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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-08-07
COUNTY NEWS.
sARGENTvILLE.


Walter H. Sargent has returned to
Boston.
Charles K. Foster and wife were in Ban
gor Saturday.
Clarence Chstto has been visiting friends
in Brunswick.
Merle Walls and wife are guests of Eben
Hinckley and wife.
George 81 Foster and wife left last week
for Winthrop, Mass.
Miss Alice Grindal is visiting her aunt
in Somerville, Mass.
William HI. Simmons went to Camden
Sunday to join yacht
Mrs. Lewis K. Thurlow has returned to
her home in Melrose, Mass.
Miss Rachel McKinnon has returned to
her home in Waltham, Mass.
John Friend, OF Etna, is spending sew
eral days with Lawrence Eaton.
Miss Augusta Grindal, of Portland,
spent last week with relatives here.
Albert Grindal and wife have returned
to their home in Thomaston, Conn.
Mrs. C. l.. Babson and Mrs. 81 lsby spent
part of last week at Eggemoggin.
Walter NeveIis and Roy GrindeIl are
employed on the steamer Boothbay.
Edward E. Philbrook, of Castine, spent
several days with his sister last week.
Miss Vera Harding spent Friday and
Saturday with friends at Stonington.
John Gibbons and wife, of Brookline,
Mass, are spending several weeks in town.
Hon. Henry w. Sargent and wife and
Mrs. Herbert Roberts were in Portland
last week.
Mrs. Rufus Hinckley and Miss Rachel
MeKinnon spent last week with friends in
Bluehill.
Mrs. John A. Bridges and Mrs. Mary
Patterson. of Watertown, Mass, have
been guests of A. Q. Dodge and wife.
Fred Stafford and wife and Arthur
Harding and wife are spending a few
weeks with Hiram b. Harding and wife.
Aug. 5. SIM.
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ISLE AL HAUT.

Esther Hoolbrook is at work for Mrs.
Atwater at the village.
The show and dance at the hall Friday
night was not largely attended.
Miss Addie Robinson is helping Mrs.
Margaret Jones at Moor's hsrbor.
Yacht Doriel, Capt. Alfred Pettee, from
Boston, lay in the Harbor Friday night.
Rev. George Kenngott, of Lowell, Mass,
is occupying his cottage in the village
for a few weeks.
George Tefft, wife and little daughter
left for Bangor Friday, after spending two
weeks tenting on Burnt island.
Aug. 4. c,
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HANCOCK.

MEMOkIAL KESOLCfIONS+
Whereas. The messenger of death has again
entered our council and taken Sister Susan
Stratton,
Resolved. That while we bow to the will OF
the Great Spirit, we, the members of Elinee
loss of one who was always ready to help
Others with her sympathy and kind gene
rosity.
Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt SYM
pathy to the husband and family of our de-
ceased sister.
ResotUed, That in memory OF Sister Stratton.
our charter be draped in mourning for thirty
suns, and that copies OF these resolutions be
spread upon our records, copy be sent the
mourning family and The ELLSWORTH
AMERICAN for publication.
EFFIE L. COOK,
' NELLIE G. Foss,
ALICE j. CRABTREE,
Committee.
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sEDGwIcK.

hEACd hoAD.
K. G.. Green is in Boston on business.


4. G. Green is in Boston on business.
Wyer Grant recently lost horse, and E.
A. Byard COW.
Llexellyn Gray has returned to Aroos-
took county, where he has employment.
MIR. Winslow and son Wallace, OF New
Jersey, are spending few days at c. A..
Holden's.
Otis Gray, OF Bangor, spent Sunday
with his wife and parents here at the
Gray cottage.
Mrs. F. ID. Parker has three ladies from
bangor boarding with her-friends OF the
trays who are at Camp Nautilus.
George Roberts and wife, who
spent the month OF July with Mrs.
Roberts mother, Mrs. Mary Schillinger,
have returned to Boston.
Mrs. Comfort Hooper, an aged and
ch-respected woman in this neighbor-
hood, is very i'll of heart trouble.
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H. r..
sEAwALL.

Mrs. Mary Ward has been confined to
her bed for several days with an attack Of
indigestion.
Mrs. Justin Mullen, of Portsmouth, Va,
with her SON Earle, is visiting Samuel
Moore and wife.
Mrs. Lindell Cleveland and son Allen,
who have been living in the Metcalf cot
tage, returned to their home in Brighton,
Mass, Friday.
Aug. 6. T. E. ID.
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WEST sIrRRY

Mrs. Frank Herrick, OF North Orland.
is with her mother, Mrs, Albion Saunders,
who is very ill.
Mrs. Mildred Gray, with her two chill
dren, OF Biuehill, visited her father, s. e.
Grindle, last week.
Aug. 5. l..
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HANCOCK POINT.

