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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Once Thriving Town
Nou but Memory

On section &c. in township 81 and
range 80, in Hamilton county leans an
old building partly covered with tar
paper. and slightly north stand few
dwarf trees. They are the only marks
left Of Federal City, one of the lost
towns of Hamilton county. Federal
City, the hope of its promoters and
the despair of its investors, was locat-
ed on the Hamilton-K carney county
line 16 miles straight north of Ken
dali
II was surveyed and divided into
blocks and lots in the winter of 1883
and 1856, almost thirty-eight years ago.
Among its promoters We're Henry AL
icnberg, S. J. Perring, Ben Hall, J..
+, Francis and George Chilcote. A
general store blacksmith shop and a
dugout made up the business section
Of the town. Settlers soon began to
come in and before many months a
large community centered around Fed
eral City. The proprietor of the store,
Mr. Smith, was also postmaster. The
mail was carried out from Kendall.
In a short time there were Sunday
school, a literary society and a ball
team which furnished plenty of amuse-
ment for the community. Farming
kept on the increase for a few years
up to the year 1892, when the wheat
produced from twenty to forty bushels
to the acre. II was hauled to Ken
dall and Syracuse, a distance of six
teen to twenty-five miles, and sold
for 30 cents a buShel. A large acreage
was sown in the fall of 1892 and then
came the drought and hot winds which
burned up the wheat, the spring crops
and the buffalo grass.
Settlers became discouraged, loaded
heir household goods into wagons and
departed-a few back East from
whence they came, some further West
seeking new fields, and quite a num-
Der went to Oklahoma to participate
in the opening Of the Cherokee strip.
In less than two years two-thirds of
rhe settlers had drifted to other lands.
With this migration the glory and
splendor of Federal City began to
fade, the smith east aside his tools, the
store closed for want of trade and the
old dugout soon began to fill in from
All sides. Not long ago a former citi-
zcn Of Federal City visited the site
md picked up pieces of broken pot
terry and a few links of chain. 1t
WIS all there was left II Federal city.
Syracuse Correspondence, Ilutchin-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Civilization and Wells

Behind the drilling of the French
a,trsiau wells in southern Algeria is,
according to Phillips, the story of the
slow. but usually peaceful, conquest of
an old civilization by new. Until the
coming Of the French in the late '5Os
of the last century the wells of the
northern Sahara had all been painfully
dug by hand, often with Indifferent
success. The first French wells, by
good luck, were located in what is
called the Oued Rir where two of the
Sahara's former rivers had once
Joined, and where much of the drain
age from a tract of desert 700 miles
long and from 300 To 400 miles broad
still collected. The first artesian well,
which began to flow in June, 1886, was
regarded as miraculous by the ma
tiNeS.
As the drilling of wells progressed,
new areas were added to cultivation
and settled life in towns took the place
OF the old wandering existence for
many inhabitants of the Sahara.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Culinary Heroisg7,

Once in While we find a young
wife, even in these days who knows
that the surest way to please a hus-
band is through his stomach A bride
who he'd not the slightest knowledge
of cooking determined TO make Il noble
effort to please her husband,
His mother told her he was very
fond of Welsh rarebit. she set about
perfectmg herself in the preparation
of the dish and spent several after
moons in her kitchen. Her failures
were many. She finally exhausted
the supply of cheese in the neighbor-
hood and gave up discouraged. A few
mornings alterWard her husband was
leaving the apartment building in
which they lived when he was stopped
by the superintendent.
See here, young man. said rhe SUI
perintendent. tell your wife To stol
throwing that linoleum out into the
court."-Thrift MAGAZINE,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
villa Duck Unable to Fly

Catching birds 10y running after
them and sprinkling salt on their tails
is proverbially difficult. On one of
those lonely island specks in the larg
est of oceans, known as the Hawaiian
bird reservation, is a peculiar species
of teal which has lost the power of
flight. This wild duck can be easily
run down by man on foot. But as
men do not come to this Island once
in n blue moon it would seem safe.
However. it has to have fresh water
and the only fresh water on the al
most barren island is "A small pool.
the pool, which seems likely, this rare
fiightlesS duck must die.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
ISaySilp.

