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SOUTHWEST GARBoR.

Mrs. Augustus Clark returned last week
from . visit TO her brother, Rav. 4. H..
Cousins, at Old Town
Capt william l. Giliey has recently
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JEN.
BIRCH HARBoR.

Mrs. Sadie Hooper, OF South Goulds-
boro, was = recent guest Of her nephew,
Alton Bunker.
School opened for the winter term Nov.
%. Miss Gladys Hooper, OF South Goulds-
boro, is teacher.
Mrs. Z. A. Pettee has 30 far recovered
from her recent illness ~ to return to Seal
Harbor, where her husband has employ
ment.
The family OF q. r. Cowperthwa who
have spent the summer At Prospect Has-
Dor, moved home Saturday. While away
their son Bruce was married, and his
wife is gladly welcomed to her new home
here.
Dec. s. c
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COUNTY NEWS.
PENoBsor.


Irving h. iittleneld, Of Portland, spent
few days here last week.
Raymond Dwellsy and wife, OF Franklin,
were the guests Of relatives here last week.
Miss Nina varnum went TO Biuehili
Monday to teach in the Huxley corner
school.
Mrs. Eva N. Sellers returued to Els
worth Friday, after week here with her
dang liter, Mrs. NJ. A. Wardwell.
Capt. !. b. Sellers and wife arrived
home Saturday, and have opened their
house On Pension hill for the winter.
Miss Frances Wilson, OF Portland. came
last week. called here by the critical ILL
meas OF her sister's husband, b. II. Leach.
The many friends Of B. H. Leach are
sorry TO learn he is still seriously i'll. All
hope he will be much improved soon.
Miss Watts, trained nurse, Of Bangor, is
with him.
Penobscot cha rter, o. +. T., held its an
nual meeting Saturday evening, Dec. 3.
The following officers were elected; Mrs.
Carrie Perkins, w. M; Lewis Snowman,
W. p; Mrs. Martha Sellers, A. NJ; Mrs.
Una Bridges, secretary; Mrs. Abbie Bow
den, treasurer; Mrs. Lizxie Grindie. con-
ductress; Mrs. Annie Hutchins, assistant
conductrcss. The Officers will Be installed
saturday evening, Dec. II, when the MEM
bers OF =. K. Whiting chapter are invited
to be present. One candidate was elected
~ rx.<,a,ve he de~rees which will h. com
ferrcd At special meeting Thursday even
ing, Dec. 8.
Dec. s. WooDLoCKE.
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AsHvILLE.

wyiie Hammond is visiting relatives in
Bangor.
Mrs. Howard Martin IL visiting friends
in East Sullivan.
Miss Addie Banker, OF south Gorlds-
boro, is visiting friends here.
Delmar Robertson and wife srs living
at Asa Bunker's during the winter.
Those who attended Pomona grange q
East Sullivan Friday, report an enjoyable
time.
The teachers OF Brigham hill school
returned Friday, after q vacation OF two
weeks.
Edward Sargent and wife, OF East
Franklin, were guests OF W. N. Pct,es
Sunday.
There will be = masquerade ball nj the
grange hall. East Sullivan. this evening.
Music by Noyes' orchestra OF three pieces.
Mrs Lydia Smith has closed her bone
here for the winter. and has gone 70
Augusta to make her home with her
daughter, Mrs. George Patten.
Dec. 9. PHcrnr
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ISLEsFoRD.

George Hadlock and Irving Squirting
were in Bangor last week.
Capt. L. A. Farnsworth, OF winterport,
returned home Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Hanscom, OF Iowa, who il
visiting relatives in Bar Hsrbor, preached
here Sunday morning.
School was TO commence Monday morn
ing, Dec. 8, but owing to the illness OF the
teacher. opening was postponed q week.
Dec s. a
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SUNSET.


Greeley Small and wife are In Rockland
this week.
Rev. b. F. Fifield, Of Rockland, held
services in the schoolhouse in district No.
IL Sunday.
The marriage OF Myrtle stinson, OF this
place, and Daniel Conary took place Fri
day at Sunshine, Elder Wales ofsiciating
The winter term OF schools began to-
day. Miss Lillian Knowlton, teacher in
No. II, has resigned 70 accept . position in
Haverford, Pa. As yet the vacancy has
not yet been flied.
The NJ. w. B. society, OF Sunset, will
have . public Christmas tree in the
Martha Washington hall at Sunset on
Christmas eve, Dec. "a. Old and young
arc cordially invited. Refreshments will
be sold.
RebeccA M, widow OF Frederick w.
Gray, died at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. Enos Cole, in Gloucester, Mass, re-
Gently. She was native OF Deer Isle, but
had made her home in that city for more
than forty years.
The gold headed cane presented by the
Boston Post to the oldest man in town,
and then to his successor, was frst held
by the late Daniel r. Eaton. On his
death the cane went to the late Capt.
Albert Haskell, and from Capt. Haskell to
the late Amos Dow. Since Mr.. BOWS
death, it is said it should go TO Moody
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WEST sroNINGroN.

Mrs. Blanche stinson is living ct r. W.
Knowiton's at Sunset.
James !. Stinson left Wednesday for
Boston, to ind employment.
Mr.. Lawrence, Of the canning company,
was in town Tuesday looking over the
building site. He intends TO build the
factory early in the spring.
Dec. 5. NUN.
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BAas HARBoa.

Maurice Thurston and wife are home
from Rockland, where they have been for
several months.
Miss Lucy Murphy will isaye this wesk
to attend the winter term OF the normal
school At Csstine
Miss Della Wallace and John blossom
we're married Wednesday evening. They
are living in the pretty new house lGst
completed for them. Their many friends
~ish them many years OF happiness sod
prosperity.
Dec. S. X. y.k
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PRETTY MARSH.

George Bartlett is recovering slowly
from bad attack Of grip.
Miss Celia Carter is improving in health.
Her friends hope to zee ner about soon.
Mrs. 8. g. Leonard. who is confined to
the house with q lame knee, is slightly
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ing Al Srth Hodgkips', u u home caring
for her mother, who u 10 poor health.
l,oring Foster and wife. OF Bar haroor.
and Bert Bartlett, Of Center, we're gaests
Of osmond Emery and wife Thanksgiving.
DEC. s. SPDc.
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BLuEHil.L FALLS.

Mrs. Angie Csndaes 10 81 Roscoe Lord
for two weeks.
Mre. Lena Dufee and son Horace are
home from Walt a. sssviiIc-
Harry Couary and vile sp<as the week
end xith Mrs. Ccnary's parents at Nccih
Bluehili.
Mrs. r. W. CAndage, with son Robert,
OF Sedgwick. spent Saturday and Sunday
with her sister here.
Dec. 8. CAUMBs.
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..WhAt do you think OF the weather,
COLONEL" ''0h, horrible, horrible"
"And how is your wifeIa sOh, much
about the same, thank you-p
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MARLBORO.


