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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
Dam Snrsnnnrilln Snit.

The full bench of the supreme court in
Boston last Thursday ordered judgment
for he defendant in the case of c, l.. Xii
gore ct ais. of Belfast Ne. ". Hon George
4. Bruce.
The action was brought to recover upon
promissory notes amounting to $4,000,
given by the defendant in part payment
for shares OF stock in the Dana Sarsa-
parllla company. The defendant bought
fifty shares OF the stock at f. 100 a share,
relying upon the representation of the
plaintiff, Kilgore, that all the shares
would be sold at not less than l,400
share. The plaintiff, Klgore, did, how
ever, agree to sell siNty-one shares of
stock to James e. Whitney at 1,221 a
STARE, and did sell to Whitney at that
price, The plaintiff claimed that the rep
reseatation made to Bruce was merely
pronissory in character, but the court
held il WIS not.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
Fire at r.. q. smiths House.

T.. q. Smiths house on Sterling street
was badly damaged by fire this (Wednes-
day. afternoon. The fire evidently origi-
mated from defective tlue and had eaten
its way through the walls and in the roof
before being discovered.
At 2:30 the firemen had the fire under
control. The house was damaged by fire
and water to the extent OF Il 800.
Partially insured. A large part OF the
furniture was taken from the building,
and was uninjured.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
MT. DESERT ENDEANORERS.
The Island Towns Organize a Local
Union.

Representative from the difference So
towns OF Eden, Mount Desert and Ire
mont met at Somesville, Saturday, May
%, and organized a local union. The day
was all that could be asked for, and the
driving excellent, 50 that by o'clock
quite delegation had arrived from DIFF
ferent parts OF the island. Somesyllle
people, with their usual thOughtfulness,
had decorated the church very prettily
with potted plants, evergreens and
flowers.
Seven societies We're represented, name
ly: Eden Baptist, Thomas C,strict,
Bar Harbor Congregational, southwest
Harbor, Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor,
Hall Quarry. fremont was represented
by letter from the secretary, and the re-
naming society, Bar Harbor Baptist, was
not represented.
The meeting was opened by short song
and devotional service, led by Rev f. w.
barker. After this came the organlza-
ton of the union. The following officers
We're elected for one year.
President, Rev f. w. Barker, Mount
Desert; vice president, Clarence Emery,
Salisbury Cove; secretary, Mrs ;. l..
Kingsley Bar Harbor; treasurer, Mrs. a.
L. Manchester, Northeast Harbor.
a lookout committee WAS appointed,
consisting of one member from each So
clety. A constitution was adopted by
which it is agreed that the society shall
De called the Mount Desert Local union.
II will meet three times each year.
The report OF the different societies was
next in order, and very encouraging re
ports came from nearly every society
present, Eden Baptist was reported by
Addie May Emery, Mount Desert By Rev.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
Penobscot River Drives.

The reports that come out from the
river drivers on the Penobscot are not
OF very encouraging nature. 1t is said
that great number of logs, including
the drives of more than dozen firms, are
in danger of being hung up on account of
low water, and that only the utmost care
will bring them in. In some cases the
operators have wholly abandoned the idea
of recovering their drives, and have paid
their men off and sent them home.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
BORN

AMES-At Deer Isle, May - to MIR and Mrs
Frank Ames, a son.
CARkoLL-At Ellsworth, May 20 to Mr. and
Mrs Edward Carroll, "a daughter
CLoSSoN-At BluehilI, May n. to Mr. ana Mrs
Henry ClossOn, son.
CLoS>ON-tt sedgwick May u, 10 Mr. and
Mrs Albert l. Closson II son. Albert Parker.
GRINDAL-At Sedgwick, May IS, to Mr. and
Mrs Lowell Grindal, a son.
HoDGklNS-At Lamoine. May "a, to Mr. and
Mrs John fl ilodgkins, Il daughter.
LUNT-At fremont, May ~ to Mr. and Mrs
Charles = Lunt, a daughter.
LtNT-At fremont, May To- to Mr. and Mrs
Edward Lunt, "A son.
MOOR-At Penobscot, May 49, To Mr. and Mrs
a j Moor, "a daughter.
SMITti-At Deer Isle May -, to Mr. and Mrs
Frank smith, son.
ROBERTSON-At Bluehill, May l., to Mr. and
Mrs Giles Robertson, Il son.
sILNER-At Buehill, May d. to Mr. and Mrs
George w Silver, IA son.
WOLFSEN-At Deer Isle May t. to Mr. and
Mrs Herbert { Wolfsen, a son.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
Postal CHANGES.