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Soil sanndor. taa a,o.a', WIZ ~, W. W. .
ta" 90 DIN 9'noG' 6i ,S CO. 1lo'qn i'el CIV
a,,d aocay,'n,,iad Gbanio. II NJ
abs, ga Zee hao1. - -.
Iasa,,b y,,naoatt ' ,,.I,o s,aot loot
,.oo1. ,,.itI, f,ianI, :, So, Pot rat,,nna5
Lo,,o catnrda,,
Nrs Craoo r1os.o, .uon+ +bo
,.oal,' and ',,ttI, ha, '9@ol 80 NJ 'n
NJ. po,, IIi,rri,,. - r,,l7ia,, poi,,t
M ana M Ca1,,i,, MI, 80 D.,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Couldn't Blame Bdrnun
for Elephants Color

Old circus men are fond of relating
how the white elephant Of the Barnum
& Bailey Greatest was brought into the
country. The coming of the sacred
elephant had been heralded for days.
Finally the ship was sighted and the
press department took bunch of news
paper writers down the bay to meet
the great card of next seasons show.
p. t. Barnum h<lself was in the party.
All hands were taken aboard and then
down into the dim light of the hold to
look at the pure white specimen from
India. Then dinner followed at which
the grape was Il feature. Then an
other look at the elephant to see If he
was still white. While this was going
on a doubling newspaper man nv
marked to Mr.. Barnum that he did not
think the elephant was so darned
white.
We'll" replied the circus man, I'll
tell you. This reminds me Of the times
up Bridgeport way when | was spark
ing | noticed at a surprise party one
night a very pretty girl who had re-
markable color in her cheeks and |
said to my boy friend: 4 wonder If
that peach bloom is real
ITO my dismay, the girl heard the
remark and turning on me she said
with snap, Phineas Barnum, God
made that color in my cheeks.
Continuing, Mr. Barnum saiG:
"Boys, God made this white elephant.
I assure you had he been made by Mr..
Bailey and myself he would be as
white as the driven snow."-WellS
Hawks in Golfers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
RrOOIxSVilIp.

/ Mr.. and Mrs Ephraim Couture, of
Sanford, who have been visiting Mrs.
Couture's parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Stillman Kench, have returned home.
Mrs. Addie Ryan spent last week
with her husband in Seal Harbor.
Mrs. Lucy Dodge of North Brooks
vile has spent few days in the
home of Chase Robertson, who is
very ILL.,
MIR. and Mrs. G. c. Patten have re-
turned to Chattanooga, Tenn, after
the summer at their cottage here.
Charles Young has gone to New
York to seek employment.
Miss Jennie Jones of Ellsworth
Falls is visiting her parents, Dudley
Jones and wife.
Floyd and Eugene Black, James
Campbell, Lewis Carter, Clyde Lime
burner and Lemuel and Clarence
Fowler enjoyed a fishing trip down
the bay Friday. They report fine
trip and plenty of fish.
Sent. %. A,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
"PcouutS''

The other day Harry Black, Jr., q
ten-yearold Terre Haute boy, took his
new dog to the baseball game with h'm.
The little dog was led by chain. He
sat down beside Junior and seemed
contented until the vendors began to
call, ice cream cones" and peanuts"
Then he almost went mad. He
ierked at his chain, he stood up and
howled. The grand stand was in laugh
ter until the boy bought some peanuts
and fed part of them to the dog. That
evening he found out that the dog had
been named Peanuts by its former
owner. and knew chat every time the
vendor shouted he had thought they
were calling im.-Indanapolis Star
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
TEACHERS CONVENTION.


InfeG fiIinUfeu ItUGnPRS tNpeGltu In
Ciy Tomorrow,
~ An plans are CONNECTED fer max
ING the annual convention of the
Hancock County Teachers Associa-
ton one of the most successful meet
ings in the history of the association.
All meetings will he held i'm the
high school building. which has am
DIe accommodations for holding such
a convention The morning and after
noon general sessions will be held
in the combined auditorium and
study hall. The section meetings
will be held in the various class
rooms. The registration office is in
room 3, and will be open at S.15
Thursday, Student registration clerks
and student Guides will he on duty
during the dav
The department sessions are of in
teres1 locally. for the sneakers are
mostly Hancock county educators
who are concerned chiefly with Han
cock county problems Miss Annie
REYNOLDS of the United States Blu
reau of Education. Washington. ID.
C. as we'll as members of the state
department of education. will speak
AT the department meetings.
The general session aft . in the
afternoon will he of special interest
IN the townsneonle as well as the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Bluchill,

