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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08
BAD DRAINAGE AND FROST.
A DRY Foundation Preserve. the Road
V.~ Of Road Machines.

imperfect drainage is the cause OF tho
badness Of our roads in nearly all cases
The inexperienced are not apt TO appre-
ciate the paramount necessity for the
maintenarse Of perfectly dry founda-
ton Of earth for their surface Of broken
stone. gravel. etc. to lie upon A pro
tracted rain will soften an undrained
road, and on the passing OF heavy
load iDilsious ruts are the consequence.
In these ATTITUDES the soil water freezes.
and tho consequent expansions and con-
fractions quickly ruin roadbed
1t matters not whether road be
earth or maeadam il attention Is not
given to the preservation OF the fin
ished crown. II ruts are allowed to
form, water Is admitted. Every depres-
sion is a center Of destruction. The
power Of resistance to the water be
comes less and less until the roadway
becomes actually impossible
In constructing earth roads n plow
should not be used except where actual
" necessary, because a plowed surface
is only with great difficulty made hard
and smooth, and the pillow is likely TO
cut too deeply into the earth. A good
road machine should he procured if pos
siblc, FOR by the use Of machine the
natural foundation Of the ground is not
disturbed in rounding up the road rs is
done with common plows and scrapcrs.
Every municipality should own a
road machine and should have man
especially instructed and constantly in
charge Il il With a road machine in
skilled hands. there Will lie no question
raised rs Ia the economy II construction
and repairs and the efficiency Of the
word done
After the road machine has completed
its work the whole grade should be
rolled with roller weighing about five
tons Rolling is essential i'll making the
foundation and surfaclne to form per
maneHt or gravel roads. The roller
should follow closely upon the grader
or scrapor ~ that the loose earth may
be consolidated while it is still moist.
The roller should pass many times over
the softer portions If the road, and
where the raad is very dry and not in
clined To pack II may h. slightly mois
tened 10 fac!Lt the consolidation Of
the earth
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08
WORTH THE PRICE.
Good Roads Are Cheap when Compared
with Loss on Poor Ones.

Perhaps the best time to talk 10 the
farmers about good roads is in the spring,
when they have foot or so Of mud 10
drive through when going to town, says
the Detroit Journal II they can ever be
converted TO the idea that good roads are
worth all they cost, even though they
cost good deal, it is when they are
stuck in the mud, There are TO be taken
into account not only the wear and tear
Of vehicle ana team, the profanity Of the
driver and the frequent breaking down
in the middle of the road, but the large
waste of valuable time in going from
one place TO another Ii would seem that
the farmers everywhere would be the
first and foremost advocates of road i'm
provements and the last to quit fighting
for them The increased cost is far more
tn II compensated in the increased bene-
fits
Wherever under the new systems
adopt in other states the public high
ways lave been made what they should
be, the t,rmers are among the first to
appreciate them, and they would not go
back to the old way Of working roads
for twice what the new way costs them.
This is the almost universal expression
in the east, where the good roads ques-
ton has been more earnestly discussed
than here, and where the experiments
tried have been many and invariably
satisfactory,
We hope 10 see the farmers and all
other people of Michigan take deeper
and more active interest in this subject
than they have yet daue Now is a good
time to revive the good roads question
and keep it revived until public senti-
ment gets ont Of the old rut. Why should
Michigan be behind any other state in
this respect:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08
Fnrtn Values Raised.

The residents # Mooreetewn and vi
cinity in Burlington county, y. J. have
freely taken advantage If the opportuui
" for ruD1 Improvement which the new
road law If the state has opened up
As result the roads about Mo7resiowu
and connecting il with Camden have
been improved to very large extent
The effect q 1t is seen III much hrisk"r
demand for farms in that vicinity. For
years past IL has been exceedingly diff
ficult there. us III agricultural sections
elsewhere. To settle estates OWNING farm
lands when there was "a necessity 10 sc Il
because purchasers were rare and offers
uninviting The improved roads have
changed this. and farm lands near
Moorestown are in demand -Philadel
phia Press
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08
sorrento .

