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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

From the Washington Evening Star
a Columbia cable car going west a few
evenings since was delayed short time
at the crossing OF Fifth street North.
west by a large block OF granite that
had slipped from a heavy truck. a
young white man coming south on
Fifth and a colored man going west on
II both on bicycles. met at the corner
near the ear and collided. Both we're
pretty well shaken up and both were
covered with dirt.
you Internal fool" exclaimed the
white man. anuily. scraping the mud
from his clothing. couldn't you 5co
me coming along here In broad day
ligat2"
I'm awful sorry" began the colored
man In an apologize tone. Il didn't
Gee YOU at all-was looking at that big
Fione-"
You Dlockhead." broke IN the other.
I've a good mind 10 have you arrested
for scorching along the streets here
without regard for the rights OF others.
and running into people IN this way.
did you see me?' interrupted tho
colored man. as the other one caught
breath.
NO. ! didn't -"
Where were your eyes. you idiot.
The Insane asylum ought to be indicted
for allowing such a blanked fool to es-
cape In daytime You should"
Just then the car started win a load
OF laughing passengers. and none haw-
hawed more heartily than the fat po-
llceman on the back seat. as he said
BE iabcrs. the naygur Is batting him
az his own argymlnt"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

W Aut kitul uhhttu
chalice OF splendor that lies hidden
somewhere beyond the western horl-
Eon-the monumental urn where rest
entombed alike the days crowned with
roses. and those baptized In tears.
There was no sound without. save the
branches Of the huge sycamore tree
ehafing uneaslly against the moss-en-
ameled roof. and the plsintlye wind
among the brown and scarlet drifts OF
leaves that carpeted every dingle Of
the woods.
Nobody would have suspected Peter
OF such romantic meditation, as he
sat there sorting out seed corn and
packages Of blue beans on his round
table. and labelling them with porten.
tous elaboration.
There was a third person, sitting IN
the red hearth glow. however: a young
man Of about twenty-four years Of age
with dark brown hair and eyes to cor
respond, who amused himself by tanta-
lizing Aunt Mlriam's kitten with the
good lady's ball Of yarn-the animal
like all the rest Of her sex. becoming
more and more anxious for the woolly
sphere the higher Il was held
so you've really made up your
mind to got married. James-do stop
teasing that kittenw said the old lady.
with a constrained voice.
Yes. Aunt Miriam; II isn't good for
man TO be alone. you know"
There was a silence again. James
Arnf't wound and unwound his yarn
veri unnecessarily: Uncle Peter eyed
his seed peas thoughtfully. and Mrs
Fenner knit energetleally on. with
pursed-up lips and a scarcely percepii-
bic shrug OF the shoulders.
Aunt Miriam. | wish you would see
~ licent." said the young man ai
leLgth.
Il can't say have any desire 10 see
YOU city young ladies. James" said
Aunt Miriam. coldly; they're too fnC
spun for an old woman like me White
hands and plano-playln' may be very
grand-l dare say Il is-but II don't
suit my taste"
But. aunty. | am sure yoL would
like her Come. now. do be reasonable
and 90 over TO Squire Brownelrs with
me tonight She Is spending a week
al her rrandfnthCr'g aud she would h0
so much gratihed to see your
Thank you. Amt curious on the
subject" responded Aunt Miriam
primly. only hecrd that Mis-
Brownell had a bad stroke OF the rheu-
matiz and ! don't see how she gets
along TO wait on her new-fangled
grandfather
Il can't understand why you are s,
preiudiced against poor Mill!cent
Aunt Miriam" said the young man
uneasily. won't disguise from yoJ
that Il makes me unhappy to think q
marrying without the approval OF on,
who has been a mother TO me an,
yet"
And yet you are determined 10 3,
your own gait: that's the plain Engllsa
9f u. James" said Aunt Miriam
Well, s'poso you can do without my
consent. you'll never set Il. anyhow
And she pokcd the Ere vigorously. AZ
tho Id clock began to strike.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
LEGISLATION AND LAW.

