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The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20

To Frank T. Botsford of San Diego, Cal, the editor is indebted for a copy of the New Years edition of the San Diego Union, giving fine write up of that flourishing city.
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20

George F. French of Bridgeport was g recent guest of his sister, Mrs H. O.. Beers.
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20

MT and Mrs George H. French and Miss Mabel French of Bridgeport were guests, Sunday, of MT and Mrs H. O.. Beers at BOtSfOrd.
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20
w. T. GALLAGHER.

MAIN ST., SANDY HOOK, Or. Shop near New England Station. Barber and Hairdresser. Satisfaction in all my work guaranteed. Shop open every day and even- Ing RnzorHOning 4 Speciality.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10
BLUEHIL.L..

Mrs. A. n. osgood is quite i'll.
Miss E. A. Macomber will open the
Bluehin laundry May Is.
Miss Margaret Hinckley spent Saturday
and Sunday at Sedgwick.
F. II. Butler, who has been confined to
the house two months by illness, is much
impr owed.
Mrs. Horace Perkins, OF Water lie,
spent few days with relatives in town
last week.
The Mildred May, Capt. J. w. Kane. has
arrived from Portland with load Of lm-
Der and other freight.
State Senator Sumner p. Mills, OF St1n-
ington, has been engaged to delive- the
Memorial Day address.
The strike of the quarrymen al the
White Granite Co. works has been s1tis-
factorily adjusted, and work has been re-
sumed.
There was q ten-cent supper at the Zap
list chapel last Thursday evening Mrs.
NJ. p. Hinckley and Mrs. +. p. Bapson
were the ladies who entertained,
Saturday, May 8, the B. G.. S. A hall
team went to Sedgwiek to play the Sedg-
wick high school team. The result was in
favor OF the academy team, the score
being "a TO 8. This is the second game,
the first having been played at Mountain
park, when the score stood to 5 in favor
OF the academy boys.
May 9. VI.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10
FRANKLIN ROAD.
May 5.

John Cook, of Bar Hsrbor, is in town for
a few days.
Ney Killman, of Green Lake. was here
this week.
Miss Rebecca Butler has gone to Houl-
ton to teach.
Jason Springer has gone West for an in
definite time.
School here is in session, Miss Gertrude
Coggins teacher.
Miss Blanch Mcfarland, of Bar Harbor,
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Mary Miles has gone to Gardiner
to visit her son Frank and wife.
Mrs. Matilda Martin and son Charles
were in Franklin last week.
Frank Butterfield and wife, of Somer-
vile, Mass, have moved here and will oc-
cupy her fathers homestead, the Norris
place.
Thomas Springer, of Detroit, visited his
uncle, Fred Graves, and family last week.
Mrs, Laura Tracy and daughter Flossie,
of Ellsworth, visited relatives here last
week.
Several from here contemplate attending
the county grange at East Sullivan next
Friday.
Miss Effie Mcfarland is here from Bos-
ton with her sister, Mrs. Lena Stewart, for
few weeks.
Mrs. Effie Macomber and son Thomas,
of Franklin, spent Sunday with her uncle,
Fred Graves.
May s. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10
BUCKsPoRT.
Sudden Death - Railroad Material
Arriving Late Locals.

Sudden Death - Railroad Material
Arriving Late Locals.
The schooner John Douglass is bound to
this port with coal for the Devereux Coal
Co.
The funeral of Miss Addie Hancock was
held on Wednesday, Rev. William Forsyth
officiating.
Ralph Reed has gone to Rockland
to take a position as bookkeeper for a
beef concern.
Daniel Sullivan, of Meriden, Conn, has
been visiting his mother, Mrs. c. NJ
Delano, this week.
Miss Charlotte swazey has gone to
Worcester, Mass, to visit her sister, Mrs.
wendall p. Parker.
The Franklin street tannery is shut
down for few days to repair the stack
and reset the boilers.
The salmon catch has been very poor
thus far, not more than dozen having
been taken this season.
Capt. K. P. Emerson has nearly COM
pleted repairs on the dam at Alamoosook,
which was dynsmited last Sunday.
Miss Bernice Golden, of Bangor, has
been the guest of Mrs. G. W. McAlister
and Miss Florence Slower this week.
The fine new cottage OF j. B. Patterson
at Alamoosook is nearly completed. A
hotair engine is being installed to pump
water to supply the cottage.
George A Wardwell, engineer at the
Mckay & Dix shipyard while the Peary
steamer Roosevelt was being built, and
who is now with the craft in Portland, is
contemplating going ON the trip to the far
North as engineer.
The Pennsylvania Steel Co. is receiving
bridge material, and employs ten men at
is unloading yard ON the site Of the old
marine railway. The schooner Louis r..
French has been chartered to take bridge
material to various points where it will be
required for the Northern Seaport rail-
road.
The f. NJ. c. S. and U. of NJ. second
teams played ball on the seminary
grounds on Saturday afternoon. Owing
TO an AcCluent 10 AiduuOSkss tue T. VI. -.
S. catcher, the game . as called in the
seventh the score standing to in favor
OF the visitors. Maddocks was quite
badly injured, and will be out OF the game
for several weeks.
James Stubs, one Of the best-known
residents of the town, died almost in
stantly ON Saturday afternoon just as he
stepped from the train at Hinck's landing
near his home at North Bucksport. Mr..
Stubs was a veteran of the Civil war with
fine record as sergeant of Co. f, Sixth
Maine. He was a prominent member of
Jas. f. Hall post, G. A. r. and much inter-
ested in the y. Z. o. P. He leaves a son
and daughter-James Howard Stubs, of
Everett, Mass, and Mrs. Grace Douglass,
OF Maiden, Mass. The funeral was ON
Wednesday in the chapel at North Bucks
port.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10
DEER ISLE.

