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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-06-07
BARTLETT'S ISLAND.

Wesley and George Bartlett were in
Ellsworth Wednesday.
Observation-Disclosures NJ. L. Allen
visited the school Monday.
The remains of Mrs. Emily Dix were
removed to Southwest Harbor last Thurs
day.
Messrs. Butler and Higgins, who have
been doing carpenter work for Abel
Bartlett, have returned to their homes in
Ellsworth.
Mrs. C. M. Bartlett, who underwent a
surgical operation at the Maine general
hospital, Portland, May %, is reported to
be doing finely
Fred Bartlett,Nw ho visited relatives here
last week, has gone to Marblehead, Mass,
to work on the new postoffice which is be-
ing built there.
June 5. Il.
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THE AMERICAN has Subscribers at I0T
Of the III post-o6aces in Hancock county
All the other papers in the County COM
biaed do not reach so many. THE AMERI-
CAN Is not the only paper printed IN
Hancock coesnty, and has neDeT claimed to
be, bat % Is the only paper that can prop
erty be called COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely local papers. The circuta-
tim of THE AMERICAN, barring the Bar
Edrbor Records summer list, is larger
than thGt Of all the other papers printed
in Hancock county.
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COUNTY NEWS.
sor additional County Ne ,es. see other pages
WEST HANCOCK.

Mrs. Lena Mcfarland returned this
week from visit to friends in Franklin.
Irving Mcfarland who is employed in
Bangor, spent Saturday and Sunday at
home.
Rev. Howard Tilden and wife, of Bar
Harbor, made short visit TO friends here
recently.
ton this week to attend the funeral of his
aunt, Mrs. Sarah Norris.
c. H. Norris and wife, OF Bar Harbor,
and George E. Norris and family, of Ban
gor, were in town this week called here
by the death of their mother, Mrs. Sarah
A. Norris
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advertisements.
S~~~~. ~ ~ -
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tended the school entertainment Friday
night.
Miss Isabel Cleaves, accompanied by
Mrs. Harold Carter, OF Bar Hsrbor, spent
the week end at her fathers, E. w.
Cleaves.
The entertainment Friday night given
by the Mckinley school league was well
attended. The programme, consisting OF
Rotations, music, drill and farce, was
well rendered and the proceeds will add
to the fund to buy books, maps, etc, for
the school-room.
June 5. {.
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Her work IL done,
Her victory won.
Now cometh rest.
PENoBsCoT.
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMEv-r.
June 8.
SUMAc

BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT.
A benefit entertainment for Mrs. Annie
G. Davis was held at grange hall Tuesday
evening, May 30, under the@suspicss of
Penobscot chapter. o. E. s., and Rising
star lodge, F. and A. M. The hall was
crowded, all standing room being occu-
pied. Tickets for the benefit were on sale
for two weeks, over 700 being sold. The
proceeds of the benefit amounted to
siso.s5. Following is the programme:
Remarks on Memorial Day.. Rev II Bryant
Solo ..-........- IF Mitchell
Vocal Trio -. Mildred Leach. Carrie Sellers.
Olive Grindle
Reading Martyrs Fashionable Tea,
Mrs NJ A Wardwell
Character Song .....-............. Mark Smith
Reading-Tral of Sped ....... Carrie Perkins
Vocal Duet. Mrs Littieheld, Mrs ma
wardwell
Scene. Marching through Georgia
Farce-The Dressing Gown.
Cast of Characters
Peter Peabody ...-....-.....M wardwer
Mrs Peabody .-................... Mrs \ Mitchell
Miriam. The Daughter Belva l. wsrdweI
Kirk, The Lover ........-......... Mrs Bridges
Cumber. The servant ....-......... W Perkins
Sarah. The Maid ...-.-.. Jennie Bridges
Vocal solo........ -............ Percy Perkins
Flag Exercise and Drill Master Walter
Dreamer. Joseph Leach. Elmer Perkins,
Harold Perkins.
June 3. w.
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BASS HARBoR.

