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DEATH OF ST. CLAIR TORRANCE.
Only Son of MIR. and Mrs. ID. X Tor
rance Dies Suddenly From
breaking OF AhsceSs.

st. Clair Torrance. the 12-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs ID. X. Torrance
died at the family residence on GU
ray avenue. yesterday afternoon at
about four thirty o'clock. The i'm
mediate cause of his death was the
hurting of an abscess which had form
ed on the liver.
The boy was taken sick on Sunday.
but nothing serious was thought of
his illness and the sudden death was
a great shock to the family. He was
the only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Tor
rance and his sudden and untime-
" death was severe shock to them,
The deceased was a bright young boy
and much beloved by his parents and
his friends. The family has the very
deepest sympathy of their many
friends in this city over their great
loss
The funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon at ESQ O'Clock from
the Methodist church. Rev d. d.
FORSYTH of the Methodist church will
have charge of the last services for
the dead.
From ten to one O'Clock opportun-
ity will be given his playmates and
school fellows to view the body.
Undertaken Bannister has charge
of the remains.
The daily sentinel., 1906-05-31
RECLAMATION SERVICE
MAKES 4 RULING.

Naily reservoir projects in the San
LUIS valley viii be interfered with
anu "VV,VU0 acres of arid land which
private capital is working on In re-
Nialll, VIII continue unDroductiye ~
tne 'hlled States Reclamation serv-
zee insists on constructing the pro-
posed Ensle reservoir on the Rim
Hrahde river in New Mexico as large
as now planned. '''' 81
Frank c, Cloudy and others inter
ested ia irrigation matters in the San
LUIS valley say that under a ruling
OF the reclamation department Colo
rhdo projects which originated s,ib-
sequent 10 March l. 1909 cannot be
carried out in the San Luis valley and
several companies must abandon their
plans unless Uncle Sam can be made
TO investigate the matter fully and or
der the construction of a smaller
reservoir in New Mexico than the one
proposed.
some OF the projects which will be
affected are the Toltec reservoir. with
a capacity of 10000 acre feet. Elk
Creek reservoir, 10000 feet: Magote
reservoir. $4,000 acre feet: Alamosa
reservoir $1,000 acre feet: Farmers
union reservoir. $4,000 acre feet and
hall dozen more projects.
II the government reservoir pro-
posed at Engle. \. NJ" saws Mr..
Goudy can be limited to the con-
struetion of a reservoir with a suf-
hcient capacity 10 supply the short
age OF water claimed to be suffered by
the people Of the Rio Grande river
IN Old Mexico. there will undoubted-
ly be ample water during the flood
seasons OF each year to accommodate
all the reservoirs proposed for con
struction by private enterprises in
Colorado and New Mexico. If the
government persists in constructing
a reservoir which IL. is estimated will
cost S7OOO,000 with a capacity of
not only to supply the lands of Old
Mexico, but also reclaim some zoo
VuO to 500, 900 acres of land in New
Mexico and Texas. private enterprise
Will be crippled and in many instanc-
es entirely prohibited from expending
money to reclaim lands in Colorado
and New Mexico
I'VE are more entitled in the San
Luis valley to the benefits of the L.
S. reclamation fund than are the peo-
pie of the state of Texas, for the rea-
son that Texas has not turned a single
dollar into the reclamation fund,
whereas Colorado and particularly
the San Luis valley. has turned iii
to such, drought the settlers on the
public lands. large amounts OF money
that are now being used by the rec
lamation service.
why the reclamation service pro-
poses to construct the Engle reser-
yoir to capacity which Will in all
probability interfere with private en-
terprise drawing the necessary sup
ply for storage in its reservoirs. or
to a capacity larger than sufficient to
supply the claimants in Old MeNl-
co. cannot understand. Denver
Post
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Mayor Osborn of Fruita spent yes
ierday in Grand Junction.
Mrs. Peterson of Grand avenue who
has been seriously i'll with hear
trouble is much. better.
Mrs. David Strain of this city left
Yesterday for the bedside of her
daughter who is seriously i'll in Kan
sas.
G. W Myers. of Grand Junction is
In Leadvllle looking after the inter
ests of the international Correspond
ence schools.
Miss Avis Munson left last night
in company with Miss Edith Turner
for Ainsworth, Nebraska where she
win visit her grand parents.
Mr. James Irwin. route agent for
the Globe Express company, has been
in the Grand Junction territory for
the past few days looking after the
company's interests here.
Purity" bread. cakes, rolls and
Purity goods of all kinds at this
bakery is uneXcelled by anything bak-
ed in this city. nor even compared to
the Purity" product-Wa dsworths.
Master Harry Burnett. son of the
well known hotel man Of this city
eNpects soon to leave for the Una
weep canon where he will join the
surveying party for the new South
