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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
hIust Pay $500 Damages.

Because the Western Union Tele-
graph Co., failed to transmit a mes
sage from Detroit, Mich, to Kansas
City. Mo-, after accepting it, the
United States supreme court held the
telegraph company for more than
$500 damages. The company receiy-
ed forty cents to send the message.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Rat Gnawcd Child's Face

At New Orleans the attack OF a rat
probably came near proving fatal for
ten-year-old Lillian Williams Friday
night The rat was gnawing at the
child's face when she awoke. Her
terrified screams failed to frighten
the rodent away and 1t was necessary
for her to fight it off, Suffering from
painful wounds about the face, she
was taken to a hospital
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Man Wrt!S in Hurry.

While going to Savannah from
Beaufort by boat Monday MIR. !.
Kerserling. Of Dale. S. c., proposed
marriage to Miss Cecilia Levitt. OF
New York and upon the arrival of
the boat in Savannah they sought 4
rabbi and were married.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Much Cotton Burned.

At Troy, Ala, the cotton compress
and warehouse OF the Atlantic Com
press company were Destroyed by fire
Friday morning. Serera! railroad
cars were also burned. The total
loss IS about 100000. partially COW
cred by Insurance. The origin OF
the rt is unknown. Between 1.50h
and 1000 bales Of cotton were burn.
nd .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Ficnd Is Quietly Lynchcd.

Seven miles outside of Mayo, Fla,
a nend. by the name OF Richard
Lowe, was lvnched Saturday for en-
tering the bed room Of the daughter
OF resident Of the city late Friday
night. The scheams Of the young la
dy brought her father to her room
and the negro was caught.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Commits Suicide.

At Rockport. Mass. George w.
Tufts. former cashier OF the Rock
port National Bank, who W :, recent
ly indicted for the alleged larceny II
q bcu: $4,000 from the bank, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the heart
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Three Drown in Bay.

A pleasure sail on Jamica bay re-
suited in the drowning Friday of
three men, while fourth was rescu-
ed In a serious condition. The dead
men were all residents Of Brooklyn.
They were drowned when their
launch capsized of Rockaway point
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Restrictive Ron,i Explosion.

A bomb explosion early Tuesday
morning shook up one Of the most
populated blocks in Ne" York. 1t
did extensive damage and created
panic in the neishborhoGd. The
bomb exploded in the doorway ni the
Bella TriniHria saloon.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Fell in Il Fit.

Pierre Faulk. Il well known young
man of Abbcville. was drowned in
fifteen inches Of water Friday night.
lie is supposed to have been sei"'a
with a 1t Of epilepsy near the s!l, II
low pool in which his body was
fnnDfi
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Accidentally Shot.

At Spartanbnrg. Virgil Higgins.
aged II. was killed by his comnar-
tion Thursday when the latter's gun
ton Thr"sda; when the latter's gun
was discharged.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Filled the l;TrGit.

Al San Francisco. Cal. with one
we'll directed shot. Augustus Warm
bold, a saloon keeper, killed one
bandit ard caused another to make
q hasty escape from his saloon.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Unusual Display of Nerve.

Cutting of his hand with razor.
after it had been crushed in corn
shredder, J. Bruce Vaughn, OF Eu-
reka Mills, Charlotte County. Fir-
ginia, carefully bandaged the stump
and awaited the arrival of a surgeon
to put the finishing touches to the
operation.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
10 Get IN the Berth and a. Clyde Line
Steward Gives Up When
HE Sees THE Fat LADY
Where to Stow 600 Pound Womsa
Still an Unsolved Problem.-Tae
stairways on the Liner too Nar
row for the Use OF the CorpuIent

