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that a balloon was 'about beng con-
structed in this place, if a sufficient sum
should be raised by subscription to meet
the expenses; that it would ascend on or
about the Fourth of July, and that it
was thought that dog or cat would be
sent up with it, The money was rails
ed, the balloon constructed, and the day,
July 18th at p. M, fixed for its ascen-
sion. The people assembled at the time
announced on the common in front of the
Unitarian meeting house to witness the
performance; but the balloon caught fire
before it was fully inflated and neither
dog, cat, or balloon ever assembled.
On the 29th of June the frame of the
North Church was raised. 1t was noticed
in the newspapers of the day as an indi-
cation of an improved public sentiment,
that no ardent spirits were used at the
raising" The building was not COM
pleted until in the early part of the next
year. Col. Benjamin S. Dean of Thorn
aston was the architect. Joel Hill, Ben
jamin Houston, Samuel Upton. Luther
Gannett, Martin Gilmore and Frye Hall
were the building committee. The pro-
prietors of the building transferred to
the church, Jan. Is, 1886, the control of
it and of the site on which it stands, in
accordance with the original design of
the builders, and the church accepted
the trust. A sale of the pews was COM
menced on the 9th day of February 1882,
and on the 18th the house was dedicated.
The Dedicatory Prayer was offered by
Rev. DR.. Gillett of Hallowell and the
sermon was preached, from Tim. 8. Is,
by the Rev. Ferris Fitch, Pastor of the
society. The dedication was followed by
"three days meeting" The bell was
rung for the first time for religious SER
vices on Sunday the 22d day of January.
The vestry in the basement was finished
and first opened for devotional meetings
on the evening of July 20, 1886. Up to
the time of the erection of the house the
society had occupied as place OF wor-
ship the conference room, mentioned in a
previous chapter, which was erected
about 1923.
The Belfast Light Infantry under COM
mand of Captain Mixer celebrated the
Fourth Of July by an excursion to Cas-
tine in the schooner Mechanic, Capt.
Isaac Clark, leaving here at a. m. and
arriving back at 8 p. m. They were &C.
companied by large number of their
townsmen and were very pleasantly and
generously entertained by the Castine
Artillery, Captain Rogers.
During the month Carl Blisse, the
Tyrolese Vocalist, gave series OF enter
tainments at Phoenix Hall. It was our
first practical acquaintance with the
style of melody which was at that time.
perhaps still is, peculiar to the Swiss.
He was followed in due time by other
musical artists claim ing to be natives of
that Countrywide Swiss Bell-ringers in
cluded.
About o'clock in the morning of Au-
gust 9th an alarm of fire called out the
firemen and people generally. An out
building Of the Academy was found to
be in flames; the work, doubtless, Of
some sportive incendiary.
The Waldo Agricultural Society held .
Farmers Festival on the 26th Of u
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tober. The exercises al the Unitarian
meeting house consisted Of music, pray
err by Rev. Mr.. rockingham and an adj
dress by Hon. William Crosby. The
places of exhibition were the court house
and the common west of it. The larg-
est premium awarded was three dollars:
the smallest seventyfve cents.
Among the business changes curing
the year were the dissolution of the old
firm of Haraden and French, and the
formation of the new firm of Aver and
Whiting consisting of John S. Aver, who
is now living in Bangor, and Barzilla G.
Whiting, who left here many years ago;
he ultimately went to California. They
occupied store No. II Phoenix Row, the
same now occupied by Charles D. Field.
Mr.. Haraden continued at the old stand
on the Ladd and Morrill, wharf, now
owned by w. B. Swan & Co. and Mr..
French opened a store on French's
wharf, now Frederick's; both stores
were burned in the fire of 1873. Noyes
P. Halves purchased the book-bindery OF
Cook KimbaIl, and Mr.. Edwin Fenno
came here from Augusta to take charge
of it; in March following he became the
proprietor of it; he married daughter
of Rev. Mr.. rockingham and is now re-
siding in Washington, D. c. John W.
Wales, druggist and apothecary,' who
had for several years occupied a store
which stood on the site of the one now
occupied by Albert c. Burgess, sold out
his stock in trade to Mr.. Samuel Locke;
in March following MIR. Locke sold out to
DR.. Hollis Monroe; all of them are dead.
The dry-goods firm of Center (William)
and Howard DanieD was dissolved;
they were occupying at the time wood
en- building at the intersection of Main
and High streets where McClintock's
block stands; Mr.. Center continued the
business at the same place and Mr.. How
ard resumed his former business of cabi-
net-making. Solyman Heath, ESQ.,, now
residing in Waterville, afterward Re-
porter of the Decisions of the Supreme
Court, came here and opened his Office
at the corner of Main and High streets,
and Nathaniel Patterson, Jr., ESQ.,, late
Judge of the police court, removed from
this place and opened law Office in
Prospect, now Searsport. Nathaniel
Woodman, halter, commenced business
in the building on High street now occu-
pied by the Belfast Livery Company; he
subsequently removed to Searsport; he
died many years ago.
At the annual spring meeting Peter
Rowe, Hugh Ross and Samuel Otis were
chosen selectmen, James w. Webster,
Clerk, Frye Hall, Treasurer. Messrs.
Ross and Otis declined the Office, and at a
subsequent meeting Nathaniel M. Low.
ney and Henry Goddard were elected in
their stead. At the same meeting an
amended code of by laws was adopted.
It provided among other things for the
election of Board of Police officers, to
consist of five, and made it part of their
duty "to take up and imprison for the
term of twenty-four hours any and all
persons who shall at any time be found
drunken and disorderly about the streets
Of the village disturbing the peace and
good order thereof"
At the annual fall meeting the whole
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Charles H. Upton and Nathaniel c.

