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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-02
Legal Notices.
MOrYcE or FORECLOSURE.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.
yXyHEREAo Flora =. Crockett and wiibur
w .. Crockett by their MORTGAGE deed
dated AuR. $. IN. and recorded in the Han
coct registry Of deeds. In book AZ. page ~,
conveyed 70 ne the undersigned. al OF theif
right, title ana interest In and TO certain par
eel Of real estate situated In Dedham, state o.
Maine, bonnded and described as foiiows'u
wit: Beginning ~ the southeast corner =.
the 3. p. Rowe farm SO called. and Fnnnins
thence south t9Is eegrees east on the hoIsn
line Of the 81 B. Phillips farm 10 the line on ncs
lots ssst Of Loag pond to beech tree then0s
10 degrees west ON said back line io3 rocs 10
lot Of James Thompson run 10 1879; tnenee
westerly TO . stake and stone, In toe noIsn'
esst corner Of sAid Rowe lot: thence southei.
ly on the. eastern lire OF said Rove loi 70 tns
point Of BEGINNING. containing " seIys anS
I'D rods And whereas the condition ol si ~.
mortgage has been broken. now ths-eiote, =;
reason Of the breach OF the condition thete0''
ciAim = foreclosure Of said moriRsEt.
Dated At Ellsworth. Me-. this soth day OF NO.
vember. lsfo.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-02
Uaantsu.

N~~rNNeONrANrNN0cS ~C-~-N-~-NJNNAA
"B want delivered ct our factory the con.
w Ing winter. 80 TO 600 cords Of white ana
yellow birch maple and beech bolts. four foot
u length. For particulars address or inquire
g our factory once. RLIswoRrH HARDwoos
COMPANY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-02

"a tragedy came near being enacted in
the woods near here Wednesday" writes
our West franklin corrsspondsnt. "John
Coombs. who was saving birch, was start
led BY q noise, and looking up be saw bull
moose about atty yards away and COW
was leisursly approaching him. Fcrtu-
natsly he had . pile Of birch put up four
feet high. He seized his * and mounted
the wood pile. Ths moose came up within
fifteen yards Of the pile, viewed the situa-
ton and then went slowly away. II b.
had not had . wood pile to have mounted
no one knows how the story would have
ended.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-02

rTyHE subscriber hereby gives notice w.
II he has been duly appointed admi"H'
TRAITOR Of the estate Of
JOHN q. STANLEY. late OF soUTH" h'i
HARBOR,
In the county OF Hancock. deeeased, 81.
given bonds ~ the law directs. AZ pets IA
having demands against the estate ol s ~,
deceased are desired 70 preseni the sains ~, 10
settlement, and all Indebted thereto arc ~
quested 10 make payment immediateycc
Bangor. Me-. Nov. y. fsos.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-02

L. r. Giies, of Ellsworth, was hunting
last week in the vicinity Of ~Junk Bottle
heath ON township IA, and thought
he would investigate that "bottomless
pit" about which THE AMERICANS West
franklin correspondent wrote . few weeks
ago. Mr.. Giles admits that he was some
what skeptical in regard to the story, I'M
til he visited the spot. He found not only
the remains OF the three moose mentioned
by the West Franklin correspondent two
bulls and . cow-but he found also the
hocf OF calf mooes, which was all that
showed above the surface OF the mire in
which the unfortunate animal had beer
caught. All these animals, Mr.. Giles
thinks from the condition OF the bodies
must have been caught in the mire during
last summer or the early fall. II this
| death trap has caught four victims in
one season, Mr.. Giles is curious to know
how many bones are at the bottom of the
pit. The mire is only about twenty-five
| feet long and eight feet wide at the widest
part. At one place it is only four feet
vide, and Mr.. Giles stepped across it. Tbs
| surface OF the mire is about foot below
the surrounding heath, and for a footeor
| two back from the hole the bushes are
cleared away as il the unfortunate animals,
caught IN the relentless mud, had eaten as
far as they could reach, and then slowly
starved to death.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-02

TINE subscriber hereby gives notice ss,i Ms,
u he has been duly appointed 40
traitor Of the estate Of
sMMA =. sARGENT. late of GoULD''
BORO,
In the county OF Hancock. deceassH' nsr.
given bonds - the Law directs Al slate
cons having demands against the .ss.u,
the same for settlement. and all laa a, inn
Wediefelv. JAMBs W. BUsAhN
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-02