A bill Nas passed excluding from AL.
mission to the uai,ed States IAN male
persons between l6 AMI 60 years OF age
Nho cannot both read ana write the
English language or some other Ian.
guage."
The United States senate defeated The
proposition TO increase the beer tax rs
cents barrel by vote Of "a 10 "a
The vote was taken rs soon a. the
ulied-cheese bin was taken up the
beer-iax proposition being submitted as
an amendment
The supreme court Of New York. has
declared unconstitutional the bin IN
ereaslng the state appropriation Of
S5o.oOo.OOO to SIS 900. 200 for the build.
Ing OF a subway rapid transit road
from the battery to Harlem, and the
work viii now probably be abandoned
The anti-lynching bill. which pro-
vides for the punishment OF officers
through whose negligence or permits.
sion lynehings occur. and for the IS.
sessment Of damages against the coun.
" In which a lynchiRg takes place has
passed both branches Of the South
Carolina legislature.
As was expected. the president
vetoed the river and harbor bin. b.
cause L carries total appropriation.
immediate and contingent. Of So sol :
ga, and while 1t does not propose q
expenc anywhere near that sum IN The
next fiscal year. 1t IL understood mai
the president bases HIS objection 70 4
on the ground that Il commits the GOV
eminent % an expenditure which. w.ll
the other obligations rcsllnr urun ihl
treasury, there is'no prospect q /, b.
| Ina ahIc IL meeL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

From the Cincinnati Enquirer; A
score and more Of people at Muncle
we're the Involuntary witnesses Of ons
Of the funniest fights 10 finish lmag.
Unable. A monkey bc'oaging 10 an llal.
ian escaped from liz confinement and
was amhllng along the strceet when Il
was attacked by large yellow dog Of
mongrel breed. For several seconds
there was such binding rush OF dust
that the spectators could scarcely sec
Witch was ahead. but finally the mon
hey broke away and scaled up a pole
Hose al hand. while the dog established
himself at the foot and bayed loud
and ansrlly.
The monkey chartered In several
dialects running mp and down, and all
the tins keeping wary eye on u
enemy. Finally I, began 10 slowl'
aide down he pple. and. coming With
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
A Nal., n.llof M. come. A.,,,,.

Prom the Philadelphia Record Capt
Dickson Of the British bark Eudora re-
ports an unusual electrical display dur.
ms a storm IN the South Pacific. The
Eudora left Junin. Chill. on Feb. 20.
end while beating down the coast
toward Cape Horn the storm was seen
approaching the vessels stern. snap
ping and sizzling like wall OF Gre.
but travelling only at moderate speed.
the wind being light az the time.
When the storm struck the vessel Il
blow with the force OF a hurricane. au,l
for time u looked a. n the maus
would De- blown out There was a great
electrical display an over the rigging.
and great ball OF IRE loated near the
mlzzenmast. and exploded with a re-
port like that Of a Krupp gun. The
crew were dasod and nearly blinded.
but fortunately no one was seriously
hurt, The vessel labored heavily In
the sea. and the wire rigging was
ablaEe with electricity. The storm soon
cleared away. and the sea at once be.
came as calm as before.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

nraugat nis Cands Ashes from japan.
From the Chicago Inter oeoan. whoa
C.. T. Erect registered himself and wife
III the Auditorium last evcnlae he LET,
With Clerk Paul Cores a rather bulky
yallse Of Japanese workmanship Clerk
Cores handled the vallso as ho would
any other heavy package. aud when
cautioned 20 be- careful with % he re-.
marked that Il was rather heavy.
THAT Is not strange" remarked the
guest "since d contains the body OF
my child"
Clerk Cores nearly dropped the vallsc
IN his surprise. but Waa assured that
the body was crematcd
We have Just come from Japan.
explained Mr.. FloCt,"whore we lost our
child. Ny wife would no, hear OF bury
Ing Il In that country, so VIC had the
body crema,ed and brought Il In that
yalise. which ! had made on purpose.
We are on our way home TO New York.
where We will have the remains buriel
On Graceland"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
fresh les. wsrs ,hs Weapons.