western railroad on a visit
Night Police Ohieer O'Neil found a
lady's leather hand bag last even
ing near the rear door of the Smith
drug store. The bag was entirely
empty and bearing no name or initial
but was quite pretty article. He
left it with the fire department.
A party Of young people from
Grand Junction enjoyed n delightful
day yesterday in a shady little picnic
grove on the Gunnison river about
two miles from town. In the party
were Mrs. Hope Taylor. Mrs. Leslie
Wilbur, Miss Pearl Merriam, the Mis-
ses Watkins and r. l.. Magill, Hi.
Chandler, DR.. c. Il. Taylor, Fred
Grove.
Miss Ethel Belden daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. p. II. Belden of Fruita, who
has many friends in this city. left to-
day for Chicago where she will spend
the summer at the home of her sister
Mrs. L. n. Layton. Miss Belden will
stop on her way east for short Wis
its in Denver and Omaha and during
her summer in Chicago will pursue
course of study In music.
IL. w. Ballard. right of way and
townsite agent for the new South
western railway who has been visit
ing In Grand Junction for several
days purchasing supplies for the
camp left for Whitewater this morn
ing where he was Joined by Mr.. ID.
c. Willoughby The two gentlemen
went to the surveying camp now
situated about fifteen miles up in
the Unaweep canon.
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J. l.. Oliver and son of Paiisade
were visitors in Grand Junction yes
terday.
Mrs, NJ. Bowen. OF Pueblo stopped
in Grand junction yesterday to Wis
it friends
Mr.. Ben s. Sheen and wife of Del
ia clme TO Grand Junction yesterday
for few DAY visit.
Mrs. a. c. Foster Of Gunnison ave
nue. left today to spend the summer
with relatives in Iowa
Frank :. Ross and Wife Of Silver
ton came to Grand Junction yester-
DAY for Il few days visit
Thomas McGrath, well known
Rio Grande Western engineer from
Helper is in the city today.
MI. Chris Hoppel assessor OF Gar
Leid county well known in this city
spent yesterday visiting friends here.
Junction Lodge No. 124 knights
of Pythias put on work in the first
degree last evening and held the
semi-annual election of officers which
resulted in electing the following of
ticers; Chancellor Commander. j.
Guy Baily; Vice Chancellor Comman-
der, Sam Smith; Prelate h. l.. Ma
gill; Inside Guard, a. W. RAIDER; Out
side Guard Vern Lee and trustee w
G. Wilson.
Miss Myrtle Garretson was pleas
antly surprised yesterday afternoon
at the home of her aunt, Mrs Rob
ert Atkinson of Chipeta avenue where
a host of her friends gathered to
celebrate the occasion of her sixteen
tn birthday. Miss Garretson was
made extremely happy by the receiv-
ing OF a host of presents and the
friends enjoyed delightful after
noon.
Harry Ward. of Wards White Min
strels was in the city yesterday and
desires this paper TO state that his
company has not dlsbanded or was
not on its last legs as certain I'M
reliable publication had stated a few
days ago. Mr.. Wards company was
to have appeared in this city and he
had a contract with the management
of the Auditorium, at least he had n
contract signed by one who is was
supposed had such authority to sign
for an appearance. When his agent
arrived in this city the manager OF
the Auditorium refused TO consider
the contract valid. That was the rea-
son that caused the story that his
company was ION its last legs" Mr..
Wards company was booked over
what is known as the Pelton circuit
and under the circumstances he is
now compelled to lose a night and
proceed to Glenwood Springs, which
his company did this morning. Mr.
Ward is an old time Journalist and
knows all the old timers of the date
of Gene Field, Bill Nye and Herman
Rothiker, and he is n most pleasant
conversationalist.
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Tho name is purity" and the
uroduct is as pure as the name
Wadsworths.
We now have few choice five and
fen acre tracts in the Grand june
lion school district that we can sell
nj $3.50 per acre, one-fourth cash ana
reliance in one. two and three years.
Tbe Rich-Hutchinson Realty com
pany. .ht. o,+,. n
for,ner solicitor sa lesman for Sing
AZ. sewing machine company. charged
S,,itb having embezzled SEQ in money
ha1onging to that company will be
,,t,.en hearing before Judge sweeney
tomorrow morning. -.
,,orchant OF Glenwood Springs, anu
who formerly was engaged IN pusi-
ness in this city, was an ARRIVAL III
the city last night. MT. Napier Is
brother-ln-law of Mrs. torrance anu
comes to give comfort and sympatny
nver The sudden and untimely death
Of his young nephew, ST. CIalf loI-
In a splendidly executed pen draw
ing on a postal card, Whlpple Ohes-
,aT the brilliant young cartoonist'
ysbo Is managing the hotel at Dragon
for his father, f. p Chester, informs
no sentinel that he has odd GLORY
en,ting from the highest mountain
ION U, surrounding Dragon. The sketch
~ we'll as all the work Mr.. chester
dos is executed in splendid style
and reflects upon the young man
rising young artist.
The daily sentinel., 1906-05-31
THE ACCoMPLICEs ARE
HAVING THEIR HEARING.