Bishop.
In the latter part of March there was
very severe rain storm and freshet
which was more destructive of property
than any which had occurred for many
years. The highways in this vicinity
We're rendered almost impossible, ex-
cept on foot or horseback, for several
days Nearly all the bridges on the road
to Camden, the bridge at North Sears
mont and several others on the Augusta
road, and every bridge of magnitude be-
tween this place and Bangor, were de-
stloyed in whole or part. The bridge at
the Head of the Tide was entirely de-
stroyed. The highways in every direc-
ton were seriously impaired, and for
several days the mails were transported,
principally. on horseback.
The old east bridge having become i'm
passable, as described in previous
chapter, ferry was established just
easterly from it by the Court of Sessions
in the month of May, and James Lang
worthy was appointed Superintendent.
The ferryman's Office was ''the old CEN
ire store on Bishops NOW Lewis')
wharf" The ferry was discontinued
when the present bridge was completed.
To what extent it was patronized is
among the things unknown. 1t is GER
tain, however, that the income derived
from it was not sufficiently large to
induce the worthy deacon to retire from
active business.
On the seventeenth of June died Will
liam White, ESQ.,, aged forty-eight. He
was born in Chester, N. H., graduated
at Dartmouth, and completed his legal
education in the Office of Hon. John Will
son in this place. He commenced the
practice of his profession in Union in
1909. He removed thence to Thomaston
and to this place in 1878. He was twice
married. His first wife was the daugh-
ter of the late Phineas Ashmun, ESQ.,, of
Brooks, his second of Samuel Gordon,
ESQ.,, who once resided in this place at
the Head of the Tide. He was brother
of the late Hon. James White; no de-
scendant of his is now residing here. At
the time of his decease he was the owner
and occupant, and had been for several
years, of the house on Main street now
occupied by Mr.. Alden D. Chase
Mr.. White was sound lawyer and
skillful debater. A venerable member
of the Bar of this county who was pres
ent at the last argument he ever ad-
dressed to jury speaks of it as one of
the most brilliant and logical to which he
ever listened. He retired from practice
several years before his decease and de-
voted much of his remaining years to
literary pursuits. One of the fruits of
his literary labor was the History of Bel
fast of which mention was made in the
first chapter of these annals. His last
days were saddened by disease, mental
and physical, and his sun went down in
clouds; but he is remembered as nobly,
generous-hearted man, as the possessor
of talents of the highest order, and as
one who under a different combination Of
circumstances might have maintained =
position in the front rank of his profess
sion.
The Journal of June 29th announced
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Suffered Eczema Fifty years..Now Well

Seems q long time to endure the awful
burning. itching, smarting. skin-disease known
as ''tetter"- name for Eczema. Seems
good to realize, also, that DR.. HOBSON'S
ECZEMA OINTMENT has proven a perfect
cure.
Mrs. D. L. Kenney writes:-"I cannot suffice
iently express my thanks to you for your DR..
Hobsons Eczema Ointment. It has cured my
letter. which has troubled me for over fifty
years." All druggists. or by mail Soc.
PFElFFER CHEMICAL CO.
st. lsula No. Philadelphia, "a.
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Mothers! Have Your Children Worms?