Passenger.
What shall we DO, with Big An
nie?" WIS hit question which puz-
.zled Steward Dixon, of the Clyde
Line Steamer Comanche, which was
in port Tuesday, bound from jack
sonville to New York, says the Newa
and Courier. Mrs. Ouellette, better
known as Big Annie, who tips the
scales at $50 pounds and Is said to
be the worlds fattest fat woman.
has been showing for a week In
Charleston. Tuesday. she took
passage on the Comanche for New.
York. When she boarded the ship
the steward was at lis wits end to
know where to stow the big passen-.
ger.
1T would never do to assign her
to q berth such as ordinary pas
sengers occupy, so the officer took
the matter under serious considera-
ton. Some one suggested that e"a
be given one of the big berths on,
the upper deck, but the problem of
getting the fat lady up the stairway
leading to the upper deck killed the
suggestion on the spot. What dis
position the courteous and obliginS
young steward of the Comanche
made Of his passenger is not known
Mrs. Ouellette and her jn:shter,
very pretty girl OF. 1S, ns'aeL Elos-
sic, were seated on the comfortable
lounges of the forward saloon of tha
Comanche when a reporter dropped
in to pay his repsects to the worlds
fattest. woman. Mrs. Ouellette cam
not speak English very we'll, being 3
French Canadian. Her pretty dangh-
ter, however, knows United States
from A. to e." and through the feir
interpreter the reporter piled the
large lady with a number Of ques-
tions.
Big Annie says that she comes
honestly by her tremendous size.
Her mother weighed 245 pounds and
her father 26O potnds. When asked
how long she had been exhibiting
herself, she said for the past fifteen
years. Luckily, she has never been
forced tt. travel with the side shows
of the circus, but has exhibited her
generous proportions on her own
responsibility.
Big Annie says she is the mother
of six children. 1t was a rather en-
barrassing question to ask Of fair
young girl, but the reporter asked
Miss Flossie if she expected to be
fat like her mother. She refused to
answer the question, adding, how
ever, that she was the youngest
child and that the two older sisters
were women Of rather generous
build. At present the golden-haired.
blue-eyed lassie does not give prom
ise Of ever tipping the scales at moro
than 100 pounds.
Big Annie says she does not mind
travelling around and showing her.
self. However, she remarked that
there was no money for a fat woman.
in Charleston. probably, as her
daughter expressed it, because Of tie
fact that Charleston people all feel
bigger than the strangers within
their gates. Mrs. Ouellette and her
daughter are now on their way to
their home in Billerica. Mass.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Senator Tillrnan Better.

Senator Tillman will attend the
cssions OF consIc.s duc.ng he pics
ent winter. This announcement WAS
made Friday by DR.. j. W. Babcock
who returned to Columbia from
Trenton, where he spent Thankss;'-
ing day with Senator Tillman DR..
Babcock said that he found Senator
Tillman in very much improved
boo1fh
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
STRANGELY WARNED.
Dream Causes Men to Flee from
Mine to Safety.

A dream has resulted in the severe
curtailment of the output Of the
Frederick coal mine Of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, at Trini-
dad, COL, the output showing de-
cline of several hundred tons the
last three days. Juan Mestas, a
Mexican miner, dreamed a few nights
ago that the mine blew up. He told
the story to his fellow workers and
and in less than an hour $50 men
had quit Some have returned, but
many OF the more superstitious have
thus far refused to take up their
picks.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
Twenty FiicIncn Rescued.

At Chicago twenty firemcn, uncon-
scious from smoke. were rescued by
their comrades ut fire which dcs-
troycd the LURE Merchandise Store.
The loss was fifty thousand dollars.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-01
him of. | had rs: Garland had 4
20. T.. Clark had 4 At.

Georrc Nichols. white: JOHN Cur
Icy, Wilson. Elijah Clark. and Car
land Brown. all together, shot into
the wagons--two shots. Don't know
who did shooting. Clark said:
Throw him Off. Brown Brown
said: The got me all over with
blood" Saw all .hree with pistols.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07
NORTHEAST HARBOR.

