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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-09-06

East amoinr-
Henry W Cushman and family have
gone back to Ellsworth
Miss Elsa sherwo God, of Boston. Is board
ing at the home OF w. ;. Hodgkins.
II B. Saunders spent Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs, George Whiting
Harry Pettengin, accompanied by a
friend, is visiting his uncle, Luther oil
patrick.
School begins to-day under the instruc-
ton of Miss Sadie L. Coggins, of Mort h
Lamoine.
Mrs. Helen French, who spends her
summers at the Abbott cottage, left for
home Friday last.
Miss Effie Goug Min, who has been visit
ing friends at Lamoine, has returned to
her home in Pittstield.
Lamoine's summer colony is fast dimin-
ishing. There are still quite mum Der of
guests at the hotel, but Mr.. Corlew expects
to close Sept. 20.
Mr.. johnson and family, W no have been
| boarding during the summer at Luther
/ Giipatrick' :. have returned to their home
in Somervine, Mass.
Hon. j. d. Hopkins and family have
vacated their summer home here and re-
turned to Ellsworth. This is the twenty
htth summer which Mr. Hopkins has
spent in Lamone.
II. L. Springer moved his family to Ban
COR last Saturday. They will be greatly
missed from this community Mrs.
ringer was most capable dressmaker
All their many friends wish them success
in their new home.
Sept 1. II.
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COUNTY EWS.


East Franklin.
Frank b. stoyer has moved into F. y.
Patterns house.
Rev. 5. a. Blsisdoli's wife and children
Will start for their home in Providence,
K. l., Sept. 5.
Rev II. A. Luckenb bach, OF Ellsworth,
was in town Wednesday OF last week. He
led he Free Baptist Christian Endesvor
prayer meeting in the evening.
Airs. Lizzie Patten started for Big
Rapids. Michigan, August 81. James b,
Gordon has been appointed postmaster IN
place Of Mrs Patten, no resigned.
A large audience at the Baptist church
sunday listened to a powerful sermon by
Pastor Day, on the second coming Of
Christ. 1t is he first Of series of ser
mons ON the same subject.
A social and iee-eream sale was held at
the hail sept. ,, by the Free Baptist aid
society. \ good number was in attend
snce. The readings, recitation and music
were highly enjoyed by all.
Quite number went from here to
ctmpmeeting at PASSPORT. Mrs. Nellie
Baisdeti, Mrs. Belle Workman and Mr..
Matterson were among the number. The
meetings and he ride on the Washington
County railroad were much enjoyed.
Arthur Craig aud Miss Inez Donnell
came from Ellsworth Wednesday last.
Thursday, with a party OF friends, they
climbed 10 the top OF Schoodic mountain.
In the party were J. Coson and wife.
Miss Myrtle Rutter, Arthur Craig, Misses
luez and Grace Donnell, Seayy sumner
and Wife, Rev. II. A Luekenbac and
NJ IS " ilia Biaisdeil.
sent L. = /
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

ing at Samuel Judkius this week. They
expect to return to their home in North
Haven the first OF next week.
Mrs. Smith, OF Aliston. who hes been
at Seth dstch's few weeks. left for he r
home Tuesday via Bangor. Tier daughter
Will remain q few weeks longer.
Capt. Seth Webb has been seriously III
for some days at his home here. He has
not been in good health Tor the psst few
years, but has kept about till now.
The work on George Powers house Is
progressing finely. The roof has been
raised to make it two stories and large
addition is to be built from the ground.
The fair has been the attraction OF the
week, two excursions being made. Quite
a number went from here Tuesday, hut
the fog WAS SO thick that they did not
reach home till Wednesday morning
The Wednesday excursion had more fsv-
orable weather.
Eco
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Brave Men fail

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel the
results in loss of appetite, poisons in the
blood. baekache, nervousness, headache
aud tired, iistless, run down feeling. But
there's no need to feel like that. Listen to
j. W. Gardner, Idaville, Ind. He says
"Electric ,aers are just The thing for a
man when Inc is all run down, and don't
care wheel r he lives or dies. 1t did more
to give pe strength and good appetite
than any u. 2 | could take. | can now eat
anyth'nr | have a new lease on life +"
Only &c at 5. D. WIGGIN's Drug
Store. Z bottle guaranteed.
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Sortll Lam Our.

