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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
KITrERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News
Novelty and Nonsense.

ohe weeks Ninnowtngs OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
Edward c. Hyde, one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens of Bath, died
Saturday night. He WAS president of the
Marine national bank.
The Maine delegation in Congress has
nominated Gen. John Marshall Brown,
of Portland, to succeed the late Gen.
George l.. Besl as director of the soldiers
homes Of the United States.
The hotel and buildings at Grindstone
railroad We're burned Thursday night.
There were no other buildings in the
place except the railroad buildings.
Six persons within a six-mie radius Of
West Paris, are ninety years old or more.
One Of them is 10i and one ninety-nine.
Within the same territory are fourteen
persons above eighty-tive years of age.
The four masted schooner Calvin B.
Orcutt", of Perth Amboy. n. j., bound
from Portland to Norfolk in ballast, was
wrecked on the Chat ham (Mass.) bars
Wednesday night, and her crew of eight
men was lost.
The depot and freight house at Eaton
were burned Saturday night. Fire caught
in the attic. The station agent and fam
lily had very narrow escape and nothing
was saved. The post office in he depot,
the records, etc, were burned.
The schooner ID. c. Borden, from
Windsor, n. s., for New York, with a car
go Of rock plaster, is ashore at Campobel-
10, n. 3. She is fan OF water and badly
damaged. The ''Bardenn is of 1856 tons
register and was bullt III 1894.
Patents have been granted To Maine in
ventors as follows: T. +. Francis, Au
burn, j+cE for shoe machines; H. l.. Pratt,
Lewiston, machine for winding yarn from
chains on to filing bobbins; >. +. IiO-
belts, Blddeford, wood mortising ma
chine.
The three-masted schooner "Hohest
Inglee CAREER of wort, Capt. Town
shend, bound from New lofk TO Port
land with coal, struch o. y den, Rock,
off Cape Elizabeth, saturday morning be
fore daylight. Toe man at the wheel
Taylor's buoy, ana in changing his course
the schooner !auaed with great crush url
the treacnerous rock. The schooner j, a
total loss. Sac was valued at :35, 0o0, ana
Mas insured.
Charles p. Church, of BridgeWster, died
very suddenly at iioulton "Wednesday,
from pneumonia. Mr.. Church WAS born
III Mercer, in 1919 IN 1872, with his
brother. he settled IN itn,t Bradford. In
1874, ne became proprietor OF the Brad
ford tsnnery, when he purchased from
his fat her. He carried on the business for
several years. A tea yeats ng2 lie moved
to brIdgewHter asa bal.ta large taunery,
which he operated up to the time OF tbs
death. For some time, also tie had the
management OF tue tHinery ut Is and
Falls.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

TuE AMER1cAN hos subscribers at IO6

THE AMERICAN has subscribers at I06
Of the II6 oSto6ices in Hancock county;
all the other papers in the county com
bined do not reach so many. THE AMER
IcAN is not the only paper printed in
Hancock county, and has nerer claimed to
be, but it is the only paper that can prop
srly be called COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely local papers. The circuld-
ion of THE AMERICAN, barring the Bar
Harbor Records summer list, is larger
than that Of all the other papers printed
in Hancock county.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT

The Sunday school held an entertain
ment and Christmas tree at the Dollard-
town school house Christmas eve. There
was good audience present. The fol-
lowing programme was very successfully
carried out:
Singing, STARRY sky. ................... Choir
Scripture reading. Mrs. Grace Barron
Prayer. .......................M Mrs. +. 7. Barron
Singing "wonderful Peace. Choir
Recitation, christmas Gifts"
Ray Alta Dollard
Recitation, emmanuel. ....Annie Mitchell
Recitation, "The Sweet Story of Old"
Mile Seeds
Singing ale Took my Place" ............Ch Choir
Recitation God Bless the Little Stockings"
Gcrtic Seeds
Recitation, 1.-THE New Minister"
Fred Richardson
Singing, "The Angels Song. ............C Choir
Recitation, "Ringing the Christmas Bells"
Mabel stackpole
Recitation, "Grandpas Glasses"
Julia H. Barron
Solo There's n Hand Held out"
Julia +. Higgins
Recitation, Gods Garden"
Helen f. Mitchell
Recitation, "The First Christmas"
Gertrude Casper
Recitation. "The Boys" Lloyd pebeck
singing, CANCELS Above are Singing. Choir
Recitation, "Mary's Letter to Santa Clau-,"
Mary Smith
Reading, "Amos Deans Christmas"
Grace BARRON
Reading, The Father Consent" flo-sic smith
500, "Ile Set the JOY Bcis Ringing"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

Mrs. Messy (hotnobbiing) My re-
specs; and bows your family settled,
Mrs. Dossy? Nicely, thank you, mem.
Sarah and Alice il in a 'formatory, Bits
been took in II ONE, and Joe's jined a
refuge. An, they do look after 'em we'll,
those good gentlemen!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
Mrs. Wards knowledge.