Mrs. Ida Dix and daughter Helen made
a short visit to Bar Harbor last week.
The Village benefit society gave
sociable at the pavilion Saturday night.
Rev. /. B. Conley,> of Southport, is
spending his vacation here. Mr.. Coniey
preached here some years ago when he
first entered the ministry.
Mrs. Vesta McRae is spending a we'll
earned vacation with relatives in Massa-
chusetts. Mrs. MeRae is the village
librarian, and this is her first vacation
since the library was opened.
June 5. x. w.
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sEpGwIcK.

DR.. II. Z. Hsgerthy has been making
some repairs to his buildings and painted
his house.
Capt. Vets IL. Cain is in town from Isle
au Haut, visiting his children, who are
attending school here.
The clam factory of Twitehell-C Cham
plin Co. closes this week. II has been
very successful season, and goodly
sum of money has been distributed
among the citizens OF this town.
Nav 20. G.
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GREAT POND.

Frank Mclaughlin and his friend Mr..
Mason were guests for two or three days
this week Of Ezra Williams ON fishing
trip.
Robert Laughiin, Percy and Fred Will
liams, who left here Monday morning
with teams to work on the railroad, re-
turned Saturday night, satisfied with
railroad work.
Memorial Day the church was very
prettily decorated with flags, evergreens
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MARLBORO.
SPRAY.
June 5,

Newell Hodgkins, who is at work in
ola Town, was the guest of Homer VIII
bur Saturday night.
Little Ruth Marian Remick entertained
her friends on the afternoon of June /, it
being her fourth birthday.
G. L. Estey and family are expected
soon. Adelbert Hodgkins is repairing
their cottage and getting it in readiness
for them.
June 5. ARE
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The Pacific Coast.

DO you want to live where the climate Is mild
the year round. where the resources are more
varied than In any other equal area In the world,
where, with minimum OF labor you can grow
profitable crops. where business Ia good and
capital nnds profitable Investment? Both
health and opportunity await you on the Pacific
Coast.
Special low rates via the Chicago, Union
Pacific a North Western Line. Send cents in
stamps to W. q. Kniskern. p. T. NJ. C. 4 n. W.
Ry., Chicago, for booklets and full information.
-Adrt.
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and flowers in many pretty designs.
Music, a prayer and short address by Miss
Garland, little history cf the day and an
appropriate poem, and q recitation by lit
tie Gladys Garland composed the pro-
gramme. The assemblage then proceeded
to the cemetery to lay the beautiful fiow-
ers ON the graves.
June L.
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SOUTH suRRY.

Mrs. Fred Curtis, who has been i'll, is
recovering.
The families of the Drs. Briggs arrived
by steamer Percy V. yesterday.
volney Coggins, who has been III In
Bluehill for the past week, is improving.
We hope to have telephone line estsb-
lished here soon to connect with the
Surry line.
June 5. TRAMP.
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Itching Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Druggists refund money II PAZ0 0INTMENT
fails TO cure any ease, no matter of how long
standing, In 90 Il days. First application gives
ease and rest Soc. II your drugsiss hasn't u
send Toe IN stamps and IL win be forwarded
postpaid by Paris Medicine Co.. S.. Louis Mo.
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EAST sURRY.
June

A welcome rain, as grass in old fields
was very poor.
James Carey and wife have returned
from visit in Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Joseph Gray, oar postmistress, fell
and hurt her back quite badly few days
ago
Mrs. Charles stonels6with her two chill
dren, has gone to spend the summer with
her parents at Thomaston. Mr.. Stone is
on the yacht Adelia.
Mrs. Nancy Clough, of Bass Hsrbor, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ellen Closson.
She has with her the little son of her
daughter who died last winter.
Mrs. Deborah Cole, who spent the winter
with her daughter at Jersey City, is now
visiting her son, George E. Kane, at East
Boston. She expects to return home soon.
The patrons of the new rural free deliv-
cry are highly delighted. All hope soon
to see our townspeople on the East Blue
hill road served in the same way by Uncle
Sam.
Last Thursday Mrs. Nancy Bellatty fell
and disIocated her elbow. 1t is quite
painful. Miss Evelyn Bellatty, who has
spent the winter at E. E. Swett's, was
called home by her mothers accident.
June 3. Z.
Earl Mann is at work at Sullivan for
short time.
Miss Sarah Stinson, who has passed the
winter at East Lamoins in the family of
A. R. Devereux, is at home.
Miss Frances Mann, a nurse at the East
ern Maine hospital, Bangor, is spending
her vacation with her parents, Alden
Mann and wife, at this place.
June 5. c.
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death Of, Of his ,,s sister Nj, Frank Atwood

