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The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
CHOLERA BAD IN
ST.PETERSBURG
RAPID SPREAD OF THE DEADLY
DISEASE CAUSES GREAT
ALARM.
DEAD LYING UNBURIED
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND THE
SCHOOL BUILDINGS USED AS
HOSPITALS.

st. Petersburg-St. Petersburg is In
the grasp of Asiatic cholera, which al
ready has exceeded in severity and
numbers the visitation of 1898. The
disease is increasing daily at an alarm
ing rate and unless the authorities
show in the future much greater de-
gree of ability to cope with the sit
uation than they have in the past there
Is every reason to fear that it will get
out of hand.
The governments threat to apply the
provisions of martial law has driven
the municipality officials to bend all
their energies to clearing the city Of
the scourge. The aldermanic council
has voted $250000 to enlarge the hos
pital space, to purchase ana distribute
disinfectants, the supply of which in st.
Petersburg Is well nigh exhausted, and
to expedite the interment of bodies,
which has been notoriously slow. The
dead houses are overcrowded and many
corpses lie unburied.
Under his authority the project of
st. Petersburf, Gen. Dracheffslly, Sat
urday prohibited the sale of liquor
throughout the city. including the gov
ernment vodka shops, until Sept 22nd.
A beginning was made Sunday when
public schools were transformed into
hospital wards.
A number of the grammar schools
were closed and 1000 students sent to
their homes.
AS announced by the official bull
letins, the cases numbered $40 and the
deaths 12S during the twenty-four
hours between Friday noon and Satur-
day noon. This was considerable de
crease from the preceding day, but
there is doubt of the accuracy of the
official statement. The record for the
same twenty-four hours ascertained
from unofficial, but reliable, sources
shows the actual number 10 have been
far in excess of that. Whether or not,
however. there was an actual decrease.
the disease resumed its march Satur-
day. the statistics posted showing that
from Saturday noon until Sunday noon
there were 39S cases and 191 deaths,
this being the largest number SO far.
1t is feared that the cholera will last
another fortnight, being figured on
the basis of former epidemics. All
varieties of Asiatic cholera have now
developed here, there being numerous
cases of the Algid type, which is ac-
companied by the greatest suffering.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25

The Travelling Passenger Agents As
sociation, meeting at Seattle, chose
NJ. II. Bohreer, Mobile & Ohio railroad,
president, and Chicago as the next
meeting place.
There were sixty-siX arIcide cases
in st. Petersburg last week. A large
proportion of that number were work
ing girls between the ages of eighteen
and twenty-five years.
Captain Seth Bullock left Deadwood
Tuesday for Huron, S. d., to meet Ker-
nit Roosevelt and go for three
weeks hunt on the Standing Rock and
Cheyenne River Indian reservations.
Ex-Congressnlan John f. Lacey waa
on Tuesday chosen by The boiling fac,
tion of standpatters to oppose Cover
nor Cummins as United States Senator
from Iowa. to be voted upon at the pri-
mary in November.
On Thursday at Issy. France Leou
Delagrange stayed aloft in his aero
plane for thirty minutes and twenty
seconds. After alighting he expressed
the hope that he would shortly be able
to surpass the records made on both
sides of the Atlantic by the Wright
brothers.
Creditors of A. Booth & Co., whose
affairs were put in the hands Of re-
ceiver last week, met Tuesday at the
Corn Exchange National bank, Chica.
go, and selected seven members of a
committee of eight to act in connection
with w. j. Chalmers, receiver, in the
management of the company's bust
ness. Those present at the meeting held
claims aggregating S2.000.O00.
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Candidates viii Meet.

Chicago.-.Iudge Taft and w. j
Bryan will meet at the Chicago Asso
citation of Commerce banquet in this
city Oct. 7th after all, according to an
announcement made Friday by Chair
man Dixon of the Republican speakers
bureau. 1t is possible that the two
presidential candidates will meet even
earlier in the day. as Judge Taft has
accepted an invitation to speak al
Galesburg, ILL.,. Oct. 7th. in the after
noon. and committee of Galesburg cit
izens has been appointed to .nvite Mr.
Bryan to be present.
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Foraker's Explanation.