Sorrento.
Each day brings new arrivals to this
charming resort, and there is some new
form of entertainment each evening, the
last being sheet and pillow case party
productive OF much enjoyment.
Mrs w. II. Lawrence gave a delightful
blue and gold tea on Tuesday afternoon.
Among the guests We're the Misses Da-
mon, of Boston, who furnish the music
at Hotel Sorrento this year, and Miss
Edna A. Foster, of the Youths Com
paniOn.
A very sharp game OF base ball was
played on the Sorrento grounds Thurs
day afternoon between the young ladies
ut the hotel and those upon Charles
A. Sinclair's yacht "Siesta." The Siestas
were victorious with a score OF thirteen
to eleven. The best feature of the game
was Miss Fie Sinclair's base work, and
that Of Miss Fuller, daughter of our
chief Justice, at the bat. About two hun
dred society people witnessed the game
and much amusement was afforded.
Aug. 5. r.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08

West Deer Isle.
Mr.. Jones has been grading the lot of
o. b. Mills in the cemetery.
Miss Flora E. Cookson, Of Rockland,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. B. 5. Fitield,
Several of the summer boarders We're
present at the services held at Oceanville.
Rev. B. S. Fifeld spoke upon the Chris
tian Endeavor Convention at West Deer
Isle, Sunday, July IS
c. II. Beledew, of Boston, Mass, for
merly of Deer Isle, made a call upon
friends here and at Green's Landing this
week. He came on the steamer MT.
Desert Tuesday morning, and left We'd
nesdsy afternoon on the same boat. He
is contemplating purchasing a site for a
summer resort. His brother George, who
is well known here, is now acting as his
foreman. Mr.. Belledew is now doing
a prosperous business as carpenter and
builder at the Hub"
July 81, F.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08
Aug. 3,
Seal Cove

Seal Cove.
Mrs Levi Lurvey, of Southwest Harbor,
lately visited friends here.
Miss Mamie Pierce, of Avon, Mass, is
spending the summer with her grand
parents, Capt and Mrs. y. A. Harper.
Fred w. Heath has purchasd horse Of
Lewis Benson, of Bass Harbor. The
animal is one OF the string OF horses
lately purchased by Mr.. Benson in Mon
tana.
Mrs. Fred B. Goodwin, who has been
visiting her parents, has returned to
Bangor, where her husband has a posi-
ton on the electric road. Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodwin intend to make their home in
Bangor.
THE AMERICAN correspondents. had the
pleasure of attending the entertainment
given at Bass Hsrbor, fremont, July 81,
for the purpose of raising funds to liq-
uidate the church debt. a large audience
reading, who expected literary treat,
were not disappointed. Some OF the
brightest and smartest of Hancock
county, smart youths and maidens. who
have won prizes and honors in the sem
inaries they have attended, helped to
carry out the interesting programme.
Among those were Paul Anterior, of Mt.
Desert; Miss Ida Morse, of Swan :
Island; Miss Julia Kittredge, Miss Louisa
Heath, Miss Myra Powers. Fine vocal
and instrumental music added to the en-
joyment of the exercises. The banjo solos
by George Neal were heartily appreciated
Flowers were presented the "male quar-
tette," whose selection drew tears (oi
laughter from the audience. After the
exercises delicious refreshments We're
sold at the house of 0. NJ. Kittredge
The receipts OF the evening were about
$40.
Aug 3. ..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08
COUNTY NEWS.
For additional County Ncics see other pages

East BiuehnI.
Mrs. Violette Grindle and Mrs. Carrie
Weber are quite i'll.
Frank A. Miller, of Penobscot, was in
the village Thursday on business.
Frank Greene, of Washington, D. c., is
visiting his uncle, Peyton r. Greene.
The schooner Kentucky" L, B. Grin
die, master, sailed for Rocklsnd to-day.
Mrs. Nina Lucas, of Waltham, Mass, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Richard Grindle
The schooner Henry Chase" Herbert
Black, master, arrived Thursday from
Portland, with freight for the Grange
store.
Leroy B. Grindle has scld the schooner
"Victor" to Henry Morris, of Nova
Scotia, and bought the schooner ken
lucky"
Mrs. Julia Lyman and Jane Peaks, OF
Lawrence, Mass, and Milton Young, OF
Halls Quarry, are the guests of Charles
H. Curtis.
The schooner Baltimore" Z. McFar-
land, master, arrived Wednesday from
Rockland, with freight for &. q. Long.
She is now lying on the beach undergo
ing repairs.
Last Thursday at about 10: 30 a. IN. the
tug boat Little Round Top with the
three-masted schooner "Henrletta A.
Whitney" in tow, arrived at the mouth
Of the harbor. On board the NV hitneya
were $40 passengers from Ellsworth, &C
companied by Monaghan's band. The
schooner was towed to the wharf at
Pleasant Point near the picnic grounds,
where the passengers landed. 1t was a
huge picnic party under the auspices of
the Baptist and Methodist sunday
schools of Ellsworth. After partaking of
refreshments the party dispersed and
soon the streets of the village swarmed
with the we'll behaved and polite visitors,
whose exuberant spirits seemed to give a
zest to everything they did. The band
marched through the streets discourslng
excellent music to the qualification OF the
citizens and the delight OF the small boy
A large part of the crowd visited the
base ball grounds and witnessed a game
between the Ellsworth and East Bluehiil
Juniors, the Ellsworth boys winning the
game. The vessels started for home at
five o'clock, and two boys, who did not
attend to the whistle, got left. Quite
number came with teams, and Rll-citi=
zens as well as visitors to have
a tirst-rate time. Come again.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08
tNiTARiANS Ar BAR HARHop
sixth Annual Meeting of the U.,o,
County Conference.