ne Hollow ing CnhnptS III pOSthl service
have been made in Hancock county:
Route $50. Cherrytield to Ellsworth h.
From June 10, 1896, increase service to
twelve times Il week between North Han
cock and CherryfeId, twenty -four and
one fourth miles.
Route 1,57j. Bar iIarbor by otter Creek
Seal Harbor and Asticou to Mort beast
Harbor, thirteen miles and back, fourteen
times week from June l to Septemb Der
3D. and six times a week the residue OF
the year, by schedule of not to exceed
two and one-hat hours running time
each way in summer, and three hours
each way in winter. From June l, 1896
to June 30, 1897
Route l,576. Ellsworth to Southwest
llarbor, twenty miles and back, seven
times a week. from June | to Septem Der
30 in each year, by a schedule not to eX-
coed four hours running time each way.
From June /, 1896 to June 80, 1897.
Brass lock exchanges will be established
June 10, at North Hancock, Cherry field
and Ellsworth.
Star service will be discontinued on
Seal Harbor, from May 81. Route Lib.
Seal Harbor to Northeast Harbor, from
May 81. Route 1,5l0. Franklin to rail-
road station IN. o. from June l3.
Route 1,i66. Brooksville to Penobscot,
leave Brooksville daily except Sunday at 5
ii. u. 1t ii. !.
Leave Penobscot daily except Sunday on
arrival of mail from Orland, but not later
than - p. IN. arriving at Brooksville in
two anu one half hours.
Route ,40S. Isle au Haut to Green's
Landing from May to November 30,
leave Isle au Haut daily except Sunday at
s a. IN. arriving at Green's Landing by 9
a. IN. Leave Green's Landing daily ex-
cept Sunday at $50 a. m. arriving at Isle
au Haul by 1890 p. m.
Route Lbs. fremont to West Eden
from June l to September 80, leave Ire
mont daily except Sunday at a. m. ar
irving at West Eden by 9.17 a. m. Leave
West Eden daily except Sunday on arrival
OF mail from Ellsworth, but not later
than go p. m. arriving at fremont in
three hours and seventeen minutes. From
October to May 81, leave fremont daily
except Sunday at a. m. arriving at West
Eden by 1917 a. m. Leave West Eden
daily except Sunday on arrival of mail
from Ellsworth, but not later han go p.
m arriving at fremont in three hours
and seventeen minutes.
Route 1,4l7. Bar Harbor to Ellsworth,
leave Bar tlarbor daily except Sunday at
S a. m. arriving at Ellsworth by % p. IN.
Leave Ellsworth daily except Sunday on
arrival OF train, but not later than s a. m.
arriving at Bar Harbor i'll five hours and
twenty-five minutes.
Route | 575. Bar Harbor to Mort beast
Harbor. From June l to September 30
Leave Bar Harbor daily after arrival of
boats due at SO a. m. and 7.25 p. m. Ar
rive at Northeas iIarbar in two and one
half hours. Leave Northeast Harbor dali
ly at 7.30 a, m. and p. m. Arrive at Bar
Harbor by 10 a. NJ. aud $50 p. m. From
October ! to May 81. Leave Bar Harbor
daily except Sundays after arrival OF
morning boat. Arrive Mt Northeast Har-
Dor in hree hours. Leave Northeast Har-
" In i'm iI9,a 70,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28

"Her finance is pronounssd brunette,
is he not?" said one young woman.
NO." replied the other. ale IL Rus
sian. He can be spelled, but got pro-
nounced."
Bobby-Popper, what makes them CALI
bard times "a rainy day" and talk about
lay Ing up something for rainy day?
Mr.. Ferry-It is called that, my son, be-
cave" OF rainy day there is no dust in
sight.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
BANGOR TO BAR HARBOR.

tstop on signal or noticeto Conductor.
,Daily-Sundays included.
These trains connect at Bangor, with through
trains on Main Line to and from Portland, Bos-
ton and st. John.
Passengers are requested To procure tickets
before entering the train and especially Ellis.
worth to Falls and Falls to Ellsworth.
Tickets for All Points South and Yves
on sale al the M. c. r r. ticket office,
Ellsworth, c. F. GREENE, Agent.
PAYSON TUCKER
Vice Pres. and Gent Manager.
r. BOOTHB1, Gcn'l Pass. and Ticket Ag't.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
safe burglars in Bangor

On Saturday night, burglars entered
the hardware store of Rice u Miller, ON
Vest Market square, Bangor, and, break
ing the safe, secured over 800 in money
and some other valuabIes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
Forest Fire in Washington County

