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COUNTY GOSSIP.
News and Notes of Interest of Ham
cock County Towns

News and Notes of Interest of Ham
cock County Towns.
The first of the Bucksport fishermen,
the Vanguard, sailed Saturday.
The new lodge of odd Fellows to be
instituted at Southwest Harbor is to be
named "Pemetic Lodge, No 1885,"
fremont is to be honored by new
namesake. The steamer now being built
for the Bangor and Bar Harbor route is to
be named 'Tremont."
The Lewiston Journal says: "rhree of
the large hotels in Bar Harbor may not
open their doors this season. The
cottager's reign is supreme. Don't go to
Bar Harbor for excitement!'
Bucksport is just now in the throes of
the question: "who will be postmaster"
this 81 800 office vacant, and dozen cam
didates are already in the field.
A Sedgwick COW, after being sick al
winter, finally gave up the ghost last
week. When the stomach was opened,
six large nails were found in it. No Won
uef the poor COW udd deem tuJhliiHS So
long.
"That new Orlsnd creamery will be
worth as much to Hancock county as
another summer resort" is the truthful
comment Of one OF our exchanges. And
the Ellsworth creamery is worth as much
more.
The Kennebec Journal says: "Cap'n
Hank Half, OF the Yankee cup defender,
Defender deserves to win il common
sense counts in yacht racing. He had
the common sense to pick his crew from
the hardy seafaring men OF Deer Isle"
Right you are, Kennebec!
Swans Island had to try three times
this spring before it could hold town
meeting that met all the requirements Of
the law. They don't think much Of "red
tape" down Swans Island way. And, by
the way, "what odds" does it make, so
long as the will OF the people is served?
What worlds OF news, what visions Of
swelled heads bound in towels, what
thoughts Of the sympathetic neighbor
who drops in with few pickles for the
picturesque patient, and withal, what
humor is conveyed by that brief, crisp
item Of news sent by our Otis cores
pondent this week-"M
Governor Cleaves on aturday announ-
ced the following nominations in Han.
cock county: John Mcdonald, Amherst,
agent for the prevention OF cruelty; John
N. Sprague, Swans Island, and Samuel P.
Cousins, Lamone, fish and game ward
ems; Charles b. Pineo, Eden, trial JUS
tice; Charles w. Wasgatt, Ellsworth,
justice of the peace and quorum.
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CAlle li..EI..r,

Cape R".,"r.
Minnie Clifford left on steamer "Sedg-
wick" for Somes Sound, to join her hus-
band, Saturday, April ID.
School in district No. I is to begin in
one week, and will be taught by Mrs.
Sadie Hooper, OF this place.
Mrs. W. F. Blake and niece, Miss. A. f.
Holland, arrived from Bangor by steamer
"Sedgwick" last Wednesday, and are glad
to receive their friends at Fair View"
The weather is quite windy, rainy and
generally unpleasant. Grass is'sprouting
in some dooryards and sheltered spots.
Robins are scarce and violets yet unseen.
George Redman expects to go to Somes
Sound soon. Nearly all our young men
are seeking employment away from town,
leaving the place rather desolate at this
season.
Your correspondent had the pleasure, a
little more than a week ago, OF listening
to an address by one who Is called the
most eloquent speaker in New England,
Mr. Gutterson, OF the American mission
airy society. He is certainly pleasing
speaker, and was heard by full house in
the Congregational church at Brewer.
Once more the "Castine" is on the route
between Belfast and Green's Landing,
but it is said they are hoping for her to
take the place OF the "Viking," on the
Belfast and Castine route, the "Viking"
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leaking badly during the severe weather
OF last week. Ernest Gray, of this place,
is employed as purser on the "Viking."
April Is.

