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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
PROSPECT HARBOR.

Senator L. B. Deasy was in town over
Sunday.
/. S. Ray returned home Friday, after an
absence of several weeks.
Roy Newman has been confined to the
house by illness several days.
Herbert Huckins and wife, of Milbridge,
were guests at E. A. Overs over Sunday
Il. w. Bridges, who is spending the win
ter in Steuben, was guest at l.. P. Coles
Mondty.
E. F. Ray, who is in the employ of Will
liam Hutchings, of Gouldsboro, spent
Sunday with his family.
John Gerrish and wife and Miss Bernice
Farrar, of Winter Harbor, were guests of
Mrs. Robert Corbett Sunday.
Miss Macomber, pastor of the Methodist
church, has been holding series of inter-
esting meetings during the week.
Schoodic lodge, K. of P, had its in
stallation of officers Saturday night. j.
B. Havey, of North Sullivan, was INSTALL
ing officer. The following are the officers:
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COUNTY NEWS.
For aad..so~a, oo~~sy H..s. see osAsv pag..
WEST SULLIVAN.

Miss Josephine Urann, Of East Sullivan,
is visiting Mrs. George w. Pettingill.
Mrs. Minta Blaisdell and daughter
Mona are with Mrs. A. r. Havey this
winter.
Hugh Havey is in Ellsworth employed
at the Ellsworth Foundry and Machine
Works.
Curtis Moon was called to Ellsworth
Friday as witness in the Braman-
Cleaves case.
The Granite Dealers association is
loading schooner Samuel B. Hubbard with
granite for Washington.
The schools closed Friday after a very
successful term. The Misses Davis have
returned to their home in Cherryfield.
With the mercury out of sight and a
four masted vessel in port, surely we
have been stirred from our lethargy the
past week. Friday morning the Their
mometers in town registered from % to Is
below zero. Friday afternoon the four
master Frances Hyde came through the
falls in tow OF tug Philips Eaton, and
according to all records is the first 'sfour-
sticker" that has ever performed the feat.
She is unloading machinery, railroad iron
and other apparatus for the Benvenue
Granite Co.
Two hearings which are OF interest to
people of this and surrounding towns
will take place at Augusta this week. At
p. m. Wednesday before committee of
railroads and expresses, there will be
hearing on the act to incorporate the Sui
Ivan & Winter Harbor Railroad Co. At
p. m. Thursday before the committee on
ways and bridges, there will be hear
ing ON the act to incorporate the Hancock
Sullivan Bridge Co. Rep. Havey, of this
town, presented bill adding to the school
law relating to the purchase of free text
books the following provision: provided,
however, that towns shall furnish at cost
to all pupils OF the public schools text
books required to be used in such schools,
and provided also that towns shall furnish
such text books free of cost to such pupils
as the superintendent of schools shall in
his discretion direct"
Jan. p. Vox PoPULI.
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MARLBORO,
Jan. q.

Mrs. Edward Treadwell fell across the
doorstep few days ago and hurt herself
badly.
Howard Hodgkins, of South Hancock.
was here last week hauling wood for his
father, Nahum Hodgkins.
Albert Hodgkins, of Bar Harbor, spent
a few days last week with his parents,
Ransom Hodgkins and wife.
Robert Carter and wife, who have been
visiting at David Mosley's, returned to
their home at Bayside Saturday.
John Wright, wife and baby came from
Bangor last Thursday to visit Mrs.
Wright's parents, Tyler Hodgkins and
wife. They returned to Bangor Saturday.
Joseph Mcintyre came home from Hop
kinton, Mass, few days ago. He was
confined to the house there about ten
weeks before he came home, with lame
ness and an abscess on his foot.
Jan. q. ARE
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NORTH BLUEHILL.

