills, the result of the diva's many
professional travels in both hemispheres.
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Shipbuilding In Maine in 1893

Last year was not busy one with Maine
shipbuilders. although the Bath district
turned out - vessels With total net tom
mage Of 7,Jl7 90 The only square -rigged
vessel built was the ship "Aryan," at
Phipsburg, in the Bath district In the
Bangor district four small steamers were
built-the "Awashouk>," ia IS tons, hail
ing from Little Compton, Il l.; Golden
Rod" 81 81 tons, hajling from Bangor;
isles ford" - 92 tons, hailing from Gran
berry Isles, and Hector" 1886 tons, hail
ing from Bangor; total. l94 II. In the
Belfast district three small crafts We're
built-the sloop Lillian and Helen" Of
Belfast, ll73 tons, sloop Nike of North
Haven, 6.37 tons, aud steamer I'll law atha"
of Camden, 6 OF tons; total % u tons
In the Castine district these small crafts
were built Sloops Oracle "Startle" !"
~ H. Lewis" Carrie H." Edith"
Eastern Belle" "Houri," "Gardie" and
"Rara Avis" total tonnage "a 30. Fol
lowing is recapi.ulation for the STATE
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A. let my memory wander
Back to other days gone by,
Fancy paints in pleasing colors.
Pictures OF the sea and sky.
In bright hues OF faIrest beauty
Painted, are my childhood hours.
Leaving out all clouds and tempests.
Making bright the dews and flowers.
fhi-, my home, they named Mt Desert,
When the mists had settled down,
Hiding all the land and water.
Leaving plain the mountain crown
Rut nj long upon the canvas
~ my lingering. happy thought
~ these clouds remain to mar it.
park,-; days must b. forgot
s. watch my picture closely.
How the sun begins to shine,
y the mist, float from the harbor.
And tbo-c mountain tops OF mine
Look, the water shines and sparkles.
Ma the birds are singing now.
FROM the ir tree and the cedar,
And from many pine tree bough
In my picture stands cottage.
Shaded by some willow trees,
Nnd those tall old lilac bu- shes.
Reaching far above the caves
Ia the doorway stands my brother,
And h.~ face Is fair a. wax.
Eye- of blue and chubby fingers,
sunny hair, ike finest flax
remember now with pleasure,
nu that fair and summer day,
How welcomed hahy brother
Who had come with u to -tay.
can see the fence once whitewas he'd,
New grown gray hy snow and rain,
And the gate We used to swing on.
Bat 1t Will uut swing again
There's lcdsy close by the cottage,
With initials written o'cr.
l;u, iu later vcar- they vanished.
cuafi tind Them there no morr
have forgotten iho-c initials
Carved upon the ledge so bare,
But l.lt uot forget the children,
THAT with me once wandered there
Ttry have grown to men and women.
Elt ny picture -how- them sun.
iIarpy "You-. l!ttlc children.
r'aslr- on The ledge ana hill.
can -,c iAr oniia Who wi;A me
IL t..t-r,.ti aff.r s.rF. ,rl ,,...-.
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When some one demonstrated with an
old saloon keeper for enticing in the
boys, he replied, Oh. it is beezness,
beezness-the did drinkers will soon be
dead, and where will my beezness be if |
don't get the boys" Exchange,
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
GEORGIAVILLE.