Miss Mitchell, of New York, is guest
at the Lasher cottage.
Rev. IL. L. Griffin, OF Bangor, will
preach at the chapel next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin gave most en-
joyable whist party to their guests last
Friday evening. Refreshments were
served.
Miss wilhelmina Drummond, OF At
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NOW GETS bigger PAY

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The Washington times., 1912-05-05
MAJESTIC

The bin at the Majestic Theater this
week includes a bill with three big
headliners headed by Electrical, the
woman who defes the electric chair and
has currents OF high voltage passed
through her body every day. Her act is
amazing as we'll as amusing As an ex-
ira feature of this bill Rudolphy and
Fraulein Alsa Daree will offer an orig
inal novelty sketch called AN Episode
In japanese Tea House." which Is full
of many good complications and shows
the mighty strength of Rudolphy. who
concludes the act by picking up the tea
house with several persons inside. their
combined weight being about 3SGJ
pounds. The singing of Fraulein
Daree is q feature of the act.
The extra feature is Safer and Safer,
who furnish some very clever music
on different Instruments Another big
hit of this bill Is Znnell and Retter in
a comedy sketch called Three Hundred
and Eighty Miles from New York"
showing the Vieissitudes of stage hfe
The international Quartet will give ff-
teen minutes of lively songs and/amus-
ing parodieS that are new, and photo
plays round out an attractive bill.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
ARE YOU A MASON"
THIS WEEKS SHOW
At THE COLUMBIA
Farce That Made a Hit
Three Years Ago Again
to Be Offered.

Imagine big. brawny Ed Robins, typ
ical of all that is thoroughly masculine
cavorting about in the disguise of a
wife of a friend who by reason of COM
rlicationS in which he has become in
volved. is compelled to stand by and
smother his ~rath. and the reader can
gain an inklng OF, the irrepressible fun
to be found in the performance of Are
You q Mason" the farce of German eX-
traction, which the Columbia Players
will present this week at the Columbia
The play was presented by the Columbia
company three years ago and created a
, favorable impre ssion at that time.
Leo Ditrichstein Is held responsible for
the American version of the play and in
it he starred for three seasons with
Thomas A. Wise, Rice and Cohan,
George Richards. Arnold DAILY and q
host of others in the company. The plot
hinges upon the efforts of young mar
ried man and his sporty father-in-law to
pass themselves off as Masons in order
to account for certain absences from
home. Godfrey Matthews is cast for the
part of young Frank Perry, while
George w. Barber Will appear as the
sporty law-parent, Amos BloodgoOd. OF
course the friend of the young man
comes in for a large slice of the fun in
the piece and in the part of George
Fisher, the stock broker and ex-actor,
Edwin Hass Robins is sure to make a
new record for himself.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
CASINO

The program that has been arranged
for this week at the Casino is one full of
novel features. Heading the list is
Rush Ling Toy & Co, Chinese mysti-
fiers from the imperial court at Peking.
China, who will present the mystic Gre
alton, "A Night In the Orient" which
requires carload of special scenery and
Chinese accessories to properly present.
He has company of three Oriental
wonder-workers, who present amid
picturesque surroundings an array of
illusions, including The Sedan Chair"
The Chinatown Trunk Mystery" The
Prisoner of Peking," "Topsy Turvy,"
the up side down mystery; Yuan See
the floating sensation, and "YOi Koi
Yoi," and immigration Chinese mystery
and The Smuggler."
AS the extra feature the Steiner Trio
will be seen in a European comedy bar
novelty which Is said to be a scream
from start to finish. Louise Elliott,
baritone singer will show her ideal of
the men In Her Brothers Clothes. -
Warren A. Hatch & Co. in a comedy
playlet, The Bachelors Boy" while
Dunlap and Falk those musical witches
will given polite melodies of harp, violin,
and song The LATEST up-to-date photo
plays will be presented, which makes a
very well arrangeS bill for next week.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
FIFTY MILES FROM
BOSTON" IS NEXT
BUTTERF|ELDPLAY
George M. Cohan's Piece to
Be Produced at the
BelaSCo Theater.

