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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20
STOLE A RING.
Bluehill Woman Arrested at South
west Harbor-In Ellsworth Hail.

Bluehili Woman Arrested at South-
west Harbor-In Ellsworth Jail.
"A rather sad Case was heard last week
before Judge e. p Spofford, of the West
ern Hancock municipal court, at BIuehiil.
On April 20, Crissy, wife of George
Howard, who is a native OF BIuehiil, went
to the home OF Miss Nettie Clay to buy
apples. She paid ten cents for them, and
Miss Clay put the money In a small vase
on the mantel, leaving Mrs. Howard
alone while she went down cellar for the
apples.
After Mrs. Howard left the house. Mics
Clay went to the mautel and found the
ten cent piece missing; and also her dia-
mond engagement ring, which she had
left there.
She started In pursuit OF the woman.
and found her at Tie quarry where her
husband was employed, and accused her
OF taking the ring. Mrs. Howard denied
1t most EN- ! sticaily. Finding that she
could make no impression on the woman g.,
Miss Clay went to Deputy. Sheriff Osgood,
and demanded her arrest. But this Mr..
Osgood could not do, as there was no one
to issue warrant.
Before further steps could be taken,
the husband and wife left town, going In
a sail boat. Sharp watch was kept over
their movements, and they were hear d
from at Rockland, Vinalhaven and
around the islands, but it was at South
west Harbor, where they had gone ashore
to buy provisions, that the woman was
arrest ed, and taken to Bluehiil.
At the hearing the woman broke down,
and admitted stealing the ring, but said
she threw it away. 1t is understood that
the ring has since been found, and re-
stored to its owner.
The court found cause for commitment
to await the action of the grand jury at
the October term of the supreme court,
unless sureties to the amount Of 5000 were
furnished. In default OF bail, she was
brought to the county jail at Ellsworth.
Mrs. Howard Is but sixteen or seventeen
years old. Her husband is about thirty
wears old
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20
IRVING oseooD. Adjutant.
Memorial Day.

Memorial Day.
HEADQUARTERS WV. II. II. RICE PosT.
NO. %, DEPARTMENT OF MAINE, q. A. r.,
Ellsworth, May Is, 1903.
Order No. 2.
1. In accordance with. the rules and regula.
tions of our order and pursuant to general
orders Nos. and I, headquarters G. A. r., de
partment of Maine, Saturday, May 80, will be
observed In Ellsworth as Memorial Day.
III. 1t is earnestly requested that flags on
buildings and on the shipping be displ ,yed at
half mast during the day, and that all places of
business be closed between the hours of /
O'Clock p m and O'Clock p. m.
III At 8 O'Clock a. m. detachments from this
post will proceed to the several outlying ceme-
teries to decorate the graves of soldiers and
sailors as follows
At Woodbine and St Joseph's Catholic GENE
teries-E Bonsey, N Smith, d l. Fields, James
McGown. II joy. Grindal, Irving o.
good and L Cook
At the Congregational church-samuel j
Morrison and John B Dean.
At North Ellsworth-Geo W Patten and P
Phillips.
At Ellsworth Falls-C Haynes, A W Ellis,
w Richardson, ID J Lyman, Alexander Star
key.
Catholic cemetery on High street--John S
Scott, John W Armstrong.
Beechland and Riverside-Geo r Haskell.
John Malone.
North Hancock-A W Curtis, W F Connick.
Lamoine-D Y Mcfarland, Ira Hagan, A r
Dcvereux.
Waltham-A w Googins.
Eastbrook-Lewis Bunker, Clough.
Otis-Chas Otis. W B Remick
Surry-Geo Clark, Chas Hammond, Simon
Flood, Moses Moon.
West Fllsworth-G B Floyd, Sharrington
stackpole.
Trenton-H Marks, j II Smith.
Mariaville-Geo w Black, L Brimmer.
The commander of each detachment win re.
port at once to the ,adjutant the number of
graves decorated.
~. AT O'Clock p. M, all the comrades will
assemble at Grand Army hall. where they will
form in column and march to the soldiers mon.
ument, where service from the service book
will be held.
V. At the conclusion of the service at the
monument, the comrades will again form In
column and escort the orator OF the day to Han.
cock hall, where the memorial address will be
given by Prof. II. Nj, Estabrook. of U. of NJ.
orono, Maine. At the close of the service the
comrades will again form in line and return to
their hall and disband.
W. All soldiers and sailors of the late Span
ish-American war, the Woman's Relief Corps,
Sons of Veterans, all fraternal orders, the
mayor and members of the city govern ment, the
children of the public schools and citizens gen
orally, are cordially invited to take part in the
observance of the day.
JOHN +. WHITCoMB,
Post Commander.
IRVING OsGoop,
Adjutant.
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DIED.