Miss Carrie Wilcox is visiting her
cousin, Miss Gertrude Moore. in Boston.
Miss Josie Cram, of Providence, spent
few days of the past week with Miss
Nellie Marston.
Mr.. A. c. Gould has nearly doubled the
capacity of his ice-houses and has already
He expects TO be able to accommodate
his customers early in the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sykes and son Albert
spent Sunday with friends in Providence.
Misses Lizzie and Sadie Lawton visited
relatives in Manton, Monday.
Miss O'Brien returned on Monday from
short visit with friends in Manton.
The regular meeting of Benefit Lodge
No. IS l. D. G. II. was omitted on Mon
day evening, because of the inclement
weather.
Postmaster Loomis was kept busy Tues
day, distributing the seeds sent by Con-
gresham Page to the taxpayers of the
town.
Lowest prices for upholstering at
UnderwOods, 33 Delaine street, Olneyville
The train service was greatly delayed
here by the snow-stoIm. The train due
here at 6.02 in the morning reached here
about eight, and so on through the day =.
The snow-plough was sent up in the
afternoon to assist the express from Sonth-
bridge, which was reported to be stalled
somewhere above here.
Arnold Jennison and Edwin Williams
are serving on the jury in one of the
Providence courts.
The thanks of the community are ex-
tended through the TINES to the BernOn
Manufacturing Co. for the efficient work
of their snow-plough after the last storm.
The revival services that are being held
in the Free Baptist church are largely
attended and many have professed Chris
tiahity. The meetings are to be contin-
ued through the week. Rev. Mr.. Durgin
of Greenville was present on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, and Rev. Mr..
Jordan of Pawtucket is expected on Fri
day evening.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
CErNTERDALE.

Mrs. David Leonard has been confined
to her home the past week by an attack
of pneumonia. She is attended by DR..
Rose and is some better at this time.
The severe snow storm necessitated the
closing of the schools here Tuesday.
The electric cars were stalled with a
snow plow on Fruit Hill by huge snow
drifts Monday night. and were not extri-
Gated until Wednesday noon. Wednes-
day afternoon the cars commenced run
ming on regular time.
Union Free Library placed 100 new
books upon the shelves Friday evening,
and include good selection of work upon
various subjects with good srrinkling
of juvenile and fiction.
The masquerade ball held by Fred
Sweet at Railroad Hall, Wednesday even
ing was well attended and gave oppOr-
tunity for the display of a variety OF cos
tunes. Many of them were tasteful and
picturesque, while some of them were of
a comical nature. The ball was a sue
cess both socially and otherwise.
Roger Williams Lodge Of A. f. and A.
NJ. will hold regular meeting Saturday
evening, aud will confer the Fellow Crafts
degree.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
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MANTON.

Business is said to be picking up a
tritie at the mill.
Henry F. Wade is suffering from an
| attack of rheumatism, but is able to be
out.
The Johnston Hose Co. at it's regular
meeting on Thursday evening of last
week elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: William King, foreman I;
George Barnes, 1st assistant foreman /;
George Harold. I'd assistant foreman |;
Charles Billings, secretary; George E.
Barnes, treasurer.
Genuine bargains at Barnett's.
A. o. Coates is enlarging his bakery by
taking in some of the space formerly used
in his store.
The electric car ran oyer and killed g.
dog belonging to John Quinn on Wednes-
day.
The Industrial Legion will hold regu-
lar meeting this evening.
Andrew Bishop, a former resident of
this place, died in North Scituate this
week.
Ladies unmasked and unescorted by
gentlemen will be charged 20 cents ad-
mission at the masquerade ball next
Thursday evening.
Harry Swindells attended the banquet
of the Mortar and Pestle Club of PrOvi-
dence on Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Georgia Dyer of Fruit Hill avenue
is sick with measles.
number from this place attended the
mas querade ball at Centredale, Wednes-
day evening.
Fine Upholstering done at Underwood's,
80 Delaine street, Olneyville.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
SOUTH FOSTER.

During the past week, winter weather
with variations has been the common
property in this vicinity. On Tuesday
the stages failed TO make their usual
daily trips, so there was no mail from
eithe Danielsonville or Providence. On
Wednesday up to nearly l p. m. it was
remarked that no team had passed
through Hopkins Mills, which is an un-
usual thing.
Ira L. Hayford has taken the contract
of hauling the logs from wood lot which
is being cleared by NJ. L. E. Cole.
Mr.. Asahel Mcdonald is at present
visiting friends in Hopkins Mills.
One of our neighbors received quite q
scare few evenings since while return
ing to bis home fl ON the Mills. Various
snarls and howls were heard near the
path he was travelling, but no glimpse
could he get of the "varmint," nor could
be recognize it by the sounds uttered.
He returned the next morning and exam
ined the tracks in the snow which proved
to be those of foxes. From the traDpled
and blood stained snow he judged that a
battle had been fought the evening before,
hence the terrifying sounds.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
NORTH SCITUATE

