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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-12-05


Howard Milliken spent Thanksgiving
with his parents.
The church aid society will meet with
Mrs w. E. Emery Wednesday evening.
hill to attend funeral Saturday after
noon.
A. B. Leach, wife and son Harry, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Day, Friday, on
their return from Ellsworth.
There will be a missionary programme
carried out by the Baptist society, Dec.
8. Topic: Goods triumph in the mis-
sion field"
The supper in the A. o. U. W., hall last
Wednesday night was a success, and
there were so many goodies" left that a
Thanksgiving dinner was given next day.
All are glad the president, Miss Flora
Frances Milliken, is at home to spend
the holidays. She is very much missed
in church and social gatherings when she
Is at Mt. Desert teaching.
Mrs. E. E. SWEET is in Everett, Mass,
having been called very suddenly from
her mothers, at Machiasport, where she
was visiting, to care for her sister who
had fallen down stairs and dislocated her
arm.
Union Thanksgiving service in Meth
odist church was we'll attended. The
singing was excellent. Surry cannot
afford to lose such a blessing as this SER
vice has brought for the past two years.
How can Ellsworth get along without
Thanksgiving service?
Presiding Elder II. w. Norton preached
an eloquent and impressive sermon Sum
day afternoon in the Methodist church
from Acts 16: 25-35: "Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved" II ever there is an appreciative
audience in Surry it is when Mr.. Norton
is here.
Y. P. S. C. f. will meet Thursday
at p. M, at the Baptist parsonage.
After devotional exercises there will be
an hour for social intercourse. Refresh
ments at 9. All the young people are
cordially invited to be present. Dele
gates will be chosen to go to Bluehill to
attend the sixth meeting of Seaside local
union. Picnic supper-this means for
each to take basket or box-not empty
either. Congregational society will fur
nish tea or coffee.
Dec. 2. RAE.
south Hluehill.
Stillman Candage has gone to Presque
Isle.
Mrs. Harvey Friend is visiting at Oscar
Bowden's.
Miss Clara Day is home from Castine
normal school.
Henry Henrikson has gone to Boston to
meet his sister.
Charlie Henderson has moved to the
village for he winter.
Rose Henderson is home from
BROOKLYN for few days
Capt W. J. Johnston is loading wood
and Christmas trees for Boston.
Charlie Friend has purchased the place
of the late Capt William Candage.
Schooner ''Cottage,' Capt. Nj. A.
Eaton, arrived Sunday from Rockland.
Dec. .. ID.
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WaIthan.
+. +. Clough returned to Bangor We'd
nesday.
Alvah Haslem started for the woods
Friday with a crew Of men.
Eben Moore and daughter Matte Wis
tied friends in Amherst Saturday and
Sunday.
Frank Grant, OF Eden, visited his pa
rents, William Grant and wife, a few days
last week.
Mrs. Ho ward Moore, OF Ellsworth, is
spending the winter with her mother,
Mrs S. B. Giles.
Mrs. E. l.. kingman and daughter Inez,
who have been visiting friends i'll town,
returned to their home in Hancock Sum
day.
The caro- club passed a very pleasant
time Saturday evening with Stephen Jor-
dan and wife The first prizes were won
by Bert Jordan and Celia Giles, the
BOBBY prizes by Hervy kingman and Ada
Cook
The dance given by the w. 5. {.
Thanksgiving eve was a success socially,
if not financially. Owing to the rain the
day previous and the bad travelling
there were not many present as usual
but all pronounced it good time.
Dec. =. ii.
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BIuehiu.
George II. Slower arrived from New
York Saturday.
F. w. Blair principal of the academy,
arrived Saturday.
James Byard, of Sargentville, was in
town Wednesday.
The women did service by passing
water during the fire.
Miss Jordan, of Ellsworth, will attend
the academy this winter.
Mrs. Charles Hopkins, Of Surry, is the
guest Of Miss Ella Slower.
Roscoe Holmes and o. w. Tapley, of
Ellsworth, " ere in town Friday.
Rev. II. d. Bentley commenced his Ia
bors with the Baptist church Sunday.
Capt. Luther Slower, who has been i'll
for several weeks, is greatly improved.
Steamer "Florence" arrived from Black
Island Saturday, and returned Sunday.
The Baptist sewing circle Is making
parsonage.
Schooner "Amela F. Cobb" is loading
with infusorial earth and Christmas trees
for Boston.
The Seaside local union meets in the
Congregational church Friday afternoon
and evening.
Schooner Catherine" from New York,
W 18th coal for White granite company,
arrived last week.
Schooner "Robert Dorlty" sailed Nov.
% for New York, with stone from White
granite company.
The Baptist Sunday school has re-
plenished its library by the purchase of
$50 worth of books.
The republicans OF Bluehill are to
organize reading club. Meetings will
be held in Ksne's hall.
DIR. Walton, of Bangor, was here Sun
day to see Mrs. A. T. Stevens, who has
been i'll several months.
Schooner "Ameia F. Cobb" from Ban
gor, with lumber from Chase granite
company, arrived last week.
Robert Wood, while tying his oxen,
received injuries which will contine him
to his house for several days.
II. b. Slavln, of New York, arrived in
town Monday. Mr.. S!avin has purchased
the entire property of the Chase granite
company
Mrs. Florence A. Morse, who has been
in Bangor hospital for the last five
months, returned home the Goth, much
improved in health.
Schooners Emily Bell, FRONT Bangor
with lumber for G. w. Butler, and
SHARON" from Bangor with lumber for
A. J. Long, arrived Friday.
The Chautauqua circle: was:.organized
last week, composed of thel following
ladies' Miss Ethelyn Long, Lottie Nor
ton, Elvira Billings, Mrs. Nina Douglass
and Miss Carrie Dodge.
Dec X.
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ELLSWORTH MARKETS.

