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The sun., 1900-10-17
BRATE FTREMEN REWARDED.
winners OF Two Years Medals Announced
Chief Croker Declines One.

The names Of tho nrcmen to whom have
been awarded medals for act of the greatest
bravery during the year 1893 and 1889 we're
announcc cod Yesterday by Commissioner Scan
nell In tho announcement 1t was declared
that the Bennett medal for 1895 had been
awarded TO chief Edward ). Croker for his
rescue of an inmate II the BoweTy Mission
House when that building vas destroyed by
FIRE, bat that Chief Croker had refused to ac-
ccpt n. SAYING that hs preferred to have the
two Nrcmon that were with him at the timo
have the credit for their joint act
The Bennett medal frr 1895 IL awarded to
Lieut. John Hgeho, Of Engine IS and for 1899
to Ltcut William Clarke OF Hook and Ladder 2
The Bonner medal for 1895 g1r- to Lieut. Jo cph
QUINN ol 'nElnc 81 and that Of l>g1 tp Lieut..
Andrew FtE'ra'd OF HOOK and Ladder q
F.rer m John rredeuhrIS Of Hook and Ladder
H. while the one for iSaS !, award d TO Lieut..
Andre. E sweet Di Hook md .ld Ter o.
capt Braisted, who ia in command Of the
firebolt New Yorker, gets the Stephenson medal
f5r ISIS, while lho Stsnhenson medal fqr 1888
Ladder 20 The Stophcn 'on medals are for
the CaI tllns whose companies attain the high
iicai clark got. his BENNETT med COR saving
Grace Harrison. at the Windsor Ilgtel IRE. by
tiu.i"s'- Bennett medal /, Tor roscuing Mr-
Helen hicNs and Ter three children from the
fourth story # 10 Greenwich street
iue Bennett m"iL for ls3', which chief
Crnkc- declined to accept goc' Co Fremen
Anirog B sweet ami Joseph Quinn of Hook
an 1 ii.idcr q for their bravery Ia the iowery
NJ sissu Ire Together vita Chief Croker
the \ mon went ~ heated fire escaue and
carriel down George Wusou ~ ycarS d. who
was wing Ialei Jgou IL just a' the trio
reached WILSON, FIRE b. aIel ont Of t.c window
at their backs.
Fireman Fit2RcraldS Bonner medal il for
br uciuy -lfnlyout ia blazing hallway 4 tn
Nl dspr Hotel t.c aged NrS David solomon,
who VS. nm invali+ her daughter and Mrs.
Iau.a Bqta-. "a nurse.
Ilc medals will he pre- ,cnlod to-day In tho
Jr.Il Nuri n Fire fcliguartNrs. An eNhibitiOn
dr!ll viii be given by the life-savinF corps and
the newly formed hrenen's band VAL furnish
music.
The sun., 1900-10-17
WAS SUNSTRrCk WHEN WE'D.
Curious Ground on which BrookIvn Youth
Necks Relcase From EldcrIy MIfe.

John Durkin. 2i y'irs old. a scene painter. is
suiag in the Supreme Court iu Brooklyn io~ an
annument Of ~ marriage TO Ann purkln. She
/, n her sixty. ilftl ar. i'c va~ a buardcr at
the latter'~ house on Ocean nm n tho tiIla of
the marriage last j ly M-~ purain was
widow with L ON up sOr sand da aurhtoTS Tho
Iiiutln nj egcs tina he w.s sun ring from the
effects OF suns oke whom the corriuuuy wns
performed and dtn know what p" was a out.
soon aiterwurd his relatives had him placed IN
aged spou-e since.
The sun., 1900-10-17
PRIEST TRIES 10 DRoWN HIMSELF.
Father smythe Of sins sing Jumps Into the
Hudson but l. Rescued.

SING SING. y Y. oct s-The Rev. Thomas
Smythe. for twrlv2 years assistant pastor Of 81.
August.1es Roman Catholic Church here, at
tempted to commit suicide to-day by jumping
from tho upper pier into the Hud5on River.
lie " as rescued b. mea employed about the
wharf Father Smyth- wa dered down 10 the
wharf in b. = hou- clothes and alpaca Goa. lie
told several boys whom b. net that he Was
going to cross tho River Jordan. His mind
seemed TO be unbalanced
The sun., 1900-10-17
sHORr SKIRTS FoR TEACHERS.
Recommendation That They lie Worn in Con
necticut Public schools.

