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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
FREEDOM ACADEMY.

THIS Institution will be re-opened Tuesday,
i March /, '3S. 10 continue ten weeks.
The officers Of this school have been f0rtu
mate in securing the services of ". ". Rich a
di-tiu uisheti AID well known teacher, VINO
will have such assistance a. the needs Of the
school require.
Elementary, preparatory and commercial
work will toe taught Amy who wish TO learn
steBography and typewriting can have com
petent teacher. }, W LIBBY, seey.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
Liable for Military Service.

The report from the Office of the State
adjutsnt general, showing the enroll
ment of men in Maine liable for military
services, places the total at 1o6,0i2. The
enrolment for Hancock county is as fol-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

The November earnings of l04 rail
roads whose reports have been pre-
scented are more than twenty per cent.
in excess of their November earnings
last Nnar
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
MOTTO T..

THE stockholders Of the Bucksport ma
i tional hank are hereby notified that the
annual meeting for the choice of directors,
and the transaction OF any other business
that may legally come before them, will be
held at their banking room on Tuesday, the
nth day OF January next, at O'Clock p.
joins y. sWAZEY, Cashier.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Hancock county l. credited b. the las,
report OF the adjutant genera with 500
men liable for military service. This IS
decrease OF 800 from he last enrolment.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Twas not merry Christmas for the
Surry smelters whose tents went down
t he bay on broken ice.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
>oTICf TO WATER rakERs.

'I'HE Office Of the Ellsworth water company,
i ut No. Franklin street A W. tushman
4 sons store viii be open every evening un-
I'll Jan. l0i after that date saturday evenings
only. l. Ii. tUsHN.S. Supt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

There are some dark spots even in sun
shine. according to reports from our
Oeeanviile correspondent. He says that
someone has been putting snsgs IA the
water to prevent fishermen from fishing.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Franklin people want the Shore Line
terminus AT Ellsworth,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

There WAS no railroad terminus in
Christmas stocking.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Both bride and groom are EIisWort ii
people. Miss Phillips Is tue dsug inter- OF
Hosea b. Phillips. for many years prom
lnent business man OF this city. All her
life has been spent here: she Is one of
Ei-worth's most charming daughters.
Ia society and IN the church she has ever
been most helpful. Gifted not only with
love for music. but also with a capacity
for executing, she Is an accompiis he'd
pianist and singer; and she has never
failed to respond to the many calls that
have been made upon her By reason OF
her gifts. For many years she has been
the leading soprano at the Congrega-
tional church, and her presence there Will
be soreiy missed,
Although Miss Phillips has never been
an instructor in the public schools, she is
a competent teacher, being especially
successful with children. In society she
has always been favorite, never shirk-
ing the duties that she has been called
upon to perform. Ia church and Sunday
school also, similar faithfuluess has
characterized her work. Her place in
tbi. community Will be hard TO fiji
In losing her, however. 1t is n satis-
fact ion TO know that her life partner is a
young man entirely wort hv the bride he
has won. Albert Jones Lord Is an Els
wort boy born and bred. He is he son
OF tyrenus b. Lord, OF the Falls. After
passing through the various school,. of
the city, graduating in IS from the high
school, he entered Bowdoin college and
WAS graduated in 81. He spent the next
three years AT the Audover, Mass. theo-
logical seminary. and ri once entered
upon his life-Wurk
Ofthe several calls given him to be-
come pastor. he accepted that from
Hartford. Vt, aud was ordained last
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

PROPOSALS for furnishing fifteen ti5}
i cords of merchantable. rifted hard wood,
to be delivered at the Court House and at the
Jail in Ellsworth, will be received at the store
OF John r. Eldridge. in Ellsworth, until Tues
day, January -, 1898. Per order.
The COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR HANCOCK COUNTY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1897

The man ,cith money to spend IN adrer-
tising rants to consider the circulation of
Il newspaper first Of all things. Good
goods Arrays bring good prices only poor
articles are sold for trhat can be receired
for them. This is true of advertising as
OF everything else. LoIo rates and liberal
discounts Invariably denote small and
salueLess circulation. Leavenworth
(kansas) Times
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
PHILLIPS LORD.
Welded at the Congregational Church
A Pretty Affair.