WEDNESDAY, December 4, 1885,
MAINE LAW REGARDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Abushe Of Liverpool salt shall weigh go pounds and
bushe Of Turks Island salt shall weigh ~ pounds
The standard weight of bushel of potatoes, in good
order and fit for shipping, is GU pounds.
fhe standard weight of bushel of beans In good or
der and fl for shipping, is 81 pounds. OF wheat beets
ruta baga tnrnps and peas, 60 pounds; of corn, Sc
pounds Of onions, 81 pounds of carrots, English
nips, rye, and Indian meal so pounds of barley and
buckwheat 4S pounds of oats 81 pounds,
ure as by agreement.
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West Iiaucock.

West Uaucock.
Madison Bridges is seriously ill.,
Miss Mabel ana Sidney Bridges are at
home.
Mrs. Eliza Means, OF Surry, was in
town last week.
II. {. Milliken and George E. Norris
are at home for ii while.
Miss Amelia d. Bush, of Boston, has
been visiting friends in town.
Mrs William Moore, of Ellsworth Falls,
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Naomi
Dow.
Mrs. Ellen Guptill of Lamoine, has
been visiting at John Marshalls during
the past week.
j. Sherman Mcfarland is at home from
Bar IIarbor, where he has been employed
during the past year.
Victor K. Smith came home from Hull's
Cove last week, being Obliged to give up
work for while on account of lame
hand.
Miss Victory Milliken and Bradford
Bridges We're married Thursday at the
residence of the brides father, H. c.
Mlliken, by the Rev d. l.. Yale, of Els
worth. They have the hearty congratu-
lations of their many friends.
Nov. %. SUMAC.
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East LamoIne.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory
5. Eddy NOV. Is.
Miss Nellie Sullivan, of St. John, y.
B., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Will
liam Coughlin.
William +. DesIsles and family have re-
Gently moved to Boston, where Mr..
DesIsles Will be employed during the
winter.
Mrs. Sarah +. Bragdon leaves to-day
for Lake View, in the hope that the
inland air Will prove beneficial to her
health.
The remains of Hattie, the youngest
daughter of Mrs. Carrie c. Berry, of Bar
IIarbor, We're brought here for burial last
Monday. Funeral services We're held at
the church, Rev. l.. NJ. Bosworth otficiat-
ing. Hattie was sweet, lovable child,
and will be greatly missed,
Nov %. II,
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s. L. LORD & co.

