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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31

Years ago three sturdy yeomen-
Moses Butler one was named
Looking for chance to settle,
To this spot of Maine they came.
Down here at this shore they landed,
Buffers Point It's called since then,
Named for that brave old pioneer,
One of those honest, sturdy men.
Grand old forests all around them,
Naught of human life but they,
Fish and wild game then Astounding
Punished food from day to day.
Here they labored with their families,
Chopping, burning, clearing, till
A home here in the forest
They had gained by their stern will.
Little do we think at this day
OF the hardships then endured;
Days of toll, privation, planning,
This to them their homes ensured.
Still persevering, never ceasing,
Ever trusting God above,
He who shields the homeless sparrows
Sheltered them with wings of love.
Here they toiled, our worthy grandsires
Till old they grew, their locks were few.
Many children came to bless them,
These in turn got married. too.
And these children. our fore fathers,
Settled near, or far away,
And to them all we now do homage
On this the yearly Butler day.
So welcome Buffers. one and all,
From far and near we bid you come
To see new faces, greet old friends,
Enjoy ourselves, and then go home.
advertising brings the customers an
cfk ho
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Conquered.

She-He insulted me grossly. He actu
ally stole a kiss.
His Friend-I know it, but he told me
you surely could not miss it, for so hand
some a woman as you could get plenty
more.
She-Hes sad rogue, and yet one can
not help liking him-Boston Transcript,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31
A Course In Explosives.

How did Bluebreeze get into the way
of using such violent language:'
Il believe he was once engaged in some
mining operations
All, see Camp life and that sort of
thing"
mo. He speculated in stocks Wash
ington Star.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31

Franklin.
Misses Leavitt and Tyler return to Ban
gor to-day.
Russell BlaisdelI, Forest Gordon and
Ray Dweley left for Kent's Hill Monday.
Miss Clara F. Dunn, who has been in
Portland for nearly year, arrived home
Saturday.
A lecture with stereopticon views, by
Rev. d. l.. Yale, occurs tonight at the
Baptist church.
Nell B. Gerrish has given up his position
in Worcester, Mass, having found en-
ployment in to IN.
Rev. A. H. Hanscom and son Bertram,
Of Randolph, were in town last week
calling Oh old parishioners.
An attraction at West Sullivan will
draw quite number there, who are
anxious to hear Miss Monaghan and the
Mattocks brothers. Mrs. Pickett goes as
accompanist, and Miss West will read.
The construction train was unusually
busy Sunday. Many of the horses en-
ployed on the railroad are of duty as the
road approaches completion, and are be-
ing driven west. A string passing
through Sunday was not a poor-looking
lot by any means-quite to the contrary.
CONCERT.
The Saturday evening entertainment at
the church was largely attended. The
musical numbers included a song by ISIS
Tyler, who has brilliant soprano voice
OF great range, which she uses in man
ner that shows much culture.
Nell Gerrish and sister Mazda skilfully
fingered banjo duet.
Our accomplished organist, Mrs. Pickett,
with c. f. Dwelley, cornetist, rendered
an agreea BILE selection.
Master Charlie Gerrish was irresistibly
funny i'll his campaign song, which was
vociferously received
The choir, too, did good work. The
course, made possible an unexpected
pleRsure-the rendition of whose song
was enthusiastically aPplauded. In re-
spouse to an encore came the sweet old
ballad "Annie Laurie.
The readings interspersed were highly
entertaining. Miss West, who is al
ways favorite, gave pathetic selection
Greatly plea for temperance, attentio
to which needs awakening here). As an
encore came bright bit of the humor-
Gus.
Miss Carrie Whitaker, Addie Bunker
aud rua Reed received generous APP
plause. NJ ISIS Reed is young lady sum
mering i'll town.
Aug. %. b.
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Country Produce.
Beans.

Pea. hand picked, per bu..................22
Peas:
Improved, per bu (seed). $50
Butter.
Creamery per ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Dairy ........ .......................1S -
Cheese.
Best factory new per lb...............l2 gle
Best dairy (newl.. ..........................l
Neufchatel ................. ............... .C5
Eggs.
Fresh laid, per doZ ......z............T
Hay.
Best loose, per tom. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sal0
Baed ....................l2 ala
Straw.
as
Ia He'd nolD
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Sullivan.