Charles P. Gushing, one of the
oldest residents of Bluehill, died
suddenly of heart failure on Thurs
day last. He was in the eighty
fourth year of his age. Mr. Cush-
ing was the oldest son in the large
family of Lemuel p Cushing, who
was of one of the first families in
this section. He leaves widow,
who was Miss Lucy Gray of Sedg-
wick, three children, Mrs. Albert
Durham OF Bucksport, Colon of Bos-
ton, and Charles of Bluehill; also
two brothers, Joseph of Boston and
L. Paris of Bangor, and a sister,
Mrs. HIuie Cousins of East Blue
hill, The funeral was held at the
home Saturday afternoon, Rev. Mr.,
Brindley officiating.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
HORSE TROT FRIDAY.
Iall Meeting at Wylnan Park This
Week


Ellsworth is to have another horse
trot Friday, Oct. g. The keen rival
ny between many of the horses that
were at the Ellsworth fair has lead
the Hancock County Fair Association
to have a race next Friday, and it
bids fair to be the best of the season.
There have been many requests
from horsemen who were at the ELS
worth fair for a meet on the track
the last of the season. All these
horses have been winners in the sew
eral fairs where they have raced, and
are anxious to get back to Ellsworth
again and win the last race of the
season.
This means good racing, and the
field of horses already entered guar
antees plenty OF thrills for the lover
of good horse race The free-for-
all class is sure to be a good race,
with probably seven or eight starters.
all about 215 horses and all out
for blood
The 2.19 class will be full of in
terest and thrills, as there was a lot
of feeling stirred up at the Ellsworth
fair between these horses. The 2.30
class will give the local horses a
chance to even up some old scores,
and the horse owners are very en-
thusiastic about this class.
With fair weather, there should be
a big crowd at Wyman Park Friday
to witness this closing race of the
season in Hancock county.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
The Rue de la Paix

Mrs. Henry Carnegie Phipps, at a
luncheon in her beautiful villa on the
North Ocean boulevard of Palm
Beach, said of Paris fashions:
"They grow lovelier and dearer
every year. Although the franc Is
only worth few cents, Parts frock
costs more than ever. A man said at
the Plaza Athenee the other day when
his wife brought him bill from the
leading dressmaker on the famous
street Of dressmakers:
81 know now why they call 1t the
Rue de la Pay"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01

Rudolph Johnson and wife, of De-
troit, Mich, are visiting her sister
Vera Van Norden
Hollis Dalzel has gone to Port
land for a few days.
Mrs. Mildred Leland and son, of
Somesville, are visiting her sister,
Helen Lunt.
Grover Lunt, who has been en-
ployed on the steamer Norumbega, is
home.
Jessie Perkins is with her sister
Mrs. Evie Mitchell, OF Bernard, who
has little daughter.
Sept 81. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Fcmous London Streets

Fleet street is mainly devoted TO the
newspaper trade; Paternoster row is
the headquarters of the book business !;
Downing street contains the govern
ment offices; Bow street has the cele-
brated police court; HOlborn viaduct
and Regent street are lined with fine
shops; the Haymarket has many thea
ters and hotels; Bond street is the
center of the jewelers. trade, while
Pail Mall is noted for it's handsome
buildings and club life.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
PROBATE NOTICES.

