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LINCOLN DAY.

LINCOLN DAY.
Lincoln's birthday was periodically anc
pleasingly observed in the North Bluehil
high school, Miss Nellie Douglass, teacher
Friday afternoon. The school room was
was prettily decorated with evergreen
boughs, a profusion of flags, and with
pictures OF Lincoln, gaily draped in red
white and blue. Quite number OF Wis
itors was present. The following pro-
gramme was carried out:
"Sone america for Freedom"
Recitation, abraham Lincoln. iiarrie Gilli'
Essay, "Lincoln's Boy hood. Fanny sopei
Anecdotes of Lincoln.
Essay, "Lincoln's Manhood" 80. Eflice Grindle
Recitation, The Proclamation"
J Thomas Hinckley
Flag Exercise, Walter Wescott, Charlie Wescott,
Nathan Gray, Frank wescott, Afford
Hincklev, Lewis ellis and Marion Dunbar,
Song, "our Flag"........-.... school
Essay, Character of Lincoln" Eleanor Wescott
Recitation, "Lncon's Address at Gettysburg,
Orrin Leach
Essay. Lincoln as President. - Ethel wescott
Recita ton, Burial of Lincoln"
Carroll Dunbar
Recitation Selection from James Russell
Lowell, Ethel Wardwell
Exercise, abraham Lincoln" School
Singing, America
Feb. IA. W.
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EastbrooK.
Mrs. Lena Blaisdell, of Franklin, has
been visiting her parents, John DeMeyer
and wife.
DR.. II. II. DeBeek, of Vim, has been
spending II few days with relatives in this
place and Franklin.
Mrs. Rosalie Billings has been quite i'll
for few days.
A. f. Sargent and son, OF North La
moline, We're i'll town visiting relatives
last week.
Albert Giles, who is working on stone
at West Sullivan, has moved his family
there.
Measles has struck this town, but to a
limited degree. There have been only a
few cases as yet.
Carl Butler and George Springer have
gone to Great Pond to work in the woods
for G. S. Googins.
Feb. IA. b.
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ELLSWORTH FALLS.

w. f. Leighton was in Bangor Mon
day.
Several cars have been loaded with ice
and shipped from here recently.
Mrs. Sarah Moore, who is i'll with
pneumonia, is in a critical condition.
! Fred Grace, employed at the United
States fish hatchery at Green Lake, spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Oscar Morrison and wife, who have
been visiting relatives at Southwest Har-
! Dor, have returned home.
{. J. Treworgy is having some repairs
made on his"carrier" used in taking saw
| dust and waste lumber to the fire dump.
James Leslie is at home from Mechanic
Falls on visit to relatives. Mr.. Leslie g
employed in shoe factory there, and will
return in few weeks.
DR.. Daniels, of Boston, preached to a
large audience here Sunday afternoon.
He gave a very interesting talk on the
work Of the American board OF foreign
missions.
A. +. Foster, Rev. f. l.. Hunt and c. A.
Gray came out Saturday from Mr..
Fosters camp at Patterns pond with
twenty eight trout and two salmon, the
result of last weeks catch. Messrs.
Foster and Gray returned Monday.
The sing given Monday evening was
we'll attended. The programme was well
rendered. The violin solo by Mrs.
Gatchell, the reading by Miss Grindell
and the vocal solos by A. L. Whitman and
Monroe Dorr were well applauded.
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mfnieaI.
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with urine
and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sed-
iment or settling indicates an unhealthy
condition of the kidneys. When urine
stains linen it is evidence of kidney
trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate
or pain in the back, is also convincing
proof that the kidneys and bladder are
out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort i'll the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulflls every wish in relieving pain i'll the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every
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inability to hold urine and scalding pain
in passing it, or bad effects following use
OF liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes
that unpleasant necessity Of being COM
PEELED to get up many times during the
night to urinate. The mild and the ex
traordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon
realized 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing
have the best. Sold by druggists, price
fifty cents and one dollar. You may
have sample bottle and pamphlet both
sent free by mail. Mention the Ellis
WORTH AMERICAN and send your address
to DIR. KiImer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
The proprietors Of this paper guarantee
the genuineness OF this offer.
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Sorrento.
Rev. J. 7. Moore is in town to- day.
c. w. Corners, Of Sullivan, was in town
to-day.
Mrs. Al. Cook arrived home from Mass
achusetts to-day.
Mrs. E. F. Whitaker, OF Gouldsboro is
at her sisters, Mrs. j. w. Hall.
Capt. Jesse K. Mitchell has leased his
store to Mr.. Foster, Of Addison Point.
Mrs. Barney Havey and Miss Josie Bun
ker, of West Sullivan, were in town re-
Gently.
T. II. Simpson spent Sunday at his
home In Sullivan, the guest of his brother
Ambrose.
Miss Minnie Preble Hall died Friday.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Morse, of Gouldsboro.
Feb. IA. BREEZE.
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Mount Desert Ferry.