County Conference.
The sixth annual session of tbs H.
cock conference is being held nj -.
Unitarian church, Bar Iarbor. to.da
Wednesday. a large delegation ~
Ellsworth is in attendance.
The programme OF the dfy is a, to.,ow..
MORNING. SESSION
Devotional Exercises,
Conducted by Rev 5. ". Eroo,.
Word OF Greeting,
Rev franel- O. Peabody, n II
Address by the President.
Hon John = IIoyklo.
Introduction OF business
Appointment OF committees
Address .............., Rev. Samuel VI cr,,ho..
Discussion. Opened hy Rev Charlie, n5r.
From 12.l5 until 100 p. m. there vfuA.
a recess and collation..
AFTERNOON SESSION
Opening Excrrisc-.
Conducted by Charles Il Porter. r
Address, The Work Of the Inter Aer,,..f
national Committee In Maine
President William Dewitt iIva.
Address, The Work OF Liberal Christian.
In Maine. Rev. l. NJ " U.or
Address. The Literal Gospel How r..
Proclaim IT,. 49,. RrS. l. Il tu,l -ana
Reports OF committee.
Election of officers
Concluding Exercise
Conducted by Rev, Francis &. rrni.ul.. u. u
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08

900 clses, or 5000 dozen, and are shipping
them all over the United States and some
to foreign countries. They employ
seventy-tive to one hundred hands, and
pack $50 bushels per day easily. The
CLAIMS are packed in four dozen cases,
and sell at wholesale at seventy cents per
dozen.
Mrs. F. E. Webb and child are stopping
at Bar Har Dor for few weeks.
The lobster fisherman are getting their
traps down again, preparing for fall
fishing
f. f Webb received a new bicycle
Saturday.
The schooner "A. II. Whitmoren ar
rived with freight for Seth x c. II, Webb
Saturday.
William Sullivan. ir., wife and chill
dren, are home for few days.
L. Clark and wife went to Rocksand
Saturday for few days
Mrs l. H. Buekminster has ten sum
mer visitors This is getting to be quite
a summer resort. Come to Oceanville.
No maekerel have been caught here as
yet, although the fishermen report the
water full" OF them of Isle su Haul but
they wont bite the jig.
Mrs. w. A. Buckminster and children
came from Castine Thursday.
The government steamer Lilac WIS in
the harbor saturday.
W hen in want OF nice newsy paper
subscribe for the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN.
Aug 5, EUGENE.
pe"r Isle.
John MeGerriI and family, OF Clinton,
are visiting Hon. L. p. Spoford.
The schooner Emma" of Bangor, ar
rived here on Monday with lumber for
John smiths house, which is to be built
at Sunset.
The schooner Edward Chase" arrived
here on Monday with freight for mer
chants.
MIR and Mrs. George Patten left for
their home in Brewer on Monday boat
Charles II. LufkIn was driving from
the mill bridge he ran over small boy,
breaking his leg, The boy is doing
nicely at the time of writing.
A, p. Carman is painting his house.
The schooner yacht "Gundred" WAS in
the harbor Thursday night. Crockett
Dow is going on her.
Walter Berdikin and wife returned to
their home in East Boston on Friday.
Frank Dean, OF Taunton, Mass, is
stopping at the Haskell house.
Mr. Curtis. OF Massachusetts, is visiting
Mrs. William Williamson.
A telegram WAS received Saturday night
with the pleasing information that
Bently Barbour was out OF danger. He Is
i'll with inflammation OF he stomach and
is in a hospital at Newport, K. l. His
brother, Irving g., is with him. They
t he "Detender.N
The steam yacht, "Volantia' took
party TO Castine on Saturday last. return
ing at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. W inslow c. Haskell are
receiving congrstulation on the birth Of
daug hter, Saturday July 81.
Capt, WINSTON A. Gray arrived home
on Saturday.
A. A. Littlefield, Of Bucksport, was in
town Saturday.
Mrs. George Tolmsn is visiting W. II.
II. Spoford.
+. A. Green went to Castine on Satur
day.
T. Perry, of Rocklsnd, returned home
Saturday. He has been working for 4.
d. Haskell in his sail loft for the past
three weeks.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08
Franklin Road.

