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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
AN AUTUMN soLILoQUy.

The AMERICANS Southwest Har Dor
| correspondent, "Stylus," watching Dame
Nature paint the autumn landscape, So
liloquizes thus:
And now cometh once again the autumn-na-
| lures sombre. melancholy season. August
days are gone, and we summer visitor hath hied
himself back to town to measure ribbons at slo
| a week and to tell how the poor countryman
liveth without Turkish baths electric lights
trolley cars aldermen, saloons, pickpockets and
other luxuries of city life.
Vacation days are Ger, and the pretty school
teacher taketh down the worn and seasoned
birch with virtuous determination in her soul
and fire In her eye. The small boy hasteneth to
the school yard with dead snake on a stick
with which to brighten the little girl with pug
nose and frecked face, for whom, come day IN
the unrevealed years, he will write poetry and
borrow money to buy diamond ring.
The moonlight on the summer sea is no more
natures background. as ye summer girl and ye
gallant college lad tell to one another's hungry
hearts loves. old, old story; but the ball room
lights are shining for the one, and the blood.
stained mudmauled football field is now the
others hope of glory.
The trout streams are emptied and the land
locked salmon betaketh himself to the bottom of
the lake in utter remuneration of all the human
race and 10, the bold hunter shouldereth his
gun and trampeth over hill and dale, league on
league, with eXertion untiring and patience uu-
abated and getteth a lame back, torn coat, and
a six-ounce partridge.
The leaves are falling from the trees the corn
Is ripening in the fields, and the housewife, with
face like harvest moon and temper like chain
lightning, Is stewing and preserving and can
ming and picking and bottling against
seven years of famine.
The fruit hath fallen from the trees and ye
sturdy farmer raketh together the rotten apples,
worms and the leayings of cattle and other
debris meath the trees and maketh 1t into the
delectable cider which maketh vinegar. red.
deneth noses and muddeth the brains of men.
And SO in one way and another are we
minded that this year of wonders on land and
sea IS in its "sere and withered leaf.
Sept. 26. STYLUS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
Highways and BicycIes.

HULL's COVE, Sept. Is, 1898.
To the Editor Of The american:
Will you please answer few questions
through the columns OF your paper, and
by 80 doing oblige constant reader?
GEO. NJ. WHITAKER.
l. Is there any law relative to bicycle
riding in the streets or highways of the
State of Maine? II SO, please state What
it is.
ANS. No; there is no State law; the
use of streets and highways is regulated
by municipal authority.
?. II A is riding along on Il wheel, US
ing proper care, and B comes along with
team, and through neglect runs into A
and Injuries him or his wheel, can A make
pay the damages?
ANS. Yes.
3. Has a bicycle he same right OF way
on the road as team?
ANS. Exactly the same.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
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lished the first edition of his great work, The
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
The Correct View.

The Springfield Republican takes an
eminently sensible view of keeping
competent public men in their proper
places, ''rhe Maine legislature" it
says, "chosen this month will return
Eugene Hale to the United States
Senate for the fourth term. Mr.
Hale's congressional career began as
far back as 1869. Although a leading
conservative in opposing intervention
in Cuba, Mr.. Hale has no trouble in
securing his reelection, for Maine
seems to care more for the general
capacity of man for public service
than for his views on the particular
questions that come and go. That
this practice of keeping her represen-
tatives and senators in their places
has greatly increased the States in
fuence has often been pointed out"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
CONGREGAIIONALISTS.