NEW HAvES. Conn. Oct. l0.-Dr. Charles A.
Lind ,ley of this city. Secretary Of the Connect
cut Board Of Health. In his report Just pub
l-hed has something 10 say about short
skirts. tic say:
The short SIX r's are good thing from a
hygienic standpoint ana schooltesChers ought
to he ,ncouraged in IN" wearing of them Tltse
DO not reach low enough To- pick NJ the nth
fr m the walk, and the health ot tn pupils a.
the public sc.ools will be much safer -
The sun., 1900-10-17
STOPPED ON the BRINK.
Runaway TrottIng Horse Saved BY a
Mounted Policeman.

william Gallagher, a livery stable keeper Of
Yonkers. was driving his trottiug horse IiNlcy
along the KiEgsbridge road yesterday after
noon when tie animal became frightened al a
steam drill and ran away. Policeman Ennis
Of the KIngshridGe station started n pursuit,
bat was thrown from his horse. The chase
wa, taken up by Policeman Price vto caught
the horse on tho brink OF the ureclpiCe above
the river AZ 2Osth street GqlGsher IN tho
meantime had jumped ont u the ruuabout and
wa, severely bruised about th" head and body.
lie was attended 10y Dr. Bedford Of FoTdham
Hospital and drove home.
The sun., 1900-10-17
BoERs INFLICT SEVERE loss.
with the Mounted Infantry Of
Gen. ErcnCh's Column.
special cab, D"patch to THE Sun,

Special CdbS Dopdieh 10 THE Sun.
I.oSroN, oct t6.-lhe war Oillca has re-
oNivcd tho following from Lord Roberts under
date of Pretoria, oct Is.
French l. marching toward Ileidelburg
Mlhon. who commands the mounted infantry
column that IL accompanying French. sue
cessfuly engaged the enemy on Oct I3 bur
lost severely. Three officers and eight men
were killed and three officers and twenty-five
n vounde
The sun., 1900-10-17
BILLED ON BROOKLrN ELETATED.
william ". Matthews Falls From Station
platform In front of an Engine.

William n. Matthews, 80 years old, Of 235
Steuben stree. wa, run over and killed last
evening by downtown train & tho Third street
station Of the Fifth avenue lranch OF the
Br, oklyn elevated As The train was approach
ing the station his hat blew on and n trying to
catcl II hr lell from tho platform to the track
lust ahead OF the engine lie was IN the employ
Of MC[esver Dros the cOrtr Ctnrs. and was on
his way home from their yard in Gowauus when
the aoc.d snt occurred.
The sun., 1900-10-17
FENCE BIOWN DOWN UPON MIR.
Old Woman Carrying a Child Badly Ini red in
VIII. mshurE

4 iO-foot fencc in Grand troet, II ar Newtown
CrccS. VILLA shurg. was Iown DOWN last
night bv the wind. Mrs Ami" Bohl, aged o. of
2G9 Powcra 81. ct. who Wa carrying ucr eight
months old gran C. I'D. Wa ,au-at under the
g. lug f"U,r he vMI escaped y M. I a
sorat u. MI. B.Ul'- ..r.oaU WIS irncurcd aud
D. Is thought i'a' rho sl- injured rtcrua.'y.
She Wa tdkCu - ~ Hth rlne . hospital
The sun., 1900-10-17
MASSACRE AT LAKE ASSAL.
Force Sent to Collect the salt Tax KILLED By
Natives of East Africa.
Special Cable Despoieh 10 THE Sun.