Notice iS hereby given that the
loving appointments have been made
by the the probate court within and tor
the. County of Hancock, State Of
Maina.
Hddia p Da1rvnnla late of Ros+on
49, "a d ''''o 8Iid w NJ
Hig%ins of said Rosfon appointed adj
- - : - -, 1.ith - All !, "a "e
the estate of said decfased: dale Of
Iifnatio,, Sontau,bnr 1904 20 Not
I"iniI n rseidenf Of ~ Sfa+a Of Ntaina
he has annojnted Sartnns r Rodir5 Of
u, ii IL 80 tTat5lt nn,,,,t Sta+ 81
Milne as his agent in said stat Of
W@ine' &C thn lai2 dfrarts
oity ',o,'ntv a'nd $40 81 Nav yorl, a.
ci,Se'.d Tba New YORK Trust Com1anv
of Nv, Ynrlx civ annointad nxecutor
Of he lasf viii and testament of said
daS No OF 9nainIaop se nf M
Sat- Of Naine if has apnointed David
- ~ pa fIarhor Ia norlt
So,,it" Stota Of Ntainn as it's a@ant in
said STAFF of Maine as the law directs
sou - 0a1rdi, lata 81 Ii.nconlS IN
}9H@ nj a'e N 9I Y6uh IN
20 s5id anrocik annoinfed exerutri2
Of the ii,l0 last viii and testament of said
a. eiiS l19. 49, of n1,aIifcation Senten
Ier 1904
oNI - - wet l,+a Of ruclxsDort in
GGhn ~ est d2te Oh elsie 3 Vest
Sc 90 - - -, 80 ~ oHnointed nyacu+riS
Of IN Ihn last Win and Testament of said
" tile Is, 80 81 liticafion Sentafa
Ser q 1904 ''''e -
Chafles E a oHfX ec tats sb hIn
Goeh IN say id IdS1roc an,
nointSd @Iaontor Of the iast Viii and
poinIou 81 I'D - danoosaI, data Of
if,'atio, sant enb@r 1914
Srin,dn W IFoss i9te Of Hancoc, in
said county deceased O. w Foss, jr,
of NIeIrose, Massachusetts appointed
executor Of the last win and testament
of said deceased; date Of qualification
September II. 1924. Not being resi-
dent Of the State of Maine. he has APP
pointed Edward F. Small of Ellsw worth,
Hancock county, State of Maine. as his
agent in said state of Maine. as the
law directs
Adelfa H. Ferrin late of Bluehiu in
said county. deceased Frank r. Day
of said Bluehin appointed executor of
the last will and testament OF said de-
ceased; date of qualification September
9 1924
Hattie d. Bell. late of Hancock. in
aid county, deceased. Frank S Bell of
said Hancock appointed executor of
the last will and testament of said de-
ceased; date of qualification September
Iottie L. Haskell. late of Deer Isle, in
said county deceased Judson A.
Haskell Of said Deer Isle. appointed
executor of the last Will and testament
OF said deceased: date of qualification
AUGUST ). 1924
Mabel smith. late of Deer Isle in
said county. deceased. Sarah L. smith
Of Bangor, Maine, appointed eXecutrix
OF the last viii and testament of said
deceased; date of uualfflcation Septem-
Der 2 1924
Roscoe A. Eddy, late of Bar Harbor,
i'm said county deceased Iinuie A
EDDY Of SAID Bar Har6or. appointed
eXecutriX of the last win and testa-
ment of said deceased; date of ouali--
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
East IannOine.

Mrs John Holden has gone to
Boston and Washington, d. c., to Wis
it relatives.
Mrs. Curtis Hodgkins was called to
Bucksport recently by the death of
her mother.
George Ashmore, who has been liv
ing in Ellsworth during the summer,
has moved his family home.
The sewing circle met with Mrs.
Susie DesIsles Friday afternoon to
make arrangements about enlarging
the cemetery fence. Capt. n d.
King and Mrs. H. L. Smith were APP
pointed to look after the work,
Sept 20 H.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
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 by 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.
+. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Punishment Enouah.

Just as the guards were leading his
client away, the lawyer stopped and
shook hands with the recent defendant.
I'm sorry | couldn't do more for you,
old man." he apologlzed. Don't men
ton it, sir replied the prisoner
politely. Amt five years enough?"--
Lorillard's Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Good Qualities of Bass

Bass have proved themselves to be
good fathers, according to report
made by state conservation commits
sion. The black variety will guard
Its young after Matching and will de-
fend its shoal against big odds, having
been known to attack the pickerel and
pike when they swim too close to it's
swarm.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
It's For Piles
Peters0n's Ointment

Hundreds of people >have told
me-" says Peterson, that Peterson's
Ointment is the quickest and best
remedy for piles in the world" For
chatting, eczema, old sores, sore feet,
sunburn, windburn, mosquito bites,
cuts, burns and bruises there is moth
ing better. Big box, 35 cents.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Ein Pickers, Platform

To use three-wheeled platform for
the purpose of picking figs, was the
timely idea OF grower of that fruit,
I'm order to harvest his crop quickly,
as described in a scientific journal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
FOR SALE

At my farm Mt Washington Junction.
bus. best potatoes (ripe), | blu. of
yellow turnips and Is lbs, best winter
squash, for $500, For $780, twice
the quantity of each. At this price. all
sales end ten day after date of this is
sue E. w. Wooster.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
CAUTION NOTICE.