Eastbrouk.
Miss Nina Wilbur has gone to East
Franklin to work
Andrew Lowrie, who has been confined
to the house for several weeks with the
mumps, is able to be out again.
Miss Allie Springer and Guy Butler of
this place were married April 10. Their
many friends wish them long and
happy welded life.
Owing to the heavy rains of late, f. L..
Glow was obliged to shut down his
mill for several days. No damage was
done by the freshet, and work is again
going on.
The Misses Ella and Lucy Billings have
returned from Waterville, where they
have been attending school. They report
very pleasant and profitable term, and
speak very highly of the institute.
Luther Butler, of Readfield, visited his
parents here recently, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alden Butler. He returned to his home
Thursday last, accompanied by H. H.
Kingman, who will be employed there
for time.
April 20.
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South BrOoksville.
Omar w. Tapley, Of Ellsworth, was in
town few days ago.
Fred circuit and his family have lately
moved into the Haraden house.
The schooner "Emilie Belle" Capt.
George Gray, has gone to Bangor to load
with lumber.
The schooner civilian G. Eadie," Capt.
A. l.. Condon is loaded with kiln wood
for Rocsland.
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Condor are re-
ceiving congratulations on the arrival of
bouncing baby boy, April 16.
j. l.. Chatto has commenced work on
the foundation Of the new store which he
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ness, aged about seventy years. Mr.. Bun
ker was one of our oldest and most res
pectcd citizens. He was always one of
the foremost in helping in any kind,
charitable deed, and will be greatly miss
ed. He was good neghbor, a loving
husband and a kind father. He leaves
wife, three daughters and two sons, be-
sides host of friends, to mourn his loss.
Much sympathy is expressed tor the
bereaved family, but we know that no act
or word of ours can alleviate their sorrow.
Funeral services were held at the home of
the deceased Sunday afternoon, Rev. J.
A. Weed, of Sullivan, officiating.
April 15 5. NJ. s.
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is to build this season. 1t will be 20x30
feet on the ground, and one and one-half
stories high.
Dogs entered the enclosures of NJ. I.
Condor, Friday night, killing and mutt
lating three fine sheep. Persons keeping
sheep hounds instead of fox hounds
ought to take the bottom of the harbor
for their dogs kennel.
April %. o.
West fremont.
j. j. Lawton opened his factory this
week.
Joseph Wooster is doing a good BUSH
ness canning clans.
ID. f. Norwood is putting his new meat
wagon in readiness for the summer bust
ness.
Mrs. Flora Reed is home on a short va
cation from Somerville where she has
been engaged as nurse for the past year.
Capt. Tinker of the schooner "Angola, :"
while lying here wind bound last week,
had his vessel caulked and painted above
the water line. He sailed Tuesday for
Mt. Desert Ferry to load slaves for
Rondout.
April %.
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South GOuldsbOro.

