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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-22

THE subscriber HEREBY gives notice that
Il he has been duly appointed Administra-
tor OF the estate Of Edmund L Young late
OF Eden. in tue county of Hancock, de-
ceased. and given bonds the Law direets
All persons having demands sgziust the es-
tate of said deceased are desired 10 present
the same for settlement, and al irdeAles
thereto are requested TO make payment i'm
medi&fely. FRANK %. FoSxxK
March I. 1865.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-22

MY wife, Mary Qrc1tr- having left ny bed
vi aud hoArS. ! asreey give ns<5ee that
shzu pay No bills contracted 81 hsr zfter this
cass- 6 A Q1CUxT-
SedgwiGk. March = 1saa
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. he has been daily appointed admins
a fremont in the county Of Hancock
deceased. and given bonds as the law directs.
All persons having demands against the es-
tate OF said deceased are desired 10 present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm
mediztsly. A Rlxp CorsH
March I. 1864
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-22

TIE annual meeting a she C1z0z River
Il Boom Company. for the sleetsoa Of O.
Ecers A12 the transaction ef ssEeh business a.
zzsy legally cens before sid meeting wiE he
he'd Al the sE1ce Ct " AStcHEae. EzFEeS Il Co.
Of Ellsworth Falls. On Saturday. April !. Al :
o'elock ? ~ {. P SEpcEszx1GE
Ellsworth. March =. 1905 Clerk
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In the matter of
JoHs n. GRAVES Is Ea akvgptey.
Bankrupt,
To the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge Of he Dis
srict conrf OF the United States TO- the Dis
tEict Of Maine.
John n. GRAVES, Of Eden. ia tsa
- eoansy Of Hancock, and safe
Maine. in said district. res pecffally re pFesens
thai on the 9Th day Of April. las pest, Be
OF Congress Relating 10 hankrapscy, hath
has duly SURRENDERED all his property ant
rights OF property, and hAs fully compiled
with all the rec uiremezts Of said Ac-s and q
Wherefore ne prAys thai he nsy Be de-
creed by the eoart 70 have . full discharr
from al debts provxele against his esssa
under said han krEptcy acts, except sceh dsoa
- are excepted by lAw from sach GschsFgs
Dated this isih day Of March. g. & 100.
JoHx ". zAvEA
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-22

A good place to pass away the time is a
pawnbroker's-
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no nas srsspkzz IN CzzieGloezs Park 1
IL demand proxessioz 10 Life ard rroperrE
tron EAe c9z1sy cf Ekncoek the st&s< al
Akize. And tie czis<s ssz.ss az AEsrs<A
kkKr c. Fzxrx A1srzx.
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice thai
Il she has been duly appointed admins
Of Ellsworth. In the county OF Ranoo1k
deceased AnG given bonds as the Law directs
All persons having demands against She eS-
tate q said deceased are desired 70 present
The same for settlement and al Indebted
thereto are requested 10 make payment ina
nedi&tsly. MARY f. MALONE
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice thar
Il ne hiss been duly appointed adnainis-
TRAITOR OF the estate Of Reshen w. smith.
late Of Bncksport. in the county Of Hsnoock,
deceased, and given bonds IS tie Law directs
All persons having demands against the e.
tate Of said deceased are desired "a vrcSen,
tke s&zze for settlement, ans all Indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm
necfAtely- FKEo W. S&rTs-
March :. iae6
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-22

T,HE Subscriber hereby gives notice thas
trstEix Of the estate Of Niles r. KAvanAxh, lase
OF E1ens IN the coanty Of Eancock, de-
ceased. and given AoHds as the law directs
AL persons having demands against the 50
tate Of said deceased are desired 70 presen;
the same tor settlement, and all INDEBTED
thereto Ass requested to make payment trn-
Eaedikse1y. SARAH e Esrs~anW
March :. iae6
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30