William Holway's camp, township
thirty-one, Washington county, burned
in forest fire last week, together with
all sleds, camp outfits, provisions and one
hundred cords of nemlock bark. He was
operating for the Amos iolway company,
Machias. No insurance,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28

a large portion Of the fouowing births,
marriages and deaths are printed for the
first time in The AMERICAN. They ,cU
appear merit week, or the tceek after. in
our contemporaries. The American is
the only paper printed in the county
mhich systematically collects the rital
statistics Of the COUNTY; the others sys-
tenlaticdUg steal them.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28

Nobody ever drifts upstream. Run
ming water never stops TIL 1t gets to the
bottom, unless something dams it. Like
wise a drifting boat never stops tn 1t
reaches the sea, unless it founders, runs
aground or drops anchor. Rer. Charles
II. Parkhurst.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
COUNTY NEWS.
FL, additional County Nems s>s other pnass

| ----'---==--- ------
FRANKLIN.
ha' re'u'hea from
'i' -'''''
DE- IL. west has returned from business
TRIP 70 hockland.
MI Hordon's vessel on the stocks, is
'elps 7'eauIiy pushed forward.
Mrs. Martha ri. Hill, q Cherrytield. is
visiting her niece, Mrs. Willie r. Rrao-
ooh'
The young peoples organ society an
ticipate giving a concert on the evening
OF July 1.
Mss Carrie A. Whitaker is expected
home from ckintosh, Georgia, to teach
the Ryefield school.
Mrs Ion, y Gordon wotks a .i.o.
out frequently, after winter of close
in-dpof con ineneat
Mrs. Charles Snraepe came fro,, tho
bospitaI in Portland Fridov uor Co.,
seems hut aIisbtIv better
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
MARINE LIST.

Ellsworth Port.
ARRIVED
Wednesday, May 20
sch Victory. Hutchina. New York
Sch Forester, Wakefield Bar Harbor
SAILED
Thursday, May p
sch } NJ kennedy, Moon. Franklin
ARRIVED
Sch Hu-sar. Bunker, Rockland
sch Emily, Lampson, Boston
SAILED
Friday, May %
sch Arrival stewart Brooklin
Sch Industry, Friend, Bruuklin
Sch VIM Pickering, Hammond, Rondout
ARRIVED
sch Fair Wind, kief Boston
sunday, May "A
Sch storm Petrol, Bonaey, Boston
sch Olive Branch, SWEET, Boston
Monday, May %
sch a Whitmore, whitmore Harbor
SAILED
Tuesday, May 20
Sch u 5 Lawrence. Bowden, Boston
Domestic Ports.
EosroN-Cld May -, sch Robt Byron, Brook.
Ar May 20, schs Julia Baker, Perkins, Ban
gor, Jennie Wiley, Bulger, Charleston;
omaha, Bangor; Bessie II Gros- Green's Land
ing y iek7hurg, Prospect lIarbor
Ar May u, -chs Ann { stuart, from Eliot,
Nil Desperandum, Orland; ; Davis, Mt Bes,
ert, sarah f iyde, Deer Isle
Ar May y, Schs Lizzie Nav Fernad Calais
sunbeam, Campbell and Annie l. Green,
Greens Landing, Grorgietta, Bickford Sulll-
van, \ Whitmore and Willie. Deer Isle;
Amelia Cohb, Buehll; Susan y Pickering,
BELfAsr-sld May 81, sch Hattie MEG Buck,
Bangor Tor New York
:, enAIRLE;,roN,,Ar May p, sch Caroline c
t9s-, trahtree, New York
BANGok-Ar May -, bark Fortunate, Bucks
port sch Rabhon New York
l. RI fEkN 81 INA-sd May 10, sch Florence LIE
KEY "Esr-s Sid May Il, sch Fiheman, Knowl-
ton, Elcuthera
NEW YoRK-sd May H. sch Menewa Ban
Ar May y. sch C b Reynolds. some. sound
SID May =, brig Manson for Boston
Ar May - .ch7 David Tortcy, Green's Land
ing, Marshal Perrin, Bangor
Ar May 20, -chS lavolta and Myroau-, Somcs
Sound; Chrome and David Faust, sullivan
AR MAJ %, schs j Holden, Haskell, Jack
SonviIle Pepe Ramirez, Jordan, Brunswick, Ga
Sid May -, sch Fred { lloIden, Buwluinham
SD May II, zen Hugh Kelley, Brunswick
PoRTLAND->ld May p, bark Arlington,
Al May 20, sch- Agnes Mabel, Franklin; Mil
dred May, >edgwick
fnLADELrn1A GA May 20, sch Mary c
stuart, for Green's Landing
Ar May Is, sch Cha5 \ Gilberg, Satilla River
NEW BtpfuRp-Ar May 70, sch Northern
Light, Robbins, sullivan
Roe KLAND-Ar May IL sch Lizzie Lane
Clu--ou, Bangor for New York
sALtM-Ar May ~, sch Lizzie Cochran, Yves
ton
:. BRUNSWICK, GA-Ar May Is, sch John Paul
Fu--, <uevitf-
sd May Is, sch Pepe RAMIREZ, Jordan Rom
dout
Sid Mag %. sch II J Cottrell. Haskell. Boston
BALrMokE-Ar Nay 4, sch Puritan, Hard
ing, Washington
CITY IsLAND-Passed May u. sch Northern
Light, Providence
RoNDorr-Ar May "a, sch J Il Holden. Has
kcll, Jacksonville
VINEYARD HAvEN-Ar Nav n, sch ANNE f
Rickereon, ra-cagoula for Boston
Foreign Ports.
bEMERARA-Ar prev to May 20 bark Mary
Hale, Higgins, from New York
MAcoRIS-Cld May Is, sch Carrie A buchanan,
Stubs, New York
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28

