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hroieaI.
Don't Go It Blind.
There's no Need to in Ellsworth
The way is Almost Hedged with
Guide Posts.

Have you ever read newspaper article,
a glowing account of some incident told
in elusive words TO lead you on, and
found it ended up with a proprietary
medicine advertisement? Made you mad,
didn't it? and were you convinced of the
merit of the article? We think not, be-
cause it told the experiences of some
stranger in far away town; to take his
words for it was like "going it blind.
It's very different thing when state
ment is prescribed from citizen; from
people we know, and that's the case here
Mr.. John Chapman, of Spring street,
near Birch avenue, says: '.Twelve years
ago hurt myself lifting some very heavy
boards. When letting them down felt a
snap in my back as if something had
given away. For weeks after that could
not lift as much as five quart pail if
had been paid ten dollars. | have had
kidney trouble since and have been so
lame in the back that it was hard to get
around At times it was so painful that
was in misery, and at night l was an
noyed with a urinary weakness that pre-
vented mc from sleeping well. l have
spent dollar upon dollar trying to be
cured, out l remained about the same.
My wife saw an account of Doan's Kid
ney Pills in one of the Bangor papers
which impressed her so that she went to
Virgins Drug Store and got box and
insisted on me using them. am glad
did, for they proved to be a remedy suit
able for my complaint and have done me
a wonderful amount of good. l prefer
them to anything l have ever used. Other
people have told me that they have been
belped by using DOan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers, price so cents,
or sent by mail on receipt of price, by
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, y. y. sole
agents.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take
no other
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THE AMERICAN has subscribers at Jos
Of the II6 post-oHces in Hancock county;
all the other papers IN the county com
bined do not reach so many. THE AMER
IcAN is not the only paper printed in
Hancock county, and has nerer claimed to
be, but 1t is the only paper that can prop
erIy be called COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely local papers. The circula-
tion of THE AMERICAN, barring the Bar
Harbor Records summer list, is larger
than that Of all the other papers printed
On Hancoek county,.
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COUNTY NEWS.
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| southwest Harbor.
The "beautifu snow" just paraiyzed us
for about two days.
Three days without a mail have taught
us the value and Importance OF that side
of civilization which is OF the post office.
Thomas Lawton has returned home
from Boston where he has been employed
by William Underwood Il Co., since the
middle OF December.
Quite large number attended the local
union of c. +. at Manset Saturday even
ing. The juniors of both the Congrega-
tional and Methodist churches here took
part in the afternoon.
There was a pleasant social gathering at
the residence of J. T. X. Freeman last
Thursday night. The ladies OF the Con-
gregational church held a revival and the
house was full some sixty or more being
present. There were games for old and
young, singing, recitstions, and ice-cresm
and cake. In the absence OF Mrs. Free
man, Mrs. James Crockett acted as
hostess.
The Methodists dedicated their parson-
age last Friday evening. There was an
entertainment in fremont hall, and the
new house was thrown open to visitors.
The Methodist people are to be congrat-
ulated on the successful efforts in having
so quickly built SO pretty house for
their ministers. The pastor, Rev. ID. ii.
Piper, has put his hands into his pocket
and his hands to the spade and the ham
mer in this good work.
As the day OF town meeting draws nigh
we are reminded that the school matters of
Maine towns are quite radically changed
by the last State Legislature. A school
board OF only three and supervisor elected
by popular vote; no teachers on this
board, that is, teachers in the town
This g ives more freedom to superviso and
the board also as to appointing teachers.
Whethe this law is an improvement on
the old one remains for the years OF eX-
perience to prove. We believe it is an
Improvement.
Word has been received from Mrs. J. r
r. Freem an and her daughter katherine,
who are visiting ranch in Oregon. 1t
seems hat the farmers out there are in
the midst OF their spring blowing. Very
few of our farmers hereabouts have done
much of their spring blowing yet, that
we know Of Their blowing is OF quite
another style, the pillow being made of
boards and Vshaped. We couldn't find
our garden to pillow il we wanted to. Il
bears north OF our kitchen window some
ten rods or so and under 100000 cubic
feet OF snow more or less.
Feb. :. F.
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West Franklin.