1T looks - IL it were to be hard win
ter on the outer coast and islands this
year." says Bar Harbor correspondent,
'sand the fishermen are facing the pros
pect Of hard times. The fshing season
during the summer and fall months has
mot been as prosperous a. usual, the hauls
being lower than before, and the prices
reaching . low mark. Not long ago the
price for HOLSTERS reached the lowest point
in number Of years. The fishermen, or
at least large percentage Of them, do not
believe in the present lobster law, and
while they recognize that it protects the
lobster, claim that it deprives them Of
making livelihood, especially the law
thas makes . close time in the winter in
Hancock county. This provision the fish,
srnlen are anxious to have repealed. They
say that il the stake costumes, there will
be many paupers on the outer islands,
where most of them have none. 1t is .
dificult question to settle and one that is
. hard one to work out"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

Speaking of the outlook for the iron trade an exchange says that heavy buying of foreign iron ore for 1909 delivery has been done by east ern furnaces during the past few days. The bulk of contracting has been in Spanish ore, but a large ton" mage of Nova Scotia product has also been taken, the purchasers being fur naces commanding an average freight rate of 50 to so cents from seaboard, a rate possible to the Schuylkill and Lehigh valleys. As nearly as can be estimated, about 600,000 tons of foreign ores were taken during the first half of Decem- Der. It is known positively that one importer disposed of 100000 tons of a very superior grade of Spanish ore, and that 100000 tons of Wabash ore was sold by the Nova Scotia Steel X Coal Co. on all of which the price de- livered at Atlantic seaboard, duty paid. was : cents per unit. At slightly lower cost. heavy tonnages of other Spanish ores were also con- tracted for, so that the estimate of 600,000 tons for total sales is a con servative one. The higher grade of Spanish ore is in high favor with eastern furnace men, who state that it compares very favOrably with Me sabi non- -Bessemer. It runs about 0.05 per cent in phosphorus and is entirely free from zinc, copper and arsenic. Delivered at the furnaces, It's cost averages cents per unit, as against 9.6 cents per unit for Mesabl non -Bessemer. the freight rate from lower lake ports running close to S1.50 per ton. These contracts just closed all contain the provision that the consumer is to have the entire benefit of any reduction that may bG made in the iron ore duty, at present 40 cents per ton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

of 1t came from Germany and was so expensive as not to be desirable for many purposes for which it is now employed, But time came when Americans engaged in the manufac- ture of this product, and, while it was an uphill struggle to make the public see that the American article was equal or superior to the foreign cement, they have now firmly estab- lished their goods and placed new asset in the hands of the retail lum- Der dealers Last year America pro duced 50,000,000 barrels of cement, and competition and mechanical gen jus had reduced the prices to point where cement can be employed in competition with almost any hard building material, especially in To- calities where good, clean sand is plentiful. It is used not merely in house building but for many pur- poses about the farm. The increased use for these needs can be encourag- ed by any dealer and will thus add materially to his income.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
HEARD IN PASSING.

Pulitzer has started for Panama to get material with which to attack Roosevelt. What a time there will be even before President Roosevelt retires from office if Pulitzer can get the right kind of ammunitiOn.-New Haven Union.
 A Massachusetts trolley corpora tiOn has added one cent to it's five cent fare, mOdestly announcing that the extra cent is needed to relieve the stockholders of a big loss suffered last year by a disaster in which Sev- eral persons were killed. the added cent paying damages. This is cer- tainly something new in the way Of a corporation taking the public into it's contidence,-Br Bridgeport Post.
 Bridgeport has good reason to con gratulate herself on on the good pros poets of the Lake Torpedo Boat Co. A bright future for it will help to make brighter the future of Bridgeport It has already expended five million dol lars in boat building-the most of it in Russia-and if it gets the good will of Uncle Sam there seems to be no good reason why it may not eX- pend millions more, right here in necticut.-Ansonia Sentinel
 The Taft family, meaning appar- ently the 700 pounds of Taft which is represented in the distin- guished brothers, is said to be look inC fOr T location fOr a SlID1nar hOu1a somewhere on the New England coast. There was once a governor of Rhode Island of such excessive avoirdupois that the people used to imagine that the state tipped when he stepped too near one corner of it. By analogy, the Tafts should secure some substantial foundation for their place.-New Haven Register
 After January l 1909, d letter can he sent to Germany for two cents, just as it can from New York to San Francisco in this country. It must go directly to Germany, and not by the way of any other nation. how ever. as changing the mails is a mat ter of much expense and the two cent rate admits of no trans-ship- ments. It is confidently expected that a great many people who under the old arrangement carefully re- trained from writing to Germany will indulge themselves in the pleasant diversion after January i next. and that Germany will cheerfulIy re- spond.-Bridgeport Standard
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