Marine lodge, F. and A. NJ, worked the
NJ. NJ. degree Tuesday evening.
Capt. L. P. Cole and Charles Annis left
Monday for Bar Harbor to work for Capt.
Corners.
Wallace E. Stinson left town Thursday
for Winter Harbor, where he has employ
ment with DR.. Small.
T. NJ. Coombs, superintendent of
schools, is in town on business connected
with the various schools.
Mrs. Edith Staples, of Atlantic, who has
been spending few weeks with relati les
in town, left for Bridgeport, Conn,
Thursday.
DIR. A. E. Small, who has been spending
several weeks with his brother, DR.. Small,
of this place, will return to his home at
Winter Harbor Thursday, able to resume
his practice. DIR. Small has been i'll since
has return from New York, where he took
post graduate course the past winter.
His many friends and acquaintances are
pleased to hear of his recovery.
Nav g. s
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10

Mr.. Hartman would have liked to en-
ploy the hSlf-hour spent in the last train
to Paradise Corner in reading the evening
news, but behind him sat pair of gig
ling girls.
''Fsther thinks the Russians haven't the
ghost of chance" he heard.
"RealIy!" said the second voice.
MN; that's what he things, and father
knows lot. He's splendid weather
prophet, you know
"Reallyl"
sob, yes, and he always can tell the
way the elections are coming out, for
mayor and president and the school board,
and everything"
''Reallyl"
''Yes, and he's pretty generous to me,
too. He gave me the money for one of
those new long coats to-day"
"Reallyl'
"Yes. And oh, did you know every
thing is to be brown this season? That's
what my cousin says"
"ReaIly."
''Yes. oh, did you know Helen's
| cousin is awfully ill-that handsome one
and hardly expected to liver"
"Really!'
"My dear" said Mr.. Hartman, as he
YEARLY submitted to his wife's evening
| salutation and fell into the nearest chair,
81 am worn out. There was girl behind
me in the car who said, 'reallyl' some
where near thousand times"
Mrs. Hartman laid a cool and soothing
| hand on his brow.
sob, not realigln she said, as she
smoothed the wrinkle between his eye
! brows.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10
COUNTY NEWS.
y r additional County Ne,s. see other page.
LAMOINE.

Mrs. Lydia Hodgkins is visiting rela-
tives in Waltham.
The Riverview local union of Christian
Endeavor will meet here May II. Miss
Margaret Koch, OF the tate c. L. conven-
tion, will address the meeting.
DIR. It. J. King, Clarence King, and Mrs.
William Chamberlain, OF Boston, were
called home Thursday by the death Of
their sister, Miss Emma King.
Eben Whitaker and wife, and John
Hodgkins, of Bar Harbor, were in town
Sunday. Mr.. Whitaker's father, George
Whitaker, is in very poor health.
Last Tuesday while Dyer Hodgkins was
in his barn, having just weighed load of
hay, piece of ioist fell distance of ten
feet, striking him ON the side of the head,
cutting cash two inches long. Mr..
Hodgkins felt the effects OF the blow for
several days, but is now fully recovered.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10
DEATH OF EMMA L. KING.


