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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-02-15

6argentyille.
II. W. Sargent went to Boston Thurs
day on q business trip.
Mrs. G. W. Grindeil, who has been ill
for some time, is improving very fast.
A crew Of men Is at work at the ice.
plant getting ready to cut for winter ship
ment.
Harry r. Dority came home q week ago
from the commercial college at r ,ckland,
and since then has been confined to the
house with the grip. II.
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North Ellsworth,

E. r Jones of Baysde. closed a sue
cessful school In the lower district last
Friday.
TIE snow of Saturday blocked every
thing out here. No service was held in
the chspel on account Of it. Teams had
to wallow in order to get along.
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"e neA' session Oh Hancock district lodge,
l. o. of g. T., will be held with Pine Tree
lodge, No. 800, at surry, on Thursday. Feb.
% at 10 80 a. m
Iufi delegation from all the lodges in the
district Is requested to be present. as II IL the
annual meeting. and election OF off GERS.
1t will be picnic session.
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Ha'rs vegetable siciltan hair rcncg,r Ia. re-.
stored hair to it- ur ginA color aud rrrvcnt-
Ell badness IN thousands u cases II viii do 80
to YOU ~ tart.
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North BluehiIl.

Reference to the late Mrs. John Grindall
is made in another column of this issue
under the head Of Obituary"
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Buck>port.

Buck>port.
Capt. tharles F. Ware one Of the IN st
W deiy-known and b ghly-respected citi-
re Of this town died Tuesday morning
in the sixty-ninth year of his age.
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dbe Kings Daughters.

This department Is conducted by the Hand In
Hand circle Of the king's Daughters of Els
worth. headquarters at Rooms II and 10, Man
ming Block, Main street, Ellsworth.
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For good sound Kelley Cure. 90 to Deering
(Portland}, Maine.-Adrf.
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The Y. p. $. G. f. will hold a sociablc
at Rural hall on the evening of Feb. 10.
Mrs. Anne Peterson If Boston is at T.
+. Swett's, called there by the illness 4
her sister, Mrs SWEET.
Edward Chatto Is att .ndin. the Maine
Central institute at Pittstield. and his Sis
tiers hargery and Nettle are attend,n ny the
high school at Freeport.
Mrs. Nesta Moody of CRANKY, Mass,
anotr er daughter of Capt. b. Frecthy is
spending a few weeks W tn her father
Capt Freethy is rec vering fr IN his Sc
we're illness which followed SO soon after
the death of his wife.
Mrs. Lizzie Jarvis OF Mendociuo, Cal
daughter Of Bainbridse Frcethy) who
visited her parents for few months last
summer and then went to the Ma sachu-
setts general hospital at Boston for treat
mcnt, has again returned To her fathers
much benefited. and will return to her
home In California in few months. Her
daughter Florence remained in Massachu-
sets tn attend the study OF music
Let me thank he editor for his interest
shown for the \. T. ; c. +. hy the space
in his co umus given to information on
the work. As president of a socie fl d
them very helpful, and do sincerely rec
ommcnd that Endeayorcrs who wish to
Keep posted and educated ia regard Ia our
work subscribe ( r IuE AMEEtCAS. Then
again 1T me speak If the great educator
IL is ia the temperance W TX; lid facts
which We all ught + read and study.
". Mr. Edit r Il MT be I ~ IN dc,t to
print tais for mean just what | sly.
J. AC
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COUNTY NEWS.
n additional county ne,cs see other page.


Castlne.
Sunday, several teams started for neigh.
boring towns but came back on account
of drifted ruads.
Frank Z. Rea and wife are making a
visit In Cherryfield at Samuel Rays, the
father of Mrs. Rea-
Capt. James Robinson of the schooner
MARY Z. Corson" left Monday, the 18th
inst. 70 join his vessel at Belfast.
Hon. Geo. N. Warren returned Friday
from trip to Portland and left Monday
morning for Green's Landing.
Arrangements are being made for ball,
Feb. %, to come off in town hall. Jerry
Whitten of Belfast will furnish music.
The whist party in town hall last Tues
day evening was more than success.
Everybody voted it the best time of the
season.
The normal school closes Feb. 2s, but
an arrangement has been made to let the
scholars belonging to the eastward or
down east" take steamer 'tJulette-
Wednesday, the 27th.
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For Over Fifty Years