SpttId9 Lu0It Ifspu'IH 10 7 HE oUN
ROME, oct l0-The Trbund prints a mail
story wing the details Of the massacre at Lake
A,sal, Eat Africa. OF force of 200 men WHO
had bee sent to collect the salt tax. The na-
tvos tenn orzed when the tax wa demanded.
pleading that they had no money TO nav it
Sub equently tnev dlsarmed the foros at night
and mas-acred them
Lake Assal Is in / onch territory. but one ac-
count OF tie affair says that the victims were
British
The sun., 1900-10-17

Queen VA e,miua. who i, 20 years Old. sue
ccruci 20 Jlc throne Of the \r,h"rid r. "n
tho death OF her father, knc Wien H., In
1890 She .aUc Of age I'm l'"S a'd Wt- III
auElra ed on sept. 6 ri that ear,
uenucu Vladimir Ahrecht Ernst ot Neck
lon n1urg-Srnya In wa baIu ip 1870 and i
FIRST cousin OF tie rel Ming Grand Duke lie
l. a Lieutenant IL the Rife BATTALION - t'e
pruesiau Guards The announcement l. some
what Of a surprise. a. Duke Henry hA- not
appeared prominently in the lisr of those from
among whom IL va. thuuSIt the young Queen
Mnnll cMunSn A hush md.
The sun., 1900-10-17
HollayD'S IouNG QUEEN TO WE'D.
Wrlhelmlna announces Her Betrothal TO Duke
Henry Of Mecklenburs. .schwerin.

THE HAGUE. oct. l6.-1he CNcioi Gdshe
contains proclamation 10y Queen WIlheln,na
announcing hnr nctrothal 90 Duke Henry Of
klcIburg-~ChWerin.
The sun., 1900-10-17
BARONESS TON KETVELER ARRIVES.
American widow - tn Murdered German
Minister AT PeLIn Reach, Victoria.

Minister at pcLIn Reach. Victoria.
NlCIORA. b. G.. oct. lG.-AuouC tho PAS
senCers who arrived on the steamer Empress
of Japan this evening were Baroness Won
hettcer. widow Of the murdered German
MI. p-tor = Pc.in. and daughter 81 II. b. Loa-
y.r, - DETROIT: n. savage Gandor lcigh Hunt
On Ar.uriHHu " aO owns g'uph'D mine, I'm ,rnl:
DR.. Gi uHrt B'i', Or. Martin and several other
PcNiU
Tho ..'rs. .rr,1l@ from Pckiu who lott
th"r. "- FL" ..gpt. IS. that since The K
lnC % llr r.'i'u .an gl"Ifcr 2 IT of the time
m. h'H give. 10 lootug. Iuc pokiu cor
Te~p'udou' ui On" hYbe journal avs every
budr '.~ ...''a, even the CORE -uoudcrts
Iap RS b .yo 'tnnu ia be- and silver wo.th thou
sands. \o'aE' s. been done nor does any
thing seem lhry O. be done - punish these
The sun., 1900-10-17
Lord AIy.r.tons the New Chief Justice.
sp,cla, cab. D,,patch 10 THE Sun.

Special Cahe DsspItrh 70 THE SuS.
LoNpoN. oct. l6.-Lord Alverstone Master
Of the Rolls. better known as Sir Richard Web
ster who served In several Tory Ministries
as Attorney General. has been appointed Lord
Chief Justice Of England as successor to the
late Baron Russell of Killowen.
The sun., 1900-10-17
hallway TcIerraphcrs Choose New onlccr..

ST LOUIS. Mo. Oct 10 The Ordor of Rail-
way 1rleErap err he'd an election this after
loun to M the vlca cics caused by th' remove
a, made diriUg Ae resent convention NJ NJ
Dolphin Of Kansas civ. luTmgry First Y CO.
President Wa una 'inou.iv elected President,
IN place "l " Powell, remoyld NJ Per-
son y j. koIy and +. - Sinclair were. elected
fr-t second Hud third Wee Presidents rc-pcct-
tiv ly / ". Baron and -. T. LayHan were
chosen director.
The sun., 1900-10-17
Rarauet 20 City OF London Volunteers

Srscfal cable Dsspdfch to THE Sun.
London, oct Is The City Council has de-
rided 20 cxpend SIS 900 on banquet to tho City
of London Imperial Volunteers when they al
I. We here from South Africa in few days
The sun., 1900-10-17
BOER CATTLE SEIZED.
Gen. Settle to Try Starvation Methods on the
Beers In Bioemhot District.
.sr.rn, Cao's D,,patca 10 THE suv.