Miss Jessie Bunker has returned from
West Sullivan.
w. A. Havey, of Franklin, was in this
place Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. Foster and wife, of Bar Harbor,
were in this place last week visiting Mrs.
Fosters mother.
Daniel Bunker died at his home, Fri
day, April II, after short but painful ILL
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Surry
Schools begin May 6; nearly all home
teachers.
Roads have not been as muddy as usual
this spring.
E. n. Osgood had men and teams plow-
ing last week. Farming will doubtless
be early.
Rev. II. f. Day left for Wiscasset Mon
day where he expects to meet Mrs. Day,
who will return home in a week or two
with him.
d. G. Means and son, John Young, are
fitting up for the creamery; also John
Mckinney. Others will doubtless put in
more cows for the creamery at an early
date.
Services at NJ. f. church Sunday were
interesting. A good congregation lis
tened to an excellent sermon by Rev. /.
II. w. Wharf, who, at the close, con
Quoted the regular quarterly conference,
after which the communion was admin
istered to about twenty members and
others. In the evening the pastor, Rev.
d. Smith, conducted good social SER
vice in the vestry.
April %.
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Lamoinc.
Mrs. Mary Bosworth has returned from
a months visit at Eden.
Miss Cordia King has returned from
visit in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. d. A. Curtis has returned after
months absence, and is now at G. B.
Hodgkins
Johnnie King, son OF George King, was
quite badly burned by running through
a brush fire.
Mrs. Grace l.. Hodgkins and her two
children arrived home Friday. Mrs.
Hodgkns il suffering from the grip.
Miss ibbie Gray has gone to Brooks
Vile. She has been employed at F. l..
Hodgkns' for nearly year past, and will
be missed by her young friends.
Heman II. Cousins, of Sanford, and
Miss Hattie II. Cousins, OF Walt ham,
Mass, were in town last week to attend
the funeral services OF their father.
The ladies Of the lamoine sidewalk
society will hold a MAY basket supper"
al the town hall, on Thursday, May ?. All
supper will be served.
Lionel Hodgkins has had his house
newly painted in colors, and It looks well.
Painting is also being done on he houses
Of F. d. Hodgkins, Lewis King and Mrs
Farnham, and fund is being raised to
paint the church and parsonage.
A stereoptcon lecture will be given at
the Baptist church April %, by Rev. ID. l..
Yale, of Ellsworth. Subject, Holy
City" The lecture will doubtless be very
instructive, and the admission is so low
that all may have the privilege of attend
ing.
The Easter concert was repeated Sun
day forenoon, and WAS much enjoyed by
all present. Appropriate remarks were
made by the pastor, and the flowers,
music and Rotations We're very pleasing.
An Easter concert was held at East La
moline in the evening, and many from
here attended and were pleased with the
exercises.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, The Great Master has again
seen fit, in His divine providence, to sum-
mon from our midst our beloved brother,
Jacob s. Mcfarland, a charter member OF
Lamoine grange 264, and,
Whereas, Our grange has sustained q
great loss by the removal OF such noble
advocate of its principles, therefore,
Resoired, That while We as members
fully recognize and deplore our loss, We
bow our heads in humble submission to
the will OF Him who doeth all things
we'll, and while we drop the silent tear to
his memory our hearts go out in love and
sympathy to the bereaved family in their
affection.
Resotred. That our altar and charter be
draped in mourning for thirty days, and
that copy OF these resolutions be in
scribed on our records, and copy be sent
to the beresved family, and one sent to
the Ellsworth AMERICAN for publication.
LYDIA YOUNG, co
PHOsIE +. HIGGINS.
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BOOu tIlle a. 1. H.
Salisbury Cove.
Mrs. A. B. Leland spent Sunday at
Northeast Harbor.
Percy f. Hodgkins returned from a
cunning trip Saturday.
The missionary circle met with Mrs. S.
N Rich Saturday evening.
Mrs. William Dolliver has recently Wis
tied her daughter, Mrs. James Campbell.
Miss Minnie Young returned from Ban
gor Monday, where she has been visiting
friends.
George Higgins and John Dority, Of
Charleston, are in town for few days,
stopping at the Salisbury Cove house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Emery and
daughter Silvia, and Raymond Emery,
spent Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. X. K. Emery
Surburban schools are in session with
the following teachers: Salisbury Cove,
Minnie W. Young; Hull's Cove, Miss Liz
zie Smith; West Eden, Miss Norwood;
Indian Point, Ida II. Brown; Eden, Addie
NJ. Emery; Emery district, Addie l.. Hig-
gins; Young's district, Agnes Bunker;
Knox district, Leila Knowles.
Cn.t,ne.
Fred Straw, OF Boston, is in town visit
ing his mother, Mrs. j. Straw.
Miss Emma vogell, of Boston, is visit
ing her brother, J. NJ. Vogell.
quarterly conference was held at the
Methodist church Thursday evening.
Miss Winifred Leach, OF Penobscot, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Henry Grindle.
Miss Matte Luce, who has been in
Boston for a week, returned home We'd
nesday.
Work has begun on the Fuller cottage,
and will be completed about the middle
OF June.
The Wilson family have arrived in town,
and will occupy their cottage during the
| summer.
Miss Gertrude Buck, OF Orland, is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Alice Peaslee, at the
Castine house.
On account OF the storm the steamer
trip to Belfast Tuesday.
April 20.
East Hluehiu.
Walter White has returned from Bos-
ton.
Leroy B. Grindle returned yesterday
from flying trip to Bangor.
Mrs. Violet Grindle is visiting
friends in Bangor and Winterport.
The schooner "G w. Reed" sailed this
morning for Salem, and the schooner
"Victor' for Bangor.
| George /. Long, who is engaged to teach
the grammar school at Somesville, left
here to-day and will assume her duties as
teacher Monday.
| Lenora Z. Carter, daughter of Amos and
Celestia Carter, aged twenty-five years,
| five mont his and five days, died last Tues
day night. The funeral services, conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Harwood, Of Bluehill village,
were held in the church last Thursday
afternoon. Although Miss Carter's death
was not unexpected, her loss will be
deeply felt by the family and her many
friends.
April 20. G,
South GOuldsboro.
Miss Jessie Bunker has returned from
West Sullivan.
w. A Havey, of Franklin, was in this
Mace Sunday and Monday
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Pauper Notice.

THE undersigned hereby gives notice that he
/ has contracted with the City of worth fol-
and has made ample provision for their support.
He therefore forblds all persons from furnishing
supplies to any pauper on his account. as without
furnished. HARRY S. JONES.
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COUNTY NEWS.
additional County Ne'cs see other pages.

