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Dor, in said county, deceased. First
and final account of w. b. Bfaisdell,
public administrator, filed for settle
ment.
Della f. Whitmore. late of ELS
worth in said county, deceased First
and inal account of Erastus W. Murch,
executor. filed FOR settlement.
Harry w. Galley. late of Southwest
Harbor, in said county; deceased First
and final account of Howard M.
Leaw,tt, administration, fled for settle
ment.
Mary L. Gosh. late of Buck sport, in
said county. deceased. Final account
of Charles o. PillsburY. administrator
with the wil& annexed, filed for settle
mehM.
Mary A. C. Canda.ss, late OF Bluehir
in said county, deceased First &C
count of Joanna S. Conary, admins
tratriX. file@ for settlement.
sennie L. Hooper late Of Bucksport,
final account of Paoebe I, Hooper, ad-
mini stratrlx. filed for settlement.
David Aaron Sampson, late of Sulli-
VAN, in said county, deceased, First
and final account OF Eugene simpson
administrator d, b.. n. c. t. "a, filed for
settlemaHt.
Joseph W. Woodward late of Pc
nobscot- in said county, deceased. Sec
| ond an@ final ssccount of Albert p.
Leach, administrator. hled for settle
ment
Frances T.. Stevens, late of Bluehill,
| in said county, deceased. First and
| final account of Alice A. Holt, admin
| istra srix, filed for settlement
Maria d. Fs Fry, late OF Bar Harbor,
| in said county, deceased, Third and
final account of Thomas Ridgway, trus-
| tee, filed for settlement
| Frank C. Ray, minor, of Ellsworth,
in said county Final account of Ed
mond j. Walsh. guardian, filed for set
| tlement.
| Jeremiah c. Hamor, late OF Bar Har-
| Dor in said county. deceased. First
and final account of G. Arthur Liscomb
land Leonard A. Austin, executors, filed
for settlement.
Jane A. Smith, hate of Lamoine, in
| said county. deceased. A certain In
lstrunnent purporting to be the last will
and testament of said deceased, to-
gether with petition for probate there
| Of and for the appointment Of ], Sher-
| ivan DoGgl@s. administrator with the
will annexed, presented by j. Sherman
Douglas conservator of Adelia A.
Smith, only heir-at-law of said de-
ceased and beneficiary under said will
Michael OConnor, person of un-
sound mind of Southwest Harbor, In
said county. Petition filed by George
In. Fuller, guardian, for license to sell
certain real estate, of said Michael
IO'Connor. situated in said Southwest
Harbor and more fully described In
said petition.
Charles L. Tilden and Francis -
Tilden. minors, of Ellsworth, In SAID
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STATE or MAINE.
HANCOCK ss.

HANCOCK So.
At q probate court held at Ellsworth
in and for said county of Hancock. on
the fifteenth day of august, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-five, being an ad-
journed session of the August A. ID.
1929 term of said court.
A certain instrument purporting to
be a copy Of the last viii and tesla
ment and codicil of Sarah Lord McCor-
mick, late OF Chicago. in the county OF
Cook, and state of Illinois, deceased,
and Of the probate thereof in said state
of Illinois, duly authenticated, having
been presented to the judge OF probate
Cor our said County of Hancock for the
purpose Of being allowed, FLED and re-
of Hancock, and for letters
to issue to Henry w. de-
Forest. Johnson deForest and Robert
II. Mccormick, executors. No bond be-
ing required by the terms of said Will.
Ordered, That notice thereof be
given to all persons interested there
in. NY publishing copy Of this order
three weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Ellis.
worth American newspaper printed
at Ellsworth in said County of Man
cock prior to the fifth day of Sepsem-
Der. A. d. 1922, that they may
appear at probate court then to be
held AT, Ellsworth, in and for said
County Of Hancock, at ten o'clock In
the forenoon, and show cause, II any
they h eve, ag zinst the same.
BERTRAND II. CLARK,
judge ut ProbSt~
Attest: ROBERT p. KING.
Register.
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GUY Bros MinStreIs.