MRS. WiN>Low'S SOOTHING SYRUP has beer
n-ef by millions Of mothers for their children
'hite Il ethin II disturbed al night and broker
- Nonr rest hy sick child -uitring and cry ins
WOE ate ~ uinng 1,e.h send at once and gei 1
b-'ttie 1T IT. Nin,ipa'- So.thiug Syruu" foi
Children Tecthing. II will relieve The poor it'll,
Sufferer Immediately Depend upon IL mothers
there l. 10 mistake about IL II cures biarThtra
REGULATES the stomach ami Bowels currs wand
tolic, s''itens the Gums and retuc, = Inflammation
anu gives tone ani energy to the " hole sy-tem.
'bt- " Ih~iow's >nnthtng syrup" for children
t"tlhlhk Is pleasant to the taste and is the pre-
riifi"n "t nHe Of the eldest anu bcst felnal
ply sittans snd nurses in the United states Prfc.
t"cHtN ave Goats bottle. sold ~ alI druggists
hrnnsh"ut the w"rid Re SURF and ask for MRS
Wl>>ln" SOOTHING SYRUP" lyr.s
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fHE BLOOD Is the source Of health Keep !,
pure 10y Ikla< lin"i : r>apartIa. which l.
p'rniir a. its"it. snd superior in strength, econ
umy. aud medicinal merit
iI'Df- fiit~ are purely vegetable care
fn.b prepared ON the best Ingredients asc
-Tapies's BREAD Winner outwesrs all other
shoes
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There Is considerable gooh fruit In the market,
AMI prlrr- are mo,erate, Malaga grapes are Ave
ceuts higher than iant week We quote
Lemons pr dor 70 oranges, 2NG Is
malaga sTAprs ~ Maud rtne', -
Tan i.rtnrs -
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The market Is s1raay ami there 1. no change in
last weeks list We quote
o. ur-per bbl- shorts, per bag
super. 107 winter whe I, 10
TX, so SPRING wheat, lie
N"icr. Snff3 o ~. trrt, Us
Corn a per ba 3 Middinzs pst Ia.
] turii, per hu Iasi so Niut r, ~
kAres, per ba IS Spunk, LIS
uats bg -.
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HIsToRICAL.

The subject of this sketch was the
son of Jacob, the son OF Matthias
Schoch, who with his two brothers,
John and George, and two sisters
shipped from Rotterdam early in the
last century, and located at Tulpa-
hocken, Pa. About 1760, Matthias
came north and located in Middle
creek town ship, this county, where
he obtained his first piece of land by
trading one of his rifles to the Indians
He located his home above Smith
grove, in from the road above the
burnt barn of Charles Keck, and
Just across the run where the old log
fort still stands, which is n low log
building, with heavy plank floor of
eight inches thickness and about
seven feet from the ground, with
two small openings on the second
story, Sxl2 inches, with only an en-
trance from the outside to the sec
ond story-the lower part being u.s.
ed as spring house and the upper
story for place of refuge and de-
fense against the attacks of the In
dians.
The deceased having been born
the latter part of the last century,
was probably the only living Snyder
countian who could remember any
thing about the Indians, and being
possessed of wonderfully reten-
tive memory. he could most graph
ically describe the thrilling expe-
riences Of his early life with the Alb
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TROXELVILLE.

On Saturday, Jan. 9th. the Re.
pubiicans OF Adams township will
mold their primary election to place
IN nomination candidates to be voted
for on Feb. 10th. Tho Crawford
county system will prevail in making
the nominations. The polls will be
open from ! to I o'clock On Thurs
day night, Elon Snooks smoke.
house was robbed Of its contents.
VIZ the meat of two hogs--every
ounce OF 1t being taken. This IL
rough on Mr.. Shook az he is poor
man. MIR. Shook is candidate for
tax collector in this township and /
hope the people will give him the
nomination, and then elect him ON
the 10th. In this way he could be
aided to n considerable extent. and
no one would feel the burden On
Saturday, Harrison Breininger had
his left index-finger badly hurt by
getting it i'll n stump machine
Mule whacker' John A. reports
that a,young man by the name of
Faust had his left hand sawed off on
the big saw.mill ut Pardee, one day
last week. He is very industrious
young man, and was to be married
In few weeks True to his Gus.
tom. on saturday evening "Old
Pouch distributed lot OF blank
fish applications to some of his
friends, which he received from
commissioner Ebel, of Harrisburg
fliteen years ago this grizzled old
fisherman, IL company with a few
others, commenced the stocking of
our mountain streams with trout
Try, which practice they have kept
up ever since each year planting
from 1000 to 10000 fry. Let Others
follow this example. The fish cost
you nothing all you have to do is
to. order them, and whol thev are
them and place them IN some suit
able stream. Your money OUTLAY
won't amount to 10 cents, and ope
days time is all you need devote to
the whole business Prof. Chas.
W. Hermann was up here looking
after his political fences, which he
found in II well kept condition.
Charley seemed to be well pleased
WIN ms tenants. Cal. JoE
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MT. PLEASANT MILLS.