1t must have been some very inferior
and jealous novelist who invented the
story that after the publication of Mrs.
Ward S former novel, David Grieye,"
which shows marvellous insight into the
psychology OF Bohemian life in Paris, a
friend asked the gifted authoress how on
earth she had acquired so much knowledge
of that lurid phase q, existence. "Oh,"
replied the ~ just gave
81. a goo Y-oy anu solutt him TO run
over lliday to find
don Sketch.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

People say, 81 hate poetry" or, 81 love
poetry" They are rank Philistines in
either event. They are hopelessly out
side the pale of literature. Neither prose
nor poetry is to be hated or patronized,
but both are to be appreciated and en-
joyed for their characteristic beauties.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
WEST ELLSWORTH.

Mrs. Addie Barron is in the city taking
care OF her sister, Mrs. Emily Haas, who
is very ill.
Walter Seeds and Irwin Stackpole have
added their names to the list of success
full deer hunters.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
Magazine and Book Notes.

We have received c. ]. Hood & Co.'s
calendar for 1897. A new feature of the
calendar this year is the Introduction of
coupons, redeemable for valuable novel
ties at merely nominal prices. Hoods
calendar has long been a welcome yearly
visitor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
THE KENNEBEO JOURNAL.


With the year 1897 that old and reliable Re
publican paper, the kcnnebec Journal, which
stands deseryedly in the front ranks of Names
progressive newspapers. will enter upon Its
seventy second year, and its Daily edition will
enter upon Its twenty eighth year. The Jour
nal, at all times an interesting and up-t date
paper, will be of special value the coming win
ter, on account of the complete and compre-
hensiye manner in which 1t handles the news of
the legislative session. Not only does It, as the
State paper, publish the only official steno-
graphic report of legislative proceedings, but 1t
also gives full and valuable reports of the va
rious important committee hearings, and the
various news and gossip that make the Capital
such II centre of news interest during the leg
islatve winter.
No Maine home well afford to lie without
this paper during the coming winter, and Ger
tginly the very reasonable price which the pub
fishers have placed upon 1t for the legislative
session, put. Il within the reach of all.
The daily edition of the Journal will be sent
TO any address during the legislative session,
for : Is, the weekly edition will he sent to any
address for the period for 80 cents Every.
one will recognize that This Is most liberal
offer, aud have doubt that citizens all
over the state Will hasten to avail themselves of
1t. Whie this special rate l. intended to apply
only 10 the time the Legislature Is In session,
the puhl-hcr OF the JoprUGi have decided to
enter all subscriptions for the Legislative Daily
or Weekly H. soon a. they are received. People,
therefore. who subscribe at once viii secure the
advantage al getting the paper several weeks
tree OF chargr. Adar,-- all subscriptions to
BUKEtlGH Il FAINT, Augusta. Me.
-Idrt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

When the hair has fallen out, leaving the
head bald, if the scalp,is not shiny, there is a
chance of regaining the hair by using Halls
Hair Remover.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

Birch HarbOr.
ton for the winter.
Mrs. F. G. Vose and daughter Carrie are
visiting in Sullivan.
w. B. Wlnslow, who has been visiting
in BROOKLYN, came home Saturday.
Dec. q. Z.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

Franklin.
Miss Nancy Hooper is at Pittstield at
tending school.
Jesse D. Macomber has had wood fur
mace placed in his house.
The house of Samuel Springer was the
-cene OF unusual activity one day last
week. Toe Youngest member OF the
family discovered smoke issuing from he
ell, and called Mrs. Springer's atteni ion
to 1t, who found the ash barrel WIS on
fire. As tnt,e Was no man Oh the
premises, Mrs. Springer ana daughter,
with well-drected efforts in throwing
pals of water, soon subdued the flames
which in short time would have been
beyond control.
George A. Martin with family leaves
for Bluehill next week to assume the
management of the Bluehill Inn and
Hotel Alma. While for years Mr.. Martin
has been the successful proprietor OF the
Tarratine house during the summer
months, in the intervening time he was a
| citizen here. AS result Of the new de-
parture, he sewers that connection, to the
regret of all; and the old home where
| hospitality has been SO freely dispensed,
will be closed for the present. Mr.. Mar
| tin has held the office of collector for a
series of years; and as an instance of his
progressive spirit, by his fidelity to duty,
he has placed the town on solid basis,
financially The best wishes of the
townspeople follow the family to their
new home and assure them of cord ial
reception whenever opportunity offers
for tarry with old-time folks.
Dec 21 b.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

