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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13

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q certain paper who died and Iei' I'm ma
teen years subscription UNPAID: N
editor appeared at the grave as tnT IN
was being screwed down for inc eSsF
time and put In q linen duster, D s'sia
mometer, q palm leaf fan and af0"
for making iCe.-EX, I'D
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MUST ADYERTIsE.

AON4 I'D ' AAbL4NWs
A man may bet,
And a man may sweat,
And a man may puff and blow;
But he can't get trade
By sitting in the shade,
Waiting for business to grow.
Printers Ink,
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TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVEH
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Little drops of printers ink,
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And thus SUCCESS is made.
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A MATTNR OF NECEssITY.

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such e pronounced vegetarian
the Oldest inhabitRnt. -
IAN my subscribers paid tn8g
replied the country editor.
Statesman, Yonkers, n. I. II
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An Arkansas editor who read thai
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with her gloves on, says: We net;
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bread with our boots on, and il ou
subscribers in arrears don't pay "
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priEe2" ,
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vertise9"
Profitable Advertising
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

HI0=htH-
Cap. 0. \. Crockett KS. in town sun
cay.
George 4. Martin was in Ellsworth last
week.
NJ. Grieve went to Boston last week
on business.
George H. Slower arrived Wednesday
from New YORK.
Samuel Freethy and wife, Of su-ry,xere
in town Saturday.
MO. Mslley. of Brooklyn, y. Y. VS.
in toxin a.. week.
sidney Howe. Of Boston. srrive- Fri
dsy snd returned MoDdsy.
Evangelist Evans : holding series q
meetings IN the Baptist church this week.
Dr. Frank }. Free. Of Brooklyn. Y y,
wzs il town Fricsy. returning to New
YORK Saturday
Octave Slower returned home isss week
Mrs. s,over Is confined to the house
With severe cold.
Samuel Merrill. OF Boston. was in town
I .
sister. Mrs. Il. P. Hinesley.
public installation Of officers OF Ira
Berry lodge, 2. and A NJ, viii De held in
the new hall Mondsy. Feb / supper
VIII follow. Mss Lillian May Kane viii
read.
james A Garfield pos; viii elect COM
mznGer and install lis officers Sat
urdsy eTening. Jan. 81. delay having been
caused by the illness and death OF Com
handkerchief 4. c. Peters. 4 full at
tendance IS eques;ed.
The schooner stephen Bennett i
leading for New York at the BluehiI
granite company's works. The company
has employed at the p-e-en; time one
hundred men. and expects TO increase its
force in the early spring.
Jan. .. s.
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4 very plsa=iug public installation Of
the officers OF Marine lodge. No. II F.
and A. N, was held il Masonic hall last
Tuesday evening.
Tne following officers were installed by
Past Master Moses D. Joyce, with Edward
E. Pre--ey acting a. marshal: John J.
Spofo-c, ". NJ: Frank 4. Gross, ;. ".
Edwin I. Haskell, J. "; Augustus 0.
Gross, treas; austin .. Haskell. sec'y;
Rev. ). :. Richards. chap; jasper ".
Hs=kel, Hsr.: Eugene \. Green, :, d:
Charlie Ii. u. Presley, J. D.: Willard 9.
HaskeE, :. :; Good ain ?. Thompson. J.
s; Winston \. Gray, oEgaal=t; Charles
H. Laik!u, t..er.
Although the night was Tery cold there
Were aeyet sixty mem bers present win
ladies and invited friends. The !nslaIIs-
ton ceremony was abay aud correct )
performed. AID great credit i Gee n in
stating officer. When the newly-iu-
stalled master had been conducted 10 tae
'.orieuts. CHAIR, ne was presented with
ton, 1.-The whole made very a.gn5a=C
looking master.
Afr the Installation exercises came
the masters address, followed By very IN
teresting remarks by ReT. J. :. Richards,
Past Masters Augustus 0. Gross. Elmer
P. SpoEosd and others. Cake and fruit
were served y the stewards. assisted by
the young ladies, followed by vocal and
instru mental music.
The gathering broke up ct about Il
O'Clock, after most enjoyable and in
structiye eTening. with a feeling that We
were glad We were Ngsons.
Jan. .. a SUBSCRIBER.
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seal Cove
Mrs. Mildred Norwood, Of Calais.
visited friends here recently
Mate Gardner lawson. OF schooner
''JuIis :. Bailey, va. st home for s few
days recently.
Severe colds are the order of the day
Capt. J. B. Walls and Miss LueIia Brown
hsve been on tie sick list, but are re-
covering.
a. J. Carver and wife sre receiving con-
grstulstions on the birth of daughter.
and Rev. and Mrs Arthur D. Moore on
the birth of sen
Mate james \. Butler, OF schoone.
Theodore Dean, Is home for the winter:
also Mate ". D. Walls, of schooner &C. B.
WOOD. and Vernon Lstty wh no sails in &
West fremont vessel.
Capt. C. ". sprague. formerly of this
place, now Of Stockton Springs. visited
parents and friends while his vessel. the
''Jalis 5. Bailey, was in port, laden with
stone from Somes Sound TO Nex York.
Seal Cove's mariners are nearly all at
bone for the winter. Capt. Eugene
Sprague and Mate William Robbins, OF
schooner Laurel. arrived home from
Boston. Jan. Is, leaving their vessel
there.
Friends here Of Mrs. Maitland LFur-
ley, OF Stockton Springs, are glad to learn
OF her conyalescence after severe Ill
ness having been threatened with pneu-
monia- Mrs. LAFurley was Miss Eva
Ober, Of this place.
Jan. -
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Road Notes,