Quite a number from here attended the
funeral of Mrs. Lizzie Leach at Penobscot
Sunday.
Levi Franks and wife, of South Brooks
vile, are spending few days with Fl. 5.
Dunbar and family.
A birthday party was held at Edwin
Leach's Jan. u in honor OF his son Twins
twenty-first birthday. Refreshments were
served and pleasant evening was spent.
Mrs. D. P. Dunbar was very much sur
prised Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, when
goodly number of friends and neighbors
met at her home to celebrate her seventy
eighth birthday. A fine willow rocker
was presented by the members of the
grange, and dozen pinks were sent from
Waterville. A poem was composed and
read by Thomas Grieve.
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WEST BROOKLYN.

w. W. Lufkin and son Maurice are
visiting at Mrs. D. A. Bridges.
Mrs. Fred Page, OF North Sedgwick,
visited friends in town last week.
Herman Olsen, who has been employed
on steamer Frank Jones, has arrived
home.
Harry Mcfarland, E. P. Bridges and
Eugene Friend have gone to Sargentville
to work.
Mrs. Guy Carter came home from Ban
gor Tuesday, where she had been for
medical treatment.
Miss Eva Herrick, who has been visit
ing her grandmother, has returned to her
home in BROOKLYN.
Mrs. Frank Johnston, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. c. D. Carter, is
visiting relatives in Sedgwick.
Jan. 81. B.
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DEER ISLE.

Quite number in town have the grip.
Capt. Nathan Lowe had q paralytic
shock this week.
Miss Flo Colley, of Boston, is the guest
of Judge Spofford.
Efforts are being made to organize an
Eastern Star lodge.
Elmer Greenlaw and family, OF Stoning-
ton, visited friends in town over Sunday.
Pine Tree chapter Will give an entertain
ment to the ladies some time in February.
Mrs. Emeline Thompson, who has been
seriously ill with the grip, is somewhat
improved.
The Stonington Dramatic Co. presented
the drama ''Wedding Bells" to fair-sized
audience Tuesdey evening.
The basket ball game Friday between
the "Deer Isles and high school, resulted
in % to II in favor of Deer Isle.
The ladies' aid society gave baked
bean supper Wednesday evening. 1t was
poorly attended on account of the storm.
The horse race on the lily pondlSaturday
drew large crowd. There twas quite a
large number of entries and some exciting
contests.
Jan. 81. REX.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
NORTH BROOKSvILLE.

Curtis Durgain, who recently moved to
Bangor, was in town last week.
A. A. Goodell, owner of the steam mill
here, has arrived with a crew of choppers.
Harry Saunders last week lost lone of
his work horses which gJt' hung in the
stable.
James Staples, who has been on a coal
barge the past year, is visiting his parents,
j. E. Staples and wife.
A number of ladies met with Mrs. David
R. Black and organized LADIES' aid So
ciety, with the following officers: Mrs.
Charles Nichols, president; Mrs. William
N. Perkins, treasurer; Mrs. Harry j..
Green, secretary.
JAN 2t c.
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SOUTH BROWNSVILLE.

Several from here are working for the
Brooksville Lumber Co.
Mrs. V. s. Haskell is with Mrs. Irwin
Condor, who is quite ill.
Jay Roper, who has been to New York
in the Menewa, is at home.
Orlando Howard and Miss Addie Bates
were up from Cape Rozier Sunday.
Mrs. A. W. Gray, who broke her arm
last week, is slowly improving.
Capt. Orvis NJ. Gray has purchased an
interest in the Chatto store, where he is
clerking.
DIR. Eugene Tapley, OF Belfast, was in
town Monday to see Fred Tapley, who was
badly injured by the crushing of his
wagon wheel on the ice last week.
Jan. 10. T..
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EAST LAMOINE.

Mrs. Sherman Douglass has returned
from Franklin and will stay with her
father this winter.
Capt. S. Y. DesIsles and wife left Tues.
day for Chicago, where they will visit
their son Leonard for two months or
more.
Miss Mamie DesIsles, a trained nurse,
who is employed in Providence, Il. L., re-
turned to her duties there Tuesday, after
spending few weeks with her parents, E.
g. DesIsles and wife.
Miss Helen Bennett, ten years of age,
deserves special mention for her punctual
attendance curing the school year just
closed, having been neither absent nor
tardy during the twenty-eight weeks.
She is entitled to more than ordinary
credit from the fact that she lives at quite
a distance from the schoolhouse. Arthur
Ashmore and andrew Young were no.
absent during the winter term,
Jan. q. H.
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BIRCH HARBOR.

b. F. Cowperthwaite lost valuable
horse Friday.
Thursday was the coolest day ever
recorded in this vicinity-1S below zero.
n. Stevens and NJ. II. Winslow COM
pleted the filling of their ice house last
week.
Henry Handy, OF Marblehead, Mass,
visited his brother Corydon and family
Sunday.
William Gnptill, wife and son, OF
Winter Harbor, spent Sunday with rela-
tives here.
Capt. w. F. Davis, who went to Stock
ton Springs to bring home the schooner
Grace Stevens, recently bought by parties
in town, arrived Tuesday.
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NORTH BROOKLYN.