Mount Desert Ferry.
The Misses Elinora and Louise Edwards
returned to their evangelical labors to-
day.
The Z. E. meeting at the school house
Sunday evening WAS largely attended and
a good deal of interest awakened.
Surprise parties are the rage. Miss Bes-
sic Carter entertained last Monday even
ing and Bertha Neal Wednesday evening.
Feb IA. YANKAPoo.
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Marlboro.
Mrs. Sarah Hodgkins has gone to Ellis
worth to visit her son, Kittredge Martin.
Audrey and Linnie Hodgkins have gone
to North Mariaville to visit Mrs. Fred
Grover.
Walter and Ralph Kelley are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. George Tresdwell, in
Ellsworth.
The following delegates of the Marlboro
Christian Endeavor attended the River
view local union at Lamoine Feb. s: Wal
den Hodgkins and wife, S. H. Remick and
wife, Mrs. Abbie Bowden, Mrs. David
Moseley and Mrs. Coleman Hodgkins.
Feb. IA. ARE.
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He was Excused.

The teacher OF a city school received
the following note explaining the abb
sence of one OF her pupils the day before {:
"Pese excooze Henry for a bsents yeester-
day. Him and me got r chance at ride
to a funeral in a charrige, an let him
stay to home, as he had never rode in a
charrlge and never went to funeral, nor
had any other pleasures. So plese
excooZe. '-Hdrper's Round Table
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COUNTY NEWS.
nor additional County Ne'os see other pages
BuckspOII

Bucksporr.
Jessie, daughter of John and Annie
Eldridge, died Sunday after an illness of
several months. She was thirteen years
of age.
The ball of Deluge engine company,
which is the social event in Bucksport
each year, will take place next Monday
evening.
George Fletcher, of this place, mate OF
the schooner "Willie l.. Newton, was in
jured on the trip from New York to
Brunswick, Ga. Three days out from port
in a gale Mr.. Fletcher was caught in the
spanker sheet and sustained severe frac-
ture OF one of his legs. He is in the hos
pital at Brunswick.
s. E. Hall has been engaged as agent
OF the new Manhattan Steamship Co.
which will operate the new New York
and Bangor route. Mr.. Hall has been
authorized to buy or lease the Central
wharf property for the company and ne
gotiations are pending, which will prob
ably result in The acquisition OF the prop
erty by the steamship company.
Bro. Timothy Freeman has presented
Fort Knox lodge, l. o. o. F., with
very handsome gsvel for the Noble
Grand. The gavel contains 175 pieces,
the handle being made of rosewood inlaid
with whitewood and white birch. The
head is of the black walnut, cherry,
wildwood, white ash, redwood, sumach,
white birch and ivory.
Gov. Powers addressed a large audience
at the Franklin street church Monday
evening. The lecture was under the aus
pices OF the seminary. Gov. Pow ers'
subject was estate Government, and
large part of his remarks WAS directed
especially to the seminary students.
During his stay in Bucksport Gov. Pow
ers was entertained by Hon. Parker
Spofford. After the lecture there was an
informal reception at the Parker resi-
dence.
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COUNTY NEWS.
For odditional ConntN Ne.cs 81 other paqes.

North Bluehill.
Mrs. Andrew Gray is i'll.
Harry Bowden cut his foot quite badly.
There was "sing" in Good Templars'
hall Sunday.
Miss Alice Weseott, who is ill with
pleurisy fever, is little better.
Eugene Haskell packed forty tons OF
ice last week. Ii. B. Gray will pack fifty
tons this week.
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Orland.
Bradley Hartman, a respected citizen
OF this place, died Saturday, after short
illness. He was fifty-nine years OF age.
He leaves widow and two children
Prof. A. S. Hartman, of the East Maine
conference seminary, Bucksport, and
Mrs. Fred Partridge, of this place. He
was brot her of Isaiah c. Hartman, of
Ellsworth.
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Great Pond.