In one respect President-elect Taft has an advantage over any of his predecessors for the last fifty years. He has had considerable contact with the south and is respected and trust ed by that section of the country. While on the bench. his circuit in cluded Kentucky and Tennessee There he met distinguished men from all sections of the country and came to know and appreciate them as the peers of anybody in the United States. It is more than probable that he will bestow some of the va Cancies on the supreme bench. which are almost sure to occur during his presidency, on one or more diStin- gushed jurists from the south. The president-e had his birth and rearing within a stones throw of a southern state, and of all the presi- dents since Lincoln. he is best ac- quainted with southern character. He knows the south better than Grant, Hayes. Garfield, Harrison or McKin- ley did. for their acquaintance with the south was made amid clash of arms and not. as in the case of Taft. in temples of justice and in polite so- ciaI intercourse.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

\ leading lumber publication states that the selling of cement is a feature of the retail lumber business that has attained d greater dignity than that of a side line and has be- come profitable and conspicuous feature of the retail lumber trade. It is not so very long ago that the amount of cement that was handled by retail lumber dealers was small. Cement had not come into general use-partly because its merits were not recognized and partly because a cheap cement was not available. Most
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
Shortest Days Now.

These are ihe shortest days Of the year. the sun being above the horiz- on only a trife over nine hours
 While the sun to-day will set min ute later than it did yesterday, the time that it will be above the hor- izOn will not be any longer. as it rose a minute later It will gain q minute. however. before the week is out. but while setting later it vii continue to rise later each day untr January \. when fl will begin te rise earlier and continue to set later each day. SO that the day will lengthen at both ends it will no. now he very long before people may get up in the early morning withOu' the aid of a candle. hut they will have to keep the furnace working
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

From the developments during the recent Japanese-R Russian war. we may be permitted to hope for the pos sibiIity, it seems to me, of arriving at such an understanding with the European powers that Russia will be given an opportunity. in the case of a fresh attack on us in the far east, to use all her armed forces in a fight with Japan or with Japan and China, says writer in McClure's Japan, notwithstanding the fact that the issue of the war was favorable to her. is feverishly augmenting her forces. China under the guidance of Japan ese officers, is forming a large army on the Japanese model. In a very short time Japan and China will be in a position to throw into Man churia an army of more than a mil- lion and half armed men. These forces, if directed against Russia, may set themselves the task of wrest- ing from her a considerable part of Siberia, and reducing her to the rank of a second class power. The danger that threatens Russia from the far east has now become 50 obvious that all classes of the Russian population ought to prepare themselves. with the full consciousness of what they are doing, to rise up as one man in defense of the integrity and great ness of their native land. in case Of a new attack upon Russia on the part of Japan or China.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
DECEMBER 24, 1908
Dec. "A In History.

1745-Benjamin Rush, "signer" and eminent medical writer and aboli- tionist, born; died 1913. 1S1+Treaty of peace between the United States and Great Britain signed at Ghent, ending the war of 1872.
 1S63-William Makepeace Thackeray, English author, died; born 1911.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
OSTEOPATHY

This modern and drugless treat ment, administered by Dr Jerome D. Wirt, graduate of the A. T. Still school of Osteopathy, at Kirksville, Mo. If you are chronic sufferer it will pay you to investigate this new treatment. Location Suite 93 Buck ingham building. Phone 2010. Con- sultation free. Office hours to 12, and 1 to 5:30. Evenings 7:30 to S:30. Licensed by State Board of Health.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4:34, rises 7:10; moon sets TOP p. m.; p. m. planet Saturn at quadrature with the sun, 90 degrees east of that body. as on Dec. Jupi- ter was 90 degrees west; hence these two planets nearly opposite each other; 3 q. m., eastern time, only Nos. 3 and f of Jupiter's satellites visible.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
Dec. 25 In History.

