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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-10-05


The annual meeting OF the Hancock
Pomona grange was hetd in Lsmoine
grange hall on Saturday, ost. /. About
$50 delegates were present.
The morning session was opened by
Worthy Master Hollis e. Austin in the
ith degree, and after the usual business
twenty four candidates received the
9th degree. Reports from various local
oranges were received and scted upon.
Recess for dinner WAS then taken.
AT 80 p. m. the grange opened In the
9th degree; bat before the election OF
officers the grange was opened in the
fourth degree for the election of officers,
and the following were elected:
Master, Julian Emery, Salisbury Cove;
oversser, Fred Phillips, BROOKLYN; lee
tur-r, John Dority, North Bluehin,
steward, Howard Crsbtree, Brooklin;
assistant steward, Herbert GrinoIe,
Brooksvilie; chaplain, Emma Foss, Han
cock; treasurer, ID. Y. Mcfarland, North
lamoine; secretary, Nellie Woods, Esst
BIuehiil; gRte-keeper, }. II. Wharf, Ded-'
ham, Pomona, Mrs. Julian Emery, Sails
bury Cove; Ceres, Clara Carter, West
Ellsworth; Flora, Mrs. Reyes, East Blue
hills Isdy assistant steward, Emma Aus
tin, North Lamoine.
Then general business was transacted,
after which the officers-elsct were in.
stalled by A. G. Emery, OF Salisbury
Cove, assisted by Frank Lear and Vera
Berry, of Lsmoine grange.
a ftafno vafa of fhanka upaa
Lsmoine grange for its generous enter
tsinment, and the ehoir for lite excellent
music, after which the grange adjourned
to meet with the Rainbow grange. North
Brooksvllle, Oct. 20.
Reess was then taken for supper. Al
30 o. m. Lamoine grange opened In the
fourth degree, and on motion the meeting
was made an open meeting, and an
excellent entertainment, consisting of in.
strumentsI and vocal music, music BY
the photograph, recitations, dialogues and
tahleaux, was rendered in q manner that
reflected credit on ali who took part.
After short speeches from prominent
visitors the grange closed In the fourth
degree, and most enjoyable day WAS
ended.
FOLLOWING is the programme for the
Hancock Pomona grange to be held with
Rainbow grange st North Brooksville,
Oct. 20:
Opening exercises
Address Of Welcome. Sister j Durgain
Response --+..---...--....-......F Fred WPhtlltps
Appointment Of finance committee
Election OF executive committee
Question Three ways In which the grange
may be beneficial to the welfare of the
community. opened by the worthy lee
turer, John Dority
Appointment of committee
Applications received for nfth degree
Recess
Music
Comforting the 9TH degree
Working third degree by the local grange
Observation-Disclosures, That the summer
visitor is detrimental to the farmers Of
Hancock county
There win be music when called for by the
worthy master.
By order OF the committee
Oct. 8. SPEC.
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COUNTY NEWS.
NORTH DEER ISLE.

is Is SLAB Powers ha gene to Bos-
ton.
C ace Cole is visiting Mrs. Charles
Thompson.
ssuuel L we returned Friday from a
trip 10 b stoa.
h " Eaton has bought horse from
Roc ianu pa ties.
Z IL, Nicho 5, of Gloucester, Mass, was
ut this p ace last week.
q os-s - na'dy, ir., who has been in
the see4t Admiral, Il home.
Goodwin Thompson, who has been In
yacut Inia Ihe past season. is home.
hrs. Gesrse Brown, of Boston. is visit.
ing ter mo. hsr, Mrs. Sarah Webster.
Ars. slsrs Webster and dssx hter, of
Roc lad are visiting al Lille Deer Isle.
Ea lie save /, o. Cambridge, Mass, ar
at tle Reach.
Ela,er hardy has returned from the
seas on's work ON the yacht Nautilus, OF
Beverly, Mass.
4HdS Aet htS8s hHRt AbsA bSsnNs CRCAu1-
bere, tomatoes, and in some localities corn
has en- nj ared by the recent frost.
Arthur Robinson, wife aud daughter, OF
Medic, d, MESS, who have been visiting
MT. frans Haskell, have returned hume
Capt. Melville Thompson arrived home
We, nesdsy IN the yacht Coronilia, watch
he wpl put in winter quarters at Bucks
Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark C. whitmore, who
have been occupying their Gotta 'e, Spring
Lcdse, his GUNNER, have returned to
their home in Camden.
The church at Little Deer Isle has re-
cen, ly received a new org through the
kind assistance OF Randall Morgan, OF
Phtlsdelph a, who spent three weeks here
the pssi summer on his steam yacht
Wst1rus.
Oct. 3. e.
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land. They will visit 1t B.nismln Raser'-
before joining Mr. Baker on the Pscific
coast. The Bakers are pleasantly remem-
bered as former ueighsors.
The funeral services Of the widow Of
the late Ahsam Mitchell we're held ri the
home on Friday, Rev O q. Barnard ofiici-
aiing. MRS. Mitchell hid been 3 greet
sufferer for many mouths, and was ten.
derry cared tor by her daughter. atsA
Nellie Mitchell, and daughter In Jaw,
Mrs. Thomas Mitchell.
Octg II
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NORTH BLUEHILL.