At regular meeting of the town coun.
Gil held on Saturday. Feb. 10, the follow
ing persons were drawn as jurors >fo1
Providence county: Grand, Marenus c.
Young, Samuel E. Potter; petit. Edwin
P. Emmons, Charles o. Potter, Henry X
Hopkins, Darins o. Phillips, Alfred Y.
Whitman, Martin s. Smith, William E
o. Roberts, John A. Battey, William o
Howard, Eden A. Aldrich, Henry o.
Wheeler. George Z. Hill, Joseph W. Gar
dener, Isaac F. King, Almond L. Field
Benjamin D. Hopkins, George W. W.
Matteson. Earl A. Potter, Charles II
Randall, James F. Studley. Bills were
allowed and orders issued therefor
amounting to $685.. 20.
The funeral of Mr.. Andrew J. BisboI
was solemnized at the Baptist Church
yesterday.
The pupils of the Glenford school have
an entertainment in Clark's Hall this
evening.
Rev. G. II. Horton has been assisting
the pastor of the Baptist church o
Georgiaville in holding revival services a
that place.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
NORTH SMITHFIELD.

Miss Jean Gillespie has resumed her
studies at the State Normal School iu
Providence.
There was no quorum at the Prudential
Committee meeting at the Central Union
chapel Saturday night, and an adjourn
ment was the only business transacted.
Orrin Mowry. who has been quite seri-
ously i'll at his residence at Union Village,
is reported much better.
A horse belonging to John T. Roberts
received an injury while 1T work in the
woods, last week, that resulted In a badly
sprained shoulder.
David P. Sherman made visit among
East Providence friends, Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week.
Frank Wellman, who formerly resided
here, was married to Miss Annie Lee of
Clepachet last week.
Martha Sheldon, administrative upon
the estate of John p. Goldthwaite, de-
ceased, will sell real and personal pro-
perty at auction on Saturday, oath inst.
The snow storm of Monday night seri-
ously interfered with travel in town.
Nearly all the schools in town were closed
Tuesday, in consequence.
Mrs. R. S. Mowry and daughter Han
nah have been visiting friends in Norwich,
Conn, for the last few days.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
HOMING POWERS OF THE CAT.
They Are Mysterious and Unfathomabl
Even to Modern Science.