ABBOTT-At Hancock, May II, Roland G
Abbott, aged 40 years, months.
DAY-At Bar Harbor, May Is, Lewis L Day,
aged IA years, months, day.
HoDGKINs-At Ellsworth (Bayside), May Il,
Morris G, aon of MIR and Mrs Leonard G
Hodgkins, aged years, months, ID days.
HALEY-At South Hancock, May 10, Philip
Randall, son of MIR and Mrs Robert Haley,
aged years.
HODGKiNS-At Bar Harbor, May II, Emma F,
daughter of the late Green L and Rachel
Hodgkins, formerly of Ellsworth, aged So
years, 6 months, days.
JARVIS-At Ellsworth. May IA. Miss Caroline
w Jarvis, youngest daughter of the late
Charles and Mary Ann (Black) Jarvis, aged
Sc years, months, Is days.
LANE-At Boston, May IL. Mrs Annie Lane,
of Deer Isle, aged 40 years. months, II days
MOoRE-At Seawall, May IL, Capt Peter S
Moore, aged rs years, months. 20 days.
QUINN--At Ellsworth Falls, May Is, Mrs Sarah
Quinn, aged "a years, months, 10 days.
vARNUM-At Penobscot, May Is, Bradford
varnum, aged rs years, 6months. % days.
WILLIAMSON Great Pond, May ~, Thomas
Wiliiams, aged 81 years, months, days.
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History of a Doll,

The young misses Of these times enjoy
SO much the companionship of their
dolls, and take so much pleasure in dress
ing and fixing them In fashionable style
to suit their fancy, that the writer thinks
perhaps they would enjoy bearing how
one little girl OF years ago enjoyed her
doll. Some had rag dolls; but fancy ones
we're scarce.
In the year 1885, lady living in west
ern Vermont made her relatives in Maine
q visit. Ga the way, stopping in Boston,
she purchased a doll to take to grand
neice then living In OrIand. This lady,
having a brother living in Castlne, stop
ped there for visit. While there she
showed the doll, and told whom it was
for.
Her brother had little girl OF the same
name, and about the same age, who
wished to have the doll for herself; SO her
aunt gave 1t to her, linking she could
get another. She tried In Castine, Orland
and Bucksport, but could not get one.
She then went back and bought the doll,
paying the little niece for it the same
price she gave for 1t in Boston.
The grand-niece got the doll, snd it
was treasure II was wrapped up in a
nice cloth and laid away, to he taken
| out only to be admired, then put away
again for safe keeping.
The doll was al bout six inches tall, made
OF wood with joints so 1t could sit down
and fold its arms; it had porcelain head
arms and feet the dress was very plain
nothing stylish.
| The doll was kept until the owner had
| a daughter OF her own old enough to APP
preciate it; then it was given to her. But
| rhe poor doll, after 80 many years Of
quiet, was to meet a tragic end.
One day when the happy little owner
was lett with her brother, four years
Older, she got the doll to play with. Her
brother soon began to preach to her that
she was as bad as the heat hip
ing an Idol. He talked with her until he
persuaded her 10 let him go and bury it.
So they went out; he dug it's grave, and
there they buried her treasure.
When the parents returned the chill
| dren told what they had done. / don't
remember W hat WAS said. hut they never
were asked where 1t vas buried. The
mother had no wish To quench such a
missionary spirit or one OF such self
| denial.
The mother is living to write the his
tory OF her doll, and he brother lives to
besa useful man in the church, but the
sister has been many years in h-r grave.
Surry, Maine. M M. R. G.
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DIED FOR LOVE.
Ernest Young, of Seal Harbor, Ends
his Life with Poison.

Ernest Young, of Seal Harbor, Ends
his Life with Poison.
Ernest Young, aged twenty years, COM
mitted suicide on Sutton's island by
drinking acid last Saturday. Young was
not considered strong mentally, althoug h
q faithful worker. He was disappointed
in a love affair, and in the presence of the
young lady who checked all his advances,
he took his own life by drinking acid
which he found on the premises.
Medical aid was called, but he resisted
all efforts OF treatment, and died in
great agony. He was living with his
grandmother, and working on Sutton's
island.
He became infatuated with certain
young ladies, one OF whom marrying,
greatly disappointed him, and he turned
his whole attention toward young
school teacher who boarded at the same
house. She gave him no encouragement,
so that for several days, according to his
diary which he lett, he was carefully
planning the fatal deed.
Calling the young lady to the sitting
room Saturday morning, he told her what
he planned to DO, and in her presence
began to drink the fatal poison.
At first the teacher thought he was fool
ing, but when the seriousness OF the
event began to be known, she made every
effort to check him. She tried to procure
help, but he had prevented her exit by
taking his position against the door.
When help arrived 1t was too late.
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MARRIED.

CARTER-gRIDGES- waterville, May l6,
by Rev C w Bradlee, Mrs Mabel II Carter to
Nelson Bridges, both of Ellsworth.
CUMMINGS-CAR PENTER-At Franklin. May
l3, by Rev f Petersen, Miss Mercy X Cum
mings 10 William l. Carpenter, jr. both of
Sullivan.
EMERSoN-GOULD-At Bucksport May H.,
by Rev Robert Sutclife, Miss Leonora
Emerson of Prospect TO DIR Horace l. Gould,
of Bucksport.
LEACH-GRINDLE-At Brooklin, May 9, by
Rev Il S Drew. Miss Mamie + Leach 10
wi liam E Grindle, jr, both of Buck port.
NEVELLS-PATrERSO AT Sedgwiuk, NAV
II, by Kew q NJ q Harwood. Miss Margie Eta
New, lis, of Stdgwick. TO George Henry Pat
ter-on, of Ellsworth.
PETTENGILL-MEYER Lamoine, May IL
10y Rev Belyea, Miss Maria Ella Pettengill
10 John MeS er, both of Lamoine.
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Letter to John A. Peters, Jr.,

Dear Sir: Two and two make four - not
always; depends upon what 1.-TWO and two" are.
Two gallons Of water and two gallons of milk
don't make four gallons of milk.
Neither does four gallons of paint that's half
lime, whiting. clay aud kerosene OIL make four
gallons of real paint.
That's what we mean by saying "Fewer gal
Ions; wears longer" 1t takes fewer gallons of
Dtvoe Lead and Zinc than of mixed paints to
paint house, and 1t wears twice or three times
as long as lead and oil, mixed by hand.
Prowse & Pelton, Herkimer. N. Y, write
MIR. Chas Avery, of Herkimer, bought 81 gal
Ions of Devoe Lead and ZINC TO paint his five
houses, his painter having figured that it would
require at least that amount; 36 gallons did the
work and he returned Is gallons.
Yours truly,
f. W. DEvoE & Co,
Is New York.
P.s. WIGGIN & MOORE sell our paint.
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CHURCH NOTES.
IRVING OSGooD,
Adjutant.

