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were made as follows: President, 81,
vice president rs cents: secretary 62h
| cents, stewards so cents, private MEM
/ bers 1215 cents. Members were fined
rs cents for not attending a quarterly
/ meeting and so cents for falling to re-
spond to a summons to attend the
funeral of a member, no fine being inn
posed when the funeral was outside of
the city. In 1908 the fines for absence
from meeting without sufficient ex-
cuse were made President SO, vice
president 81 rs, secretary $1.S7A, stew
ard 81 so, private member so cents, the
latter being assessed 81 for non-attend-
aIco at the annual business meeting. n
addition to such fines the society at one
time received the personal fines levied
by the Mayor and Aldermen on MEM
bers of their board for non-attendance
on hardness at meetings. In a linn
fed way, the society at this early
period was the predecessor of the fra
ternal beneficial society of to-day. Any
member of seven years standing re-
duced through misfortune, in distress
and in need of assistance was allowed
not exceeding 81 a week, was provided
with doctor in case of illness, and in
the event of his death, $50 was to be
appropriated for funeral expenses. The
widow also received $50, and the chill
d-en were to be educated at the ex-
pense of the society to the extent it's
funds permitted. On the revision of
the rules in 1920 these sick and funeral
benefits were dropped. In 1882 all fines
were abolished, except those for the
annual business and anniversary meet
ings, the former being made 81 and the
latter $3.50, and prior to the Civil War
these last survivors of the old system
were also removed from the bylaws.
The funds Of the society were loaned
out. with interest, on security being
giyen. Considerable sums were lost
In this way, a special committee in
1894, reporting that there was due the
society debts of every description ag-
gregating 748 pounds, IS shillings, OF
which only AIS pounds, IL shillngs, 9K
pence could be considered good.
The schooling OF a child at this period
was comparatively cheap. The records
Indicate that generally a payment OF
81 TO SO a quarter for each child was
sf8ctory TO the teachers. A
Mrs. Lydia Meyers. for some
years. taught the girls and younger
boys, while James Port had the in
struction Of the older and more adj
vanced pupils. When children were
able 10 read fairly well they were
transferred from Mrs. Meyers 10 Mr..
Port. In 1896 the rate per pupil al his
school was raised by the society 70
$3.50 a quarter.
A. the forty-hfth anniversary, IN
1895, an ordinance was adopted pro-
yldlng that no child should thereafter
become q beneficiary OF the society un-
lssb fun power oyer Il was surrendered
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to the society so that it could indentura
II as apprentice at any time At this
meeting psalmody was also made a
part or the instruction for the children
under its care. Boys with small es-
tates were accepted as beneficiaries.
provided their guardians paid over the
income to the society.
The Union Society did not confine its
services to poor children, but was ever
ready to assist other charitable enter
prises. Among its donations was one
In 1875 of 800 to the poor house and
hospital, the money to be used in the
purchase of lottery tickets, "as shall
be most conducive to aid so charitable
an institution" With the 800 fifty
tickets in the Seamans Hospital and
Poor House Lottery were bought The
tickets drew prizes to the amount of
$55. Five dollars were added to this
and tickets were again bought, which
drew 1913. Two dollars were again add
ed and ten tickets were bought which
probably drew nothing. This was re-
garded as equivalent to a contribution
of $500 to the hospital and poor house.
Lotteries were largely a medium
through which the benevolently inclin-
ed found an outlet for their surplus
money at that time.
The new century opened with the
society with large membership, made
up of the best men in Savannah, with
considerable assets and a promising
future. From 1898 to 1915 the society's
minutes have been lost, only a few no.
tices Of meetings and scattering refer
ences to its business being extant In
1905 the custom of an anniversary adj
dress was established by a resolution
that thereafter a minister should be
requested to address the society on
that day. In 1914 by resolution this
was amended so that any member of
the socitey could be selected as the an
niversary orator. and in 1855 this was
broadened TO permit the managers to
select any suitable person not a
member. The early addresses largely
partook of the nature of charity SER
mons. After this feature of the day
there came the usual dinner. the an
niversary CLOSING with good humor,
harmony and social converse" or, as
n newspaper reporter expressed II In
the Savannah Republican, with that
harmony and sociability which ever dis
unguish cordial and benevolent
hearts" Occasionally when the needs
or the society became most pressing
appeals were made 10 the local clergy
ana a day was set apart for contribu-
tons, the sermons being a direct APP
peal Tor the orphans. The response az
times was liberal, Il being recorded IN
1920 that the collection AZ the Inde-
pendent Presbyterian Church was
tf2si2 al Christ Church ss7 s2h. ana
a. the Methodist Church 3os.5e. a 20.
Gr0 be continued psxt sunday. =.
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Hiss Jessie Fullerton is Ill.
Mrs. Cordelia Remick is visiting her
children in Boston.
The ladies' aid society win meet with
Mrs W. 8. Murch Thursday afternoon. J
Mkses Sadie and Bertha Fullerton
were aome from Brewer a few days last
week.
Mr.. Fred Hall, OF Brewer, spent a few
days With her parents, George Fullerton
ana vile, last week.
Franz SWEET has moved his family into
the Cbsfles Fullerton house, recently pur-
chased ~ Curtis brothers.
There vas flag raising at the Remick
district echoolhouse last Friday. Mics
Inez l.. ratt is teacher OF this school.
Waite nj ilIiken, OF Bar Hsrbor, who
has spest the summer with his grand
mother. Yrs. Mark Miiliken, has returned
home.
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COUNTY NEWS.
- additional County Ns,cs see other pages

Penobscor.
A. e. varnum was in Rockland Thurs.
day and Friday OF this week on business
W. J. Dreamer and B. H. Leach were In
Bangor Saturday on business.
Prof. Littlefieid's singing class is pre-
pairing for concert, to be given soon.
Herman Grindle was called home from
Islesboro Saturday on account Of the i'll.
ness OF his father.
Ray and Esther Dwelley, of Franklin
were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Bowden Sunday.
Mrs. William Sellers was called to Ban
gor this week owing to the illness of her
father, who is in the hospital there.
All the schools in town closed Friday
excepting in Bay district. The winter
terms will begin Nov. IS.
w. B. Clement has just received a
schooner load of lumber which is being
discharged at his wharf.
Mrs. lnez Clement, of this town, was
married to Charles CHM, of Orland, Fri
day, Nov. 1, at Bucksport, by Rev. Wit
liam Forsyth. 4
DIR. NJ. A. Wardwell was initiated into
the first degree of masonry by the mem
bers of Rising Star lodge, f. and A. NJ,
Wednesday evening, Oct. 80.
Nov. 4. SUBA.
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LAKEWOOD.

The regilar monthly service was held
In the chsoei by Elder Garland, Sunday.
Ralph and Linwood Garland went to
Moosehead Lake last week TO work In the
woods.
School clssed in district No. /, after a
successful trm OF ten weeks, taught by
Miss Mary A. Garland. The closing ex-
rcises consisted OF a fiag-rsising, speak
ng and singing by the school. Superin-
endent stuatt was present and made a
pleasing address. A salute OF thirteen
guns was fired in honor OF the flag.
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COUNTY NEWS.
BuekspOrr.

Bucksport.
Howard Dorr has purchased of F..
B. Googins & Son the contract for carry
ing the daily mail 20 and from Castine,
together with the outfit.
The seminary team met its Waterloo
at Bangor last Wednesday. With the
first game with Bangor high to their
credit, they went up for return game.
The score at the end of the game was 40
0, and Bucksport had the small end Of the
score.
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Alb. KIRSCHBAUM a CO.
Tailors and Manufacturers of Famous
''vitals" Brand Clothing.
1875 2s-730 Market st.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. IS 1901.
Mr.. H. o. STAPLES,
Broadway Central Hotel,
New York.
Dear Sir-We have received your offer
through our New York office to close out large
lot of our fall patterns, to be shipped to the Re-
liable Clothing Co., Ellsworth. Me. Mills
Clothing Co.. Newport. Me-. and others of your
retail stores. The prices you offer are so far
under the actual cost of the goods that we have
hesiiated considerably in accepting 1t. but as IL
is our aim to clean out our entire fall
stock and as we are now in the midst of manu-
featuring our spring goods. we have decided to
accept your offer. We are very sure the bar
gains you have purchased will help you build up
large trade in your several retail stores. as on
many lines you can retail considerably less than
the wholesale price and still make fair profit.
Yours very truly.
Alb. KIRscHBAUM & Co.
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North Castine.
William Emerson, OF Boston, Is the
guest OF his father, George II. Emerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Perkins, of Penob-
scot, contemplate celebrating their golden
wedding Saturday, Nov. 9.
Miss Florence Hutchins, who has been
spending the past ten days with friends
in Brockton, Mass, has returned home.
George LaMarsh closed a successful
term Of school in the Dunbar district
Friday, and has returned to his home at
the village. He will resume his studies
at the normal school at the beginning Of
the winter term.
Mrs. james Turner, who resides with
her daughter, Mrs. Mary Perkins, was
made glad on her eighty-sixth birthday,
Saturday, November 2. Her friends and
neighbors came to extend greetings, and
left substantial tokens of their esteem
and good will.
Nov. 4. l..
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wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble ii will be found
just the remedy you need. Ithas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
lind out fyou have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and EA
send your address to fssia'ss,1E .MTs:.sA
DR.. Kilmer & Co, Bing
hamton, N. Y. The ss1 E :. = e
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Roos.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
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Besides the goods referred the above letter bought
quantity
considerable less than the wholesale Also of
will of
asking
c. to
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Bluehiu.
The golden wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman K. Mcintyre will be
on Friday, Nov. s. not Nov. 6, as reported
by mistake in THE AMERICAN last week.
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COUNTY NEWS.
stouIngton.

stonington.
Summer Mills was home over Sunday.
II. w. Colby is out of town on a yaca-
ton.
Mark stinson is painting the new drug
store.
The gunners report lots of sea fowl
among the islands.
Allie Warren has a position in Boston,
and will move his family there soon.
Mrs. Mary Wells left Monday for Lynn,
to spend the winter with her daughter.
Flye Bros. are buying herring and rum
ming them to the factory at Swans Island.
B. F. Paschsl is building an addition on
his wharf near the new steamboat wharf.
John Davis, Seth Gross and Charles
Davis came home from yachting on sstur-
day.
Fred Lamson, of Rockland, is putting
hot water heat in D. j. Noyes' new drug
store.
F. A. Torrey and wife arrived Tuesday
from the Pan American exposition at
Buffalo.
s. w. Fitield was in vina'haven Sunday
to attend the funeral of his brother
Samuel.
Joseph Brimigion lost one of his horses
last week. The animal was taken lame
and had to be shot.
Clarence d. Turner, OF Isle au Haut, has
been in Boston after plans for three cot
tages which he will build there this win
ter.
John White, of Rockland, who got his
feet crushed on Ryan & Parker's quarry
last week, was taken to the hospital at
Bangor. One of his feet has been ampu-
tated, and it is thought the other will have
to come off.
Nov. 81. EUGENE.
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cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century: dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der Specizlisf and lie
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john M. Nogell Ia building a summer
cottage at Lake Aiamoosook.
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EN-. c. s. second eleven will play Shaw
business college of Bangor, at Bucksport,
on Wednesday.
The E. NJ. c. s. arst team and Camden
high school will play at Central street
grounds, Bucksport, Saturday, Nov. Q.
President j. A. Bender spent Sunday at
Friendship, where he delivered an sd
dress in the interest OF the school.