BY all probabilities we will have
another hotel in town, Mr.. j. Il.
Boyer having made application to
license the old and noted Hovies
stand. Mr.. j. A. Roush, sixteen
years of age, has just completed n
violin which he has made completely
with his pocket-knife. The voilin is
equal in tone to many high priced
instruments. Maurice Mengel, who
had the misfortune of cutting a
deep cash in his foot, is able TO be
out again with the aid of crutches
The teachers district institute
to be held at this place Feb. End and
3rd promises to be an interesting
affair The speakers engaged for
Friday evening, Feb. End, are Prof.
Herman, Prof. Walborn and Supt.
Bowersox. Saturday, Feb. 3rd, will
be devoted to the discussion of in
teresting topics by the teachers and
others who are in sympathy with
education. =. i. Nominations for the
various township offices will be held
on Saturday, Jan. 27, from / to 4
o'clock. The Democrats will meet
at the Mt. Pleasant Mills hotel and
the Republicans at the Fremont ho-
tel. ..J. A. Snyder, editor of the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25
MCCLURE.

Shooting matches are almost becom-
ing chestnut. Such II winter
our Oldest residents declare they
never witnessed Barney Ed
wards of Ohio, is spending few
days among the scenes and friends
OF his boyhood days. Grand. faith
er Henry Ulsn, who few weeks
ago passed the Slst milestone of his
HE, is able to be up again Mid
dleswnrth N Ulsh, who succeeded
Botdorf IL Enterline in the general
store business, took charge of the
business on Wednesday, January
-, and are now desirous of having
all their friends give them call
solomon Wagner aud wife are both
sick Harvey Smith seems very
little improved in health Prof.
Adams organized a class in vocal
music here, which meets Monday
and Thursday evenings of oycry
week. The Prof. seems to be nm ex.
celient musician himself and pos
sesses IN large degree that faculty
so necessary to every instructor OF
causing others to know. Let the
friends of good singing in this com
munity join the class . q. T.. En-
terline, wife and daughter Helen
left our place on Thursday for an
extended visit to Williamsport, Lew
isburg, Pottsyille and other places
... Mrs. Lambert of Shamokin
spent Sunday with Isaac Dresses
family. The home of Abraham
Mlddleswarth was the scene of n
very pleasant affair on Monday eve
ming. 1t was the event of the 10Th
anniversary of his birthday. All the
children, nearly all the grand chill
dren and few of his many friends
gathered there till the house was
literally packed Some time was
spenv in hearing the old man relate
"reminiscences from his younger
days which We're closely come ected
with the early history of Snyder
county, after which the door OF the
large parlor was thrown open and
the friends invited to enter. Such
sight as met their gaze is not soon
erased from ones vision. Tables
fairly loaded down with roast turkey,
roast chicken and almost any thing
that was pleasing to the palate. The
friends dispersed at late hour.
having spent most agreeable time,
and wishing their old friend many
returns of this happy anniversary.
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PORT TREVORTON.

