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OBITUARY.
CAPT. ROLAND G. BONSEY

CAf L. hOLAlND ". DO1NOI {.
Another of Ellsworth's old-time
sea captains has embarked on the
last voyage. Capt. Roland G. Bon
sey, one of the few remaining of the
older generation that sailed on Ellis
worth's once large fleet of coasting
vessels, died last Thursday at his
home on the Surry road. He had
been in i'll health a long time.
Capt. Bonsey was born in Ellis
worth January rs, 1889, and had
lived here all his life. He began go
ing to sea at the age of thirteen
years, and followed it for more than
fifty-five years, retiring fifteen years
ago. He had commanded many
coasting vessels, among them the
Fair Wind, the Leonora, built for
him in 1878, the F. D. Hodgkins, re-
built for him in 1888, the Harry w.
Haynes and the F. H. Odiorne. He
had a thrilling experience in the
Hodgkins, when she was struck by
sudden squall and thrown on her
beam ends, and was towed into port
in that position. Capt. Bonsey was a
veteran of the Civil war; serving one
year. He was member Of LygOnia
lodge, F. and A. M.
Capt. Bonsey was twice married.
BY his first wife, Sophia ODER, he had
two children, who survive him, Mrs.
Hattie Hughes of LaPorte, Iowa, and
Mrs. Celia Smith of Wakefield, Mass.
His second wife was Miss Lillian Bel
latty, who died few years ago, leav-
ing four children, Frank and Ethel of
Ellsworth, Sidney, a railway mail
clerk with headquarters in Bangor,
and Mrs. Evelyn Bailey of Camden.
Of his own family there survive two
brothers and four sisters Capt.
Alexander Bonsey of Ellsworth, Fred
of Pierre, S. D.; Mrs. Susan Murch,
Mrs. Charlotte Clement and Mrs.
Betsey Torrey of Ellsworth, and Mrs.
Mary Austin of Sparks, New.
The funeral was held at the home
Sunday forenoon, Rev. Clarence
Emery officiating. The bearers were
four sea captains, Charles L. Smith,
Sidney Goodwin, Alexander Hutch
ings and John Jordan.
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$5,364.S9
ISIeSfOrd,

Friends of Mrs. Walter Hadlock.
who is in the Bar Harbor hospital,
are sorry to hear that she was
obliged to undergo an operation upon
the outside of her throat
William Black left for Boston Sat
urday, on a short business trip.
Elva Fernald, Marion Squirting
and Harold Phippen left Monday for
their schools, after enjoying the
Easter recess at home.
Ella Stanley, who is attending
business college at Bangor, is at
home for a vacation.
Kenneth Jarvis left Monday for
Bangor for a few days.
Schools begin Tuesday for the
spring term.
Spring may be here, but one would
never know it to step out of doors.
There is more snow on the ground
now than at any time in the winter
of 1922. 1t has not thawed to
any extent, and one can go anywhere
over the drifts without slumping,
The harbor this morning, April 2, is
closed with thin ice.
April 2. S.
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OUR "SHERNI."
popular Scion and Friend O
Ducks Portland Calls Him.