George p. Leach left last week for River
side, Cal.
Irwin n. Bowden, of Brockion, Macs,
spent last week with his parents, n. Bow
den and wife.
Harry Saunders, OF South Brooksville.
spsn' Sunday with his parents, james l..
Saunders and wife.
George X. Cowan and wife and Mrs. r.,
Fruean and family, who have been Wis
ting Thomas Grieve and wife. have re-
turned home.
Oet g. N
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EAST SULLIVAN.

Edward GuptiIl, blacksmith, has moved
from Unionvilie into the Elmer Hanna
house at the corner.
Doyle & Hsvey commenced this morn
Ing saving out their remaining logs be-
fore the mill changes bands.
Fred Pstten Is having extensive repairs
made on his house, and the cellar
cemented preparatory to putting In a
furnace.
The report from the grange fair Is tina,
Il was a big success, not~ u hstandtng
the weather OF last Frioay-hig crowd,
good order, fine exhibit OF vegetables aud
fancy articles, with plenty to eat, and a
pleasing entertainment In the evening
followed by dancing.
Mrs. Green Baker, witt three children,
has recently arrived from London, Eng
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COUNTY NEWS.
EAST LAMorNE.

A number Of our people expect to attend
the Hamor reunion at salisbury Cove
next Tuesday.
The c. E. society will hold meetings
every Sunday afternoon in the church
during the winter.
Miss Bernice Lancaster Is home on a
visit TO her mother. She returns to
| Northeast Hsrbor this week.
Rev. r Newoerry Toms intends taking
a sEort vacation this month, and there
wl!l be nc preaching next saHday.
There was large attendance at the SER
vice at North Lsmoine last evening. The
c. E. society viii meet every Friday even
ing during the winter months.
Rev. Mr. Toms will preach special SER
| mons st North Lsmoine, East Lsmoine,
aud Marlboro on Sunday, November 6,
AID viii be glad TO meet all his friends at
these services.
Owing to the untsvorshle weather.
some did not attend the Hodgkins re-
union, ss they thought It would be post
poned until the next fair dsy, but those
who did attend had an enjoyable time.
The wife and children OF Chaplain
Jones, OF the u. 5. ). Prairie, left Tor the
South on Friday. The chaplain will meet
them at New York city. They are much
delighted with this section, and expect TO
return In 1906.
Capt. 5. z. Cousins has had a delight
tuI visit from friends who used to travel
With him during his steamboat career.
Landlord Emo, OF Shore Acres, provided
an elegant supper for them on Saturday
night. The talk OF bygone days was
kept up until a late hour.
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embellishments.
49, --~-~-~-~~N-oNo-o-~-~-N
3 Cents


Eight cents a pound is
what young woman paid for
twelve pounds of flesh.
She was thin and weak and
paid one dollar for a bottle OF
SCOTS Emulsion, and by tax
ing regular doses had gained
twelve pounds in weight before
the bottle was finished.
Eight cents a pound is
cheap for such valuable ma
teriaI. Some pay more, some
less, some get nothing fol-
their money. You get your
moneys worth when you buy
SCOTS Emulsion.
We viii send you q little
free.
SCOTT & BOVINE, CHEMISTS.
400 Pearl Street, New York
soc. and sr.oo; all druggists.
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EAST oRLANp.
Sept. 10.