Sorth tamoiur.
Mrs. Lois fitzpatrick Is visiting friends
at Northeast and Seal Hsrbors.
| Mrs. Jordan, OF Southwest Harbor. il
visiting her son, james Norwood.
Miss Eleanor Edwards was the guest Of
Miss Gertrude Bragdon recently.
Miss Leila Richardson goes to Penob-
scot to teach, and Miss Emma Austin 10
Csstine.
Miss Annie Scott, OF Ellsworth, has
been tie guest OF Mrs. l.. A. Austin the
past week.
Mrs. (. Y. Young is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Wellington Barbour, at
Bar Harbor.
John DeMeyer, ir., OF Eastbrook, has
been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Brag-
don, the past week.
Willism Thompson and wife, OF Port
land, are the guests OF Mrs. Thompson's
sister, Mrs Sarah Staples
Rev W. II. Rice and family, who have
been pending their vacation in town, re-
turned to Lsrrshee Wednesday.
Schools begin to-day. Miss Phosie
Higgins teaches in this district, Miss
Nira Austin at he Cove, and Miss Sadie
CoEgiHs at East Lamoine.
Two OF our staid farmers. \. \. Rich
ardson and Rufus Hodgkins, went down
the bay fishing las, week. returning Fri
day with over 100 pounds of fish sjilI
ti-h are reported scarce.
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Cape Roster
There are still about forty guests at
Blacks.
L. F. Weston, wife and three children,
left Fsirview Aug. % for Arlington. Mass.
Miss Annie Black has gone to Sherman
Mills to teach during the winter. She
has been there several winters.
Mrs. Jack Higgins and son Leslie, and
Mrs. Hamblen and daughter Florence,
have returned to Maiden, Mass.
Judge Kimball, family and others from
Washington, d. c., returned to that place
on Aug. %. The judge is greatly missed.
Mr.. Sy Vester, an artist from Maiden,
Mass, Is doing fine sketching. Mrs.
Sylvester accompanies him. Mrs. f. S.
Collins is also sketching.
Rev. Mr.. Morse. of South Brooksville,
called at Cape Roster to obtain the assist
ance OF L. F. Weston as organist at an
entertainment to be given Thursday, Aug.
81 at the South Brooksville chapel. Mr..
Weston's fame as an organist is well
known, bat his return to Boston prevents
US from hearing more OF his music this
season.
Sept. l. B.
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DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH YOU !?

II not, drink Grain O-made from pure grains
iauy writes THE first time made Grain o
did not Ike IL but after using it for one week
nothing would induce me to 20 back to coffee"
IL nourishes and feeds the system. The chill
dren can drink IT freely with great benefit. Ii
l. the strengthening subtanee of pure grains
Get package today from your grocer, follow
the directions In making 1t and you will have a
and young. l5c and sc.
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South BlueiIill.

South BlueiIiIl.
Lewis sullivan has gene to Boston on
business.
Walter Staples, of RocSisud, is visiting
his mother, -drs. 5. A Fogg.
Mabel Staples, " no has been working
at Somes Sound, has returned home.
Mrs. Lizzie Sibley, Of Somervi.le,
Mass, is visiting her brother, t. R. Day
L. Il. sibley, of somervilIe, Mass, is
spending a few weeks at Allen Hender-
sons.
Aug. 81. d,
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Sept |