Miss M. Alice Cory, teacher OF instru-
mental music at the seminary, has been
elected to membership In the Schumann
club of Bangor.
The students observed Halloween by
having ghost party in Commercial hall.
Each guest came masked and robed In
white. The merry evening passed quickly
with games, fortune-telling and refresh
ments. -
On Saturday, Nov. 2, the seminary foot
ball team defeated the Eastern State nor
NAL school OF Castine by q score of ITO.
The teams were evenly matched In
weight, but Bucksport surpassed its
opponents in team work. Castine sue
ceeded in making the distance but once.
The seminary boys were not held for
'downs" during the game, but were
forced to punt three times, two of which
were saved. The visitors came with q
large delegation, confident OF winning,
but though feeling sore over their de-
feat were satisfied that they were beaten
fairly. Another game between the two
eievens may be arranged soon. Castine
has never scored against e. M. @. 8. but
is determined TO turn the tables.
South Penobscot.
]. W. Snow, OF Sedgwick, has been here
for few days recently.
Frank e. Wilson, of Boston, has been
visiting relatives here the past week.
John Bridges and Charles Atwood, Of
Bucksport, were in town last Saturday on
business.
Rev. E. K. Drew Is on the sick list
There was no preaching at the Baptist
church Sunday.
johnson w. Bridges was In Bangor last
week to see his son-in-law, Newell j.
Gray, who has been critically III.
Newell Roberts and daughter Phila
attended the birthday party OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Turner last Saturday. 1t WAS
Mrs. Turner's eighty-sixth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman N. Grindal and
their niece, Miss Lille Binder, have gone
to Rockton, s. c., where Mr.. Grindal will
be employed on granite this winter. VIII
Thayer, friend of the family, accom-
panied them.
Nov. 4. CLIMAX.
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fingers. To bite q nail IN two put
the thumb of your right hand under
the nail near the middle. with the in
dcN finger on top oc the nail At the
right end. Then nut the other end Of
The nail between Your teeth on the lefi
side of the mouth Push down sharp
~ and strongly with your index fin
ger and upward with your thumb.
and crack goes the nail. IL you do It
quickly the crowd will think YOU have
bitten it of, but YOU haven't. Try
this with lead pencil il YOU have not
c0st-i"on nail handy
a great deal Of unnecessary sym
patty is wasted upon inc circus man
who stands up proudly in spangled
lights and let's another circus man
bring down a Slcdgc hammer upon
rock placed upon his head. with force
enough to break it. This is spectau-
lar, but is entirely painless and calls
for no great strength ~ endurance.
mo more difficult than this is tho
act whereby the hero OF the canvas
tent permits a rock TO be broken upon
his chest with blow from Il slcdge
hammer. So long as The subjects
back is free and does not rest against
any solid object, the trick is perfect
~ simple \ little illustration. Take
board up and let it lie freely in
your hand and hit IL smartly with Il
hammer. 1t is difficult to hurt your
hand. and the thicker the board the
less the sensation. But now put your
hand or the table and hit the board.
Hurts. doesn't il? Wei. IDS The same
with The rock on the chest Let me
try Il OH you
The reporter demuTad. but tho
former strong man hunted mp a stone
and sleGge hammer. which he said
weighed nine pounds lie put the rock
on the lower part of his own chest.
bent backward. and told the reporter
TO break it. This the latter did sue
cessfully ana then consented tohave it
trieG upon himself With mighty
blow from the slcdgc the rock was
shattered. but The only sensation felt
by the subject was a slight pressure
on the chcst-New York sun
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1t is he truth" asserted proudly.
Never shall II he said of me that [
stood hy aud saw the character OF
Il woman aSs3ilcd i'm her absence
without raising voice IN her de-
Tense"
"RubhiShr' was The inelegant re.
tort shes a designing mink. I'm sure
and cat. 100, / expect. though"
She added IN another tone IF only
the truth were knovn-Shc led you
on"
Well" / admitted reGectively. cher
behavior might certainly be consid-
cred err encouraging
There, was sure OF it all the
time" cried rhylljda triumphantly.