Mrs. L. NJ. Lunt, Mrs.,C. P. Lunt and
Miss Evelyn Lunt spent part of last week
in Bangor. Mrs. w. ID. Walls, of Seal
Cove, kept house for Mrs. Lunt
Robbie RumilI gave his family a surprise
by coming home from Portland Sunday
for a short vacation. He is still first mate
of the big schooner Ruth Merrill.
June 5. THELMA.
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Mrs. Sarah A. Norris, whose death was
recorded in last weeks paper, was
woman who will be greatly missed by all
who had the pleasure of knowing her.
She was a friend 10 old and young alike.
She lived an exemplary life, and passed
away peacefully, tenderly cared for by her
daughter, Mrs. Frances Butteriield, at the
old home and among friends and neigh
bors whom she had known and loved all
her life. Much sympathy is felt for the
ones bereaved.
Her work is done,
Her victory won.
Now cometh rest.
Funeral services were held at the house
Thursday, June 1, Rev. j. P. Simonton, of
Ellsworth, officiating. Interment in Pine
Tree cemetery.
june 5. SuMAc.
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L. P. Cole and wife were guests of s. D..
Sargent, Of West Gouldsboro, on Sunday.
win Cook and wife, of South Goulds 5
boro, were guests at w. F. Bruce's Satur-
day.
Mrs. Abble Dolliver who has been in
Bar Harbor for several weeks has returned
home.
Miss Ethel Cole, of Portland, arrived
Saturday to spend few weeks with reIa-
tiyes here.
+. F. Larrabee returned home Tuesday
from Philadelphia, where he has been a
student at jefferson medical college.
Miss Julia Guptin was the guest of Mrs.
4. p. Cole the last Of the week and at
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PROSPECT HARBOR.

Mrs. Della Noonan, of Gouldsboro, is
spending few weeks here with relatives.
Mrs. L. NJ. Bunker has gone to Derry,
N. H., to visit her cousin, Mrs. Gertrude
Reynolds.
Miss Vida Cleayes was a weekend
guest of Miss Julia Guptill at the farm
in Gouldsboro.
f. d. Chase, with his wife and daugh-
ter, is 9TH relatives in Winter Harbor
for few weeks.
Alfred Wass spent a few days in Frank
lin recently where he joined party at
camp Laughing Water.
Mr.. Blake and wife, of Brooklin, ar
rived Saturday and win be at Mrs. Charles
Blanee's, jr., for the summer.
May 20. C.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-10
Why Mccall Must Go.

II r. ~ .EE
The New York Press gives six rea.
sons why Mccall must go. They are
based upon Mccall s own confessions:
First-That false statements were
made, which is a crime.
Second--That money was paid to pre-
vent unfavorable legislation, which is
bribery.
Third--That money Of .policyholders
was paid to get new policyholders; con-
version of funds.
Fourth-That company money was
paid to political committees; embezzle-
ment.,
Fifth-Bonds were sold one day and
bought back the next to deceive the
insurance department; fraud.
Sixth-That accounts Of the New
York Life were ''cooked"; forgery.
Bribery, conversion, embezzlement,
fraud-that is a pretty large record for
one man to live down at McCall's 8 time
Of life. The Press believes his case
demands release from further cares of
office in order that he may give his
attention to the litigation which will
grow out of his acts and repentance and
PRAYER, ., :, .. ~. 49,. .a., ...ls
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-10
Chicago Rejects Mayor Dunno.