Surry.
Miss Ruby Anderson is at home for the
winter.
Joseph Merrill is visiting his sister, Mrs
S. B. Freethy.
NJ. E. Day and family, who have been
occupying the Knowles cottage for the
past two months, have returned home.
Mr.. Day has done good business as pho
tographer.
To say the Free Baptist Y. P. S. c. E. IS
in Ellsworth are royal entertainers, is but
faint expression Of the minds and hearts
of those who attended the meeting OF
Seaside local union there.
II. l.. Day and wife, of Bangor, spent
Sunday with Rev. Fl. F. Day and wife.
The gentlemen are brothers and the wives
are sisters, two out of the largest family
in Machias, that of A. T. McRae.
Wish all the readers OF THE AMERICAN
could have the privilege OF Surryites be-
fore daylight or after dark OF gazing on
the bay at the white city all lighted A
beautiful sight is this, the smelt tents all
Illuminated and all still as death, the
occupants busy at work. There is no
noise save the gentle whispers of easy
spoken Mr.. Phillips. 1t seems the smelts
taste better than ever before, perhaps be-
cause they are so scarce. Such iuXuries
are not to be had every day, when they
bring such prices in Boston. George
Phillips don't ship all his catches" but
reserve some for home missions.
Dec p. J. A. l..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

There are three persons living in this
village who have been relieved of their
surplus fowl by henroost thieves.
j. 7. Staples has decided to quit
peddling for the present, and will estab-
lish his business in the store owned by
A. L. Treworgy in the near future.
There will be an ice-cream sociable at
the Methodist vestry Friday evening,
given by the young ladies of the Epworth
league. The proceeds go toward the
pastors salary.
Rev. f. w. Belcher preached an able
Christmas sermon Sunday at the Metho-
dist church from Isaiah 7;14. Rev.
Andrew Gray preached at the vestry in
the evening.
High school begins to-day, S. S. Seam
mons, OF Franklin, teacher. Mr.. Scam
mons has taught this school several
terms with great success. He is very
popular in and out of the school.
Dec, IS. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
Pretty Marsh.

Pretty Marsh.
Capt. F. P. Freeman is in Boston visit
ing relatives.
School opened Dec. p taught by Isaac
Treworgy, of Surry.
The barn on the Barron place was
blown down in last weeks gale.
Florence Cleaves, who has been visiting
at V. D. Smiths, returned to Bar Harbor
last Friday.
The society of Willing Workers held
a sale, dance and supper Dec. IS. Not
withstanding the bad weather the pro-
eeeds amounted to s12. The society
meets with Mrs. NJ. J. Freeman We'd
nesday of this week.
Dec, n. 3.
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Dec. 70. PAX.
Deer Isle.
Public Christmas trees were III fashion
this year. There were trees at Mort heast
Harbor, at the Reach and at Mountain
vile.
The Hearts Ease circle of Kings
Daughters held a Christmas festival,
tertainment and tree in the vestry FRI
day evening. A little play, 1.-The Heart OF
Christmas, was rendered.
The people met in the vestry on Satur-
day, Dec. 10, toact upon the pastors letter
OF resignation. They voted to lay the
letter upon the table, and chose COM
mttee to wait upon Mr.. Richards and ar
range with him to remain. He has agreed
to remain in charge until spring, at least,
and do what his health will permit i'll the
meetings etc, and secure another supply
when he cannot preach. The people are
glad they will not be pastorless this Win
ter, and that the evil day of the separa-
ton OF pastor and people is postponed.
Dec. p. 5.
Sunset.
john Small has jammed his hand very
badly.
Greedy Small arrived home from Boston
Friday with his daughter Alberta.
Pearl Stinson who has been employed
at Green's Landing, is home for the win
ter.
Frank Warren, " no has moved to South
Deer Isle, has rented the tenement over
Seth Hatch's store.
Dec. u. SADIE.
Miss Gertrude Burrill is teaching in
Holden.
Mrs. Jestus Grey, formerly of this place,
died at the home of her son, Will Labree,
in Massachusetts recently. The body
WAS brought here for burial.
\ good number was present at the oys-
ter supper and sale Friday evening, which
netted the society good sum, to be used
for the benefit OF the Congregational
church.
Dec. 26. B.
HulI's Cove.
John Stanley left for Boston Monday.
Miss Vivian Brewer returned home
from Bangor Saturday.
Ed Carpenter and Joe Jordan arrived
from Mariaviile last week with one
deer.
Robert Edwards ana wife who intended
to start for Florida, have decided to re-
main at home, and will soon occupy q
house at Salisbury's Cove.
Dec. n. VIC.
Birch HarbOr.
Miss Emma johnson has gone to Bos-
ton for the winter.
Mrs. F. G. Vose and daughter Carrie are
visiting in Sullivan.
w. B. Wlnslow, who has been visit ing
in Brooklin, came home Saturday.
I Dec. q. {.
People say, 81 hate poetry" or, 81 love
poetry" They are rank Philistines in
either event. They are hopelessly out
side the pale of literature. Neither prose
nor poetry is to be hated or patronized,
but both are to be appreciated and en-
joyed for their characteristic beauties.
Business Notices.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
West Eranklin.

