Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
MIR. AND MRS. JIM.
ny CoRINNE ARTHUR STEWART.
begun in issue of Nov. IL

was born to he Hourly she looked for
some interesting developments to burst
upon her through the agency OF the fair
haired stranger. Then as the humdrum
routine of her life went on in its un-
broken monotony, she grew fretted and
disappointed.
at must mean something" she re-
peatedly insisted TO Hollis and Mrs.
Query. "For why should he ask me
those questions, and have that picture!
I'm sure it was likeness Of my mother.
Perhaps he knows Who | am, but wants
to keep my existence a secret for some
could see him again
wished 80 too, for the affair puzzled me.
The weather turned wet and foggy.
Great banks OF pearly yspor hung over
the bays and -hrouded the pines and
hack matack trees with wraith-like mists.
Then there was transient clearing dur
ing which Jeaue and Mrs. Query tackled
strings OF sliced apples on the south side
OF the house to dry in the sun. That was
q busy day.
The weekly itinerant came with his
jingle OF bells like sIeighng times, and
his wagon gaily painted with advertise
monts for "Barker's Liver Plasters", and
Hollis bought, when Jesuc was not look
ing, whute dress pattern OF dark blue
flannel, together with yards and yards OF
white wooten braid to trim it with, and
presented il to her afterwards a a
surptl- Then the chicken pcdlar ar
rived on his fortnight rounds, and
bought no all OF the old hens to send to
Boston and In he afternoon, Mrs Curtis
called
II ny know whats the matter with
our ctr ms, she announced. 1--WE just
hard Il from my brother OF Portland
VINO tcPrcsents our family. The Hol
land and Washington estates are ours,
tut y seems that the property in New
w has more direct heirs, but they
cat T. be found. My grandtather's sister
Annette was married clandestinely to a
\rsu named Joseph Oldsome who died
Il Thin q year. She had one son by him
nom she called Woltord. Both her
; Hsrris.c and chtld's birth were unknown
her family with the exception OF her
Irother Oxford who afterwards decided
her tn" twelve acres OF Msnhatteal Island
when she married Mr.. Jansen. She APP
parently had great affection for her child,
for she had him educated IN Holland,
where Ire yooed and wed very cee
Rbraied but poor beauty and, returning
with her to this country, settled in Mass
ehusetts. HIS mott her in the meanw hiIe
id died, to all public cognition, child
Is, leaving a VIII and certificate of her
nrriage and chiId's birth, with her
rot her, WoIford Weber, who for some
eason known only to himself, denied the
Ixistence OF both Wolford Oldsome
roud not prove his identity as Annette
Dansen's son.
"About the time that our family
poyed from IiarysweII to Newhury Neck
clifford Oldsome with his wife and one
laughter moved TO Bucksport, where his
aug hter Matilda married Alfred, one of
he sons OF Col. Jonathan Buck, an early
ttler, after HON The village was named
zen It was incorporated in l7P2.
Alfred Buck and his wife went out
I, whore they journeyed by oxen and
on across he plains TO Mexico. Here
son, Alfred Buck, jr., married a
lighter OF family who had been fell
W travellers with them, and one daugh-
was born to them, whom they called
n
About this time the third generations
John Christian Weber were ushered
and the property held IN trust by the
ROLAND government WIS due to be di
ded. And in tearing down the old
plford Weber homestead, an old pack
"A OF papers had been come upon, which
ped out to be the lost will OF Annette
EN- acknewedg and making her
BWolford Oldsome, her sole heir; and
issing cert ticate OF her marriage to
h Oidsome, and the birth OF her
was then that the rumor got aiioat
he estates were to be settled. VOL
ADldsome's family were easy to trace.
te direct heirs were dead with the
ion OF Ora Buck, who had married
officer from West Point who was
out there during the Mexican
She was sole heir to the twelve
1anhattan Island, besides com
br her share as a Weber, of the
nd Washington estates. A law
int out from New York to per
Interview her. He arrived on
pf June in 1872 to find that Ora
hree-y ear-old child had stolen
her husband one dark night
egiment was stationed in the
n her to escape, or she had
sme admirer could not be
Rhere were many stories OF
Nusies on the husbands
kr, vehement quarrels be-
the young officer could
OF his missing wife and
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