Tell me- now. what did she do:"
My dea.." 1 cNpostulated. you
really oughru't 90 ask me such things"
why. was 81 SO bad rs all that"
am afraid must nave unconscious
ly nodded an alternative. Phyu!da
| came TO my size.
You poor old thing" she wills
pcred softly Did She pat her arms
around your neck like this when She
| kissed YOU
This time l nodded purpcscly.
"0h. the MINK"
Don't condemn ncr vnlcari." I
pleaded.
You dear. oGHaurcd OLD goose"
said Phyilida gently. its only your
generosity th.t makes ven find ex-
cuscs for her"
But she Was vC.y young" ! urged.
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EFFECTS OF FALLS.
1t Is Not Always the Height From whiol
Ono Drops That Kills.

One Drops That Kills.
There is something rather curious
/ to me about the distance that men
may fan without getting hurt" oh.
served Il New Orleans contractor yes.
terday. but it Is not always the case
| that drunken man can fall further
than other men without getting
| bruised up or killed In my own ex-
perience in construction work L have
observed II few Instances where per-
fectly sober men have fallen great
distances without getting hurt. OF
! course, as general rule, a man whose
muscles are thoroughly relaxed on &C.
count of the influence of liquor is less
liable TO injury than the sober man,
! who will make all kinds of effort to
catch himself. and who will I'm this
way endanger his limbs by making
them rigid and stiG.
But L recall the case of a man who
was working on building with me
several years ago. and at the time
he was engaged on the fifth story. He
was working in one OF the windows
| in the side OF the building. In some
way he lost his balance and went
! head over heels down the side of the
| building toward the sidewalk The
! sight made me sick, and l was ac-
! tually afraid 10 look on the sidewalk
! below. because l felt certain that my
friend had been smashed into pulp
| by the long fall We got down to the
ground as soon as possible L was
/ surprised when I failed to see my
! friend. He had not stopped on the
! sidewalk, but went crashing into the
cellar, and you can imagine the sur
prise l felt when | met my friend
with smile on his face and making
his way to the short, dumpy steps that
let us out OF the cellar. I asked him
| il he was not hurt, and he replied
| that the fall jolted him n little and
that his blood chilled somewhat W lie
he was going through the air; but he
was not hurt. He had struck an iron
| gate that worked rather easily on it's
hinges, and this apparatus allowed
him to slide with ease into the base
ment, and it was this simple device
that saved his life He was perfectly
sober at the time, too. But now mark
what happened to another friend of
luiue " ME he was under the influence
! of whisky. He was not drunk, but
he was in that condition called com
fortably full He was walking along
a sidewalk that was as smooth and
as even as any l ever saw. For some
Unaccoountable reason he fell. His
head hit first and it struck In a way
that threw him over on his back The
turn was sudden, spasmodic, and
seemed to have been caused by a mus
cular relaxation. He never regained
| consciousness. His skull was frac-
tured badly, and he died in few
hours. These things go to show that
it is not so much a question OF how
far man falls. How a fellow hits
seems TO be far more important than
the matter of distance. New Orleans
| ViDes- Democrat
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Tue chairman OF n lecture commit
tee Of g literary society sat resdessly
On the stage before q large and wait
ing audience. wondering why the ex-
pected lecturer did not arrive Final
~ he felt that some sort of an excuse
was necessary, and stepped to the
foot lights
Ladies and gentlemen he said. II
regret this delay and ain unable to
account for the absence OF Professor
Smythc, who was to lecture mere to-.
night He told me that he would lie
on time if he was alive. and, as he
is not here, we must conclude that he
is dead"
Just then The professor rushed on
the stage all out of breath Ladies
and gentlemen continued the chair
man, allow me TO introduce to you
the late Professor Smythe. who viii
now address us on The Inferno. New
York Herald