Herman Dorr Is home from New York
on a short vacation.
Mss. I. r. Msson and Mrs. George snow
were 10 Bangor Noncay.
w. l.. Wentworth and family seat to
Brewer Friday for visit of lew days.
Miss Bertha Dorr, of Bangor high
school, sss home over Sunday.
JOHN Churchill Is spending the week at
home whiie hia vessel is being repaired at
Bangor.
ars. MARY Gray and daughter wiui.
tired are visiting 10 Bangor.
Oct 3. VI.
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OAK POINT.

Capt. John DolIiver is loading at Els
worth with lumber for Bar HRrbor.
Capt. F. L. MurchAs loading with wood
for the Bar Harbor Wood & Coal Co.
Byron Mesder, who has been at home
I'll the past week, has returned to work
for his brother Frank.
II. W. Dunn, jr., who Is teaching here,
will attend the teachers convention at
Ellsworth on Tuesday.
Fred l., Murch and family went to Seal
Harbor Sunday to visit Mrs. Murch's par
ents, David Marshall and wife.
Oct. 8. PLUTARCH.
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COUNTY NEWS.
MT. DESERT.


RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Bhereos, Our ueaves ~ Father. ia ia. A,
Wire wisdom, has ,sseo from her earthly hors
cur sister, Mary McLenHor. ten
Rsseired. That In the tfeath Of our .,,,..
Noant Desert chapter. No. %, has los, an !.
ieem' member and one whose aasmory wTp \,
ehesihe By us all.
Rssesfsd, That whiin hcr death Ia rsleas.
from weary months % earthly saTerisr. "a. !,
IL hui passing 70 her celestial home vbsre a..
vii walt ihs coming Of hes loved ebes
Received. That we extend our sincere arm.
patay 20 the sesrvwing husband. ehildres snn
other r,lziives amt frtcuds near and dear IA, -.
and pray 10 our FasFsr In heaven 10 h,es. sns
ksei them ia their tinc OF sorrow
Resslssd. That our charter be slra,a4 "a.
thirty dA5e In mourning Ia respect to her ms,
ofy, and these resolutions be spread unen an,
srcoris ard a eopE Re sent 20 the family Of as,
departed sister. also copies DC sent TO ne gtLx
WORTH AMERICAS ansi Bar nArhar gse,.i -.
PaeileAsAOn. IVA a JAcohsoS,
CaaKfE $. FEasALp.
KATE L.. PRAY.
Comalssce on Tesolations.
Sept. 10.
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l. s,.sssrfhsrs ef 106
ets in dncocs cc=@ty:
a "e' papers in the County corn
b d. nor reach so many IEE AMER
&c - eo' the only paper printed IN
h"ae'es coaatg. and has neve7 claimed to
b oai = a me only paper that can prop
o. Be emitted a COUNTY paper; all the
ees' pft merely local papers The circaaia-
Il ~ ~ EMERIcAN, barring the Bar
% 'hof Recofd's summer list, IS larger
q no u al the Other paplrs printed
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enjoyed themselves uader a hig tent
About fifty came from Bar Haroor. JEFF
ferson Hodekins came from Chicago.
This was his childhood home. but ae bad
been gone forty yesrs.
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Every family Ia town Is praislng nrowh's Ia
slant Relief asd Is has become household ss
cessity.