The defeat of Mayor Dunne's con-
tract plan in the city council yesterday
puts damper upon municipalized street
railways in Chicago. Mayor. Dunno Of
fered the plan as a substitute for the
direct building of streetcar systems by
the. city, for which there was no money
In sight. It ts.proposed that the council
should make a contract with company
to build system of street railways and
that the city should finance the company
by issuing Mueller law certificates. The
city was to have rights of redeeming the
property and so forth, which made it
look like city owned. system. The plan
was not essentially different from New
York g subway scheme whereby the city
advanced its credit to the subway com
pany and the subway company pays in
the interest on the bonds and enough
more to provide a sinking fund for their
retirement. The New York theory is
that at the end of the bond period the
city will own the subway paid for.
Meanwhile the contractors and lessees
viii have gotten rich out Of operating
it and the public will have paid for the
whole business. But the public win not
have been hurt, since the tax will have
been distributed SO minutely that no.
body was burdened.
The Chicago council has rejected q
contract plan something like this sub-
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-10
WESTMINSTER CLUB
Delightful Musical Program Given al
First Meeting Of Season.

The Westminster club held its first
meeting of the season last evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Draper
Dayton, 1920 Blaisdell avenue. AS it
was an "open meeting,'' - there were
rooms were filed with the members
OF the club and their guests. Mr.. and
Mrs: Dayton were assisted in receiving
by Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Dayton.
After social hour, Carlyle NJ. Scott
presented musical program which was
greatly enjoyed. The opening numbers
were three piano selections by Mr.,
Scott. W. Scott Woodwork sang two
groups Of songs, and was obliged to
respond to an encore. His selections
were admirably suited to his rich barry
tone voice.
Miss Inez Davis. who hasa lovely,
high soprano, sang two groups of songs.
Miss Davis quite captivated her audi
ence with her charming singing, and
the light and graceful celoratura work
so suited to her voice and style. Miss
Grace Golden played three violin solos
with great feeling and effect and re-
beautifully decorated with candelabra
Miss Davis and Miss Golden were the
recipients Of flowers.
After the program was concluded,
Thomas F. Wallace, Jr., president of
the club, rendered the thanks Of the
club to the musicians for their delight
fu1 entertainment Refreshments were
served in the dining room, which was
converts from among the high caste
and garnlture' of autumn vines.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-10
COUNCIL MAY PAY
ALL old CLAIMS
dead HORSE, ACCOUNTS ON
CITYBooKs TO BE ELIMINATED.
100000 Which Sinking Fund Owes
Permanent Improvement Revolving
Fund Will Be Turned Over on Order
from Court and Will Probably Be
Used to Settle Rebates.

Altho the council IS "pruning' COM
mittee will recommend only $500 for
the payment of rebates on excessive
special assessments. it is believed that
almost the entire list of claims, amount
ing now to more than 800, 900, will be
paid within q year. For this purpose
there will be available the 100000
which the sinking fund owes the per-
manent improvement revolving fund.
Privately the sinking fund commission
ers admit that this sum, which was
transferred to the sinking fund in 1898,
should be restored to the revolving
fund, and that their only reason for
refusing to make restitution is to save
themselves and their bondsmen from
trouble in the future. All they want
will make only nominal opposition to
the request Of the council.
It is understood that the council will
take steps at its meeting next Friday
evening to begin whatever action may
be necessary to secure such an order
from the court. All legal authorities
that have been consulted, hold that
there is no question but that the revolv-
ing fund is entitled to the money.
Then comes the question Of disposing
of the money. AS the assessments were
the actual cost of the improvements,
the taxpayers are entitled to a rebate
for the full amount of the excess. It
has been held that all claims for these
rebates are legal and that as the money
was paid into the revolving fund, the
refundments should come out of the
selfsame funds. When the $10O 900 is
recovered to that fund it will be avail
able for the liquidation of these claims.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-10
/ tUnlque-VaudevilIe,

Altho there are not as many acts as
usual at the Unique theater this week,
they are all good, and the show is excep-
tionally well balanced.
Ed Chrissfe in his New England farm
er specially is probably the headliner,
and he has a refined act that Is not over
DONE He Is an actor Of ability and none
OF his jokes are allowed to fall flat. The
Allyns have an excellent musical number
that takes well, and are followed by Har-
old Beckro in his illustrated songs. His
numbers this week are better than usual.
Charles and Minnie Burroughs present
a comedy sketch In which they introduce
some lively speciality work. Miss Bur
roughs has sweet soprano voice and
Charles Burroughs makes hit with his
Whistling numbers. Kalcratus is a Jug.
gler who does not know the word "can't''
and the De Armos have a thrilling aerial
performance. a-.- --.1" =.
The moving pictures close the show
with a novel solution Of the servant-girl
problem. 49,. =
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-10
New York All Torn Up.

