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THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
Il she has been duly appointed executrix
of the last will and testament Of
PARKER B. BILLINGS. late Of SEDG-
WICK,
In the county Of Hancock, deceased, NO bonds
being required by the terms OF said will. All
persons having demands against the estate Of
said deceased are desired to present the
same for settlement. and al indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm.
mediateIy. SARAH e. BILLINGS.
sedgwick, April 5, 1911.
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THE Subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. she has been duly app ointed admins
tratrix Of the estate of
ERNEST A. THOMPSON, late Of DEDHAM
in the county Of Hancock. deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All per-
sons having demands against the es-
tate OF said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm
peoiately. MABEL j. THOMPSON.
Dedbam, April5 1911.
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TTNHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
L he has been duly appointed admin
istrator OF the estate of
MARTIN o. CUNNINGHAM late Of SURRY,
in the county Of Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands against the estate OF said de-
ceased are desired to present the same for
settlement, and all indebted thereto are
quested to make payment immediatelv
Surry, ApIis 9, 1911. ALFRKD CONDOR.
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YTyHB subscriber hereby gives notice that
i she has been duly appointed executrix
Of the last will and testament of
CHARLES H. CURTIS, late Of ELLSWORTH,
in the county OF Hancock, deceased, no bonds
being required by the terms OF said will.
All persons having demands against the es.
tate OF said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm.
mediately. NELLIE A. CURTIS.
Ellsworth. april s, 1911.
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Dyspepsia is our national ailment. Bur
dock Blood Bitters is the national cure Tor IT,
1t STRENGTHENS stomach membranes, promotes
dow Of digestive juices, purihes the oiood'
builds you up.-Adrt.
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
i she has been duly appointed admins
tratrix OF the estate Of
FRANCIS A. TORREY. late OF sEDGwICK.
in the county Of Hancock. deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All per-
sons having demands against the estate OF
said deceased are desired to present the same
for settlement, and all indebted theret are
requested to make payment Immediately.
ALMIRA M. ToRREY.
Sedgwick, April 8, 1911.
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STATE OF MAINE.

The bylaws set forth In articles numbered
from one to nine inclusive, adopted for the
town of Sorrento, Hancock county, Maine, by
the local board Of health Of said town OF Sor-
rento are hereby approved.
April 5. 1911. LucILTUs A. EMERY,
Chief-Justiee OF the Supreme Judicial Court.
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ANY skin itching is q temper-tester. The
more YOU scratch the worse it itches. Doan's
Ointment cures piles, eczema-any skin Itch
ing. At all drug stores.-Adrf.
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Leslie Burrill and his friend, Adelbert
Bridges, OF Amherst, were guests Of II. p
Burrill and wife last week. t
Miss Eta Thoms, of Bangor, is teaching
the village school; Miss Ethel Tibbetts
the Peaks school; Miss Ethel Smith at
Green Lake, and Miss Hazel Cowing at
Phillips Lake.
April "a. b.
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DEDHAM.

Bert venadestine and wife are guests OF
w. w. Black and wife.
Gerald Thompson has gone to Lincoln to
visit his mother, Mrs. A. B. Clifford.
Mrs. Lizzie Burrill has gone to Brock
ton, Mass, to be employed in store.
Mrs. g. c. Cochrane and Mrs. II. w.
Hamilton and daughter Helen, Of Ellis
worth, are guests Of L. X. Black and wife.
Mrs. Wilbur Crockett has resigned ss
superintendent Of schools and gone to
North Orland to teach. H. P. Burrill has
been elected superintendent.
q April II. b.
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NORTH CASTINE.
DAVID Dunbar left saturday for New
York to join the yacht Sycamore - assist
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Fnsuranes Statements !.


STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
HARTFORD. CONN.
ASSETS DEC. 81, 1910.
Stocks and bonds 4061, 762 Is
Cash in offlce and bank, $500 81
Agents balsnces, 50 681 "a
Interest and rents, il,740 Al
All other assets, 5000 90
Gross assets. si,o55,oe3 ~
Deduct items not admitted. 5000 90
Admitted assets, $I.o46,093 AZ
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1910.
Net unpaid losses, 1897 10
Unearned premiums, s6s7s os
All other liabilities, 1850 90
Cash capital 5O00 COO 90
surplus over all liabilities, 4S7 1871 05
-----
Total liabilities and surplus, &is948,09S 81
r. w. FORSYTH. Agent,
BCCKSPORT, ME.
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BLUEHILI. FALLS.

Willard Leighton ID. At work for X. o.
Chatto.
Ross Colson will work for Mrs. Nevin
the coming season.
Mr.. Babson has sold his weir business
to Will Hodgdon.
Brooks Gray has begun his sprirg work
at the point, with Leo Bickford and Cecil
Gray to assist him.
The party who bought the Bissett place
came saturday to make preparations for
work on the building.
April Il. CRUMBS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03
to be remembered for all
VOTE INQUIRY is ABANDONED
"Now or Never" Day In vermillion
County Has Come and Gone.

Danville, Ill.,, Jan. 81 The now or
never day in the Nermillion county
grand jury investigation of vote traf
fic has come and gone, and the an.
swer OF the politicians to the investi.
gators was never" according 10 the
admissions of grand jurors. II was
the last day on which It was believed
possible to find witness who by q
confession of illegal practices at poll
ing time would open the way for
others and thus make clean up Of
the country's politics.
The conference of the leading fig.
ures on the grand jury was expected
to he the last on the vote situation
and 1t was expected to lay down as
the policy of the grand jury an aban.
donment of the investigation at this
time.
Most Of those ward workers sub
poenaed, 1t was learned by the investi-
cations, were prepared to explain
their acceptance of money at the
polls, as exposed by previous wit.
nesses. They were prepared to say.
! to a man, they got the money as paid
workers, not for their own votes, fol-
, lowing closely to the rule blazed by
the courts public explanation.
When this was learned, Foreman
| Woodward refused to call those sum
moned and began at once work on
routine matters.
| 1t is the general belief that the
grand jury will pursue the plan Of
Judge Kimbrough of clearing up its
docket" and adjourn possibly Friday
until the day before the spring elec.
tions. It's meeting then is expected
by the judge to frighten off those who
plan to continue the corruption of
yotarc
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03

Battle Creek Enterprise: 1t is rum
ored in railroad circles that one pas
senger train each way on the North
western will be taken off The Enter
prise states this as a rumor only, al
though there is some foundation for
the belief that the matter is under
discussion by the officials.
While schedules might be arranged
to better accommodate this particu
lar section of the country, no reason
able complaint can be made of pres
ent service, but with train each way
taken off it means a return to the
Iabominable service which for years
patrons were compelled to tolerate II
such a change is contemplated it re
mains to be seen whether the state
railway commission will allow it. 1t is
to be hoped there will be no occasion
TO protest.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03

made by the family was ut Dubuque.
Ia, where they resided until the year
1860. At that time, hearing wonder
full stories OF the fertility and golden
promise Of the new territory OF Ne.
braska. Mr.. and Mrs. llarstick yielded
to the lure OF the west and jourueyed
to this state. They settled at what at
that time was the outpost of civiliza-
ton, locaing on the virgin prairie In
what is now st. Charles township.
Cunning county, conceded at this time
to be one OF the most valuable town.
ships of farm land in the state OF Ne
braska The family was almost the
first settlers OF this township, and
during the twenty years following
in the building OF churches, schools
and the general improvement OF their
new home.
They were among the few faithful
ones who, feeling the need of spiritual
instruction, built the historic church
of st. Anthony in the township, the
first church built north of the Platte
river in northeast Nebraska, which
was replaced several years ago by q
fine new brick structure.
Henry Harstick, the husband and
father, died in 1889. leaving Mrs Hsr-
stick with three surviving children.
During the whole of her long life she
has been a devoted faithful member
of the Catholic church. so great wac
her piety and devotion that she walk
ed many times three and four miles to
church after she had attained the cen
tury mark in age.
Funeral services were held at st.
Anthony's church this morning and
her remains will rest beside those OF
her husband.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03