The value of the horse depends on the
character Of the road.
No intelligent farmer should waste
his time in hauling half loads to market.
Texas is now actively and Intelligent.
Il advocating good roads, and a change
Tor the better will be apparent .soon, no
doubt.
The man who never blankets his horse
in the winter is the one who insists the
roads are good enough
A poor road Offsets the advantages Ct
a good market.
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Bad Roads Consume

AT the farmers congress at Indian.
apolis Mr.. Otto Dorner. the Milwaukee
member of the League Of American
Wheelmen national committee for road
improvement, told the truth succinctly
when he said: The elements entering
INTO the transportation Of grain to the
railway are time, horses and vehicles.
Bad roads consume them all; good roads
conserve all. " lie pointed out that since
New Jersey had undertaken the con.
structlon Of good roads the quantity OF
potatoes that could be hauled TO the load
had increased from so baskets to So or
100 baskets.
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Green's Landing.
Three OF the boys, while on ride few
days ago, we're thrown from the cart and
some Of them got pretty well shaken up.
Friday evening Good VIII lodge No. 50,
A. o. I. W. will install officers, after
which banquet will be served at the
Methodist yeztry.
Alvin Webster Is still at large. 1t is
Whispered that should ne ever return to
Green's Landing the white caps" would
have turn At him.
VIII Smith. proprietor of the boot and
shoe store. n his new store formerly &C.
cupied by Mss Cora Small, as bakery,
looks very cosey.
Rev. II. ". Norton, P E., held a love-
feast at he VI. E. church Sunday morn
ing a. 10, then preached q fine ser
mon from John 3:3: Except a man be
born again, he cannot see the Kingdom
of God Then followed the sacrament
Of me Lords supper. In the evening re-
viva service vas held. All services were
very much enjoyed.
Jan %. s
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south Deer Isle.

south Deer Isle.
The masonic installations took place &C.
cording to programme-Tuesday evening
at the Harbor and Wednesday evening al
the Landing.
Presiding Elder Norton preached here
and at the Landing Sunday, giving some
very interesting and impressive dis
courses. The Lords supper was admin
istered in both places. Mr.. Norton left
on Monday.
There was a sociable here Wednesday
evening, which was success every way.
The school children gave a short enter
tainment, games followed, after which
supper was served. The proceeds go
for church purposes.
Capt. Richard Warren, of Brookline,
Mass, native Of this place, arrived
Tuesday evening on short visit to
friends and relatives. He remained till
Saturday and took in the sociabie, where
he was warmly welcomed by numerous
acquaintance. There was surprise
party in his honor at he home OF his sis
ter, Mrs. Clara Pierce, Friday evening.
He is on a business trip eastward in the
interest of Boston firm.
Jan. Is. EGO.
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DEATH OF LIZZIE ". HISczKY.