cortland Express Advertiser
A big, jolly, breezy man, a good mixer
and a hard worker, Representative
Douglas of Lamoine jumped right
into popularity the first week of his
appearance at tn Statehouse. He
has gained in public esteem every
week of the legislative session, and is
now recognized as one of the most
active and influential members of the
House.
Mr.. Douglas is a summer hotel pro-
prietor, and is much interested in the
promotion of the advertising of Maine
and its many attractions, He intro
duced the measure calling for an APP
preparation of $4,000 for advertising
the State, and has been the leading
sponsor of that bill. When Speaker
Holley came to name the new public
ity committee which was created this
session, the Lamoine member was
quite logically picked as chairman.
Mr. Douglass was also the author of
the act which directs that the Ameri-
can flag shall be displayed at the
right of the speaker when the House
is in session.
But the Hancock representative
won his greatest fame this winter
when he took measures to relieve the
starving condition of the black ducks
of the Hancock county coast. When
he found that these birds could not
obtain their natural food on account
of ice conditions, and were perishing
by hundreds, he wasted no time in
preliminary inquiries, but got on the
telephone Immediately and ordered a
dozen bags of corn shipped forthwith
to Lamoine at his own expense. Then
he telegraphed people along the
shore to see that the ducks were fed.
His action no doubt saved the Han
cock ducks from practical extinction.
The action taken by Mr.. Douglas
got into the papers somehow, and
since then he has been receiving con-
gratulatory letters from all over New
England praising him for what he
had done.
Mr.. Douglas is a native of Bar
Harbor, and for a time was resi-
dent of Auburn. He has been q
country store keeper as we'll as hotel
proprietor. He is SD degree
Mason and prominent in the Sons
of Veterans order. Also, he is one
of the selectmen of Lamoine.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas the Eggemoggin Land Com
pany, corporation organized under
the laws of Maine, and located at
and State of Maine, by its mortgage
deed, duly executed by it's president
and secretary, thereunto lawfully
authorized, dated June 20, A. d. 1918,
and recorded in the Hancock county,
Maine, registry of deeds, book $40,
page 472, conveyed to me, the under
signed, certain lands and real estate
of Hancock, State of Maine bounded
and described in a certain deed from
the proprietors of Tow Rship No. 6, by
Charles Jarvis, agent. to William H.
corded in the registry of deeds for said
County of Hancock, State of Maine, De-
cember 23, 1885, in vol. 81, page 1922.
Excepting and reserving therefrom
certain lots conveyed by Eugene Hale
and Hosea b. Phillips. as described in
said mortgage. See relative to source
Of title to the. premises hereinabove
PPurported to be conveyed az Deed
lips dated Nov. 10, 1904 and recorded
Dec. II, 1904, in vol. Ala, page 311
Gb) Deed from Joshua s. Marshall to
Hosea B. Phillips, dated March 70,
1910, and recorded in said registry of
deeds, March IA, 1910, in vol. 1863 page
116. All of the foregoing property in
said mortgage. being the same
property conveyed by Hosea B. Phillips
to the Eggemoggin Land Company, by
deed of even date with said mortgage;
and whereas the conditions of said
mortgage have been broken, and still
remain broken, now, therefore. by
reason of the breach of the conditions
thereof, / claim a foreclosure of said
mortgage, and give this notice for that
purpose.
HOSEA B. PHILLIPS.
By his attorney,
Lynwood F. Giles
Dated at Ellsworth, Me-, April 3, 1928
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STATE OF MAINE.

To all persons interested in either of
the estates hereinafter named:
AT probate court held at Els
worth, in and for the County of Han
cock. on the third day of April,
in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
three. The following matter having
been presented for the action there
upon hereinafter Indicated it is here
by
ordered. That notice thereof be given
copy of this order to be published
three weeks successfully in the Ellis
worth American, a newspaper pub
lished at Ellsworth, in said county,
that they may appear at probate
court to be held at Ellsworth on the
twenty fourth day of April, A. D.
1928, at ten of the clock in the fore
noon, and be heard thereon if they
see cause
Frank Fremont Smith, late of Bar
Harbor, in said county, deceased. Pc
tition for leave, for valuable consider
alton, to release the right to purchase
certain real estate in Florida con-
tanned in an agreement between Ed
ward c. Van Husan and Kate NJ. Van
Husan and the deceased presented by
Maurice Fremont Smith administrator
C. IT. A.
Witness Bertrand e. Clark, Judge
of said court at Ellsworth this third
day of April in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twentythree.
ROBERT P. KING. Register.
Attest: ROBERT P. KING,
Register.
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Mrs. Selma Grey is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Boston and vi
entity.
Mr. and Mrs. e. f. Presley have
gone TO New York, where Mr.. Pres
sey will join the yacht on which he
has employment for the season.
Capt. Andrew Scott left to-day for
Bristol, r. l., where the new yacht,
on which he is to sail, is being made
ready for the summer,
Mrs Merle Green and two chill
dren are at home from New London,
Conn, where they spent the winter.
Hoyt Foster, a graduate student at
University of Maine, spent his
Easter vacation at his home here
April 2. NJ.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas Alice B. Hooper of Bluehill,
Hancock county, Maine, by her mort
gage deed dated the sixth day of No
vember, A. d. 1922, and recorded in the
registry of deeds for the said County
of Hancock, in book 573, page 445, con-
tain lot or parcel of land lying in Blue
hill aforesaid and bounded and
described as follows: Beginning on
the southern side of the highway lead
ing from Hinckfey's Corner to Penob-
scot at the northwest corner of the
homestead of the late Powers Hinck-
ley thence following the line of the
said Hinckley homestead southeast
erly thirteen rods and eleven feet to
stake and stone; thence north five and
three-fourthS degrees east eight rods
and three feet TO stake and stone;
thence north forty degrees east four
rods and eleven feet to stake and stone
in old well by highway aforesaid;
thence by said highway southeasterly
to place of beginning, containing one
half acre, more or less. Providing that
Alice B. Hooper, her heirs and assigns
shall maintain suitable fence on the
second and third courses above given,
otherwise this deed to be void. but if
fence is so maintained this deed is to
include all buildings on above de-
scribed. (The courses given are mag
netic, mean declination, 16 degrees, 20
minutes wesD: and whereas the con-
dition of said mortgage has been
broken, now, therefore. by reason of
the breach of the condition thereof,
claim a foreclosure of said mortgage
and give this notice for that purpose
JOSEPH F. CURTIS.
BY r. e. Mason. his
attorney duly authorized
Bluehill, Me-, April 2, 1928.
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CITY MEETING.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the city government Monday evening,
the annual meeting was finally adj
journed. Action was taken on
number of matters which came be-
fore the board.
The resignation of Hoyt A. Austin
from the board of assessors was &C
copied, and Capt. Charles l.. Smith
elected to his position. ]. S. Dono--
van also resigned as chairman of the
board of overseers Of poor, and Ev-
erett S. Means was elected.
The mayor appointed j. A. Thomp-
son. Mary A. Hodgkins Rev. George
T. Jones and Henry H. Higgins as
board of trustees for the city library,
and these nominations were con-
firmed by che board.
Petition was made by the Moves
Motor Car Co. for the location of an
oil tank at its new location on
Water street, at the block below the
postoftice, where the Moore fish
market is now located. This petition
was referred to the committee on
highways.
Judson A. Austin was elected first
assistant engineer of the fire depart
ment.
Compensation for members of the
experimenting school board was
fixed at $50 each.
The roll of accOuntS iucIudino the
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and brought to a state of legibility,
which makes them attractive and in
teresting. They are symbols repre-
senting the words: Christ, the
Alpha and Omega" In the upper
balcony has been placed the painting
which was presented by Mrs. Eugene
Hale some years ago.
LETTER OF THANKS.
The First Congregational society
extends sincere thanks to all who
have contributed in any way to make
possible the additions and improve
ments in it's building, and in assist
ing in the exercises of reopening and
dedication.
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Uncle Sam has been very kind to
old Castine, in deserved recognition
of her old-time and present-day pa
triotism. On top of the announce
ment that old Fort Madison was not
to be sold, as originally planned,
comes an announcement of improved
mail service. The old fort, a beauti-
full park location overlooking the bay
and harbor, will remain the property
of the government, the town of Cas-
tine being appointed custodian. The
improved mail service consists of an
additional stage leaving Bucksport
on the arrival Of the morning train,
running through to Castine without
stop, and returning to Bucksport in
time to connect with the 4.40 p. m.
train for Bangor.
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Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in run down" condi-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is a local disease. it is greatly
influenced Nv constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sistS of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which assists
in improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over 10 Years.
r. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1928.
New Hampshire opponents o