there is new regime In Trip and
and gamesters. " the cards were
stacked against law and order before
they are now to- be thrown into the
discard. The orders have been issued
and If the games are continued here.
after, it will mean that the gamblers
are taking chance against the OH.
GERS of the law. A real effort will be
made to clean things up
Behind the new deal is States At
torney O'llallaren and Sheriff Little.
Both are outspoken in their determi-
nation to clean house. Graft won't
save the players and one prosecution
won't end the crusade II there is an
attempt to resume In fact. the Off.
GERS declare their intention to wipe
out gambling and keep IL out. and pub.
lie opinion is such that there will be
mighty little sympathy for the game.
Sters.
A short time ago. the states at.
torney and the sheriff put the bust.
ness on the carpet in Winner The
| gamblers have no chance when they
are up against team that plays
square. and they quit There will be
some other towns to feel the effects
OF clean government and they will get
| it good and strong. Colome is in for
| it. There seems to be no disposition
to hide IL nor to defend it here and
| it is certain that O'IIallaren and Lit
| tie will have the backing of every.
body acquainted with the situation
when they put the gamblers on the
run. They, the sure.thing players.
have had things their own way for
many moons. A Colome business man
puts it this way; "They have done
the town about as much good as
gophers in a corn patch, and like the
gophers. they've got what they were
after, got it dead easy"
The sentiment of business men
and indeed of everybody who has the
real interest Of good government at
heart is outspoken in support OF the
new order
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03
Killed a Horse.

Long Pine Journal: Some party en-,
tered the C. & ~ w. stable near the
stock yards last Sunday evening and
shot a charge from a shotgun into
one of the fine horses belonging to the
company. A physician was called the
next morning and removed from the
shoulder of the horse, large amount
of shot and some gun wads. Whoever
committed the deed evidently did so
purposely as the work was done at
night and the gun was fired at close
range. The shot removed was No G
and fired from a 12-guage gun as
measured by the gun wads. The
chances are that the deed was com,
mitted by someone who had a grudge
against the company, but it was Ger,
tainly a dirty way to get revenge. II
the culprit is found. and beyond a
doubt he will be, he should receive a
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03

According to Sioux City papers, Nor
folk will get the best musical comedy
that Mort II. Singer ever turned out
when THE Golden Girl" comes to the
Auditorium a week from Wednesday
with Miss Leona Watson in the star
role.
This is saying very great deal
when ii is borne in mind that Miss
Nobody From Starland" and THE Ge-
MUS" with Henry Woodruff in the cast
, are among Mr. Singers productions.
If The Golden Girl is superior to
these-as Sioux City playgoers claim
it is-then Norfolk is booked for one
of the big treats of its life next week.
Miss Watson, who is said to be one
of the brightest gems on the stage to.
day, created the leading female role
in The Crisis" the great play of four
characters which made such an i'm
preston in New York City last year
She can both act and sing. being as
clever a cOmedienne as she is a vocal
/ star.
| This is what the Sioux City Tribune
cording TO that paper Norfolk may
we'll feel glad to get this, the last big
show now booked for this season:
Sioux City critics of musical COM
edy last season decided The Golden
Girl" as the best musical Offering Mort
| H. Singer has ever sent this way. Mr..
! Singer is sending The Golden Girl"
! here next week-Friday and Saturday
giving matinee on Saturday-with
the same excellent cast and produc-
: tion as appeared here last year, only
| that Miss LeOna Watson. who created
! the female part in the New York pro-
| duction of The Climax" will be seen
in the leading prima donna role. The
| Golden Girl is a military play full of
I comedy situations. 1t is dignified, high
class fun which whets the appetites of
! the auditor for the feast of music that
accompanies. The company is the
largest of any of Mr. Singers produc.
tions this year, the chorus numbering
forty girls. Jos. r. Howard who ap.
peared at the New Grand last week in
| The Goddess of Liberty" wrote all of
| the music for this attraction. Among
some of the pretty songs will be re-
membered II Think l Hear a Wood
packer Knocking at My Family Tree"
My Ship of Dreams" The Land of
Used-to,Be," and "I'd Rather Fight
Like Ma"
One of the scenes in the second act
is a pantomime of the war between
the north and l1e south, introducing
the soldiers of he two armies, each
having the sam, sweethearts before
the war and how they came home af.
forwards eXpectiug to find them wait.
ing, West Point adet life is strongly
featured in the FIST act of the pro-
duction.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03
Witten News Notes.

