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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-06-11

CURED skill of no ordinary kind to do this
and not burn the wooden shells.
That old shop has a history, and though
not an institution OF learning, graduated
many young men who made their mark in
the world. The shop OF itself was origi-
nally store, located on the old Sargent
property, little east OF where the Wan
keag house was built, and was owned by
DR.. Abner Johnson, who here first made
the world renowned "Johnson's Anodyne
Eminent or opodeldoc", where he COM
menced the manufacture OF a few bottles
at time. After his death his sons con-
tinued to manufacture it, removing to
Bangor.
When the store at Sullivan was given up,
previous TO 1888, Il was bought by the late
John 5. Emery, then young man; and
the late James Simpson, familiarity known
in the neighborhood as "Uncle jimmy.
offered to give young Emery lot for the
shop where the franklin road crosses the
mill stream. And here the store was
moved and converted into a blacksmith
shop. Later Mr.. Emery took into business
his brother Cyrus, who was a skillful me-
ehanic, very ingenious aud very successful
as a maker OF edge tools. His axes, AIDES
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Don't Tamper with Mall Boxes.

Hancock county is VIGOROUSLY a law
abiding community, and 1t Is probably
unnecessary to set forth a warning
against tampering with mail boxes along
rural free delivery routes.
Nevertheless the postotfiee has sent out
as warning the following paragraph,
taken from the postoftice appropriation
bill, recently passed by Congress;
''whoever shall hereafter wIllfuiiy or mali.
cloudy injure, tear down or destroy any letter
boz or other receptacle established by order
Of the postmaster general or approved or do
signated by him for the receipt or delivery of
mall matter on any rural free delivery route or
shall break open the same. or wtllfnlly or mali
ttously inlure. defsee or destroy any mail mat.
ter deposited therein, or shall wilfully take or
steal such matter from or out Of such box or
receptacle, shall wllfuily aid or assist in any
of the aforementioned offenses, shall for every
such olfense be published by fine of not more
than si.0ao, or by imprisonment for not more
than three years.
Since the establishment OF the Trenton
Oak Point Il. F. ID. route last July, not a
case Of depreciation has been reported by
carrier E. l.. Drummey. Once or twice a
few small stones have been found liz the
government box located at West Trenton,
and this was doubtless the work Of some
misehievous small boy.
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ground that such scheme Is wrong, and
believe in right
Commissioner Cartoons main reasons
for advocating tax appear to be about as
follows:-
First. That ,he people who come into Maine
for their vacation yield. ia the course OF a
year. a revenue of sl5,ooocoo; that this pro
dieious revenue cannot be maintained unless
the game shall be better protected; that the
legislature will net make an adequate ap'
proprtation and that the only way then TO
raise the money Is to tax the visiting sports
men.
Second. That the nonresident license sys-
TEN Is In force in numerous other states
therefore II should be adopted by Maine.
Third. That there Is large amount OF
illegal game Killing. and that a license sys-
TEN would provide warden force to sup
press 1t.
Fourth. That numerous sportsnen now
come into the State bringing their own sup
plies aud paying nothing out to the Maine
people. license tax would extract at leas,
the amount Of the license from these visitors
for the benefit Of Maine citizens.
Fifth. That there are certain nonresident
sportsmen who would like 20 see license
system enforced because IL would decrease the
number Of visiting hunters and there would
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and other tools were much sought after
by ship carpenters, iumbermen aud woods
men generally.
About is47 John s. Emery gave up the
business to his younger brothers, Cyrus
and William D.. and went to sea year or
two, then was for few years In business
with George Human, sr. aud Ambrose
Simpson, under the firm name Of Human
Il Co., occupying the old stons store slin
standing at Sullivan. Ia January, 1850,
Mr.. Emery went to Boston and entered
into business with the late j. 81 Cheney as
J. II. Cheney q Co., ship broke =. and con-
tinued in the business until 1857 when he
associated himself with his brofher, Daniel
;. Emery, under the firm or John s.
Emery Il Co., and remained tn tive 6usi-
ness until August, 1895, when he died at
the old homestead at sullivan, where he
made bis summer home, aged nearly
seventy nine years.
Cyrus and William ID. Emery left the
business at the old shop to Henry Preble,
who had learned the trade of them aud who
worked at the old stand TIL year ago he
moved into new shop OF large aud ample
space which he bought and fitle ! up for
his larger business. Four months ago the
old shop was taken downs landmark for
SO many years, out OF which have gone to
different parts OF the country the follow
ing craftsmen of the trade--the late K. II.
Lyman, at one time member OF the firm;
Charles Lyman, now of Concord, v. H.;
E. w. Cleayes, of Prospect Hsrbor;
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To ne Editor Of The American:

To the Editor Of The american:
was much interested In recent letter
|of p. g. Wooster, OF Pasadena, Cal,
especially that part OF 1t relating to the
"old Emery blacksmith shop at Sullivan,
Maine, as In my boyhood days nothing
Interested me more than to watch the men
as they pounded out the different work
into the iron work OF new vessel, from
the making OF martin-spike to the rud
der braces. trusses Of ships yards, and
other heavy work.
One thing in particular that interested
me was the strspping OF the blocks, as at
that time all tackle blocks, except few
which we're strapped with rope by the
riggers, were made whole and put on out
side Of the blocks hot, and shrunk on by
cooling of quickly with water, and 1t re-
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legal Notifies.

~ ~ ~-~s~~~-~~~-~~~N~-~-o@~
To al persons interested In the estate herein
after named.
At a probate court held at Ellsworth, in and
for the county of Hancock, on the third
day of June, a. d. 1902.
INHE following matters having been pre-
i scented for the action thereupon herein-
after indicated il is hereby ordered that no.
tfce thereof be given 10 all persons interested,
by causing a copy of this order to be pub
iIshed three weeks successfully in the Els
worth American, newspaper published at
Ellsworth. in said county, the first pnbiica-
ton TO be thirty days prior to the hearing,
that they may appear at q special probate
court to be he'd at Ellsworth, in said county,
on the eighth day of July. a. d. 1902, at ten
OF the clock in the forenoon, and be heard
thereon IL thcy see cause.
Disdamia e. Clark. late of Surry, in said
county, deceased. Petition filed by Pearl L.
Leland and others. heirs. living in different
states. of said Diadamia L. CLARK, deceased,
TO have John A. Peters, IT., the administrator
OF said estate. or some other suitable person,
authorized to sell and convey the real estate
OF said deceased, as described in said petit
ton, at private sale, and distribute the pro-
eeeds, after paying expenses, among said
heirs of Diadamia E. Clark, according to their
respective rights therein.
Q. p. CUNNINGHAM, Judge OF said court.
A true copy, Attest;-cHAs. P. DoRR, Register.
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An unsophisticated old woman asked q
druggist the other day II be had any soap.
ayes, ma'am,p he replied. do you want
1t scented or unscentedYn "WeIl," she
replied, las it's so small think I'll take
II along with me-"
Never get into debt. IL il . monster
that has dragged down many man and
woman into undreamed OF abysses Of
degradation. A few lessons Of ever deep
ening debts make debtors reckless and
inclines them to desperate ways OF get
ting clear.
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be more game len for those who did pay the
ncense.
Forest and Stream, which is also OPP
posed to the projected legislation, kcon-
siders them poor reasons, and presents
arguments in substance much like those
given above.
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To the Commissioners Of Hancock County:

To the Commissioners Of Hancock County:
GENTLEMEN:
WYE the undersigned property owners and
w parties interested, respectfully repre-
sent that private way is much needed as
follows;
Beginning on the highway near the Falls
Bridge, so called, in OTland, in said County,
and running across land of A. Willis Soper,
thence across land of John Starr, thence
across land of Mrs. Abbie Little, thence on to
land of Eben Starr to a road.
Such way is much needed by your petit
TONERS, and we have petitioned to the Select
men OF Orland who unreasonably refuse to
lay out the same
Therefore we ask you to lay out such way
il in your judgment sou shall think it proper.
April rs, 1902. L. R. FtNsoN.
AHBfE h. LITTLE.
MARIA 5. LEE.
FRANCES G. HOMER.
WALTER II. GARDNER.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK IS. Court Of County Commits
| sioners, April Term, A. ID. 1902.
I Upon the foregoing petition the commission
sponsible, that inquiry into the merits ia ex-
pedient, and that the petitioners ought to be
| heard touching the matter set forth In their pc
| titfon; order that the County Commissioners
| meet at Falls Bridge, in the town of Orland, on
"Wednesday, the eth day Of July, A, -. 1902, az
10 O'Clock A. NJ, and thence proceed 10 view the
route mentioned ia said petition, Immediately
after which view, a hearing OF the parties
| and witnesses win be had M some convenient
place In the vicinity, and surh other measures
AZ as = Htsii
| judge proper. And Il Is further
Ordered: That notice Of the time, place and
| purpose Of the Commissioners meeting afore-
| said be given to all persons and corporations
| interested, by serving an attested copy OF the
| petition and this order thereon, upon the
| Clerk Of the Town OF Orlaud. like copy upon
| Il. X. Ftnson, one of the petitioners, and by
/ posting up attested copies as aforesaid Ia
4 three public places In said town thirty days
/ at least before the time appointed for said
view, and by publishing the petition and
/ order thereon, three weeks successfully "a tho
| Ellsworth American, newspaper publls he'd
| az Ellsworth IN the County OF Hancock, the
| first publication to be thirty days az least be-
| corporations interested may attend and be-
| heard il they think Gt.
| Attest JOHN r. KNowLr0g. Clerk.
true copy of the petition and order thereon
Attest --JoHS +. hNowLTos. Clerk,
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Loss Of appetite Is commonly gradual; one
eish after another Is set aside. Il IL one OF the
fret indications that the system Is running
down. and there Is nothing else so good for it
as Hoods sarsaparills--she best of all tonics.--
Adut.
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Pauper Notice.

fT7HE undersigned hereby gives notics that be
\ has contracted witn The cay - Ellsworth,
for the support Of the poor, dufina the ensuina
year, and has made ample provision for thesp
support. he therefore forigids MI persons from
inrniahng supplies 70 any paAphf on his ac-
count as withou this written order, ne viii ray
for no goods 50 furnished. HARHF s. 8oEEs.
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STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK sat- a probate court held at
Ellsworth, in and for said county. on the third
day of June, In the year OF our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and two.
IT is hereby ordered that . special probate
l. court be held at Ellsworth in and for said
county, on the eighth day Of July, a. d. 1902,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, when and
where all persons having business may APP
pear and be heard.
o. P. CUNNINGHAM, Judge of Probate.
A true copy. Attest;
cHAs. p. DoRR. Register of said court.
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. she has been duly appointed adminis-
tratTix with the will annexed of the estate of
Reuben p. Eldridge, late OF Bucksport, in the
county of Hancock, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate OF said deceased
are desired to present the same for settle
ment, and all indebted thereto are requested
to make payment Immediately.
May Q. 1902. SARAH z. ELpRIpGE.
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Everybody's liable to Itching piles Rich and
poor. old and young-terrEble the torture they
suffer. Only one sure cure; poan's Ointment.
Absolutely safe; can't fail.--Adss.
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
ne mas AS oeea guy appointed adm Rnn,s
late of Amboy, state of Illinois, de-
ceased, and given bonds as the law directs.
All persons having demands against the es-
tate OF said deceased are desired TO present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm
mediatey. STEPHEN W. DANFoRTH.
May 6, 1902.
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Correspondence.