notwithstanding time are trying to
put some teeth in the law prohibiting
it in that state. Two years ago such
a law was enacted, but with no
penalty attached, and several cities
and railroads violated it with i'm
punity. Now a bill has been pre-
scented providing a penalty OF i'm
prisonment for not more than one
year, a fine not exceeding 81 900, or
both. 1t stretches the imagination a
little to see how a town or railroad
can be imprisoned, but it might be
possible to collect a fine.
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wanted-A Voice supprsssor.

A million-watt vacuum tube that will
throw the voice across the Atlantic is
a marvel of science, no doubt, but Its
value to the human race Is open to
question. Most of us hear more talk
ing than we want to hear, as it Is.
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North BIuehill,

Dunbar brothers were business Wis
itors in Surry Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Conary, who
have been i'll two weeks are i'm
proving
Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Howard are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter, born April q
April @ D.
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North BrOOl<Iin.

Herbert H. Hale has gone away to
resume his work as nursery sales
man.
Miss Frances Johnson of South
Bluehil spent the weekend with
Alice Hale,
Mr., and Mrs. George Giles were
made happy by the arrival of baby
girl March % (Helen Ada
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WANTED.

BOX BOARDS WANTED - ROUND
edge and square edge, any thickness,
also other lumber; give kind, lengths,
widths, thickness and prices. Refer
ence, any rating agency. Samuel Clark,
Kennebunk, Maine.
SPRUCE. FIR, POPLAR, PULPWOOD
at once Frank E. Mace 81 Winthrop
St, Augusta, Maine.
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Partridge Cove.

The spring term of school began
March 26; Mrs. Elvira Young
teacher
Edgar Springer is quite Ill of in
digestion.
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Representative J. Sherman Douglas
made a determined but unsuccessful
effort to protect the fishermen from
the one-cent gasoline tax. The
House had passed the bill without ex-
emptions, and Representative Doug
las tried to have the vote reconsid
cred. 81 represent fishermen who
use gasoline 800 days in the year"
he said, "and these fishermen do not
use the roads at all. The money
which, under this bill, they would
have to pay for gasoline, might en-
able them to send their children to
the mainland to attend high school.
And. by the way, Hancock county has
the lowest illiteracy rate of any
county in the State. | wish to go
on record as protesting against the
tax on gasoline without exemptions
The vote to reconsider was lost.
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The direct primaries are safe for
another two years, in spite of the
politicians who hoped to regain con-
troll of political affairs by return to
the convention system. The de-
mand GU of the people for return
to the convention system is perhaps
reflected in the vote of the House
yesterday-10S to Is against chang
ing the primary law. The friends of
the convention system die hard. The
Bangor Commercial says that
friends of the primary seem to have
convinced a large number of the
legislators that the people do not de-
sire a change, and that the agitation
therefor is advanced by designing
politicians who are concealing
colored gentleman in the woodpile.'
The trouble is. the colored gentleman
is not concealed; he sticks out all
over the woodpile. And his name is
Boss Politics.
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Send your old shoes to Hancock
County Shoe Repair Company, Ellis
worth. Satisfaction guaranteed.-Advt
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TO LET.