Some of the young ladies here contem-
plate presenting drama during the win
ter.
Thursday morning, "a to 81 degrees be-
low zero! All records have been broken
in this vicinity
School in this precinct is progressing
well under the able instruction of Miss
Gertrude Coggins, of Hancock
Charles Sherman and wife went away
Monday to spend the remainder of the
winter in Massachusetts and New York.
Mrs. Kate Giles, who had an attack of
rheumatic fever and was recovering, suf-
fered relapse but is better at present.
Mrs. Sharkey, of Boston, is having
plans for a cottage to be built on land
purchased of D. Merrill Means some time
ago.
The schooner Annie F. Kimhall. of
Northeast Harbor, arrived from Portland
Tuesday and landed freight for Fred L.
Cole.
George Pervear last week fell from a
load Of hay and was so severely shaken
up that be will not be able to do anything
for some time.
Mrs. Hattie Freethey, wife OF Capt.
Ellis E. Freethey, died last Monday after
a brief illness. The funeral services were
held at the house Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. Mr.. Bailey, of Brookiin, officiating.
All of the children. who were away at the
time-two daughters, Clara and Hattie,
and two sons, Sterling and Charles
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COUNTY NEWS.
SEAL COVE.


Mrs. Mildred Carver has returned to
Bar Harbor.
Irving Ashley is driving the mail team
for W. j. Harper.
l.. A, Penney, of Bangor. was guest at
Lily Lake house recently.
Harlan Murphy, who has been very i'll
With an abscess in the throat, is improv-
ing.
Miss Marie Sawyer, OF Southwest Har-
Dor, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. C.
ii. Sawyer.
Miss Marian Sawyer, who has been vis-
iting here, returned home to Southwest
Iarbor last week.
Willard Norwood and Miss Annie Nor
wood went to Brewer Saturday to visit
their sister, Mrs. Henry Burrill.
Thomas Norwood. steward of schooner
Hattie Fl. Barbour, is home for the winter
after an absence o. ten months.
George Robbins and wife spent last
week at Opechee, visiting Mr.. Robbins
parents, Capt. C. II. Robbins and wife.
Special services held at the hall for the
past three weeks are closed. At one time
the pastor, Rev. H. l.. Skillin, was assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Harris, OF Northeast Harbor.
Mr. Harris is fine singer, a clear and
forceful speaker. All hope to hear him
again.
Jan. 81. N.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
CENTER.

George Alley was in town last week
calling on friends.
A most profitable term of school is being
taught by Vina Ray, of Bartlett's Island.
Mrs. Il. x. ODER has been ill, but is bet
Ter now. DIR. Neal is the attending
physician.
Mrs. osmond Emery, who has been
spending few days at the old home, the
guest of her brother, Albert Harper. has
returned to her home at Bar Harbor.
Mrs. Il. b. higgins came Sunday from
southwest Harbor, where she has beer
helping care for her mother, Mrs. H. p,
Robbins, who is very i'll with pneumonia
but is gaining slowly.
Jan. q. u
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
Mt. DESERT FERRY.

Mrs. Bessie Tufts isgvisiting her sister,
Mrs. Lettie Hopkins, in Trenton.
Jack Keef, an aged and respected citi-
zen, died Saturday noon.
George Hopkins and wife and Mrs.
Douglass, of Trenton, visited relatives
here Sunday.
last week to care for her sister, Mrs. Annie
Spratt, who is ill.
Word has been received here OF the
birth of ten pound boy to Smith Carter
Mrs. Carter was formerly Miss Florence
Colby.
Ian 81 C.
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ATLANTIC.

Herbert Joyce and wife spent last Satur-
day in Rockiand.
Merton Staples, who has been building
a little boat, has finished her and is talk
ing of building another.
L. V. Joyce and wife entertained one
evening last week. Among the guests
were Alfred Staples and wife, Mrs. A. II.
Staples and Miss Goldie F. Staples. A
pleasant evening was spent in games and
storytelling.
Jan 10. s.
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EAST BLUEHILL.