Good God! What a week she must
have SPENT"
"The police have watched this Las
car said Inspector Bradstreet, and
l can quite understand that he might
find it difficult to post a letter unob-
served. Probably he handed it to
some sailor customer of his, who for
got all about it for some days.
THAT was it." said Holmes, nOdding
approvingly; II have no doubt of 1t.
But have you never been prosecuted
for begging"
Many times; but what was a fine
to me?"
1T must stop here, however" said
Bradstreet. IF the police are to hush
this thing up, there must be no more
of Hugh Boone.
Il have sworn it by the most sol
emn oaths which man can take"
In that case l think that it is prob
able that no further steps may be ta-
ken. But if you are found again, then
all must come out. / am sure, Mr..
Holmes, that we are very much in
debted to you for having cleared the
matter up. / wish / knew how you
reach your results"
Il reached this one" said my friend,
"by sitting upon five pillows and con-
Watson, that if we drive to Baker
street we shall be just in time FOR
breakfast"
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holiday from my employers, and spent
the time in begging in the city under
my disguise. In ten days | had the
money, and had paid the debt
tWcll, you can imagine how hard
it was to settle down TO arduous work
at e a week, when | knew that /
could earn as much in a day by smear
ing my face with little paint, laying
my cap on the ground, and sitting
still. 1t was q long fight between my
pride and the money. but the dollars
won at last. and ] threw up reporting
and sat day after day in the corner
which | had first chosen, inspiring pity
by my ghastiy face, and filling my
pockets with coppers. Only one man
knew my secret. He was the keeper
of a low den in which | used to lodge
in Swandam Lane, where | could every
morning emerge as a squalid beggar,
and in the evenings transform myself
into a wcll-dressed man about town.
This fellow. Lascar, was well paid
by me for his rooms, so that | knew
that my secret was safe in hisi pos
session.
We'll very soon / found that | was
saving considerable sums of money. /
do not mean that any beggar in the
streets of London could earn 200 a
year-which is less than my average
takings-but | had exceptional advan-
tages in my power Of making up, and
also in facility of repartee, which inn
proved by practice and made me quite
q recognized character in the city All
day a stream of pennies, varied by sill
YER poured in upon me. and it was
a very bad day in which l failed to
take e.
''As I grew richer | grew more am
bilious, took house in the country.
and eventually married, without any
one having suspicion as to my real
occupation. My dear wife knew that
/ had business in the city. She little
know what
Last Monday I had finished for
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submit it to the proper authorities.
The case would then never go into
court at ALL.
God bless you cried the prisoner,
passionately. 81 would have endured
imprisonment aye. even execution
rather than have left my miserable Sc
crct as a family blot to my Children -
you are the first who have ever
/ heard my story. My father was IL
school-master in Chesterfield, where
| received an excellent education.
travelled in my youth. took to the
stage, and finally became Il reporter
on an evening paper in London. One
day my editor wished to have q series
of articles upon begging in the metro
polls, and | volunteered to supply
them. There was the point from
which all my adventures started 1t
was only by trying begging as an anna
teur that / could get the facts upon
which to base my articles. Whon an
actor l had, of course, learned all the
secrets of making up, and had been
famous in the greenrOom for my skill.
/ took advantage now of my attain
mentS. l painted my face, and to make
myself as pitiablC as possible | made
a good scar and fixed one side of my
lip in a. twist by the aid of a small
slip of nesh-colored plaster. Then
with red head of hair, and an APP
propriate dress / took my station i'm
the busiest part Of the city, ostensibly
as a matCh-seller, but really as a
beggar. For seven hours / piled my
trade. and when | returned home in
the evening | found, To my surprise,
that | had received no less than
26s4d.
II wrote my articles, and thought
little more of the matter until some
time later, / backed a bill for a friend, !
and had writ served upon me for
E25. / was at my wits end where |
to get the money. but a sudden idea |
came to me. / begged a fOrtnights |
grace from the creditor asked for a |
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
AN UNUSUAL TRIP
A Private Train Going
Across the Continent.
Prominent North CaroIinians in Hand
someIy Equipped Pul'mans Leave
for Pacific Coast and the Port
land Exposition, August, 3.