TWO OR THREE FURN1sHED
rooms for light housekeeping. Apply
to Mrs May Moore Avery, 81 Dean ST.,
Ellsworth.
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GLOBE INDEMNITY COMPANY.

GLOBE INDEMNITY COMPANY.
Washington Park. Newark, n. j.
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1922.
Real estate, $1,5S6.496.50
Mortgage loans. 95,S91.99
Stocks and bonds, 13,572,957.50
Cash in office and bank. 733.657,35
Agents balances, 2.469,146.3S
Interest and rents, 140,003.65
All other assets, 352,829.55
Gross assets, $1sS9O,9s292
Deduct items not admitted, 17.01S.24
Admitted S1S,773,964.68
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1922.
Net unpaid losses, S6,431, 43572
Unearned premiums, 6,323,177.70
All other liabilities, 1,083,25333
Cash capital 1500,00000
Surplus over all liabilities, 343609793
Total liabilities and sur
plus, s1s,77Ss64.6S
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

salmon in the summer spawning season to las
game in abundance, the stream supplying enough
the year through. Little Dave in time, became an
adept al spearing the salmon and smoking it for
the months ahead For green vegetables there
was sort of watercress growing along the stream,
and for fruit plenty of wild berries during the
summer some of which were dried for winter USE.
The only provisions that had to be packed in from
the outside world flour, salt and raisns.
The winter clothing of the two was provided
by the animals from their traps; the forest gave
them fuel and for the few simple purchases they
had to make during the year the money from their
pelts more than sufficed Dave tells of his foster
fathers trapping a silver fox few years ago
which alone brought them $3,O00
The coming of the baby transformed the exis--
tence of trapper Schmidt, who for inscrutable
reasons had withdrawn himself from all contact
with men. He welcomed him as gift from
heaven. And what companion Dave became for
the lonely man! Schmidts daily trip was no longer
the solitary affair that it had been. He would
lash the boy on the sled that he took with him
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BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 81, 1923
CONCLUDED.

Deep down, of course, the trapper was happy in
the conviction that Dave could not fail him, that
he would be worthy of the highest confidence
and trust.
Has he beensso? You are as good Judge of
that as any one. In his studies? His professors
will vouch for thati In his personal achievements?
He has made many friends-other earnest, high
minded students like himself. His gorgeous ply
sique developed in the high places of the Alaska
wilds makes him promising material for Andy
Smiths super-football team at the University of
California
nj R. KLEEBERGER, Director of Physical Edu-
IYl cation at the university, was SO highly inn
pressed with Dave on first meeting him
that he at once appointed him assistant in the
gymnasium There, for several hours day, he
gives treatment to the boys who need massage
"Doc," as they have affectionately dubbed Dave.
with his strong, deft movements can bring mar
yellous ease to sprained joints and sore muscles
But he can do more than that. There is something
winning and healing about his personality, his
hearty sympathy, that the boys can't resist Before
they know it they telling their troubles to their
big, sympathetic school fellow, and he has words
of helpful encouragement for all of them. He
doctors up their souls as we'll as their bodies"
Mr.. Kleeberger says
Quite apart from the khaki mountain outfit
which Dave still wears at Berkeley as matter
of principle, and his short-clipped beard worn by
all men in the northern Wilderness there is some
thing exceedingly distinctive about him. Perhaps
it is erect carriage, the bearing of great vitality
and perfect health. Dave has never been sick
day. Perhaps it is his gacier-bue eyes that are
sometimes blazing with unquenchable purpose, and
sometimes dreaming worlds away.
- That about mat sturdy trapper in his
wilds with the winter closing in upon him, alone
for the first time in twenty-five years. One letter
from the far-away cabin has thus far reached
Dave The solitude even then becoming unen-
durable, and it would not be surprising if the trap
per would soon follow his boy down to the haunts
of men, where welcome would await him
not only from Dave but from the charming coed
who is to be his wife,
Possibly in the presence of another baby Dave,
the old trapper will be able to forgive and forget
whatever injury he may have suffered in bygone
days which led him to shun for so long the faces
of men.
The "Mystery Man" is making good as uni
versty student. But who is he? Perhaps that
secret is buried forever in the silent mountains