TUE AMERICAN has subscribers at 10G
- the IIG post Offices in Hancock county;
,utbe other papers in the county COM
hioe5 do not reach so many. THE AMER
,c,x is not the only paper printed in
1T,ncoea county, and has nercr claimed 10
be but it is the only paper that can prop
Grin be Gated COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely local papers. The circuta-
foo of THE AMERICAN, barring the Bar
uarbor Records Summer list, is larger
than that Of all the other papers printed
in Hancock county.
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Marlboro.
A few have commenced farming
Allie Hodgkins has gone to Bar Harbor
to work.
Fred Grover and wife, of Mariaville,
are at r. w. Iodgkins.
o. Z. Brown, of Brockton, Mass, is a
guest of J. H. Douglass.
Arson Hodgkins, on going to his stable
one morning last week, found his horse
dead.
Howard Hodgkins, who has been en-
ployed on a steamer between New York
and Galveston, Tex, has returned home
April D.
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the deceased Sunday afternoon, Rev. }.
A. Weed, of Sullivan, officiating.
April Is. S. M. s.
Great Pond.
Mrs. Charles Mark ham is seriously i'll.
Ezra Williams has been having some
alterations made in his house.
Fred Colson, who will occupy the Gar
land house this season, moved here from
Waterville Friday.
Will Herrick, OF Amherst, who has
taken up evangelical work, held a meet
ing in the church Thursday evening.
Miss Bessie Williams made brief visit
at home on her return from Clinton.
She began a term of school at Amherst on
Monday.
We have just had the pleasure OF look
ing at some fine views OF the Penobscot,
Allagash and St. John waters, obtained
by A. B. Haynes during his canoe trip
last year.
Among visitors in town recently were
R. Mcdonald, J. A. Austin and H. E.
Tate, of Ellsworth l. w. Haslam, Of
Amherst; Eddie Kittredge, of Bath, and
l.. Palmer, OF Aurora.
The warm weather is fast making havoc
with the ice. Great Pond is partly open.
The driving camp at the head of the pond
is now occupied, and Lord & Frost have
crews at the Buffalo and Partridge brook.
The minstrel show given by home
talent at the school house, Monday
evening, was decided success. The
actors We're scarcely recognizable in their
stage makeup, and, Judging from the
almost continuous laughter, the audience
was we'll pleased. Some of the local hits
were very good. The ladies were very
ably assisted by }. p Patterson.
April p. FLossIE.
Sullivan.
Mary Evans is to teach in Franklin,
beginning her spring term there this
week.
Phillips Eaton has gone to Boston,
where he has situation in the store of
Brown & Durll.
The Easter concert given by the Sun
day school on Sunday evening, was very
pleasing affair. The hall was tastefully
decorated with evergreens, flowers and
potted plants. The children entered
singing; "We Greet You Happy EASTER"
and bearing a very pretty banner in
white, on which were printed in gilt let
tiers the words: ale Is Risen" Then
followed an hour pleasantly filled by
singing and recitations by the children.
A particularly pleasing feature Of the
entertainment was the singing by Halle
Meynell, little boy OF bout eight years
All were delighted as he sang in his clear
sweet voice, "Sing Little Birds" Much
credit is due Mary Evans and Josie
Bridgham for the success OF the enter
tainment, and to Miss kins, W no gave
great deal Of time to the work of train
ing the children in singing. Those
having charge OF the arrangements wish
| to express their thanks to the friends
who so kindly loaned flowers and plants
for he decorations.
April p.
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be if they were all Latter Day Saints.
At the interesting meeting held on
Monday evening, the first Colony Club
in Massachusetts was formed, not to
make any particular colony for any par
ticular place, but set on foot suchar-
rangements as shall tend to the comfort
of the forty thousand. The Colony
Club proposes to collect and circulate
information on the subject of open air
life in the West. 1t proposes some
such mutual assistance as has proved
possible in the Chautauqus circles and
other great reading circles of the eoun-
try. 1t proposes the establishment of
similar clubs in all the larger centers of
New England. And it cannot be doubt
ed that under prudent and wise man
agement satisfactory result may be
secured.n
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A Neglected Mining District.