The marrisg" OF Miss Msude +. Phillips,
OF Hartford VT, took place at the Con-
gregations church, Ellswo tn. Wednes-
day, Dec 20. at 23) p. m, Rev. d. l..
Yale officiating. Mrs. Sarah F. Hall Of
iiciated at the organ. The church was
tsstetnlly decorated with evergreen and
holly. The bride was gowned in ivory
satin trimmed with chiffon, she wore a
tulle veil and carried bouquet OF
white carnations. The maid OF honor
WAS Miss Annie c. Emery, who
wore gown OF wstered blue pointe
d'esprie. She carried pink and white car
nations.
The groom wore conventional black
Rev. A. V. Bliss, OF Bangor, WAS best man.
and both were attended by little Polly
Morris, three and one half years old she
carried the wedding ring In a basket of
flowers.
The bride entered the church on the
arm Of her father, who gave her away
The ceremony was simple but very i'm
pressive. A. the party entered the
W tut!ink from lpDGhGflil WIS
played. During the ceremony. the ro-
nance "Csll me thine own" by Halevy
was played softly, with violin obiigato by
Mrs. T. Morris.
The ushers were Il. b. whitcomb, Hoyt
A. Moore, Fred W. Flood, Harold H. Clark
Elmer T. Boyd, OF Bangor, and Fred
Somes, OF Somcsville.
reception at the home Of the bride
parents followed the ceremony. The
house was decorated with evergreen aud
holly tied with red ribbon. Lunch WAS
served. The presents We're many and
beautiful.
MIR aud Mrs. Lord left ON the evening
train for short bridal tour. They viii
reach their new home in Hartford about
January ). They carry with them the
heartlest good viii OF hosts OF life long
friends.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
COUNTY GOSSIP.
last year

sargentviile's merry Christmas WAS So
bered by measles.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

The people who were assuming a
few days ago that the new tariff law
would not probably produce sufficient
revenue to meet the running ex-
penses of the government are begin
ming to change their minds. The pres
ent indications are that the Deem
Der receipts will equal the December
expenditures, and the treasury Of
fieials estimate large increase in
receipts early in the coming year.
There is every reason to believe that
the new law will produce a consider
able surplus in the next fiscal year
without any additional tariff legisla-
ton.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Hoods Pills cure liver Ills, biliousness, lndi
gcston, headaches. pleasant laxative. All
druggiAts-A
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Many papers OF the state have been
printing cock and bull yarn about one
"A Godsend Lufkine, OF Ttlden, Maine,
the heir to thousands a. the first born
grandson OF one Peter Lutkin. From J.
II. Jordan, OF Tlden-and could better
authority be asked -rHE AMERICAN
learns that no man by the name of Lut-
kin ever lived in fiiden, Maine; and II
a Godsend lad lived there someone
would nave heard Of hlm before the
Bangor Ners reporter got hold Of the
story. But there are thirteen other
post Offices n ghe United States by the
name of fIiden, perhap, a Godsend
lives in one OF them. The Tddeu IN Han
cock county, established IN isis, WAS the
first office Of nat name.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Our English friends are displaying
great activity in their attacks upon
our new protective tariff measure.
They hail with delight the assertions
of their democratic co -laborers in the
United States that the new law is not
producing sufficient revenue to meet
the running expenses of the govern
ment and are doing all in their power
to again ''line up that element in the
United States which has been driven
from its free trade by the utter failure
of the Wilson law after three years
test.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

THE AMERICANS CORES pondents from
all parts OF the county are wishing THE
AMERICAN Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year. 70 all OF them We re-
turn sessonable greetings. We predict
that by their help THE AMERICAN viii
be brighter, better and happier than ever
during the coming year. Here's a toast
to our correspondents May their sor-
rows be few, their pleasures be many Z;
may their pen-strokes never grow feeble,
their eye for news less keen and may
they always find readers ~ sppreciatiye
as those Of The AMERICAN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Our West Franklin correspondent
sends in this deplorable Item. Christ
mas Day WAS observed here not by get
ting ups petition To the governor. but
by scenes that call tor the enforcement
of the liquor law " ALI right-lnlnded
cit izeua
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
Spr,iaI Motifs.
NOTICE or ANNUAL MEETING.