FIFTY Miles From Boston will be
played and sung by the Butterfield
Players at the Belasco fheater tomor-
row night, with Everett Buttelfield in
the role Formerly assumed bv George
NJ. cnhan, who wrote the piece. 1t is
. comedy of life in a New England
country town, the. half-dozsn musical
numbers being interpretations. The play
itself has m)"a than enough interest 10
stand without the songs. but these addi-
lions make the production even more
interesting han otherwise. The Butter
field Players ara fortunate in having in
their ranks several artists whose mu-
siCal training and abilities TT them to
take .part IN = production of this sort.
Mr.. Butterfield met with no slight sue
cess in his "arlr days in musical pro-
duGtious. Miss Blanche Yurka StGdicd
at the Metropolitan Opera House, Wal
ter Wilson is Il comedy singer. and Miss
Jessie Glendinnlng. who will assume
the winsome role of the village belle
tomorrow night. is considered to be eX-
actly suited for the Jack and Jil''
number in Fifty Miles From Boston"
Furthermore. Miss Nina Melville, who
will direct the orchestra, studied mus
for years, AMI was seen n a concert
tour last winter.
tours has been engaged for the week
and have been rehearsing daily for the
past two weeks.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
IMPERIAL

The management of the Imperial has
arranged another fine array of vaude-
Vile and picture plays for this week, its
feature act being the Four Kumas
Troupe of Japanese magicians and
equilibrists. This troupe comes to the
Imperial direct from the big theaters
and equipped with special scenery and
effects.
The comedy part of the bill will be
furnished by the Franklin Brothers, su-
preme black-face artists, with a new pro-
gram of the latest songs and comedy.
Edith Haney, the petite pocket edition
commedienne, in her kid characters,
Will no doubt make many friends
for herself and more friends for the
cozy little Ninth street playhouse. Along
with the feature picture plays three in
number, and the illustrated songs. the
Imperial will add another fine offering
to its already three weeks Of successful
combination vaudeville and pictures
Today at the Sunday concert, start
Ing at p. m. and continuing until 10: 80
p. m, the management will offer a bill
comprising seven big acts. and as an
extra feature, and owing to many re-
quests, the Bison 101 Ranch two-reel pic
ture play will again be shown. Con-
tinuous performances prevail at the I'm
perial, starting daily at II a. m.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
GAYETY

Charles Waldron's company of sixty
funmakers, dancers. and singers, known
as the TrOcaderO Burlesquers. will be
the attraction at the Gayety' next week
presenting ''Finneys Vacation" In
which the actor-author, Frank Finney
will play the title role.
The company includes among its prn-
oipals Minnie Burke, the soubrette
Others whose names are familiar tC
those who are fond of burlesque arc
Sam Adams, Corinne Ford, jeanette
Young, and Frank Ross.
One of the song hits of the piece Is
Frank Finney's Royal Fizz Tamborec. "
which Is said to rival "AleXander's Rag
time Band" In the number of enCores
received at every performance.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
SPR|GHTLY FARCE,
Z" OVER NIGHT" WILL
. Be POLLS OFFERING
Amusing Situations Afford
Excellent Chance for
Stock Company.

The efferV escent farcical success of
the year will be the Offering of the
Poll Players at Polls this week 1t is
over Night" that delicious little com.
edv which derives it's fun from the
unique situation in which two young
married couples find themselves while
on their honeymoon. Two of the young
people, Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Darling,
% are "marooned," so to speak, on a
Hudson river steamer, while Mrs ket-
tie and Mr. Darling are left on shore.
The young married, but unmarried to-
each-other people, who have never be-
fore been left to their own resources
pretend that they are man and wife,
in order to avert the scandal of having
run away with each others helpma te
Their fellow passengers accept the
statement that they are man and wife
for the two little people seem eminently
suited to each other.
Laughable Situation.
Little, lisping Mr.. Kettle with the aid
OF one or two cocktails musters suf-
fcient strength to go through with the
deception, and little Mrs. Darling who
doesn't even know what the suffrage
cause is pluckly makes a speech on
woman's rights because she knows that
the real Mrs. Kettle is a militant votes
for-women champion.
The second and third acts of the
comedy take place in the Rip Van
Wrinkle Inn, in the Adirondacks, whith-
er Kettle and Mrs Darling flee in the
hope of escaping from their annoying
fellow travellers, but as i'll luck must
have 1t, all the passengers from the
steamer decide to stop at the same
hotel. 1t is here that Mr.. Darling and
Mrs. Kettle finally arrive in time to
rescue their helpless bride and bride
groom respectively from each other $
arms
The action of the piece is spirited and
the lines simply tingle with electric cpl
grams.
Parts In the Cast.
Miss IZetta Jewel and A. H. Van
Buren, will be seen as two romantic
young lovers whose determination tc
get married is not shaken by the mis-,
fortunes which befall the Kettles anC
the Darlings. Louis Haines. who wor
such high favor as the lame little gam.
bier in last weeks presentation of "Tht
Witching Hour" will be the lisping Mr.
Kettle and Miss Gertrude Bondhill viii
have her first big opportunity with tn.
Poll Players in the role of Mrs Darl
ing. Miss Louise Kent will be seen as
Georgiana, the suffragette bride, anc
Duncan Penwarden will be the stalwar,
Percy Darling.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
POPULAR OPERAS
MAKE ATTRACTIVE
BILL At NATIONAL
Madam Butterfly" and
"Thais' Are to Be Sung
by Aborn Company.