Semi-Annual Conference at North Els
worth next Week.
The semi-annual meeting of the Han
cock county conference OF Congrega-
tional churches will be held at North
Ellsworth next Tuesday and Wednesday.
An interesting meeting is promised.
Buckboards will carry people from
Ellsworth, returning by moonlight. All
who wish to go by buck board may secure
seats by communicating with Rev. d. L.
Yale.
The programme for the two days fol-
lows:
Tuesday afternoon.
Organization and business.
Topic-When can a church be called pros
porous? Opened by Rev G II Hefion.
Topic-The worth of the church to the com.
munity. Opened by Rev l. Hunt.
Topic-The coming of the kingdom. Ten
minute addresses without discussion, as
follows:
Maine Missionary society.
Willis sparhawk
American Missionary association.
Rev Franklin W Barker
C American board of commissioners for
foreign missions. Rev George A French
These addresses to be followed by distri-
button of missionary literature.
Tuesday Erening.
Topic-what have the people right to eX-
pect of their pastor?
Opened by Dea f l. Higgins
Dea Martin Moore
Topic-what has the pastor right to ex-
pect Of his people?
Opened by Rev William Forsyth
Address -Earnestness in Christian life and
work..................Rev George French
Wednesday Morning.
Topic-The aim of the local church. Divided
and opened as follows:
Salvation OF the individual,
Rev Samuel W Chaplin
b Salvation Of the community.
Rev Franklin W Barker
ic-Responsihility of the laity for the
success OF church work.
Opened by Rev Thomas s Lewis
semi-annual reports from the churches, to
include only facts of special note,
BY the delegates
Wednesday afternoon.
Topic-Tne place of the Bible in the life of
the church. Opened BY Rev Richard owen
Topic-The place of common sense In the
life of the church.
opened by Rev J 5 Richards
Topic-why should the churches support the
county conference? opened by Rev Bean
Woman's aid to missions. Papers aud dis
cussions to be arranged for by the committee
Miss ii Buck, of orland.
Mrs P C Clark. of Southwest Harbor
Miss NJ A Clark, of Ellsworth.
Wednesday Erening.
Topic-The place of prayer in the life of the
church. Opened by Rev L CushmaH.
Communion sermon..............Re Rev c Davie
Alternate, Rev George French
Communion service.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1898
That Investigating Commission.

That Investigating Commission.
Nothing could show the attitude of
President Mckinley towards the in
vestigation of the conduct of the war,
just started, more fully than his own
words to a member of the investigat-
ing commission: 81 feel that the
American people have committed
these boys to my hands, and if any
body has wronged them, I want to
find it out"
The following gentlemen compose
the investigating commission: Gen.
G. M. Dodge, of Iowa, chairman; Col.
j. A. Sexton, of Illinois; Capt. E. P.
Howell, of Georgia; Maj Gen. ]. M.
Wilson, U. S. A; Hon. Charles A.
DENLY, of Indiana; Ex-Governor U.
A. Woodbury., of Vermont; ex-Gov-
ernor j. A. Beaver, of Pennsylvania;
Gen. A. d. McCook, of New York, and
DR.. p. 5. Conner, of Ohio.
It-has not yet been decided whether
the commission will do all of its work
in Washington, summoning such
witnesses as may be able to give in
formation, or will later visit some of
the camps. There is work enough to
keep them in Washington for awhile,
anyway. Daily sessions will be held,
and work pushed to a conclusion as
rapidly as possible.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
UNITED STATES ov AMERICA.

District court of the United States for the dis
trict of Maine, in bankruptcy.
To the creditors Of Alfred G. Bulgcr, of Eden,
in the county CT Hancock and said district.
a bankrupt:
NOTICE is hereby given that on the four
IN teenth day of September, a. d. 1898, the
said Alfred G. Bulger was duly adiudicated
bankrupt, and that the first meeting of his
room q at Ellsworth. in said district of Han
cock. on Thursday, the sixth day of October,
q. d. 1898, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at
which time and place the said creditors may
attend, present their claims for allowance.
appoint trustee and transact such other
business as may properly come before the
meeting. JOHN B. REDMAN,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Ellsworth. Me-, Sept. %, a. d. 1898.
DYER, PETERS & BENSON,
Solicitors for Alfred G. Bulger.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