About nine miles north of DeLamar
is spot about three miles in length
and about one mile wide, where the
granite has been pushed up through
the porphyry belt. 1t is known here as
the Rooster Comb District, taking ita
name from giant porphyry rock stand
! ing at it's southern extremity somewhat
the shape of a cocks comb. A number
of years ago Sam BeigIe, now deceased,
located what is known as the King
mine in this belt of granite and a shaft
was sunk some sixty feet on it, develop
ing well defined ledge of ore of good
width which assays more than 500 in
gold. This mine has ever since been
represented every year and number
of attempts have bean made by mining
men to purchase it, but no deal has
been consummated. Three years ago a
number of other claims were located by
prospectors, south of the King property
and two years ago considerable work
was done and small mill constructed
on one of them and leeching process
tried on the ores, without success. The
entire granite upheavel appears to be
cut with veins of ore and large num-
Der of claims have been taken up on
them. The ores all appear to be high
grade, so high, in fact, that the owners
claim that they will run from 500 to
$3.50 per ton. Were they of less re-
fractory character this little district
would doubtless before this have been
one of the most prominent in the
county. 1t is easily accessible, being
on the north side of the summit and
only four or FIVE miles from the stage
station on the road from here to Nam
pa. But the ores are refractory aud of a
character differing so materially from
any other mines in Owyhee that they
are not understood. We write this to
call the attention of metalurgists to this |
neglected district, where the mines are
numerous, of good width, easily mined |
and accessible. 1t is an interesting |
field for experimenting and if some one
accustomed to reducing refractory ores
will introduce a process for working
them, fortune is in store for him. The
owner, of the properties will most cheer
fully supply samples in quantities to ex-
pertinent upon and that the supply
which can be produced is great enough
to justify the expenditure of time and
capital can be readily ascertained by
examination of the district.
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Colonization Schemes.

Those who have carefully watched
the formation of the Plymouth Colony,
to be located near Payette during the
present summer, must regard it as one
of the most important movements made
toward the settlement and improve
ment of the irrigible lands of the West.
Some 200 families, all of them with suf-
ficient means to establish themselves in
comfortable homes, have secured
5000 acres of land, which will be di-
vided into 20 and 40 acre tracts, each to
be occupied by a family. A boulevard,
240 feet wide, is to be laid out through
the land and town site established in
it's center, where arrangements have
already been made for the construction
latter to be fashioned on the plan of
the Idaho Worlds Fair building. The
lots in the town will be large and afford
each family room for a dwelling, out
buildings and gardens, and all will be
in convenient reach oftheir little farms,
which will be planted in orchards. The
comforts of an old community will be
had almost from the beginning. But
the Importance of the establishment of
this colony lies chiefly in the fact that
it has formulated a plan for securing
homes in the West which will be taken
advantage of by many thousands Of
worthy families.
Edward Everett Hale, in discussing
the subject of Immigration Wsstbound"
in the Boston Commonwealth, says:
"It is for the 10000 people who are
going to move from Massachusetts, west
ward that the persons interested in the
unoccupied lands ofthe west propose to
make arrangements, for their own con-
venient and early emigration. 1t is just
as well to have these people personally
to the West as it is to have
some delicate young lady, who coughed
twice last Wednesday, personally con-
Quoted to San Diego by Messrs. Ray
mond & Whitcomb. 1t is just as easy
to arrange that their emigration shall
be as comfortable and easy as it would
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Daniel W Webster on the Great West.

In speech delivered in the United
States Senate in 1914, with regard to the
proposal that mail service should be
established between Missouri and the
Pacific coast, Webster said: ''What do
we want with this vast, worthless area,
this region of savages and wild beasts,
of deserts, of shifting sands and whirl-
winds of dust, of cactus and prairie
dogs? To what use could we ever hope
to put these great deserts, or these end
less mountain ranges, impenetrable
and covered to their bases with eternal
snow? What can we ever hope to do
with the western coast, coast of three
thousand miles, rock bound, cbeerless
and uninviting, with not harbor omit?
What use have we got for such coun-
try? Mr.. President 1 will never vote
one cent from the public trearury to
place the Pacific coast one inch nearer
Boston than it is to-day.n
The great Daniel Webster, when he
thus aired his Ignorance, concerning the
vast territory west of the Mississippi,
considered Ohio and Illinois as the far
west. He lived in a state which would
have plenty of room to rattle around in
it, if dropped into the average sized
county of many OF the states now
hourishing in the "vast, worthless area"
which he would"never vote one cent to
place one inch nearer Boston," There
is some excuse for his ignorance. But
what can we say in excuse for the ig-
norance of many of the present day
New Englanders, who are saying all
sorts of mean things about the people
of the west to-day, only because they
know 80 little about the boundless pos
sibilities and immeasurable resources of
the ''vast, worthless area" which Dam
iel Webster go briefly dismissed as not
worth his consideration, only fifty
years ago.