Sullivan.
\. {. Tilton and wife, of Franklin Falls,
y. H., are visiting Mrs. Moon, Mrs. Til
tons mother.
George c. Walker and wife and T. Z.
Jewell and wife, of Brooklyn, y. V, are
spending week with Miss II. NJ. Smith.
Nat Noyes, jr,, has a position with II.
Thayer u Co, manufacturing chemists, as
commercial agent for Vermont and New
Hampshire.
f. s. Bacon of Newton, Mass, is spend
ing his vacation here. Mr.. Bacon kindly
assists in church singing. He has fine
baritone voice which all appreciate.
BY invitation Of j. B. Simpson and Miss
Simpson, of Newton, Mass, large party
of friends and neighbors were driven to
Spring River lake on Aug 26. Lunch was
served at the "HermitageH, after which
various amusements, incident to the local
ity, were INDUCED in. A ''lilac sunbon-
net" figured conspicuously for the fun
loving element. Returning in the dusk, a
royal good time was the unanimous YER
dict Mr.. and Miss Simpson return to
Newton on Monday, Aug. %.
Aug. 20. SUB,
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Subscribe for THE AMERICAN
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31

West fremont.
Edward A. Lunt has gone to work at
Egg Rock.
Albion Murphy leaves to-day to join his
yacht in Boston.
Mrs. Blanche r. Dix is home from Ban
gor, where she has been visiting.
The sardine factory has the steamer
"Creedmore" to run the sardines.
School began Monday, Aug. %. Miss
Phebe Wilson teache the grammar grade !;
nj ISIS Rida Sprague the primary.
Prof. H. NJ. Estabrook and family, Of
Manset, spent Wednesday here.
Aug. 20. THELMA
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31

Terrible plague, those itching, Fostering dis
eases of the skin. Put an end to misery. Doan's
Ointment cures. At any drug store.-Adut.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31
1HfoicaI.

Dropped sugar it Is pleasant to take for all aches
and pains. For bruises burn, sprains or strains,
it is the sovereign cure 1t has saved more lives
and relieved more suffering than any other remedy
1t Is used and endorsed by physicians everywhere.
l had case of cholera of little girl who not
expected to live. but by giving her few doses OF
your Anodyne Lument she was entirely cured
writes S. b. UMPHKY, NJ. D, Cordova, MINI.
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Moses Butler.

Poem read by Mrs. Allie Butler of East
brook, at the Butler reunion at Buffers Point
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COUNTY NEWS.

Great Pond.
Frank Shaw, of Bangor, was in town
to-day.
J. F. Haynes visited Ellsworth and
Trenton the first Of the week.
Miss Jessie Williams has gone to Otis,
where she will teach the fall term of
school.
Mrs. Fred Whitney went to Rowland
Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. Washburn
Lord, before returning to Massachusetts.
George Collar and Miss Grace Collar
went to Beachmont, Mass, Saturday.
Miss Grace will attend school there this
winter:
The-agent for Steele d Sons, mail con-
tractors, was in town Saturday, but did
not succeed in letting the route to anyone
here.
Ezra Williams left here Tuesday with
small crew of men for township 50 where
he is yarding the bark peeled by j.
Grant, of Cherryield.
Among visitors in town recently were
Sabine Jellison, of Ellsworth, Deputy
Sheriff Crosby and wife, of Amherst,
George Crosby, of Aurora.
J. Frank Collar, OF Beachmont, Mass,
and Mrs. Collar and their two daughters
were guests of J. F. Emery and wife
from Tuesday till Saturday. Mrs. NJ. A.
Agry who accompanied them was unable
to return on account of illness, and will
remain with her brother, Mr.: Emery, for
the present.
Aug. 2S. FLossIE.
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Kansas City snowbound.

Kansas City, Mo-. Oct. 1S.-The earli-
est winter storm in the southwest in
% years and the worst early storm on
record has today almost completely
shut Kansas City off from wire COM
munication with the south, the west
and the north. An opening on the east
has alone kept the city from being to-
tally isolated. Hundreds of telegraph
and telephone poles have either been
blown down or broken by the weight
of the snow covered wires. AT Fair
mount, near Kansas City, and at
Leavenworth, Kan. where portions of
the Third and Fifth Missouri and the
Twenty-frst and Twenty-second Kan
sas regiments are encamped, many
tents were blown down, and the SOL
diers suffered acutely.
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. british Demand ON China.

Shanghai. Oct. 1S.-RepOrts from Jap
anese sources are in circulation here to
the effect that Sir Claude Macdonald,
British minister at Pehin. has informed
the Chinese government that the SOW
ereignty appertains solely TO the EN-
peror, who has been forcibly abducted
and deposed, and that he must be re-
stored to his position, while Kang-Yu-
Wei and the other reformers must be
pardoned Failing compliance, Great
Britain will enforce these demands.
Omclal Recognition OF LABOR Unions.
Washington, Oct. 1S.-The following
letter regarding the policy of the post
Office department in labor matters was
sent by Assistant Postmaster General
Heath today to Mr.. NJ. A. Louis, chief
of the supply division: II want to re-
mind you of my order issued last year,
in which it was made peremptory that
all of the printing under your direction
not done at the government printing
office should be given to offices only
employing union labor. Before making
any order or contract for emergency
or other printing ascertain through
some office of the local printers unions
whether or not the establishment to
which it is proposed to award the
printing is in good standing with the
printers and other unions.
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Tho 1,nhan- riecrton.

Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 1.-THE meet
ing of the Cuban assembly at Santa
Cruz is fixed for Oct. 90 but owing to
lack of transportation facilities the
members of the late assembly will be
unable to arrive at Santa Cruz on time,
and the end of the month will prob
ably have come before the election of
a president and cabinet take place.
Ell Cubano, a daily paper of Santiago,
predicts the election of the following
ticket: President, General Maxine
Gomez; vice president, Bartolome
Maso; secretary Of foreign affairs, DR..
Domingo Mendez Capote; home sec
rotary, Benjamin Guerra; secretary Of
justice jose A. Lanuza; secretary Of
war, General Calixto Garcia; secretary
Of public instruction, Enrique Varona.
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Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
State Tax and County Levy for the
wear 1898, are now due, and that in
pursuance of law, the treasurer or
his deputy will be at the following
named places in said districts at the
time herein specified, for the purpose
of collecting said taxes and levies, viz:
Appointments of Edwin T. Powell:
Pnngoteague, Oct. 1st. 22d 9th. 2Sth,
29th and Novemb Der 18th and Goth.
Marshs Store, Nov. 4th, afternoon
and night.
Keller, Nov. 3rd, afternoon.
Harborton, Oct. 29th at night.
Tangier, Nov 18th. 9Th and 9th.
Onancock, Oct. Sth, 23d, Nov. 9TH,
nth, 18th aud 10Th.
Wacha prea que, Nov. 18th, 18th and
10Th.
Accomac c. H., Nov. god, 23d, Gath
aud 30th. First day Of County
Courts and first 3 days OF Circuit
Court.
At Home nights when not otherwise
posted.
Amendments of John H. Hopkins
Mappsville, Oct. Goth, 21st and 92d.
Temperanceville, Oct. 9th, 2Sth and
View Church. Nov. 81, 4th ard 9Th
Sanford, Nov 9th. 10Eli and 11tn.
Saxis, Nov 9th. at night.
Cat1ail, Nov 18th, morning.
Mearsville, Nov. IL, afternoon.
Grepnbackville. Nov 18th. at night
Chipcoteague, Nov 18th, 10th and II
Horntown, Nov 18th, at night.
Hallwcod, Nov. 18th, afternoon and
night.
NJ odestown, Nov. 18th.
Hopeton, Nov. 23d. morning.
Newstown, Nov. 23d. afternoon.
Leenont, Nov. 25th, afternoon.
HUNTING Creek, Nov. 25th, morning
Parkslev, Nov. 26th.
Accomac c. H., first day OF every
court.
Due notice will be given of other
appointments.
Those failing to pay their taxes and
levies before the first day OF Decen
Der next will have per cent. addeo
10 their bill. as the law directs. WE
hone all that can will avail Them
selves of this opportunity and save
per cent. oo,
If you have not paid your 1897 tax
es. please meet US at the place most
convenient 10 yourself, and do SO
As we are compelled to enforce col
lection on all that are in arrears, IL
order TO meet the demands on US, we
hope those that are in arrears vii
save us this trou BILE.
- EDWIN T. POWELL,
JOHN Fl. HOPKINS.
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A millionaire soldiers Death.

New York. Oct. 1S.-Graham A.
Young, of Louisville. Ky. who died at
the post hospital at Willets Point yes
terday, was heir to almost $1,000, 600.
He left home over year ago. telling
his mother he was going to enter d
school of engineering. He came east
and enlisted in the engineer corps. He
was one of the detail! sent with General
Miles to Santiago. but saw no service
there, and proceeded with the expe-
dition to Porto Rico. He returned three
weeks ago. and was taken i'll With ty-
phoid fever The young soldier faith
er left a fortune estimated close to
S1,00O,OOO. The soldier was the last of
seven children. the others being dead.
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STRIKE RIOT Al vIRDEN.
fourteen Killed In II Battle Between
Minors md Deputies.