West Franklin.
Stone men are receiving letters asking
for their lowest bids on paving.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs Galen
circuit died Friday morning from the
effects of measles.
Charles Goodwin, the blacksmith, has
upset more than fifty axes this winter,
more than ninety per cent. of them
proving all right.
There have been six genuine bob cats
shot in this vicinity Of late. The cats are
captured by the aid of dogs that drive
them up tree and hold them until the
hunter comes up and shoots them. As
soon as the snow settles the valley will
be alive with hunters who will undoubt
eddy capture many of the "varmints".
Feb. 3. CHEER.
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iartlett's Island .

Bartlett's Island.
Everett Ober has returned to Somesville
where he is teaching high school.
Arthur and James Balm have gone to
Northeast Harbor to attend high school.
Mrs. Dix, who has been poorly for some
time, has been quite i'll for the last week.
Linwood Salisbury cut his foot quite
badly while cutting wood. He is now
able to be out, but is quite lame.
The principal business of some Of the
boys for the last few days has been skee-
ing. They say there is lots of fun going
over the top of the snow on their skees or
Norwegian snowshoes.
The island has been ice bound for a
week and there has been no chance to get
to the mainland. Sunday night, Jan, 80,
the bay froze over as far as the eye could
see, both up and down. The ice was too
thin to go on and too hard to break
through.
Feb. :. E.
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COUNTY NEWS.


East lamobr.
George W. Gault is serving as juror
during the present term of court.
Large quantities of ice have been cut on
Blunt's pond during the past week.
Mrs. E. G. DesIsles has been visiting
relatives at Ellsworth during the past
week
Capt. and Mrs. F. L. Winter bot ham Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. George Jordan at Egypt
yesterday.
Miss Addie Gault and Miss Annie l..
Berry, who are attending the commercial
school at Ellsworth, came home Friday
night and remained over Sunday.
Clarence DesIsles is at home from BAN
gor where he has been employed at the
Exchange hotel. His eyes have troubled
him so mucn lately that he has been
obliged to give them rest.
Mamie DesIsles has returned from
Prospect Harbor, where she has been
teaching; also Harry L. Springer, from
North Hancock, and Hattie NJ. Hig
gins, from Franklin, where they have
been similarly employed,
Jan. 81. h.
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MariaNIlIe.
Rev Leonard Marsh has gone to Trenton
for few days.
Mrs. Octava Grover is spending a few
weeks with Mrs. Edward Carter.
Frank Jordan is hauling goods for DR..
Phillips from Bangor, making two trips
weekly.
Miss Blanche Fogg, who has been
visiting in town, has gone to Ellswort h
to work.
Mark Frost is getting out logs to build
wagon and hen-house. Lumber is
being sawed at Phillips mill.
The ice crop is nearly harvested here
Quite an amount has been put up by
those who are in the Ellsworth creamery
People have been kept very busy fol-
several days keeping the roads open. The
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south Gouid~bOro.

School closed at South Gouldsboro Jan.
2S after profta BILE term of eight weeks.
Those pupils not absent one-half day
were Lucy Bunker, Sadie Sargent, Alton
Bunker, Ernestine Rich, solomon Sargent,
Elliott Sperry, Willie Hammond, Eva Fer
maid, George Andrews, Oracle Bunker,
Gladys Hooper Eugene Myrick, Nora
Sargent, Leone Hanna. Those absent one
half day were Jessie Bunker, George ia
cobs. The whole number registered was
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North Bluehil.
F. S. Bray bought pair OF oxen this
week.
Perry Grindle is quite lame with rheu-
matism.
The whooping cough patients are re-
covering fast.
Mrs. Frank Merrill, one of North Blue
hills former teach hers, is the mother of a
baby girl.
Several wild cats have been seen at dif-
ferent times crossing he fields near dwell
ing houses lately.
The death of Mrs. Justin Soper, OF Or
land, occurred Jan. q. Mrs. Soper WAS
the mother OF Alvah Soper, Of this place.
The funeral was Saturday
Men aud teams have been busy break
ing out the roads. Sometimes we have
been almost SNOW bound, and saw
a fencelcss drift what once was road.
Jan. 81. W.
OTIS.
Miss Carrie Tibbetts has returned home
from Lawrence.
Charles Blasdell and wife have gone to
Portland for the winter.
Miss Mary Warren is slowly gaining,
though the improvement is slight.
Charles Jelison, Mrs. Myra Anderson
and son Ralph, of Ellsworth, who came
Jan. 2S, are still in town, the guests Of
Mrs. EmeIine Tibbetts, as the recent
storm has prevented them from return
ing home.
Mrs. Joanna Anderson, after brief
illness, died Jan. 27. She leaves a daugh-
ter Emeline Tibbetts, OF this place, two
sons, Peter Anderson, of Bar Harbor, and
Edmund Anderson, of Ellsworth. Her
children and grandchildren have the
sympathy of her many friends in their
bereavement.
Feb. .. KAY.
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snow is so deep in the woods 1t is very
hard getting around with team.
Eah
East sullivan.
OBITUARY.


| OBITUARY.
Capt. Henry l.. Wooster, son of William
Wooster, was born in Hancock, Jan. Is,
1923, died at his home in Sullivan, Jan. %
last, at the age of seventy five years, eight
days.
| Capt. Wooster was one OF a family of
eight children. Only one sister survives
him, Mrs. Lizzie Wooster Blake, of Nash
ua, y II. Since 1SiS, when he married
Miss Delphina A. Lord, his home has been
in Sullivan. He was very successful sea
| captain, sailing in many different vessels,
but never meeting with disaster. The
firms for which he sailed were Thompson
x Hunter, of New York, and John S. En-
cry q Co., of Boston. The vessels of the
latter firm bore their flags at half-mast in
Boston harbor on the day OF the funeral
Capt. Wooster was obliged to retire from
the sea several years ago on account of his
eyes, but has kept in touch with the sea
by occasional visits to Boston and New
York, when his son or his daughter, Mrs.
Higgins, has been in port.
Capt. Wooster was a man of integrity.
firm in his convictions OF right, good
citizen, dearly beloved in his family. The
widow and four children, all of whom
were present at the services, have to mourn
the first break in the family circle. The
children are Mrs. Hollis 1. Higgins, Mrs.
Alvin T. Wilson, Capt. Charles II. Woos-
ter, Mrs. Lizzie b. Simpson.
Services were conducted by Rev. J. T.
Moore at the church on Wednesday.
Many friends and relatives were kept away
covered the casket Among the prettiest
designs was one arranged by Mrs. Edward
+. Bragdon from her own plants.
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COUNTY NEWS.
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South Deer Isle.

South Deer Isle.
The schools were suspended on Tues
day in most places.
G. Mitchell purchased fine grade
Jersey COW from Rockland parties this
week.
Fred Saunders has moved into Amos
Sellers house, where he will spend the
remainder of the winter.
The great storm did not pass by this
place. First the intense cold, then the
blocking snow. Sunday two below zero
was the highest mark reached by he mer-
curry in this section. As for the storm of
Tuesday nothing like it is remembered
save by the oldest persons. From one
end OF the town to the other was almost
continuous drift, and it took all day
Wednesday to open communication from
north to south. The expense OF this
work ought to be good object lesson on
road economy. All along the highways
in different sections are old stone walls
which serve to hold the snow and form
drifts. In one place these walls were re-
moved by the town, and wire fence sub
stituted, the result being that no more
bad drifts formed at that place for years.
In this neig hborhood the snow is hig her
than a mans head between these walls,
and for long distances the road shoveled
is too narrow for teams to pass each other.
There has not been so much snow for
thirty years, and then it did not come all
at once At Stonington there was less
blockading of the road but still it was
quite bad. Meantime in some places
water is getting scarce. At Goss 4 Small's
quarry work has been partially suspended
for want of water to run the ngines,
they having to melt snow for that pur-
pose.
Feb. 4. EGO.
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SargentYili~