Great Pond.
Judge Wlswell, j. F. hnowlton, A. w.
King and f. w. Rollins, OF Ellsworth, L.
B. Deasy, of Bar Harbor, o. F. Fellows,
tager at East Orland, passed through
here Saturday on their way to Alligator.
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UNION CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Rer. Z. L. Hunt, pastor.
Prayer meeting Friday evening at "a.
Hillside omitted this week.
Next Sunday, 10 a. m, preaching; II
a. M. bible school; p. m, Junior c. E.
s.; I p. m, patriotic service conducted by
missionary committee OF Y. p. S. c. Z.
Offering for the American missionary So
ciety. Public cordially invited.
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West sullivan.
Zemro Hall has moved his family into
the Stanley house.
Frank Sherman and family were the
guests OF Mrs. Myra Springer Saturday.
Harold Gordon was called to Swans
Island this week by the severe illness OF
his brother.
Miss Cora M. Gordon, who has been
spending the winter in Bangor, returned
home Wednesday.
Fifteen men passed through here Sat
urday night on their way to the railroad,
where they will be employed.
Among those attending the high school
from out Of town are Gertrude Crabtree
Harvard Crabtree and Lillian Foss, OF
Hancock. The school is progressing
finely, with about twenty-five pupils.
Feb. IA. G.
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Il can trace my ancestors back to
hundred years before William the Con-
queror.o "Well, | can't trace mine that
far, but haven't the slig htest doubt that
some OF them were living even earlier
than that. ~
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Northeast Harbor.
|. T. Moore's cottage is being plastered
by Graves Bros.
Everett Treworgy, of surry, is teaching
the high school.
Benz. Murray is doing the plumbing on
the Kimball house.
A drama is in rehearsal here to be
given in the near future.
Mrs Maud NJ. Trask is keeping a pri-
vate school in the school house with thir-
tytwo pupils.
Tuesday evening, Feb. s, the Odd Eel
lows met at the parish house to see about
having lodge instituted here.
Edgar Perry has gone to Franklin
Road to build log cabin for Boston
parties, to be forwarded by rail.
Alex. Moore is getting out some dressed
granite posts for Asa Smalidge to refence
the cemetery at Indian Head point.
E. H. Kimball and wife went to Boston
last week on visit. c. Mcbride is tend
ing store in Mr.. Kim balls absence.
There was a public installation OF the
officers of Mountain lodge, l. o. 6. T., at
the parish house last Tuesday evening.
A snow-slide on the Bee block went
through the skylight of l. T. Moore S
photograph studio, breaking most OF the
glass.
c. H. Hodgkins, who went to Attleboro
short time ago, has found employment
there and sent for his household goods
They go by boat to-day.
E.h II l. p
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COUNTY NEWS.
For additional County Nerrs see other pages.

sullivan.
Emery B. Dunbar is on trip to New
York and Philadelphia.
Miss Belle Wilson is visiting friends
and relatives in Boston.
Mrs. James T. Moore is visiting in Ded-
ham, at the home of her parents.
John Beane collected the bounty on
four large wild cats one day last week.
Rev. Henry Saunderson, after short
visit in town, has returned to Massachu-
sets.
H. L. Cleaves, though still confined to
dark room with infiamed eyes, is some
what improved.
Mrs. A. S. Cummings will leave Boston
Wednesday for a six-weeks' trip through
the sunny south.
Mail for the west now leaves here at 9
a. m. via Bar Harbor, and reaches Port
land and Boston the same evening.
The har Dor is free from ice again. The
dreaded blockade will not take place this
time, but is postponed to some future
cold snap.
The unusually high tide OF Wednesday
night, together with the drift ice, carried
away the landings at the ferry on both
sides Of the river.
A merry party enjoyed the night at
Tunk on Wednesday. They speak loud in
praise of Landlord Havey and wife, and
of the bill of fare.
Mrs c. A. Stimson left Friday for a
pleasure trip to the Pacific coast She
WAS accompanied to Boston by Mr.. and
Mrs q. c. Emery, who are returning to
their home in Kansas City.
Feb IA SUB,
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West fremont.
Presiding Elder Norton preached
here Sunday, Feb. ID. His text was taken
from l Peter /: I: Unto you therefore
which believe, he is precious" His ser
mon was very interesting. After the
sermon the sacrament was partaken of.
The church was well filled.
Miss Rida Sprague came home from
Pond Island to spend few days, return
ing Sunday. She enjoys her school very
much, and is having fine success.
All We're relieved to find that the
schooner -. j. Little" had arrived at
Portland from Boston. and had not
suffered in any way from the severe
storm. 1t is hoped Capt. Robbins will be
at home in time to start in the spring
with the rest of the feet from here.
| Capt. Roland H. Lunt and wife are Wis
iting his mother at his old home.
Capt. William P. Lunt is at the soldiers
home, Chelsea, Mass.
| Feb. Ia. THELMA.
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Green Like
Bridg ham Haynes, one of the prominent
citizens of this section of Dedham, died
Friday, in the sixty -sixt b year OF his age.
For a number Of years he was postmaster
at East dham, and had been surveyor
OF roads for thirty years. He leaves a
widow and three children-Mrs. Edgar
Higgins, OF Charlestown, Mass, Mrs.
Marcellus Emery, OF Brewer, and Viii
liam Haynes, OF Fort Fairfield. All his
children were at his bedside when he
died. Funeral services were at the Mort h
Ellsworth church Monday afternoon
Members Of Esoteric lodge, F. and A. NJ,
OF Ellsworth, OF which Mr.. Haynes was a
membe attended the funeral and Off
ciated.
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GouldsbOro.
The new postmaster has fitted up his
office with lock boxes, etc.
Frank Guptill is hauling timber for a
mill that he will build on the site once
occupied by W. L. Guptill.
Pond road about three and one-half miles
north of here. We hear that a station
will be built at the crossing. There il
now a very good cart road to the place
and few dollars would make it a good
wagon road. There is a rumor that an
electric road is possibility OF the future
between Grindstone Neck and the Tunk
Pond road crossing.
Feb. IA. HIBoU.
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Hancock