Emma L., daughter of William r. and
Cassie King, died at her home May 2 after
a lingering illness OF consumption.
Never robust in health, for more than
two years she had been gradually falling
Medical aid and temporary removal to the
interior of the State have at times given
relief, and kindled a short-lived hope
But all that love could do had no power to
stay the dreaded disease.
During the past winter she had been at
times a great sufferer. Very early in life
the deceased manifested an interest in
religion, and after a few years she united
with the church. Her Christian life was
marked by fidelity and devotedness
which it is good to remember. So far as
her health would permit, she gave of her
best efforts to the furthsranee of every
good work, and especially to the support
of the church and Christian Endeavor
society.
She leaves father and mother, two
brothers-Dr. Il. j. King and Clarence
w. King, and one sister-Mrs William
Chamberlain, who have the sincere SYM
pathy of all in this bereavement, which
has caused the first break in the family
circle.
The funeral services were held May in
the church at p. M, the pastor, Rev
Thomas Mcdonald, officiating.
A wealth of floral offerings in the form
of beautiful pillow, wreath and several
bouquets from the family and other rela-
tives, seemed to speak of the kindness of
loving Father, who richly provides for the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10
ADVERTISEMENTS.
NJ. Ga11ert
IS READY FOR THE SPRING TRADE.

There satisfaction in moneyspendng when the article
bought the stamp of honesty 70 have customers
feel that this thoroughyreabe store to have them feel
that goods reliable and the prices just has been
ambition Many have tried and tested our business methods
and result firm friends of this store Many more
NAV not as vet tested these methods these invite
You'll find this good LIBERAL broad gauge shop to trade IN,
a that works for the interest of its customers No
matter what prices competitors offering their goods
you will find them cheap, and IN many M
cheaper We given to sensational methods OF
doing business but depend the conservative method for
We sell Dry Goods out of our store than
any in Hancock county, which proves method right
We call your attention few of leading departments
which are remarkably strong.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10
COUNTY NEWS.
CAsTINE.

CASTINE.
On the evening of May the Castine glee
club, which is now in its fourth season,
gave its seventh concert. IL was assisted
by Pullen's orchestra, of Bangor. The
affair was very successful. DR.. Edward f..
Philbrook is conductor; Mrs. William g.
Sargent, accompanist. Following was the
programme:
Overture Morning, Noon and Night in
vienna ........................... Snppe
Orchestra
Soldiers Chorus IRON Faust ........Gouuod
Chorus and orchestra
Selection from TaHn1auser. Wagner
Orchestra
DauRhter Of Error. Bishop
Mrs Carpenter, chorus and orchestra
Quartet from Lucia dt LammeImoor...Do Don zetu
Mrs CatpI ter. Mrs PhIibrook, pr fhil
broos. Mr. Walker
Ballet Egg p.en...., Luiginl
Allegro non troppo
Allegresto
Andantc Sostcputo
Andante expiessive-Allegro non troppo
Orchestra
The SwailOws..- ---.. ............+.,.-.. Cowtn
Mrs Carpenter and orchestra
Night Song ........-.-.............Gu sttve Bach
String orchestra
Prison Scene from II Trovatore. .,......Verdi
Mrs Carpenter. Mr. Douglass, chorus
and orchestra
Satut D'Amour-..' e. -........... ---...Elgar
Orchestra
Song OF the Ntkiugs.... ................ flaming
Chorus and orchestra
Nav SpEf,
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present and eternal enjoyment of His
children.
May 3. II.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-10
ORLAND.
MAY 9.

The engagement is announced OF Miss
Wentworth, of Chelsea, Mass. Miss
Thurston is one of orland's most popular
young ladies; she is graduate of Bangor
high school, and deservedly popular in
musical circles.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-01
PROVIDENCE MAN CHOSEN
Two Bunhams Among Officers Of Grand
CommandeU K. T. Of Mass and R. |.

Boston. Nov. 1.-The Grand Command
cry OF knights Templar OF Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island was opened in its
Tooth annual conclave yesterday I'm CORN
THAN Hall. Masonic Temple. by Right
Eminent sir Dana ]. Flanders, Grand
Commander.
Right Eminent Sir Henry w. Rugg,
Deputy Grand Master OF the Grand En-
campment Of Knights Templar of the
United states, was present, and the Grand
Commander extended a welcome. as he
did to Right Eminent Sir George c. Pur-
rington of Pennington. Grand Command
or OF the Grand Commandery Of Maine;
Right Eminent Sir Thomas NJ. Fletcher OF
Alder Brooks, and Past Grand Commander
and Eminent Sir A. Melvin Foss OF Do
yer. Grand Standard Bearer OF the Grand
C~ommandery OF New Hampshire.
The annual reports presented showed
the continued prosperity OF the command
cry. Grand Recorder Rowell i'm his report
shows the total membership In the juris-
diction to be IA. 800, n net gain during tho
year OF $50. The total membership In the
United States he reported as 156, 746 a
net gain OF over ~
The ballot for officers for the ensuing
year resulted in the unanimous selection
Of the following roster:
For grand commander. Edwin A. Blod-
gett. Springfield; deputy grand command
err. f.. Bentley Young. Boston; grand gem
eralissimo. Charles 7. Bitchfield, Ply
mouth; grand captain general. John u.
Munroe. Fall River; grand senior warden,
Walter w. Burnham. Providence: grand
junior warden. ]. Albert Blake, maiden:
grand treasurer. Herbert +. Morse. Rox-
bury: grand recorder. Benjamin w. Row
ell. Lynn; trustee OF the grand fund, for
three years. George II. Burnham. Provi-
dence.
Grand Commander Blodgett presented To
Commander Flanders the handsome Jewel
that is the insignia Of a Past Grand Com
mandcr. The conclave then adjourned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-01
Halloween SOCIAL
ADDRESSED BY Ex-G0V. DYER

Last evening the Mems club OF the
Union Baptist church, at the corner of
East and John streets. held n Halloween
social in the vestry Of the church in con-
juncitnon with the social committee of the
church.
The room was tastefully decorated with
the American banner and flags were IN
evidence on all sides. with timely pump
kin among the decorations. the large
yellow globes being arranged I'm a nest
OF oak leaves in every window. and from
the top OF the door castings grinned the
familiar "Jack-o'-lantern,' the lighted
candle inside showing through the eye.
nose and mouth holes with effect.
The seating arrangements were such as
90 avoid any studied formality OF pro-
ceedings. the chairs being grouped about
small tables, I'm many OF which stood
lighted parlor lamps. which. with the nu-
merous electric globes. made the interior
radiant with golden light.
Hon. Elisha Dyer, a member OF the club.
delivered n brief address upon his recent
trip abroad. During the evening Miss
Jennie Hunter and Mr.. Tanner gave A
musical program. and At the close OF the
address by ex-Gov. Dyer refreshments
were served by the committee, which In
cluded Edward Wilcox and Emerson
Pease OF the Mems club and Mrs. G. a.
Gardner. chairman OF the church social
committed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-01

HOLDING
INQUEST

Coroner Lincoln is holding an inquest
into the death OF Anna Delaney, aged .,
who died In the office of NJ. Y. Simmons
& Co. Oct. H. The inquest commenced
yesterday afternoon.
The FIRST witness was Mrs. Rebecca $.
Delaney, mother of the child. who lives
at 81 Lander street. Mrs. Delaney testi-
fled that she took the child TO the dentists
office at $3.50 in the morning and that
Miss Doty, who extracted the tooth, had
told her IL was customary TO administer
ether to children instead OF gas. Mrs.
Delaney gave an account OF what had
transpired In the dentists office.
Catherine A. Conley. employed az an
assistant at the dental parlor. was the
second witness. She told of what had
happened previous TO the death Of the
child. Her testimony on several import
ant points conhicted with that OF the
mother and brought out the fact that
chloroform was administered. She said
II had been given but once. while Mrs.
Delaney testified thar there had been
two applications Of a handkerchief satu-
rated with IL.
The inquest was continued this after
noon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-01
JEROME TO PROSECUTE
District Attorney VIII Personally Co nduc
Cases Against Insurance Men.

New York, Nov. Further promises TO
prosecute persons shown to be guilty OF
crimes by the revelations in life insur-
ance affairs now being made by the New
york legislative investigating committee
were made yesterday by District Attorney
William T. jerome.
The promises were made in reply TO the
construction which his rival for Office.
James W. Osborne. put upon Mr.. Je-
rome's recent statement that If re-elect-
ed he would employ Charles II. Hughes,
now counsel for the investigating COM
mittee. to conduct the prosecution or IN
suranco offenders.
Mr.. Osborne asked Mr.. Jerome II he
wanted to use Mr.. Hughes in order TO
shirk the conduct OF these prosecutions
himself. Mr.. Jerome said in reply yester-
day;
Il have felt all along In regard to these
insurance matters that crimes had been
committed and that the persons guilty Of
these crimes must be prosecuted and II IL
my intention. as 7 have said on several
occasions. 10 prosecute 10 the bitter end
every person connected with these insur-
anco matters against whom 1t is possible
To obtain evidence showing the commits
sion Of n criminal offence.
III elected. I'm such prosecutions I shall
avail myself without reserve OF every aid
and assistance that I can obtain from any
quarter. | have absolutely no relations TO
anybody IN any way connected with these
insurance roubles that would hamper or
embarrass me I'm the slightest degree I'm
the prosecution OF those who have COM
mitted n crime"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-01
WOULDN'T HAVE ESCAPED
Prison Doctor Says Hs Saw CIareac, Al.
ans BODY EmhaImst.