A Madagascar correspondent tells of 400
pineapples being bought and delivered
for ,hool picnic there for q.
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fa-tDrook.
f. f. & a. X. Dyer purchased a valuable
horse recently.
Miss Lena DeMeyer has gone to Farm
ington TO attend the normal school.
Mrs. Adeine Lowrie who has been an
invalid for several years, is very i'll at the
present writing.
Miss Linnie Abbott, who has been at
work in Franklin for several weeks, is
at home for a vacation.
Mrs. Charles H. Workman was the
guest of X. W. Dyer and wife last week,
while Mr.. Workman was employed doing
mason work for Fred A. Billings.
The Willing Workers met at the town
hall Saturday, and prepared for sale in
the evening. Several quilts and many
fancy articles were sold. After the sale
box supper was enjoyed. A large num-
Der attended, and a good time was en-
joyed.
Dec. 2. b.
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Amherst.
Hollis Rowe Is making his home with
DR.. Patten.
A. S. Penney was in town Sunday from
Beddington.
Miss Jennie Silsby has returned home,
after an extended visit in Brewer.
ID. F. Richardson has gone to Ellis
worth, where he has found employment.
Quite number of our woodsmen have
already gone to work for the winter.
Cold weat her is now needed to freeze up
the brooks and sWamps.
School in district No /, taught by Miss
Helen Gregg, and in district No. 2, taught
by Mrs. Grace Richardson, closed last
week. Both schools had the benefit OF
experienced teachers, and were success
full.
Dec. g PAT.
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North LamoIHe.
Faben Archer and wife, of Amherst, are
visiting relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Mary J. Berry is keeping house
for William Young during his daug
absence.
Schooner SENATOR Capt. Hutchings,
is at Partridge Cove loading with hay for
Bar liarbor.
Miss Nira Austin is boarding at w. II.
Rice's at the Corner during the high
school session.
Mrs. Della Berry leaves to-day for Mer-
den Conn, to visit her daughter Mrs.
Edward Fitzpatrick.
High school opens this Monday morn
ing, taught by W. W. Rich, of Southwest
Harbor. The district school opens Tues
day, Dec. 3, taught by Miss Nettie Rich
ardson, of Jonesport.
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The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17
The Great TODacco war.

Many of our readers know of the war
existing between the manufacturers of
plug chewing tobacco, but few, per-
haps, are familiar with the cause
For years some manufacturers have
been making enormous'profts by giving
consumers small piece of plug for ten
cents. Recently a very large manufactu
rer, seeing that the time had come for be-.
ter things, has placed;a new brand called
Battle AK on the market, which gives
the consumer a very large piece of most
excellent quality for the same price.
This has raised a great storm among
those who are hurt by it. but it gives JOY
to those who use the goods. In Battle
AK they get greater quantity for their
money, while the qualify is equal to the
finest of other brands. This has natural
ly had the effect sof greatly decreasing
the business of those who have held to
the old way, and it has materially cur
tailed their enormous profits. On the
other hand Battle AK now taxes the re-
sources of three large factories, which,
by running night and day, are still una
BILE to make the goods fast enough to sat
isfv the enthusiastic demand.
The people want good thing and the
most of it that they can get for the price,
The manufacturers who do the best by
them will get their trade. Their rivals
naturally do not like il. They raise
mighty howl, but the Ak will cut them
down
The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17
Eaoushs 1t Was a Fit.

Clarence Haight has pointer that is
simply a marvel as field dog, and he
came into possession of him in most pc
culiar way. The dog was sent from the
east to Joe Murray of San Rafael. Muir
ray is great quail hunter, but he never
shot over a dog. He had vague sort of
au idea that good dog was of some as
with his pointer. He returned empty
handed and disgusted, and the next day
gave the dog to Haight.
''You can have him if you can make
any use of him. declared Murray, "but
tell you right now he's about as worthless
a cur to hunt with as I ever saw
tWhy, what's the matter with himp'
inquired Haight.
''He has fits. He was trotting along
ahead of me all right, when he got his first
fit and stopped right in his tracks. He
stuck his tail straight out behind as stiff
as a stick and drew up one foot and
strHtched his neck out till his eyes nearly
popped out of his head There he stood,
like stone dog, and I couldn't make him
move. I whistled at him and called him,
and then l walked around in front of him
to see if he had gone mad. just then a
whole flock of quail flew up under my feet.
If that dog hadn't got that ft right there
I'd have got about half a dozen ont of
that flock. If you want him, you take
him. l wouldn' { have such cur to hunt
with. San Francisco Post.
The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17
MUNYON'S S
Improved Homeopathic Remedies Com
bins the Best in All Systems and
Make Positive Cures Where All
other Medicines Fail
If You are sick Ask Your Druggist
For Munyon's Guide to Health
buy a 25-cent Remedy and Cure
Yourself.