DEATH OF LIZZIE ". EISEALE2.
Lizzie NJ, w.oow Of the late Harvey
P. H.nckiey. passed from earth Jan.
2--txo months atter her husband en-
tered ;ne spirit world. AlihoQg she had
teen n poor health since NJ. Hlnckley'-
death. the news Of her death came with
-Qddennes= 70 her many friends. She vas
tbirty-three years OF age.
Possessed OF e warm heart and social
nature. she in parted to Others kina!iness
aud good cheer. and many one vii say
q ber. 8 has sadly been said % ire
cueutIy Of late: i have To-, another
friend.
Ia the Congregational society. where
she was helpful worker. in the library
association. in which she was always
interested, n the si-terhood of t. q. V,
81 which she was one OF the Original
mem oers, me Will be greatly missed.
But sboye all dos the sympathy OF all
besrts 90 out 70 the two orphaned
children, Tom. eight, and Eidu-ta, six
years Of age.
In the absence Of her father, John NJ.
Merrill. representative TO the legislature,
Mrs. Hinckiey was spending the winter
months al his house with her sister, Mrs.
Boyden, and here her death occurred.
For her father, her only sister and two
brot hers much sympathy Is expressed.
Rev. E. Bean conducted funeral services
at the residence Saturday afternoon. The
mem bers OF the Z. @. V. society were
present in body, and followed her re-
mains to Seaside cemetery. a beautiful
floral gift was another expression Of their
affection and SORROW.
NJ
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Hairs Cove
ET. Fssnor was IN Ellsworth last week
on business.
Frank Jordan, Of Sorrento, spent san
dsy il tosn.
Miss Fannie Sweet bss returned from =
visit to her former home IN Holden.
Mrs Mary Hincklsy has been visiting
reIsiiyes and FRIENDS n Trenton for the
past week.
Misses Josie Richardson ana My-s
Young, Q; Bar Hsroos, were n town Sal
arday.
Frank Brewer hss hauled out cargo Of
s;syee. which Wi be shipped 70 2oudoai
IN the early spring.
seldom smith snd Henry " God Eorth
q Egypt. spent Sunday Win NJ. Wool
worth's sister Nstsie-
Samuel Walls sn3 wife, q O;te- Creek,
bsTe teen called here By be Illness o. NJ.
Walls mo;be.. Ms. Sally HANOI.
Ms. sally =. Hs-7or : ve-y IL Of paea-
monis. Ms. HsDo- : eighty-sh-ee
years cid. snd her recovery Is doubtful
Jan n 5.
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George" she said, in a Low voice
would you make great sacrifice for my
hsppiness?" Certainly" he replied
Would you give up smoking for nv
sake?" Give up IN. liking for your sake
he repeated. Then after a silence, he e,-
claimed hoarsely, II can refuse you moth
ing. ! will give up smoking for your
sake. Hereafter when smoke it will h.
for my own sake
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Cept. Chs-les G-eea!sw : CT hems for
few weeks.
George Thomas ha- returned to ~
home II Be.iss..
Tom Gray IS a; work for :. :. Scott IN
his livery stable.
Capt. :. H. Haskell i visiting ~ sister.
Mrs. Z. 4. Richardson.
Frank Gre@nIaw Is IL Mr. Greenlaw
will move 70 :. :. Scott. house in the
spring.
About thirty friends met at Arthur
GreenIexs new house Saturday
evening for hoR=e-warming. They
presented him with a lounge. Refresh
ments were ser7ed The evening was
thoroug My enjoyed.
Jan. =. b.
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Sorrento
Mrs. Rosa Smith was at Bar Harbor
Saturday.
Mrs. William H. Lawrence and daugh-
ter Belle spent Saturday al Bar Harbor.
Miss Minnie P. Hall, of Bar Harbor,
spent Sunday with her parents, ]. W.
Hall and wife.
Mr. Hanscom, of the Method dist church.
of Franklin, preached in the Union
church Sunday.
Lena Hooper and her little sister Edith
are visiting their grandparents, William
DonneI and wife.
Jan. %. PEARL.
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Rrooklin.

Brooklin.
Peddlers are numerous.
Fishermen complain Of q dull market.
Just little more snow to move our
wood.
A. W. Bridges and family returned
from Boston Saturday.
Reports regarding new line Of steam
ers are very conflicting.
Miss Jones has about fifty scholars: and
they speak highly Of her as teacher.
Mrs. Lizzie Cole was called home from
Boston by the serious illness Of her
mother, Mrs. Rachel FIye.
Nsskeag lodge, F. and a. NJ, will hold
public installation Wednesday evening
Supper will be served by the Harvest
Home society.
Mrs. Eliza Ann Bracey died Friday,
aged seventy-nine years. Mrs. Bracey
made her home with her son, Herman
Bracey, who moved here from Mt. Desert
a few years ago.
Jan. %. G. B. A
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>urry.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Whereas, Our Heavenly Father has
seen fiji to remove from our number a be-
loved brother,
ResOlred, That in the death Of Fred E.
Torrey. We are called to mourn the loss OF
a faithful brother
Resolred. That we, as member Of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen. ex-
press our heartfelt sympathy to the sor-
rowing family for the great loss they have
sustained.
Resolred, That copy OF these resolu-
tions be sent to the bereaved family.
Fl. C.. YOUNG,
j. NJ. MCKENZIE,
j. K. GoTT,
Committee.
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aohfrtisrments.