SargentNilI~.
There WAS no mail beyond Bluehill re-
ceived ut Sargentville post office on
Tuesday or Wednesday, Thursday
Driver X. X. Dority arrived only a
little late with three days mail. Tuesday
the driver could not possibly get throug b
owing to the much-tstked about snow
storm. Much credit is due both to Drivers
Dority ON Btuehiil route aud Gray on
Deer Isle route for their efforts to handle
the mails.
Tue Reach" is entirely covered with
ice, SO that several men walked from
Deer Isle Friday to Ssrgentville steam
boat wharf.
The Oldest resident cannot remem Der
when we have had such n storm rs that
on Monday night and Tuesday, and
being two days without mail since the
daily system i. unhesrd OF.
Feb. !. A. II. 5.
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The success or failure OF every young
man depends upon his own Efforts, and
the sooner he discovers this fact the
better 1t will be for hun. The schooling
a young man gets in acquiring few
paItry dollars is exactly what lie must
have in order to retain accumulated
wea II h ANA use il in the right manner.
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tb--r Isle.
Mrs. james Staples is out OF town.
Fred Saunders and wife have moved to
South Deer Isle.
Mrs. George l.. Beck came home from
Baltimore yesterday.
A son was born to Capt. and Mrs. Fred
Greenlaw last Thursday.
Mrs. Caleb A. Haskell returned home
this week from New York.
The captain and the crew of yacht
"Penelopeh left town Friday.
The people OF North Deer Isle held
fair and dance in the town hall last week.
Nearly all the schools We're closed
Tuesday and Wednesday on account Of
bad weather.
Northwest Harbor was closed with ice
for the first time this season during the
recent cold wave.
Feb. :. Il.
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West Gouldsboro.
Joseph D. Wood has a dancing school al
Winter Har Dor.
Miss Josie Strout, of Orono, has been
visiting friends here.
Mrs. Edward Noyes, of East Sullivan
was in town last week.
Miss Louise Hawkins, of Sullivan, has
been visiting j. B. Wood.
Linwood Sargent and family have gone
to Ellsworth, where Mr.. Sargent has en-
ployment.
Mrs. Frank Noyes and daughters Mil
dred and Dorothy have gone to East Sui
livan for a week.
Calvin Chick and wife entertained a
party of fourteen on Jan. ~. In the party
were George F. Taft and wife, Capt. Galen
Smith and wife, Capt. George Allen and
wife, Jason Sargent and wife, James F.
Hill and wife, F. P. Noyes and wife,
Misses Mildred and Dorothy Moves.
Jan. 81. \.
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Cures Group sore throat pulmonary troubles
-Mouarch over pain OF every sort. DIR
Thomas Electric Oil--Adut
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twenty four; average attendance twenty
three. There were but three pupils who
lost over three days.

Northeast Harbor.
Clarence Mcbride came home from Bos-
ton Saturday.
Edgar Perry and family have returned
from Aroostook county.
One OF the chimneys in Freeman's mar
ket blew down in the blizzard
George johnson had one of his fingers
badly cut with an ice pick last week.
Ralph Hamor has returned from Bar
Harbor, and is plumbing l. T. Moore's
cottage.
The roof OF Rogers & Atwood's car
riage house has been repaired by j. II.
Souls Il Co.
Corinna, where she has been visiting
her parents.
The balustrade on the roof of Isaac
Locke x Co.'S market was badly shat
tered during the blizzard.
With increasing trade NJ. Z. Doohan
has had his store enlarged and other inn
provements made by J. A. Peckham.
B. c. Graves has purchased very
ancient horse thrashing mac chine and has
attached a circular saw and Is saving up
his wood.
ain union is strength" Rev. Mr.. Nor
wood, Episcopal, and Rev. Mr.. Cranston,
Baptist, went to Seal Harbor toget her
Sunday, where they held separate ser
vices.
The blizzard here left the roads in a
very heaped up condition. The first
time in Postmaster Smaliidge's nine
years service, the mail has missed
trip. The lowest report OF the weat her
was twelve degrees below zero.
Feb. 7. JAP.
Manset
Sumner n. Squirting arrived home from
Portland Thursday.
w. II. Ward, jr., and John l.. Stanley
& Son, with their crews, have been busy
harvesting ice.
Schooner "Esperanza", Capt. Gray,
landed about 5000 pounds of fresh fish at
John L. Stanley < Sons wharf Feb 5.
Capt. Benjamin A. Moore died at his
home in Manset February l, aged seventy
five years, seven months and two days
Capt. Moore was the third child OF the
late Joseph and Joanna Moore. He was
born in that part of the town of fremont
now known as Seawall. He married
Julia A. Stanley Dec. II, 1s4S With the
exception OF year his home has been in
the town of fremont Capt. Moore was
lifelong republican Besides his
widow he leaves one sister, Mrs. Eliza
Flye, OF Bangor, and three brothers,
John S, of Seawall, Melville, of Hampden,
and William G., OF Manset. The funeral
was held at the late residence OF the
deceased Friday, Feb. 4, Rev. ID. H.
Piper, OF Southwest Hsrbor, officiating
Interment WAS at the Newman cemetery
at SeawalI.
Feb. :. PRoss.
W.-, sullivan.
Arno Bowden has been i'll for some
weeks.
Mrs. Ida A. Gordon was ill for few
days last week.
Josie Bunker is home from Castine
normal school.
Florence Sargent is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Nj. II. Havey.
The Methodist Sunday school has
organized new choir composed OF ten
boys and girls.
Miss BERTHE Bunker and Howard Bun
ker were married Saturday evening by
Rev. J. T. Moore.
Master Ambrose Mattocks sang at the
concert of the Ellsworth hook and lad
der company last Friday evening.
Feb. Z. G.
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Brooklin.
j. Frost has contracted to bridge Egg
gemoggin reach, and has made good
beginning.
Sleigh rides are in order. A party from
Bluehill drove to BROOKLYN and took sup
per at Hotel Dority Thursday. Saturday
home party Of some dozen teams made a
trip around town and spent the evening
at same hotel.
JAM ii. G. B. A.
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Mt Desert.
Henry Tracy, of this place, died of con-
sumption at early dawn Jan. 81 at the old
home, where he has lived for thirty-six
years. He was in the eighty-tirst year Of
his age. Mr.. Tracy was a devoted hus-
band and kind father. He leaves eleven
children and many grandchildren. His
wife died in July, 1896. Since then he
has lived with his son, j. w. Tracy, who
carries on the old farm. Mr.. Tracy was a
Mason and was buried with masonic
rites at Hillside cemetery, Thursday. He
will be much missed in the community.
The family has the sympathy OF host of
friends.
Feb. ).
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Smithville.
Mrs. Wesley Smith is very i'll. Her
daughter Mrs. Marcia Wiley, is with her
Horatio Wakefield and wife, OF Bar
Harbor, are expected home Saturday for
a short visit.
Alger Baker, of Wakefield, Mass, is
spending a few days with his mother,
Mrs. Henry Baker.
Miss Susie Slower, OF this place, and
John Kane, of Milbridge, were married
last Friday night. They gave reception
at her home Saturday evening. A very
pIeasant time was enjoyed.
Feb l. G
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Green Lake.
Parker Saunders is hauling cord wood
for Michael Quinn, of Bangor
Brigham Haynes is very low with a
complication of diseases. DR.. Gibson, OF
Bangor, is attending him.
Marcellus Emery, of Brewer, has been
cutting wood for Bridg ham Haynes. John
Merrill, of Ellsworth, has been hauling it.
Frank Austin and son, of North Ellis
worth, are cutting and hauling wood for
Mr.. Haynes.
FeD.I l.. A. X.
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KAY.
Cañon City record., 1898-10-20