Herring are plentiful. many being sold
for bait.
School began Monday after few days
vacation.
Pearl stratton and vile are visiting in
Hancock.
Miss Audrey Hodgkins has returned
from Ellsworth.
Reuei Bartlett and family spent Sunday
at +. T. Hodgkins'.
Mrs. George Treadweil spent few days
in Ellsworth last week.
Miss Kate McIntyre has returned TO Mrs
=. T. Ford's' after vacation Of two
weeks.
Mrs. Charles Estey, who has been board
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Man-a-iin IN Ideal Laxative.
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Down at Bristol was located the plant OF
d. r. Church q Co., and when The steam
ers with their big seines appeared in the
seventies, he warned the trade that the oil
industry which was fourishing with the
porgy factories would be destroyed unless
oil agreed upon restrictions in the catch
1t IS repetition of the present agitation
over herring. The manufacturers of
porgy oil would not agree, and just what
the Church arm predicted came ,rue-the
porgy disappeAre altogether from Maine
and . fourishing industry was lost In
the last year OF operation the Church fac
tory cleared over f10o, 900 profit.
THE recentiy-placed contract with the
Portland company BY the American Fer
tilizsr company" continued Mr.. Dennis,
'.indicates, however, that they are to re-
vivs the porgy catching business on q
large scale, their first order being for six
steamers to cost sao,0oo apiece, but they
will seek the fish in southern waters in
stead OF in Maine.
'srhe Portland brand OF salt fish, con-
tinred the speaker, "was what its name
implied They were prepared with salt,
ths natural preservative, but it is alleged
that trio Gloucester pack In preserved with
borncic acid. The section Of the pure
food iaw covering this very carefully ex-
smpted this form Of preventative. the ex-
emption being secured, believe, through
. powerful man OF influence at Washing
The Press., 1910-04-27

Springs. They purchased job printing office conducted by E. M. Horton. The new office was opened in the third story of the Warren block. The first copy of the News Letter was printed here October 13, 1866. In August, 1867, the name of the paper was changed to The Holland County Press, and in April, 1883, was changed to simply The, Press.
 August 17, 1871, H. c. Mclaughlin retired from the firm. Shortly after the office was moved from the Warren block to the basement of the Central Hall block. On Sunday morning, Feb ruary 8, 1885, fire started in the Rock we'll block, destroying this block and the Central Hall block. The Press files, books and some material were saved in a damaged condition, but the machinery was total loss. A new office was estab- lished in the Blue Front building, now occupied by Dadalt grocery. The pubi- cation of The Press and the job print ing business was combined at this time, James Mclaughlin taking into partner ship his son, Lewis Mclaughlin.
The Press., 1910-04-27
GARDINER HALL, JR., & GO.

jThe big and prosperous firm of Gardi- ner Hall, IT,, & Co.,, manufacturers of spool cotton, in South Wilmington, is the outgrowth of the first plant of that character in the country, which was started in Wilmington in 1840.
 Wilmington was the home of the cot ton industry of the country for many years, but at the present time the only plant in the town is that of Gardiner Hall, IT,, S Go. Gardiner Hall, ST., as- sociated himself in 1850 with Timothy Merrick and MT. Brigham for the manufacture of spool cotton, the spools being made in their own factory, by hand. MT. Hall did the bleaching and winding, and MT. Merrick made the spools. Later, the company was merged with the Wilmington Thread Company, and in 1860 Gardiner Hall, Jr., began the spool cotton business for himself, having learned the business of bleach ing and winding thread by watching his father.
 With him were associated his father, Gardiner Hall, ST., and John R. Champ lin, brother-in-law. The senior Hall died in 1879, and MT. Champlin in 1896, leaving Gardiner Hall, Jr., alone until 1906, when his son, William H. Hall, was admitted.
 Since 1906 and the admission of Will liam H. Hall into the firm, the business has been quadrupled. A new brick mill, 7Ox15O, three stories high, has been erected, new blockhouse, new dry house, shipping room and dyehouse have also been added, and plans have already been drawn for a fine new bleachhouse of two stories, 11Ox85 feet, which will be started in the Spring.
 Gardiner Hall, IT,, & Co.,, now own fine 6ve-story office building at No. 59 Walker Street, New York City, which they have rented since 1871. They spent $3O,OOO in renovating it, and it is now one of the best office buildings and warerooms in the city. The com
The Press., 1910-04-27
THE PRESS.