Witten, S. d., Jan. 2S.-Special tc
The News: The people of Tripp coun
ty are happy over so much beautiful
weather. We are having regular
South Dakota weather this winter.
The Witten Commercial club gave a
box social and dance at the Wells
hall for the benefit of the Commercial
club and the proceeds will be used
in advertising northwest Trip coun
ty A large crowd was present and
over $50 was realized from the socia
event.
There is much talk that Tripp coun
ty should have grand jury at the
next term of court to look into the
msdeeds of some of the undesirable
citizens, horse stealing is quite pre-
valent.
J. H. Jennings has been appointed
postmaster at Pahapesto, S. ID.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03
DETAILS OF HIS FLIGHT.
McCurdy Ran Out Of lubricating Oil
and Fioated on the Water.

Havana, Jan. 3O.-Within ten miles
of the Cuban coast and but a short
distance further from his goal the
Camp Columbia aviation field, ]. A. d.
McCurdy, the Canadian aviator, ran
out of lubricating oil today and was
compelled to abandon a magnificent
flight from Key West, Fla
When he saw he could not quite
reach the port McCurdy alighted on
the water and the pontoons with
which it was equipped floated the
aeroplane until the destroyer Paulding
had overtaken the aerial craft.
McCurdy and his biplane were TAX.
en- on board.
At first it was thought the aviator
could make a new start from the deck
of the destroyer, but this proved i'm,
practicable and the Paulding brought
the outfit into the harbor.
McCurdy had covered approximately
eighty miles when he was obliged to
descend and though he failed to meet
the requirements of the competition
he accomplished feat unprecedented
in cross-seas flying. Compared with
the eighteen-mile flights across the
English channel, today's performance
stands out as far more remarkable.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03
"NoW OR NEVER" DAY THERE.
New Corrupt Practices Act to be
Passed in Illinois.


Danville, jan 30.-This is the "now
or never" day of the Vermillion county
grand jury investigation of vote traf.
fic. Unless one of the witnesses sum-
moned to appear late in the day sees
fit to remember more of the details of
illegal voting, or enough information
is gained to warrant the grand jury at
the regular nightly conference tonight
in believing the hoped for break
down may come tomorrow, the end of
this part of the investigation is eX.
pected to come Friday.
There are still some routine mat
ters to be looked over and this will re.
quire two or three days. The investi-
gators will then lock over county prop.
erty before the spring election, this
being Judge E. r. f. Kimbrough's s
plan for insuring purity at that voting.
Speaker Charles Adkins OF the H.
linois legislature spent Sunday here
looking up matter for the corruption
practices act to be passed by this ses-
sion of the legislature.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03
Matrau's Boundary Bill.

