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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-03

Nalthan.
Miss Laura Jones, OF Ellsworth, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Milton Haslem.
Mr.. Pike, OF Haverhill, Mass, is visiting
Mrs. Pixies parents, Mr.. and Mrs.W Hliam
Pettenglll.
Butler and Frank Grant, of Eden, vera
the guests OF their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Grant, recently.
Mrs. 0. L. Martin and Mrs. Lovinia
Woodward, OF Clinton, Mass, who have
been the guests OF their sister for a few
days, returned home Saturday.
The card club was entertained Satur-
day evening by Z. w. DeBeck. Althoug h
stormy, quite number were present and
enjoyed very pleasant evening. The
first prizes We're won by Celia Giles and
Charlie Martin; the BOBBY prizes by Mrs.
George Stanley and Alden Haslem.
School closed in district No. Nov 10,
after a very successful term taught by
Miss Mildred Moore. In the evening
there was very interesting entertain
ment in which nearly all the pupils
took part, and acquitted themselves With
credit to both themselves and to their
teacher. Mrs. George Stanley furnished
music
Speaking OF the death OF Charles C.
Clough, a native OF Waltham, the Bangor
Commercial says: The grim reaper has
again cut down one OF natures kindly
men, whose peaceful, gentle. honest and
truthful spirit when clad i'll his earthly
form, and moving among his fellow
beings, won from them by his love OF JUS
tice aud generous charity toward them
all their deepest love and respect. Charles
c. Clough was born in Walthsm in this
State nearly forty-eight years ago. He
was a natural mechanic and took to the
formation and construction OF artistic
objects with the same ease and readiness
that serve to inspire genius wherever it
manifests itself. He leaves wife, two
brothers and four sisters, and other reia-
tives, besides many friends to mourn his
loss"
Nov. %. fl.
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