In 1858 the first issue of The Press, then called The Stafford News Letter, was printed in Palmer, Mass. James Mclaughlin, who first published the paper in Stafford, was at that time in the employ of G. M. Fiske and B. F. Golf, the publishers of the Palmer Jour- nal, who published The Stafford News Letter as a side issue of the Journal. J. M. Tappan, who at that time was the agent of the Stafford station of the railroad, was the local agent for the News Letter. In April, 1862, MT. Golf retired and James Mclaughlin entered the firm, and they continued the publi- cation of the News Letter until Sep tember, 1866, when they dissolved part nership, James Mclaughlin taking the News Letter, and with his brother, H. c. Mclaughlin, came to Stafford
The Press., 1910-04-27

but this proving inadequate, owing to the growth of the business, MT. Kings bury sold this property in 1904 and moved his business to the old Fox Will lage school property on West Main Street.
 With ample space in these quarters he has been enabled to install an up to-date equipment, including 10 h. p. gasoline engine, modern machinery, and the latest type of pneumatic tools. The plant consists of large yard and cut ting shed, show and salesroom, office, etc., and is the best equipped and largest works of it's kind in northern Connecticut.
 Some of the most notable pieces of work executed by MT. Kingsbury are the soldiers monument, designed by him and erected in the Stafford Springs cemetery, soldiers monument erected in Nathan Hale cemetery at South Gov entry, the erection of the six-ton boulder for first meeting-ho site in town of Union, and many fine speci- mems of monumental work too numerous to mention, throughout the state.
The Press., 1910-04-27

February 21, 1910, was a native of South Deerfeld, Massachusetts, and came to Stafford in 1863, entering the employ of William Smith as bookkeeper. He married MT. Smith s daughter, and in 1870 was admitted to the firm. He served his district in the state legisla- ture at one time.
 Smith & Cooley own two mills in Stafford. In their River Street plant are their flock cutters, their dyehouse and steam plant, while at the Glyn mill, near Stafford Hollow, is their shoddy plant. At the Glyn mill they have a fine, brick picker house, large three story mill building and an engine house. They utilize the water power there, but have steam auxiliary power plant for use when the water is low.
 Smith & Cooley are among the largest manufacturers of focks and shoddies in the country. At the present time they employ about seventy-fve hands. Their River Street mill is situated on the main line of the Central Vermont Rail- road, and they have the advantages of the spur track and fast freight service.
 R. w. Smith and B. P. Cooley are both young men of broad experience, and both young men are regarded as very progressive, able and businesslike.
The Press., 1910-04-27

pany sells all it's goods direct, through it's agent, MT. B. E. Perrine, who has been with them for twenty-five years.
 The big mills in South Wilmington employ 16O people and are fine examples of modern mill construction. On an elevation, they are readily seen from the windows of the cars as they pass, and the huge loads of birch wood that go to the making of spools are being constantly drawn through the town. The company owns an immense acreage of birch forest, has it's own ice plant, and is regarded as one of the most progress sive concerns in the country.
 Gardiner Hall, IT,, has never held public office, although pressed to do so many times. He was chosen as one of the presidential electors on President McKinley's first term.
 Hon. William H. Hall has been rep resentative to the state legislature al- most continuously since 1893; he was member of the house during the session 1893-95-97, 19O5-9, and in 1899 repre- sented the twenty-fourth senatorial dis trict, and was a member of Governor Henry Roberts staff.
 MT. Hall is a 32d degree Mason, member of the school visitors of Will ington, and for years has been one of the registrars of voters. He is man of great force, of wide business ex- perience and unusually progressive. Both members of the firm make their home in South Wilmington, near the mill.
The Press., 1910-04-27
THE WARREN wooLEN COMPANY.