Paul P.odder-I wonder II / have tire
to catch the train? Policeman Rounds
Dim thinking.
Birdcage Biil-Wtot Is losier? Why.
!oafer Is feller dat losts, Of course,
The Bowery Chicken Dat shows your
ignorance. 4 loster Is Teller dat losis
and bias no bank account.
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"nuly feed man and steel =" Feed your
nerves, also, II you would have them strong.
Bleoa made pure and rich hy Hoods sar-a-
parilla i the onlY true nerve food. lie sure to
get II ood's. II never di-appoint-.
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Lam"in..
Rev. G. W. Avery has filled the Baptist
pulpit very acceptably for several sun
days.
Nathan Hodgkins has entered The dental
office OF his uncle DR.. II. G. Hodgkins,
PASSPORT.
Miss Frances Emery. of Bar Harbor, is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Olive
Coolidge.
Mrs. Blanche Lyman and infant daugh-
ter Grace are visiting Mrs. Lyman's
parents, J. G. Reynolds and wife.
Miss Gertrude Hutchings went to Pros
pect Harbor Saturday " here she will teach
the fail term OF school.
The district school will commence to-
day. under the instruction OF Miss Annie
Roberts who has taught the past two
terms.
The annual sunday school picnic was
held at Blunt's pond last Tuesday. The
presence of Rev. W. c. Stetson and family
OF North Nassalboro, added to the enjoy
ment of the occasion. Miss Agnes Stet-
son was the guest OF Miss Hutehings
several days last week.
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland and wife
have gone 10 Bucksport where Mr.. Nc
Farland will enter upon his duties as in
structor in the +. VI. c. seminary. The
institution is TO be congratulated upon
securing the services of so worthy
teacher. Hosts of friends wish Prof. Nc
Farland and his wife pleasant year.
Mrs. Robert Farren and family, of Bos-
ton, Ehen Googins and wife. of Cam
bridgeport, Mass, J L. Higgins and
family. of Blue Earth City. Minnesota,
John Coolidge and family and Miss Abbie
Padelford, OF Wa!tham, Mass, Harry and
Charles Reynolds, Massachusetts, Rev. "
II Rec and family. LARA bee, Mrs John
DeyereauN and daughter, Bueksport, have
all returned TO their homes in the past
fyw DAYS. Mrs. Frances Gibson aud
family, WAltham, and Mrs. { 4 Reynolds
ana family, Cam bridgeport, Will return
home to-day.
Sept l. Fl
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useful. The satin streamers attached to
velvet couch bore this inscription: "1S74-
1899. North Sedgwick and Sedgwick
Club The hour was late when the
guests went to their homes, leaving be-
hind them heartfelt wishes for the pros
perity, happiness and long life OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Durgain and their family.
Mrs. 5. 5. Kench left Monday for New
York.
w. W. Black and wife are the guests of
Thomas Blodgett and wife.
Arrived from Portland, Sept. l, schooner
Robert Pettis". with freight.
The pension of the late Daniel Allen,
FL, has been restored and reissued.
Miss Dora Young, OF Lawrence, is
spending her vacation with friends here.
Frank Segar has taken his family on an
outing to Ellsworth and Bueksport this
week.
Mrs. Edwin Lord was called to Belfast
last week by the illness OF her son
Maurice.
Mrs. Grace Halves returned from South
Brooksville, " here she has been visiting
her mother and other relatives.
Thomas Rowell and wife, OF Salem, are
calling on relatives here. Mrs. Rowell
WIS Miss Margaret circuit, OF this town.
Sept. 1. I.
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COUNTY NEWS.

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The evening times., 1899-03-07
GROUND SINKING AT PITTs1oN
Earth Settling in the Vicinity of aB
Old Coal Mine.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. March About an
acre of ground in Pittston, which settled
several feet year ago, commenced going
down again Sunday morning, and has now
settled several inches. People living on
the affected part are considerably agitat-
ed and have their household goods packed,
ready to move out at any moment.
1t was in the old workings of the New
ton Coal Company, near the Inflated twin
shaft where fiftyfour miners lost their
lives over two years ago, that the cave-in
occurred. Ever since thai catastrophe the
people are alarmed at every settling of the
surface, and although old miners assure
the women that there is no danger of the
houses sinking into the mine, the latter
are determined not to take chances and
are ready to get out of their homes at tae
first warning.
Basement walls were cracked by the set
Ting of the earth yesterday morning and
the pressure broke the water mains in the
street and otherwise damaged property
Last night the subsistence had not ceased
and watchmen were stationed to give warn
ing if anything serious occurred.
The evening times., 1899-03-07