Mr.. A. Benoit, Waupaca, Wis, says:
For years l was afflicted with bad
case of catarrh. My head was stopped
up, Mucus was continually dropping
in my throat My stomach was affected,
and the catarrhal poison produced gem
eral debility and weakness. | used
large quantities of medicine without re-
ceiving any benefit, until 1 began with
Munyon's Remedies. I used Munyon's
Catarrh Cure aud Tablets a few weeks
and was completely cured of catarrh. l
also used Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure and
the Vitalizer, and am entirely free from
the stomach trouble and general weak
ness"
Munyon's Catarrh Remedies never fail.
The Catarrh Cure-price 25c-eradicates
the disease from the system, and the Ca
tarrh Tablets-price 25c-cleanse and
heal the parts.
Munyon's rheumatism Cure seldom
fails to relieve in one to three hours, and
cures in few days. Price 25c.
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure is guaran-
teed to cure all form of indigestion and
stomach troubles. Price 25c.
Munyon's Vitalizer restores lost pow
ers to weak men. Price 81.
A separate cure for each disease. At
all druggists, mostly 25c bottle.
Personal letters to Prof Munyon. 1906
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa, answered
with free medical advice for any disease.
The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17

mistake arose through postal card notice
sent to the Office. Il is Mr.. F. P. Lind
sey, the lawyer, who is visiting at Sharps-
vile, Indiana.
DR.. L. NJ. Powell who believes in Gre
nation has a circular of the Massachu-
setts Crematory society and says he
wishes some one would start such So
ciety here. Nobody better to do it than
Dr. Powell, himself
Topeka Chapter Royal Arch Masons
elected its officers for the ensuing year
last night. Mr.. 8. l. Seabrook was elected
high priest. Z. A. Mclaughlin the past
high priest was presented with a gold
jewel the emblem of his degree.
Thomas F. Clark sold white hats and
drank white horse yesterday afternoon.
and landed in Jail. He himself is black.
He grew very drunk after being locked
up, and it was thought he should be
charged with getting drunk in prison.
The hats are thought to have been
The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17
DEPEW ON THE POLICE.
Says They should Protect and n.
Prosecute Women.

Says They Should Protect and Not
E'ersecute Women.
BUFFALO, Dec 17.-Chauncey M. De-
pew administered scathing criticism to
Police Magistrate Mott in his speech
opening the Buffalo News doll show.
After paving a tribute to woman's chari-
ty be said: "When l see, as I saw in
New York the other day, a policeman
arresting a woman on the streets at night
and a Dogberry of a magistrate sending
her to prison because she was on the
streets at night. I say it is an outrage
against manhood, against womanhood
and against the spirit of the nineteenth
century.
"a woman is entitled to be aud to go
wherever man may go, and if she can
not go whore he goes he has no business
to be there. The whole police force
ought to be employed for the protection
and not for the persecution of woman
kind. Better that a thousand fallen
women should walk the streets at night
than that one honest girl should suffer
this indignity."
The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17
TOOK MIR. PARCE'S PLANS.
The State House Grounds Will be Beau
tifu1 Green Lawn.

The state executive council has accePtS
ed the plans for the improvement of the
state house square which were prepared
by Mr.. W. w. Parce of Rochester, New
York.
When Mr.. Parce was here q few
months ago and made an examination of
the grounds he showed plainly that he
was an expert in landscape work, and
the plans he forwarded to the executive
council were SO satisfactory that they
were purchased, the council paying him
$3.50 for the plans.
The plans are in accordance with the
suggestions made by Mr.. Parce to JOUR
NAL reporter when he was here and he
will do away with the artificial as much
as possible in fixing up the state house
square.
There will be drives from all four
sides of the capitol building and walks
will be placed along the drives.
The grounds south of the building
will be given the most work as the south
front is to be the main entrance when
the state house is completed. That is
the main entrance will be where scarcely
anybody will enter as is the case of the
capitol at Washington.
The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17
DOWNFALL OF A TRAMP.
How q weary" Began His Downward
Career in Topeka.