The household goods belonging to
Mother Rhodes, deceased, were dis.
posed OF mt auction. The money ac-
cruing from the sale was utilized for
the defrayment of the funeral ex-
penditures. The Bonanza photo
company has established high rep
utation whose special features are
speed and efficacy. One of its most
merltorious productions, thus far,
is kodac fac simile of our own local
Senator PETER, with his whiskers
off. He was sent for tobacco. After
eyelng the free silver dime, and
wishing it were his own, he reluct-
antly purchased plug of "No Tax" "
He examined it carefully, found it
oblong, squared it with a knife and
accepted the cutoff as n duty de
manded by his home protection con
cience, while poor Philip never knew
the difference. :. The work of re-
building the saw and planning mills
is rapidly progressing. The struc-
ture will be remodelled and raised
with hydraulic power to point five
feet above the old foundation. Ad-
ditional facilities for gaining power
and speed will be employed, and II
new bridge will span the canal from
the mills to the lumber yards.
BITTER SWEET.
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Charles Frain and wife of Akron,
o., were the guests OF relatives in
town this week.
We are one day late this week and
then didn't get what we were after
because we were foolish enough to
have dealings with the Moss En-
craving Go. Of New York. Hereaf-
ter we shall steer clear of this Com
pany.
A dispatch from Lewisburg to the
Inquirer under date of Jan. "a,
states that District Attorney of Sny-
der county had in hand a confessio n
that will bring the murderer of
Charles Hane to justice. We have
been fooled so often by such prom.
ises that we place very little conf
dence in this kind of business.
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LOWELL.

The rain and snow yesterday
Sunday left the roads in n bad
condition. james Krick Of South
Dakota, is visiting his many Snyder
county friends. He had been alb
sent for twelve years, and he thinks
the hills much larger now than they
were when he left, he is now com
fortably fixed and would not trade
farms with any man in Snyder coun-
ty and move back. D.. F.. b. thinner
man of Sunbury, has been looking
up jobs in our city, for repairing
clocks . Howell a. Co., butchers of
Mcclure, slaughtered an OK last
week that dressed 800 pounds. =.
The grip has taken the grip on some
OF our lie which confines them
r. their ~ hnr ~Vaonnr
A. go WY frO... ma ,,.lu, IS
OF q tail ne had few weeks ago.
j. j. Steely expects to be candidate
for Justice of the Peace on the Dem.
ocratic ticket this spring . .Oui
weather prophets still want 2G SHOWS
for this winter. Mrs. Havise OF
Michigan, has deem visiting with
her uncle, Jacob Erb. o.. Prof. Ad
ans of Lewistown, has started q
singing school at the Ridge church
u. No.
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Johnny Get Your Gun.

Lightning-rod swindlers are about
seeking whom they may devour-
hence the above injunction. They
have successfully operated on sew
eral parties in this and Northum-
berland counties, and one of the
victims is our old friend and sub.
scriber, Daniel Bieber, of near Dry
Valley Y Roads. He.signed a con-
tract to the effect that the company
would place IS feet OF rods on the
barn free of cost, the owner to pay
rs cents per foot for all extra rod
ding. As the building required only
81 feet, Mr.. Bieber naturally thought
he had dead cinch on the company.
A proviso in the contract to the
effect that the building required
five points, and each point was to
count 20 feet, escaped Mr.. Bieber's
notice and he signed it. This meant
100 feet extra rodding at 70 cents
per foot, or S75 for the Job. But we
understand the rods are not up yet,
and we would advise Mr. Bieber to
load his ten-bore with turkey shot,
and make pepper-box out of the
seat of the first mans pants that
mounts his barn roof, as did the
lady in Point township, Nothumber-
land county, whose experience we
now proceed to chronicle from the
Northumberland Press of Jan. 10 :
Monday last stranger drove up
to farm in Point township, not far
from town, and calling the farmer
fi.om his work, asked him to allow
him to put lightning rods on his
b arm. saying his barn was conspic-
o usly located along the public road
a nd he wanted to use it as an adver-
Basement, aud that the cost would
b. but little to the farmer-not more
than $7.00 The farmer said be did
not need or want anything of the
F"nd but as usual the stranger pur-
aded th - '.--~~' -.
read that when the contract wa
fulfilled and the lightning rods pu
on, the farmer was to pay part an,
the balance in q note.
Next day along came two slick
giltedged takers, with a spankin,
team Of bays hitched to covere,
spring wagon with the lightning
rods ready to put them on. Tn,
good old farmer then protested tina
they should not be put on the barn
and the strangers informed him
he did not allow them to put then
on, it would cost him $3.50, and if h
allowed them to put them on the
would do it for 800 and the
wanted part cash and the balance OF
his note The farmers good, oil,
wife then took hand in the arrange
ment, aud securing an axe declared
she would brain the dirty scound
rels if they did not leave at once
They smelt mice and left. Womel
have rights, and they sometime
exercise them in the right way
They will not be bounced as easil
as the gentlemen.
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tuous but temperate in all things.
The funeral services were held in the
Lutheran church yesterday fore.
noon, and his remains were laid to
rest in the Middleburgh cemetery by
the side Of his aged companion who
preceded him a few years ago.
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Ne,cs Item, was in town on Friday
and Saturday last George PortZ-
line, living near Meiserville. evident
ly the Oldest citizen in Perry town
ship. died at his residence on Jan.
~, aged 93 years. II. T.. CANDY.
OF Ptoutz 8 Valley. paid his host OF
friends visit over Sunday.
THHopoRE
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Death OF Michael Schoch----j most
Centenarian.