CAFE TowN, oct l6-Hen. Settle Is taking
energetic measures 10 f1t,h the war in tho
Bleemhof district. which ue has occupied with
out opposition. the Beers fleeing on his
approach Tho British have collected all
the cattle in tho district. for which receipts
have been given Had this been done earlier
It would have greatly helped 10 starve the Beers
The sun., 1900-10-17
IRVING'S GALVESTON BENEFIT.
Crowd at Drury Lane Theatre to Aid the
Flood sufferers.
Special case D.,patth to THE srY


LONDON. oct. l6.--The matinee at the Drlry
Lane Tneltre. under the management of Sir
Henry Irving. to-day for the beneit of the
sufferers by the Galveston Hood. drew a crowded
house Sir Henry reci et Eugene Arams
Dream" and there wero acts from the most sue
cessfI plays now running in the metropolis. It's
expected that the net proceeds will amount
to sou or $500
The sun., 1900-10-17

Poland wAtet he sov,Te. gn remedy Tor sslaAllAk
the functions ui the stomach -Aat
The sun., 1900-10-17
no ION MKINLEr AND No TAKERS
Bryan Money Appears TO He Scarce In Chi
Cago.

CHICAGO. oct. 1.-two well-known brokers
connected with tho New York Stock Exchange
and Chicago Board Of Trade te!egraphed from
New York Yesterday an offer to be 1000 to 500
on the elect on of Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Twenty-four hours have elapsed since the mes
sage was received, but taker has not been
found for the wager.
The sun., 1900-10-17

Ind
inc '""m'h' 'n'e' heeps 'io'e' ''l'
Candidate for the Presidency and wa,chr,
' ~ WV NJ "s u'"'
out a. There Was Four Years ARo-Adlai
Wanda. ,.oo., roruo,,. . s,,
HatEmptird House-!cc Intrudes Itself.
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Wv u'e' ~! 'uST '''"' "ou'u H"' u'',' w.
M'e November ~ was Una "hl'h 'ooh 'h'
hea'' oI' oi 'i 'ne ou.,ol-uool u'ino", "a
uoiS ana 'uih'd Gown ''c CIo"u 20 sih''''
out eVory SPRING 10 'he CIRCUS paI"n'' ''
req HEh's A'o"~ i'u''" "''"'' ,"''u ".'l
fl'E""d ana IN many ''e'@ were hlo"h "''
ana even 'h' 7poH'lhE NoIcahoe- OF HI'""'N-
Uoh IN" 'oWt. "i lI' '"Iu' H. ''"U' j" non "'
lahihahy h"H III f"urlr'",n s"'e, "n' "".'
'he open space "ound ''' oo''' "'on W.
Wh9Aeu a"'l 80 I,"'AH oi' '"' IONS "''''
oi vino thHt th'T c'ey' was lo''.
Inc crowd AROUND ,'e ''"'u'h from 'N'
tme II oneheu AT '.'' CLOCK ID 'n' ''''h."h
uhui O'CLOCK III u'' evening wa 81 no u,'r
an thihs arlIo"'nu'e j" F,"' u'"' N"," ",p'
Mad son square una we "u."'''' ue''' N''H
Mr' hr' an pose VI 'N'o' I"e'' wa h' "'nr
when YOU could not gov an Wh"re N"n wanted
l" go even cIo'e up "r"uhu .le "Ie0-'r N''"d
at Tweht -iourth street ana MADISON aIthne
or up 70 the Hardeh lI'eh' ne "h'' u''ne
TO Keep an poo rom having lfe' "''e', ahy-
where was the SuoNg lor'e OF iou'e' ln''e
we're ponce enough mounted ana Oh ioo''
70 nav" neu -I""u arm, !" ,n"'N'
Ihe!r huhluerS' c"'hpa'eu WIZ" ,'' '''"u '"ry
had 10 cohltoi' were 'oNuru'l ul'pr''"ruoh"r
II wa e''u'u' '"'' p''P"'''''.' ""u ue'"
maze ior 9u'n an "'I'"''"'H u. ''o ',"1'
a. NcW i"rN "du "t'V' ,e'" o's''' IoN
ol 'unpu'o"Ce' o" vac l"'"'l ,~'''I ~ =" ~e''',..
s'ue OF '''' uL' ue" "'' u''" w pIr,''."Dy ,
TO remove 'he ",l''"eu anu i"a"t'en Ho,H
lhe sr''' crush pu, '"e'o was" any ''u,''
ana poop" Nno '""N he'P """y .''I 40
oN''""'"n"'N v" o"-' ~
u"'S'' VI "'''H ',"''l' 'I'I Wv
mas seen Ho"'' W "ESo' '''"u' e"'"e'o'
'oEe'"e,' "'"p". ''e"'' NJ W "'''"o, '"e'II'
" j. Du' I'ir W say 'n'' ''s ~eH'''I was
resIohslo'e LOT eoou uea' VI 'il7' oh
ple"s'u' 'N'.l"t SUN tu'sevus anu Po
fnNely HVlSh u'7p,ay ol ooihDs' 'eu ire' IocNe'S
ana b.a"hs t,o''e' o' Az SINUS "ou'u n"Ns
hIed IN" h'lEHp"rlhs SV''t'S i"r p'o'As a'oun"
with bigger crowds Uah were asserho'eu IN
thcmat any time Iast evening
The croNd0 "hl'h gr"'t"u Nr' hryan IN IN"
Garden at Iammany li1ll ana AZ the other
places where he spoke were up 10 the limit of
standing room. MT, croker 5 orders that lam
-. zl.,..t g, ,Lo lot,ar T1a don,,nstra,;,,
The sun., 1900-10-17
AUToM0EILE CAUSES RUNAWAY.
Physician Thrown from Carriage and III,
Legs Troken.