On Thursday, August third, the lar
geEt party of North Carolinians to ever
make the trip across the continent to-
gether will leave on the Personally
Conducted Tour via the Seaboard Air
Line. taking the most delightful route
ina ginabe across the continent, pass
ing by the Yellowstone and through
the Grand Canyon, continuing the
journey across the Rockies to Cali
tornia, thence to Portland to visit the
Devils and Clark Exposition.
This trip has been arranged by
Travelling Passenger Agent, Chas. H.
.Gattis of the Seaboard and the par
~ sito be accompanied by Rev. and
Mrs. William Black, of Davidson, n.
c., who have SO successfully managed
previous tours across the continent.
The happy experience of those accom-
panying Mr.. Black on previous trips
is q guarantee of the splendid manage
ment of this.
An especially attractive feature of
this pleasant trip is the fact that the
entire journey will be covered in the
same Pullman cars, making this prac-
tically a private train, and then the
fact that the party is made up of peo-
pie of such prominence adds interest
and promises unusual pleasure. Since
will compose this trip there has been
added number of names of North
Carolinians in Georgia, and these will
join the party en- route.
Rev. Mr.. Black teiegraphed yester-
day to Mr.. Gattis that he had several
other names and the same word was
received from the different passenger
representatives of other lines who are
working in the interests of this un-
usual movement. Special Pullman cars
will start from Raleigh, Wilmington
and Charlotte, all being Joined at
Monroe, N c., to form a part of train
No. 4 as far as Atlanta.
A number of others are expected
to join this party between now and
the third and Mr.. Gattis has made
special arrangements to accommodate
several more than the number expect
ed so as to be able to give every at
tention to those who are in this trip,
and to leave the matter open to deciS-
ion for others up to the very last mo-
ment.
number Of names were received I
by Mr.. Gattis on yesterday and the |
complete list of those who will COM /
pose the party. exclusive of the names
of those who Mr.. Black has not yet I
furnished is as follows:
Mr.. Houston Brown. Prof John +
Douglas, Prof. James Douglas Miss I
Lizzie Hood, of Davidson, n. G.
Miss Catherine o. Copeland, Miss
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Yes, it is all we can do to make
him wash his hands, and his face is
as black as a tinker's. Well, when
have regular prison bath: and
think. if you saw him, you would agree
with me that he needed it,
Il should like to see him very
much
Would you? That is easily done.
Come this way. You can leave your
bag
No, l think that I'll take it,
VERY good. Come this way, if you
please" He led us down a passage,
opened a barred door. passed down a
winding stair, and brought us to a
Whitcwashed corridor with a line of
doors on each side.
THE third on the right is his" said
the inspector. Here it ISL He quiet
ly shot back a panel in the upper part
of the. door and glanced through.
He is asleep said he. You can
see him very we'll"
We both put our eyes to the graf
ing. The prisoner lay with his face
towards us. in very deep sleep,
breathing slowly and heavily He was
a middle-sized man, coarsely clad as
became his calling, with a colored
shirt protruding through the rent in
his tattered coat. He was, as the in
spector had said, extremely dirty, but
the CRIME which covered his face could
not conceal its repulsive ugliness.
broad veal from an old scar ran
right across ii from eye to chin. and
by its contraction had turned up one
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30