Fom the los Angeles Herald. Mrs
Riley. who keeps a boarding house az
iis Geary street. and Margaret 81.
Clair. one Of her lodeer1. engaged yes
terday In a novel fight II Is asserted
that Miss 81 Clair purchased q bag 4
fresh eggs and requested Mrs. Riley 10
allow her 10 cook some Of them on her
stove Mrs. Riley objected Then. Il
is asserted. Miss 81. Clair got into ac-
zion. One after another OF the choice
eggs were thrown at the landladys
head. The young woman was cool
shot. and by the time the twelfth egg
had teen smashed among the frizzes
% Mrs Eiley'a front piece that lady
was In q deplorable condition. She was
mad. too-yCry mad-and she double I
up her fists and struck her lodrer a
blow In the eye Miss 81. Clair Is some.
thing OF a puglllEt herself She sent n
q right swing. and a cry OF pain from
Mrs Riley announced that q had
landed. Then there was some close
iu-ighting. For a time things we're
pretty lively The two women were
finally separated by some % the lodg.
ers Later Mrs. Riley had Miss 81
Clair arrested on the charge Of batter.
ing her with eggs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

Even the polype knows the difference
between living and dead lnfusoria and
VIII contend with other pOlype Tor lts
food. Won Hartman says that II living
infusoria be placed In water within a
Few lines OF the polype the latter per-
oe'Nes h-how. cannot be sald-and
produces a whirlpool with lts arms IN
order to draw It within its reach. On
the other hand. Il pays no attention 10
dead intusoria, as small vegetable or
ganism or a particle OF dust
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

The Presbyterians tell the following
ancodote Of DR. John WitherspOon.
the president OF Princeton. who was In
the continental congress and signed
the declaration Of independence:
lie wrote TO a paper In Georgia,
when that state proposed to make Il
unconstitutional for any clergyman to
be In its legislature. The reverend
doctor suggested an amendment. that
u any minister fell from grace and be-
came a drunken. profane or unclean
roprobate, he should then be eligible
to represent the people Of the common
wealth"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
Progress. Of Industrial rrasaias.


The industrial Thinning schools q
this city are now In the full tide OF
their successful exhibitions 81 the
work OF their pupils Parents and en-
plOyers will ind Il wei worth their
while to visit the display % pupils
work ~ the School Of Industrial Art.
the Drcxel Institute. the spring Gar
den Institute. the Scllooi ~ Design for
Women and the James fortin school
In them will be seen the insults %
the methods adopted by the useful
Institutions that have risen rapidly Ia
this city In response 10 general de-
mand for industrial training as sup
Elementary 10 the education given In
our public schools. The manual train
ing schools form part Of our general
fgsiem work done nc the James Fortin
lch0ol 20 the special thinning IN the
mechanical and electrical and ART de-
lartEcnts OF the Drexel Institute.
there Is gradual advance. pnopor-
toned 10 the needs Of aur young men
and women. The Colorcd High school
on Lombard street. has a capital sys-
tenn Of industrial trimming which can
not fail 10 be Of grcat use Ia hitting
Us pupils 10 earn their livelihood IN
bette. occupations than those hlierto
open 90 them. The Builders Exrhange
too has special schools for trimming
mechanics, and they have undnubtei-
" dnOe much 10 replace the old meth
DDS Of instrncting apprentices. The
Penusy lvanig Museum Of Industrial
Art has very successful textile
school, In addition 20 is numerous
classes Tor education in other branches
aud the Pennsylvania Academy 10 the
Zine Arts Is steadily increasing It's
schoools. Thus. on an sides. Phlladcl.
phla Is doing It's best 10 cuahle is
young men and women 10 "a Them.
selves by special Industrial training
70 earn their way In the world. -Phlln.
delphla Ledger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

what Is the hardest thing to learn
about a blcycle?" asked the elderly
hoarder. But before the hloomoI
boardsr could reply the Cheerful Idiot
FASTENED 70 say:
TO keep from taking about Il. ~
far rs 1 can notice. New York TIih'
nne
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

until the two young people appeared at
the window with their arms about each
others waists and bowed IN recogni-
ton Of the interest their little play had
created.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