A very attractive bill is announced
by the Aborn English Grand Opera
company at the New National Theater
Tor this week, when two very popular
operas vii be sung, Madam Butterfly"
and "Thais." These operas will make
one of the most charming bills SO far
announced by the Aborn Company this
season.
Madam Butterfly" with its continu-
Gus flow of inspired melodies and other
easily recognized musical beauties and
its charming story full of dramatic in
tensity, .pathos. romance and quaint
Japanese atmosphere, will he sung
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and at the Wednesday matinee.
Not only Is Puccinis score in "Madam
Butterfly" sublImely beautiful, but It's
libretto. taken from the drama Of the
same name by David Belasco and John
Luther Long, is considered one OF the
most fascinating ever conceived as the
subject of grand opera.
Stars to Alternate.
Dora De Philippe and Ivy Scott will
alternate at the different performances
in the title role: Ethel Du Ere Houston
will be Suzuki; Estelle CurrIe. Kate
Pinkerton; Henry Taylor, Lieut.. b. F.
Pinkerton; Hamilton Earle, United
states Consul Sharpless; Joseph F'lorian,
Bonze; Rupert Henry, Yakuside; d. NJ.
Jones, the Imperial Commissioner: Phil
Watson, the Official Registrar; Philip
F'ein. Goro: Maud Morton, Madam But
terhy's mother: Grace Wall, the cousin,
and Jessie Carr the aunt.
"Thais," Massenet's melodious. ro-
mantle and thoroughly delightful opera.
one of the foremost works of living
day. and Saturday nights and at the
Saturday matinee. There have been so
many requests sent the Messrs. Aborn
to have this opera included in their
repertoire this season that 1t was de-
Cided to give II this week. Last year
when "Thais' was sung here II was one
of the most popular operas of the sea-
son.
Score a Familiar One.
Nearly all music lovers and theater
goers are familiar with the brilliant
gems Of music in the score, while its
beautiful story. taken from Anatole
Frances celebrated novel, has been OK
tensively read and successfully drama
tized. The critics consider "Thais' one
of the most richly melodious of modern
masterpieces. In the cast will be Edith
Helena and Johanna Kristoffy, alter
mating in the title role. while Morton
Adkins and Joseph Roger will divide the
honors of the role of Athanael. the
| CenobIte monk. Leonid Samoloff will be
| Nic!as. Morton Horodas, Palemon and
| the Manservant. Estalle Wahl Crobyle
and Zoe Fulton will have the dual roles
| of Myrtale and Albine. Almerico Yin.
| accia will direct the orchestra for both
| Uneras and Karl Schroeder will he the
| stage director. Next week the Aborr
! company will sing Verdi's masterpiece
! Aida" and Wagner's melodious 10
| hengrin."
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
MAJESTIC

The Majestic 'rheater will offer for Its
Sunday concert today one of the big
gcst and best bills ever seen III that
house for some time, being conglom'
Grafton Of the latest songs. tho best
line OF talk and the funniest kind of
comedy mingled with music by the best
artists The bill will be composed OF all
new acts and new photo plays. There
will he Will Birn. the champion talker
Of America; Cole and Warner in a good
line Of Dutch. Miss Alaine Lane. vio-
Inist. who has delighted thousands OF
Americans with her mastcrful tech.
uinne in the handling of her violin
With several other high class artists
the concert will be one of the biggest
the house has ever had.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
ACADEMY