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th0ti. 81 and with renewed iury sp7ts'n
fresh hevattatiof,. v /. d, y +
II "a w4ress The tiron1en tsll back ant, and
1Agsln tie fire was mister Of the slttia.
SiIoi,.E bThsn the flames swept on, ano
once tnore, block after block Ro.ng dow ~,
sihe residential SECTIONS lohtiii1s INTO
sdhnEer. and nil hope ~as abandoned a 4
~ NJ Desperate Work.
,sut they continued desperately at their
xork, me New York laSttnllon rendering
IN rnificcnt aid, and shortly after seven
Inc announcement was made and con-
Timed 81 the. mayor, thnt the fire was
spreiy under control Al this hour g. ent
8biases continued In the burned district,
8Sut they are mo menace, being ISLANDS
Fnf fire In desolnte waste.
&Any9nttempt to describe the speed OF
the flames are utterly futile, SO rapidly
Stlid they encompass the burned district
AID s. vas, and complete Is the ruin.
M ii the extent of property loss. tho IRE
Has reached proportions that arc /. likely
n exceed those Of any other conflagra-
ton III The history OF the United states.
Es8To estimate the loss accurately at ms
time is impossible A large percentage
OK 1t Will fall upon the insurance COM
panies. Insurapce brokers To-day csti-
mated that at least ssoo0o,ooo In premi-
.,,ms will have TO be paid by the COM
5ps niles concerned, the losses falling on
Individual companies to the extent from
8sSC0 900 to s2,000,000 each.
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Tor seysra, stocks way the oil Ii,
tho wreck at Tic Standard OH build.lI
findssh lsr,!ted, and there IVES y a sues
oesstot, OF explosions, WI til the bursting
out OF flames, Al t,t1,esithe smoke rolled
up and threw great black clouds over,
tins ,r,linsa as Y N VI l5y s5,
Pratt Street Tor many squdtey u almost
impossible, by reason Of huge piles OF
masonry and water. With which the fire
companies flooded that section. The cleo.
trio wires are a tangled net work, and
the trolley wires are dowt, In every al.
,reotion At o'Donneit's Wharf where z
freight station OF the North Central Hall.
road Is located, the fs,mss fed all day
on the lnflatnnnable trimmings Of the
annex 10 the power house Of the United
Street Railways, the main building OF
which vas Quilted early this morning.
The walls of both buildings how ever, re-.
main intact. III d. s55
rho .1rge buildings 81 tho Miller Terti.
,i'zer Company the Brigener Dll Cons.
.pany, ST. Al Robinson, dealer IN seeds,
and tho Martin Wagner Company. CAM
ners anr pickers, opposite thu sGp from,
the power house, were destroyed and the
ruins burned throughout this evening.
ONLY DEBRIS LEFT.
Many of the occupants Of iil-fated
pratt street wero saloon keepers and
dealers In secondhand goods. There Is
nothing to indicate that the places ever
existed, save for brick pies. All tho
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COURTHOUSE OF MARBLE And GRANITE "
This New Building Was Badly scorched But Saved
All the Buildings Against and South OF L Were burned