A new quadrlcycle hss the driving
wheel IN the center. the steering wheel
In front and a trailer hchind 70 nupporl
the weight Of the last two rIdsrs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

A Noolcn rag saturated with boiled
hnsecd Oh u RECOMMENDED fnr Iem.t.
ins scratches ffom = alshlg-tn'ls "a
surface, which may Afterwards DE- var.
nlshcd with shcilac Glst1'rcu II
alcohol
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

She couldn't so
running and jumping.
And the boy no more could he.
For he was a thin little fellow.
With a thin. little. twisted knee.
They sat In the yellow sunlight.
Out under the maple-trcc.
And the game that they played III tell
you.
Just as 1t was told to me
II was Hide and Go Seek they were
playing.
Though you'd never have known It
10 be
With an old. old. old, old lady.
Aud the boy with a twisted knee.
The boy would bend his face down
On MIA little sound right knee
And he'd guess where she was hiding
In gueases One. Two. Three!
You are In the china closetw
tie would cry. and laugh with gloe--
IL wasn't the china-closet.
hut he still had Two and Three.
You are up Ia Papa's big bedroom.
In the closet with the queer key
Aud she said: "You are warm and
warmer:
But you're quite right" said she.
IL can't b. the little cupboard
Where Mammals things used TO be
So Il must be the clothes-press, Gran
MAJ
And he found her with his Three.
Then she covered her face with her nn-
gers.
That were wrInkled and white ana
wee,
And she guessed where the boy was
hiding.
With a one aud a Two and a Thrco
And they never had stirred from their
places.
Right under the maple-trcc-
This old. old. oil old lady.
And the boy with the lame little
knee
This dear. dear. dear. dear. old lady,
And the boz who war ali-pasl three
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
A CLEVER SWINDLER.
POLICE CALL HIM THE PRINCE
OF MS TRADE.
lie owns = Yacht and Takes Trips 90
FioFtda--whsn In New YORK. lie Lives
At ons OF the swsii Hotel, - Cleared
100000 In Tlss yeara q
IcHoLAs

IcHoLAs J.
W eaver Is a
swindler who Keeps
a yacht. and when
he honors New
York by paying the
city q visit. 'tops at
che Waldorf. CON-
ments the New
York Journal. In
Ave years. The pO-
lice say. he has
out OF his victims.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
In THE ODD CORNER.
SOME QUEER AND CURIOUS
FEATURES OF LIFE.

"ons. Tive, Three The Rustlc In tho
iisisl-Dos aud Monkey Ia = scrap
brought iih Chnd's Ashs, from
Japan.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
AUNT'S ADVENTURE.

V ENING had
closed darkly round
the little brown
farm house IN the
hollow; gray No
yember nightfall
and the Wild Nj
agara Of crimson
sunset hre had
poured SIS flaming
tides long since In
10 the great unseen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

7 WAS an old. old.
old. old lady.
And n boy who
was half past
three:
And the way that
they played to-
gether
Was beautiful TO
see.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
IInrdlN-Mh arN.

Rsv I II w Nho-ff oa,,,. 81 49,
" " INN P'''O' VI '"e
M etnodlSt church OF Ellsworth, ana Mss
Lillian Nary Had. 90 yyi..
N " 'i''0' P"' IS
recently teacher at the Ellsworth Falls
schoot ,y.ra ,parried ar >viutar,o,, l., =
~ ~ ~ W '''' t''' :" u
THURSDAY at noon.
Mr. and NJ. Wharf arr;,,ad Lo,,.
nam ii''N "'i''
Christmas night and were received at the
noraonspe bv , fey fria,d. ubo o,o,.o
~ = -" ' VIM S"'V
them cheerful welcome. Supper had
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
News Of the Lumbermen.

