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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

II AWARE 10 Kittery


Kittery. in Maine, is one of the old
est old towns in New England, and its
history is teeming with the struggles
of the early settlers, the Indian wars
and the romances which have been
woven about the fair women of the
early days. 1t ceI taiuly has one dis
tinction, that of being the only one of
its name in this country.
Kittery was part of the tract OF
land granted in 1920 by King James
to the Plymouth council, who after
ward gave II to Sir Ferdinando Gorges
that Is, he took the tract between
the Piscataqua and the Kennebec riv-
ers. There seems TO be no record of
any earlier settlement in Kittery than
1881, except, perhaps, William Hilton,
who erected the manor house at Little
Harbor, on the other side of the river,
may have planted corn in Eliot, as it
was said that he went up the river for
that purpose.
At this time Kittery-which, by the
way, was supposed to have been
named after Kittery Point at Kings
wear at Dartmouth, Eng.-the home
OF the early settlers, included the
towns of Eliot and Berwick The first
real settlement was made at what was
then called Quawmpeagau Falls, and
Newichamananock. now Berwick. This
was plantation under the direction
of Ambrose Gibbons. July 8, 1884,
the schooner Pied Cow arrived, bring
ing in her cargo the parts of mill
which was soon after erected-the
first mill erected in New England that
was run by water This schooner also
brought over number of women,
who, after very brief courtship, be
came the wives of the early settlers.
The next place which seemed to have
been settled was at Braveboat Harbor,
which was included in the grant of
land called Champernowne island,
granted in 1645 by King George to Ar
thur Champernowne, and called by
him Darlington. This is now known as
Cults island, and the site of the first
Champernowne house Is now occupied
by house belonging to John Thaxter,
son of the late Celia Thaxter, the
Isles OF Shoals poet. In 1905 part of
this grant was sold to Timothy Ger
IRISH, and 1t is now known as Gerrish
island. A part of the land, which is
now known as Kittery Point was given
to John Pearce, who died rather
young, leaving his property to Mar
garet Bray, who in time married Col
William Pepperrell, and was the moth
er of Sir William Pepperrell, the hero
of Louisburg.
Another place settled early was at
Spruce Creek, where Alexander Shap-
leigh settled and built the first house
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Nav Orleans, New Ataiotlon.

The city of New Orleans has just
been drained of the water which has
saturated the soil probably since the
city was built. and only recently the
first cellar was dug. But with the dry
ing out of the soil hordes of ants have
appeared and become a menace to not
only all kinds of merchandise, but the
very houses and stores themselves.
When the ground was wet the ants
could not breed in it, but now they
have multiplied in such numbers as to
defy suppression. One gentleman is
said TO have been literally eaten out
of house and home. the ants having
tunneled the timbers in all directions
until nothing but a shell was left
Creosoted wood seems to be about the
only preventive against the maraud-
ers, and many establishments have
been starting on snch work,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

In thar section in 1635. This house is
now standing. At one time there was
quite a little settlement at this point,
including a tavern, the old Parker
house, mill, a church and several
houses Here was the stopping place
of all stages from Boston to Portland,
and here the horses were changed
But few of the houses remain to-day
fire having destroyed all but one or
two.
Coming back to Kittery Point, the
chief interest centers about the Pep
perrells, and the old mansion which
stands to-day is the objective point of
all visitors This old house was part
of the land given to William Pepper
rell by his father-in-law John Bray,
who presented him the land running
from yhe road to the water In 1852
he erected his house, which, after he
died, his son, Sir William Pepperrell,
enlarged to some extent, but the house
to-day stands about the same as when
left by the Pepperrells.
1t was while living here that Will
lam was chosen to lead the expedition
to Loutsburg, which resulted in the
capture OF the strong Notifications and
the subsequent raising of William to
the rank of Sir William. He after
ward erected what is now known as
the Lady Pepperrell mansion, now oc-
cupied by Chester Cults. Old Spar
hawke HALL was the residence of the
second Sir william Pepperrell, who
dropped the Sparhawke and was
known as Sir William Pepperrel1
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
WOMAN SOLD AT AUCTION.
Bidding Was Started as Joke, but II
Proved a Veritabe Transaction.