from WAshn Eton. Annapolis, Wilmington
ana surrounding towns, even az far away
as Philadelphia. e ,gs
i The gatherings are rem rka bly, quiet
and orderly, and the sentincls SO N fn far
have had no difficulty In Controlling
them. Pratt. Street. running from one
end to the other OF the tire area. was
rassable throughout It's length and was
used as a thoroughfare by those per-
mittcd within the line. Great foolhard.
mess was exhibited by some person who
ventured recklcssly into the more dan
gerous streets. y,
The CLEARING away Of the ruins win
; be an affair OF months. Every standing
wall must como down. and tho whole
mass Of debris carted away. Along the
northern edge OF the burned district the
humber OF standing walls is espeoiaG ~
uot!ceable, some ,of the largest buildings,
such az tho Continental and the Baltl.
\ more and Ohio ONCE building being tatlll
srcct. ~ IN. 7. s;s
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Tito you II any goods you buy
90 wrong. .5 As
n n7;- To-day, mems UNDER
shirts and drawers at ,.4i:55'o per
garment, ~
sD Silk lined overcoats at
S12.5O. II!
! gay II you're hunting for bar
gains, we're hunting for you---.
come here and let's get TO- TO-
gether.
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~ ~ 1, /, ,,,rosA Il used ~ bafracks
". a aao ';,,iis s,,,1eh II ci,Yoreins mar.
s,'e H ~, .,,sa aa,,rh fra MIN.
W. laW;.Ano ouiiu .nns s,,sr INA door tyas
Ders q Inns. ~ az ~ ssr.srs wAa CARRIED
openea snuwur ~. y. i,n,har nltAas i,,r.
lnsiae.B,i IN lront w $3.50 ,shish +ssts
nlshed tindcr ior me 's.,n ~
over creeping iorWaru, 81 Iii ~, ntsh, inS
had been pacing ne streets ~ Iasa,as
IN the sleep prouBht oll.s ". .'N'' = ~
Residents and business me-, -
taai. sue v' "a tSro,,rh every window
may be seen anxious. affrightted ta e o.
MOVING vans, puen cars - n rt,, I i,n,,se.
o. ~ xus 80 - IN ties to snter 500.
t,nns :" Il 4. & AZ " "a
80" = y. r.Yy ~. .&iS4
MaHy NV ~. - - 2vv
Colonel j. Frank suppiee. nNcoinnetent
"a. IA. /. I, - u 40, .tnt,stcs. estimates
i $500 ~ ~ II. =. 4, -, AZ, "a
that the mum Der OF persons w = ~ - n
employment will reach $4,000. Others have
~, i.,a+ad +ha onforced ,dleness at Great.
(. go - \ ,,,,,,.,,.,t,s 1,.est,
~ more. Inspector o.
after making careful study OF the
burned district placed the building loss
alone Mt $16o,0o0,Ot
M Tonight 1t is feared that aid must come
from adjacent cities, or partial famine
viii be an added phase Of the situation;
Restaurants are entirely without food, ana
the destruction OF the commission houses
along the wharves has shut of me m ea n q
Of supply, Hotels are but little better
81. and though they say they will be
nhle to feed their guests It Is admitted
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near the w4Aer's edge at w estS Fl lls Ave-
nue., In the southeast ssect!ohS ~ the! city
There the flames con tinued ttirough to-
night but only IN spoe.s a9d 1. VIII O.
served 10 assist tho. ching &th ousands 1
OF spectators, held behind the slipes many
squares away. to locate The flames. sa2 31l
/! COMPLETE DEVASTATION. 4. Ss
III The burned area isg a scene OF complete;
devastation; Mum berfese buildings that
were the pride OF Baltimore. costly and
tately aud occupied for divers purposes,i
we're Quilted. and only smouldering deb.is
or walls or remnants Of walls remain 70
mark the sites. If 5:s,.
The Baltimore American building, que!
of the finest. Is now but smouldertnE
debris, save for remnants and front and
side walls. Across South Street, where
stood the Baltimore Sun building only
the pillars that marked the front, remain
Entire blocks just below there are wtp-d
out without, In some cases. wall lett
standing. From Fayette Greet down Hol-
,liday Street, as far as German Street:
there is no building left. save the corn
and flour exchange, int the corner OF q ar
man. Street. That building, whose walls
was Quilted and the standing walls formed
a cauldron. the flames OF which burst al
times through the windows. but could
cause no further dam age. In numerous
other wrecked buildings the flames play
ed about the debris and threatened to
weaken the foundations OF the few walls
that were left.
GRIM TOWER.
Like a grim tower In the ruins stand
the walls of the fifteen story Continental
Trust Company building. The walls OF the
Baltimore and Ohio building are alsc
standing, but the Pennsylvania Railroad
building directly across Calvert street
Is RACED. Only tho walls remain OF the
once stately Equitable building Only
remnants Of one wall are LETT OF what
was the National Hotel at Holiday ana
Fayette Streets No buildings are left
standing as far as the eye can see down
baltimore Street from this point, All
along South Gay Street there Is the same
| picture OF complete destruatlon. A broker,
align and lettering front wall show
| where the Maryland w. G. v. build
Ink once stood. Adjoining this was tho
building occupied by the Iron snip COM
pany, and by tho British consulate, when
is a complete loss The building used by
the German consulate on TINS square, IS
also in ruins, .tY
The costly United States customs house
| In course of construction and occupying
J the triangular block between Lombard
and Water Streets and Exchange Place
is said to be ruined. The marble blocks
! are badly damaged, the colnices on the
! north side are destroyed and the marble
1 is cracked In q number OF places, Ihe
! only other Federal building damaged wal
the United States custom house NO.
diagonally opposite. Here tho interior suH
talned serious damage. but the oute'
walls are Intact, the only building N ina
seerlon whose outer structure was pre-
& EXPLOSIONS OF OIL,
& westward laong Pratt Street. only DO
bris from which flames leap ana pay
Down Pratt Street, west rroM Iay
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BLACKENED RUINS.
Devastation Where Costly and
Stately Buildings Stood.