Michael Schoch was born May 10,
1893, in Middlecreek township, this
county, (then Northumberlar d) and
died January 81, 1894. aged 81 years,
s months and q days.
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Some men want money, some
office, some fame, somepopularity, a
few of them want religion, but the
most of them want the earth.
The Centre Democrat and Key
stone Gazette, both of Bellefonte,
are always at swords ends, and it is
give and take in a manner that some
times makes a fellows head swim to
read it, One would suppose that if
the editors met they would swallow
each other like boa constructors.
Last week, after the fire, the Dem
ocrdt came out on time and as bright
as a new pin. Bro. Feidler of the
Gazette had granted Bro. Kurtz of
the Democrat the use of his presses
to run out his issue. And the lion
and the lamb lay down together.
Truly, zone touch of nature makes
the whole world kim"
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DIED..

jap: 18th, at Freeburg, j. Wilson
Jarret, aged % years and 0 days.
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Michael Schoch in early life con-
nected himself with the Lutheran
church in which faith he died. He
was shrewd business man far-see-
ing, frugal, honest and industrious.
These virtues resulted in the acquis-
ition of.considerable wealth, which,
when it became burdensome for
him to handle, he judiciously divid-
ed among his children. He lived to
be almost centenarian-an extreme
age which only those are able to at
tain who are not only sober and vir-
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GENEALoGY.

The deceased married Rosana
Klose, who bore him seven children,
viz; Emanuel, Levi. Edward, Mar
garet, Angelina, Michael and Fred
erick. Michael X. ard Angelina
alone survive him. Emanuel mar
ried Susanna Kline, daughter of
John and Margaret (NIiller) Kline,
and had three children, of whom two
are living, viz: Hon. George Alfred
and Amanda Diana. George Alfred
married Alice d., daughter of John
and Elizabeth RisheD Mensch.
This union WAS blessed with one
daughter who died in infancy.
Amanda Diana was married to
Lewis f.. Pawling, of Selins Grove,
to which union there were born six
children, viz: Albert Schoch, Sam.
uel James, Emanuel Edgar, Susan
Alice, Della Elizabeth and an infant
unnamed at death. OF these chill
dren the eldest, Albert Schoch Pawl-
ing, is married to Annie r. Gundy.
and to these was born one son,
Harry Gundy Pawling, who is the
only great-great- grand-child.
Levi was married to Catherine
Yerger. He died without issue.
Angelina was married to David A.
Ruhl, to whom there were born two
sons and one daughter, viz; Antes,
Luther A. and Annie r..
Antes is married to Nellie Brown
and they have two sons, Arthur and
Robert. Luther is married to Mag
gle Graham. Annie is married to
Baily Page. All of whom are of
Rockford, Ill.
Michael X. was married to Sa lie
Bickel, a daughter of John Bickel,
to them were born three sons and
one daughter. of whom one son and
one daughter are living, viz: Philip
Melanchton and Rosa A. Philip
Melanchton is married to Laura
Burdick, of Buffalo, N. Y.
Edward, Magaret and Frederick
all of whom died young.
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Gone With A Handsomer Man.

A telegram from Lewisburg an
nounces that on Thursday night of
last week, Mark Halfpenny of that
city, eloped with Mrs Alvin Angstadt,
the wife of a prominent tobacco
dealer. The couple met at Watson
town and from there bought tickets
for Cleveland,O. Mr. Halfpenny was
connected with the wooleni mills Of
Lewisburg and stood high in society.
Mr. Angstadt took his wife's trunk
to the depot and bade her good
bye, believing that she intended
visiting relatives at Bealesburg.
Halfpenny had often visited Ang-
stadt's house and with the latter's
wife the three passed the evenings
playing cards-Angstadt never hav-
ing the slightest suspicion that his
wife was playing him false.