Brooksyille.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove from our lodge our
brother, George e. Smith,
ResoEued, That by the death of our
brother, Rainbo grange sustains the
loss of a worthy memb and good citi-
zen.
Resotped, That our charter be draped
in mourning for the period OF thirty
days.
ResoIred, That we extend to the be-
reayed relatives our heartfelt sympathies.
Pesolred, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be given to the widow of our de-
parted brother, and that they be part OF
our records, and published in THE Ellis
WORTH AMERICAN.
JERRY JONES,
SAMUEL W. TAPLEY,
M. Ill. GRINDLE,
Committee.
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doctor, why is it that people are gener-
ally SO much more pleased with O. boy
babies than with girls?" Nothing
simpler, madam. A boy baby never
comes smss.'
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Capt. w. s. Treworgy has his new
stable up and nearly boarded, 1t will be
fine building when completed.
E. n. Osgood is having number of oak
logs cut on his home ot@and hauled to
the North Bend mill to be sawed into
plsnks, etc.
The republicans of Surry met in caucus
at town hall Saturday night TO choose
delegates to a republican convention held
at Bluehill to-day Monday to nominate
a candidate for legislature in place of the
late Harvey p. Hinckley. DR.. William +.
Emery. f. n. Osgood, Charles Beede and
Capt. w. S. Treworgy were chosen.
Aston Miliken a young man of this
village, has been at home in disabled
condition for several weeks on account OF
sore eyes, caused by flying cinder from a
locomotive entering one OF them while he
was boarding the train at Augusta. He
has been obliged to remain in a darkened
room about three weeks, but is able to
bear more light now, and hopes to get
about soon.
Nov. 80. q.
Mrs. Patten who has been i'll is gaining
Mrs. NJ. L. Day has had severe cold
with very sore throat and neuralgia.
Ida May, daughter OF Rev. II. F. Day,
who has been i'll, is able to attend school
again.
Mrs. Fannie Davis left for Boston Mon
day to visit her sister.
Mrs. Georgia Warren, who has been
very i'll during the past week, is de-
cidedly better.
Union Thanksgiving services in Baptist
church were very interesting. There We're
singing by the choirs of both churches,
scripture reading by Rev. f. w. Becher,
prayer by Rev. II. +. Day, reading Of
proclamation and address by Pastor Day,
benedietion by Rev. E. w Belcher.
Surry has a pastor who delights in
walking, apparently. Last Sunday morn
ing beWalked to East Bluehill, distance
OF six miles, attended services in the
afternoon and evening and came home on
foot after a days work. Beat this, II you
,
doesn't weigh i07 pounds, though.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Barbour, Of
Brewer, spent Wednesday evening a; tie
Baptist parsonage in a social gal herj4 Z
called pounding" for Rev. aud Mr..
Day. There were tifty-two present ana
all seemed happy. Mr., and Mrs. Barbour
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Barbour
parents, Capt. ;. B. Freethy and VIE.
1T is worth your time, II you have an
hours leisure, to call up to the old DAYS
farm and see the immense new stable re
Gently put up 10y Stafford Bros, of Bar
Harbor, and also to peep inside and ste
the horses now numbering forty-one.
They range all the way from Il =, 600 AMI
NAL to very much cheaper one. Oldtown
and his girl are there, also bronchos and
weayers, and don't know " hat alt. 1t is
very interesting to spend an hour with
MIR. and Mrs. Davis, who take charge of
the farm and house at present, and " hose
courteous manners make it pleasant for
all v nom they meet. Mr.. Davis was for
merry Machiss man and his bride New
York lady. Mr.. Stafford has in his en-
pioy quite number of promising young
men who are becoming quite prominent
in the sunday and weekly services of both
churches and in social gatherings
Nov. 80 r E.
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DEATH OF CAPT. SAMUEL HERRICK.
Capt. Samuel Herrick died at his home
in this village Wednesday morning, aged
seventy-three years.
Capt. Herrick was born in Sedgwick
Jan. IS, 1923. At the age of eleven years
he began seafaring life and passed
through all its grades to the command of
some fine vessels, the last he commanded
being the bark Fannie. After follow
ing the sea twenty-nine years, at the age
of forty, he came to Sedgwick and en-
gagged in trade. At his death he was the
senior member OF the firm OF Herrick,
Smith & Co.
Capt. Herrick has always been a busy
man. He has been town treasurer twenty
years; he represented his town in the
State legislature and has been deacon and
treasurer of the church many years. He
was made Mason in Doric lodge, No. $50,
F. and A. NJ, in New York city. He was
the foremost in promoting Eggemoggin
lodge, No. 12S, and served as its first
junior warden. He has served the lodge
all the years that have followed in some
capacity He was also a member OF Han
cock chapter, X. A. Masons, of Bucksport,
and of St. Johns commsndery, OF Ban
gor.
The funeral was conducted by the lodge
of which he was an honored member,
assisted by Naskesg lodge, No. Il, Of
BROOKLYN. A large concourse OF Masons
and friends We're in attendance. Services
OF h. cburcb were conducted nv Rev r
5. Drew, assisted by Rev. q. Mayo, of
Brookln. MIR. Drew's remarks were very
impressive and he spoke feelingiy snd
touchingly of one he bad found to be all
that was considered in the text, In his
closing prayer, with tremulous voice and
eyes filled with tears, he commended the
mourning family to the care Of the
MASTER. Rev. Mr.. Mayo followed in
some Welt-chosen and eloquent remarks
bearing testimony to the noble and stead
fast character of the dead brother \
mournful procession wended its way to
the cemetery, where ali that was mortal
of the late friend and brother WIS de-
posted III the grave with the usual
Masonic formalities, conducted 10y Past
Master Julian II. Hooper. A good man
and true has gone.
Nov. 80. O. p. {.
south BrooksNilIe.
Capt J. L. Chatto went to Surry We'd
nesday on business.
Willie Gray has sold his farm to Prof.
Tousey of Tufts college, and will move to
BROOKLYN.
Mrs. NJ T. Condor has rice growing
which has attained the height of two
feet. The seeds were sent to her by her
son, who has been stopping the past two
years in ST. Augustine, Fla, and who is
now on a business trip to San Fran
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EastbrooK-
Googins Brothers, with their crew, have
moved into the woods on township 80.
Mrs. Belle Googins, who has been en-
ployed in sullivan for several months, is
at home for short time.
Harry Crimmin, after a weeks vacation
at home, returned to his school at Maria
vile where he will teach the winter
term.
The East brook dramatic club presented
the drama entitled Breaking His Bonds"
to large audience on Monday evening
The receipts were $500.
Schools have closed after terms of ten
weeks, Miss Lucy Billings was teacher in
district No. /, Miss Carrie E. Dyer in dis
trict No. 2, Laura Mccarthy in district
No. 8, and Lena DeMeyer in district No. A.
Willie G. Crimmin and wife are visiting
relatives and friends here.
Nov. %. b.
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Dedham.
Schools have closed.
Eben Spencer is at work at Norcross.
Willis A Goodwin has gone to New
York city to work.
Mrs. Clara Christie is with her aunt,
Mrs o. c. Pinkham who is quite ILL.,
Wallace B. Black has bought the house
owned by the late DR.. G. G. Richardson
and will move in soon.
Miss Lydia Farnham and Miss Georg a
Maddox will attend the winter term at
the Eastern State normal school.
Mrs. Richardson was pleasantly sur
prised by call from neighbors and
friends on Wednesday evening. Cake
and coffee were served and all enjoyed the
evening very much. Mrs. Richardson
will leave town soon to go to her sisters
at Rumford Falls.
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Egypt.
Samuel H. Savage has gone to swans
Island to work for West & Havey.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Avery, OF Bangor, was visit
ing here the past week.
There Is strong talk of a portable saw
mill becomi' i part of the taxable prop
erty Of Egypt very soon.
Esypt's pulse beat is strong and
vigorous since ne election.
Nov. %. ALEPH.
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BIuehiiI.
Henry B. slaven left for New York last
week.
Frank Townsend's new house Is about
completed.
Thaddeus Parks left :Monday for New
York for the winter.
The Chase granite company is closing
it's works for the winter.
James A. Garfield post, No. 46 and the
W. R. c. will elect officers for the ensuing
year next Saturday evening.
The inspection of the James A. Garfield
post by Col. Carver Tuesday evening, fol-
lowed by supper at the Hotel Alma, was an
important event of the week.
George H. Slower is going to put steam
heat in the Hotel Alma. John NJ. Merrill
has been engaged to run the hotel and is
it's proprietor
Nov. "a. h.
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Birch Harbor-
Capt. d. NJ. Rice is visiting in Jones'
boro.
Rev. G. w. Avery and wife, of Frank
lin, visited here recently.
Mrs. A. G. Joy has gone to Unionville
and Jonesboro to visit her sisters.
Miss Emma Vose, who has been teach
ing at Corea, is spending her vacation
here.
The young men of the village will have
shooting match Thursday, the losing
side to pay for the supper.
School did not begin last Monday as in
tended owing to repairs that were being
made on the school house.
Nov. 80. c.
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III - HVFNs
Nov. %.
The sun., 1896-02-28
NAVAL OFFICEHS RETIRED.
Rear Admiral Carpenter and Medical d.
rector Wales Quit Active Service.