Guy Bros. MINISTRIES have been
amusing the public for forty-eight
years, and is said to be the Oldest
minstrel organization in the world
This does not mean that it is not up
to date, but merely that it has
pleased the public so we'll that 1t has
survived while others have sue
cumbed to the box-office disease
The proprietor and manager of this
show has been doing black-face acts,
dancing, singing and rafting the
bones for flfty-nine years. He is the
oldest minstrel performer on the
stage to-day. Guy Bros. will play at
Hancock hall, Ellsworth, Friday eve
ming .-Advt
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Klark.Urban Next Week.

The Klark- Urban Stock Co. will
play a return engagement of two
days at Hancock hall, Ellsworth, next
Monday and Tuesday On Monday
evening it will present the comedy
drama, Friendly Enemies play
that has made theatrical history as
the most popular success of the last
decade. The story concerns the rela-
rtions of two German-Anlericans, one
of them intensely loyal 70 America
the other still harboring passionate
affection for Germany. Both or them
are human, humorous, delightful
characters. During the play the
clash of these two characters, fur-
nishes the brightest, cleverest enter
tainment since the palmy days OF
Weber and Fields.
Tuesday evenings bill will be the
mystery play, 1.-The Nightcap'
--Advt.
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HOW'S THIS !?

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Will
Of Catarrh or Deafness caused by ca
tarrh. We do not recommend it for any
other disease.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is a
LIQUID taken internally, and acts through
the blood upon the mucous surfaces or
the system, thus reducing the infiamma-
ton and assisting Nature in restoring
normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
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West BrOoklin@

Rufus Bridges and Sterling Carter
are employed at the canning factory
at North Sedgwick.
Misses Alice Duffy and Eta
Bridges were in Boston last week.
Mrs. Leroy Chatto and son OF ROCK
Hand, spent few days OF last week
with Mrs. Hermann Chatto.
John Wells of Lowell, Mass, is
spending his vacation with Isaac
Bridges.
Mrs. Gilbert Carter is at the
Memorial hospital, Bluehill, FOL
medical treatment.
Messrs. Birmingham and Emery
who have been occupying the Butler
cottage for the summer, have re
turned to New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fletcher OF Au
gusta, have been recent guests o
Guy Carter and wife.
Aug. IA. b.
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STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK IS.
At q probate court held at Nils
worth. in and for said County Of Han.
the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-five, being an ad-
journed session of the August A. D.
1922 term of said court.
A certain instrument purporting to
be a copy OF the last will and tesla
nent and codicils of Edward Kellogg
Durham. late of the city, county and
state of New York. deceased, and
of the probate thereof in said
state of New York, duly authentl-
Gated, having been presented to the
judge of probate for our said County of
Hancock for the purpose of being al
lowed filed and recorded in the pro-
bate court of our said county of Han
sue to Mary Bows Durham, Richard M.
Hoe and Tracy Bows, executors. No
bond being required by the terms of
said will.
Ordered, That notice thereof be given
to all persons interested therein, by
publishing a copy of this order three
weeks successfully in The Ellsworth
American, newspaper printed at Ellis
worth, in said county of Hancock, prior
to the fifth day of September, A. D.
1922, that they may appear at probate
court then to be held at Ellsworth, In
and for said county of Hancock, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, and show cause
II any they have. against the same.
BERTRAND e. CLARK.
Judge of Probate
I Attest topyR ROBERT P. KING.
Register
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FEMALE HELP WANTED.

-~~~~"~~~~~-~~~@~0~--~~@ y, ~. >-->->--
GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSEWORK,
willing to go home with us in Septem-
Der, to New Jersey. Pleasant sur
roundings, good home and kind treat
ment; good wages. Address Box 249.
Rnr HarbOr Me
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STATE OF MAINE.


HANCOCK IS.
AT eProbate Court held at Ellsworth
in and for said County of Hancock. on
the first day of August in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-five.
certain instrument purporting to
be a copy of the last will and testa-
ment of Frank f., Barr, late OF
Brockton, in the county of Plymouth,
and commonwealth of Massachusetts,
deceased, and of the probate thereof In
said commonwealth of Massachusetts,
duly authenticated. having been pre-
scented to the Judge of probate for our
said County of Hancock for the
purpose of being allowed filed and re-
corded in the probate court of our said
County of Hancock.
Ordered. That notice thereof be
given to all persons interested therein.
by publishing a copy of this order
three weeks successfully in the Ellis
worth American, q Newspaper printed
at Ellsworth, in said County Of Han
cock. prior to the fifth day of Septem-
Der, a. d, 1922, that they may appear at 81
probate court then to be held at Els
worth, in and for said County of Han
cock at ten o'clock in the forenoon
and show cause. IL any they have.
against the same.
BERTRAND f. CLARK,
Judge of Probate
Attest: ROBERT P. KING.
Register.
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LOST.