Joseph Dunn left for Boston to-day for
an indefinite period.
The foresters will give grand cele-
bratlon July 4. Among the attractions of
the day will be a bicycle race and steeple-
chase. Dinner and supper will be served
at the hall.
Miss Clara Dunn who has been study
ing this winter with Nine. Iawes in
Portland, has returned to her home here,
and contemplates giving IA reading soon.
Miss Dunn has read with the Carciotto
quartette in Portland, and received some
very hatterlng press notices.
MAY ~ SpEC
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28

The subject of the pastors sermon at
the Congregational church next Sunday
morning will be "Rewarded by the
X ipo "
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28
MARRIED..

HlGGINS-STAFFORD- Bar Harbor Nav
20, by Rev Leningwell, Miss Ada A lice
Higgins To Andrew Llewellyn stafford, both
uf Bar Harhor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28

Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81.
Prepared only bye |. Hood & CO.. Lowell, Mass.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25
The Trouble Continues.

The country now is more than Il
month away from the great bond issue
of 500. 100000. 1t was understood and
SO stated by those who make it their
business to deceive the people in the
interests of the money power that this
vast increase of the public debt-that
saddling of an additional burden of
taxation on the people would put an
end to the strained condition of affairs
be an ample protection TO the treasury
and so give Il better tone to trade and
business.
Put what is the actual situation: The
most careless observer can perceive
that prices have fallen still lower than
they were before. Even the Specula-
tive stocks that pay no dividends and
are practically worthless stocks
that Wall street uses as blind behind
which it sits and calls up the lambs that
are to be fleeced-are lower. The sit
uatiOn must be pretty bad in that quar-
ter when the Wall street operators can
not breathe the breath of speculation
into the prices of these stuffed and
padded stocks.
More than this. the bond issue. in
stead of putting an end to the raid on
the gold reserve, has accelerated it,
Millions have been drawn out to pay
for the bonds. and those who had gold
and paid it into the treasury for bonds
are now making haste to draw it out
again. Since the announcement of the
bond issue i'm January over $4,000, OOO
of gold has been withdrawn from the
treasury. and very little of it has gone
abroad. Foreign exchange is not mt
the shipping point and has not been for
some time, but the raid on the reserve
continues
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25

Charles Sergeant. at one time Gin
cinnati banker and one of the most liberal
men liz the Queen City, who gave many
poor boys their education and banqueted
the bon-ton of Cincinnati, hos been taken
to st. Mary's hospital in Anderson to die
as a pauper. He is in the last stages of
consumption and without Il friend in the
world. He lived high while he had money
ana among his many exploits was to char
ter boats and take party of friends TO
New Orleans at his own expense. Cham
pa,an and wine always flowed freely, bat
he never touched it. The crash came sud
denly. and, being too proud to ask his
friends for help. he left the scene of his
glorious reign and went to Anderson. He
accepted mental clerkship and later
went down To an office boy disease les
sened his vitality. The case is one of the
most pathetic that has ever come before
the local authorities.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25
Japau and Silver.