An automobile fig tened horse driven by
Dr. Edwa.d d +. Hart Of 5?S Jersey. aveu 20 J"r-
tey city, yestnr1aF alt"rn on. The animal ran
a.d was W.T. c,ie Tie thysici was thrown
out II leg, wero broken and he WAS injure
internally. H.'waH taken 10 the City Ho> pi tai
The sun., 1900-10-17

'.--u DIt.r Iesn,ich % TIE Sr%
'''N'.N D.l lN Governor General Wood
sail, 'ur N'W NorkH O'Clock this afterroon
.n u.nrd the : Gamer NuCatan. lie will return
oelure thy end ol the month
The sun., 1900-10-17
'GTeat Is TannalY Hall, and
Croker Is Its Prophet
NOT A WORD OF FREE SILVER.
The Same Old Speech Calling on th}
Poor 10 Hate the Rich.

Rainbows, Wind aud Imminent Frost N,rh
SIR. Croker's Grand Unparalleled AggreEa-
tion Of BRYAN Meetings Especially Wind
The Tammany Chief Keeps Clo,etp Ills
Candidate for the Presidency and watches
Him as n Cat Mouse Not so Big a Turn-
out a. There was -Four Years Ago-Adlai
Wandcrs Around Forgotten and Speaks to
a Haif-EmptIrd House-Ice Intrudes Itself.
The sun., 1900-10-17
ouigg Thinks Dady ~ Got the Havana Con.

Lomucl T. OuGg who wa a passenger by the
Ward Her Mexico, which arrived yesterday
from Havana. and who was sent 70 Hoffman
lslar - wait th' u-ull period Of quarantine.
v,.i tot % uuGu C. Iltal IN The interest or Col
nady's sewer and .trert-pIvlng contract Mr.
Quigg SAYS he believe. Cot Dady Will get the
job and 20 ah ad with tn" work within "A
month
The sun., 1900-10-17

"Lackavanna Limited Tor Buffalo and St Louis,
with dlnlng cars. s!eepers and superb observation
sATA-Adp
The sun., 1900-10-17

After next Saturday the Hudson River Day Line
srS will discontinue their trips for the sec son d
The sun., 1900-10-17

Park Row building RAthskeleT for ladies and gentle
men. from Q to $40 OP NJ (Also a Ia o.. Music Ada
The sun., 1900-10-17