Date settled upon in the fourth century for the birth of Jesus Christ and celebrat- ed as Christmas.
 1635-Samuel de Cham plain. founder of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

Entered ot he Post Office at Waterbury. Conn
 as second class Matter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4:34, rises 7:19; moon sets 5:52 ?. m; moon lowest or farthest south; noon today, sun directly south.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
Tone up your fires with. Browns s Quickfire
 Charcoal.

If your oven gets cool and your pastry is liable to spoil, put on BROWNS CHARCOAL on your fire. It will soon correct the heat of the oven. If the turkey needs an extra browning, BROWNS CHARCOAL on the fire will accomplish it in short order.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
The Great \. & P. Tea Go 29 East Main street Phone . 2.037

The Evening Democrat and the rCosmopolitan Magazine for II cents
 n month. All that is necessary is to
 pay your subscription in advance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

30 Stamps with 1 Ib &Nc Coffee. 80 Stamps with i ID 3Jc Coffee. 25 Stamps with l ID 30c Coffee. 20 Stamps with 1 lib 25c Coffee 10 Stamps with 1 ID 20c Coffee. 10 Stamps with F lib can A. G P.
 Cocoa, 2Oc. 10 Stamps with i hoN Shaker Salt,
 10c
 10 Stamps with 1 Tumber Jelly. 10c. 10 Stamps with , Cans Iona Tomu-
 toes. each &c., 60 Stamps with ID 70r Tea. 50 Stamps with lb Guc Tea. 40 Stamps with ID 5oc Tea p Stamps with ID 4oc Tea 20 Stamps with Ib 35c Tea. 10 Stamps with cans Iona Corn.
 each &c.,
 10 Stamps with cans Iona Peas
 each 1 Oc 10 Stamps with bottle A. & ?. Olive
 Oil 22
 10 Stamps with bottle Gu on Olives
 15r
 3 Stamps with package A. & p.
 Pearl Tapioca. Sc. 20 stamps with l2-lD packet A X P. Blend GoIden-Tipped Iudia-Ceylon Tea. 2Jc. Give it a trial. T. Stamps with T. lb can Absolutely
 Pure A. X r Baking Powder l3c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

Quebec, died; born De Champlatn 1867. 1642-Sir Isaac Newton, English math- ematician and philosopher, born {; died 1727. 17S7-Daniel Shays broke up the su- preme court at Worcester, Mass. |: 'Shays' insurrection" suppressed soon afterward. tn Santo Domingo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-14
WEST BRlDGEWATER

George Moore Of Ludlow and
Carlton Madden of Medtord, Mass,
were at Mrs. Sarah Madden's Mon.
day.
Miss Myrtle Lewis has finished
her school at North Bridgewater and
returned home.
After a short illness Lester Pinney
passed away Nov. II at the age Of
two years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Pinney.
Mrs. Heber Miner of Sherburne
came to A. A. Pinney's Tuesday.
Lee Pearsons shot buck Mon
day.
Guy Welsh and Gerald Madden
each shot a deer Tuesday. Don't
seem to be as many hunters as in
former years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb Trombly OF
Wrllingford are visiting at Lyman
Howes'.
Miss Mabel Spaulding is visiting
in North Bridgewater this week.
Charles and Bert Hill were in
Rutland Monday.
Mrs. D. A. Spaulding went to
West Woodstock Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Pinney of
Andover came to F. l.. Lombard's
w. R. Spaulding and family Of
Plymouth were at H. H. Spaulding's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orris Lewis and
Herbert Johnson were at North
Shrewsbury the first OF the week.
Clayton Childs has returned to
work for the Rooney brothers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-14
BrattIeboro SmaIIpOx Cases