Bidding Was Started as Joke, but II
Proved Veritahe Transaction.
Many remark spoken in Jest is TAX
en- in earnest, but it is doubtful if a
joke was ever carried further than one
recorded in a Swedish paper.
While some furniture was being sold
recently at auction at Orkellyunga a
young girl pushed her way through the
crowd until she was quite close to the
auctioneer-so close indeed, that she
somewhat impeded him when he de.
sired to make effective gestures, Being
man of humor, he resolved to get
rid of her in novel manner, and,
therefore, taking her by the arm, he
shouted:
Here, now. Is an excellent bargain,
young girl, age 10, very pretty and
well educated! What am | offered?
Come, We'll start 1t at 5000 crowns"
At once there was brisk bidding.
which continued until an elderly bach
elor farmer, offered 10000 crowns.
Tho auctioneer tried to get a higher
bidder than this, but failed and so he
declared the farmer to be the pur-
chaser of the girl,
All those present thought that it was
a good joke, but it was more than that.
for few days later the farmer and
the girl were married in the presence
of the mayor, and before the ceremony
the farmer presented the young wom-
an. who is an orphan. with 10000
crowns, the exact amount which he
was willing to pay for her at auction.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
The Oldest Naval Veteran.

William Macabee, of the United
States Naval Home, Philadelphia, is
making preparations to celebrate his
one hundredth birthday. He is the
Oldest naval veteran living, and one of
the survivors of the old frigate Con
gress, which was forced ashore and
wrecked by the Confederate ram Mer-
rimac, early in the civil war.
Mr.. Macabee was born in Baltimore,
in 1903, seven months before Napoleon
was crowned emperor of the French,
and when, as lad of fourteen years,
he enlisted in the United States navy,
the great Corsican's name was still
stirring Europe, although its owner
was prisoner in St. Helena.
The old salt remembers well the
time when he served on the Pennsyl-
vania, the wooden forerunner of the
great steel cruiser recently launched.
He was not able to be present at the
launching, although urged to do SO. He
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Number of Enlisted Men.

In view of the prominence that is
likely to be given to the pension
question during the coming session
of congress many inquiries have been
made as to the actual number of men
who were in the Northern service
during the war from 1861 to it's close.
The exact number probably will never
be known The various states received
credi: for ? S59 1872 enlistments. This
includes, however, everybody for
whom allowance was made. many of
whom enlisted three, four, possibly
five times, and served out their terms
of enlistment The war department
has inquired out that, reduced to the
uniform standard of three years serv-
ice the number was 2,920,272, but this
probably is well in excess of the num-
Der OF individuals who served.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
WITH THE
VETERANS


never would get anything to put in
the wagon. But as good luck would
have it, by hockey, about shutdown the
febs went to work in dead earnest and
shot me down load in fifteen min
utes, and here the poor boys are, sir
u was slow work wild EN-, sir, gettin
,hem water and drivin' aisy so as not
70 jar them, but | got full load, sir
and may the Doc, there, be as aisy
via en- as | was in bringin' them
In. Oh. cago Inter Ocean.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

shaft of the motor by depressing keys
labeled "R" and IL" to move the car
rage to the right or left. Touching a
slide on the left side of the machine
makes the carriage stop any number
of spaces from the end of the line to
start paragraph. When the carriage
is moved to the right to start a new
line small lever, striking an inclined
track, traverses the incline to the top
and gives the platen turn to space
the sheet of paper for the new line.
The linking of the type wheel is done
by small felt roller suspended in the
path which the wheel is compelled to
travel in making its impression, and
there are the usual number of car
riage adjustments for space, marginal
and tabulating stops.
G. c. Blickensderfer of Stamford,
Conn, is the inventor.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Strawberry Bank. This old section
OF the town has outgrown its old rival
the Point, and especially since the
navy yard was started, and it is now
thriving little village with water sys-
tenn and electric cars.
Along this section of Kittery there
was always q large amount of ship
building going on, especially at With
ers island, now known as Badgers, and
at one time, Langton island Here
the first ship in the colonial navy was
built, the old Raleigh, which was built
by command of the king On this spot
the first ship in the American navy,
the Ranger, was built for Capt. Paul
Jones. At the time the navy yard was
established in 1900, this was the chief
shipyard for government work, but the
yard soon caused this place to be
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
American DIPLOMACY.

A story told by the late Commander
Edward Barrett, L S. n, shows that
plated ware when no longer useful for
mess purposes on Warships can be de-
voted To the service of diplomacy. Ac.
cording to this story some American
navy officers, wishing to conciliate an
African potentate named King Billy,
presented him with a discarded soup
laGle and q lot of say ribbons. This
so delighted his dusky highnes. that
when he came aboard the ship to make
a visit in state he wore the ladle tied
on the front Of his ample person with
the variegated ribbons and also wore
a dilapidated steHepipe Perth
IN. 3D. News.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Substituting Oil 70. ca,

The extent TO which oil is being
substituted for coal as fuel in Cali.
dornia is shown by the statement thar
there is now eighteen ocean going
steamers registered at the port of. San
francisco which use oil Nearly all
OF the steaTbcal5 plying on San
Francisco Pay ard the adjoining wat.
ers now use o. l-r fuel. and the same
can be said o. tie steam tugs EN-.
ployed in the hsruor
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
MISUNDERSTANDING.

This is the chicken salad" said the
caterers boy, as he delivered the pack
age. Il guess it was your husband
that ordered it sent, ma'am"
~Yes," said Mrs Nuwed. Here's
the money. Now, how do you make
it?"
We'll, | don't know, ma'am."
You don't. Oh, but my husband
told me if l paid you you'd give me
the receipt"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
New Agricultural Combination.


With all his reapers, binders, NOW
ers, drain drills and other farm ma
chinery and modern electric plant to
furnish power for them, the two hand
implements will continue to be used
on the farm. But if the inventor can.
not succeed in disposing of these i'm
plements entirely, he has come to the
conclusion that he can at least com.
bine the two in such manner as to
make one handle serve for both, and
also shape the teeth of the rake so
that they will intermesh and form the
hoe. How this has been accomplished
can best be understood by studying
the drawing, where the combination is
shown in both IT'S forms. The handle
is provided with a triangular clamping
head, with thumbscrews which hold
the two sections of the implement in
either position. When placed end to
end, with the teeth projecting in the
same direction, a fairly respectable
rake is produced, while to form a hoe
the two sections are meshed together,
the teeth of one entering the slots of
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Enlisted
1854 349. 944 1853. 52s


"Other causes known" includes all
deaths resulting from quarrels, riots
and the like, which are not definitely
reported as murder; from being shot
for INSTRUMENTATION or by provost
guards or sentinels in attempting to
escape or pass the lines: from ex-
neustion or exposure; killed while
depredating upon the property of
citizens. and all other causes not men,
toned in the foregoing table.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Tomorrow is Another Day.

Over messy stone and mound,
Where the amaranth is found
From their footsteps not sound
Slowly shadows creep around.
And love sings. "Will Sorrow
VIII Sorrow here forever stay?'
And Hope sings: Tomorrow
Tomorrow Is another day."
Life is chequered hopes and fears
Alternate as smiles and tears,
Through the rain the sun appears,
And from time TO time one hears
How Love sings: 'Will Sorrow
win Sorrow here forever stay?"
And Hope sings: Tomorrow
Tomorrow Is another day"
Isaac Bassett Choate
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

An Ancient lest.

Hippocrates drew his lancet to per-
form his first operation of bleeding the
patient.
Behold, brother" he said, 81 know
naught of metallurgy, nor am l one to
waste time delving in earth for pre-
cious metals, but | have been pros
pecting around here long enough to be
reasonably sure that l am about to
open up rich vein''
Whereupon the patient groaned and
kicked the bucket to save time.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Another old house which was built
in the early part of the eighteenth cen
fury was that of Robert Cults, which
is now occupied by Harrison Philbrick
The settlement OF the towns seemed
TO have been from Kittery Point up
the river or to Kittery Foreside. The
first settlement in the Foreside. now
the town proper, was IN 1891 by John
Diamond, who at one time owned the
entire stretch of land. and it was he
who probably erected the old Traipe
house on the point, somewhere about
1921. West of him the land was orig.
inally owned by Alexander James and
then by John DiaHcud who at one
time ran a ferry between Kittery aud
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

If Japan and Russia fight, can't it be
arranged SO that certain percentage
of the gate receipts may be used for
furnishing the palace which Andrew
Carnegie is having built for The
Hague Tribunal?
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Somebody, who hasn't forgotten the
pected to deliver a sermon on its con
nection with the flood in Paterson, n.
J., which rendered hundreds homeless
and destroyed property worth $4,000.
900.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Two of Kind,

Sir" said the shipping clerk, 81
should like to attend my mother-in-
laws funeral tomorrow"
You have my sympathy, young
man." replied the manager, with a
s,iyh long drawn out. Il have been
wanting to do likewise for thirteen
years"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Delicate Thrust.

Miss Olde-Harry said he'd like us
20 be married in balloon. He's fond
Of freak marriages
Miss Rose-But why go to the trou.
BILE of going up in balloon?
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

The Supreme Court of Nebraska
holds that dogs are competent wit.
nesses. even though they cannot be
sworn, And some human beings are
incompetent, no matter how many
oaths they take.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Edmund ]. James. president of
Northwestern university, says that a
young man looking for a business
career should be through with his
college work by the time he is 20 or
81. Certainly. Sure.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Very likely man will fly sometime
and to get the hang of it will be just
the luck of some persistent expert
menter like Prof. Langley, whose mot
10 appears to be. Don't give up the
airship."
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Veterans Form Club.