WAsHINGToN. Feb. ct. - Rear Admiral
Charles c. Carpenter and Medical Director
Philip s. Wales, former Surgeon G General OF tho
navy. each celebrated his sixty fourth birthday
to-day by retiring from active service on ac-
count OF age. Commodore Thomas c. Se!frdge
Jr., commanding the European naval station. Is
promoted to Rear Admiral through Admiral
Carpenters retirement, and Medical Inspector
Thomas n. Penrose becomes q Medical Director
through the retirement Of Mr.. Wales.
Admiral Carpenter wa, born in Massaohu-
setts. and was appointed a midshipman in
1850. He was on the Dolphin when she cap
tured the slave brig Echo with 800 slaves on
board. and on the Mohawk when she captured
the Wildhre with 500 slaves. During the war
he participated In the capture of the steamers
Anglia and Emily and the attacks on tho de-
fences OF Charleston. His latest duty was
Command der-in- Chief OF tho Asiatic naval
station, from which he has Just returned.
Medical Director Wales WAS born In Annapo-
lis, and became an assistant surgeon in the
navy in 1858. He was surgeon with Admiral
Porter and Admiral FarraRut during the war
and was with Porter at the first and second at
tacks on Fort Fisher. While he was Surgeon
General he WAS tried by court martial for
neglect OF duty in connection with frauds on
tho Government perpetrated by subordinates
OF his bureau, and was suspended for some
time, but subsequently was restored to duty He
was ono of tho surgeons " ho first reached fresi-
dent Garfield when he was shot by Guteau,
The sun., 1896-02-28
FAST BOZ FROM CHICAGO.
Only 18 Years Old. hut says He Once Dent
His Way to China and Back.