Mrs. Charles Miller is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. J. Grindle.
Capt. r. B. Long and wife returned from
Burlington, Mass, Saturday.
P. S. Parker and wife, of Bluehill, were
guests of c. w. Marks and wife Friday.
Cards were received Wednesday an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Mabel
Ralph B. Long, of this place.
Jan. 81. R.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
!. AxER1cAN has s.ssoribers al 1os

~. AMERICAN has Subscribers al lot
q tn III post-o1ice in Hancock county.
AZ the other papers In the County com
D[rpd do not reach 80 many. THE AMERI-
CAN e not the only paper printed IN
Hnwcock county, ana has neuer claimed to
bs, txt 1t 70 the only Paper that CON prop
sviy be called a COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely locof nnDers The ctrcut0-
ton of THE AMERICAN. barring the Bar
HGroor Records summer list. Is larger
ehGw that Of all the other papers printed
In Hancock county
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
NORTHEAST HARBOR.

Ocean lodge, l. O. o. F., installed officers
Monday evening, Jan. p.
Mrs. Olive Maine, OF Islesford, visited
friends in town last week.
The Northeast Harbor choral society
presented the cantata ''The National
Flower" Thursday evening. 1t will be
repeated Thursday evening, Jan. "a.
Jan % M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
BUCKsPoRT.

George P. Colby received letter Mon
day announcing the death OF his brother,
Alonzo Colby, on January Z, at Nerington,
New, of pneumonia. Mr.. Colby left his
home in Sonora, CAL, in July with party
to prospect the new gold fields in Nevada.
Mr.. Colby was Bucksport boy, and left
here forty years ago for the West. He
was never married. He has two brothers
Ii wing here George P. and Elbridge G.
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SORRENTO.

Elmer johnson and Lee Hart were in
Ellsworth and Surry visiting few days
last week.
Edgar l.. Jellison and wife left Monday
for Boston and vicinity to visit relatives
for a few weeks.
Thursday was the coolest day for
several years here, the thermometer being
from 20 to % below zero.
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fles get quick relief from DR.. sboon,s
magic ointment. Remember it is made aInrns
for Piles-and it works with certaintv ai snS
ssa5ii,siac1ion; Itching, painful, protrudine' or
ping piles disappear ike magic by its ns y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
SPRAY.

John L. Stanley s. Sons and William H.
Ward, OF Manset, have crew of men at
work, filling their ice-houses. The ice is
about fourteen inches thick, and of excel
lent quality.
A special meeting of fremont lodge, No.
n, F. and A. NJ, was held on Friday even
ing, Jan. IS, for installing officers. Dis
trict Deputy William H. Dresser, of Els
worth, was expected to be present, but
falling to appear, the ceremony was per-
formed by the w. M, Samuel Moore, who
has been reelected for another term. He
was assisted by P. M. Eben F. Richardson
as marshal. The officers are: Harry
Brown, s. W.; E. Leon Higgins, j. W.;
William j. Tower, treasurer; William r.
Keene, secretary; Jacob 8. Mayo, chaplain;
Frank S. Dolliver, marshal; seth w. Nor
wood, S. D.; Samuel Lurvey, J. D.; Clinton
F. Hamblen, S. s.; Joseph K. Robinson, j..
s.; ROBBIE M. Norwood, tyler. An oyster
stew was served. A lodge of instructions
was appointed for next Thursday evening
for the benefit of the officers, who are
mostly new in their stations.
Jan. q. R.
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NEWS.
or Additional County Nsws, see other pages.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR.

Until the recent cold snap the many
clam diggers were making good wages
supplying TIE Lawler and Lawton canning
shops, both doing good business in that
line.
Several dozen new books have recently
been added to fremont public library.
While mostly of fiction, all are by good
authors, and many are the latest works of
faverite authors.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges
held installation services Monday night,
followed by supper. Tuesday night
the postponed Rebekah social was held,
with refreshments, games, music, etc.
The postoffice building has been pur-
chased by Thomas Lawton, who, however,
has no intention of taking charge of
Uncle Sans mail, as the Underwood fac
tory at Mckinley requires his constant
supervision. The present postmaster
gives entire satisfaction.
The new clock, very handsome time
keeper, is in place in the grammar school
room, and hearty vote of thanks was
given Pearl Hanna for his timely work in
securing the contributions from the citi-
zens of the town for the purchase of this
valuable addition to the school furnish
ings-
One of the 'sStar" sisters, Mrs. H. B.
Gilley, a past chaplain but a shut-in by
reason of lameness, was an honored guest
at the installation and banquet of the
Star chapter on Jan. IS. She was taken to
Masonic hall by her husband in a wheel
chair, and thoroughly enjoyed the SER
vices and supper.
One of the prettiest sights about town
is double yoke of yearling steers, or
rather last springs calves, owned and
trained by the ten-year-old boys of Will
liam Herrick and Edward Robinson. The
boys are proud of their team, as well they
may be, as they obey the voice and stick
of their little masters as readily as would
weIi-trained oxen.
Jan. q. SPRAY.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-11-23
How the Law Helps.