West Franklin.
Frank Bradbury was in Bangor Friday
and Saturday on business.
The blacksmiths, c. T. Goodwin and
Clarence Moore, ARE having merry horse
shoeing war and are cutting prices.
The happiest trio in West Franklin at
present are E. w. Smith, s. o. and Edward
Hardison who have just returned from
Spring river. On going into a swamp
deer began to run in all directions and
they began to shoot. Some men near by
thought that our hunters had en-
countered detachment Of Spanish
troops, but were mistaken. When the
smoke had cleared away and the excite
ment subsidized three dead deer were found.
Dec. u, CHEER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
Seal Harbor.
Warren Whitmore is in New York.


Warren Whitmore is in New York.
The ladies will hold fair this week at
he Glencove.
Capt. William Cox and family are in
Castine on visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Brscy have
been away on vacation.
Walter II. Smallidge has gone to Cas-
tine on short vacation.
John NJ. Richardson is manufacturing
hull corn, and will send team out
Mss Laura Richardson, who has been
with Mrs. Campbell, has gone home to
Somesville.
Miss Ella Devereux, OF Ellsworth, is
spending Christmas week with her sister,
Mrs. +. II. Macomber.
Miss Rosy Wyman, OF Islesboro, who
has been visiting Misses Agnes and Dora
Smalldge, returned home Monday.
Arthur NJ. Clement, OF this village, and
Frank Thompson, of Eden, are up on
the Bangor Il Aroostook railroad with
guns. Will report what they went for
when Arthur returns.
A. E. Clement with a crew Of eight men
has moved about eighty bodies from the
cemetery near the Sea Side hotel and
other small private lots to the new ceme-
terry on Abrams Plains. 1t was much
needed Improvement, as it does away
with little burying grounds scattered all
around the village. 1t is source OF graf
ification also to the friends of the re-
spected dead to have them thus placed in
a more beautiful resting place.
Dec. %. H.
Gouldsboro
Capt. Stillman Coffin has a crew OF men
cutting wood this winter.
Mark II. Hovey returned from Portland
this week. He made the trip by sailing
vessel.
Thomas Dunifer went into camp with
crew of men this week. He viii cut
stave wood for he spring and fall saving.
The Christmas tree at the Methodist
church Christmas night WAS very prettily
decorated, and many children We're made
happy by presents.
The Christmas ball at Bay View hall
was we'll attended, though there Was
bail at Prospect Harbor and at Steuben.
Every hing was quiet and orderly here.
The families on Sowle's terrace had
Christmas tree at the Sowle homestead
Christmas night. There We're seventeen
present. Toe tree Was tastefuiiy Gssuo-
rated
Mrs. Brewer Squirting and Mrs. Edwin
Tracy called on Mrs. Capshaw Christmas
and presented her with friendship quit,
bearing the autographs of many friends III
Gouldsbo
Dec. 26. PAX.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

l'nod'- Pill aci easily and promptly on the
liver aud bowels. Cure alex headachc.-Adrt.
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2 Robert Edwards and wife who intended
to start for Florida, have decided to re-
main at home, and will soon occupy a
house at Salisbury's Cove.
Dec. u. VIC.
The record-union., 1896-10-05
After the Battle of Ferket,