tihe following communication was written
for The AMERICAN some time ago. but was
only recently forwarded
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
Il he has been duly appointed administra-
tor of the estate of Asa c. Burrill, late
of Dedham, in the county OF Hancock,
deceased and given bonds as the law directs.
All persons having demands against the es-
tate OF said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm
mediately. HADLEY p BURRILL.
April l. 1902
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The AMERICAS I g Z Z E's sa, slss
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
CRozIER MAKES A DENIAL
Any Government In
vention.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-General Crozier,
chief Of ordinances OF the army, said last
night In referring 20 the published statement
that the unfavorable report OF the senate
military committee on his nomination was
based on the charge that be was interested
in certain ordnance patents:
Il have no interest in the use by the
United States of any invention. Those for
which l have patents the government is
free to use, and the member OF the COM
mittee all know 1t. as l surrendered my
legal rights without ever taking any profit
from them from the United States, either
directly or indirectly, and the evidence has
been presented to the committee"
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The adverse re-
port on the nomination Of Captain William
B. Crozier to be chief of ordinance came up
in the senate in executive session Saturday
up in the senate in executive session today
and Senator Lodge asked that It go over,
suggesting that a vote would no doubt dis
close the fact that there was no quorum
present and that no action could be taken.
1t went over until today.
John A. Hull, son of Representative Hull
Of Iowa, was confirmed as a major in the
judge advocate generals department.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
MAKES SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS
Former EmpIOye Of c. r.. Williamson
FiIes Peculiar Complaint
in Court.

II all the allegations contained in the
petition Of James McGivern, filed Saturday
in the county court. are true. a more
abused man could not be found In a hard
days drive. He asks the court TO award
him a judgment for St67.2s against his
former employer, Charles E. Williamson.
who is agent for several pieces OF prop
erty in Omaha.
McGivern, a painter and ~paperhanger.
alleges that williamson contracted to give
him all the work there was to do in the
way of decorating the houses for which he
Williamson was agent, but in return for
this he made some unusual exactions.
Among other things. Il is alleged. he was
required to rent a tumbledown frame shack
at Seventeenth and Davenport streets for
$50 a month. This was one OF William
sons houses. He was required to have his
life insured in a company for which Will
Hanson was agent, to sign blank receipts
in which no amount was named, to pay $50
attorneys fees for having his household
goods seized under a chattel mortgage, and,
lastly, to join a certain fraternal order.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The p. G.. s. held an open meeting on
Friday. A very unique program was given,
in which different members of the society
represented great women, by essays. The
following representations were given
Phoebe Cary, Miss Edling; Ella w. wilcox.
Miss Bunker; George Elliot. Miss Smith;
Miss Hammer; Mary Il. Wilcox, Miss Van
Orman; Mrs. Herman, Miss Ross; II. IL.
Jackson, Miss Moore: Harriet b. Stowe.
a Woman Can Do" was given by Miss
Coral, followed by a vocal solo by Miss
Marriott. A violin solo by Miss Shadoch
and a vocal solo by Mr.. a. Gross closed a
most entertaining, program.
The Demosthentans VIII not hold their
debate with Lincoln, as was planned for
on April IL, as the LincOlnites have de-
The March number OF the High School
Register was issued on Friday. 1t con-
tanned AN excellent story, written by Miss
The annual contest between the juniors
and seniors is once more at hand. Every
year the junior boys try to get ahead OF
the seniors, but the seniors are a little too
quick. One OF the most daring acts done
for many years at the HEh school was
performed early Friday morning by some
Of the enthusiastic juniors and seniors. The
over the Omaha High school, climbed TO
the tower Thursday night and hoisted their
flag, But the senior boys were on 70
their flag than the seniors climbed to the
tower. cut down the junior nag, hoisted
their own and creased the hagpole, so the
juniors could not get up there soon again.
THE second annual 'hoboes " dance will
be given in April by a number OF senior
boys.
ance the first part of May similar to Block
House No. ~ given here some time ago,
only the cadets will be finer. This per-
Torrance will be called "Our Filipino
Boys" and the proceeds will be used for
the cadet encampment.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
POLICE DOUBT YOUNG FELT
Disregard Boys CondictinR stories
and Proceed on Original
Theory.