The town of Brattleboro has a
smallpox epidemic of unusual pro
portions, and Wednesday night the
town was under stringent quarantine
restrictions. What was thought to
be chicken poX has been pronounced
by the president and secretary of the
state board of health and by other
physicians to be smallpox, and the
schools have been closed and church
services and all public gatherings
have been prohibited.
The exact number of smallpox
cases in town cannot be told now,
but before the schools were closed
Monday about 80 pupils were being
detained at home with what was
thought to he chicken pox, and sew
eral adults were i'll with the same
symptoms. The disease never was
so prevalent in Brattleboio before.
AS rule the disease is in a mild
form, but IN four cases it is Of a
pronounced type, although no
patient is dangerouslyill. Those four
patients are Harold Miner, son of
Sylvester Miner of Vine street, Don
Wilcutt, the blind vender, who lives
at E. A. Richardson's on High
street; Richard Smith, son Of Prin.
E. B. Smith Of the High school, and
Robert Fits, son of Attorney Cen
eral &. c. Fits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-14
Brakeman Loses His Foot.

While blinded by the steam which
blew back from the engine, Davis ].
Logan of White River Junction
walked off the end Of car while his
Central Vermont train was shifting
at Waterbury Monday. Logan fell
under the train and one leg was run
over. Before he was discovered he
LOST considerable blood.
The injured man was taken to the
state hospital, where Supt. Grout,
who is physician for the Central
Vermont railroad, amputated the
limb, with the assistance of Drs.
WATSON and Stanley. The operation
was performed Monday night and the
patient is now at the state hospital,
where, it was reported Tuesday, his
condition was considered satisfac-
tory. Logan is % years of age and
resides with his mother at White
River Junction.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-14

To New Subscribers:
Mirror and Farmer
and THE AGE
one year
SIPS
NORTH POMFRET

Will Burke, wife and youngest
daughter have been spending a few
days here with relatives, returning
to Croydon this week.
Mrs. Ida Leonard went to South
Lancaster, Mass, last week to visit
Perley. This week Thursday o. r.
is to Join her in Worcester and from
there they will go to Columbus, O.,
where they will spend the winter.
Will Caswell and wife have moved
into the house with his father.
Lewis Colburn and Miss Bertha
Saunders from Enfield were at H.
w. Colburn's from Thursday till
Monday.
Roy Shepard and wife are enjoy
ing their vacation with relatives in
Rochester.
Ruth Clifford is helping for a
short time with the work at Albert
Sherburne's.
Miss Ethel Spoulding spent Sun
day with her sister Edith.
Charlie Perkins from South Oak
otn, who has been spending a few
days in Jacksonville, Fla, is at ].
A. Burbank's tor an indefinite stay.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-14
DOUBLES THE NUMBER OF EGGS.

To be successful with poultry re-
quires great deal more careful atten-
ton than many are apt to think. The
house should be large and warm. The
fowls should have plenty of exercise;
but, more than that, the fowls should
be given as food what their nature de-
mands and what, If allowed free range,
they could procure for themselves.
pages Perfected Poultry Food con-
tains these ingredients in a carefully
compounded ration. A. A. Olmsted of
South Newbury, Vt, has the following
to say in regard to this food: "We have
been for some time using your Per
fected Poultry Food with such good re-
suits that we thought 1t proper thing
to tell you. 1t keeps our hens well and
In good laying condition and, we think,
doubles the number Of eggs Being in
a good condition, lice do not trouble"
II you want to know more about
this food and the best ways of using 1t,
write to c. s. Page, Hyde Park, VT,
for his booklet, profitable Poultry" 1t
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
THEY PRAISE THE POULTRY
FOOD.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-14
LOCAL NEWS
Continued from page 8, Sd column

r. Buck of Windsor appeared for
the state. The respondent made no
statement.
Mrs. Boyce stated that a year or
more ago she was employed in the
family of P. O. Kendall at South
Woodstock, and that Hazard worked
there at the same time; that during
absence of Mr.. Kendall's family from
home she had been similarly as
saulted by force by Hazard there.
Asked if she had entered complaint
against him, said she had not.
Hazard was held in bonds of
$1,000 for the grand jury and was
returned to Jail.
Hazard was born in Woodstock
about 55 years ago. He,was the first
man sentenced as an habitual crilni-
nal in Massachusetts and served
about ten years in Charlestown
prison before he was released on
parole. This was about Is years
ago and he has since lived in Wood
stock, where he has wife and sew
eral children.