New York is. enjoying, as a woman
enjoys a good cry, spasm of indigna-
tion oker the acts Of Inspector Schn1itt-
berger. All New York is writing let
ters to the Times about Schmittberger;
all New York is discussing Schmittber-
ger, on the streets, in the cafes, in the
foyer. Schmittberger has taken the
place Of James H. Hyde as the nine
days wonder; he overclouds the may
orally campaign and has well nigh
snuffed out the insurance investigation.
What did Schmittberger do? Accord
ing to the official reports he raided a
gambling house. But the letters Of the
people to the public press show this
statement to be mere subterfuge to
cover violent attack upon the liberties
of the free-born American. Schmittber-
ger broke in the door of a "private
house," forgetting that mans house
is his castle, and finding some persons
there playing poker, nationality
some considered the national-game, he
violently removed them from their
"home' and truculently advised that
they "ccme along' with him. They
did. These free-born Americans yielded
liberty, home and country without a
struggle. They forgot all about the cas-
tie theory, never thought Of habeas cor
pus, injunction or mandamus. but hur-
ried to jail as if to a wedding. It is
reported that the dreadful Schmittber-
ger kicked them as they hastened
along. #
It is strange that all New York
should 90 into fits over the case of such
poor spirited devils as allowed them
selves to be Schmittbergered, both front
and rear, without an effective protest,
but it is not the individuals who are
interesting to New York, it is the great
principle at stage which excites the me-
tropolis almost to madness. .>--.
It is the thought that SO long as
schmittberger lives and wields night
stick a man s house is not his castle,
and the vindication Of this great prin-
ciple that unites New York as she has
not been united since Dewey day. We
imagine that future Schmittbergers,
when they come to, a locked door and
see thereon sign, ssThis house is my
castle, Eugene Canfeld,'' will pass by
on the other side and mind their own
business.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-10
Contrasted Lives.

Gassaway Davis, who is missing and
for whom his relatives are searching
the country over, is the son of u
wealthy mine owner in West Virginia
and the nephew Of Henry G. Davis, the
q late candidate of the democratic party
for vice president.
Gassaway Davis was brought up in
luxury. His uncle took him to Wash
ington when he was senator and made
the boy page. He came in contact
with public men and was well liked
because of the fact that he was an ef-
ficient and industrious page. But he
did not like the licensed loafng about
the senate and came home, where he
loafed some more, but was not con-
tented. One day little more than a
year ago he disappeared from his home,
and his relatives were greatly alarmed
until they received letter from him
dated at Homestead. In it he said that
there was no cause for fear, he was in
Homestead under the name Of Oliver
Hail. and was happily employed as a
locomotive fireman. ~' ~.*, @
A few weeks ago letters addressed to
Oliver Hall began to return unopened
and investigation showed that he had
drawn his pay and quilted the place
leaving no address. No suspicion of
foul play attaches to his second disap-
pearance. 1t is merely believed he has
buried himself deeper beneath another
ineognito.
Here is case Of a man to whom
wealth was burden and the thought of
being the recipient of largesses he had
not earned was unbearable. He deter.
m1ped to earn what he spent and be
happy, rather to spend what he had not
earned and be miserable. He is but
correcting the faults of his bringing up
1t his parents had given him work to
do from his hoyhood instead Of making
him partaker in unnatural and un.
satisfying conditions he would not have
had to go away. He is trying to bury
the name and raise the man.
Perhaps young Mr.. Davis is carrying
his anxiety for independence to an ex
treme in making his mysterious disap
pearances a source Of grief and alarm
to his parents, but yet his example
faulty Us it may be- contrasts pleasing.
~ with that of the junior .McCurdy
who has come before the public in con.
nection with the affairs Of the Mutual
Life Insurance company. Young Nc
Curdy. it appears, was not ashamed tc
pocket hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars of policyholders money which he
could not possibly have earned. He
drew an immense salary and grabbed
in addition enormous commissions upon
foreign business. There is no pretense
that he contributed to the welfare Of
the company in proportion to his profits
therefrom. He is leech sucking the
blood of widows and orphans.
Which is the Americana Which is
the mans