Are they feverish. restless, nervous. irri-
table. dizzy or constipated? Do they contin-
ually pick their nose or grind their teeth?
Have they cramping pains, irregular and
ravenous appetite? These are all signs of
worms. Worms not only cause your child suf-
fering, but stunt its mind and growth. Give
'Kickapoo Worm Killer" at once. 1t kills and
removes the worms. improves your chi)d's
appetite, regulates stomach. liver and bowels.
The symptoms disappear and your child is
made happy and healthy. - nature intended.
All druggists or by mail, &c.
KICKAPOO INDIAN MEDICINE COMPANY
Philadelphia, Pa. st. Louis, Mo.
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Minister Praises this Laxative

Rev. H. Stubenvoll of Allison. Ia, in pra'-
ing Or. Kings New Life Pills for coH-t'ps
ton. writes:-"Dr. Kings New Life Pills are
such perfect pills no home should be without
them" No better regulator for the liver $40
bowels Every pill guaranteed. Try taeA
Price Csc. at all druggists.
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Itching. torturing skin eruptions disfgure.
annoy, drive one wild. Doan's Ointment 10
praised for it, good work. Soc. at all drug
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Even the we'll protected forests of
Germany are by no means immune from
fire, and the Prussian fire protection
system makes use of lookout towers
and telephones.
Much of the so-called silk nowadays
is made of wood. Germany produces
more than one million pounds of this
cellulose silk, worth 81, 500, 600. A ton
of wood worth $40 yields cellulose worth
$40, and this cellulose yields silk worth
$3.50.
An agricultural colony in Palestine
has just applied to the U. S. forest
service for help in planting trees to
bind the drifting sands of the Mediter-
ranean. The colony is near Jaffa. or
Yafa, the ancient Joppa Of the Bible,
and there is being developed in connec-
ton with it seaside resort, with hotel,
villas, bath houses, and gardens.
Army bayonets now form part of the
emergency telephone outfit of forest
rangers, used chiefly in fighting fires.
This emergency line consists of small
instruments and coil of fine copper
wire. The wire is attached to the near
est telephone line, the bayonet is thrust
into moist ground at the other end, and
with the circuit thus completed the
ranger can talk with headquarters, re-
port his position, and summon fire
fighters if necessary.
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The forest service of India has dem
onstrated that teak wood grown in plan
tations is just as strong as that grown
in natural forests.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss sss Of &Mzz2zzx
FOREST NOTES.

The national forests of Chile cover
about 100000 acres.
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BLACKJACK ITEMS.

The health of the community
is pretty good at this writing.
No more measels have broken
out here lately.
There was preaching Sunday
by Bro. Bradburn; quite crowd
attended.
The rain has helped the crops
cotton chopping is the order of
the day about Blackjack; picking
dew berries also.
Born to Mr. Jim Hordern and
wife, a boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. jim
Wood, boy.
Quite a number attended the
prayer meeting Saturday night.
Come again Hayseed; was glad
to hear from you; also Lilac and
Sour Lemon and Straight Up.
We all want something to laugh
at, so please come again.
News is scarce here now, and
will close and give space for
more and better news.
Correspondent.
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Restore Life to The Frozen.

DR.. Seymore, noted scientist
and explorer, believes it possible
to restore life to persons frozen
to death. To prove his conten-
ton, the Dorothus and r. f.
Scott expedition of which he is
head, has been organized for the
search of the body of Capt. r f.
Scott, for the main purpose, if
found of restoring the discover
err of the South Pole to life. DR.
SeymoIe has experimental for
years with frogs, fish and ro-
dents, and cats and dogs, and
has met with success in reStOr-
ing these animals to life after
freezing them to death. If sue
cessful in his search the doctor
will search for the bodies Of Lieu
tenant Bower and DR.. Wilson
and experiment on them. DR..
Seymore will leave n. Y. May
% to deliver two lectures at Har-
ward and Providence r. |. to a
circle of scientific friends and
experts, and leave San Fran.
cisco for New Zealand June l.
Elk.
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What She Missed.