The Warren Woolen Company plant is known as one of the old landmarks of Stafford Springs, the main building be- ing of massive granite, and it stands today as complete and solid as when first built, nearly century ago.
 There have been many changes dur ing the past twenty-five years in both management and ownership. It was known for years as a distinctively ker- sey plant, and built up a reputation for the best piece dye kerseys which were sold up from one year to another.
 When the piece dye worsteds were in favor the mill ran as high as one hun dred looms on these goods, and estab- ished a reputation for high-grade work.
 Changes came and styles demanded other fabrics, so for the past seven years the mill has changed it's policy and is now known by its men s wear fancy wool and worsted suitings, mak- ing all-wool goods of medium and high grades and most up-to-date styles.
 The plant has been changed through out for this purpose, new machinery added and old discarded. A new build ing, sixty-fve by one hundred and sixty i've feet, is to be added, when the plant will be made more modern in appear ance and convenient in every respect for the work at hand.
 Having seventy-four broad looms, en- ploying two hundred and twenty-five hands, and doing it's own dyeing, finish ing, carding and spinning, the plant is in condition to meet the closest com petition.
 Its policy is to sell direct to the trade, and it now has for this purpose its own New York office at 79 Fifth Avenue, Knickerbocker Building, also has representatives in Boston and Chi eago, and so keeps in close touch with the trade.
 The present owners and officers are: J. H. Valentine, president; A. I. Mitchell, agent; H. Alden, secretary and treasurer; William McCulloch, su- perintendent.
The Press., 1910-04-27
THE FABIAN WooLEN COMPANY.

Rawitser & Bro. have been associated with the woolen industry in Stafford since 1872, but in 1904 the firm name was changed to the Fabyan Woolen Company. They have two mills in Staf- ford, one in Meriden and one in Mystic. Their mills here make cotton warp fan nels and carriage cloths almost ex- clusively. In addition to these two mills, they have a big shoddy plant here which supplies their other estab- ishments. All of the mills have been very much improved and are making a much better class of goods than were made at these mills years ago.
 The River mill, so-called was built in 1872, and is 1-2 stories high. It con- tains fifty broad and fifty-eight narrow looms, ten sets of cards and thirteen double jacks. In the Home mill, at Staf- fordville, which is a three-story struc- ture, there are thirty eight broad looms, three sets of cards and three jacks, thus giving the firm an unusual capacity. Two hundred and ten persons are employed in their mills here, and the goods they make are sold direct all over the country.
 The Fabyan Woolen Company is a Connecticut corporation, with capital stock of $20O,OOO. H. Rawitser, the president, is also connected with the Mystic Woolen Company, as well as treasurer of the s. Rawitser Co.,, Inc, of New York, and both he and his brother, MT. S. Rawitser, live in New York. The secretary of the company is MT. Fred Wildey of this town, and the treasurer is Charles H. Meyers, Jr.
 The big River mill of this company is one of the show places of Stafford Springs. Standing as it does at the head of the valley, it is visible for a long distance, and especially at night, when it is brilliantly lighted, serves as a landmark.
The Press., 1910-04-27

In September, 1893, The Press office was moved to the present Press office building that had just been completed. The death of James Mclaughlin occur red on August 2, 1895. In August, 1903, Simplex typesetting machine was added to the equipment of the office, which is used to set all the news mat ter on the four weekly papers now issued from this office.
The Press., 1910-04-27

MT. Kingsbury learned his trade in Milford, Mass, and was connected with some of the leading granite and marble works in Springfield and Holyoke, Mass. Three years previous to starting business in Stafford, MT. Kingsbury had been in business in Thompsonville, Conn.
 Though born in Somers, Conn.,, MT. Kingsbury is considered a native of Stafford, having spent much of his life here since infancy. He has served two terms on the Board of Burgesses, is member of the Knights of Pythias, and the American Benefit Society.
The Press., 1910-04-27
SMITH & COOLEY.

The firm of Smith & Cooley dates back to the year 1850, when it was established by William Smith.
 A number of changes have been made in it's membership, but it's affairs have always been retained in the family, w. H. Cooley being MT. Smith s son-in-law.
 w. H. Cooley, senior partner, who d1ed
The Press., 1910-04-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS MONU-
 MENTAL WORKS.

This business was established in 1889 by A. W. Kingsbury, the proprietor, in the old Cleveland building, but which is now known as the Garvais block. Three years later the Kingsbury build ing, two-story structure which stands next to the Press building, was erected,