It is interesting in no common de-
gree to ride back over Ferket field al
leisure and reconstruct the events Of
the 7th June. IT is curious to note how
differently objects and distances ap-
pear in the haze Of early dawn and in
the full light Of day. After-inspection
shows that the whole area of operations
was not nearly 50 great as 1t seemed tc
be In the half-light- 1t also shows that
our night halt was almost within pistol
shot OF one Of the Dervish outposts
The huts, with walls foot thick of
mud are pockrnarked with bullets but
seem to have been perfectly proof
against all but artillery. Here and
there a broken pot or shredded leather
water-skin lies in the sand near frag.
rnents Of shells. but otherwise the gut
ting of Ferket has been so complete that
hardly a grain or durra Is iell Ior the
furtIedoves to pick up.
If one rides along the hillsides the horse
or camel pricks his ears and SHES sus-
piciously at irregular little heaps Of
rocky stones. which are all the burying
loartias could do for the Dervishes. Here
and there even an arm or a foot pro7
tr,ldes but as q rule, the bodies are
well stamped down. Higher up, though
toward the crests, and further south
along the gravelly nullahs, there are
still uncovered corpses, naturally huSt
men, swelled to giant proportions. Curr
ously enough, they are untouched byYui-
lures or hyenas, which, according &c
report, have long since deserted inc
country under Dervish rule: others
say that the unpaid scavengers nave
fitted to Abyssinia; but, whatever the
reason NAV be. there are far too few ol
them. Along the western slopes Of the
Dervish position most of the dead are
Baggaras and Jehadiah blacks. Dur
ing the fight the former were always
disttng nguishable from their coolness, and
The record-union., 1896-10-05

when driven from one position to an
other, whether on horseback or on foot.
they retreated at a walk only, scorning
to rum They all wear the same slight
mustache and scanty carded and
combed ''goatee," barely two inches
long, and their faces in death carry the
very grin of tigers. Away along tht
river bank, Where the pursuit was hot.
test and the flight was most precipitate
there are few Of these, the bodies being
those Of black Jalin or Danagla enforced
levfes. AS many as possible, and all
within reasonable distance of the track
have been put away.-London Standard
COrreSpOndence
The record-union., 1896-10-05
SHE HAD HIM ANCHORED.
His Wife Had Taken Stern Treasures
to Reprove His Laziness.

He was known to the community as
'Old Man Scraggs" and was noted for
the amount Of work he did not do, says
the Detroit Free Press" The village
hotel was his favorite loafng place, for
the reason, perhaps, that it was here
that the man who lavishly asks every
pody TO drink is most frequently en-
c0untered. His wife had expostulated
with him and tried to make him sign
the pledge, but without avail. He had
rot even the virtue of Rip Van Wrinkle
he would not go so far as to promise.
IN spot on the porch where the sun
Uttered through some vines just enough
TO make the temperature high enough
Tor comfortable slumber he was dozing
one afternoon away, with the small of
bis back in the seat of his chair. His
pose was that of beatific Incidence.
Hello, Scraggs!' said a drummer
who frequently visited the town. Have
q drink?"
He lunged forward from the chair
and stopped with a violent jerk An
expression Of dismay came over his
face He tugged with all his nigh. at
his right foot but it did not bulge.
Help, help" he yelled. Send for
the doctor! I'm paralyzed!"
What's the matter?" asked the
drummer rs your foot asleep?''
That foot can't go TO Sleep" he an
swered. as he looked wildly around
It's made Of wood. I've got a wooden
leg, but this is the first time in my life
1t ever refused to walk when anybody
said liquor"
The landlord appeared at the door
and asked. Indignantly: Whats the
matter here? Somebody having the
delirium trenens?"
/ don't know" answered the drum
mer. Whatever it is, it's something z
serious. just asked Scraggsy to come
in and have a drink and he can't get to
the barroom"
The landlords countenance assumed
a broad grin. Your wife was here
about twenty minutes ago." he re-
marked.
What's she done?" inquired Seraggs.
Put conjuring trick on me?''
No. She looked you over and took
q tenpenny nail out of her pocket and
q hatchet from under her arm. III fix
him. says she. He don't ever come
home and I'll give him some excuse for
staying here all the time. as he seems
~ ilhS tiic pace So wei. JUST IneE a
customer called me inside, but I heard
her hammering away for dear life''
BY gloryl" Scraggs calculated. as
he got down on his available knee to
inspect the reluctant foot more closely
I'm spiked to the spot. She's gone and
drove a chunk of iron right through
one Of the finest feet that ever came
out Of the shop. It's a wicked piece of
vandalism, that's what it is. &c in
side fellers, and don't wait for me.
Leave me out In the cold world, the
victim of a woman's perfidy" Then as
new thought struck him he ex-
claimed:
She didn't go downstairs, did she?'
No"
That's one comfort. She didn't
clinch it on the other side, anyhow. Go
inside" he repeated, waving his hand
traglcally, "and leave me to work out
my own freedom All I ask is that
you'll send me a chisel and a hammer.
and mebbe in the course of time If the
invitation holds good I'll drag my
splintered remains in and drown some
of my sorrow in the flowing bowl"