was not married long before l dis.
covered that my wife was blessed with
the ordinary amount of woman's curl
osity. One day while was out she
embraced the opportunity to pick the
lock of my trunk. do not know what
she expected to find, but think she
must have been disappointed to dis
cover that 1t was full Of nothing but
biscuits When I came home in the
evening she said, George, what Is the
meaning Of all those biscuits that !
saw In your trunk today2'
l replied: "Well. we're married now,
70 I may as well tell you the truth
When we were counting. whenever ]
told you q lie. which was sometimes
necessary, I made a mental note Of It
And when l went home I would throw
4 biscuit into my trunk-one biscuit
per lie. II during the day or during
the evening I told you half dozen
lies I threw in half a dozen biscuits.
So these biscuits simply represent the
number Of lies told you during our
courtship."
She said: well. my goodnessl X ]
had only had your forethought and put
aside a little bit Of cheese for every
one that told you we should have
had enough biscuits and cheese to last
Us for ."-Exchange.
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START YOUR liver
DON'T STOP WORK
Dodson's Liver Tone Acts Mildly, but
Surely. livens Up the Liver
and You Stay on Your
Feet

1t is the experience of Gallo
mel users that if they take
enough of the drug to have the
desired effect, it seriously inter
feres with their work the day af-
ter. But this is the least i'm
portant item, for calomel is often
a dangerous drug and acts on
the system violently.
Don't take chances with Gallo
mel. Get a bottle of the pleas
ant, safe and perfectly harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone, guaran-
teed to take the place of calomel.
Instead of making you feel worse
the next day it makes you feel
better-and you actually are bet
ter, for no remedy in the whole
world livens up the liver, regu-
lates the bowels and really reju.
venates the system any better
than this dose.
You are the sole judge of its
merits. The Rexall Drug Store
is fully authorized to hand you
back your money without ques
ton if it fails to please you anG
relieve you.
Remember, if you feel consti
pated and bilious, what you neeC
is Dodson's Liver Tone. A large
bottle and a good guarantee fol
so cents from The Rexall Drug
Store.
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WHITE OAK DOTS.

AS | have not seen any news
from White Oak lately, thought
/ would make visit and carry
all the news,
Mrs. M j Jaynes has returned
to her daughters at Hadley Tex.
Sorry to give her up.
Mr.. and Mrs. G B Maxwell
and children spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her bro
Their w A Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. w c. Maxwell
spent Saturday and Sundaywith
her parents Mr.. and Mrs J. r.
Grubbs
Mr.. and Mrs w A Pruitt spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Clink-
scales.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Maxwell
called on Mr. and Mrs J M Clink-
scales Sunday afternoon.
Ivey Pruitt and Lena May
Clinkscales are on the sick list.
We had a joke on jovial crowd
of young people Sunday night.
They had gone to W G Latham
to sing-and they had-gone
to bed.
Messrs Taylor Simmons, Tom
Pruitt, Ernest Maxwell and
Ralph Owen and Misses Ethel
and Eta Maxwell and Leo Leroy
were the guests of Misses Retta
Vida and Erwin Clinkscales Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. y M MOunce made a bust
ness trip to Jefferson this week.
Mr. and Mrs w f Cox visited
their daughter Mrs Latham, last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs M l. Owen spent
Saturday and Sunday with their
sister Mrs Mary FAINT.
Looney Maxwell, Kennon Cox
and Geo. Owen went to Ursery
Hill Sunday.
We are sorry to loose some OF
our neigbors-W f Maxwell and
family, G B Maxwell and family
and W G. Latham and family--tC
the new saw mill in Prospec,
community.
So | will go before | tire you
out. Red Bird.
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Had Il On Bismarck.

In King Edward In His True Col
ors" is delightful story OF Sir w. IL
Russelps interview with Prince Bis
marck when the latter was angry with
the famous correspondent for reporting
In the London Times some things
which had been said to him BY "Unser
Fritz" then crown prince OF Prussia
Bismarck lost his temper and said:
Il suppose you couldn't resist show
ing your importance by reporting all
that that dunderhead connded to you"
Russell replied: Your excellency
knows that always respect confidence.
There is much that you have said to
me yourself that l have not reported.
POUR said Bismarck. Anything
I say to you you may bawl from the
top OF St Paul's."
RUSSELL thank your excellency.
shall use that permission to record
your opinion OF the crown prince.
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URSERY HILL ITEMS
Well, here | come again.