Nothing official has been given out
on the subject but it is known that
the request OF the Spanish military
commissioners to make six months
job of evacuating Cuba, has been pos
itiveiy refused. The Spaniards have
been courteously but firmly told that
the evacuation Of Cuba must begin
not later than October, and must be
completed before the end of Decem-
Der. 1t is probable that a consider
able body of American soldiers will
be in Cuba before November /, and
that the entire army of occupation
will DE there by December /.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

There IL more Catarrh In this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro.
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t incu-able.
Science has proven catarrh to be constitutio l.
al disease, and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Cat,.rrh Cure, manufactured
by +. j. Cheney Il Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t Is taken
internally In doses from 10 drops to q teaspoon
full. 1t acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one hun.
dred dollars for any case 1t fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

Hon. Binger Hermann, who repre-
sented an Oregon district in the
House for twelve years, thinks the
republican gains in the extreme West
this fan will be surprising. Mr.. Her
mann has recently returned from an
extensive trip through the West, and
his knowledge of the people and con-
ditions in that section makes his
judgment trustworthy. He said:
''This country has fought with bril-
liant success a great war since Presi-
dent McKinley's election. The West,
fred with enthusiasm over our terri
torial acquisitions in the Pacific, and
enjoying an era of great crops and a
plentiful money supply, will be heard
from emphatically in November. 1
think the casting up of votes out there
will be a surprise to nearly every
body"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

District court of the United States for the
district Of Maine, in bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Joseph w. Graves, of La
moline, in the county of Hancock, and said
district, bankrupt:
NOTICE is hereby given that on the third
IN day OF September, a. d. 1898, the said
Joseph w. Graves, was duly adiudicated
bankrupt, and that the first meeting of his
creditors will be held at No 20 State street,
room 2, at Ellsworth, in said district of Han
cock, on Thursday. the sixth day of October
a. d. 1898, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. at
which time and place the said ereai..<<>=s ..3..,
attend, present their claims for allowance,
appoint a trustee and transact such other
business as may properly come before the
meeting. JoHN b. REDMAN,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Ellsworth, Me-, Sept. %, a. d. 1885
DYER & PETERS,
Solicitors for Joseph w. Graves.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
Voting in Plantation ri.
Sept. 26.
STYLUS.

No election returns being received from
Plantation p, in response to THE AMER
leans request for them, F. A. Jordan
wrote, saying that there was no election
because no ballots had been received from
the secretary of state.
In response to THE AMERICANS letter.
the following has been received, which
explains the situation:
AUGUSTA, Sept. q, 1898.
To the Editor of The american:
In answer to yours of the Goth inst,
will say that No. 81 plantation, in Han
cock county, has not made the returns re-
aured by law for the nast five gesss f5vv
Rev. stat. Chap. 8, Secs. "A and IS and for
that reason has not been furnished with
ballots. BYRON BOYD,
Per r..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

A new and very active demand for
American slaves is now being re-
ceived from different foreign coun-
tries and several vessels are being
chartered at United States ports to
load with them at southern Atlantic
and gulf ports. Why not also from
eastern Atlantic ports? What an in
dustry could be created in Maine in
this much needed forestry product
Bangor Commercial.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

The Eden fair, which has had a pros
porous and interesting, though modest
existence for few years past, has
secured the attention of summer resi-
dents of Bar Harhor ard vicinity, and
great things are promised as result. A
plan is on foot, it is said, to make the
Eden fair sort of grand finale OF Bar
Harbor's summer season. The idea is to
hold the fair earlier in the season when
the summer visitors can exhibit their
stock. There naturally will be great
rivalry among them to show up their
horses. Coaching parades such as are not
seen in the State will be in order. There
plans now seriously discussed materialize.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
Runaway Boy at Home.