PoUGHKEEPsIE. Feb. ga b. light faced boy
with brown curly hair and sunburned hands and
a general devil may care style about him Is in
charge OF Chief Plato at Police Headquarters
awaiting word from Chicago as to what shall be
done with him. He gives his name as Ralph
Weeks. and says he is son OF Frank Weeks.
the wealthy Chicago real estate man.
A despatch was received at Police HeadQuar-
ters yesterday from J. F.. Fitzpatrick. Inspector
OF Police at Chicago. asking that lookout be
kept for young Weeks. who travelling
under the name of II. s. Smith. The despatch
said that he was 10 years of age. and had left
Chicago on Monday with car load of horses
consigned to Dennis 4 Sunnet, due at Pough-
keepsie on Wednesday, The horses arrived
here on time. but young Weeks was delayed on
account Of having been put Off the train at AL
bany.
Otto Albertson, a Hudson River Railroad
detective. heard OF the case. and. on making
inquiries. found that young Weeks had told
the station agent at Albany that he got Off to
get something to eat and was left behind.
and Albertson sent up word to let the boy como
down on a freight. He met the freight this
afternoon at Rhneclif and found the boy in
the caboose. He chatted with him until tho
trsin reached Poughkeepsie. when he said:
well. Ralph. put yon under arrest by ad-
vce Of Inspector Fitzpatrick of Chicago"
what the hell docs tho old man want
now?" said the boy. not the least disconnected
say" he aaded. II was onto youse from the
AT Police Headqu uarters young Weeks said
his father was an inventor OF n railroad clutch
and few years ago WAS one OF the biggest
cotton commission men in the West.
! attended the Fitzsimmons- Aiaher prize fight
J. got bnck Monday. and they told me home
that u ! couldn't stay In Chicago and behave
myself I'd better cut loose for myself. so Just
went out to Alderman Dan Cockran's saloon.
on the corner of Clark and Washington streets.
come East with n car load of horses consigned
to Dennis q Sweet, which | took. The CON
ductor put me off at Albany because there
were two men In tho car"
To q reporter the boy said that he had been
travelling around the world since lie was ii
II went to China via san Francisco and back
again on my first trip, and then went TO Lon
don and back again. was AWAY eighteen
months worked my way, and had from $25
TO $40 In my pocket al the time.
have relatives In Salem, and ] learned
there to do trick at the wheel with the best
OF thom. ! can go TO New York now and get
100 per cent on an examination. While on land
do very little in the way of stealing rides. /
usually get pas. to 10 with car load OF horses
and then purposely get left and make the con
ductors or station agents send me ON first class:
l have been to the Atlantic Exposition, and
from there make my way through the British
Isles and to Paris and the Contin nent.
net Lets see" continTed the boy, to-day e
from Monday iii start of again"
. The boys father sent despatch to Dennis q
Sweet to detain him. Chief Plato will send
him back TO Chicago.
The sun., 1896-02-28
The Paris Going in Dry Dock.

Tho American line steamship Paris. which ar
rived at this port from Southampton on satur-
day, will sail this morning for Newport News
for an oyerhauiing. 1t ia said that her engincr
are out Of order She was docked and groOmed
at Newport News three months ago. While in
the Empress dock at Southampton, on Feb 3.
the Paris. because Of a arrangement of the tele-
graph from tho bridge. backed into and sunk
the little Isle Of Wight excursion steamer Her
Majesty,
The sun., 1896-02-28
Mrs. Ford Want. . Divorce.

sT. LOUIS. Feb 27.--Mrs. Florence Lillian
Wickes Ford, daughter of Thomas NJ. wickes of
tho Pullman Palace Car Company, Chicago,
filed suit for divorce here this morning. The
plaintiff married George Oliver Ford at Belolt,
Wis. on DEG. II, 1894. The petition alleges
desertion and conduct calculated to render
her condition intolerabe."
The sun., 1896-02-28
TRIAL BY NEWSPAPER.
Judge Gag Suspends Murder Case u
cause or tho Priated Reports.

CLEVELAND, Feb. o7.-In Common Pleas
Court this morning the attorney for Bushrod
kelch, on trial for murder. asked that tho
Court grant stay of proceedings. alleging n
mistrial on the ground that the accounts of tho
lrial In the Lauder and HdinG'dirr had been un-
1air 10 his client. Judge bng suspended the
case and Rnnounved that hu would render de-
cltlon IN the morning. IL il alleged that the
Juny Cehu These accounts. ana must have been
inuusAced thereby against the prisoner.
The sun., 1896-02-28
A New Lion for the Zoo.

Tho lion brought here few days ago from
Africa on North German Lloyd steamer for
Nine. Poisson, who uses the animals to fght
bulls In Central America, was taken to the Cen
trail Park Zoo yesterday. Mime. Poisson, having
bought q cheaper lion In Connecticut refnsed
to take the African importation OF tho hands Of
the importing dealers when II arrived here and
time being.
The sun., 1896-02-28
" On the Track.'