Hancock.
Miss Minerva Milliken, daughter OF
Henry c. Miliiken, WAS married Tuesday
evening to George Rich, OF Isle su iiaut.
Rev. d. l.. Yale, of Ellsworth, oiticiated.
A very pleasant reception followed the
ceremony, and a delicious luncheon was
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich Will live at
Isle au Haut.
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i south Pcnobscot.
Pension fSl1l has been restoied to
Elisha X. Bowden tdeceasedl
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Ayers Sarsaparilla
30 Years Of Cures.
COUNTY NEWS.
80, additional County Se,es see other pages

HnlFs Cove.
Mrs. Sarah Hodgkins is very low.
r. Il. Hammond is in very poor health.
Miss Edith Brewer is visiting friends in
Bar Hsrbor.
John Haslem and wife were in Els
worth last week.
Irving Winchester, OF Holden, spent
few days here last week.
George Hodgkins, OF Boston, arrived in
town Saturday, called here by the illness
OF his mother.
Miss Clara Leland has accepted a posi-
tion in paper mill in Boston, and left
here for Boston Saturday morning,
Feb. H. b.
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COUNTY NEWS.
For additional County Ne,rs see other pages.

Bar Harpor-
John f. Clark went to New York Mon
day on business.
Asa Hodgkins & Sons will begin saving
at their mill on School street this week.
Contractor Lawrence has begun the al
terations on the Wood block, Cottage
street.
H. c. Hodgkns' new house on Kenne-
bee avenue is nearly ready for the plas-
terers.
Schooner Empress, Capt. Johnson,
from Edgewater, N. j., is discharging coal
for E. l.. Roberts.
Sherley Norris entertained eleven Of
his schoolmates Friday evening at his
home on High street.
Schooner "Fithuna'', Capt. Knowlton,
from Port johnson, has just delivered
cargo of coal for Charles r. Clark
Frank Corners, Isaac Parker and
| Eugene Leland went to Branch pond
Tuesday morning on fishing trip for
few days.
Rev. Richard Owen gave lecture at
the Congregational church Sunday even
| ing Subject Lincoln The Grand
| Army post and Sons OF Veterans attended
| in a body.
Prof. Allen Rogers, of University OF
Maine, delivered lecture on Rome at
the Methodist church Saturday evening.
The lecture was illustrated by the
stereopticon.
The "Waybackers" will give their
fourth annual ball this evening at Hap
worth's hall on Eden street. Music by
Joy and Mayo. Four hundred invita-
lions were issued.
The reading club met last Wednesday
evening with MIR. and Mrs. 7. F. Moran
on Eagle Lake road. The reading OF
Julius Cesar" was continued. A song
by Miss Ollie Ash, and sketch from
early Roman history, descriptive OF the
struggles between patricians and pie
beans, by B. E. Clark, added to the even
ing's enjoyment. The next meeting will
be with Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Norris on
High street.
| Feb. Is. l..
South Deer lsle.
Herbert Sylvester is home for a short
visit.
The school here which was taught by
Miss Annie Damon closed Thursday.
Fred Saunders, who lately moved into
Amos Sellers house, has moved again,
| this time to Sunset.
The W. C. T. L. had an interesting
meeting Wednesday with Mrs. Pauline
| Warren. Some new lines of work will be
taken up in the near future.
Gustavus Mitchell has quite a number
of men employed in chopping wood for
the home market. He has quite large
amount already out of the woods.
A series of revival meetings commenced
here Sunday evening and continued
through the week. They will probably be
continued still longer, if the weather and
travelling are suitable.
The rain of Saturday night and the
moderate weather since have settled the
snow drifts SO that one can see over them
easily. The mails are on time again
though for few days the ice in the Reach
prevented them from being carried regu-
larly Saturday night the only mail re-
ceived here was that brought by the wi
nalhaven".
Feb. 10. EGO.
| West fremont.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-10-19
OTHER MEETINGS.
Speeches by Gen. Miles, Booker II.
Washington and Others.