They Are Mysterious and Cnfathomable
Even to Modern Science.
That cat can come home in the face
of almost incredible difficulties is per-
ffectly certain. Thus, to take fact as
an instance, cat was carried from a
town on the northeast coast of Fife to a
house near Perth. 1t went in a basket
by train to Leuchars, where it changed
for Dundee, and at Dundee changed for
Perth. Next day, about in the morn
ing, this cat was observed to run down
the avenue of its new home with pur-
poseful air. On the third day it ap-
peared at its old home.
Now, how did that cat achieve its
journey? Did it take bee line across
country, and, if so, how did it know its
direction? Or did it run to Dundee, cross
Tay bridge Cthe railway bridge) and so
along the line to Leuchars, negotiating
the Eden at Guard bridge? We can
hardly suppose that it swan the Tay.
Or did it go round by the head of Loch
Tay-a long rough journey by the Kill
lin, where cat might meet many dan
gers and temptations? The perils of a
cat on the road are innumerable. Every
collie dog chases it, every gamekeeper
has gun for it, every boy is ready with
a stone. Indeed we never see cat on
its travels. No doubt it runs by night.
There is the hypothesis that the cat came
by train, changing at Dundee, and achiev-
ing the difficult maneuver at Leuchars,
wherein many men have failed, going
back to Dundee or getting to Cupar,
though not one Of them was like him
''that will to Cupar" This method Of
transit, which needs agile acuteness Of
reason In any man, may not be beyond
the powers and intelligence of cat.
But all conceivable ways, from the
bee line across country and over rivers
to the course round Loeb Tay, are full
of perplexities. That the cat simply
rode on broomstick behind a witch is
an hypothesis which brings us into un.
friendly contact with modern ideas OF
progress. Somehow the thing was done,
and done in As hours. A dog spoken OF
by Mr.. Romanes ran from Vienna tC
Mentonne, but died of fatigue. The cat
was as well anu SOuIlu dS usual. w
may speak of instinct and inherited apti.
tude, but to find its old home is of nc
use to cat in the struggle for existence
Cats, much more than dogs, are indie.
pendent of home. They can take to
the heather, the forest or the back green
Thus the cats which fortuitously devel
oped the power of ''homing" would be
no better off than other cats and not
more fitted to survive and bequeath their
accomplishment to their progeny.
In face of these facts our boasted
science is dnmb. We know little about
cats, but cats know a great deal about
us. Faculties of this kind made the cat
mysterious power in the middle ages
He was roasted alive that his unknown
protector might come and rescue him by
uttering words of prophecy. This very
fact proves the existence of feline Sc
cret society which nobody studies, fol-
we are all apt to neglect the facts which
underlie and inspire the truths which
are called superstitious. Cats have very
probably ''an underground railway
London Saturday Review.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
He ApOlOgized.

A western judge was listening to ar
attorney who had mean habit of inter
polating remarks into the proceedings o.
the court. What he said was scarcely
ever heard by any one, as he mumblei
rather than spoke and would never re
peat remark. One day he said some
thing which nobody heard except tn,
Judge, who at once became exceedingl,
angry. Turning to the court bailiff, b,
thundered out, Adjourn this COURT
Then, as soon as the bailiff had done hi;
duty, the judge stepped from the bench
beckoned to the lawyer to follow hin
and entered the clerks office The law
yer went along. So did two or three
other people.
As soon as the judge got fairly into
the room, he seized a lawbook, and turn
ing upon the lawyer he fairly screamed
81 was on the bench awhile ago, and yor
insulted me. was judge then. l ar
a man now, and the man will have ar
apology for the judge, or he will take il
out of your hide. You might make ar
apology to the judge, but you would
not mean it. Now, however, the case j:
more serious, and unless you give me
what l ask 1 will smash your head.
The lawyer made most abject apology
which the judge accepted, and then the
party went back to the courtroom and
resumed business.-San Francisco Argo
naut.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
ALLENDALE.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter King are the hap
py parents of another son, born Sunday,
February 4th.
Fred Kinnecom is at work again at the
r. 1. Locomotive Works after lay-off of
a few weeks.
Mrs Il, p. Bassett visited her cousin,
Mrs. E. Z. Lent, at Central Falls, on
Friday.
c. S. Cahoone has handsome masonic
emblem made of shells by his daughter
in-law, Mrs. Kenyon.
notice requesting weavers to keep
away from Lymansville has been posted
in this place.
There seems to be a chance for home
mission work in our neighborhOOd, and
it is gratifying to know that our mission
society is taking action in the matter.
The storm Monday night was too much
for the Centerdale Electrics, and no cars
ran on Tuesday. The New York and
New England r. R. was well patronized
in consequence.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-16
SMITHFlELD.

a preaching service will be held at the
residence of Mr.. William Anderson, Sun
day, Feb. is, at II IN.
Miss Florence Richardson attended the
public examination held at Harrisville
last Saturday.
Mr.. Frank Wellman, former resident
of this town, was united in marriage to
Miss Anna Lee, few days ago.
Sterry Smith has been spending the
past few Gays with friends in Putnam,
Connecticut.
Mr.. Alfred Evans, who has been spend
ing few weeks with his uncle. Mr.. Sa-
bine Evans, has returned to his work in
Providence.