be benefited by this law cannot pay it.
Deputy United States surveyors in that
country charge from SO 10 $50 day, be-
sides travelling expenses to and from the
place to be surveyed. 1t cannot be saids
that these charges are eXorbitant, consid-
ering the conditions under which they have
to work. but it is impossible for a poor
man who desires 10 take up a homestead
of so acres 10 pay such charges TO have
his land marked out, in addition TO other
fees for the official record. This is the
case of a man near Sitka who took up
small tract of less than ten acres. The
expenses connected Herewith amounted TO
upward of $50 per acre, and the same will
be true everywhere else. Besides, the con-
fusion which must necessarily follow from
irregular individual surveys, where each
man establishes his lines to suit himself,
will in time lead TO endless trouble
The only rational and practicable solu
ton of the problem is for the Government
TO make the surveys. While il is probably
impossible TO follow the same system Of
surveys employed in the States because OF
the mountainous character of the country,
il would be impossible to adopt an indie
pendent system. and TO survey those lands
only which will have value for agricultu-
raj uses. commission appointed for this
purpose could examine the country and in
general terms give the metes and bounds
of such regions as ii would be desirable
to survey, and then the Government
should bear the expense of blocking out
these lands so they can be taken up by
settlers Until this is done there is no
likelihood that immigration will be at
tracted TO Alaska for agricultural purpos-
es, nor even that people now there will
take up land to any extent. The develop
ment of the region could be further ad-
vanced by donating the land TO settlers
outright without charges of any kind. Nat
ural conditions are sufficiently adverse.
and they should not be made more weighty
by the addition of financial burdens
Nothing viii aid the development of the
mineral resources of the Territory so
much as the development of its agricul-
tural possibilities. If a permanent agri-
cultural class is once established there the
necessities of life required by the miner
will be greatly reduced. He will not then
be compelled to bring with him tons of
provisions at great expense for transpor-
tation. 1t will then be possible for men who
have but little besides a vigorous consti-
tuition and a pair of strong willing arms
to come to Alaska and start in as miners
at much less outlay of ready cash than is
the case al present, and if they fail to find
the coveted gold they can make their la
Dor effective on the farms and help to feed
others as well as themselves.
The evening times., 1899-03-07
ENTIRE FAMILY POISONED.
Six Persons Take So Much Arsenic
1t Saves Their Lives

Camden, March THE police are en-
whole family by means of poison. and saw
an arrest may be made at any time
The poisoning was at Mrs. Rebecca Nor
gan's house 439 William Street. Others
more or less affected were Mrs Morgan's
son, Henry, aged thirty; his wife. Hannah;
their twelve year-old daughter, and two
boarders-Mrs. Clarence Carter a widow.
and Charles Applebeck, motorman, en-
ployed by the Camden and Suburban Rail-
way.
The family were poisoned last Friday. but
the police did not make the case public un-
til yesterday, when the poisoned were all
out of danger.
Mrs. Carter and Applebeck the boarders
at the Morgan house, were to have been
married Wednesday, but Cherry and Smith
county detectives, say the ceremony was
postponed. Some say the engagement was
broken.
All the household were poisoned except
the twelve-year- girl, who ate sparingly
of breakfast on Friday morning 1t has
been Mrs. Morgan's custom to rise early
to prepare Applebeck's breakfast. after
which she retired and slept until Z o'clock.
then got the meal for the others
Friday morning Applebeck, as usual, had
his breakfast early. The family had pork
steak, fried potatoes, fried turnips, and tea.
Shortly after they had eaten every one ex-
cept the child was seized with terrible
pains and retching.
DR.. McGeorge pronounced the case ar
senical poisoning and notified the police
officials. The poisoned persons grew worse,
and arrangements were made for ante-mor-
tenn statements, when the patients began
to yield to treatment. Arsenic poisoning
in its worst form was what the doctor pro-
nounced it, and he remained with the pa
tients until they were better
| DR.. McGeorge says poison had been put
| in the food, and it was an overdose that
| saved the lives of all.
| Applebeck, who had eaten his breakfast
| at an earlier hour than the others, was
not taken i'll until later in the day, when
| he consulted DR.. McGeorge but his case
| was not serious
| The city police and the county detectives
| refuse to say who ig suspected, but claim
| they have strong case. The poison is
| supposed to have been put in the tea.
The evening times., 1899-03-07
BOLD JUMP OF A CONVICT.
Leaps From Fast Train and Makes
His Escape.

