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COO MY MEMS.
PENoBscOT.
.or adda,o.a, ooa.s ses. -e sae- pass

TENoDSAOl.
Nahum varnum spent last week in Blue
hill with his niece, Mrs. Ash. Clough.
Miss Maud wardwell, OF Ellsworth, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. $. G. Varnum.
Miss Jeanette Jones, OF Bangor, is .
guest at the home OF b. H. Leach and
wife.
George whitehouse and family have re-
turned from an extended stay in East
Boothbay.
Preston Sellers and wife, IT Waterville,
are spending their. vacation with Frank
Staples and wife.
Mrs. Lillian Leach, OF Milford, Mas
and Mrs. Ward wescott, Of Biuehill, were
in town Friday calling on old friends.
The Perkins family held its reunion
scot, Friday, Aug. 20. There wee ffsy-six
present.
Pehobscot chapter, o. Z. S. held its an
nual sale Wednesday evening. Owing to
rain. the attendance. was small. About
go was cleared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton and baby have re-
turned to Cambridge, Mass. after being
the guests OF ArchielBridges and wife for
tn past two weeks.
G. o. Littlefield and wife have returned
to Boston, where Mr.. Littlefeld will join
his ship. the Des Moines, which will sail
soon for the South.
Mrs. Eta Brown,Sof Hampden, who has
been the guest OF Mrs. Herman Perkins
the past two weeks, has gone to North
Castine to visit her sister, Mrs. Rosa
Wardwell.
The young people OF the place, together
with several who are visiting here, gave
party at Grange hall Monday evening,
Aug %. 1t was one Of the most enjoyable
events OF the season.
About forty members OF Rising Star
lodge, F. and A. NJ, with their wives, went
to Broossviile Saturday evening and en-
joyed the hospitality Of Bagsduce lodge.
A chicken supper was served, after which
an entertainment was presented and a So
cial hour spent. A pleasant time is re-
ported.
AAug. %. WooDLcCRE.
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Speculative Life lnsurancs.

A mania for speculative assurances
on the lives Of public personages pre-
vailed in England during the eight
zenith century. Warren Hastings. the
pretender. the rebel lords or the IN
fortunate Admiral Byng answered
equally the purpose of speculation, and
there were also regular quotations on
the lives of notorious hlghwaymen.
Sir Robert Walpole at one period OF
his career. when his life was endan-
gered by popular tumults. was insured
for many thousands. and when George
ii. fought at Dettingen % per cent was
paid against his return. Such specula-
tive assurances were. however. largely
checked by the gambli, : act OF 1774.
which made insurable in. crest neces-
sary condition for valid policy.-Ar-
gonaut
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Opportunity.

In one of the old Greek cities there
stood long ago statue. Every trace
of Il has vanished now. but there is
still in existence an epigram which
gives us an excellent description of II.
and as we read the words we can sure
~ discover the lesson which those wise
old Greeks meant that the statue
should teach to every passerby. The
epigram is In the form Of a conversa-
ton between traveller and the statue;
What is thy name, o statuew
Il am called Opportunity"
"Who made theeT
"Lysippus."
why art thou on thy toesT'
ITO show that stay but a moment"
"Why hast thou wings on thy feet?"
ITO show how quickly l pass by"
But why is thy hair 80 long on thy
forehead?''
That men may seize me when they
meet me-"
why, then, is thy head so bald be-
hindT
ITO show that when l have once
passed cannot be caught"
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boxes and prepared to eat soon found out
there was no water. My friend and volun-
teered to so in search of spring. SO off we
started.
The shrubbery was very thick and high. but
soon we found something which resembled q
path. although even here the growth was a
foot high. We followed it on and on until we
came upon clearing.
In the midst OF this opening was fallen
hut. and at once our curiosity was aroused;
we endesvored to examine this spot. For
getting all about the water, we opened the
door of the cabin, expecting to make great
find, but much to our surprise this forsaken
dwelling revealed only such things IS a rusty
gun. an old shoe. two bottles which hung over
a spidery fireplace and a tattered flag of the
great United States.
In searching further we discovered a
wooden box. We opened IL and found inside
two or three letters which were brown and
mouldy with age and impossible to read.
Under these was an old ring. but believing
this place might still be inhabited we put the
things back and decided to go. when We
heard voice cry. "Girls. Christ" We went
to the back OF the hut to trace the call, but we
saw no nothing but pile Of dried bones.
This place is hauntedl' exclaimed my
friend. aud with this we ran fast we
could back to the rest OF the party, where we
were greeted with this cry:
why. girls where have you beens We have
been calling and hunting everywhere for
YOU
The question was soon answered with the
story OF Queer Things We Have Seen.
RosALISp ABRAMS.
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COUNTY NEWS.
e additional County Ners. see ofhev pages
LAMoINE.