Congressman James L. Watson of the
Sixth district told story while in town
last week, about the operation of the
pure food law, intended to illustrate his
expressed theory that more people would
be good if they had to be-
1t was while we were wrestling with
the pure food bill at Washington" he
said, that l got letter from home,
written by a man from whom bought
q big quantity of maple sirup each year.
lie urged me to fight for the pure food
bill. Now, couldn't help remember.
ing, to save my life, that this man
bought five barrels of brown sugar al
the opening of the maple molasses sea-
son. So wrote him a note suggesting
that the advocacy of a pure food meas
ure seemed odd from a mar wac bought
hyye barrels of brown sugar before be-
ginning the manufacture of his pure ma
pie sirlp.
Never feazed him. He turned my let
ter over and wrote on the back; L know
it, but | want the law to make me 40
right indianapolis News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-11-23
THE OWNING ROD.
No Mysterious Virtues Hidden in the
Dowser's Wand.

In experiments with divining rod as
used for discovering underground sup
plies of water one of the biologists of the
United States Geological Survey found
that at points it turned downward indie
pendently of his will, but more complete
tests showed that the down turning re-
suited from slight and-until watched for
unconscious changes in the inclination
of his body, the effects of which were
communicated through the arms and
wrists to the rod. No movement Of the
rod from causes outside the body could
be detected, and it soon became obvious
that the view held by other men of science
ls correct-that the operation of the ''di-
vining rod" is generally due to I'M
conscious movements of the body or of
the muscles of the hand. The expert
ments made show that these movements
happen most frequently at places where
the operators experience has led him to
believe that water may be found.
The uselessness of the divining rod is
indicated by the facts that the rod may
be worked at will by the operator, that
he fails to detect strong currents of
water running in tunnels and other chan
nels that afford no surface indications of
water, and that his locations in limestone
regions where water flows in well defined
channels are rarely more successful than
its operators are successful only in re-
gions in which ground water occurs in
definite sheet in porous material. or in
more or less clayey deposits, such as the
pebbly clay or till, in which, although
few failures occur. wells would get water
anywhere.
Ground water occurs under certa.
definite conditions, and as in humid r,
gions a stream may be predicted wher
ever a valley is known. so one familiar
with rocks and ground water conditions
may predict places where ground water
can be found. No appliance, either elect
rical or mechanical, has yet been sue
cessfully used for detecting water in
places where plain common sense or mere
guessing would not have shown it's pres
ence just as well. The only advantage
of employing water witch as the
operator of the divining rod is sometimes
called. is that skilled services are OBJ
tanned. most men SO employed being keen
er and better observers of the occurrence
and movements of ground water than the
average person.-Scientifc American.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-11-23
PRINCETON SUN DIAL COMPLETED
Copy of Famous Turnbull Relic at Ok
ford Gift of Sir William Mather.

The copy of the famous TurnbulI sun
dial at Corpus Christi college, Oxford.
presented to Princeton university by Sir
William Mather, NJ. =. was completed
recently. The dial has been placed in
the centre of the quadrangle north of
McCosh hall. 1t consists of stone
column Is inches in diameter and
3 feet high, surmounted by a square
stone, on the sides of which are carved
the armorial bearings of the University
of Oxford, King Henry VII the founder
of the college, and Hugh Oldam, who
was closely associated with the begin
nings of Corpus Christi. On the top of
this is large stone ball, on which is
perched a pelican. the emblem of Car
dinal Wolsey. The Princeton copy has
been placed on series of octagonal
bases, the lowest of which is IA feet
square. The dial also indicates the
months, years and seasons.
The original dial was given to Corpus
Christi college by Charles Turnbull in
1909. Sir William Mather, the donor of
the Princeton copy, is a governor of
Owens college and Victoria university.
English institutions. and is chairman of
the Foebel Educational institute of
London. The dial will be formally un-
Velled next month, and appropriate ex-
erclses are now being arranged