SALT LAKE. Utah. April 6.-The authori-
ties are not satisfied with the statement OF
Clyde Felt, the 14-year-old boy who Fri
day afternoon confessed that he, alone and
unaided, killed Samuel Collins, the aged
Waterman. at the wasatka Mineral springs,
and they continue to press the boy for fur
Their details Of the tragedy.
Young Felt late last night stated to the
police that Henry Pitts, a young boy Of
about Felt's age, was his accomplish. Felt
admitted that he had lied; that Pitts had
not participated in the killing, and that
he alone cut the old mans throat.
Last evening Felt told the police that
Collins had chloroformed himself before he
tFelt) cut his throat. The police place no
reliance in this story, and continue to work
on the theory that young Felt had accom-
plices and that a conspiracy existed be-
tween a number of boys TO kill the old man
and thus release themselves from his in
No formal charge has yet been made
against young Felt. but he Is held pending
further investigation of the crime.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
KING ALFONSO VENTS SPITE
Criticises Newspapers for Sighting
His for King
Edwards.

Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Coz
MADRID, April 6.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.)-King AL
fonso openly vented his spite on several
French correspondents recently because
King Edwards coming coronation is ex-
citing attention everywhere while his own
is scarcely noticed. Last Thursday, in or
der to acquaint him with his constitutional
duties, Alfonso was made to attend cabinet
meeting. But he marred the solemn pro-
ceedings by photographing the ministers
and saucing them, after the fashion Of the
plebeian bad boy"
Fabulous tales are published here of the
richness Of the presents the queen OF Spain
has sent the pope on the occasion Of the
ending of her regency, together with an
autograph letter thanking the pontiff for
his moral support in difficult times Of her
reign, and especially during the war with
America.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
PEACE HOPE STEADILY WAVES
England Sees No Prospect of Settlement in
South Africa,
BOERS COUNT ON HORSE EXHAUSTION
secret of Belief In Ultimate victor,
II the End of the Equine
Market, Now in
sight.

Copyright, 1902. by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, April 6.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram 1.-THE ex-
pectation Of peace resulting from the pres
ent negotiations is steadily waning. The
Boer leaders in the field are still ire
concilably opposed TO surrendering their
independence, It is said in official quarters
here.
At the same time 1t is an unmistakable
fact that the British government Is far
more anxious now to come to terms than
at the beginning OF the summer campaign.
This anxiety is due In part to a desire that
the coronation should be preceded by peace,
but In a far greater degree to the increas-
Ing gravity of Lord Kitchener's position,
owing to the steady lessening Of the re-
mount supplies.
The Australian horses are evidently use
less, while the Argentine animals. even
after six months acclimating, which the
wastage and pressure at the front render
impracticable, are little better, and the
European supplies are becoming exhausted.
So England's reliance now is mainly on
American sources.
DR.. Leyds has agents wherever England
is buying horses, and the calculations and
plans Of the Boer generals are largely
based on the information he is sending
them on the steady exhaustion of the avail
able horse market Of the world. That is
the secret of the Boer belief in ultimate
victory.
The sensation caused by the atrocities
of the Australian irregulars has been
deepened by the studiously bald and be-
lated Official avowal Of the war office. The
policy of concealment having failed, it
Is bitterly resented by the lingo press
and the published indicating
that horrors on a far larger scale than the
dry official pronouncement implies are in
cluded in the Wholesale i'll treatment and
murder of Boer women and children. II is
freely suggested in conversations here that
these criminal excuses by the Australians
illustrate the doctrine OF atavism, the
ringleaders coming from the colonies
which were originally convict settlements.
These admitted barbarities obviously are
the foundation for the continental accusa-
ton which Conan Doyle claimed he dis
proved in his recent pamphlet.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
LOCAL BREVITlES.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Rush, 1891 Webster
street, announce the birth Of a daughter
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Holland, 4l25
Erskine street, are the parents of a new
boy, who arrived April 3.
Diamonds and Hearts" a three-act
co~medy-drama of THE Old Homestead
type, was given by the Ivy Leaf Dramatic
club at Magnolia hall, Twenty-fourth
street and Ames avenue, last Wednesday
for the benefit OF the Saratoga school
class day exercises. Prominent parts we're
taken by the Misses Maud Kimball, Ivy
SOule, Tina Gram and Dot Mckenna. The
male parts were by Messrs. David W.
Houston. Otto Nelson, William Bumbach.
Charles Root n s. s.. Hamilton. Mrs.
Cole took the role OF Mrs. Halstead, the
widow. The company had been carefully
dTnled by Enc w. Merriam