Cincinnati.-As part of the purchase
money in an unsuccessful deal for the
ownership of the Ohio State Journal at
Columbus, the Standard Oil draft for
$4,000 mentioned in the John d. Arch
bold letter made public in st. Louis by
William r. Hearst, was received by
Senator Foraker, and on the failure OF
the attempt to buy that paper the draft
was returned and the incident forgot
ten, according to n statement given to
the Associated Press by the Senator.
Senator Foraker declared that no one
at any time paid him a cent or even
suggested such payment in considera
tion of anything he might do as pub
lie man.
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Drouth in the East,

Washington-The widespread dronth
which is prevailing iI the middle West
and New England began Aug. Gath. II
has extended over an extensive area,
including the Ohio, the middle and low
er Missouri. the middle and upper Mis-
sissippi valleys and in lesser degree
throughout New England. While the
lack of rain over this area has caused
great hardship. officials of the weather
bureau express the belief that it has
not injured the corn crop, but has
tended to mature it earlier than usual.
They say the wheat crop of next year
is unfavorably affected as the ground
is so hard as to make plowing very
difficult
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
She Got One Hundred.

Marjorie, aged nine. had not been
having very satisfactory reports from
school. Her father finally said: Mar
jorie, for the first hundred you get II
give you dollar" Time went on and
the reward could not be claimed. One
day the child was taken violently ill
Her mother sent for the doctor. When
he had gone, Marjorie said: Mama
am very ill?"
mo, dear; your temperature is a lit
tie over 100, but the doctor thinks yot
will be all right in day or So"
Smiles broke through Marjorie's
tears.
Now, mama. can have my dollar
Papa said he would give 1t to me il
could get hundred in anything"
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
Foraker Not to Speak.

New York.-Regardless of whether
Senator Foraker's defense of his rela-
tions with the Standard OF! Company,
As evidenced by letters made public by
William r. Hearst, is deemed sufficient
to clear him of suspicion of impropri-
ETY., there is distinct feeling here
that he will be eliminated from consid
Grafton as speaker for the Republican
rational ticket. Indications that such a
move is on foot appeared in the an
uouncement from the. headquarters OF
Herbert Parsons, chairman of the New
York county committee. that Governor
Hughes had been selected to make tho
speech at the meeting to be held ii
Camp Taft in this city Oct. list.
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Timely Advice,

When. not long ago, Mark Twain re
visited Elmira, whose citizens Still
claim him as one of them, he was in
vited to address the inmates of the
State reformatory. Seeking to illus
trate a point in his talk, he drew {
handsome gold watch from his pocket
and said:
For instance, take my watch
He got no further. Many of the
inmates had been placed in the insti
tuition for taking watches, and the hui
NOR of the illustration seemed to strike
every listening convict. Gleefu
shouts of recognition and approva
went up on all sides, and the speaker
hesitated and realized that. tempora
rily, at least, he had lost.
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Very Tempting.

A man was brought before a justice
of the peace charged with the offense
of kissing young woman by force
and violence. and against her will"
The young lady, who was very
handsome, gave her testimony in a
modest and straightforward manner
after which his honor gave the follow.
ing decision:
"The court in this case sympathizes
with the defendant, and will therefore
discharge him without fine, imprison-
ment or reprimand, because the court,
while this case has been in progress.
has been obliged to hold on to both
arms of his chair to keep from kissing
the complainant himself"
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
Microscopic Writinq,

A remarkable machine made by n
lately deceased member of the Royal
Microscopical society for writing win
a diamond seems to have been broken
up by its inventor. A specimen of its
works is the Lords prayer of 227 let
ters, written in the 1,237,00 of a
square inch, which is at the rate Of
53,SS0,030 letters or Is complete
Bibles, to a single square inch. To
decipher the writing it is necessary to
use 1-l2-inch objective. which is the
high power lens physicians employ for
studying the most minute bacteria.
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PoEulcAs China.

The population Of the Chinese EN-.
.,ire Ii largely matter of estimate.
There has never been such census Of
the empire as that which Is
taken every decade in this country.
But the estimate of the Almanach de
Gotha for 1900 may be taken as fairly
reliable. According to that estimate,
the population of the empire Is. In
round numbers, about 40O,000.000. 1t
is probably safe to say that il the
human beings on earth were stood up
in line every fourth one would be a
Chinaman
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
AGAINST the Law,

I'm Switzerland this summer" said a
Philadelphia. Il heard Charlemagne
Tower describe the stringent police
regulations of Berlin.
Mr. Tower by way of illustration
concluded with little story.
Schmidt and krauss met one morn
Ing in the park.
Have you heard says Schmidt
the sad news about Muller?"
No. said Krauss. What Is it?'
We'll, poor Muller went boating or
the river yesterday. The boat capsizet
and he was drowned. The water was
ten feet deep
But couldn't he swim?'
"'Swim? Don't you know that al
persons are strictly forbidden by the
police to swim in the river?'"
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Steel Plants to Resume.