Lester Salisbury has gone to Presque
Isle to work.
The George Whitaker place has been
sold to an Ellsworth man.
John F. Coolidge, OF Waltham, Mass, re-
turned home last Wednesday.
Roy Stratton, who has worked in Boston
the past year, is at home for vacation
Sand vessels are being loaded every
week from the sand pit owned by Cousins
brothers.
John Whitaker and wife, OF Boston, are
visiting Mr.. Whitaker's sister, Mrs. Nellie
Stratton.
Mrs. Betsey Young, of Isiesfor6, is
spending a few weeks here with old
friends and neighbors.
Shepherd Cousins, who spent the past
two months with his brother Wesley, has
returned to the soldiers home at Togus.
w. X. Salisbury and wife have gone to
Clifton to visit Mr.. Salisbury's brother.
While away they plan to take in the Ban
gor fair.
Capt. Charles Hodgkins and family left
Tuesday for weeks trip in the Ava.
They are to meet Guy Mitchell, OF Boston,
who is to be their guest.
Aug % b.
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Dropping the Curtain.

mo. Mr.. Slowun." said the fair pos
SCISSOR Of the square chin, Il must re-
spectfully decline to become your 9th
er half"
But whyT asked the astonished
young man. who had believed that he
was the favored one.
Because" replied the female ex-
tender Of the frosty digit, "the man I
marry must be brave and fearless.
Tonight you let out the information
that you have loved me for five long.
weary years. but have not dared men,
ton it until the present meeting. A
man who has no more nerve than that
would hide under the bed while his
wife went downstairs to interview a
burglar who was making raid on the
family iarder. Therefore. Mr. Slowun.
! will work the piano for a little slow
music while the curtain drops on the
farewell scene. You viii find your hat
on the usual peg of the hall rack.
Good evening"-London Mail.
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HANCOCK ss.:-Court of County Comma.
stoners. April Term, A. ID. 1909.
Upon the foregoing petition the Commits.
sionerp being sattaded that the petitioners
are responsible, that an inquiry into ,hs
merits 10 expedient, and that the petitioners
ought to be heard touching the matter sci
forth in their petition;
meet ~ the Lake HouSe in bedham on We'd
nesday, the 18th day 81 Sept. A. d. 1909, at one.
thirty O'Clock p. ~, and thence proceed
to view the route mentioned In said petition,
Immediately after which view, . hearing OF
the parties and witnesses will be had at some
convenient place In the vicinity. and such
other measures taken In the premises as the
Commissioners shall Judge proper. And It is
further
Ordered-rhat notice Of the time. place and
purpose Of the Commissioner meeting afore-
said be given 70 all persons and corporations
interested BY serving An attested copy of the
Clerk 0f the Town Of DedhAm. . like copy
upon Hadiey p. BurrilI. one OF the petitioners,
and by posting up attested copies as afore-
said In three public placer in said town
thirty days at least before the time
appointed for said view. and By pub.
fishing the petition aud order thereon,
three weeks Excessively In the Ellsworth
American. : newspsper published At Ellis,
publication to be thirty days at least before
the time OF said view. that all persons and
corporations interested may attend and be
heard II they think 1T.
Attest:-JoHs r. KsowLroS. CLERK,
A true copy OF the petition and order thereon,
Attest:-JoaN r. KsowITos, Clerk.
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sprrial Nuti,rs

q 4~s--s -
To the Honorable Court Of County oo,.n,,.
sioners Of Hancock County in the sta,s =,
Naiae:
6NHE undersigned. Municipal Officers a, -.
Il town OF Dedham. in said Hanaans
County. respectfully represent tnat the bi,Sk
way or county road leading from Banvor y
Penobscot county in said State OF Ms7na n, N
Ellsworth in said Hancock county was ~ 70
located through said town OF Dedham. he IN" NY
Court of Sessions in aud for said Ha9cons
county. in the year 1872; that the true bonns
aries OF that portion OF said highway. In saqs
town, which extends from the old Conn,s
line Of Psnobscot County to a point sontha,tss
OF the LAX House, so called. at which ssiy
highway Is intersected by the town road 80
ing from said highway TO the Maine Cenrrei
Railroad station at Phillips Lake, are donhs'
full, uncertain or lost
Wherefore, your Petitioners pray that xo,.
Honorable Court will. after such notice a.
this petition a. Is required for the lucation ~
new ways. proceed to hear the parties intsr.
ested. examine said highway. and locate and
define limits and boundaries. between AID
county line and said town road in accordance
with The provisiocs OF sectio eleven y,
chapter twenty three. Of the revised stata,es
of Maine, Of iN3- as amended by chapte,
seventy nine. OF the laws OF 1905: aud as I'm
ther amended by chapter one hundred and
forty. three, OF the Laws OF 1907
EedhAm, Maine, July ~, 1919.
HADLEY p. BuRRILI,
Cur n. BUaRiLL.
HORACE r. LoRp.
Selectmen OF the town of Dedham,
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1t had been one o. the warmest days of sum-
mer. Now dark clouds were forming in the
western sky. Occasionally pesls Of thunder
could be heard, and altogether it looked as II
we were in for a good shower.
All of q sudden it burst in terrible fury.
The rain came in sheets. We could not see
anything out of doors because OF the rain beat
ing upon the windows. The hail door bic W
open, and before we could close it everything
in the room was soaking wet. I had never
seen such rain before, and my grandmother,
who has seen many years, said it was one Of
the worst storms she had ever witnessed.
The noise m ide by the water run ming over
our eighty-six foot dam in spring time
sounded very much like the wind in the trees
before the shower. 1t rained for fully i've
minutes.
AT intervals came peals of thunder and
bright flashes of lightning, but We did not
consider the storm dangerous until an I'M
usually severe roar gave warming that the
storm was directly overhead.
Soon it passed by and we watched it, mere
mist, scudding over the bay ami on toward
the blue hills of Mt. Desert ia the distance.
During the fifteen minutes it had lasted it
had raised great havoc in the neighborhood
nc ldfinSf- CIV ps NrTc uStiis spOlieu-
In two houses panes Of glass h nd been broken
by the force of the rain. Trees had been
blown down and others were badly broken.
Worst of all house nearby had been struck
by lightning.
When my brother ami ] visited it we saw
about nine queer holes made by the lightning
passing from room to room. Some of them
were about as large as pinhead, but tine
largest was about the size OF my hand. The
paper on the dining-room walls was burned
and the moulding was torn of Other small
damage was done to almost every room.
Outside a large piece was broken from the
chimney, and bricks were hurled with grea
force to road some distance away. Foul
little chimney swallows, which felt secure IL
their chimney home. were struck and latei
were found in the cellar.
After / had looked everything over / de
cided that Nature had been mischief-makins
and he presented to me some of the queeres
sights had ever seen. MARTHA MILLIKEN.
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No Picnic.

A Junction City man told of a re.
mark made by woman at whose
home number Of people took supper
one night during political campaign
in Sumner county. This particular
woman. though young in years. was
the mother of seven. children. Nat
urally the children were reasonably
close to one size. When the cam.
paigners" went into the woman's
house one Of them noticed the bunch
Of children and said to the woman in
a friendly way, These all yours, or Is
this a picnic?" They are all mine, .
she replied YEARLY. 'and it's no pic
mic. kansas City Journal.
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AMHERST.
Aug. q.

o. II. Buzzel and wife, former residents.
are visiting here.
Mrs. Cecil Crosby has returned from a
visit in Bar Harbor.
Mrs. Lafayette Honscom and baby are
visiting in Holden.
Miss Julia Miller, OF Holden, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Robinson.
Twenty-Five members OF Goodwill
grange visited Marisville grange Aug. 81.
w. Giles and family have returned
home after visiting their children in Au-
burn.
Misses Julia and Helen Jewett are
home fro Bar Harbor, where they have
been employed.
Rev. Albert Killburn, Of, Beddington,
preached here Sunday morning and even
ing in exchange with Rev. ida Garland.
Aug. 3. o.
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REX
SuRRY.

James Gallison went to Augusta in his
automobile Friday.
The Baptist Sunday school will have a
picnic at Teddy pond Tuesday.
The eight-year-old son OF Z. c. Withee
and wife is dangerously i'll OF appendi-
citis. .
W. H. Paine, OF Skowhegan, grand mas
ter OF the A. o. U. w. of Maine, visited
Surry lodge Saturday evening, and gave
instruction.
{. w. Station and wife and Il. G. Wager
and wife, OF New York, and George E.
station, OF Salem, Mass, are at Mrs.
Augusta Lords.
Aug. %. 8.
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DEER ISLE.

Mrs. Lydia Greene, OF Boston, is visiting
her brother, Dudley Sellers.
A. o. Gross and wife and Miss Minnie
Greene returned from . visit to Swans
Island Friday.
Rev. Minot S. Hsrtweli, former pastor Of
the Congregational church, preached .
most interesting sermon Sunday morning.
The teschers'i examination for State
certificates will be held at the high school
room Aug. q, conducted by Supt. Patten.
fair Tuesday. Although it was stormy, =
large number attended. The sales were
satisfactory and the supper was we'll
patronized. Proceeds, about goo.
Aug. %. REX.
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PRIZE WINNING ESSAYS.
Ellsworth Girls Figure in Boston
Herald Contest.

Herald Contest.
The junior department of the Boston
Herald recently conducted a prize con-
test for essays, on the general topic
ssQueer Things Have Seem
Several Ellsworth girls contributed es-
says, and one, Hannah Frances Malone,
won first prize in the Maine competition
OF her essay the editor says; "First place
in the essay competition among the Maine
children goes to Hannah Frances Malone,
of Ellsworth. Her charming little ac-
count of the adopted robin seems to the
editor to have many points OF superiority
over the other contributions
Another Ellsworth girl, Martha Milf
ken, won third prize, and Doris Halmsn
was awarded a book for her essay. Rosa
lind Abrams, who has been the guest
OF DORIS Halman this summer, also con-
tributed an essay. The essays by these
girls, printed in the Herald Aug. 10, are
as follows:
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Sunday we went down to lovely little cove
ON a picnic. Our camp was in a grove of
pines. and beyond the bay danced and spark
led in the sun.
After awhile my friend and l set out in
search of adventures. We wandered along
the beach, and presently came upon a small
house, apparently deserted.
"Oh. let us investigated" cried my friend, SO
we entered and looked about us. There were
two tiny rooms, into which were crowded a
stove, two beds, cradle, five chairs, and a
chest full of clothes.
But where are their provision s?' / ex-
claimed.
We searched and Searched, and finally gave
up in despair. As we were going out of the
door, however, my friend spied a hole. low in
the wall. We ran to it, and discovered the
long looked for refrigerator. The ground I'M
derneath the house had been followed out,
and there reposed jars and jars of all kinds
of eatables. Just then we saw a man and a
little boy approaching, and ran back to the
grove.
Later / grew tired Of doing nothing. SO
started for a walk along the beach. Soon l
noticed that small path ran from the rocks
to the woods beyond. decided to follow it.
and, after scrambling up steep bank and
pushing aside interlaced tree boughs. came
into a small clearing.
In the centre the needle-covered ground
formed a low mound. At one end of this was
large stone, and at the other, q rude cross
had been erected. There was no name, no
story, rudely cut in the stone or wood, TO tell
what sorrow had caused or what mystery
hung over this lonely grave. Perhaps the
pines, which stood above it like faithful SEN
tinels, whispered its story to the sea, which
murmured with mighty voice "Amen!'
DORIS F. HALMAN.
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The great maple tree was struck by light
ming. 1t had been the pride of the village
and now il was telled to the ground. Tall and
majestic. 1t lowered over the other trees, max
ing them all appear small and insignificant
As we stood looking at it, happened to move
one of the branches that lay on the ground.
hairy. Looking closer, | saw that IL was a
birds nest.
On the ground little distance from the
nest lay its occupants, the mother and four
baby birds dead. l wondered where the
fifth bird was. for as had watched the nest
the day before knew the exact number We
buried the birds that afternoon in field back
of the cottage.
A few days later going BY the same place
where the maple tree had stood, l heard a
chipping in the bushes on the opposite side
of the road. I went over to investigate.
There in the bushes was a robins nest When
the mother bird left the nest, crept eau
tiously over and looked inside. There were
three small robins, and. sitting in among
them, as il it were its natural home. was the
little bird which had missed from the maple
tree.
How il ever got there could never imagine.
1t seemed to feel perfectly at home. and the
other little birds seemed to like 1t. But,
bark! the mother bird is coming back.
crept ont of the bushes to q place where I
could see the nest without being seen. The
robin returned with an angle worm in her
mouth. l was anxious to see how she would
treat the little stranger. To my surprise IL
was her frst consideration. After it had
| been fed she turned to her own little birds
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GoULDsBoRo.

James B. Dyer, Of Gouldsboro, died at
the insane hospital at Bangor, Monday,
Aug. q, OF pneumonia. Mr.. Dyer has
been suffering from brain trouble for a
long time. and went to the hospital for
treatment little over two months ago.
When in health he was a man of unusual
energy and ability, and made many
friends. lie was fifty-three years OF age.
He leaves widow, one daughter, Mrs.
Lee Leighton, OF Providence X. l., and
two sons-Alyah and Grafton Dyer, of this
place.
Aug. "a. JEN.
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A prince asked Dante why it was that
most people found quite stupid person
far more agreeable than a man of the
highest learning and accomplishment.
Dante replied that he found nothing ex-
traordinary in the fact, because friendship
depended on resemblance in character.
-Petrarch.
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sunday school Convention

The annual convention OF Sunday
schools of Bluehill, Sedgwick and Brook
lin will be held at South Bluehill Sept.
3. An interesting program has been pre-
pared.
Rev. Elisha Sanderson, of Sedgwick,
will give the evening address. The social
season and picnic supper will be an en-
joyable feature. 1t is earnestly hoped
that a large number of Sunday school
workers will be in attendance.
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The cane presented by the Boston Post
to the oldest person in the town Of Surry,
is held by Alexander McCaslin, who will
be ninety three years old Nov. IS. With
the aid of his gold headed cane he visits
his neigh bors a mile or more from his
home, and stays few hours and walks
back. 1t seems as if he might hold it
several years yet.
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NORTHEAST HARBoR.

The annual carnival at the swimming
pool took place last week. A fine time is
reported.
Rachel Winchester is in Southwest Har-
Dor visiting her uncle, George R. Fuller.
Aug. q. b.
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WEST FRANKLIN.

WEST FRANKLIN.
Cecil Butler is at home from Seal Har-
Dor
Clarence Morse is on an outing in Wash
ington county.
Charles Clark and wife returned to Lew
iston Saturday.
Aug. %. CHEER.
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Tipped.

Doesn't this boat tip great deal?'
asked timid young woman Of the
steward.
The vessel, ma'am," said the stew
ard, lis trying to set good example
to the passengers"
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How She Did II.

so she refused your
That's tie impression received"
Didn't SIC actually say no?"
mo. she didn't. All she said was
'Ha, ha. ha""-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Some men preach" said Sydney
Smith, "as il they thought sin is to be
taken out Of man as Eve was taken
out Of Adam, by casting him into a
profound slumber."
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An Attraction.

Mrs. Gillet-So there is a tablet In
your transept to her memory Did she
do anything to bring people into the
church? Mrs. Perry-Well, she wore
new hat every Sunday for three
years.
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II one wishes an hour OF interesting
company, he should visit Jason r.
Grant and wife, of Otis, at their pleasant
home, which is replete with antiques, Of
which Mrs. Grants memory is prolific.
She can give exact dates and history that
is truly wonderful for one of her years.
This interesting young-old couple
have nearly reached the mark of four
score and ten, but are up to date in their
methods Of home life and are in sympathy
with the rapid progression of the age.
Yet their minds easily and happily turn
backward to the dear days, when, for
years, their only luxuries were yoke Of
oxen and their most precious bible.
Mr.. Grant has q garden that he has
planted and cared for, and it il easily the
best in the vicinity. 1t consists of all
kinds Of vegetab les, fenced around by
cultivated berries, plums, cherry and apple
trees, and is q luscious sight, considering
the prolonged drought. Mrs. Grant is still
mistress of all her work, and sets as fine a
table to-day as she did fifty years ago.