Under the management of Harry b.
Hearn the Academy is laying aside its
old melodramatic character and an
nouncing a policy committed to the
highest class of vaudeville offerings.
Pelham, the European hypnotist, new
to Washington, with an unusual act that
combines the demonstration of mys-
terious power with features that make
for hearty laughter. will head this
weeks bill. Sutton, Mcintyre and SUIT
ton, two men and woman, are prom
ised In unique aCrobatic and terpsi-
chorean offering; De Michele Brothers,
Italian Street Musicians" in rare
act OF musical excellence; the Langdons,
with novelty comedy feature. "On the
Boulevard" in which an automobile
will figure: Richards and Grover, I'm
Piano Capers." Mr.. Richards display
Ing eccentricity as well as virtuosity on
the piano, and Miss Grover with ga
laxy of song numbers of the bright and
attractive kind
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-19
GERMANY
CONTINUED from page 81

Ubapght.
Although, of course, opinions may
differ about the value of the terri
tory ceded to Germany, it is evident
that German commerce and industry
and German miners and farmers,
have obtained valuable guarantees
for their interests in Morocco. The
agreement furnishes "a powerful in
strument in the hands Of the Ger
man government, enabling 1t per-
manently to protect German inter
ests in spite of all contrary efforts.
A careful reading of the text of
he agreement will be convincing in.
this respect. The explicit prohibt-
ton of differential treatment Of.
goods imported by foreign countries
which is of equal benefit to all
nations, including the United States
the severe rules for controlling
this, the possibility Of an appeal to-
clearly defined system of arPitra-
ton with regard to claims against
Moroccan and French authorities,
the possibility of the construction of
private railways without public
competition, and their administra-
ton by private boards-all these
provisions of the treaty can not be
too highly valued.
On the whole, 1t can therefore be
said that the negotiations conducted
under the moral pressure of the.
sending of the Panther to Agadir led
to satisfactory resultfor Germany,
because she avoided chasing phan-
toms, and tried only. to reach a goal
which it was possible for her to att
tain.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-19
ONE DOLLAR INVOLVED.

Michael Alexander, a Kelly Hill
resident, is under bond to appear
January 20 in Justice G. H. Cor
don's court to be tried one a charge
of obtaining 81 under false pretenses
from n. Joseph, of that suburb.
Constable William Post arrested
Alexander Thursday evening on a
warrant that had been sworn out by
Charles ]. Thomas.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-19
TAFT TO DINE.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Jan. 1s-
President Taft left for New Haven
today, where he will attend a cham
Der Of commerce dinner and meet
ing of the Yale Corporation. He
viii attend three dinners in New
York tomorrow night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-26
HODGE TALKS To
OLD FRIENDS

RosLYN. Aug. se.--over 500 min.
ers will go 10 the polls on Saturday,
September Z, and viii participate In
the Bun Moose primaries. chiefly.
as they themselves say. because
they want 70 vote for Bob" Hodge
for governor, Hodge was here Sun.
day afternoon and addressed a bis
meeting az the union mining men.
lie was to have talked at Gle Elum
Saturday night. but was delayed by
some train mishap.
The miners we're to have had
their meeting in the morning. but
when they learned that Hodge was
In the vicinity they Immediately
adjourned until the afternoon to
hear Hodge. who used to work side
by side with them not SO many
years ago. When Hodge came into
the room he was given tremen.
dous ovation. Hodge made a splen.
did talk. He spoke feelingiy He
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-26
THOUSANDS WANT
EXTENSION OF
CAR LINES

Several thousand names appear
on petitions flied with tho council
by the city Car Line league, which
asks that the question OF building
branch lines of the municipal rail-
way, which is now under conrtruc'
tion. be submitted TO the people
next March. Tentative routes for
ak branch lines are outlined IN the
petitions. The petitions are still
IN circulation. say the officials OF
the league. aud many other names
will bc added.
The engineers department II ask
ed by tho petitioners TO map out the
most available and most suitable
routes. An extension OF the main
line 20 the north limits OF the city az
Ballard IL also suggested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-26
REJECTED lO2

The board Of equalization. aft.
or passing 1919 petitions and re-
Ieotlnp io2. concluded Its work
In King county Saturday. One
OF It's last official actions was 20
cut the assessment IN two on
the steamer Telegraph. which
was sunk at the colmsn dock.
last spring. Assessor parish's
assessme nts on Pike 81. were al
lowed TO stand.