IT Is the opinion of many Of the
~isest newspaper men that the coun-
try weeklies have more lasting and
important influence upon the affairs
of the community than do the dailies
in the larger cities. If that be true
the Republican party in Colorado may
well be hopeful Of the future. With
in the past two years there has been
q very. noteworthy change in the
country press of Colorado. and as the
weeklies which are most influential
and most respected in their respect
i've communities are outspoken In
favor Of The administration and are
denouncing fusion as a trick and .
Sham to delude Republicans into turn
inr over the state Offices to the Demo
Gratis and Populists. There is no
doubt that in this particular the
weeklies are ahead of the dailies, and
the latter will have to follow the path
marked out for them by the counkxy
newspaper men, who in this instanoe
~ in others have been more cls
sighted asd quicker 70 recognise ~
RAJ drift Of sentinsnt n ths e.
munity. Colorado Springs Castle.
Cañon City record., 1898-10-20
Died In the Storm.

The Tribune tells the following
story of fatality that occurred near
Fnrence during the storm Saturday
night:
Last Saturday morning John
Calm, who lives With his family on a
ranch about six miles west of Flor
ence, and his 10 year old boy came
to town with a load of wood. They
did not succeed in selling the wood
until about 6 o'clock when they
started home. 1t will be remembered
that a cold rain was falling even
then, and later it turned into wet
snow.
According to Gains story, when
not more than half mile from home
the horse turned into a wrong road,
and as it was very dark they became
entirely lost. The boy was scantily
clothed and had eaten nothing since
breakfast. He was wet to the skin
and soon became numh, and finally
unconscious. Calm says he held the
boy in his arms trying to warm him,
but about 3 o'clock the little fellow
died. The old man then placed the
body on bare spot under tree and
watched beside it until morning. He
then started toward his home and
was met on the way by party from
the ranch who had started in search
of them. Calm himself was nearly
frozen. but he directed the ranchmeI
to the dead body Of the child, and il
was taken back to what was once ii
home