Although the prospect for business on
Union river seemed rather discouraging
during the early part OF the season, there
has been increased actively OF late, and
most of the crews are we'll under way.
Howard Lord is working at Eagle lake.
The Googins brothers, Lleweliyn Palmer,
and Nahum Jordan are ON township -.
II. l.. Rowe and Andrew Gregg are on y.
j. 5. Archer Is at work on 80, aad +. +.
Mace has several small crews on the same
township.
A. X. Haslem will put crew at the
Alligator.
Frank Frost " i'll go to - the first OF the
week, and William McPhee TO the Buffalo
soon.
The severely cold weather has put the
lakes aud swamps in good condition, and
snow is anxiously awaited.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
MARINE LIST.
Domestic Ports.

BosroN-Ar Dec %, sch May Queen, sullivan
Sid Dec p, sch Julia 5 Bailey, Somes Sound
and New York
Ar Dec "a, sch Geo H Mills, Lunt, Weehaw-
hen
Ar Dec -, sch Julia Bailey, Sprague, Wash
Ar Dec 2s, sch Westeroo, Higgins, Prospect
BELFAsT-Sld Dee p, sch Jonathan Cone
Green's Landing for New York
NEW IORK-Sd Dec -, sChS Andrew Neb-
niger, Buck-port f Pickering, Perth Amboy
Ar Dec -, sch VIM Archer, Remick, Provi-
dence
sid Dec p, sch Lavolta, for Portland
Ar Dec ., sch Joseph Luther, Green's Land
ar Dec y, sehs Chrome, Franklin; Lunet,
Bangor
Cld Dec IS, sch Herald of the Morning Jere-
mic
PHILApELPHIA-Ar Dec "A, sch Lillian W ood-
run Hodgkina Black River, Jam
tid Dec "A, sch Willie l. MAXWELL Colt. St
.ehu-, +
Randall, Boston l. NJ Thurlow, Green's Land
iu- for New York
ar Dec 2G sch 5 y Paine, Boston for Deer
>ALEM-Sld Dec "A, sch Irving Leslie, from
Orland for New York
Ar Dee %. sch iona Cone, Green's Landing
for New York
VINEYARD HAVEN-Ar Dec %, sch Abigail
Haynes, segerbath Bangor for Fall River
Ia port Dec -, -chs tiheman, Il Jewett
and Freddie Eaton
sd Dec y, sch Webster Barnard
HiANNis-l port Dec q, sch Z Pickering,
south Amboy for Camden
Foreign Ports.
BUENOs ANREs-Ar Dec -, bark Allanwilde,
~ kctt, New York
roKr At PRISCE-Ar prev to Dec q, sch
Caroline Fo--, Murphy, New York
1t>tkIiiE-sld Dec :, sch Jennie Butler,
Butler. A-hePoo. : &
RAMA AR lice -. sch Chas \ Gilberg, smith,
New York
Notes.
>EAL HARBoR, Dec 2l-sch James Il Jami-
SON, 20 lopr-pnrt, sunk six milo- east of Gran
berry Island station. Vessel a total loss Crew
saved.
tosf MONROE. Va, Dec 23-The schooner
thA- Murf"ri, Boston Tor Baltimore, was tuwed
intu thi= port to-day. sine wa BADLY disabled
Ia "a yale on the l5th about thirty miles south
ya-t 90 ape Henry, aud jos 4 carter. mate
wa washed overheard and drowned. She lost
hrf iorrtorma-t. jihboom, sails and boat and
had her wheel smashed
1tuUtIsrEK, Dee s~-Fi-hlng schooner Mas
c"ltu.u towel Ia here TODAY schooner Eliza
beth Poster, from boston, OF aud for Bucks
port, With "a general cargo. The Foster was
iali"n iu with On sunday about - miles east t
lhatchrr'- leland, vessel leaking and crew
hadik frost bitten The schooner had been
struck ~ squall on Boon Island ami wa al
most carsized, losing ali her sails, the captain
being knocAed down by the falling rigging and
severely hurt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.