/ the day, and was dressing in my room
above the opium den, when | looked
out of my window. and saw, to my
! horror and establishment, that my wife
was standing in the street, with her
! eyes fixed full upon me. | gave a
! cry of surprise, threw up my arms to
cover my face, and, rushing TO my
confidant, the Lascar, entreated him
| to prevent any one from coming up
! to me. / heard her voice downstairs
but / knew that she could not ascend.
Swiftly | threw off my clothes, pulled
on those of a beggar, and put on my
pigments and wig. Even Wifes
eyes could not pierce so complete
disguise. But then it occurred to me
| that there might be search in the
room, and that the clothes might be-
tray me. threw open the window, re-
opening by my violence a small cut
which / had inflicted upon myself in
the bedroom that morning. Then /
seized my coat, which was weighted
by the coppers which | had just trans
ferred TO it from the leather bag in
which | carried my takings. l hurled
it out of the window, and it disappear
ed into the Thamas. The other clothes
would have followed, but at that mo-
ment there was a rush of cOnstables
up the stair, and a few minutes after
| found. rather, l confess, to my re-
lief, that instead of being identified as
Mr.. Neville st. Clair, L was arrested as
his murderer.
81 do not know that there is any
thing else for me to explain. | was
determined to preserve my disguise as
long as possible, and hence my prefer
ence for dirty face. Knowing. that
my wife would be terribly anxious, |
slipped off my ring, and confided it
to the LaScar at Il moment when no
constable was watching me, together
with a hurried scrawl, telling her that
she had no cause to fear"
''That note only reached her yester-
day." said Holmes
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side of the upper lip, so that three
snarl. A shock of very bright red
hair grew low over his eyes and fore
! head
He's a beauty, isn't he?" said the
! inspector.
He certainly needs a wash re-
! marked Holmes. Il had an idea that
| he might, and L took the liberty of
bringing the tools with me" He opened
| the Gladstone bag as he spoke, and
took out to my establishment, a very
| large bath sponge.
| He. hei You are a funny one"
| chuckled the Inspector
Now, if you will have the great
| goodness to open that door very quiet
~, We will soon make him cut a much
| more respectable figure"
We'll. | don't know why not" said
f! the Inspector. He doesn't look a
credit to the Bow Street cells, does
he ?? He slipped his key into the lock,
and we all very quietly entered the
cell. The sleeper half turned and
then settled down once more into a
deep slumber. Holmes stopped to the
Watering. moistened his sponge. and
then rubbed it twice vigorously across
and down the prisoners face
Let me introduce you" he shouted,
ito Mr. Neville St. Clair, of Lee, in
the county of Kent"
Never in my life have / seen such
sight. The mans face peeled off un-
der the sponge like the bark from Il
tree. Gone was the coarse brown
tint. Gone, too, was the horrid scar
which had scanned it across and the
twisted lip which had given the re-
pulsive sneer to the face! y twitch
brought away the tangle red hair, and
there, sitting up in his bed, was a
pale, sad-faced, refined-looking man,
black-haired and smooth skinned, rub
bling his eyes, and staring about him
with sleeepv bewiderment. Then sud
denly realizing the exposure, he broke
into a scream, and threw himself down
with his face to the pillow.
Great heavensi' cried the inspec-
tor, cit is indeed the missing man. |
know him from the Photograph
The prisoner turned with the reck-
less air of a man who abandOns him
self to his destiny. BE it So said
he And pray, what am l charged
WITH"
with making away with Mr. !
Neville st. -- oh, come, you can't
be charged with that, unless they |
make case of attempted suicide of
it said the inspector, with a grin. /
well, / have been tWenty-seVen years /
in the force, but this really takes the |
cake.
IF / am Mr.. Neville st. Clair, then |
1t is obvious that no crime has been
committed. and that, therefore, l am
Illegally detained"
mo crime, but very great error
has been committed" said Holmes.
You would have done better to have
trusted your wife,
1T was not the wife, it was the
children" groaned the prisoner. God
help me, | would not have them
ashamed of their father. My God,
What an exposure! What can l do?"
Sherlock Holmes sat down beside
him on the couch and patted him
kindly on the shoulder.
IF you leave it to a court of law
TO clear the matter up" said he. "of
course you can hardly avoid publicity
On the other hand. if you convince
the police authorities that there is
10 possible case against you, | do not
know that there ie any reason that ;
he details should find their way into
he papers. Inspector Bradstreet I
would | am sure, make notes upon {
lnything which you might tell us, and {
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Vance Copeland, Miss Ellie Copeland
of Alkathia Springs.
Mr.. j. NJ. Rogers, Mr.. Francis
Rogers, of Winston
Miss Mary Shaver, Miss Lizzie
Wharton, of Salisbury.
Miss Maggie Vance, Miss n L. Alex
ander, of Concord
Mr.. Lawrence Holt, Mrs. Lawrence
Holt, of Burlington.
Miss e. Fray, of Fray Va.
Mrs. j. S. Wynne, Mr.. j. S. Wynne
Mr.. b Fl. Montague Mrs. Montague
Miss May Montague, DR.. E. H. Ferre-
bee, of Raleigh
Mr.. y. James Rouse, Mrs. \. James
Rouse and son, Mr.. and Mrs Fields,
Miss Rountree, of Kinston.
Mr.. c. NJ. Brown, of Washington,
n. G.
Rev. w. r. Cullom, of Wake Forest.
Mr.. A. S. McRae. Miss Monte Chris
tian. Miss Elizabeth Ewing, of Mount
Gilead.
Mr.. Walter Sprunt, Mr.. A. P. Adrian
Mr.. E. E. Hall. Wilmington.
Mrs. Love Mrs Hattie Love Trust,
of East Arcadia, n. G.
Mr. NJ. A. Peacock, Rocky Mount
Mr.. j. A. Kennedy, Mrs. j. A. Ken
nedy Greenville, Fla.
Miss Sallie Rigsbee, Durham.
Mr. a. w. Mclean, Mrs. "A. w. Nc
Lean. Mr.. A. e. White, Mrs A. e.
White. of Lumberton.
Miss Daisy McKeithan, Mrs l.. J.
Ingra ham, of Wadesboro
Mr.. w. F. l.. steele, of Rocking
ham,
= Hon. G.. B. Patterson. of Maxton.
Miss Ina McNair, Miss Mary Nc
Nair, Mrs. Matte McEvans, of Lourin-
burg.
Mr.. A. B. Pearsall, of Red Springs.
Mr.. H. w. Gauble and wife, Mrs.
r. j. Sifford, Mr.. Boyd Cornell, Miss
Mary Correll of Charlotte.
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MOTTO

We want every man and women in the
United States interested in the cure of
Opium, Whiskey or other drug habits,
either for themselves or friends, to have
one of DR.. Woolley's books on these dis
eases. Write DR.. B. NJ. w oolley, Atlanta,
Ga. Box 2s7. and one will be sent you free,
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Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes.