Franklin Road.
Fred Graves is at work in Franklin.
Howard Ball was in town Saturday,
calling on relatives and friends.
Mrs. Nelson Stewart, and Mrs. Charles
Stewart went to Sorrento one day last
week.
Mrs f. kingman and daughter and
Mrs. V. Butler and daughter, We're in
Ellsworth Saturday.
Mrs. Alfred Cook, OF Boston. Mass.
and Miss Hattie HowRy, OF Canton,
Mass, have been visiting at Ney Kill
mans the past week.
Aug5. h
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08

More than 80 prisoners ARE incarcet
ated in the Lafayette county Jail, says
the Kansas City Times, and Last Friday
chain gang was put TO work on the
roads leading to Lexington. building
them Up and making access to the town
easier for the farmers, 1t is the first
time in the history Of the county that
the experiment has been tried
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastorLa.
What's Your
Moneys Worth?

Answering that question depends
upon where you go to find out.
honestly, conscientiously believe
that your money is worth more
when clothes are the basis of COM
parison, right here in Ellsworth,
than anywhere in the State, or any
other state for that matter. It's
for you TO test. Call and learn my
prices.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-08

OceanvilIe.
Seth & c. Fl. S. Webb are having cans
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-17
RICH c4icAeoANs IN PERIL.
Internal Machines for George N. Pullman
and r. u. Armour.

Internal Machines for George N. Pullman
and r. u. Armour.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-George NJ. Pullman
and i. ID. Armour escaped from Internal
machines yesterday morning, owing to
the suspicious Of . mail collector. A col
lector Of station l. at Cottage Grove ave.
nne, making his rounds found on mail
box two packages, one addressed to
George NJ. Pullman's private residence on
Prairie avenue, and the other addressed to
Il. ID. Armour's residence at Thirty.Sev-
enth street and Michigan avenue. He was
suspicious Of the appearance Of the pack
ages, and when he came into the Office he
called the attention Of Superintendent
William J. Hanlon to them.
One Of the packages was opened by ex-
pcrts and found to contain lead pipe,
matches and yellow powder which on
trial exploded with great force A mer.
chant who lives ON the south side reported
hearing two men talking about blowing
up Pullman and Armour. He gave good
descriptions of tho men and the police arc
searching for them.
LATER-lt IL stated that the bombs
were not made to kill, but to extOrt money,
and the man-not u merchant, by the way
who said he heard q conversation about
killing Pullman and Armour, Il under
arrest as the sender.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-17
THE MASSACRE At AiNTAB.
Women, Both Christina and Turkish, Tax
Part In the Struggle.

women. Both Chrissian and Turkish, Take
Part In the Struggle.
LONDON, Dec. THE Daily News
correspondent at Constantinople tele.
graphs: "A narrator who appears to have
witnessed the massacre at Aintab from
the American mission, says that all the
western and southern parts of the city ap.
peared to be In an uproar, crowds rushing
in every direction and the sound Of mum.
erous pistol and gun shots being contin-
ually heard. A company of sixty was
stationed in front Of the American Girls
seminary, with pickets out to cover the
approaches to the hospital and college.
I'VE could see the Christian women on
the roofs helping by means of stones,
clubs and firearms to drive of the assail
ants. Elsewhere the Turkish women
crowded forward uttering peculiar cry.
cheering their men on to the attack The
massacre lasted almost the whole day, and
although troops were posted around the
Christian quarters II was renewed on Nov
II. The Christians however were better
prepared ty that time and were able to
repel the attack
The Daily News publishes a thrce-col.
utnn letter from a person described BY
t4at paper rs being as we'll placed for
knowing as any European ambassador,
which summarizes the whole Of che Ar.
menian massacres. and estimates that
25,O0O to 10000 have been Killed within
two months. and that $40, ,O0O, ,O0U worth Of
property has been stolen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-17
ABBREVIATED TeLeGRAms.