sLet me tell yer why l done them
things, jedge. Do you want to know
what forced me to steal them times?"
said fat headed tramp to Judge Ferry
las: evening. The police captain had
just said that the tramp had been In the
prison numberless times, and had served
two years at Lansing for grand larceny.
mime years ago l come to Topeka
from ST. Marys, ter buy some things. l
buyed me new suit O. clothes and other
goods, and by that time my money was
all gone 'cept 80 cents for a ticket to my
town. These here Topeka police run me
in, gave me thirty days on the rock pile
and took my new clothes away from me.
'FThey discharged me with my clothes
full of lice. l couldn't go back to my
sisters that way, and l stole suit of
clothes. That was my downfall in To-
peka. 1t has been six years since l have
been arrested here. L had $8.15 when
they pulled me-"
HAS he that much out there?" called
the judge to the jaiIer, custodian of val
uables.
''Yes. sir"
'.You may 60 We can't try man for
being a vagrant who has money in his
pocket" said Judge Ferry.
William Barnes walked meekly away.
"He is the most notorious thief about,
remarked one of the old officers. II
never knew him to leave town but that
somebody missed something"
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lineal ascendant of the applicant, shall
have rendered efficient service to his
country during the colonial period and
contributed to the founding of this great
and powerful nation. Services rendered
after 1888 are not recognized.
Illinois is also the possessor of II
flourishing chapters Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, one of which
the Chicago chapter-claims to pos
sess more members than the New York
city chapter, despite the fact that New
York was one of the Revolutionary
states. The Chicago chapter further
prides itself because not one Of its mem
bers is collateral member and because
all are able to trace direct descent to
the makers of history in the days Of
1916. Illinois recently held a state con-
ference and went on record as the third
state to enjoy such a meeting. The
others were New York and Massachu-
setts. Mrs. Kerfoot is as much interest
ed in building up this society as she is
in the success of the Colonial Danes.
One of the ancestors of a Chicago mem
ber Of the former society preached the
funeral sermon over George Washington,
and several others are descendants of
signers of the Declaration of Independ-
ence.
The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17
ILLINOIS, COLONIAL DANES.
Their Society Is the First of the Kind
Formed In a Noncolonial State.

Their Society Is the First of the Kind
Formed In a Noncolonial State.
The National Society of the Colonial
Danes. organized in May, 1899, by the
federation of the Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Delaware and New Jersey state
societies, has since spread to all the
original colonial states, and Illinois is
the first noncolonial state to fall into
line and join the organization. This has
been brought about through the efforts
of Mrs. S. H. Kerfoot, who was ap-
pointed state chairman by the national
body and who has received many appl-
cations for membership from Illinois
women. One of these applicants is Mrs.
Adlai E. Stevenson, wife of the vice
president of the United States, whose
home is in Bloomington.
The national constitution of the soci-
ETY. declares that its first object shall be
''the commemoration of the brilliant
achievements of the founders of this
great republic, to the end that the wom-
en-, as well as the men, of this land may
be stimulated to better and nobler
deeds. Those eligible for membership
are women who are descended in their
own right from some ancestor of worthy
life who came to reside in an American
colony prior to 1850, which ancestor, or
some one of his descendants, being 9
The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17

to. He was born at Albany 81 years ago
and is son of Rufus W. Peckham, who
was judge of the New York court of
appeals when he was lost on the French
steamer Vile de aavre in 1878. The
younger Rufus was educated at Albany
academy and the Albany Law school,
profted by the able instruction Of his
distinguished father and was admitted
60 the bar at the age of 81 years.
Early in his legal career he became
interested in politics, and as the years
passed he became a prominent Demo
crat. He was a strong friend of Samuel
J. Tilden and was conspicuous as lead
er of the Tilden forces in the national
Democratic conventions of 1876 and
1880. He was elected district attorney
Of Albany county in 1869 and was sub
sequently appointed corporation counsel.
He displayed marked talent for the law
and was soon one of the most prominent
lawyers in the vicinity of Albany. In
1888 he stood SO we'll with his party and
enjoyed such high reputation for cru
dition and integrity that he was elected
a justice of the supreme court of the
state. Three years later the Democracy
elected him to the court of appeals, and
he has served about nine years as
member Of that body. His term as judge
of the court Of appeals would have ex-
pired in 1900 and the salary was $10,-
900 a year. His elevation to the nation
al supreme bench is great honor and
is for life. but he will only get the same
salary he received as judge of the New
York court of appeals.
-TuSfica Poekham has heeT1 identified
with many business enterprises in AL
bany and has conducted many notable
litigations. Ee has handsome country
place of "a acres at Altamont, 20 miles
from Albany, and owns number Of
well bred horses, Of which he is very
fond. Horses, it is said, are his only fad.
The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17
CHARTERS FILED.

The following charters have been filed
with the secretary of state:
The Fireman's Relief association of
Larned. Directors, F. B Baxter, E. E.
Frizell, C. w. Smith, ]. D. Row, and Il.
NJ. Holloway.
The Tamplin Mercantile company of
Burton, Harvey county. Capital stock,
$4,000. Directors, John Wilson and A
w Wilson, of Peoria, ILL.,, Geo. r. and
Sarah 7. Tamplin, and A. Stone, of Burr
ton.
The Junction City Athletic association.
Capital stock $1,000. Directors, W. II.
Thompson, James w. Grant, T. w. Dorm.
E c. Gleason, and II. 7. Tyler.