WHITE SATIN HAT, THURSDAY,
between Washington Junction and
Hancock Corner. Finder please call
|12-13, West Sullivan.
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FOUND.

PUNT PICKED UP IN FRENCHMAN'S
bay Owner may have same by apply
ing to Shirley Hodgkins, Marlboro, Me.
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MEN OR WOMEN TO TAKE ORDERS
for genuine guaranteed hosiery for
men, women and children. Eliminates
darning. $40 a week fun time, $1.00 an
hour spare time. Experience unneceS-
sary. International Stocking Mills,
NorristoWn, Pa.
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TO LET

~LNJNcNrNN@c>rNx~->N
EIGHT ROOMS AND SHED. BURN
ham house: three front rooms have
hardwood floors Also large barn, 75x
35, to rent separate. Suitable for u
cows or horses, or for storage. Apply
Ellsworth Hardwood Corp.
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NOTICE OF FORECLosURE.

Whereas. George p. Billings. of Bar
Harbor. Hancock county. State of
Maine, by his mortgage deed dated the
first day of June. 1917, and recorded in
the registry of deeds for said Hancock
county, in book 534. page 142, con-
veyed to the undersigned. Whitcomb,
Haynes & Whitney. "A corporation ex-
listing by law and having it's principal
place of business in the city of Ellis
worth. in said county of Hancock, GER
tain lots or parcels of land situated in
the town of Bar Harbor. Hancock
county, Maine and being lots No.
and on plan of land on West street
in said Bar Harbor, as laid ont by
Edgar I, Lord. civil engineer, dated
Sept. 1907. Also all machinery of
every name and nature, including pull
leys, betting, power motors, office fur
niture, safe, lumber situated in and
about the Billings Mill. Also one
tenth part undivided in common of two
certain lots of land situated in Stock
ton Springs. Waldo county, Maine. all
of which property is particularly de
scribed in said mortgage deed from
said George p. Billings to said Whist
comb, Haynes 4 Whitney. recorded in
said Hancock county registry, in book
534, page 142: and whereas the contfi-
ton of said mortgage has been broken,
now therefore, by reason of the breach
of the condition thereof it claims a
foreclosure of said mortgage and gives
this notice for that purpose.
WHITCOMB, HAYNES 4 WHITNEY,.
BY William r. Whiting. it's attorney.
duly authorized,
EllsW orth, Me, Aug. 10, 1922.
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In the District Court of the Uniteei
States for the District of Maine.
Northern Division.
In the matter of

WALLACE E. McGOWN. Bankrupt
In Bankruptcy. No, 1856 n. D.
To the creditors of Wallace e. Me
Gown of Bar Harbor, in the County of
Hancock and district aforesaid. a.
bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of July, A. d. 1922. the
said Wallace e. McGown was
duly adjudicated bankrupt; and
that the first meeting Of his creditors
will be held at my chambers, 100 Main
street Ellsworth, Maine, on the
30th day of August A. d. 1922,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at
which time the said creditors may at
tend. prove their claims, appoint a
trustee. examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
RALPH f. MASON,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
August IL 1922
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AGENTS WANTED


WE PAY $36 WEEKLY FULL TIME,
75c. an hour spare time selling hosiery
guaranteed to wear four months or re-
placed free. So styles Free samples
to workers. Salary or 80 per cent COM
mission. Good hosiery is an absolute
necessity; you can sell 1T easily. Elk
perience unnecessary. Eagle Knitting
Mills Darby. Pa.
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FOR SALE.

ROAM MARE, AGE TEN YEARS,
weight around 900. Inquire at Farm
| ers' Union Store.
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Saturday sSundayon yexce
Monday only. Mtnayon xNfonyW
Junction o Ba t branch.
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DRY HARD WOOD FITTED STOVE
size. Harry M Woods, Ellsworth, r
F. D. 2. Telephone 1892.
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| HORSE, TWO-SEATED PUNG AND
| cutunder. Mrs E. B. Holt, r. l, Ellis
worth; telephone 1876.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
FIVE ARE REPORTED
KILLED IN SHOOTING

vicksburg. Miss. December g.
One white man. whose name officers
here have not learned. Jake Stevens,
negro labor agent. and three other
negroes. are reported to have been
fired on and killed at Duckport. La,
by a crowd of men on the wharf
there, who objected to the negroes
leaving to work on a plantation near
vicksburg, according to report
made to local police by William
Wooten, q fisherman, and Names
Dangerfield, negro. who were
brought to a hospital here early to-
day, suffering from gunshot wounds
they say they received In the attack.
According to Wooten's statement,
he took his launch with a small
barge attached, to Duckport to get
the negro laborers who had been
engaged by Jake Stevens. When the
negroes began to board the barge.
Wooten said, about twenty men on
the leves began firing at them. He
cut his launch loose and made his
escape, but was wounded when
short distance from the bank. He
was picked up and brought here. The
trouble was said to have arisen over
objection by Duckport citizens to
the leaving of negro labor.
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cal survey for the months from May
to September are:
State Kllowatt Hours
South Carolina ...... $40. 992,0 900
North Carolina $500. 172,366,800
Tennessee ....-r...,...... EOS. 70s, 900
Alabama ...,............ "a, 900
California leads the nation in utili-
zapon of water power, getting seven
times as much power from this
source as from other fuels. Since
only 10 per cent Of fuel Is actually
transmitted into electrical energy as
against 80 TO So per cent from water
over the conservation of sites where
The latter can be cheaply developed
becomes an asset Of major Importance
in the struggle for industrials su-
premaCy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
.HABEAS CORPUS FAILS
TOLIBERATE PRISONER

Thomas Graves. negro. was re-
manded to the county jail again with
out bond following a hearing of
habeas corpus proceedings filed be-
fore Judge Richard Evans Saturday
by Judge elect Roger Snyder in an
attempt to obtain bond for Graves.
who is being held in connection with
the robbery of Robert Harris. Sipsey.
Ala, negro of $500 october IL.
Harris alleged that Graves with
two other negroes. who escaped. held
him up in Fifteenth street between
Seventh and Eighth streets, during
the noon hour and took his life saw
ings he had brought with him to buy
a home. Harris alleged that one Of
the two escaped robbers held him at
the point of knife and that Graves
received the money
More than $1,000 of the money was
recovered through the quick action OF
Detectives r. J. Walton. H. c. Jones
and Officer j. B. Helton. who located
Graves at his residence and found the
money IN his possession. Graves de-
MED the allegation to the fullest ex-
tent, declaring it frame up" and
that the money found in his posses
sion represented money he had saved
from his earnings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
DANCE REFORM WAVE
SWEEPING NEW YORK

New York, December s.-New York
today was washed by terpsichorean
reform wave.
Proprietors of 400 public dance
halls in the greater city were warned
by Mrs. George w. Loft, deputy po-
lice commissioner. that they would
be Jailed ii they didn't put stop to
Indecent. demoralizing dancing"
we have tried to regulate dancing
with women police" said Mrs. Loft.
"and we have failed. The regular
police force, therefore. has been or
dered to arrest proprietors and floor
managers who permit violations OF
the dancing rules we have made.
Cheek to- cheek dancing and move
ments known az the scandal walk,
the cradle rock, the Chicago camel
the syncopating shimmy and the
chicken shakes are terrible. They
must cease"
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Obituary

Funeral services for Mrs. S. C..
Harrison, age IS. who died Friday at
a local infirmary will be held sun
day afternoon at o'clock at Cottae-,
hill church with burial at Cottage
Hill cemetery. She Is survived by a
son, two daughters and two sisters,
Funeral services of Mrs. Trecie
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PROM|SED FORD'S
MONEY, BUT It IS
NOT FORTHCOMING
Detroit Woman Claims She
Was Tricked Into Matri-
mony by Alleged Relative
of Manufacturer

Detroit, Mich. December p
Charges that she had been tricked
into marriage by visions of great
wealth and generosity, and that she
had been driven so nearly frantic
BY the actions of her husband that
at times she suffered loss of memory
and responsibility. VIII be the de-
Tense of Mrs May Blenn Ford, when
she goes on trial here charged with
plotting the death of her husband,
Ney j. Ford of Dearborn.
Mrs. Ford. held in jail here be-
cause she cannot procure $4,000 bail
is charged with offering to hire a
detective. who posed as gunman.
$4,000 to kill her husband and burn
the body.
The woman told newspaper men to-
day she intended to tell the jury
everything about my unhappy mar
ried life and let that story be my
defense"
worked In beauty ParlOr
Mrs Ford who says she was q
former Toledo clubwoman, declared
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Mrs. Harold MANDY
Correspondent
Phone Ensley <oe-W
Residence 24oo Ave. H
Circulation
SoeM ieth St. Room 4

Gardina, aged rs, who died Friday
were held yesterday morning at St
Josephs Catholic church at 10 O'Clock.
Burial at Oakland cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dan King
were held Saturday afternoon at the
Sandusky Methodist church at ,
o'clock. Interment at Fraternal
cemetery, Pratt city. Survived by
husband, one son and other relatives.
Special Services
Following the closing of the re-
vival held at the First Methodist
church. the Rev. w H Mansfield will
have for the theme of his sermon
Sunday morning at IL o'clock, After
the Review-What? ?"
A congregational meeting of the
First Presbyterian church will be
held Sunday morning Immediately
after the IL o'clock services at which
the Rev. j. H. AFFORD Of Birming-
ham will officiate. At the meeting
a report of the pulpit supply will be
Tade and all the members OF the
church are requested to be present.
Christmas Club
The Bank of Ensley is issuing
checks to the members of the Christ
mas Savings club of ts1e bank. Under
the plan the menabe8s of the club
starting January putgaside stated
sum during the year and week or
so before Christmas they are paid
the amount saved with interest.
The savings club for 1923 is being
formed now and all plans and details
will be furnished at the bank.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
ALABAMA LEADS IN
USE Of COAL AS
SOURCE Of POWE R
However, State Is Far Behind
in Utilization of Her Water
Powers, Geological Sur
Vey Shows

Washington. December alabama
industries made gain of only 4.o5
per cent in the use of electrical en-
ergy for power generated by public
utility Companies between May, 1920,
and May, 1922, according to figures
just made public by the geological
survey Of the department OF the in
terrier. Contrasted with Alabama $
her husband killed, answered;
u remember nothing. nor could
any woman so prosecuted.
MY twin brother, big business
man from Fort Wayne, Is coming
here to help me- the woman said.
I'VE have money, friends everything.
1t will be great trial"
Date for the trial has not been set,
Mrs. Ford entered plea of not
guilty when arraigned on a charge
of attempted murder.
-.s.--A----
The Book of Knowledge will make
handsome Christmas present.
Read the GroIier company's an
nounccment ON page J, this issue.
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showing. the use of electrical power
in Georgia increased as per cent
in the same period, in south Carolina
$3.50 per cent. in Virginia 5000 per
cent.
Alabama still leads all southern
states in tho use of coal instead OF
water power as source of energy
More than $4,000 tons Of coal and
1900 barrels OF oil were consumed
between May and september Of this
year in the generating Of $50 million
sfowatt hours. as contrasted with
l4S,ooo,ooo kilowatt hours generated
by water power.
South Carolina, ON the other hand,
leads in the utilization OF water pow
er. only 6 per cent Of her electrical
energy being generated by coal. North
Carolina comes second with Il per
cent of her power derived from coal
and Tennessee next with approNi-
mately 80 per cent.
Comparative Figures
The figures for electrical power
generated as given ont by geologi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
Detectives in Raid

A raid by city purity detectives
on the premises In the rear of Dock
Cooks residence. 2214 Humboldt al
ley, yielded them 30 gallons OF corn
whisky and II bottles of beer.
Cook, negro, was placed in the
city Jail charged with violating the
pr ohibition laws.
Detectives w. Mcdiil. Robert Pat
ton and II. 6. Propst made the raid
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
'nmpnratiNc Fipures

The figures for electrical power
generated as given out by geologi-
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Ensley chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
will meet Monday night at the Ma
sonic hall in a business session. Re-
ports of Delegates d. A. Echols and
D. Walt Craig to the grand chapter
meeting, recently held in Montgom-
cry, will be made.