Pittsburg.-Orders have been issued
at the large iron and steel plants of
the country to prepare for resumption
by Oct. lst. A plan has been evolved
at series of meetings in New York
to get the iobbers and dealers to stock
up and not wait until after election. AS
a result fully 100000 idle iron and steel
workers in the country will find imme.
diate employment. Jobbers have been
offered a long line of credits by manu-
facturers and have been guaranteed
against any reduction in prices later.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25

CT Doans Kidney Pills and began u.s.
ing them. One box made me stronger
and freer from pain l kept on using
them and in three months was able to
get out on crutches, and the kidneys
were acting better. l improved rap
idly. discarded the crutches and to
the wonder of my friends was soon
completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to learn
that there is at least dreaded disease science
has been able to in all Its and that Is
Catarrh. Hairs Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease. requires n constit,l-
tlonal treatment. Halls Satarrh Cure Is taken In
tcrnaly. acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature In doing its work. The proprctors have
much faith IN Its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any that 1t fails TO
Send for list of testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 7bc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
New York Forest Fires.

Albany, N. Y.-New York is threat
ened with forest fires which may equal
those in 1903. when several lives were
lost and millions OF dollars worth OF
property destroyed. The forest fires
raging in the Adirondacks are spread
ing rapidly. They now extend over
1000 acres in the Adirondacks and
nearly 100 acres in the Catskills.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
A Carlyle Wedding.

Craigcnpu!tC2k. where Car!yle's
"Sartor Resartus'' was written. has
Just been the scene Of notable we'd
ding. The bride was Mary Carlyle OF
CraiGenputtock. a grandniece of Thorn
as Carlyle, farmer. Of Pingle, Dunn
friesshire, son OF Thomas Carlyle's
favorite nephew. Pingle is about four
miles from Eccleiechan. Car!ylc's
birthplace, and this village Is the
original of the Entuphl of "Sartor
Resartus us"-London Standard.
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Even the Hash.

Embarrassed in the fashionable
restaurant by the menu written in
French, the Wall street man of busi-
ness exclaimed:
Hang these froids, entrements and
hors d'oeuvres-bring me a plate OF
good plain hash, if you've got such a
thing on the premises"
You mean an ola podrida. sir. "
said the waiter, in tone OF dignified
reproach. "And afterwards"
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
DEEP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA
Could Lay Slate-Pencil in One-Hands
in Dreadful State-Permanent
Cure in Cuticura,

IN DTcaQ1ul State-FcTHldHent
Cure in Cuticura.
81 had eczema on my hands for
about seven years and during that
time 1 had used several so-called rem
edies, together with physicians and
druggists prescriptions. The disease
was SO bad on my hands that l could
lay slate-pencil in one Of the cracks
and rule placed across the hand
would not touch the pencil. I kept
using remedy after remedy, and while
some gave partial relief, none relieved
as much as did the first box of Cuti-
cura Ointment. l made purchase Of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and my
hands were perfectly cured after two
boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one
cake of Cuticura Soap were used. w.
H. Dean. Newark. Del. Mar. %, 1907"
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spoHN,s DIsTENIpER CIrpn

SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE will
cure any possible case of DISTENfPER,
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper.
Any good druggist can supply you. or send
to manufacturers. so cents and $l.00 n bot
tie. Agents wanted. Free book. Spohn
Medical Co., Spec. Contagious Diseases,
Goshen, Ind.
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He MOtfye

Finding nothing of portable nature
In the unguarded freight car except n
box of soap the hobo picked it up and
carried it away.
1T lessons de visible supply" he
said. as he dumped it in the river.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
General Demand

Oc
General Demand
OF the Well-1nformed OF the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to bo
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its cx-
cellcnt combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir OF SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one Of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuinc-manufacture by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
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paralyZed me ana
affected my kid
neys. My back hurt
me terribly, and
the urine was bad
ly discolored. Doc
tors said my right
kidney was practi-
cally dead. They
said I could never
walk again, | read
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
No Ordinary Kicker.

Mr.. Blank entered a well known res
taurant and ordered two fried eggs,
When the order was served he was
vexed to find dead fly lying in the
middle CT one of the eggs.
But Mr.. Blank was no ordinary por.
tai. and instead of flying into rage
and calling the manager of the res,
taurant. he turned to the waiter and
bandly said: you have forgotten
something Where is my other fly?"
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
What's His Aoe2

after all. you know. man is only
ss old as he feels"
Yes. How about the fellow who
feels like a two-year-old? ?"-Philadel
phia Press.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
Life Saving a la Mode.

The Victim-Help! Help! Pm
drowning.
Would-be Hero-Courase, by brave
man! Just wait until l get rope,
measuring rod, a Carnegie application
blank, two witnesses and notary pub
lic.-Bohemian Magazine.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
HiohIv Practical.

your business college for young
women seems to be all right"
"It is all right +.
DO you give the girls good, prac-
tical business traIning?"
I'm reply to that question can only
say that sixty per cent. of our gradu
ates marry their employers the first
charlottesville Courier.Journal.
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The Limit.

Mrs. Al unde, stand your husband
is fond of an argument.
Mrs Z.-Yes, indeed! Why. he even
refuses to eat anything that agrees with
him.-Chicago News.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
The Way II Looked.

Salesman lin department store)-
Looking for something cheap, madam?
Mrs. Henning docking for husband)
-Oh, did you see him? Which way
did he go?-Bohemian Magazine.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25
ComparativeIy Easy.

ITS hard to lose the savings of q
lifetime"
"Oh, not SO hard. know of dozen
men with schemes that you could go
into"
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethiny, softens tho gums, reduces In
nAmmaton, AlAys pain, cures wind coU. &c bottle
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He has no force with men who has
no faith in them.
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1t Cures While You Walk
Aliens Fout-Ea for corns Ind bunlons hot swcnty
callous achir.I feet. 25c all Druggists.
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Hone,

There seems to be no one so hard
to discourage as the person who can't
sing.-Atchison Globe.
The Springfield herald., 1908-09-25

Love does not stop at the boundaries
of liking.
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Exnct Copy of Wrapper.
SEal
TOO TRUE TO BE Gocu.

Pinyit-I have just finished the late
Mrs. Peck's portrait. It's speaking
likeness.
The Widower Peck-Would it be
too much trouble to-er-change it a
bit in that respect?
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ONE KIDNEY GONE
But Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.

Sylvanus o. Verrill, Milford. Me-,
saws: give years ago a bad injury
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KrrrERY no CARIBOU.


North vsssaibcro was visited BY dis
astrous fire Last Wednesday, when the
houses OF Mrs. Emma Ever and James
Rich were burned. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Frank L. Fcss, for many years proprietor
Of the Everett house, At Old Orchard, the
United States hotel, in Portland, and the
hotel At Cape Cottage, died Friday at Port
land, aged sixty-seven years.
Mrs. vina M. Tourtelotte, OF Old Town,
whoj is accused Of setting fire to the
Charles H. Gray cottage ct Northport
campground, Oct. %, resulting in the
burning Of it and four other cottages, has
been held for the grand jury under q 900
bail.
The Lubec sardine Co. suffered loss Of
between $50 1000 and $4,000 by the burn
ing of it's factory Wednesday. Four
hundred employees were thrown out Of
work. Fifteen Thousand cases OF manu-
featured goods, valued at e46,5OO, were de-
stroyed.
The British schooner Rowena, which
was stranded on Libby's island, Machias-
port, last week, was hoated BY the revenue
cutter Woodbury. and towed into port,
battered and leaking. Her owner has cold
the craft for 500. She was valued at
1900, and the cargo was worth the same
amount.
Charles W. Morse the former Maine ice
and steamboat king, has been sentenced to
serve fifteen years in the federal prison
ct Atlantis, Ga, for interpolation Of the
funds Of the National bank Of North
former president Of the defunct bank, who
was Jointly triad and convicted with
Mofss, was givsn his liberty on sus-
pended sentence.
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Miss Martha Stanley, treasurer; Mrs. Liz
zie Freethey, Mrs. Rachel Herrick and
Mrs. Edna Mcfarland, committee on
work.
Miss Lottie Ingersoll left for Providence,
r. l., Thursday to visit her aunt, Mrs. J.
r. Stems.
A. E. Leighton and wife have gone to
Marlboro, Mass, where Mr.. Leighton will
be employed.
Miss Marjorie Stanley returned to Ever
EFT, Mass, last week after spending several
weeks in town.
Misses Maude Wiley and sula Burns
have gone to Yonkers, N. Y, where they
will be employed.
Mrs. Ada Shea, who is employed at Bar
Harbor, visited her sister, Mrs. E. A..
Griffin, last week.
Ralph Wiley returned to Beverly, Mass,
Thursday for the winter. He was accom-
panied by Osman Freethey.
E. B. Kane has gone to South BIuehill
to open A. e. Farnsworth's clam factory.
Mrs. Kane accompanied him.
Miss Sarah Carter died Wednesday at the
home of Merrill Means, where she had
been living the past few years. She leaves
. brother and sister.
Victor Bridges has purchased house
lot OF g. R. Alien, adjoining the school
lot at Haven, and has already broken
ground for house. Fred L. Allen will
have charge.
Nov.9. UNH FENMs.
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BROOKLYN.

A. E. FArnsworth was in Esstport last
week.
Wallace fainter, who has been yachting,
is at home.
HIS. Kane and wife returned to Addi-
son Tuesday.
Judson Freethey has gone to Hudson
for the winter.
Mrs. Emma Sherman has gone to Boston
for the winter.
Mrs. Fannie Pease returned from Bos-
ton Wednesday.
Chester Smith and wife are home from
Northeast Harbor.
Mrs. Cynthia Carter is visiting friends
in Lawrence, Mass.
Mrs. George Dority, Of Winterport, was
in town last week.
Miss Myra Bridges returned from South
west Harbor Wednesday.
Arthur Durham has moved his family
into the George Eaton house.
Mrs. F. W. Cole leaves to-day for Bos-
ton, where she will spend few months.
Julian Moore and wife, OF Deer Isle,
were guests OF J. B. Bsbson and wife last
week.
Mrs. Almond Atherton and son, Of
Lynn, Mass, spent several days here last
week.
Steamer Massasoit brought the new
boiler for the Farnsworth Packing Co.
Saturday.
The missionary circle held its annual
meeting last Tuesday. The following Of
ficers were elected: Mrs. Laura York,
president; Mrs. Frances Bridges, vice
president; Mrs. Phebe Bray, secretary (;
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MT. DESERT.

Mrs. T. L. Bridges, OF Atlantic, Mass,
is visiting her parents, j. c. Hill and wife.
"Sim" Mayo, Of Southwest Harbor, was
up here last week in his auto, and gave
some OF the brave ones ride.
The Mt. Desert thigh school will give a
ball at Masonic hall Friday evening, Nov
10. Music by Kelley's orchestra, Miss
Kelley, violinist.
The children gave a concert in Union
church Sunday evening. They rendered
their solos and duets in way that showed
careful training on the part of Mr.. Jen-
kins, Mrs. F. H. Pray and Miss Parker.
Nov. 9. REX.
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INDIAN POINT.

Mrs. Nettie B. higgins spent last week
with relatives in Bar Harbor.
G. L. Richards, who has employment at
Bar Harbor, spent Sunday with his family
here.
Miss Lucretia Pray has gone to Seal
Cove to spend few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. q. d. Sawyer.
Several from this place attended the
moving picture lecture ct West Eden
chapel last Thursday evening.
Miss Margaret Walls has gone to North
east Harbor, whore she will spend the
coming week with her sister, Mrs. Josie
Crockett.
Nov. Q. H.
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SOUTH GoULDsBORO.

Mrs. A. B. Holt, Of Bar Harbor, has been
spending the past week here.
Mrs. Jennie Foster, OF Bar Harbor, has
been visiting relatives here.
F. F. Pike is occupying the house which
he recently bought of A. B. Holt.
Will Tracy and wife have closed their
house here and gone to Waltham, Mass,
to spend the winter.
David Sargent and wife and George Sar-
gent and wife were called to Sullivan
Wednesday to attend the funeral Of theil
sister, Mrs. Delilah Dunbar.
Nov 9, H,