Aubrey jackson and Bernard Shaw
who were brought to Grand June
ton from Glenwood Springs yester-
day charged with asaulting and rob
bing b. W. Cluen last Friday night
We're given preliminary hearing this
morning before Judge sweeney In At
torney Coles Office and bound over to
the district court. The two boys
are unusually pleasant looking fell
lows and look rather out of place in
their present surroundings. One of
the two young men. giving his name
as Aubrey Jaskson was sworn in at
the hearing this morning and was
asked several questions by the prose-
cutting attorney which he answered
but finally said that he did not want
to answer any more Quentions until
he had had an opportunity to con-
suit a lawyer.
He did say however that he was 10
years of age, and that his home is in
valparaiso, Indiana. where his father
j. A. jackson is building contrac-
tor.
He said that his mother had been
dead for about three years and that
he had been in this part of the eoun-
try ever since last September. At
this point in the examination he re-
fused to answer any more questions
and his companion Shaw declined to
be sworn the hearing was dismissed
The daily sentinel., 1906-05-31
ELKS' REUNION BALL.
Gay Time at Auditorium-Large
Crowd Present and Most De-
llghtfnl Evening Spent.

The benefit dance by the Reun-
ion club of the Elk's last night at
the Auditorium was a pronounced
success. The committee had labored
very hard to make the affair sue
cess and they were more than pleas
ed with the result of their efforts.
The crowd was not the largest that
has gathered in the hall. but 1t was
one of the most eongenial ones. The
dancing continued until the early
hours OF the morning and every per-
son present seemingly had delight
ful time.
The music was charming and the
ruests Of the Reunion club pronoune-
ed the event one of the most enjoy
able that they had participated In FOR
a long time. 800,
The committee having the anair In
charge were Charles Kerstetter, Ed
Deafch. f. W. Bruner. J. X. Austin
and Arthur Wadsworth.
The ladies' of ST. Matthews Guild
furnished the refreshemnts and OF
course these were irreproachable IN
their character and the manner IN
which they were served.
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See Our Bargains!


fNe-room house with lawn and
stable, a nice home on White St,
at S1,650.
seYen-room modern house on n. 9th
street., 2 lots, nice shade and lawn
beautiful home at $4,000.
TWO lots on Bedford with Groom
mouse Can be sold for n small
payment down and $3.50 per
month. Price $4,000
zen acres of raw land 4 miles north
east from town, all cleared off, in
me shape. price $1,000.
leh acres, on Orchard Mesa. all set
10 truit and acres in bearing,
price $4,000.
we have some money to loan at
per cent on good real estate secur-
n.y.. We want to see you in regard to
mat insurance.
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EAST RIIEnILI..
Juiy2

Ross Greene returned from Black Island
Friday.
Homer Long has returned from Hard
wick, Vt.
5. Watson Cousins came home i'll from
Redstone. \. IA. Friday.
There will be an iec-cream social at A.
o. u. w. hall Tuesday evening.
The schooner Louisa Francis arrived
last week with freight for the grange
store.
Miss Cora Marks has gone TO Seal har-
Dor, = here she is employed at the Jordan
Pond house.
Mrs, Evelyn Hutchings and daughter
Dora visited Mrs. Hatchings' sister, Mrs.
H. X. Mitham, OF snrry, last week.
sliss Alice Candage IS home from Provi-
denee, Il. l., fora visit with her parents,
L. l. Candage and wife.
Harry Doiber, wife and daughter. Of
Walfham, Mass, arrived Saturday for a
visit with Mrs. Dolber's mother, Mrs.
Nora Wight.
Hartley Tufts, Miss Christie Tufts, Fred
Williamson and family, OF walsham,
Mass, arrived Saturday for visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. George Z. Carter, Mrs. A. Z. Long
and Mrs. Nellie Ridlon attended the dis
trict convention of RcbekAh lodges In
Biuehili, June d.
Mr. Guptiil and little son, OF West Ellis
worth, and Miss Emily Morgan, Of East
sarry, were the guests OF George h..
Hardy and wife Sunday.
The many friends OF Hollis Smith were
saiGenea to hear of his death al his home
in South Starry Saturday. MIR. Smith
taught tn spring tern Of grammar school
here.
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SORRENTO.