) Mankind is built to DO we'll. Just MS
) locomotive Is built to go on the track
5 Headaches and dyspepsia and bilious
) meas may be common, but they're not
! natural. Ifyou have them you re off
I the track. Ripans Tabules will set
! you on again. They tone up the diges-
ton, regulate the bowels, put the liver
\ into action. Then once You are on
! the track It's easier to keep there. You !
1 can spend heap Of money being sick
and experimenting, and doctoring !
. without any good result, but il Won
I want To get on the track try
RIPANS TABULEs. :
AZ drusgists'. 80 cents a hox. Mailed at same
price. EipallH Chemical Company, 10 Surn,s
1 street. New York. Sample walls i6c.
The sun., 1896-02-28
Satoiii In New Mexico.

SAN ANTONIO, Feb 27.-Cardinal Satolli left
yesterday morning for Santa Fe. N. NJ. where
he will investigate the condition OF affairs in
that diocese. lie was the recipient of great at
tention from churchmen during his TWO days
stay here and expressed himself rs delighted
The sun., 1896-02-28
a Se. ESQ Trolley Verdict.

Edward Grant. while passenger in an At
lantic avenue trolley car in Brooklyn on May
81. 1904. was injured in a collision with a
Brooklyn Heightscar. Yesterday a Jury award
ed him S2.250 damages IN his suit against the
Heights CompAny
The sun., 1896-02-28

Women love a bargain; stylish
clothes for their boys.
We offer the two in one.
If too early for thin clothes,
heavy weight double breasted suits
at 81 separate trousers $1.25.
II too late for heavy, light weight
suits at SO.
EVERYTHING ELSE BOYS WEAR
ROGERS PEET g. Co
tEince and Broadway.
Warren aud Broadway
Thtrty.seooud and Drnnlwny
The sun., 1896-02-28
Gregory Convicted or MansInughter il the
First Degree.

The jury in the trial OF Jesse NJ. Gregory be-
fore Recorder Con In the General Sessions for
the murder OF his wife. Clara. on April last, re-
turned verdict last evening Of manslaughter
In the hrst degree.
Lawyer Levy summed up for the defence in
the morning when court opened. lie said that
Gregory had been treated inhumanly by his
wife. and that his reason had been dethroned In
consequence. Assistant District Attorney Os-
borne. In clos Ing for the prosecution claimed
that Gregory had killed his wife in fit OF jeal-
ousy. lie said the community would not be
safe n tho jury acguiti ed the prisoner on the
ground OF irresponsibity.
The sun., 1896-02-28

erince and Broadway.
Warron and Broadway.
Thirty.seoond and Broadway.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-05

"Thoro is ono favorito Chicago express
sion that l don't hear In Washington SO
often" said n correspondent from tho
Windy City TO Post man. st is pipe
stories, rs q synonym for fake or canard,
or ghost story.
"Whero does II como fromY Oh, II came
from the west along with the Chinese, and
suppose you will get It here when China
mon and opium joints become more nu.
merous. There are lots Of white hop
lends In Chicago, and great many OF
them nre stool pigeons for tho police and
detective departments Thoy ARE not much
good at any stage of the game, but they
have to be half way taiikrd with opium
before they aro any good at all Then II
they got too much they go to the other OK
trcmo and imagine everything that they
don't know.
"Ono Of thon will lit the pipo for an
hour or 50 and then como around to police
headquarters with the inost marvellous
stories of hold ups, burglaries mud similar
crimes that you over heard II they got
hold OF q green reporter or q green police
man. they are liable to hnyo them chasing
all over the universe at dead hours Of tho
night looking for these suppostionnl
events, and their mendnclnations arc
known to the police ms pipe stories, or
talking pipe That is tho symbol in Chi.
cagoeso for anything that Is without foun-
dalton In fact. Washington Post,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-05

Tho figure 0, which came into the calen.
dar on Jan. /, 1889, will stay with MS III
years from that dnto, or until Dec. 81,
1899 No other figure las ever had such
long consecutive run, and the o Itself
lms only onco before been In race which
lasted over n century-that In which 1t
continuously figured from ian. l, $50, un.
I'll Dec, 81, 900, u period OF III years.
Tho figures 3 aud 7occaslunally fall into
odd combinations, but mother Of them has
ever yet served for n longer period than 100
consecutive years In our calendar since the
present mode OF calculating time was es.
'nblishcd. 1t is also clear that from their
relative positions among the numerals 1t
Is an imposslbillty for either of them to
appear In dato rccionings continuously
for longer period than century.--St.
Louis Republic.