II you are porttculor to
hare your prescriptions pre-
cisely put together go to
Parcher'S.
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Egypt.

In spite OF the cold weather, the people
gathered at the school house in large
numbers for Sabbath school work. Miss
Eta West, who lately returned home
from Ellsworth Falls, read a temperance
paper which was appreciated by all. Mis-
West is one OF our bright scholars and
most popular young ladies.
Jan. 25. CJS
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South Penobscot.
G. B. A..

South Penobscot.
A pleasant home wedding took place
Saturday evening, Jan. 9, at the future
residence Of the bride and groom, Merrill
c. Herrick, of South Penobscot, and Miss
Mary E. Brakeman. of BrooksvilIe, in the
presence of few neig hbors and friends.
Mr.. Stone, Of the Baptist church, per-
formed the ceremony. Mrs. Minnie Gray
was bridesmaid, and Fred Gray was best
man. The bride was becomingly dressed
in blue with trimmings OF white satin
ribbon and wore cluster OF hydrangeas
as corsage bouquet. After the ceremony
ice-cream and cake were served Mr..
Herrick is an enterprising and promising
young man, and ell wish prosperity for
the bride and groom.
Jan. IS. y
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Mort beast Harbor.

Northeast Haroor.
Frank Squirting is building several ro2-
boats.
Mrs. Emma Clements, OF Bar Harbor. Is
visiting her many friends here.
The harvesting OF ice commenced Mon
day. Il Is fourteen inches in thickness.
Steamer Lilac. lighthouse tender
and ouoy boat, was in the harbor over
Sunday.
Charles Kittredge and vile, OF West
Eden. spent Sunday with the.c daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Graves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H kimba and c. \.
Aimbah left Boston Monday for two
months trip to the Pacific coast.
Several letters have been received the
past week inquiring for cottages for next
season. a! on Yaaghn's Point are en-
gagged.
Mrs. y. :. Kingsley. Of West Gou!ds-
bo-o, ! visiting her parents, SIR. and Mr..
J. \. Peekhsm and Other relatives tins
week.
The chicken supper" held at the
parish house Saturday eyening was sue
cess. The proceeds, about 80. go toward
finishing the parish house.
Jan. . JAP
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DoLLIE.

John DoIiiver, j., who has been quite
i'll for the past year, has so far recovered
a. 10 BE- bic TO drive from Oak Point TO
Sea y Gil 10 visit MS father
Zemro Moore. with his brother Clar-
ence, -pent Sunday with his friends here
IL viii be but a short time when Zemro's
smiling coBniensnce Will be missed, as he
intends 70 start for Alaska in a few weeks.
Jan. % DoLLIE.
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tsa-t >uFry

Ea-I >urry.
Iry.n y. and Sarah Bowden, OF North
Biuehjl, visited their aunt al this place
Saturday and Sunday.
Next session OF Hancock district lodge,
l. o. Of g. T, viii be held with Exec sior
lodge, 397, East Surry, Feb. 25.
Mrs. Lizzie Trundy, of West Surry, left
for Lynn. Mass, today to spend few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. r. E. Con-
airy. Mrs. Trundy has recently been
granted pension Of 81 month.
Smells are taking a vacation. The
catch thus far has been good and very
well divided among the more than hun
dred fishermen on the bay, but few, if
any. large catches have been reported.
Jan. 25. c.
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COUNTY NEW >.
For addu49zat Ceantg .-eess So etas~ 2a7ss
! O &C. ]. e.ut-arain.

Dee LIE
\ O. Glc-- !. out again.
There Hss horse tros on the LILY pond
FriGsy. :. :. Scott's horse Won ihe
blanket.
Deer Lie lozge. Nc. 5. \. @. [. w, in
stalled the following officers wednesday
evening n D. Joyce. P. VI. W; E. a
Green. ". W; ". :. Pickering foreman !;
W. {. Haskell. oyer-eeE; Z :. Pickering,
reco-csr. 4. J. Pickering. aBsHeieE;
j. llH9rc. guide: Z. :. Haskell. l. ";
3. T. Howard. o. ".
janis. Ii
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aooertlsrmrnts.
NEW SPRING LINE OF
HAMBURG
EMBROIDERIES.