William Z. Whiting, Of Ellsworth, wss
in town Monday on business.
William Sinclair, wife and family re-
turned to their home in sargentyille last
week.
Capt. John f. Kane is sailing the motor
boat Alexandra for the Erving family this
season.
Albert Robertson went to Calais Mon
day 10 work for the New England Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co.
Capt. John Andrews and NJ. Wiilett left
here Friday with the yacht Seulpin for
Bar Haroor, where the owner, Clifford
Cochran, of New York, has cottage this
season.
Among the recent arrivals in town
among the cottage people are Chief Jus
tiee Fuller, of Washington; Thomas Erv-
ing, of New York; Mrs. James Prentice,
of New York, at the Spruce cottage; DIR.
Proctor, of Boston, at the Wilbur cottage.
Several more are expected this week
The ruins of the Hotel Sorrento are a
sad sight TO the people of this town, and
the result of the fire to the town as sum
mer resort cannot be told at this time.
Mr.. Curtis personal loss OF diamonds,
clothing, etc, was about q, 500, and sew
eral of the employees lost all they had
Mr.. Curtis viii stay in town few weeks,
and have some work done on the Cook
cottage, getting il ready for another sea-
son. The ice has been purchased by the
cottage Da0f,Ie and business men of the
town. who formed a company for that
purpose. AS most OF the electric lights
were used in the hotel il is not expected
now that the electric light plant will be
run this season.
July 2 IT
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WEST SULLIVAN.

Willie Hsvey arrived home Thursday
from a business trip to New York and
Washington, d. C.
Mrs. Violet Tracy and son Warren, OF
Boston, are spending few weeks at the
home of Warren's grandfather, George
Tracy.
At regular meeting Of NJ. l.. Stevens
lodge, No. no, K. of p, Tuesday evening,
June Is, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: C. C., Adel-
bert W. Gordon; V. c., Sidney Havey;
prelate, Forrest Haskell; master of work,
A. Doran; master of finance, F. A. Leigh
ton; master of exehequer, II. Webb; K. of
r. and s., J. s. Doyle; master at arms, B.
K. joy; inside guard, Pearl Trip; outside
guard, Peter Milne.
June 80. G.
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NORTH pENoBscor.

Work on the highway under the super
vision OF George Leeeh has been done
here.
Mrs. Blanche Kittredge and husband
arrived at her did home Sunday from their
wedding trip to New York.
Quite number OF members of Highland
grange attended Hancock Pomona satur-
day, and report a good time.
Herbert w. Leach and wife, OF Brock
ton, came Sunday to spend few days with
relatives here and in Bluehili and Castine.
The first automobile passed through
here Saturday, but when ii touched Penob-
scot roads ii suddenly dropped to three
minute speed.
The ladies' aid society is planning some
thing for the Fourth here. Athletic
games, good dinner, rounded off with a
patriotic entertainment, may be looked
for.
Patches of plowed land here and there
will lie faliow this season. Gentle show
ers would fall now like a benediction.
There are several abandoned farms here
that would furnish Ravens OF rest for the
oyer-heated and over-worked denizens OF
the cities.
The fine blooded mare Daisy, owned by
George L. Leach, has nice foal, and being
the nrst In this vicinity since the great
colt period when almost every farmer
owned from three to four times as many
hnr2fG al he, t.l
dering where he could sell one, this little
embryo horse attracts considerable atten-
ton. Most of the horses are getting old
ana the people do not take kindly to
automobiles, and the problem of future
transportation begins to look hazy.
July2 ~
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necticut in a few days to spend several
weeks with her mother, Mrs. j. Fl. West.
Miss Marion Bartlett, of Eastbrook,
spent few days last week with her
auri., Mrs. Nettie Dyer.
Mrs. c. e. Dwelley and daughter Evelyn
returned last week from visit with old
home friends at Penobscot.
The heirs here of the late William
French, OF orono, met in business session
at the hotel Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. E. E. Pickett and son Harvey have
spent week at Harrington with Mr..
Pickett who is employed at the station.
Miss Leila Gordon returned Monday
from visit at Brownville, accompanied
by her young friend. Miss Margaret Jones,
for weeks vacation.
Mrs Harry Wooster went TO Bar Hsrbor
for the summer last week where Mr..
Wooster is employed. Miss Mildred Woos-
ter is recovering from a severe attack of
quinsy sore throat.
Mrs. Mary Perry, of Caribou, joins her
daughter, Miss Cassilena, who is q college
student at waterville, and together they
will come to the old home here Tuesday
for season OF change and rest.
At this writing report comes of the sad
and sudden death Of our townsman, Ed
ward K. Brsgdon, at East Sullivan, whittier
he, accompanied by his wife, had gone to
attend the Smith reunion. Also another
event as unexpected, rs the reported illness
from a shock OF our respected towns
woman, Mrs. Elvira Clark, at her home on
Water street.
June 30. Il.
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ATLANTIC.