Hudson. n Y. March "A bod dash
for liberty was made by Charles Martin
three miles north of this city just before
noon yesterday. He was d convict. en-
route from Poughkeepsie TO the Albany
penitenriary where he was 10 have seTv-
ed a sentence of six months. He jumped
from the fast limited train and escaped.
Martin was arrested in Poughkseps-e
for intoxication, and, not being able to
give good account of himself was SEN
fenced TO the penitentiary. The great risk
taken by him lends color TO the belief that
he is desperate character and was per-
haps wanted for some serious crime e!se-
where.
Martin who was in charge of Frank
Decker OF Poughkeepsie, obtained par
mission to go to a room at the forward
end of the car. The train was running at
the rate of fifty miles an hour. and the
officer did not fear his prisoner would tIy
to escape Passengers were horrihed a
moment later to see the body of a man
apparently hurled past the windows OF the
car. The officer hurried to the room and
found his prisoner missing, an open win
dow telling the story of the disappearance.
The train was stopped at Coxsackie
station and Decker and a brakeman hur-
struck the ground and had tumbled over
and over four times along the track, but
had disappeared.
Footprints in the soft gravel showed
that after he had taken his terrible leap
he had hurried into a swamp near by
where all trace of him was lost 1t does
not seem possible that Martin could have
escaped unhurt, but his disappearance in
dicates that he was not injured sufficiently
to prevent his making rapid progress to-
ward place of security.
Decker came to Hudson, and. on advise
of the police he took a train on the Kin
derhook and Hudson road to Stockport
Centre where he took a carriage, hoping
TO recapture Martin if he had continued
his flight inland.
The officer returned to Hudson at I
o'clock last night and reported that Mar
tin had heen seen hurrying over the
Stockport hills, but as search among the
woods and valleys could not be made at
night he had abandoned the chase.
Martin is about twenty-five years cd
When arrested he had a lot of thread and
laces with which it is thought he tried
to gain entrance to residences as psdler.
but with other intentions than selling his
wares.
The evening times., 1899-03-07
CRAzED BY POISON MYSTERIES.
Girl Becomes "a Criminal by Reading
of Crimes.

Providence, r. l., March 7.-Adeline
Harvey, fourteen years old, is detained at
the Oaklawn School for Girls pending ac-
ton by Judge Goff. of Central Falls, on
the charge of attempting to kill her father
by poison. Adeline frankly pleads guilty,
processing no remorse and no fear of pun
ishment A misguided interest in the Ad
ans, Botkin, and other recent poison mys-
teries is thought 10 have temporarily up
set her mind
Adeline's father. James Harvey, entered
the complaint Saturday. bat did not appear
against her when the case was called yes
terday. The child lived with her father
and stepmother at Central Falls. happily, to
all outward appearances; was considered
smart for her age, industrious, and de-
voted.
Without apparent motive she sprinkled
over the food in her fathers dinner pail
last Saturday enough creosote to make him
deathly sick, if not kill him outright, but
the pungent odor of the poison proved his
salvation, betraying its presence before he
had partaken of the food.
The parricidal attempt was promptly re-
ported TO the police, who arrested the child
and committed her to the care of Mrs.
Fits, the police matron, with whom she
she remained until taken into court yes
teTday morning.
In court the police declared that Adeline
was a puzzle. She had no thought of pun
ishment for her crime. which is considered
one of the worst offences against Rhode
Island law, the mere attempt by respon-
sible individual carrying liability to twen-
ty years Imprisonment.
The girl told the officials they could not
send her to State prison under the juve-
nile offenders act She seems to have
made up her mind TO attempt the life of
her father in order 10 be arrested and in
carcerated al the School for Girls, her no.
ton of life there being that it was walled
with sunshine and roses and all the good
things of existence.
Adeline is well developed, almost stout.
talks easily and nationally on most sub
jects. and had never shown any tendency
toward degeneracy before her surprising
action of last Saturday and her conduct in
court.
Her case is in the hands of Agent Thur
ber, of the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children, but whether the Grand
Jury will be asked to act, in view of the
mental affiiction from which she is OBJ
viousy suffering is not known. The be-
neficent effect of healthy surroundings at
the Reform School may be tried.