CONGREGATIONAL.
Reu. j. NJ. Adams, pastor.
Friday, May 22-Prsyer and conference
meeting at 30. Subject: Ps. 145.
Sunday, May 24-Morning service at
1890. Sunday school at 11.45.
UNION CoNG'L, ELLSWORTH FALLS
Prayer meeting Friday evening at 7,30.
Sunday, May 24-Sunday school at 10 80.
UNITARIAN.
Rec. S. w. Sutton, pastor.
Sunday, May pm orning service at
10 80. The service will be in commemora-
ton of the Tooth anniversary OF the birth
OF Ralph Waldo Emerson. Sunday school
at II 40.
BAPTIST.
Req. David Kerr, pastor.
Sunday, May 24-Morning service at
1890. Sermon by Evangelist Williams.
Sunday school at II m. Junior c. E. at
6 p. IN. No evening service.
Prayer meeting Friday evening at 7.30.
Trenton-Service Sunday at 2.30 p. m. !;
Evangelist Williams.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Req. J. p. Sinonton, pastor.
Sunday, May "a Morning service at
1890. Sunday school at 1145. Junior
league at 3 p. IN. Memorial service at
Hancock hail.
Epworth league meeting Tuesday even
ing at 80.
Trenton-Service Sunday at 23O p. M. !;
Mr.. Simonton.
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MEMORIAL DAY
WILL BE OBSERVED AS USUAL
IN ELLSWORTH.
ORDERS ISSUED BY THE POST COM
MANDER--CoMMITTE APPOINTED
TO VISIT CEMETERIES.

Memorial Day will be observed in the
usual manner in Ellsworth by VIM. II. IL.
Rice post, g. A. II. The following orders,
issued by the post commander, Col. John
f. Wh'tcomb, give in detail the pro-
gramme for the day, and also the com
mittees appointed to visit the various
cemeteries in the vicinity.
Memorial services.
HEADQUARTERS WIN. II. RICE POST,
NO. 55, DEPARTMENT. OF MAINE, q. A. r.,
Ellsworth, May Is, 1908
Order No. /.
The officers and comrades of this post are
hereby required to meet In full uniform at their
hall on Sunday evening, May "A, at $50 O'Clock,
preparatory to marchiag to Hancock hall to
listen to Memorial sermon by Rev. s. W. SUIT
ton. and such other services as may be con.
nected Herewith. at O'Clock.
The woman's Relief Corps. Sons of Veterans,
and all honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors are Invited to take ,rt with the post In
all Its memorial exercises.
BY order of
JOHN r. wHITCoMB,
Post Commander.
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Morse, Mrs. s J. Morse and F. F. Morse.
individually and collectively.

Morse Mrs. s J. Morse and F. F. Morse,
individually and collectively.
Isaac Stinson is the postmaster. and
runs general store.
w. ii. Herrick Is the landlord OF the
oceanview, and runs a dance hail I'm con-
Dection.
II W. Joyce has built up a big canning
INDUSTRY here, employing many boys, girls
and women. He puts up clans and ssr-
dimes.
Mrs. II. W. Joyce has a millinery and
general store.
Last, bat not latest, is the pioneer trader
at the head OF the harbor, Uncle Abe
Hoibrook. There are three churches on
the island, and theirs is a fiourisbinp
Epworth league which holds an ice-crea m
sociaoie every Wednesday evening. There
is dance at Herrick's hall every satur-
day evening.
There is light house on Burnt Coat
point at the entrance OF the harbor.
where D. l., Milan and wife live a pleas.
ant but quiet life.
Capt. AIvah Barbour, of Atlantic. ia
master oil the steamer "Vinalhaven", and
the travelling public say he is the abIest
skipper on the coast.
Eugene Hall is the "Gene" -ial purser of
the boat; he Is the son OF Henry Hall, a
pioneer boat man of vinalhaven. His
psstime is phyrogrsphy-hot-iro de.
signing, and he has many pieces OF ex-
celient curtsin-sceDery work to his credit.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20
MOUTH OF THE RIVER.