NUTT'F Ut NNNI Ne MFETINt,
rI>HE annual meeting of the tockhoiders Of
i the Union shoe Manufacturing company
viii be held at the Office Of the company IN
Ellsworth, Maine. on the second "wednesday
Of January, l-Ss, 10 wit. on the 18th day of
January. "a. d. is.Fs. at O'Clock p IN. for the
following purposes
LIST To choose a board OF directors for said
corporation for the ensuing year.
ID To transact ans other business which
may legally come before said meeting
Dated a. Ellsworth IAis 9Th day of Deee III
ber q d 1877 \ ". kf~a. clerk.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

II. W Morse, of sedgwick, i'll "a letter
to his wife says that while in Cuba dir
charging cargo Dec. :, the insurgents
raIded the town and wharf here his
vessel lay, shooting part OF the Spanish
guard and Carrying of some 200 in
specie lying GA tue y narf in boxes. Mr..
Morse considers II rather an exciting
time for an sverag Down Easter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
1ost.

IDUP-A spaniel pup. light brown spot over
L each eve. Finder please return or send
information TO ANKktc.s Office. Liberal re-
ward.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
tGllntto.

DAiLRoAp TIES Is COO hcmlook railroad
IL ties wanted Apply to HosE. T.
PAT LLlrs. Ellsworth. Ne.
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CTUMPAGE PERMITS Blank stumpAgr
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single or in quantities
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-22
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
1t Makes This Cold Earth Little
Warmer for Everyone.

The giving of gifts at Christmas time IS
an illustration of the good will which is part
of the spirit of the day. The custom has be-
come universal in Christian homes and com
manities. No doubt it is overdone in many
cases, and is often mere form without any
inhering reality of love. At Christmas time
everybody feels kindly towards his neighbor.
1t is a season of good will. Hearts that are
closed through all the year open in the mel
low warmth that pervades the Christmas
tide. Few are the children who are not re-
membered in some way Even in the homes
of the very poor some effort is made to make
the day little brighter for the little one.
Cuts are sent to hospitals, homes and
asylums, that the suffering, the homeless
and the friendess may feel at least breath
of the love which is blowing from Heaven.
This is one of the richest blessings Of
Christmas. 1t makes this cold earth little
warmer for every one for day. We all want
to be loving and gentle. We stop thinking
of ourselves, and our thought goes out to
others. We want to make some one happier,
to give q little pleasure to some one who
lacks. Though it last only for a single day,
this breath of good will, breathing every
where, is blessing and leaves a benediction.
Thus Christmas brings us many an inspira-
ton. For one day, at least, it makes us all
brothers. Sitting by our fresides, or at our
tables, we think of other people, and share
our little or our plenty with them. In doing
this we let Christ anew into our own heart,
for it is in loving and ministering that He
comes to us.-J. H. Miller, ID. d., in Chicago
Ct nda rd
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-22

less he har had corresponding ex-
periences. He was not noticed as he bur-
ried by the little group. lie did not
want to be recognized, for with a fine
delicacy which always accompanies
true generosity he felt that the less the
woman saw of him the more comfortable
she would be. Reuben Bullwinkle
wanted no recognition or thanks; in
deed the idea that he was entitled to
thanks never entered his head for q
moment. Neither did he make any
mental calculation as to the value of an
act of friendliness put down TO his
credit account on the recording angels
book, nor did he look for any special.
blessing which the Lord might owe him
for his act of charity. Indeed the little
thought which he gave the matter had
its relation entirely to the objects of his
sympathy, and If his heart was light
and his soul joyous, it was because he
had unconsciously wandered near the
threshold of Heaven and heard the echo
of angel voices singing: "Peace on earth
and good will to men."-Frank Beard,
in Rams Horn.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-22