Continued from page two.)
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-20
CLASS AND CRONIN
CALL upon MAYOR
CHIEF OF POLICE PUZZLE IS
UNS0LVED
AUBLE TO TAKE CHARGE
Mr.. MoAleer Too Busy to BE Seen
When the Asplrants for w. A.
Hammers Place Appear
at City Hall
AUBLE TO TAKE CHARGE

THE police commission and Mayor
McAleer are absolutely at sea regard
ing the appointment of a chief of DO
lice to succeed w. A. Hammel," de-
clared one Of the foremost politicians
in Los Angeles last night. "Of course
they are considering the candidates. of
the men who are after the position, but
found
"Hammel is a man of such standing
in the community that those in power
are not disposed to appoint a man
whose standing is not so high. 1 be-
lieve that Captain Auble will be or
dered to act as chief for some time to
come, as 1 do not look for a chief to
be appointed in the near future"
Former Chief of Police John Glass
is said to be out for the position again
and yesterday he called upon the
mayor. Clerk McKeag took his card
into the inner sanctum and presently
reappeared to ask, What business?"
Current issues" replied the former
chief. The clerks head disappeared
to reappear in a moment with the in
formation that there was nothing do
ing"
United States Secret Service Man
Jack Cronin, who is also mentioned as
a candidate, also called upon the ma
yor yesterday but Mr., McAleer was
busy"
I'VE have not discussed the appoint
ment of new chief of police seriously
as yet" declared Mayor McAleer yes
terday and refused to say more. The
police commissioners all gave the same
answer, but when closely questioned
one answered has Detective Paul
Flammer a chance? Well, hate to say
it but he has not"
The commissioners appear to dis
cuss John Cline more freely and all
declared him good man, but Cline
says he is not after the job. Accord
ing to the political gossips he could
have it If he wanted 1t but would re-
fuse the office If 1t should be rendered
him.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-20

Vinup's eighth grade decided that there
was need of one. For $4 a month they
agreed to deliver mail to all the resi-
dents of Lookout, and they got the
job.
Besides the jobs they did as class,
the members of the eighth grade man.
aged to earn money individually in
many ways. They sold rags and iron
to local junk dealer, ran errands, and
did sundry chores. All Of the girls
washed dishes, and some of the boys,
according to Miss Vinup, stopped to
this feminine task. The boys are reti-
cent regarding the dish washing.
When the nine with their captain
teacher finally reached Portland they
probably had more fun than any other
crowd that has yet visited the fair.
Grover Walker, important with the
possession of much wealth, deposited
most of it in local bank, and figured
the expenses with such frugallty that
on one occasion the nine had to wait
outside the gates while the treasurer
made the trip to the bank to get the
wherewithal to let them in.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-20

their praises of the cook book, because,
they say, everything in it is practicable.
You will not find Lookout on most
maps, for the place is a mere handful
of houses grouped about a shinge mill,
and there is no railroad for twelve
miles in any direction. Most Of the
people who live in Lookout work in
the shingle mill, and to the children of
Miss Vinup's eighth grade a dollar
looks as big as a cart wheel. When
the project of going to Portland on
money earned by themselves was first
conceived, the scarcity of ready money
about Lookout made the outlook dis
couraging. Indeed, until the play and
the cook book added to the revenue the
thing looked impossible. But the chill
dren set to work to gather in the small
amounts.
Shortly after the eighth grade in the
little country school had voted unani-
mously that the trip to the exposition
must be taken. and adopted as its
motto Portland or bust" there was a
vacancy in the position of janitor for
the schoolhouse. The post paid S. a
month, and the five girls in the eighth
class at once applied for it, and got
the job. The girls worked at cleaning
up the building after school hours, and
Lookout people say that the place
never looked so neat as after the girls
took hold.
A little later, the boys conceived the
idea of keeping the building supplied
with firewood, and they took the con-
tract for saving and splitting all neces-
sary fuel This work added $6.25 to the
fund. There is no mail delivery system
at Lookout, and the children of Miss