Lincoln, Jan. 81. -- Representative
Matrau of Madison has introduced q
reapportionment measure, the first
such bill to be introduced by a demo
crat. II is rumored that the measure
is to have the support largely OF the
democratic majority as opposed to the
lIoagland. Bushee bill. Both parties
are pledged to enact a reapportion-
ment law on non-partisan basis
without any attempt to gerrymander
for political purposes. A comparison
of the Bushee.EiOagland and the Ma
trau bills by districts with the con
gressional vote of last November
would disclose whether rival authors,
from different political parties, had
taken politics into consideration.
The Matrau bill provides for twenty
nine senatorial districts, whereas there
are now thirty. 1t provides for seven
ty-siX representative districts, where
as there are now siXty-seVen.
The shift of representation by con
gressional division lines is shown by
the following compilation.
The First district has six senators.
Under the Matrau bill it would have
five senators and would have to take
in Sarpy from the Second district.
The Second district now has four
senators and has taken in Dodge
county from the Third district. Under
this bill it would have five senators in
the same number Of counties exactly
The third district now has six sen
ators and takes in Greeley from the
Sixth and Polk from the Fourth dis
tricts. Under this bill it would have
six senators without any outside
counties.
The Fourth district now has sever
senators from Sarpy from the Second
and Clay from the Fifth. Under this
bill it would be entitled to six senators
without Sarpy being added, :
The Fifth district now has five sen
ators by taking in Howard county
from the Sixth district Under this
bill it would he entitled to five sen
ators.
The Sixth district now has five SEN
ators without Howard and Greeley
counties. NDutI lDlS Dll IL WOulu
have six senators by including
Greeley in one of its districts.
In the representative districts the
shift of population is more apparent
The First district now contains nine
teen representatives. Under the Ma
trau bill it would be entitled to only
thirteen representatives.
The Second district now has twelve
, representatives. Under the Matrau
bill it would be entitled to sixteen, a
gain of four.
The Third district, in which the au-
thor of the bill lives. now has sixteen
representatives and under this bill it
would be entitled to nineteen, a gain
OF three.
The Fourth district now has twenty
two representatives. Under this bill
it would be entitled to seventeen by
taking Hall county in on a float mem
ber. loss of five
The Fifth district now has sixteen
members, and under this bill would he
entitled to fourteen by taking Lincoln
county in as a float for one of them.
The Sixth district now has fifteen
members. Under this bill it would be
entitled to twenty-one members. a gain
of six.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03
Sets House on Fire.

Winside Tribune: Last Friday
evening little Louis Mittlestadt got
hold of small candle which he light
ed from the front of the cook stove
and then proceeded TO set lace cur
tain in the dining room on fire. The
flames went to the ceiling, burning
the shade and wall paper surrounding,
as well. Mrs. Mittelstadt immediate
ly phoned to her husband and he got
the fire company there in hurry, but
some women in the house at the time
had already extinguished the flames
This is the third time Mr.. Mittelstadt's
house has been on fire under similar
circumstances.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03
Murder in First Degree"

Murder in the first degree" is the
charge filed in Madison by County At.
torney James Nichols against Henry
Stebr, stepfather OF little Kaurt Stehr,
who died after amputation OF his legs.
Before leaving Norfolk for Madison
Mr. Nichols announced that his charge
against Stehr was murder in the first
degree and that it had been difficult
work to obtain sufficient evidence.
Mrs. Stehr is not jointly indicted and
no charge has been filed against her
yet. Stehr will probably get his hear.
ing before County Judge Bates at Mad
ison this afternoon or Tuesday morn.
ing. The complaint against him sets
out facts OF the mans alleged cruelty
to the child which the coroner's YER
dict held to be the indirect cause OF
death.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03
A Woman Dies at AGE of 1902.

West Point, Neb., Jan. 31.-Special
to The News: Grandmother" Har.
stick, undoubtedly the oldest woman
in north Nebraska, died yesterday at
the home of her son in st. Charles
township in her 102d year. Up to
within a few days of her death she
was in excellent health, in fact for
the last year has been more robust
than at her Tooth birthday. She
leaves l02 children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
Her physical faculties remained un.
impaired up to her death, the only Wis.
ible sign of her great age being a
slight dimness of vision. She has
spent the last tifty-two years of her
life within a few miles of the farm
upon which she and her late husband
settled in the year 1860. For some
years her time has been occupied in
knitting and sewing for her small
army of descendants.
Mrs. Harstick was born at Stein.
burek, in the Tpovince of Hanover.
Germany, on March 25, 1909. For
nearly fifty years she resided in the
fatherland, married, and together with
her husband and children pursued the
even tenor of life. The spirit OF un.
rest, however, so common to the Ger,
man people of that generation, i'm.
PEELED the little family to seek their
fortune in the land across the sea,
and in the year 1854 they landed on
the shores OF America with their small
possessions. The first settlement