Mrs. Eunice Williams is in poor health.
Mrs. Estella Wiggin, of Eden, is board
ing with Miss Fannie b. Pierce. 4,
A son came to the home of Everett E.
Tinker and wife one day last week.
Mrs. Flora Gregory, of Bar Harbor,
spent last week with her mother, Mrs.
Mark MilIiken.
Maurice, little son OF Leonard Hodg-
kins and wife, died very suddenly
Thursday, May IA. He had been a suf-
ferer all his life. Much sympathy Is
felt for the family.
May IS. r.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20
Hoods Jdrsdpdrilid
and Pills

Make the blood pure, vigorous and
itch, create appetite, give vitality,
strength and animation, and cure
all eruptions. Have the whole family
oegin to take them today.
Hoods sarsaparilla has been used in
our family for some time, and always with
soou results. Last spring I was all run
uown and got bottle of 1t, and as usual
received great benefit" Miss BEuLAH
borcr, Stowe. vt.
FOODS SarsapariIla promises to
"e'e and keeps the promise.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20
WEST ELLSWORTH.

Mrs. Carrie Butler, of Eastbrook, and
Mrs. Mary Hall spent Sunday with their
brot her, Emery Smith.
A Sunday school was organized at the
Doilardtown schoolhouse last Sunday,
with Mrs. Jennie Avery superintendent.
Mr.. Gray picked up box In the road
Saturday containing ladies' clothing. 1t
has been left at the postoffice, West
Ellsworth.
Lester B. Gaspar, OF Surry, visited his
sister, Mart ha III. Gaspar, OF Lowell Mass,
at the home of their grandfather, Asa 8.
Barron, on Sunday.
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Establishments.
Spring Medicine

There is no other season when good
medicine is SO much needed as in the
Spring.
The blood is impure, weak and
mpoverished-a condition indicated
by pimples and other eruptions OIL the
race and body, by deficient vitality,
loss of appetite, lack Of strength, and
want of animation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20
BORN.

GERRISH-At Winter Harbor, May IL, to Mr.
and Mrs Gerrish, a son.
Ii aLE-At BrOoksville, May 10, to Mr. and Mrs
Norman L Hale, a daughter.
HASKELL-At Little Deer Isle, May TO- to MIR
and Mrs Charles Haskell, a son.
JUDKtNS-At South Deer Isle. May II, TO Mr.
and Mrs Lewis Robert Judkins, a daughter.
MORRISON-At Ellsworth, May II, to MIR and
Mrs Joseph Morrison, a son.
WARDWELL-At Penobscot, May 10, to MIR
and Mrs Frank Wardwell, son.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20

There are three distinct villages and
postoffices on Swans Island. On the
eastern side is the village of Atlantic,
where for several years Philadelphia and
Baltimore people have summered until
the visitors number several score.
Albert A. Staples has a large grocery
store here; he puts up travellers, and does
agenersl trucking business.
He succeeded his father, B. j. Staples, a
pioneer business man.
Andrew c. Smith retired from a sue
cssstul mackerel- fishing life, and in recent
years be and his wife have built up nice
business In general merchandise.
The island physician, DIR. II. W. Small,
has built up prosperous practice here
since his college life at Brunswick; he has
fine home, and Is associated with many
enterprises - the latest being the local
telephone company, which is now con-
GLIDING arrangements With the New Eng
land Telephone Co. for an Gig hit mile
cable service to the mainland.
DR.. Small has organized growing local
DIRE insurance company, and has rendered
sN"S oe'f'So IN tOnu, soCihi hDu rGuOoi
improvements.
l.. f. Joyce is young business man, a
natural born architect and ughtsmaD,
but owing to the limited local conditions
he carries good contracting and build
ing business, employs quite crew OF
men and carries fine stock OF building
material and supplies, buying largely in
Ellsworth.
He Is yet In his thirties aud has the con-
ndence and esteem of his neig hbors and
lownsmen.
Outside of the fishing and quarry busi-
ness at Minturn village, Hollis l.. Blais.
cell conducts horseshoeing and black
smith shop during the winters, or when
business is dull at the quarry, where he
is IN charge OF the sharpening.
On the Old Harbor side is Row the
business part OF the island. Here the
oslly mail steamer 'Vinalhaven" makes
her terminus from Roekland and Ston-
lngton. Here, besides the large number
Oh new houses and original residences, are
Tue general store, coal dock, lumber yard
ana Wholesale fishcuring stand OF s.
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+Daily. Sundays included, Boston to Washing
ton junction.
tStop on sig nal or notice to Conductor.
These trains connect at Bangor, with through
trains on Main Line, to and from Portland, Bos-
ton and St. John.
Tickets for all points South and
West for sale at the nj. e. II. r..
ticket office, Ellsworth.
Passengers are earnestly requested to procure
tickets before entering the trains, and especially
Ellsworth to Falls and Falls to Ellsworth.
GEO. r. EVANS,
Vice Pres. and Genl Manager.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20