On the return trip of the Grand
Army club of Massachusetts from the
San Francisco encampment the com
rades who had been associated on the
train formed themselves into a per-
manent organization to be known as
the California Etna club"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Men fee from evils that they know
to evils that they know not of. Martin
Thir, Hungarian, luckily escaped the
volcanic disaster at ST. Pierre, Marti-
nique, and turned up in Paris a day or
two ago, to be run down and killed
by an automobile.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Sweet Singer-The star boarder was
awfully red when the landlady asked
about the bill
Comedian Boarder-Red? Why, he
must be Mars
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Another of the joys of travel on the
two-mile-a-minute trolley car win be
the fascination of specializing as to
whether or not one is going to come
out of the experience alive.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

The gentlemanly assassin who made
it possible for King Peter to ascend
the throne of Servia has just been pro-
NOTED to high place in the army
Peter may have his faults, but ingrat-
itude evidently is not one of them.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Comparatively few hunters have
been killed by mistake this season. If
this Is the result of the fencing in of
the Adirondacks let the good work
proceed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

A New Zealand yachtsman an
nounces his desire to challenge for
the Americas cup. Whether he means
to enter a eatamaran or a war canoe
is not stated.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

The young bank clerk who had a
stroke of apoplexy when the horse
that carried 81 of his money fell be.
hind in the homestretch ought never
to have bet a penny.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Sir Thomas Upton has gone back to
England, and there is doubtless many
rich American girl who deep down in
her heart considers him mean old
thing.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Doorknobs must possess a nutritious
value not generally recognized, or else
New Yorker wouldn't have stolen
tAem to keep his children from starry
ing.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

We admire the spunk. anyhow, Of
the Charleston News and Courier in
standing up for the South Carolina
Fazorback as being, all things CON
sidered, the best hog in the world"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

: A pair of oysters will produce in one
season from 100000 to 10000 900
young oysters. From this 1t will be
seen that the oyster has the houseay
skinned TO death.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

the other and forming smooth sur.
face, with the lower edge sharpened
to cut weeds and till the soil after
the manner of an ordinary hoe.
Alan c. Miller of Newark, N. j.. is
the inventor
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Another feature of tho gay social
season In Washington this autumn
VIII be the appearance OF the dashing
young bridegroom, Senator Tom Platt
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
WAITING for the Proper Ace.

Proud Mamma-You haven't kissed
the baby.
Bachelor Uncle-Um-er-Tll try to
remember next time. I'll kiss her
when I-er-come back from China.
when will that be-"
'Let-me-see. In about sixteen
years.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Boston's champion baseball players
prove that unremitting study of Emer-
son has beneficial effect on ones
batting average.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

When the motor baby carriage ap-
pears upon the scene, the street will
be safer for pedestrians than the side
walk.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

1t is the man who let's his wife have
her own way that comes the nearest
to having his.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

before marriage timid man doesn't
know what to say, and after marriage
he is afraid to say it,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Dye know, Holligan, you look like
the divil wild mustache"
"Yis; I'm goin' to shave it off"
Lave it on; Yell look worse with
out it''-Life
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

The man who has four children un-
der years of age is certainly quail
fed by experience to accept a position
as fioorwalker.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Those Uraguayans ought not to be
permitted to have gunboats if they are
going to blow them up and injure
themselves.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Smoke, the army captain who is the
military instructor at Yale, should
change his name to Smokeless 10 be
right up to date in his profession
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Persons of good taste win not regret
that cod liver oil, which last year sold
for seventy cents a gallon, has gone
up to SO.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

The Klondike gold output is $1,000.-
600 short. Possibly this may have
something to do with those of us who
are a little hard up.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Under the new football rules the
players will be expected to act as
their own nose guards hereafter.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

When it is possible to get kilograms
every day at sea one of the great adj
vantages of going to sea will be lost.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

The man who said "All men are
liars had just met fisherman, a poll.
tician and man in love.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

Sir Thomas Upton sailed for home
without the cup but with his appendix
intact
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17

A Boston woman is graduate both
In law and medicine. This seems
little grasping even for Boston.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Plain Reasons.

Harry-Blanche says she has in
superable reasons for remaining
single
Horace-Yes, | know what they are.
Earry-Then. she has told you?
Horaee-No. but | have seen her
Boston Transcript
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
Real KNOWLEDGE,

"Of course" said the amateur basso,
with self-camplacent air, tits a good
thing to know that you can sing so
that"
HUH" interrupted one of his dis
gusted auditors, its still better to
know that you can't. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
A Family Jar.

Mr.. Snapp-Well, what are you
going to do about 1t?
Mrs. Snapp-Oh, don't be in such a
hurry. 1t takes me some time to make
up my mind.
Mr.. Snapp-That's strange; you
haven't much material to work with.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-17
FROG skin Used for oraftino,

In Chicago hospital the skin of a
frog has been successfully grated on
the hand of patient.