Every form Of nervous depre ssOn every disorder Of
She Stouac Gulcsly lelds 10 the influence Of Sara
toga Aroudack WAtL-hA~
The sun., 1900-10-17
POSTAL TOP STORY ABLAZE
vUItr TUg WIND BLEW 40 NILES
Al norm ABOrT r TINE ShYSCRAPER

u.,avs,. cuts kitchen harmed Out for the
Second Tlme-Rooms Full Of smoke and
Mater IrleErap ph Operators Below Turned
ort-Ihey Returned Under Umbrellas.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-02-07
franklin.

franklin.
Follett g. Hartwell and family have
vacated the Havey house on Water street,
and moved into the Lewis house.
Eastward, as far as Tunk pond, now the
followers of Izaak Walton wend their
way. A fine specimen from this famed
fishing resort came to the correspondent
from the recent catch OF J. Fl. West.
Harvey NJ. Blaisdell, who has been in
Los Angeles, CAL, for two years past, has
effected settlement of the oil business
left in his care, and will probably return
home in March.
Mrs. Harry Goodwin is thought to be
improving. Being a member of the
lodge of Rebekahs, at Lincoln, she has
been the grateful recipient OF a generous
box OF delicscies from them during her
illness, also OF cheerful letter, contain
ing liberal sum OF money.
John Harrison, of East Franklin, has
given frame lumber for the chapel being
built there, and with another veteran res
ident, William WEIGH, has hewn it to d.
mensious. Others of that section are gen.
erously giving building material. A for
mer resident donates the occasional divi-
dend accruing from vessel property.
Tuesday evening the Methodist par
sonage was the scene of lively gathering
of the parish circle and their friends
The tables at tea time presented bounti
full spread and were four times surrounded
by the friendly invaders. Conversation
rscitatious and music entertained tn
company till a late hour. Cash receipts
and the various packages piled on the pas
tors desk, came well up to S25.
Feb. 5. B.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-02-07

Amherst.
A daughter was born to William circuit
and wife last Tuesday.
Mrs. George Rodick returned from Bar
Harbor last Saturday.
Mrs. Mabel Laughlin, Of Eddington, is
in town visiting relatives.
Helen Jewett is at Brewer visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Lorette Brimmer.
Mrs. Frank Durham spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. Erwin Young, at
Bangor.
Mrs. Ruth Rodick and her sister, Ber-
nice circuit, visited relatives in Eliswort h
last week.
Mrs. Eliza Bragg, who has recently re-
covered from pneumonia, has gone to
Clifton to spend the remainder OF the
winter " ith her sister, Mrs. Mclaughlin.
DR.. Patten, A. N. Jewett, F. o. silsby
and Seth Remission, OF this town, were
the guests of A. E. Mace, o: Aurora, at
his fishing camp at Half-miie pond from
Wednesday until Saturday. A good catch
Of salmon, and fine time are reported.
Feb. 5.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-02-07