Obituary: At Orange, N. J., Joseph C.
Lindsley g. and Addison A. JAYNE. S3
both prominent abolitionists. At Elk.
horn. Wis. ex-County Treasurer James
H Lauderdale, 6.. At Princeton, Ind,
Matthew Woods.
The men who run the vaccine farms Of
the country are at Chicago forming ma
tional organization.
Frederick Wilhelm Johomme Beese, of
E!yria. o., yesterday celehfated his hun.
dredth birthday. He reads without
glasses is in excellent health, works every
day. shaves himself and never employed .
physician in his life.
Edward Decourcry, col0red, impelled by
jealousy, shot aud killed Dora Perkins.
l9 years old. also colorcd, at Chicago. De-
courcey also attempted, it is said, to shoot
Thomas Buckner. Of whom the murderer
10 said to have been jealous
According to New York dispatch the
Clan -na-Gael is raising regiments in that
city and at Chicago, Cincinnati and other
places to fight for the liberation of Ire.
land.
A Rockford Ills, man has invented q
pocket typewriter no larger than q watch.
The American liner Indiana collided
with "a British steamer near Liverpool and
was beached to save the lives of the pas
sengers.
j. J. Mase, bread peddler, was arrested
BY the Illinois Humane society at Chi
cagO for cruelty kicking his sick horse.
He was fined So and costs
A cavern which surpasses the famous
Mammoth cave has been discovered in Ed
mOnson county, Ky. The entrance IL only
two miles from the mouth OF the. Mammoth
cave.
Interior Secretary Smith has left At
lanta hrlrriedly for Washington because
Of the serious illness Of his little daughter.
Grace Episcopal church at Detroit has
female surpliced choir. The ladies wear
black skirts. white and black capes and
mortarboard caps.
|, George p: Kehoe, a carpenter of Chi
cago. in trying to ascend the stairs to the
second fiat where he lived, fell back.
ward and broke his neck
A Lewisburg (Pa.) hotel keeper claims
to have been cured of rheumatism by q
handkerchief blessed by Schlatter, the
Colorado healer.
Cripple Greek is excited over a cable.
gram saying that Barney Barnato, the
London "kaffir King" is about to visit
the Colorado mines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-17
The Great aud Good French Editor.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Paris correspon.
dent of the Pail Mall Gazette telegraphs
that he Is In . position to state that NJ.
Faurc, president Of the French republic,
will resign before March next. He adds
that fresh family scandal has been un.
carthcd I'm connection with tho presidcnt's q
family. The correspondent also says:
"Daily hundreds of newspapers express
disgust at the campaign Of slander; but
there IL not an article among them which
does not distill the venom Of calumny.' -
The Pail Mall Gazette intimates that the
sacrct fund of .Oo.OOO francs which the
Eiyscc palace expended upon the press wa
not wisely distributed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-17
GREAT SHOW AT THE HOTEL.

Whole Floor Of the southern Occupied for
the Festivities.
From the church the party took car
riages for the Southern hotel, where q
magnificent supper and reception lasting
two hours was held, at the conclusion of
which there was dance. The entire
second floor Of tho hotel had been reserved
for that junction. For a week q corps of
decorative artists had been at work upon
this part Of the hotel and transformed it
into palace, no expense being spared.
There werc twelve main rooms, each
apartment representing u different type.
The grandest of all was the reception
room in which the happy pair received the
congratulations Of their friends Every
thing was In white. The walls were COM
pletcly hidden from sight by draperies Of
white touraine silk Arranged in the cor
ners and along the walls were ferns and
fcathery palms.
The ceiling was a mass of white tarlatan
and lace, from which was suspended as
thick rs possible pure white lilies of the
valley, white water lilies, white roses and
white chrysanthemums. Over the place
where the couple stood was q canopy Of
purest white flowers. Other rooms were
finished In pink, green, yellow and blue,
while still others were fitted up in styles
Of the various countries of the Orient.
When the festivities were at their height
the newly married couple stole away to
the Planters hotel. where bridal suite of
three rooms had been reserved for their
use Today the couple left for q short trip
to Florida, returning in time to spend the
holidays mt the Busch mansion. After q
short stay here Herr Won Gontard will
take his bride to their home in Germany,
Thousands Of invitations were issued to
the many friends Of the Busch family,
and among those present were many from
Chicago. New York, Galveston (Tex. ana
elsewhere. Apartments in several Of the
principal hotels had been reserved for the
use Of guests from out Of town. 1t il esti.
mated that the wedding arrangements
cost Busch fully 100000. The wedding
gifts were numerous and costly, aeRreRas-
ing in value about a5O00U. In addition 10
IN estate In Germany, valued 1t Sl0O, 900,
which was given to the bride by her father
as wedding present.
One Of the most amusing things about
the nuptials had been the great rivalry
among the leading hotels Of the city for
the honor Of being chosen - the place
for holding the wedding festivities. The
Planters hotel and the Sc. Nicholas were
eager rivals Of the 6outhsRn for the COW
eted honor. With % many good hotels
placed as his service Busch was e Q
loes which to chOose. Tony Faust, the
famous rsstaurateuf, cut tho Gordian
knuk Being mutual friend of Busch
and the 6outhsrn hotel management hs
tnduced ths former % haye the wedding
9Th hfoW hmta1ER.