A. o. jacobson and Prof. Anderson
..hikedn to Bar Harbor and back Sunday.
Mrs. Lowell Hodgkins has been taken to
the Portland hospital for treatment for
appendicitis.
Members OF Asticou Rebekah lodge
attended the funeral OF Mics Hattie Pierce
at Seal Harbor Saturday.
Ralph Hamor, NJ. r. Frost, David Brans-
comb and the Messrs. Mcbride are home
from . successful hunting trip.
J. H. Curtis, of Boston, 10 having altera-
tions made upon one Of his cottages. r.
r. Lursey has charge Of the work.
The subject OF the lecture sermon at
Saint Mary by-the-Sea Sunday evening
was: 'sThe Successors OF the Apostles"
Mails for all western points now close
at II As in order to connect with the train
boat, which leaves Bar Harbor at 40.
The subject Of Rev. Mr.. Rogers sermon
Sunday morning was '.The King in Pre-
paration". At the evening service Mr..
Rogers spoke on Preparation for En-
cicnt Services
The cottage Of Charles w. Eliot, presi-
nent-emeritEs OF Harvard university, is
receiving additions, intending . sun-parlor
and dining room. This work u being
done BY Lewis Wilson. New baths are
being installed BY Hamor 4 Stanley.
Dec. 5. SUNNY JIM.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07
The Cat Came Back.

"Mink" 10 now the undisputed cham
pion feline pathfinder on the Massachu-
sests North Shore, and expects to hold the
title some time. To win it he had to 20
eleven miles over strange landscape BE-
tween his owners summer cottage in
Ipswich and his winter home in Beverly.
"Mink'' 10 white and yellow and Eve
years old, and since kittenhood has been
the pet at the home OF Councilman Ar
thur T. Foster, Of Beverly.
A short time ago Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
locked up their Ipswich cottage and left
"Mink" with . neighbor. aMinkn had
only been over the road between Beverly
and Ipswich twice-once in an automobile
and the other time nuddled in basket on
train-but be decided to follow the fam
lily. He started on his way, and reached
the Beverly home after many adventures.
Mrs. Foster heard scratching at the
back door. II was "Minkn. He snuggIed
up against her dress and purred long
story. His paws were muddy but he was
alert and happy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07
OcEANvILLE.

Mrs. G. l.. Webb and son Norman left
Thursday night for Boston.
Bert Cleveland, Of Maiden, Mass, il
spending few days ct A. ". wsbb's.
The many friends here OF DE-. Noyss, OF
stonington, are glad to hses ~ u impeov-
ing in health. sAs
Harold WsLb, who has employment in
Maiden, Mass, il spending few weeks
with his parents, A. ". webb and wife.
Doc. 3. II.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07

Coenrv or HANCOCK -: November ~.
TAKEN this as.h day os November. = 4.
i isla, ~ niue O'Clock in she fore noon. on
execution dated November IS D. d. fsio, tssssd
on iadxmsns resdsrd on the thirty arst
day Of October. . d. 1910, by the superior
court holden At Port and, wtthtn ana Tor the
county OF Cumberland. In the state OF Maine,
:, The term thereof begun ard held on tss
nrss TuesdAy Of October. .. d. 1910. In favor o.
shA~. Ham rnond 4 Carney. . corporation In
cosDofased By and under the is~s OF tbs state
o. Maine; I'D ,oes.sd :. Portland: y s.i Z
cocs. for sessn hopdssd sixty etsht dollars
AND sisiy esnt: o.. - aebs Or damage and ID
Hun q tse once Of r. b. saow, in Bi.e-
IL s sss so ss " s sss
airy. d. 1911. 1T nine O'Clock In the
forenoon. The following described real e.
. n.s: ~. - me ssso,a NE q nsh s.. :. sss
mentioned. In one Adele Y. Linnekeu, ~ d 81
the right, title and Interest which said Man
81 sn1 n.n - q
.. d. 1910, ~ eleven o'clock and forty i've min
utes in the forenoon. the time when the sane
Il ssa on sssn. .s re- II.
certain lot OF pAr,si Of land SITUATED IN
Surry. In the county OF Hancock. and state OF
Maine, aud bounded and described - follows
Nertherly by the road leading from surry
10 Teddy pond; eAsterfy and southeri. BY
land Of Frank IlArk. westerly BY land OF he
hetrs OF JonAthan Dow, containing twelve
fia) acres more or less, and being pat Of tne
Merrill estate sold 70 y. LinLeken BY Mary
Freethy.
Also another lot or parcel OF land in ssid
namely:
Being ali that part Of lot Number 81 lying
easterIy OF . line drawn from . road iesding
OF Patterns poad. aud Including Long
POINT. 20 call d. and the Merrill csmps. and
g ntAtuiug seventy t7uj acres more or less.
The last described lot being ali that part OF
sid lot Number o. which was reserved In
de.d from sAid Manfosd 3. Linneken 10 Brr-
trAnd q. Clark which deed IL dated Nosen-
Der 10. lea, and recorded In the Hancock
county. Maine, registry OF deeds. in volume
GO. page II. KAnp w. WsscoTT,
Deputy 6heri6.
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oREEx LAkK.


jos Babinsaa II eaite III.
winnis Mad0Ucks 10 d Al. Higgins
camp.
Cspt. Hossos r. Lord zas in Bangor
Tuesday.
Mrs. Carrie Psttsa and son ars In BAN
gor visiting.
Alma Merrill, who wss employed IN
Bangor, il home.
Lorraine Jordan, Of Ellsworth Falls, il
hauling wood for Mr.. Quinn.
Bonnie Higgins and Reuei Higgins are
cutting wood for Capt, H. r. Lord.
Joe Stewart, Of Bangor, visited the Lake
Tuesday, arranging things 1t his camp for
the winter.
A son was born 70 Mrs. Aiphonso Pink
ham, Of Dsdham, daughter Of George
Crossman. Sunday, Dec. I.
NJ. Quinn il building large barn, en-
ployins George Crossman, Alvah Gross
man, Al. Higgins and Edward 0osselin.
Mrs. Alice Spencer, who has been visit
ing her parents, Arthur Moore and wife,
returned to her home in West Scboeis
Tuesday.
The water In the lake 10 quite low Tor
this tins OF the year. The brook and out
let are frozen over. Quite . pumber
skated Monday evening.
Fred Grace and George Moore, who have
been taking nsh for eggs ct Branch pond
during the fall, have returned to the
hatchery also william Drummey, v no has
been ct Patterns pond.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07

WWtkG oCEthtC AOsmAsAsSAVns
Public service commission" will
b the name OF the present board Of
railroad commisso when the
democrats have finished with II, ac-
eording to present plans, ga, the Le,c
istea Journal. BY abolisbing the
present board they will be able to
eliminate two republican Office hold
sfs- Hon. John A. JON 8, of Lewis
ton, and Hon Elmer P. Sponord, of
Deer Isle, a. we'll as make available
one or two cierkships.
The seventy fourth legislature left
in ito legacy to the seventy 6tth .
bill introduced by Howard Davies, of
Yarmouth, which provides that new
commission shalt take over the duties
OF the railroad commissioners, and
also have supervision OF express,
telephone, telegraph, light, heating
and power companies. This old bin
contains one defect for democratic
use, but doubtless it can be over
come. Il is in section one, where /.
10 provided that "the present mem
bers Of the board OF railroad commits
sioners shall continue in Office as pub
lic-service commissioners to the ex
piratiou OF the term OF their original
appointment.
That this 10 considered seriously BY
some Ut those most interested 10 evi-
denced BY the fact that attorneys fol
the public service corporations have
lssely been looking for the bill in or
der to discover it's weak points.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07
Lakeview Grange. HAppytown.

Lake View grange held its regular meet
ing Dec. 3, with large attendance. The
following officers were elected:
Walter Ingalls, master; Byron Davis,
overseer; Leslie johnson, lecturer; w W
Billing, steward; Roscoe Davis, assistant
steward; Flora Davis, chaplain; Carrie
Ingalls,, treasurer; Jessie Billings, secre-
tary; James Gibbons, gatekeeper; Ruby
Gibbons, Ceres; Ida Patterson, Pomona
Mary Davis, Flora; Della Patterson, lady
assistant steward. Freeman Gray. janitor
IL vas voted to invite Harvest Home ia
be present At installation, and hoid.an all
day session, and serve dinner.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07
BAR HARBoR.

The estimates filed BY Secretary of War
Dickinson for appropriations needed for
river and harbor work, contain an csti-
mate OF $4,000 for the continuation OF the
work on the bar HArbor breakwater
Considerable work was done on this last
summer by the r. II. Doyen Co..
which had the contract, and it In az
pected that this WORT, which was started
in the eighties, will be slowly but steadily
pushed along TO completion, . slight
appropriation being made yearly.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07
Portland city Affairs viii Do ma

Portland city Affairs will be man.
aged BY tho democrats the coming
municipal year, that party having
elected its candidate for mayor
and carried Ave OF the nine wards OF
the city In the election Monday
Oakley G. Curtis was elected mayor
over Charles A. Strout, who 10 just
completing his frst term in that
ONCE. Tho city council will stand
twenty to sixteen on joint ballot.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07
To Patrol the Coast

-.
The President has designated the U. s.
8 Androecoggin to cruise along the coast
from Dec. ! to April l, to afford such aid
10 distressed navigators as may be re-
quired.
She will he kept actively cruising from
PASSPORT to Cape Ann, particular attention
being given to outside waters with view
OF extending relief to vessels in distress
and destroying or removing dereiicts,
wreckage, etc, from the paths OF naviga-
ton.
Headquarters will be in Portland, and
any information to the collector Of
customs at that port, in case the where
-abouts OF the Androscoggin is not known,
will be promptly forwarded to the com
manding ofEicer.
During the winter cruising, calls will be
made and the shore communicated with
1t Gloucester. Kittery, Portland, Booth
bay, Rockland, Castine, Southwest Harbor
and Eastport.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07
M,KINLEY.

Underwood's factory closed it, work on
sardines last saturday.
Mrs. Edwin Bunker il home from .
two-weeks' visit in Massachusetts.
Mrs. p. w. Richardson arrived Wsdnes-
day from two weeks yiait in Wellesley,
Mass.
A civil-ssrvice examination for the poai-
tion OF postmaster 81 6eawall was held ct
the postofhcs here Saturday.
DEC. 8. p. n.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07

A meeting il called for 1t Augusta, Dec.
Il q 10 .. M, in the Penny Memorial Free
Haptist church, to confer upon the
Qusstion Of v hat action shall b taken BY
tie frisnds Of prohibition, first,
IN opposifion othe proposal TO submit an
amsndmsnt to the constitution to make
poaaibls ths enactmsnt Of laws licensins
~ liQnor tra1nc in Maine; second, in
cass such an amsndmsnt should BE- sub
uittsd, % oppose its adoption in every
Isgitimats and honorable way in the
Doee eGsc<ivs manner.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07
Ma.y advertisers forget that adssvtts-

MaRy advsrttsevs forget that advsrtSs-
Ing spaes N q nsospapey y valued 60
eordtsg to The circulation Of that paper.
Advertising spacs n . Journal UsfAoss
circulation u dear at any price sAe Pss-
ilsAsv rsar demand. WStAs~t eivcsIaisss
tAsys ean b no results. oad ssfAcss
results ~ ssonss which tie sdssrtssw
iasssss u lost -Lssvsnworth tKsnsasi
Times.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07

THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
i he has been daily appointed administrs-
tor OF the estate OF
ISAAC n. COLE, late Of BROOKLYN.
In the county Of Hancock. deceased. and
given boude = the lAw directs All per
sons having demands against the estsee
Of said deceased are desired TO presen,
The same for settlement. and all indebted
msdiai<ly. FnAHK W. 9cL1.
Brooklin, Nov. d. 1910.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07

The Bangor Meas is authority for
the statement that, for the present At
least, the county OF Penobscot will
not pay the 90, 900 charged against 1t
BY tho State for the services OF the
Sturgis deputies, and intimates that
an appeal will be taken to the United
States supreme court.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07

Two candidates for the once Of judge Of
the Bar Harbor municipal court to sue
coed B. e. Clark, whose term expires this
winter, have been announced-Eliott n.
Benson, a lawyer of several years. practice
and prominent democrat, and Oscar H.
Emery, recently admitted to the Hancock
county bar.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07

The Cape Roster zinc and copper mine ID
again being operated, after shut-down
OF twenty five years.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-07

20 BY seeing how far they can 80 on
dollar.