Miners ana deputies.
Virden. Oct. 14.-The little town OF
Eirden is comparatively quiet after
Wednesdays rioting and bloodsned, the
long expected clash between the union
miners and imported negroes. AT l2:4O
O'clock the Chicago and Alton special
train. bearing 200 negro miners from
the south, arrived at the stockade
around the Chicago-Virden Coal COM
panys mines and Immediately the ter
rifle firing began. The list stands Ii
dead and 20 wounded, including IL
miners.
Wednesday the Chicago and Alton
limited due to pass here at 10 o'clock
shot through en- route to Chicago an
hour late. displaying flags on the rear
indicating that 4 special was following.
Immediately the word was spread. and
a dense crowd of miners collected at
the entrance of the stockade half
mile north of the station. d. Is. kiley
a Chicago and Alton detective, stood
guard at switch at the south end
of the station platform. to see 1t was
not tempered with. He was the first
man killed when the firing commenced.
When the train arrived in sight shots
were fired by miner as a signal TO
the strikers in waiting. Immediately.
it Is said. the deputies on the train
fired at the crowd of strikers, and then
the firing became general. The train
remained but two minutes at the stock
ade, and no attempt was made to un-
load the imported miners. When En-
gineer Burt Tigar received a bullet in
his arm and dropped from his seat his
fireman opened the throttle and ran
the train to Springfield carrying eight
wounded men.
Governor Tanner declares that the
company is responsible for the massa-
ere, as his warning against importing
men had been ignored. The company
holds the governor responsible. "as he
melted the strikers to acts Of violence
Last night the company brought two
more carloads of negroes to the mines,
but Captain FEWER, in command OF
the militia. refused TO allow them to
disembark They have been sent back
10 St Louis
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STEAMER BURNED, NINE LOST.
The BlengfeIl Had Naphtha on Board,
and Was Quickly DESTROYED.

Margate, Eng, Oct. 1S.-The British
ship Blengfell. Captain Johnston, from
New York for London. was destroyed
by a sudden fire off this place early in
the morning. Nine of those on board,
including the captain, pilot, the cap
tain's wife and child, and the first and
second mates lost their lives. The sur
vivors were landed here and at Dover.
The Blengfell was passing here, in
tow, on her way to London. at about
$50 a. M, and was about four miles off
the coast. Suddenly she was enveloped
in flames, and smoke poured from her
hatchways. Two lifeboats Immediately
put off to her assistance, but before
they were able to reach the burning
vessel her nlasts fell and she was burn
ed to the waters edge Her hull event
ually drifted upon the Goodwin Sands
The Blengfell had quantity of naph-
tina on board. and the smell of it was
strong during the voyage, especially
aft, so much so that the officers of the
ship had to shift their quarters. An
explosion occurred just as the captain
Of the Blengfell had engaged the SER
vices of tug, which saved the sur
vivors. The vessel burned so quickly
that her crew had no time to lower the
boats.
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yg7isharts Point
Transportation u o

On and after July LIST daily
trips will he made to Chlnco-
league from Eloomtown Station
Hacks will leave station about
l p. m. daily, connecting with
Steamer Winnie at Wisharts
Point, arriving at Chincoteague
about 81 p, m, returning to
Wisharts Point about 6 o'clock.
Steamer Winnie will also leave
Wisharts Point for Chinco-
league daily at 7 o M, leaving
Chincoteague at 81 am.
Fare each way rs cents. Extra
charge for baggage.
S. w. MATTHEW'S,
President.
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srraus May BE Ambassador.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The reference
by the sultan recently in an audience
granted to Minister Straus to the prop
osition to increase the rank of the mis-
sio TO an embassy has been noted here
with satisfaction. For year past our
government has been willing to be
represented by an ambassador at Con-
stantinople. and has intimated as much
to the porte. The president may ap-
point an ambassador only when the
country to which he is accredited first
sends an ambassador to the United
States. In view of what has passed
between Mr. Straus and the sultan it
is now believed that the former will
soon be made an ambassador.
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yellow Fever Reports.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Marine
hospital service last night received the
following reports from the yellow fever
district: Franklin, La, % new cases,
no deaths; Ridgeland, Miss. one new
case; Hattiesburg, Miss, four new
cases; Oxford, Miss, two new cases;
Natchez, Miss, three new cases; Queen
Hill, Miss, one new case, one death;
Taylors, Miss, one new case; Jackson,
Hiss, seven new cases.
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Jesse James Indicted.