Well, here l come again.
Cotton chopping is the order
of the day in this community.
We are sorry to report j. H.
Morrow on the sick list this
week, but hope he will soon be
well.
A nice rain fell here yester-
day afternoon, which will be a
great help to gardens. But, Oh,
how the grass and weeds will
grow.
There was a sermon preached
at Ursery Hill School House
Sunday afternoon by Bro.
George of Jefferson. There was
a large crowd present.
Theirs was a singing given a,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith Sunday night, which was
greatly enjoyed by large crowd,
the following young folks from
Prospect being present: Messers
Thompson and Luther Grubbs,
Harry Martin, Harvey Simmons
Henry Yawberry, William Subel
Bearl and Earl Youngblood and
Dayton Smith. Misses Vera
Howard and Lena Suber.
Miss Eugie Morrow spent
Sunday in Jefferson, the guest
of Miss Lounett Proctor.
There was an ice cream sup
per given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. A. Grubbs, Friday
night. 1t was given in honor o
Miss Lille Mae Kelly. There
was sixty persons present ant
all had "A most enjoyable time
bat was sad when we stopped Il
think as Friday was the last da,
of our school and Miss Lilli,
Mae left for her home at Kelly
Vile Saturday afternoon. w
regret very much to lose he
from our community, as she ha'
been a fine teacher in our school
aud all had learned 10 love her
We will welcome her back To ouI
community At any time she ma,
appear.
Miss Vera Howard of Moore
! Chapel. spent Sunday IN on
community, a guest of Mis-
Lizzie Hill
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. a Grubbi
ard children spent Sasurda,
and SUNDAY in Jefferson.
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MINIS CHAPEL

AS / have been absent for a
week or two, thought l would
come again and tell to the best
of my knowledge how the Chap
pei community is progressing.
Crops look fine at present.
Mayhaw catering seems to be
the order of the day at Minis
Chapel now.
Frank Tyler of Shreveport, Wis
tied friends and relatives at
Minis Chapel few days and re-
turned to his home last Tuesday
night.
Preaching was well attended
Sunday at the Chapel.
Mrs. Josie Parent left Monday
on visit to relatives in South
Texas.
Sorry to say that Miss Cora
Grantham has been sick for a
few days, but hope he recovery
will be in the near future.
Will Nichols, F. A. Dorgan,
Bud Barnes, all of Mt. Zion,
were over in the Chapel com
munity first of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Terrell
and children. Mr.. and Mrs. Era
Johnson and two little daughters
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Taylor, all
went to Mr.. and Mrs. D. K.
Browns Sunday from preaching
for dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin Cox went
to Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Brown s
for dinner Sunday. They were
also accompanied by Will John,
son.
Miss Kathryne Gartman Wis
ted at the Lock home Sunday
afternoon.
Misses Lucille Lock, Alyne
Brown and Kathryne Gartman
went driving Sunday evening.
Next Saturday night, Sunday
morning and Sunday night Rev.
Will Watson of near Hughes
Springs, will preach at the Cap
ell school house. The subject
that he intends preaching on
Saturday night, is The Bap-
tism of the Holy Ghost" and
Sunday morning he intends
preaching on Heartfelt Reli
gion." Both subjects are very
interesting. His subject for
Sunday night was not announced,
but we are most certain it will
be interesting to all who attend.
j. J. Brown and daughter,
Josie, went for a drive Sunday
evening late.
AS | don't come very often,
will try not to take up too much
space.
With regards and good wishes
to the limp and readers, re-
main
| Lilac Buds.
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Iiftere and lsansrp.


There are two kinds OF people on earth
today.
Just two kinds OF people. no more. I say:
Not tho rich and the poor. for to count .
mans wealth
You must nrst know the state OF his con-
science and health;
Not the humble and proud foB In nfs's
little span
Who puts on vain airs II not counted .
man:
Not tho happy and sad. for the swift ny
ing years
Bring each man his laughter and each
man his tears.
No! The two kinds OF people on earth j
mean
Are the people who If, and the people
who lean
Wherever you 60 you will find the worlds
masses
Are always divided in Just the two classes.
And. oddly enough. you will ind. too.
wean
There's only one litter TO twenty who
In which class are your Are you easing
the load
OF overtaxed nftsrs who toll down the
Or are you ths lsansr. who lets others
bear
Your portion Of labor and worry and cars'
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox