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BROOKLYN.

| Kendall Allen has gone to Rockland to
work.
! Mrs. Julia Jackson is visiting at
| Brooksville.
| Miss Jennie Dyer has gone to Boston
| for the winter.
| Miss Ruth Babson Of Eggemoggin is
visiting Mrs. Naomi Allen.
| Harry Bridges and wife spent several
days at Long Island hunting.
| Miss ANNE Williams OF Bedford, Mass,
is visiting Miss Louise Cousins.
| Mr.. Young and Miss Evelyn Gray at
tended the State teachers convention.
Sterling Freethey will move his family
| into Edward Trundy's house for the
| winter.
Austin Stanley and family and Edward
Trundy aud wife have moved to Rock
land for the winter.
| Everett Cousins, no has been in Phila
| delphia, driving a car from Bluehill Falls
\ to that city, is at home.
Rev. Frederic Emerson and wife left
| for their new home at Alma Thursday.
| Best wishes follow them.
| Augustus Purdy and wife, who have
| been visiting Mr.. Purdy's mother at
| Flye Point, have returned to Boston.
Mrs. Edith Leighton and Master Paul
| spent lue "ooh-chu '" hle. l@oiSutoh .
| uncle, Capt. Charles Babson, at Egge-
| moggin.
Miss Adelaide Smith, who has been
| keeping house for H. NJ. Pease four
| months, has returned to her cottage at
| Haven.
Mrs. Mary Young of Webster City,
| Iowa, who has spent the summer and fall
with relatives here, left for her home
| Saturday.
| Miss Amelia Colt, who underwent a
surgical operation upon her throat ct
Bangor last week, is at home much i'm
proved in health.
Charles Staples and friend OF Frankfort
spent the weekend in town. Mrs.
Staples accompanied her son home for a
part OF the winter.
Mrs. Eugene Kane and Miss Marjorie
Kane left Thursday for Lynn, Mass. Mrs.
Kane will stay few weeks, but Miss
| kane will spend the winter there.
| Mr.. Mayhem of Wellesley, Mass, has
been at the Purdy place at Flye Point the
| past week laying out the grounds. The
| work will begin next spring, as on &C.
count OF the wet season, not hing can be
done this fall.
MFRS. W. H. c. Dodge an d nephew, who
have been in Sedgwick Tor several months,
| have moved to the rent of Mrs. Ida Burns
| for the winter. Mrs. Burns will spenC
1 the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Ros-
| well Eaton, in Rockland.
Nov. 8. UNE FEMME.
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MARRIED..

BOWDEN-LELAND-A Bangor, Nov !
by Rev w A McGraw, Miss Jennie f
Bowden, of Bangor, to Paul Leland, G
Bucksport.
COOMBS-CAREY-At Bucksport, Nov 2, by
Rev D NJ Angel, Miss Ethel Frances Coombs
to Ivory Carey, both of Bucksport
HOAR-FAMMOND-A Milbridge, Oct 27,
by Rev VS. Baker, Miss Florence Hoar,
of Machiasport, to Henry N Hammond, of
South Gouldsboro.
JUDD-CLAY-At Brockton, Mass, Oct %,
by Rev H H Stetson, Miss Ethel Judd, of
Dover, N II, to Arthur M Clay, of Bucks
port.
LORD-CUSHING-At Bucksport, Nov l. by
Rev David M. Angel, Miss Jenness Beulah
Lord to Henry Linwood Gushing, both OF
Bucksport.
STANLEY - JONES-At Cranberry Isles,
Nov 8, by Rev Oscar L Olsen, Miss Ella b
Stanley, of Cranberry Isles, to Earl Jones,
of Portland.
SWEETSER-MACOMB Boston, Oct
30. at the Church of the Good shepherd,
by Rev George Jarvis Prescott, Miss Gladys
L. Sweetser, of Portland, to Ronald w
Macomber, of Boston.
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HANCOCK s. J. COURT

Inc october term of the supreme court
closed last Wednesday afternoon. 1t has
peeh busy term. There were ten Jury
TRIALS, five of them civil cases and five
criminal. Evidence was taken out in
several other important cases, to be re-
ported to the law court.
In all, 102 cases came off the docket.
There were thirty-eight judgments,
thirty-three entries Of "neither party"
twenty-three divorces decreed and eight
libels dismissed. There were 115 new
entries.
Following is a list of the divorces
decreed:
Bessie F. Dengler from Herman e..
Dengler, for utter desertion.
Emma r. Wescott from Fred A. Wes-
colt, for cruel and abusive treatment.
Ernest w. Wooster from Nellie /. Woos-
ter, for cruel and abusive treatment.
May e. Black from Herbert L. Black,
for cruel and abusive treatment.
Gilbert r. Snowman from Annie NJ.
Snowman, for cruel and abusive treat
ment.
George l.. Sprague from Lucretia M.
Sprague, for adultery.
Ellen A. Hughes from Merrill j. Hughes,
for failure to provide suitable mainte-
nance.
Selden s. Smith from Carrie B. Smith,
for utter desertion.
Eva e. Colson from Wilbur " Colson,
for utter desertion.
Charles o. Hardison from Gertrude M.
Hardison, for utter desertion
Freeman N. Closson from Mary Closson,
for utter desertion.
Persis NJ. Reed from Elvln H. Reed, for
extreme cruelty and cruel and abusive
treatment.
| Myra Marston from Henry A. Marston
| for utter desertion.
| Annie M. Rice from Frank l.. Rice
| for cruel and abusive treatment, and
Luella M. Fennelly from George H
Fennelly, for cruel and abusive treatment
and extreme cruelty.
Effie n. Davis from Curtis r. Davis, for
cruel and abusive treatment.
Lewis g. Gray from Sarah E. Gray,
/ for cruel and abusive treatment.
Laurel F. Poor from Edith L. Poor, for
/ adultery.
Vandelia Tanner from Casper "
/ Tanner, for utter desertion.
Leslie G. Kenney from Ruth F. Kenney
for adultery.
/ Ira A. Hamilton from Lora G. Hamilton
| for adultery.
4 Nettie c. Cunningham from Fred E
/ Cunningham, for utter desertion.
/ Martha NJ. Pomroy from Wesley B
| Pomroy, for utter desertion.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.
| Following is the full criminal docket
with record OF disposed of cases to date:
ENTERED APRIL TERM, 1917.
By appeal
PIP State VS. L Stafford, drunk and dis.
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FRANKLIN.

Mrs. Lucretia Downing Of Sullivan was
in town last week.
J W. Blaisdell and wife were ill of
tonsilitis last week.
Mr.. Lurch OF Easton, Pa, is in town
looking after his annual cutting NJ
Christmas trees.
The Methodist ladies' aid society will
mold a fair and supper at the vestry Thurs
day, Dec. d.
Supt. j. Burleigh Thompson, Miss Cora
jordan and Miss Longtellow attended the
teachers convention in Portland.
The Halloween party at the Methodist
Vestry by the social club, Friday evening
was thoroughly enjoyed.
Kay Fernald and Reuben Rankin are
opening granite quarry on land known
as Arthur's lodges.
Nov. 3. r
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CARD OF THANKS.
WYE wish thus publicly to express our in
w cere gratitude to neighbors and friends
for their kindness and sympathy shown in so
many ways during the illness and at the
death of our wife and mother.
ROYAL TYLER.
ERNEST f. SAUNDERS.
F. WALTER SAUNDERS AND FAMILY.
Ellsworth, Nov. :! 1919.
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m,NlAC DID MORE
cooD THAN ALL ELSE
VOTING AND ACTIVE AGAIN
FthL HEARTILY AND SLEEPS
bhaa,,NDIY FIRST TIME IN
W. AfONTHS

Eau ann1,NDLY FIRST TIME IN
MONTHS.
10, like getting out there in the street
1i.a,ronning any man in town." said
snO wvmap Of VIM, Maine, while in
bs t.o.r;s drug store in Lewiston, Me-,
bs" Mr.. wymsn is assistant to the
fscsn, .Isrk OF the American Realty Co., a
AeSa - arm which operates all over Maine
H~ Nav Hampshire. Continuing, he
gu ava been badly out OF shape all this
Nv stomach was all out OF order
ss', Aod Indigestion of the worst kind,
sns ,,souently had sharp, aching pains.
anu s.ss drowsy feeling and my head
-. -, sem clear when woke up in the
n ~, looked like everybody in town was
ns,s Tsnlac, and, as / heard so many
I 'nle talking about it, l decided to give
p..,isl. bought a bottle and it did just
"s., you said it would do. 1t helped me
',nht from the start, and feel better than
ssvs ,elt for years. My appetite is good
Nd I now can eat anything l wish with
.nt dresding any bad after effects. My
s..d seems clesr and 1 no longer have that
drovsy feeling, because am no longer
hi,;ous and constipated like used to be.
when 20 to bed at night can sleep like
,op all night long. l feel fine, and feel
., Young and active as when 1 was boy.
Won are at liberty to publish my state
mept as think every man, woman and
child should know about this medicine. :"
Commenting on the foregoing statement
ne Tsnlac representative said:
rPeople who suffer from Indigestion, as a
rsDersl rule also suffer from constipation
and biliousness. The stomach, liver, kid
news and bowels are the most important
organs Of the body. II you keep them in
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orderly. Oct 1917. sureties defaulted
Continued.

Continued.
ENTERED OCTOBER TERM, 1917.
By appeal.
2lso State VS. Carl H Scribner, reckless driv-
ing of automobile. Mol pressed on
payment Of costs, AHA.
21s2 State VS. Pearley 3eaton. larceny. Con-
tinued.
ENTERED APRIL TERM, 1918.
By appeal.
2227 State VS. Cornelius Johnston, assault
and battery. Mol pressed.
ENTERED OCTOBER TERM, 1918.
By appeal.
223s State VS. Nahum Fl Bragdon, breaking
down fence. Mol pressed.
ENTERED APRIL TERN, 1919.
By Indictment.
225s State VS. George H Patterson, breaking
and entering. Pleaded not guilty.
Trial April %, 1919, Jury disagreed.
October, 1919. Verdict guilty. Sem
tence, not less than two years nor
more than four.
ZZos state VS. George Patterson, arson.
April 1919, Pleaded not guilty. Filed.
DSAobhh TERM 1910
By Appeal.
22eo State VS. Alfred Garland, assault and
battery. Mol pressed.
zZol State VS. Simon Violette, assault and
battery. Mol pressed upon payment
Of costs, SIS.
zzb2 State VS. Fred NJ Seavey, assault and
battery. Mol pressed upon payment
of costs, $l7.s2.
By Indictment
2263 State VS. Frank Bridges, violation of
fish law.
2264 Statevs Fred Damarest, violation OF fish
law.
226o State VS. Joel A. Emery, manslaughter
2266 State VS. Joel A. Emery, driving auto
mobile when intoxicated. Filed
22o7 State VS. Charles M Goodwin, breaking
and entering. Capias issued.
| Z2oS State VS. Charles NJ. Goodwin, breaking
and entering. Capias issued.
z26s State VS. Horace W. Grant, arson. Jury
disagreed. Bail, $500, furnished.
z27o State VS. Harry Rowland, breaking and
entering. Capias issued
227l State VS.. Harry Rowland, breaking and
entering. Capias issued.
2272 State VS. John L. Hutchinson, assault
with intent to rape. Pleaded guilty,
Sentence, six months in county jail.
2273 State VS. Leon Leach, malicious mis-
chief Filed.
2274 State VS. Frank II Lowell, indecent lib
critics with child. Verdict, not guilty
2275 State VS. Charles Mccarthy, breaking
and entering. Pleaded not guilty.
Con tinued.
| 2276 State VS. Charles Mccarthy, breaking
and entering. Pleaded not guilty.
Continued.
2277 State VS. Thomas S Powers, interfering
with fish weir. Mol pressed.
227s State VS. Thomas S Powers. interfe ring
with fish weir. Mol pressed.
| 2279 State VS. VIM Richardson, larceny
Principal tdefaulted. Cash bail of
$125 forfeited.
| 22s0 State VS. VIM Richardson, larceny
| Principal defaulted. Cash bail of 1925
| forfeited.
22s1 state VS. Charles Smith, malicious
| mischief. Mol pressed on payment of
| costs, $1l54
1882 State VS. Winfield Webb, failure
| to provide suitable maintenance for
| wife. Capias issued.
22ss State VS. Winfield s Webb, failure to
provide suitable maintenance for
| children. Capias issued
22s4 State VS. Arthur Williams. breaking
and entering. Pleaded not guilty.
| Verdict guilty. Sentence, not less
| than two and one-half years nor more
| than FIVE. Motion filed for arrest of
| judgment because of alleged defect in
| indictment. Motion overruled; law
court on exceptions.
22s5 State VS. Arthur Williams, breaking
and entering. Pleaded not guilty.
Continued.
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BORN.

AUSTIN-At Stonington, Oct 2S, to Mr. and
Mrs Harry Austin, daughter.
McLEAN-At Bar Harbor, Oct %, to Mr. and
Mrs Harris L Mclean, a son. Harris
Linwood, jr0
SHEA-At Ellsworth Falls, Nov l, to Mr. and
Mrs Arno Shea, a son.
WHITE-At Ellsworth, Oct "a, to Mr. aud Mrs
Frank White, son.
WARDWELL-At Penobscot, Nov, l, to Mr.
and Mrs Percy Wardwell, son.
WILLIAMSON Bucksport, Oct 20. to Mr.
and Mrs George H Williams, a daughter.
(Grace EliZabeth.)
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ADVERTISEMENTS
IS THIS YOUR CASE?
What You Should Do--Most Success.
fuI and Economical Treatment.

"har fou Shoulo Do-Most Success
full and Economical Treatment.
Do you have feeling Of general
weakness day in and outs Is your
appetite poor? Does your food fail
to strengthen you and your sleep to
refresh7 Do you find it hard to %
or to bear what should be easyf
Have your ordinary duties and cares
become great tasks and burdens?
1t so, take Hoods Sarsaparilla-
this great medicine revitalizes the
blood, gives vigor and tone to all the
organs and functions, and is un-
equalled for those who are in any de-
gree debilitated or run down. Do not
delay treatment-begin it today.
10 rouse the torpid liver and regu-
late the bowels take Hoods Pills.
They are purely vegetable.
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Their Need for Safety Pins.

An archeologist recently dug up a
safety pin from the ruins of ancient
Babylon. Judging from the pictures in
the Babylonian section of the histories,
however, it seems that safety pins
were worn mostly by the grownups in
those times.
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NORTH LAMOINE,

The teacher, Mrs. Shirley Holt, gave a
Halloween party for the pupils at the
sehoolhouse Friday evening. jolly good
time was had by the children. The parents
came and brought pumpkin pie and
cocoa.
Nov L.
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Cheerful Observer.

When the man above endeavors to
discredit you, be Of good cheer, for it
is probable that you are getting near
enough to crowd him.-Dayton News,
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DIED.

COOLIDGE-At Lsmoine, Nov 8, Mrs Mary
Coolidge, aged u years, months, 25
days.
GRAY-At Blnehill, Oct 20, Mrs Nancy f
Gray, aged 6s years, months, IA days.
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CITY MEETING.
Little Business Before the Aldermen
Monday Evening.

Little Business Before the Aldermen
Monday Evening.
The full board was present, Mayor
Hagerthy presiding, at the regular meet.
ing of the city government Monday
evening.
Rolls OF accounts were passed as follows:
Roll OF accounts No. S........... $2,222 OF
STREET COMMISSIONERS ROLLS
Highway truck. s 249 06
Perm. sidewalk ,.............. 1891
State road ................... go rs 2.23O 10
TEACHERS ROLL. No. 2.
School fund............ $7o2 90
High school. 49l 08
1928 os
Grand total $5,7a5 rs
At meeting of the school board Oct
70, it was voted to recommend the sale
OF the Beechland sehoolhouse. The
aldermen voted not to sell it.
ut was voted to build wire fence.
ABOUT 400 yards, around the city far m.
Adjourned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-26
100 MINERS HAVE
LEFT GALLUP FIELD
Production Still Below
Normal az Result Of
Second Strike


slnco ~ b~1sn4nns " shs first coal
strike In sht callup dI1siits Il "a eai-
mated "a Iesss 100 mintis hafe ieft
thr dirtfti Tor other parts ~ adai.
ten ~ NJ los cfthe men themselves
Il h eanuatf3 hey vnnduw Isom
Capup hsnla ana she iinelAl peiiuEa
banks sums Whiel win etrlsd npe.-
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Raninaron with A iaske numher ~
mstabsrs 10 ihis district which PAYS
btne1ffs OF varlous kinds - well az
insurance. "a h. u~ndelatood this or
~nanl1ntion has a CLAUSE IN Us policy
Witch nuI.iIif4 Al pcnefffs derived IN
case Of 4 strike Wnefe one o. the
members femaina al Worfl Thia has
the clItcf % HrnunIaE AZ such mrm-
hers 10 quit work whenever a strike
81 called n order that Mflr hcnefns
under TIE inufrance shall continue
Reports from The fleld today re-
main nfaciically unchanged. The
production Il Tar below normal. due
mainly to the Issuance 81 Inc second
strike call a few days sEo.
Ttae Of tho principal -~Oreanlzera"
one 81 whom a said 70 have been a
Greek ana the other a rntive % Mex
leo. have lcft the neld for action wal
nIauntd against them.
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-26
DIR. Tannus Claims
Are Heard in Court

A claim by Dr. t. n. Tnnnus Tor
ti.s7e against the Gardener estate
FOR professional services during sever
months was being heard In the dis
trict court his afternoon.
Contest against two claims brought
against the estate were Withdrawn
yesterday afternoon; hat 81 strong
Brothers for t2.200 for funeral eR-
penses, and Of the Calvary cemetery
for 500.
The claims 81 Bujac aud Brice OF
Roswell which have been under adj
viscment since yesterday were dccid-
ed this afternoon. Major Busac was
awarded s~2.9b2.s5. which was t7ie
lers than he mount for which he
hled claim. Judge Brice was given
SSs0.Sf. ha Ting Withdrawn his orig
innl claims to t9e0.s1.
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Miner Killed BY
Fall Into Shaft

william Niartiu. a miner At Magda.
lena. was accidentally killed ye4tef-
day hr falling into q mine shaft. He
unh 80 years old and had lived "a
New Mexico an his lite. He il cur
tlstd ~ hD wife and two sisters.
uisnIe and Hanna Martin. who are
ON their way 20 Hocofrc.
The funeral will b. hold as socoTro
tomorrow. G. r. French = In charee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-26
NEW nEGENr ron NORMATL

NANTN FEl \. NJ, N0V %, -Itn-
mon Gaiiegos. Of san Miguel county.
has been appointed by Governor Lar
razolo a member q the board Of re-
gents % the New Mexico Normal Uni
versiiy OF East Las Vegas. He sue
ceeds W. \. Havener, Of Claws, re-
signed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-26

Colds cause Grip and Influenza
lets remove the cnGse There Is only
n "Bromo Quininc'' y. w.
GROVES signature on box. soc.
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WILTON. n. D.-The workings Of
the Triple mine. one OF. the largest
In North Dakota were destroyed by
fire OF mysterious origin.
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The Spirit Of Thanksgiving

There's a world of joy in Thanksgiving day; the sort that gets
way down underneath a mans overcoat and strikes a note on his
heartStrings.
On other days we leave it to poets to sing of home and neither,
but at Thanksgiving time we, ourselves, sort of like to hover around
home and mother. Of course we do-aH of us-nowf TESS up!
1t is such supreme occasions as this that make a man want to
Spruce up and look his best. 1t tickLes us all to make the good
old home folks proud of Us. and ap pearance is the thing by which
they Judge us. 1t is for such supreme occasions that men select
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-14
Adam & Son Sale Dates

Feb. 14-Jacob Miller.
Feb. 17-Eagleton Estate.
Feb. 18-Cudahy Rcnch Co.
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-14
WITH THE BOYS
HERE AND THERE
CONTINUED from Page y

getting dusk and we passed miles and
miles of American trucks, also French
troops coming back from the front
As soon as we got into town we put
the money in a vault at headquarters
for the night and started out in quest
of a hotel. but everything was filled
up. We finally obtained quarters in
camp and supper down town.
Toul has had frequent air raids but
has not suffered much. The follow
ing day we went thru Verdun. This
believe is the worst dGvasted city of
France. Blocks and blocks of three
and four story buildings have been
reduced to ruins. On the other side
of Verdun the towns have been she'll
ed until only a rock pile remains
all French buildings are stone-and
sign is put up that 1t was once such
and such a village. rhis main road
into Verdun was once covered over
with canvass and the top camouflaged
by the Germans so that II could not
be distinguished by the allies. About
a half mile to one side the Germans
made a road and had few carts mov-
ing up and down, while all their
troops and supplies were being moved
under the canvass covered road.
At Saint Mihiel the Germans held a
hill netted with barbed wire entangle-
ments. trenches and machine gun
nests that overlooked the valley held
by the French. The road we travelled
winded all thru this hill. near which
is. or rather was, the summer home
of President Poincare. The barbed
wire entanglements are about four
feet high and about twenty feet apart.
This one trip to Verdun made me feel
thot had urvor had IN etQy
up there.
Well, for my leave. Every four
months we are entitled to a seven
days' leave. to some leave center.
and another man from this office left
together. We drove from here to
Dion in a car. and stayed there day
and half. Dijon is a city of about
100, 900, and is one of the large motor
parks of the American army. The
day we were there, there were $500
trucks and cars in tn. park. We LEFT
Dijon at five p. m. in q second class
apartment, and arrived in Marseille
at 1870 a. m. Fortunately we had
a note to the Victoria hotel from the
paymaster and we got a room as soon
as we arrived.
Marseille, the principle seaport OF
France, is a city OF about one and a
half millions. and believe me. it was
wonderful to again see large crowds
of civilians. street cars, etc! There
were very few soldiers there as this
leave area had just been opened up.
There were a number of places OF
interest which we took in, as the Zoo
Notre Dame cathedral on top of a hill,
etc. am sending you views OF
Marseille and also Nice and Monte
Carlo. We left Marseille late in the
afternoon and arrived in Nice at $3.50
a. m. At the station a Y. M. c. A
man assigned us to our various no
tells. My friend and I were sent to