Bellows Falls. VT. Nov. 1.-The legis-
iative investigating committee which Is
probing the affairs OF the state prison at
Windsor continued it's hearing yesterday.
Several witnesses were examined and the
testimony given indicated that unusually
lax and immoral conditions prevailed at
the institution and that the prisoners were
involved as we'll as some OF the employees.
One point Of the testimony different
from the evidence which has been given
by the other witnesses was that Of DIR.
J. r. Brewster Of Windsor. who up to
April last acted as prison physician.
DR.. Brewster disposed Of the stories
which have become current from time
to time announcing that one Clarence
Adams. n burglar. who was supposed TO
have died at the institution, had been
seen after his alleged burial.
Or. Brewster stated that he attended
Adams during his illness at the prison
and that Adams. he could positively state.
died there. He was there when the under
taker prepared the body ror burial and
saw two quarts OF embalming fluid In
jected into the corpse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-01
HAKEl OF HARRAR HAS
RETIRED FOR WEEK OF PRAYER

New York. Nov. liking Menelik's on
voy. His Highness Fl Hadii Abdullah Aly
sadik. Pasha. Hakel OF Harrar. has left
the Hotel Breslin and gone into retire
ment for the week. this being a week
OF prayer and fasting. sackcloth and ashes
for all Mohammedans.
The Pasha Is intense In his observance
OF the rites. He will allow no distractions
20 interfere with his hours OF prayer. lie
has not permitted his Interpreter to ac-
company him.
Neither has the lofty Mr.. Creighton fol-
lowed In his wake. His friend and adj
wiser IN New York. Mr.. Ellis. doesn't
know exactly where he is. although he
has INDUCED I'm some guesses.
= was thought for a time that he had
retired 20 the top OF the Flatiron building
90 pray with his face 20 the east from
there. but n r. more probable that I'm
order 10 avoid tho sight ~ the hungry
hordes invading the Breslin dining room.
which might serve 10 suggest things
worldly with the night % his soul. his
highness had merely betaken himself 20
che house Of a friendly New York Mussul-
man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-01
PROVIDENCE VET. FIREMEN
Monthly Meeting Was Held Last Ewnlng
In Pioneer Hall.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Providence Veteran Firemen's association
was held last evening in Pioneer hall on
South Main street. President s. l.. Car
penter presided.
Timothy J.. Kelley OF Hose Company II
was elected n regular member. An invi-
tation To attend a fair OF the United Train
OF Artillery I'm December was laid over
until the November meeting. A vote Of
thanks was extended to the Watchemo-
kets for courtesies at Brockton. Hook and
Ladder Company No, 4 presented the vet
Grams with the fire hat and belt worn by
the late George IL. Jencks, an ex-presi-
dent.
IL Is proposed To hold a celebration on
Jan. IL, 1906, TO commemorate the 25th an
niversary OF the associations organiza-
ton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-01
q PENSION
CLERKS ARE
DISMISSED

Washington, Nov. by order Of the
commissioner Of pensions. four clerks
in the pension bureau. George S. Living
stone OF Maryland. George NJ, Getz OF
New York, George r. Marble OF Virginia
md J. r Hayes Of Pennsylvania. were
yesterday dismissed from the service on
a charge OF conducting private business in
office hours. and charging clerks exor-
bitant rates Of interest on loans.
For some weeks Pension Commissioner
Warner has been gathering evidence in
these cases. He called on six clerks in
HIS bureau to show cause why they should
not be removed because of their connec-
ton with money-lending associations. As
a result. the four men were dismissed.
The two others. against whom like
charges were made. will be reduced in
grade and salary.
Charges of usury have been preferred
against many clerks i'm tts" various ex-
ecutive departments and a crusade against
the practice has been I'm progress for
several weeks. Secret service agents have
been enlisted In the work and they are
expected TO make early reports.
The administration evidently intends to
hrcdk Np 10 a ConSlucThDlt tNN'nI Nut
business OF the shutdown special lists, that
is. men OF various professions who do
private work after office hours.
An old rule has just been invoked in
the department OF agriculture which Is In
point. Copies have been circulated In
other departments during the past day
or so and the clerks fear that II may be-
come general in it's application. 1t reads
as follows;
Regulation 2 Of department circular
No 4 prescribes that no officer or en-
Move shall perform or be engaged upon
work for private firms. companies. cor
porations or institutions without the writ
ten consent OF the secretary has been first
obtained through the chief Of the bureau.
office or division in which such officer or
employe serves"