Kansas City, Mo-. Oct. 1S.-The grand
Jury yesterday returned indictments
against Jesse James, son of the noted
outlaw; William H. Lowe, the self con-
fessed train robber; Charles Polk Andy
Ryan and Caleb Stone. for holding up
and robbng Missouri Pacific train at
Belt Line Junction in September. Lowe
and Ryan are already in Jail. War
rants for the arrest of the others were
Immediately issued.
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Rnined by DESTINATION.

Cleveland, Oct. 1S.-Countess Louisa
Won Lndeau, an actress known in Ger
many and in many American cities as
Countess Koenigslow, was locked up
at the central police station here Sum
day night upon the charge of intoXica-
ton. In police court yesterday her fine
was suspended for "a hours, in order
that she might have time to leave the
city. The countess was formerly quite
wealthy, but through dissipation lost
everything. Friends of the woman
will send her to New York.
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Paris Oct 1S.-The dowager duchess
of Sutherland, While on board a train
bound for Calais. lost satchel con-
tanning jewelry worth $l5O,G0C. Her
Trace left the train at Amiens and re-
turned here to report her loss 10 the
Iolice. 1t is believed that the satchel
was stolen, but there is no clew to the
thief
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left Ponce the chief commissary there
had at his disposal s244,OOO subject to
requisition of surgeons for just such
supplies as Seaman said he wanted.
Major DAILY. surgeon, who came with
troops about the same time. made
requisition and secured $4,000 for the
purchase Of supplies for the sick, and
turned the unexpended balance into
the department here when he arrived.
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rerrible RnIlwny Accidcnt in Englana

London, Oct. rS.-A terrible railway
accident occurred last evening on the
Great Central railroad near Barnet,
about II miles north of London. An
express train going at the rate of a
mile minute came into collision with
a freight train that was vwitching
across the track at Barnet Junction.
The express piled up complete wreck.
Nine dead and 10 seriously injured
have been recovered from the wreck
age, and there are others under the
debris
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DR. SEAMON'S TESTIMONY

Before the Investigators Refured by
the Subsistence Department.
Washington. Oct. 1S-The subsistence
department of the army has state
ment refuting some features of the tes-
timony of Major Seaman. the surgeon
before the war investigating commits
sion. Major Seaman said no one could
get supplies for the sick off the COM
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ITreinc reduced Foreicn POSTAGE

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Merritt, in his
annual report, recommends immediate
negotiations with the postal admins
trations of England, Germany and
France, to reduce the international
postage rates to two cents for half
ounce or fraction thereof.
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A1rer to visit Our New Possessions.

washington. Oct. 15.-secretary Al
ger said today that he hoped to make
a visit to the ports occupied by the
United States In Cuba and Porto Rico
some time during the winter. when the
affairs of the islands become settled
nnder the United States authority.
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Turkey obeys the Powers Demand.

canea, Island of Crete Oct. lis
mail Bey, the Turkish military gov
ernor, last evening informed the adj
mirals of the foreign warsh;ps that the
sultan had ordered the withdrawal of
all the Turkish troops in Crete. in COM
pliance with the joint note from Great
Britain, Russia italy and France.
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STEAMER TANGIER.

Mondays and Thursdays for Fords.
Crisiield, Finney's, Onancock,
Hunting Creek and Messon-
20. RETURNING-leave We'd
nesdays and Saturdays. Messongo g.,
Hunting Creek 30, Omaucock. 2:"o,
Finney's, 3, Cristeld, q, Ford's 7.5o.
All Steamers leave Crisfeld Tor Balti-
more on arrival of last down train.
Freight and passengers received
for all points on the N. Y, Phila. and
Norfolk. Wicomico and Pocomoke Il.
r. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroads.
Positively no freight received after
1870 y. III. aud must be prepaid to I'LL
points, except on the N. Y.
Phila. and Norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thompson, T: Murdoch,
Gen'l. Manager. Gen'l Pass. Ag't.
J. Sawyer Wilson. Jr.,
Gen'l. Freight Agent.
III f. Baltimore st.