eloquence Rubc looked about him for
some evidence of appreciation, but
every one was too busily occupied In
the scramble for food TO heed his
vagarics. But no, not every one, for as
leuben's eyes wandered over the room
they observed the forms of the lone
woman and her little boy standing idly
by the stove.
Reuben was an old and experienced
traveller, and withal n shrewd observer,
and II did not take him long to read the
pathetic story of this group of two.
There was no doubt in his mind that
they were faint with hunger and with
out sufficient money to pay for food
The drummer Rube pushed his travel
ing hat TO the back of his head and
scratched his bald pate as he held n
secret consultation with the angelic
and interior Reuben. "Rube, old fell
low, what are we going to do about this
business? We can't enjoy our Christ
man dinner knowing all the time that
hungry eyes are watching every mouth.
full of food we devour; no, that's out
of the question, but what can we do?
That woman is no pauper, and she
would probably scorch us with glance
If we presumed to offer her money, or
even to blow her off to dinner. But,
great Caesarl they must be fed some
how. Now il we could manage 10
scrape up an acquaintance with the boy
think we could make the deal; so let's
see If we can hypnotic him."
Agreeable TO this resolution Reuben
fastened his gaze upon the child until
he caught his eye, then smiling the
same old smile which had won him
friends from Boston to California, he
addressed him: ''IIow's this for a
Christmas, little boy?" But the little
boy only chung closer to his mothers
skirts and scowled at the presumptu.
Gus stranger.
whats the matter, little friend,
can't you find a seat? You just come
with me now, and il we don't find a
place I'm much mistaken"
The boy ceased whimpering and
looked inquiringly at his mother
Reuben thought he could detect the
conflicting emotions of the woman in
the struggle between womanly pride
and motherly love. He saw her tighten
her hold on the hand of the boy and
turn slightly away.
Slipping forward and politely dolf-
ing his bat, he addressed the woman:
Madam, | beg your pardon, but you
see | have taken a notion to that bow
of yours, and as | am far away from
my own little ones (this was rank du.
pIicity, for Reuben had neither wife
no. children, near or far), ana as this
is Christmas Gay, ] am feeling a little
lonesome. You, being a parent your.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-22

drew the bow, and there "in the still
OF the evening let her talk 10 him"
lie was a mountain boy himself, and
as the first soft notes fell on the air,
plaintive and piercing like the cry of
the whippoorwill 10 early spring. he
felt the youth stir In him and heard
again the far call OF the hills.
lie saw the log cabin high mp against
the side Of the mountain. where the
laurel and the sumac grew and the
ash made bright the scene with Its dark
fruit; where the breeze came laden with
the odor OF pine from the forest, and
the birds touched the highest notes In
their shrill treble.
He saw the boy with his sturdy limbs,
his bold blue eyes and his waving hair.
barefoot and scantily clad. searching
for the earliest berries in summer ard
the first nuts in the fall-free, joyous,
innocent, happy.
lie followed him in the long. long
thoughts" Of lad across the distant
crest OF the Devils Backbone" ard
wove with him mystic dram as amid the
shades of the haunted ravine.
lie sat with him at the feet Of the
mountain lass and listened while be
poured the crude poetry of his swak-
sned soul into the sensitive instrument
which alone could interpret the mys-
terry within him.
lie stood beside him and watched The
blazing pine knots roar up the cabin
chimney. while the old folks in the cor
ner looked at each other across the boy
with that surrepttious tenderness OF
the eyes which takes place in those
grown gray, and sure of each other, OF
the more open demonstration.
He saw the whole % years of clean,
humble living; the unaspiring, pastoral
life of the southern mountaineer, com
panioned Of nature; simple. fearless.
brave; scornful of the false, teverept of
the true; tender TO weakness, fierce 10
wrong; and, alas! uncontrolled as the
elements around him; crushing, 4 some
mad output of strength. the obstacle il
his way, TO stand afterwards in awful
recoil before the unknown potentiali-
ties Of his own organism.
Full and swelling were the strains
that issued from the throat of the violin
as it told this idyl of the hills; passion
ate harmonies pulsating like tie over
charged heart; long, tender, yearning
notes; sweet. caressing adantes; the
very spirit of love in the guise Of sound.
But now the music changes. Youths
glad symphony is lost in the wild major
chords of passion. Note dashes against
note like hail against a pane. All the
tnmult of the mountains, the forest, The
roaring stream when storms rive the
heavens, is sounded in that mad chro-
matte ascending TO its climax.
All of natures after-pennance
breathes in the signing minor Of the
descending scale. Surely that Was a
human sob that rang through the room;
fellow mortar's burst of sympathy.
No, it was just the old fiddle, who
knew things cause she'd been lynn SO
long ag'in his heart
And now from out her quivering
strings she sends forth melody so di-
vinely pure, so UNNECESSARILY sweet. the
coolest ear must open TO greetit.
In it are the prayers Of mothers, the
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-22
"MY WIFE'S LIFE"
How | was the means
of saving it.