"KAURINOIL," THE NEW vARNISH
DRIES hard with beautiful gloss and
stays hard. SrRATToN & WEscoTT.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20

When one man tries to do the work of
three, the work OF two remains unhn-
ished.
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SWANS ISLAND. Y
ruE GRANITE BUSINESS = ITS
UPS AND DOWNS.
,,r VILLAGES - THEIR BUSINESS IN
rEREsrs = THE SOCIAL sIDE-A
SAILOR ARTIST.

SWANS Island town Is located eight
.,,es southwest from Bass Harbor on Mt
,noss,t Island and is one Of the oldest
.s,tIed islands on the Maine coast. TIA
d,,onal history connects scores Of
,,,srestipg events with this interesting
.,,oce. but this article has more to do with
the present than the past.
Tine writer visited Swans Island back
:, 1890, during the opening Of the granite
,usostry at what is locally known as
yoo,bscher cove, on the western shore OF
purnt Coat point. About this time,
Iosepb I'll, West undertook to put In a
crew here, and get this granite into the
rnsrkets. One misfortune followed an
other and the project was abandoned,
leaving an expensive wharf, quarry
equipment, buildings. &C., never after to
he made use OF. The granite was too
coarse.
Two years later the writer again came
here while @. W. PettengiiI operated a
successful quarry business or the eastern
aide OF Old Harbor, where the stone was
Of better quality. MIR. PettengiIl sold out,
and the present owners have abandoned
the business.
In the early eos Andrew Taylor oper-
sted big quarry plant near the Pe,teD-
Gill site, and when doing the best, he
suddenly died, and the business WAS taken
BY Matthew Baird, contractor, OF New
York. Stinson Hooper was put here to
superintend the business.
A few years ago Mr.. Baird died, and the
Matthew Baird Construction Co. was
organized, and Mr.. Stinson was retained
to manage the business. William Sbep-
herd, the bookkeeper for the former
owner, bought the store business, and
runs It in his own name.
StinsoD Hooper 10 capable stone and
business man; be has surmounted more
obs acies to the square foot In this quarry
than some men would stand in a square
mile. His ability and his faith in the
place have been rewarded, and now, with
several good workmen on whom he can
depend, he has quarry plant where he
can get out valuable stock. For instance,
at this plant several big jobs have been
done where stone seven feet by twelve to
fourteen feet by eleven inches thick has
been qusrried. Those unacquainted with
the stone business can hardly comprehend
what qusrrying a stone of this kind and
dimension means.
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embellishments.
Is There Iron

Great achievers,
men and women who
bring things to pass,
obstacles or no obsta-
cles, have an album
dance of iron in their
blood. They take
the initiative; they
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MARINE LIST.
Ellsworth Port.
SAILED

Sch Ann C Stuart, Ray. Weymouth, lumber,
Ellsworth Lumber Co
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Fewer gallons wears longer Deyoe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-24

we're CLEANED from last years report,
from Jan. 1 to March 1, and this
years TO date. Since March twenty
four alarms have been rung in.
The Christ church fire was the larg-
est of 1908, and as that occurred Jan
uary "a it belongs with LAST years re-
port. Considering che number of
alarms, the fire companies have shown
a pretty good record, as only few
fires reached very large proportions.
The fire at the Lenox was the largest,
with the exception of Uhrist's church,
and the loss was heavy, but the build
ing wss saved by hard fighting. The
next largest fires were the O. j. Glea-
son house on Hubbard street and the
stone shed of Bonazzj & Bonazzi.
The greater part of the alarms have
been for chimneys burning out