The cheering news that Inc conflagra.
ton had been checked spread rapidly over
the city, and thc great crowds that all
day had surged against the tightly drawn
fire lines began to turn homeward, W
Unless the wind, which now blows brisk
ly from the northwest. should change, 1t
Is believed that there Is no further dan.
ger, But the tired ,firemen are taking no
chances. All over tho burned district
they are tonight fighting the fierce
flames that still 1.-Two in large plies OF
ruins. These flreS are no menace, how.
ever, for they have nothing to feed upon
outside their present limits.
During the afternoon the wall OF flame
ate its way In a southerly and westerly
direction toward the water. Sporadic
fires sprang into existence and caused
the withdrawal OF apparatus and men
from tho limo OF battle, Buildings, old
and new, large and small, stores shops
and every imaginable class OF business
vanished as the fire swept onward.
THE LAST STAND,
Z AS the day wore on the forefront Of the
fire neared Jones's Falls, a small stream
that trends north and south and divides
Baltimore from that portion OF the city
known as East Baltimore, The little
stream was the last stand. II tho confla.
grafton leaped tiff by flying embera or
4 rush OF flame the fire should cross and
gain foothold-its extent could not pc
tOretold.
Tremendous efforts were made to block
It, Dynamite was used freely, The fire
apparatus was conferred and al the skill
! OF the nre-fightors was called into play
to defeat the element that had eaten up
millions OF dollars worth OF property,
And human Skill and pluck and crit
and unfalterlng courage won. The Ilra
| was checked. But behind It lay q great
| Quilted waste of more than 40 acres IN
extent.
Every street that led to the fire. area
was crowded with awe-stricken specta-
tors. Down the narrow gulch, like sheets,
the black smoke hung densely, split now
I and then by red glare Of flame, The
crash OF falling buildings was lost IN the
| roar OF exploding dynamite, as 1t was
used to demolish structures as yet I'M
touched by Are
J MILITARY DISCIPLINE
! The city WAS under the strictest o.
military control, All around the burnet
area was stretched Gordon OF soldiers
| who held up all corners at the point Q
the bayoper. Police brought from tn
neighborlng cities patrolled the district
and on every street near the limits Of tn
/ fire area paced armed sentlnels,
In the early hours this morning tn
army Of hre-flghters COPIED against over
whelm!ng odds, and when dawn brok
| the flames were raging ficrcely along tn
. wharyes and focused about the grea
I power house Of the United Railways Com
i pany, which furnishes the power for a
the street railways Of tho city, The
the flames ate their way with undimin
tshed force southwark, following the line
|. | OF Jones's Fails, and were finally checke
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ASSEMBLY, ACTS.
DEGREES Ten Days Of Successive
Legal Holidays in Stricken City.

y 5l7771 I. (k5yH AHHuCsHtGd PrCS8.J IN IN. AZ Z
ANNAPOLIS, MD, Feb. s.-The Gem
oral Assembly met In the State House
tonight 10 consider plans for the relief
OF the fire conditions In Baltimore Sen.
ntor Gill; OF Baltimore, introduced bill
authorizing Go, ernor Wurtield to declare
ter successive legal holidays iii tho
stricken city. so as to aid property own.
err and other losers by the tire to get
their business alfa!rsI into as good shape
as possible. The bill, which was passed. J
iund at once signed BY tho Governor. au- !
.thorlxes him TO extend the suspension
Of business beyond ton days II neces-
sary. S * ,i5.,
/ a bill 10 nllhe relief appropria t'oll,
which was to have Laen presented IN tho
House by 1ir. Wells. OF Prince George
county, was laid over until the conditions
tonu the amount needed can be ascertain ~