Ellington Leighton, of the battleship
<Oregon', was welcomed to his old home
at MiIbridge last week by his aged mot her,
after an absence of twenty eight years.
When a boy he ran away to sea, and hes
roamed over the world many times. For
many years he has been in the navy, and
ms &c. a..s is::' mate OF tine Oregon ne
made the famous 1900 mile voyage from
San Francisco TO Cuba, and helped sink
Ceryera's feet July 3.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

Seal Harbor's summer settlement will
be increased by two fine cottages to be
built during the winter. Seal Harbor
and her neighbor, Northeast Hsrbor, are
growing apace.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

A moose has been seen several times in
Gouldsboro. 1t is suggested that he was
looking for place where he would not be
disturbed by railroads, but rumors Of the
electric road here have driven him back
toward Milbridge.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

First Snow on Mt. Washington.
The first snow of the season on Mt.
Washington fell Tuesday night Of last
week. The snow was several feet deep in
places. The thermometer ives sixteen
degrees above zero.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

Bucksport olfactories, which have been
overworked by the tannery stream, see
prospect OF relief.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

The census of Names poultry popula-
ton and valuation, ordered by the last
legislature, has been completed and the
result announced by the State assessors.
The total number of hens in the State is
l SIT ,252. valued at 500, 40, and the esti-
mated value of egg and poultry prod uetion
is q ST., 7S1.17. The report shows 5,26S tur-
keys, eos ducks, and 3,445 geese. Han
cock county has 10l, 917 hens, valued at
production Is estimated at S12S, 3S1 .9S.
Hancock has forty nine turkeys, sos
ducks and ninety-one geese.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
WELL. WE'LL.
The Maine Game Wardens Will Have
to Investigate This.

Lawyer Smith and DIR. Hunter have re-
turned from their Maine shooting trip.
Each shot one deer.-Mdmaroneck IN. "
Paragraph.
And the law isn't off on deer until Sat
urday. Sure they were not rabbits?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

The reports last week OF extensive
forest fires in Hancock county were
exaggerated. There were few fires, but
they were confined mostly to burnt lands,
where there was nothing but scrub to
burn. OF course there was danger after
the prolonged drought that the fires
would spread rapidly, but the rain Friday
allayed that danger.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

West Sullivan has an assembly of the
Pythian sisterhood.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
This Beats Them All.

HIS BGut5 Incm MI.
The extraordinary record. 4o,s miles an
hour, was made at the second trials of the
torpedo boat destroyer "Hai Lung, just
built at Elbing, Germany, for the Chinese
government. The runs were made in the
open sea. The wind was fresh and there
was considerable sea on. This exceeds by
far any speed heretofore made on the
water, surprising even the best perform
ance OF the "Turbnia''.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

A bull moose has been looking over the
line of the Shore Line railroad near
Cherryfield, trying to find out what all
the disturbance meant. Doubtless he
will report to his fellows that they had
better fall back into the woods few
miles furt her
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

The people Of Winter Harbor, Goulds
boro and neig hboring towns are happy at
the prospect OF electric road connection
with the Washington county railroad.
1t is said the project is receiving the
serious consideration Of John G. Moore,
inent capitalists. A drive at least will
be built, largely by private subscription,
to point not far from Tunk pond, where
station to be known as "Gouldsboro
station" would be built The distance
from Winter Harbor is about ten miles.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
COUNTY GOSSIP.

Atlantic considers its library an assured
thing
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
Sureial Nntiefs.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
THIS is to give notice that l have this day
i given to my minor son, Howard T..
Churchill, his time till he is twenty-one years
of age. l shall claim none of his wages nor
pay any of his debts after this date.
Orland, Sept. II, 1893 f. o. CHuRCHILL.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
r YNWOOD +. GILES,
lfsaI Notifies.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
District court Of the United States for the dis
trict of Maine, in bankruptcy.
To the creditors OF David ". Reynolds, at
Eden. In the county of Hancock and said
district. a bankrupt:
NOTICE is hereby given that on the TWEEN
~ ty-seyenth day Of August, a. d. 1898, the
said David W. Reynolds WAS duly adjudicated
bankrupt. and that the first meeting of his
creditors will be held at No. 20 State street,
Room 2, at Ellsworth, in said district of Han
cock, on Thursday, the sixth day Of October,
a. d. 1898, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at
which time and place the said creditors may
attend, present their claims for allowance,
appoint a trustee and transact such other
business as may properly come before the
meeting. JoHS b. REpMAN,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Ellsworth. Me, Sept. %, a, d. isas.
LYMAN X DYER.
Solicitors for DAVID ". REYNOLDS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28
advertisements.
s1 NC :. WOVEN WIRE COT BED.