died Oct. 10, 1902; his wife died Oct. %,
1909, both OF yellow fever.
In 1s02, Capt. Samuel Hovey, OF Ar
undel (Kennebunk Port), was appointed
administrator OF the estate OF Samuel
Jordan, of Pepperellburgh (Saco).
As to the children OF Samuel az and
Mercy Jordan: the Jordan genealogy, a
work Of 500 pages, printed in 1852 by
Tristram +. Jordan OF Metucben, New
Jersey (who resided nineteen years In
Passsdumkeag, 1731-lS5Ol, gives them
two children, MeIetiah and Mercy.
have made further search and fad these
children:
/. Samuel, jr., born May %, baptized May
-. l752 He bought land at Union River. Ju ne
- l77s. Samuel Jordan, third, marriei at Fal.
mouth. Cape Elizabeth. Abigail Hatch. July $,
ITS. lie was a soldier at Machias IN HI.
. Meletish. born Dec. ,, baptized Dec 2,
17ss. Settled at Union river. about l774. He
married Elizabeth Jcllison about 1875. lie was
the most distinguished citizen of Union River
Eiisworth-for many years. He died Feb -,
ISIS. Mrs. Jordan died Feb. =. 1919. aged g..
They had thirteen children. among whom was
Sally. born Aug. IS, lTsa, who married Andrew
Peters. OF Ellsworth, in lsll.Is. and they were
parents of Ex Chief Justice John A. Peters, Of
Bangor.
s. Mercy, born Jan. 81, baptized Feb. l..
1855. She married Capt. Samuel Hovey, of Ber.
wick. Boston and Kcnnebunk Port. After the
death OF her husband she came TO Ellsworth
and lived with her brother Mcictiah. and after
his death with her niece, Mrs. Andrew Peters.
She died Aug. IL, 1919. She was most remark
able old lady.
4. Olive. baptized June Is. l7ss.
5. Tristram, baptized Dec. 30. 1853.
G. sylvanus. baptized Aug. 2, 1861.
7. Richard, baptized July "a. l76s. He WAS .
tenant Of Ivory Hovey At Union River Nov. IL.
i1as. He IL said to have moved to BASS HAr.
Dor. Mt Desert, where he WAS . petitioner to
the general court In lsos for land A. . settler
after 17S5.
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East Franklin.
John Wentworth, jr., has gone to Old
Town to work on stone to be used for the
pulp mill being built there.
The Free Baptist ladies' aid society was
entertained by Mrs. Judson Gordon Jan.
80. A large number attended.
Roscoe Blaisdell, who Is attending high
school at Sullivan, was kept at home a
few days last week on account Of illness.
Roy Hooper, aged sixteen years, went
with party of friends to Flanders pond
fishing Saturday last. Master Roy
caught an Gig hit pound salmon.
Sanford Lindsay, who was accidentally
shot some time ago, is still in bed. The
wound is nicely healed, and with the as
sistance of crutches he could get around,
so his friends think; but no amount
of persuasion will get him to attempt it.
He seems to have lost his nerve or ambi-
tion to try. Mrs. Lindsay is very thank
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Mariayile.
Oren Frost Is in very feeble health.
Mrs. Sarah circuit is at work at Am
herst.
Raymond Hanscomb has moved his
family to Salisbury Cove.
Leroy Garland, OF Eden, is in town haul
ing lumber for Luther Penney.
Irving Carr spent Sunday with his fam
lily. He is at work up on the Penobscot
Quite = number In town are hauling
spool bars from Waltz to Eddington to
Merrick's mill.
Luther Penney is numbering In Otis.
He has seventeen horses. He Is landing
his lumber in Union river.
A few in town are doing q little Ium-
bering at home. The ones hauling stave-
wood are George A. Frost, Edwin Brim-
mer and Frank and Sam Frost. Albery
Jeliison and Charles Black are hauling
logs into the river.
Feb. 8. f.
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The claim of other cough medicines to
be as good as hamberlain's are effectually
set at rest in the following testimonial Of
Mr.. c. d. Glass, an employe of Bartlett &
Dennis Co., Gardiner, Me. He says: 81
had kept adding to cold and cough in
the winter of 1897, trying every cough
medicine / heard of without permanent
help, until one day was in the drug store
OF Mr.. Houlehan and he advised me to
try Cham berlain's Cough Remedy and Of
fered to pay back my money II / was not
cured. My lungs and bronchial tubes
were very sore at this time, but was COM
pletely cured by this remedy, and have
since always turned to it when l got q
cold, and soon find relief. also recon-
IN and it to my friends and am glad to say
it is the best of all cough medicines" For
sale by GRO A. PARcHER, Ellsworth, and
W. /. PARTRIDGE, Biuehill. druggists.
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Southwest Harbor.
For other Southeast Harbor news, Sc,
page 8.
Mrs. ROBBIE NJ. Norwood is visiting hel
sisters in Ellsworth and Sullivan.
Mrs. Alice Hodgkins, of Lamoine, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. ROBBIE Norwood
ir.
Mrs. James II. SOULS, OF Northeast Har-
Dor, has been visiting Mrs. Walter B
Stanley.
Mrs. Edith c. Deliver, OF Manset, has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Ezra D.
Lurvey.
Wilbert Lurvey has returned to Boston,
Mass, where he has a position on the
electric cars.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Parker, OF West Bass Har.
Dor, has been visiting her parents
Thomas Savage and wife.
Feb. 5. ALERT.