During the afternoon meetings were held
in various parts OF the city. One at the
Columbia Theater was addressed by General
Miles. General Henry NJ. Dufiield and Book
er I. Washington, General Miles making
the principal address. it being in part as
follows:
our strength is our weakness, our weak
ness is our strength. So strong in physical
force, so great in numbers and universal
intelligence, so extended over the continent
that we are liable to drift into a condition
of apathy of irresponsibility and of possi-
bic danger, yet the very fact that we feel
the burdens of the government so lightly
that all enjoy its blessings to the fullest
extent and so appreciate its advantages
that they are conscious of its benefits. pro-
notes a sentiment of devotion, loyalty and
patriotism that amounts to a national
strength and power unlike and uneaualed
by any nation on earth.
.'Our government has carried us through
all the vicissitudes of the national pros
perity, of the most violent and destructive
civil wars and has given US an unbroken
chapter of victories in all our wars with
foreign countries. Shall this era of pros
perity continue? Are there greater fields
yet TO be developed? Are there loftier
heights yet TO ascend in the march of civiH-
cation? Shall our Nation continue 10 grow
strong in moral power. in political purity,
and both strong and just in our political
relations with other nations. or shall the
Continued on second Page)
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-10-19
GEN. BROOKE,S DISPATCH.
United States Given Formal Possess
sion of the Whole Island.

WASHINGTON, Oct. B.-The United
States is now formally in possession of the
Island of Porto Rico as sovereign. The
War Department to-day received the fol-
lowing from General Brooke, chairman of
the military commission, dated San Juan:
''Flags have been raised on public build
ings and forts in this city and saluted with
national salutes. The occupation of the
island is now complete"
A copy of General Brookes dispatch was
sent to the President at Chicago imme-
diately upon it's receipt. In view of the fact
that with the acquisition of Porto Rico by
the United States about 100000 inhabitants
of that island lost their Spanish citizenship,
the question as to what shall become of
these people politically becomes of i'm
portance. Madrid advices report that lead
ing citizens in Porto Rico have already
taken steps to become naturalized as United
States citizens. This is an error, for exist
ing law provides no way in which this
change of citizenship can be effected by the
residents of the island. There is no United
States court there before which a declara-
tion of intention can be filed, and. in fact,
no machinery at all which can be put in
motion to change citizenship. Inquiry into
this subject at the State Department dis
provide for bodily transfer of the citizen
ship of people conditioned as those in Porto
Rico in the treaty Of peace which termi-
mates a war. 1t may be prudent for the
commission at Paris to avoid any reference
to Porto Rico again, in which case Congress
will be called on by the President to confer
citizenship on the Porto Ricans in the same
act as that which must be passed to pro-
vide a stable form of government for the
island. Should either of these courses be
found impracticable, however, it is said at
the department that international law in its
operation would confer American citizen
ship on these Porto Ricans, the general
principle being that where treaty of ces-
sion is silent upon the subject citizenship
changes with the soil. In the case of the
acquisition OF New Mexico the residents of
the Territory were given American citizen
ship by specific provision of the treaty
Adjutant General Corbin tonight received
from Major General Brooke a dispatch.
dated Ponce, announcing the order in which
the volunteer troops would leave Porto
Rico for the United States. The dispatch
follows:
The regiments move as follows: Sixth
Massachusetts, from San Juan. Oct l9 on
Mississippi for Boston; Third Wisconsin
will go next on Manitoba. Lancaster's bat
TALON of artillery next. The next regiment
to go will be the Third Illinois; the next,
Fourth Ohio. and. when the cavalry arrives,