Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-23
MIR. AND VI RS. JIM.
ny caRtSNE ARTHUR STEWART
begun IN issue NJ Nov. IL

at that moment, Hollis might noi have
been 80 lenient, hut he answered witha
great yelling OF love IN his tome:
Bat with whom, Jeau,?'
with Mrs. Abigail Caggins, or, or
Mrs. A-enBth Cuctis. She can 20 nicely,
for shes widow and all alone, and only
has to get back IN time 10 milk her COW
aud feed the pig" sHid Jeane deig htedy.
Mrs. Asenath CURTIS lived next to the
last inhabited house on the penins lila.
Sue Sa- very interesting woman, God
fearing aud just Ia her ueighbors. she was
progressive, aud WIS Kept in touch with
tine outside world 10y the letters and visits
froiu many SONS aud daughters, tho were
married aud living in other parts OF the
coantry She was tail and stll comely,
WIN very keen back eyes
oHe aud Jesne started at almost day
break tue next mprhing, and | drove
them 10 Ellsworth - time to catch the
O'Clock train Tor Nj. Desert Ferry where
sta ubasl connected With Bar Harbor.
Mr.. CURTIS was very entertaining. She
told u great deal about the klondike
mia--. t1r abe had son therr, md then
II Ah- INT l i'NFI Tor NJ BI~A ilIut OF
the Weber elaim. II began like fairy
tale
Oace uuDu "a time there was DutChmau
by the ntnr OF John Christian Weber,
VITO hat cen ptivHteer century ago
in the wtr between the Dutch aud the
English His sou aud heir di-pieased
him, i Vas di-inhetited unto his third
gene n. The government OF Holland
took III money Ia trust. Her Mrs. Cur
tt-I f,,her had belonged To the third
g-n-rHl ,ou. she brought in the fourth
fai~ lain was estimated at si5 900 coo
Src,'...ly, there had been u certain An
II IT, Jansen, sister to her grand her,
Mail tall Weber, to whom anot her
brui her Woiiord had given twelve acres
OF II ,nhsttsn Island, which she subse-
u giy leased Tor ninety nine years to he
pt New York. fhe buildings erected
LA these acres, among which is he old
historical Trinity church, are now Owned
- what Is known as the Trinity churcn
corporation. TIE lease expired over TWEEN
~ five years ago. since hich time inter
81 in the form OF rent ha- b. zen accunu Mt
~ j. 10 add u the or sinal principe
= Third y. thvrr - la3ni ~ Ws-uIrg on,
y l "hteh had long ht"u ~H1e9-ei +" be
Ae"E'rnmept Pr'p"riN hni which trans
1lres 10 hsSe been nNnei by sn"t her
tepe- brother. ana fpu~. nov, betonE my
thrm. the de-',nIatJ-. rh- d--cru-
(ant~, according Ia the hast census OF
TEN, nuu5e- IN Ear-'o-. l. each OF
~ n, a. TN -. =sze.5lzr al L. tnrre
,...|. H.,.,
it1h'. would ." f4fl henm'ag = op,un.
YMost OF the nat 3es Il Ne" safs Mex
lwere de'eendant-. t--ii"' many inter
5nsrri ases, their ann=~tnre had been near
eiativ',, CO ming from harp-"t1, Cum
Periani county. Maiu". Onty Maine in
hose days was Included IN tn" ''com-
Ehonweatth of Massachusetts fnty hT'
|hnp'' thst th". e~ia' - Won be S''t'''
SON -" ny exclaimed J"''r' III WI
km4k" NeSaury NIX settlement ~
fnilllonalrss. W hat MI you de NTH your
Inouey, Mrs. GURUS.
Make my Old hou,e beautiful, Hn-
swered Mr.. Curtis IN the -a'nt tone IN
which she would pronounce amen q.
All my children "ese born there, and
want them always 10 feel that they have
home there 10 go to, want TIE place
10 stay III the fanny a. Io"S ~ thefe Is
Curtis or AN heir 10 claim II.
81 hope YOU II get 1t, SAID Jeane visit
kuily. Il verify do
III you are truly the he'r-, ana your
aim- have been admitted, Why have IN"
Estates not been settled long ago, /
asked
Il really don't know, said Mr.. Curtis.
"Twenty years ago We received word
that everything VA. going 10 be divided
surely, at once. Thea all OF sudden
some ne" complication turned up, which
never understood, aud rae settlement