Hardwood, vanished frame. Closely woven,
steel wire, folding legs; handy bed to have in
the house, and would be cheap at -; only
S1.5O at the WEST END.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

Gents size; full roll; shelac flush; well bal.
anced and easy to sit in; rocker that rests the
eye to look upon and the body 10 sit upon;
1878 would be cheap enough for one of them,
but while they last you can get one at s2.9s
at the WEST END.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-09

be Unable to secure the services of dis
interested power to take the initiative
in peace movement. This was the
view expressed by leading member of
the diplomatic corps. He said that
much surprise mad been caused at for
eign capitals by the resentment in the
United States against the kindly rep
RESERVATIONS of the great powers, made
to President Mckinley some weeks ago,
which had been treated by the Ameri-
can press and by public opinion
throughout this country as an intrusion
on the part of the great powers. For
that reason the efforts since made by
Spain to induce the European powers
to intervene had met with fiat failure
because none of the powers wish to
arouse the enmity of the United States
For the same reason, this diplomatic
official pointed out, the European pow
ers were 10th to befriend Spain at the
present time even to the extent of MAX
ing inquiry as to what basis of peace
would be acceptable to the United
States. No one power'would undertake
such inquiries, he said. as it would SUBJ
ject that power to the possibility of be-
ing snubbed. He thought such snub
quite likely in view of the manner in
which the kindly representation of the
powers had been received some weeks
ago. And, while no power was willing
to act alone, neither could the powers
be brought together for united action
along that line.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-09

the captain, in company with Paymas-
ter Gait, would leave for home as soon
as possible. On the 2sth of May they
left Hong--Kong on the steamer Coptic,
one of the vessels of the Occidental G.
Oriental Steamship line. It would APP
pear that Capt. Gridley died about the
time the ship reached Kobe. 1t is quite
evident now that he considered his case
serious, as he did not communicate, so
far as is known, with any member of
his family after the battle of Manila.
[Capt. Gridley was born In Logansport,
Ind. In 1876. but was appointed to the naval
academy from Hillsdale, Mich, in 1860 by
Representative Henry Waldron, the Grid
leys having removed from Indiana to Mich
igan when their son Charles was only three
months old. Young Gridley graduated at
Hillsdale IN 1863, and on October of that
year he was promoted to ensign and or
dered to the steam sloop Oneida, then with
the west gulf blockading squadron, in
which squadron he remained until the close
of the war Of the rebellion. He was in the
battle of Mobile bay on August 5, 1864,
where his GOODNESS and bravery were noted,
After the war ended he was assigned to the
steam sloop Brooklyn. which was the flag
ship of the Brazilian squadron, with which
he served until 1867, being promoted to
master in November, 1885, A year later he
was again promoted to lieutenant, and on
March L. 1858. was again prom oted and
commissioned as lieutenant commander.
In 1870 he was assigned to the steamer
Michigan Fourth rate), where he served
two years. From this time until July %.
1897, he filled many assignments of i'm
portance, until on the date mentioned he
was assigned to command the Olympia,
flagship of the Asiatic squadron. Capt.
Gridley leaves a widow and three children
two daughters and a son-who are now
residing with Mrs. Gridley's father, Judge
Vincent. at Erie. Pa. His mother, Mrs. Ann
Eliza Gridley. and his brother. Lucius, re-
side in Washington1 !