When the new constitution was
adopted October %, it was voted to drop
the old membership and form new one.
1t was also voted that the new constitu-
tion should not take effect until January
l, therefore all business has been legal
that has been transacted by the old mem
bers, but after January l, only those can
vote who have signed the new constitu-
ton.
The constitution provides that new
members shall join the circle at regular
meetings, but this does not apply to those
who have been members of the circle.
All those who wish to continue their
connection with the circle are request ed
to call at he reading-room and sign the
constitution in order to vote at the
annual election of officers the first
Monday in January.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
COUNTY NEWS.


rn. schooner Julia :. Bailey Capt.
. s..as,re from Boston to Somes Sound,
a..ired saturday, Dec. %. leaking. She
'..,,ct ledge near Crow Island in the
.hicl snow squat Of Saturday forenoon.
number II Msn-et's young people
rort 70 Bass Harbor Thursday evening,
DOC "A. and witnessed the presentation
u the drama "A Midnight Mistake" by
the southwest IIarbor band. The enter
tsinmeut was held in the new Columbia
hall, and every one who attended praise
the way in which the drama was pre-
sented The supper was What good cooks
know how to prepare, and the dance was
what sociable crowd can have in any
good hall like the Columbia.
Thursday evening, Dec. II, the sidewalk
society held fair, sale and supper in
Centennial hall. All had good time but
there were few pies left over. On the
next evening the young folks had skate
on w. II. Ward jr.'s pond, after which
they marched to the hall and devoured
the pies. 1t was free lunch, with free
coffee served by Capt. z. S. Moore and
Ernest Stanley.
William Stanley, head Zig keeper at
the Dnck Island station, accompanied by
his wife, arrived from Castine on the
Jones Saturday. They had been on
short visit to their children, who are
attending school there.
Miss Viola Newman arrived from Port
land Saturday.
Christmas night Centennial hall vas
crowded, but the Two trees were as full
OF presents as the hall was OF people.
Before the trees We're picked, there vas
short programme, consisting of songs
and recit tons by the children. Mucn
credit is due to Mrs. Ninal for the way
the children We're trained.
Dec. IS. PRoss.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
ist) It>.

BRESS VII tN-At Ellsworth, Dec 20, To MIR
and Mr. James Bresnahan, daughter
BRIDGE>-M Bucksport, Dec -, to Nj and
Mrs George + bridges, daughter.
NUTTFE-At fremont Dee :, TO Mr. and Mrs
William Nutter Il daughter
REED-At fremont Dee %, Ia Mr. and Mrs c
Maynard Reed, IA daughter.
SACNDERS-At Deer Isle, bee ~ to Mr. and
Mrs Ernest ID Saunders, daughter.
WEBSTER-tt Deer Isle, Dee IL to Nj and
Mrs Akin II Webster, sou.
WELCH-At Deer Isle, Dec %, to Mr. and Mrs
Alfred /, WEIGH, IL son.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
DIED.

COLE-At Deer Isle, Dec 81, James F Cole,
aged II years, month, days.
EMERI-At East Boston, Dec 80. William ID
Emery, formerly of sullivan, aged - years, {
months, 81 days. Burial at sullivan.
FOX-At Ellsworth Falls, Dec %, Mrs Eliza
beth NJ Fox, aged - years, mouths, % days.
HAYNES-At Great Pond, Dec %, Lottie. wife
OF John + HAYNES, aged - wears.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31
HluchiIl Schooner in Collision.

The schooner Laurel, from BIuehill
for New York with stone, put into Port
land Wednesday night for harbor. While
beating into the harbor she ran into the
schooner Winnie Lawry", New York for
st. John with coal, which was at anchor.
The "Lawry' lost her jibboom, and the
mainsaii of t he "Laure" was badly torn.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

"Your Majesty" said the chef Of the
king OF the Cannibal Islands, eve have in
the larder to-day couple Of fine fat cap
tives who say they are twins. What is
your royal pleasure?" "Twins?" replied
the potentate. THAT is fine. / have an
idea. Serve them both at dinner, and the
queen and myself will eat philopena."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-31

A large portion Of the fotiowing births,
marriages and deaths are printed for the
first time in THE AMERICAN. They uitl
appear nert ,ceek, or the week after, in
our contemporaries. THE AMERICAN is
the only paper printed in the county
which Systematically collects the rital
statistics of county; the others sys-
temdticdNY steal them