We have Just received an
elegant line, larger than
ever before, of Hamburg
embroideries. This line in
cludes some very fine and
exceptionally desirable pat
terms, and our customers
throughout the county are
specially invited to call and
inspect these goods. a
feature Of this line is the
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seawalI.
William L. Dolliver has bought the
house owned by John Dolliver at the Sea-
wall.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. 5. Deliver have vacated
their former residence, and are now stop
ping with Mrs. Delivers mother, Mrs.
Henry Moore.
Jan Is DoLLIE.
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c. J. s..

A record is better than prospectus.
Newspaper circulation is trhat counts for
advertisers.
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sullivan
G. H. Dunbar snd wife, who have been
quite Il, are improving.
Capt. : Y. Dennis sad csagbts- Ro-e
VIII les7e his week 70. New YORK.
FIX Co--, Q. Boston, = in town Tor a
briet y.st, % ~ ts;he.-in-!aw, \. 3.
White.
Rs7. Mr.. Hzlseom. OF tsuk.in.
preached Sunday n exchange with Rev.
/ T Moore
The Soro-is WAS entertained last week
BY the ladies Q. the Y. l. {. There was :
large attendance.
News has Just been received snnoue-
ing the death Of Mr.. l. {. Speideil. sged
about eighty-toar, who has resided with
her daughter, Mrs. \. {. Smith, in
Wateryiile. for several years. The de-
ceased Vas former resident OF Sullivan
and leaves three children. Charles Sp@i-
del. OF Lincoln. Neb., George. OF Port
land. sae Mrs. smith. Of Waieryille.
Jan. . F.
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{. 6. Brown, OF Milbridge, is IN town
on business.
A drama was presented ny Nil.
bridge local talent at Globe hail Sat
urday evening, before an appreciative
audience.
Mrs. Priscilla Guptill fell on the ice
Friday, fracturing the forearm. DR..
Small reduced the fracture.
Charles F. Kingsley, promising young
man of this place, died Sunday, after a
lingering illness Of consumption. De-
ceased was member Of Winter Har Dor
lodge, F. and a. NJ.
High school is progressing finely under
the efficient management OF Fred W.
Burriil, a senior at Bates college. The
school is largely attended, and is making
rapid advancement.
A public installation Of the officers of
Winter Hsrbor lodge, r. and a. NJ, took
place Wednesday evening. c. E. Grover,
W. NJ; Ira Workman, 5. W; a. E. Small.
J. W. and II. H. Hanson, s. D.
Jan. .. a. E s
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0. V. Young's new stable Is nearly
completed.
Prot. Anterior i teaching dancing in
Town Hi. hall.
Capt. Nathan W. Higgins, whose health
ba- teen very poor, ! gaining slowly.
Capt. Howard Mayo i at home for the
winter. lie Jeff his vessel, "WeSteEloo. :
in Boston.
Eben Barns, Of Bar Harbor, formerly
o. thi- place. met with serious accident.
He fslL breaking his lame arm. This i
the fourth time he has broken this arm
which was injured IN the war.
Jan. . VI.
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Gouldsboro.

Gouldsboro.
Robert R. Joy has been very i'll, but is
slowly convalescing. Mr.. joys many
friends congratulate him on being APP
pointed deputy-sheriff for this district.
Friends gathered at Charles Tracy's
Saturday evening. Every one had good
time. Games were played until late, W hen
refreshments were served and the young
people departed.
The school in the upper district closed
Thursday. There was only one scholar
who was neither absent nor tardy-Min-
ME RoIfe, who was perfect in attendance.
Gertrude Rolfe and George Squirting were
absent only half day, and PerIey Tracy
one day; Josie Ash one and a half days;
Addie Guptill one and half days.
Jan. %. PAX.
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West Gouldsboro.
Mrs. y. s. Kingsley is visiting relatives
in Northeast Har Dor and vicinity.
Ralph Sargent left for Amherst this
morning with his team to haul bark.
A tiny stranger arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leighton last week.
1t IS girl.
John F. Jones and Miss Lottie Pitcher
were quietly married at the home of the
brides parents, Saturday evening. A. B.
Kingsley performed the ceremony.
The school taught by Miss Josie Strout,
of Milbridge, closed Friday after two
successful terms of eight weeks each.
The prize for best department, attendance,
etc, silver thimble, was awarded Miss
Sibyl Bunker.
Jan. %. 5.