All are sorry to hear thar Capt, William
Barns is so poorly.
There is talk of having dinner at Sea-
size hall the Fourth OF July.
There was band concert at Seaside hall
Friday evening for the benefit of the band.
Thsy took about s23.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone and Miss Stone, OF
New York, came last Friday afternoon to
spsnd the summer in l.. V. Joyce's cottage,
Mrs. Blanche Bosworth Joyce, who has
taught the grammar school here for sew
eral terms, left Friday for her former
home in North Arson to spend the sum
mer with her mother.
Mrs. Annie Staples, her daughter, Mrs.
Sears, and granddaughter, Winifred
Sears, and Mrs. Staples son, Forest Staples,
all from Cambridge, Mass, arrived Friday
10 spend few weeks with relatives here.
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BARTLETTs ISLAND.
Inns season
June 30.
UNE FEMME.

Mrs. X. E. Bartlett, has returned from
Ellsworth.
Willard Bartlett came home from Bar
Harbor Saturday night aud returned Sun
day.
Gsorgc Bartlett went to Camden last
week to attend the funeral of his cousin,
Adelbert Salisbury.
G. d. Ataerton, of Southwest Harbory
will play for the dance to be held here the
night of the Fourth.
Fred Hannsford and wife, OF Roxbury,
Mass, arrived Sunday and are boarding
with Mrs. Olive Bartlett.
Much sympathy is felt by friends here
for the family of Adelbert Salisbury, who
died in Camden lass week. He was once a
resident of this place, but few years ago
moved to Brooklin, and from there to
Camden, where he had been night watch
man in the mills for several years.
July 2. L.
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iuh MEXICAN has s.-oS5rtbefs al fo1
OF tn post Offices in Hancock county.
AM ather papers in the County com
Ma a NOT reach so many. THE AMERI-
IAN 4ot the only paper printed 20
AGnco { county. and has aeger claimed to
D., ,,s5 is the onip papsr that con prop
srty Be called COUNTY paper; all the
rest es merely local papers The circutn-
VI 81 THE AMERICAN barring the Bar
I. srb65 Records summer list, is larger
SAr sat Of all the other papers printed
ss ifaaeock county.
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COUNTY NEW ).
pEER sLE.


DR.. A. e. Small, OF winter Harbor, was
on a short visit to his many friends in
town last week.
Capt. John Marshall, OF the yacht Rosa
lie. came from New Hlven TO spend the
Fourth with his family.
John Davis died at his home Saturday
morning after a short Illness. He was
about lightweight years of age.
Efforts are being made TO get another
mail by train arriving at Rockiand s.5s p.
nj. and by steamer Pemaquid TO Rockiand.
Miss Merle Small Is on two-wceks'
visit to Boston, the guest Of her aunt,
Mrs. W L. Staples, on schooner $. @.
Haskell
Schooner Commerce, which brought
lumber for Mrs. Lydia Greone's new
house. ran on the hedges at the mouth of
the hsrbor as she was going out, and is
now high and dry.
Benjamin C. Gray, one OF our old-timc
sea captains, died June q, at the age OF
seventy-seyen years. His genial face Will
be greatly missed, as be was a most agrees
able neighbor, and exemplary In his home
life. lie il the first 10 die cut OF family
of 1--WE brothers, of whom he was the eld-
est. lie is survived by widow and Ave
children Capts. Walter p. and Arthur II.
Gray, Mrs. Fred Greenlaw, OF Deer Isle.
Mrs. Nellie Robbins, OF scdgwiek, and
Mrs. Peter keefe, OF ssarcbiight Nevada.
Thursday evening reception was given
10 the new pastor, Rev. Mr. Boswor,h, and
his family, st the chapel. Nearly every sec
sion OF the town was represented and the
people showed By their enthusiasm that
they intend 10 be firm support TO the
pastor. After many people had been intro
duced, dainty refreshments were served, and
some fine selections Of music given. The
evening passed pleasantly. The handsome
new chapel was BEAUTIFULLY decorated. The
pastor and wife could bat feel that they
had already made warm place in the
heart of the people.
July .. REX.