When the lungs are attacked and the
symptoms of consumption appear, then
begins the struggle between affection and
that destroying disease which Stays its
thousands annually. 1t is a happy issue
to the struggle when disease is conquered
and health restored. Such an issue does
not always end the struggle, but it did in
the case Of Mr.. X. Morris, Memphis, Tenn,
who saw his wife wasting and weakening
and physicians helpless, and then sug-
gested the simple femedy that wrought
the cure. He tells the story thus:
"Seven years ago, my wife had severe
attack of lung trouble which the ply
sicians pronounced consumption. The
cough was extremely distressing. espe-
cially at night, and was frequently
attended with the splitting OF blood. The
doctors being unable to help her, in
duced her to try DIR. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
and was surprised at the great relief it
gave. Before using one whole bottle she
was cured. so that now she is strong and
quite healthy. That this medicine saved
my wife's life have not the least doubt.
i always keep DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
in the house. Whenever any of my family
have a cold or cough we use it, and are
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-22
ACROSS THE STREET.
The Change That Came with Another
Christmns Time.

Last Christmas the house across the street
from mine was the brightest and gayest OF
any in the block. There were beautiful
Christmas wreaths in every window and the
whole house was aglow The shades were
thrown up high and the soft lace curtains
parted wide. The tree in the great parlot
of the house across the street was larger and
it had costier presents on it than any other
tree in the town. And most of the presents
were for the little girl in the white dress
and the big pink sash who could be seen
from the street dancing around the tree, the
happiest, sweetest little maiden in all the
world and the light and life and JOY of the
house across the street.
This Christmas time all is dark and silent
and gloomy in the great house across the
street There are no Christmas wreaths
in the window, no ray of light comes from
behind the closely drawn blinds, no childish
voice is heard within the house. There is
no bright and beautiful tree, but on the
spot on which the tree stood last year there
is something white and as beautiful in its
silk and satin and velvet finish as the skill
and wealth of man can make it. But the
sight of it brought chill to the hearts OF
those who saw it carried into the house on
Christmas eye and when the eyes of the
mother and father fell upon it their hearts
bled anew.
The passers-by who saw the bands of
white futtering from the knob of the door
of the house across the street went on to
their own humble houses thanking God
that their own little ones were left to them.
no matter how little of wealth or beauty
there might be in their homes.
The poorest house in which there was the
laugh of children was so much less desc
late than the great mansion across the
street in which the child's laugh was for
ever still. 1t added to the melody of Par.
adse that Christmas morning. 1t rang out
clear and sweet across the jasper sea. l.
had gone through the gate Beautiful and
into a house not made with hands eternal
in the heavens. Free Press.