William f.. Curtis. writing from
Japan to the Chicago Record, said with
regard to the use of silver in Japan:
speaking as one who does not believe
in silver money nor bimctallism unless
1t be universally adopted and all the
nations of the earth agree to maintain
the value of silver, must. nevertheless.
admit that it is the uniform testimony
of all concerned that the demonetiZa-
ton of the white metal by the repeal
of the Bland law in the United States
and the suspension of coinage in India
was great thing for Japan
n few theorists, arguing from the
standpoint of what ought to be instead
of what is. insist that Japan shall join
England (the Latin Uniom and the
United States in an international agree
ment to maintain certain parity be-
tween the metals, but it is by no means
popular idea. They are college pro-
feSSOrS, minority members of Parlia-
ment idle men who think and read a
great deal and do nothing, and others
who are entirely without practical eX-
perience or Il knowledge of trade and
industry. Most of them have been edu-
Gated in England and have got their
financial notions from reading the
Times and the Economist. The solid,
wise men, who are governing the emf
pire, say: No, let the debtor and the
creditors of Europe and America fight
| it out. Meantime we will saw wood.
| The longer England holds to single
| standard the better twill be for Japan
We have no foreign debt. We owe
nothing abroad. Therefore we do not
have TO buy gold to pay interest
charges. The import trade is nearly all
in the hands OF foreigners, and we don't
care how high foreign manufactured
merchandise is. Cotton. iron and flour
will stay down in sympathy with sill
yer and it would be Il good thing if
nothing but raw material were import
ed into Japan.
You will notice that India. Japan.
| Mexico and other silver countries are
not only much more prosperous than
| the gold countries of Europe, but their
domestic industries are greatly stimu-
| lated. In fact, financial and CONNER
cial depression is almost universal ex-
cept where there is nothing but silver
money.'-Public Opinion.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25
The Silver Issue.

The New York Daily Financial News
continues to present to its Wall street
patrons great many interesting facts
that the editors of the big morning
papers are careful To suppress. But
for the Financial News. the men who
hurry up and down Wall street i'm
search of an honest living would never
hear the truth about the financial Ques-
ton. and we have no doubt they appre-
ciate the earnestness of Mr.. Lassen. the
editor for his paper, small and modest
as it is. wears an exceedingly prosper
Gus air.
In a late issue Mr.. Lassen takes
pains to inform his Wall street readers
that the Silver question. SO far from
being dead, is about the liveSt issue
being the most important the country
has ever faced. He tells them. indeed
that the silver question, as it stands
to-day. is livelier and more important
than the abolition NOV ement was. The
quotations which the Financial News
makes from the views of leading econ
omists are extremely important. espc-
cially the remarks of Robert Giffen
whose arguments i'm favor of the sim
gle standard for Great Britain form
the basis of the gold cOntractionistS Of
the world.
But it should be borne in mind that
Mr. Giffen is not so foolish as to main
tain that if the gold standard is good
for England ii must, therefore. be good
for all Europe and the United States
All his arguments and all his facts are
based on the condition of England's
commerce and trade relations. He de-
clares that the best rule that can be
laid down i'm matters of currency is
for each country to select the standard
that suits it best and adhere to it. and
this surely is the very essence of wis
dom.
There are those who argue that En-
gland ought to have n bimetallic cur
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25

Fifty members of the Salvation army
at Chicago proclaimed Sunday at frin-
cess Rink their deSertion of the old or
ganization At the afternoon meeting, IN
stead of marching TO the platform ana
taking seats behind Commissioners Eva
Booth and John \. Carleton. they smooth
ed out the little white bows they had
pinned on the lapel> OF their coats rs the
badge of rebellion and seated themselves
with the general audience. The laSsies
still wore their blue uniforms and POKE
bonnets, but the seeding men appeared
in plain clothes 1t is conceded by both
sides there will be two organizations IN
Chicago unless something causes tom
mander Ballington Booth to falter. Those
who wore the white ribbon Sunday say
large number of officers and privates VIII
throw off all reserve and flock to his
standard. The white ribbon people say
they are sixty-five strong in Corps No. L
alone This corps numbers over loo Inc
adherents of Gen. Booth declare there
are not more than thirty revolters in
Corps No. /. and say the new organiza-
ton will be short-liyCd.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25

rency system, while others maintain
that until England does adopt the BIZ
metallic standard the rest of the civil
lied world will not be justified in re-
turning to bimetalliSm. Mr.. Giffen is
not a gold mOnOmetalliSt of that stripe
He thinks that on the face of the facts
and as the result of certain trade con-
ditiOns, which are markedly different
from those of any other nation. En-
gland is now on the proper currency
basis. For that reason. therefore. he
says that each country should select
Il standard money that suits its con-
ditiOnS best and adhere to it,
Mr.. Giffen, SO far from denying the
appreciation of gold as the result of
the decentralization of silver, distinct
ly affirms it. and in language that can
admit of but one construction. The
pressure of gold" he says, would have
been more severe than it has been If
the United States had not passed the
Bland coinage law" and h adds: The
appreciation of gold would have been
much less if the United States had not
locked up SO much of it,