My wife, Edith Dow, having left my
and having refused to return to me, l
hereby publicly announce that l shall
not be responsible for any bills con-
tracted by her after this date.
GEORGE w. DOW.
Dated at Hancock, Maine, Sept. 4, 1924
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
SPECIAL NOTICES

BUY CONCORD YARNS DIRECT
from manufacturer at a big saving.
spun from long combed wool. Write
for free samples. many beautiful
shades and heather mixtures. soc per
A or skein $500 per lb. Postage paid
on all orders. Concord Worsted Mills,
w. Concord, n. II.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
CENT-A-WORD COLUMN

Advertisements. classified under this
heading. one cent word per week.
Minimum price - cents. Coin or
stamps.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
CONCERT NEXT MONDAY.
Fenwick Newell Company First i'm
IVepIm Course

LFepllm course.
The first entertainments in the ly-
ceum course to be given in Ellsworth
this winter, will take place next Mon
day evening at Hancock hail. The
entertainment is by the Fenwick
Newell concert company, said to be
one of the finest groups of musicians
on the lyceum stage this season.
The company includes Fenwick
Newell, tenor, who is the head of the
organization; Marguerite Holt, So
prano; Joseph Marks, violinist, and
Rosamund Crawford, pianist. Each
of these artists has attained recogni-
ton in the concert world, and was
chosen by Mr.. Newell for his COM
pany because of true musicianship.
Mr.. Newell has a remarkably beau
tiful tenor voice, is young man OF
splendid address and personality, and
has had many years successful ex-
perience as soloist in recital and
church work.
Miss Holt has a beautiful, rich
soprano voice, and one that is filled
with lustre and richness.
Mr. Marks, the young Canadian
violinist is an artist of brilliant
promise.
Miss Crawford, the pianist, pupil
of both LaForge and Berumen, is adj
mired professionally for her clean
cut technique, her real musiciansh1p
and her freedom from affectation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
LOST.

BROOCH PIN LAST WEDNESDAY
store.
GOLD PIN WITH DIAMOND IN CEN
ter lost in Hancock hall or between
hall and Oak street Return to F. c.
Scott's store. Reward. =. w. Rey-
nolds, Fogg's orch estra.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
North BrOOklin.

Ralston Means has gone to South
Hero, Vt, to work in a corn can
merry
The last of the summer boarders
has gone from "Grovehurst,' and 1t
is closed for the season.
John w. Allen, mate Of a yacht
out of Glen Cove, ~ Y, is through
for the season and is home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Giles have
closed their cottages and returned to
RoXbury, Mass,
Whitney Ardina Hale, an inmate
of the Bangor State hospital, is now
critically i'll.
A matter of deep concern and eX-
IRENE regret is the discontinuance
indefinitely by the Eastern Steamship
Lines OF the Bluehill Bay route. The
boat makes her last trip up the bay
to-day, and henceforth will take on
Castine and come only as far as
Brooklin.
Sent. 20. Xenophon.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01

He-But l thought you'd forgiven
me for that and promised to forget
it?
She-Yes-but | didn't promise to
let you forget I'd forgiven it!
Punch.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01

TRUE HOUSE ON STATE STREET, 8
rooms, bath, electricity, furnace In
quire of E. E. Springer, 1Ss State St.,
Ellsworth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
TO LET.
FEMALE HELP WANTED.
FOR SALE.

BUICK TOURING, 6-CYMNDER, 1919;
in good condition. C. D. Wiggin, Ellis
worth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01

The hunting season is on. Re
member you may not be the only
hunter in the woods.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01

ABOUT 500 ACRES OF WOODLAND
in East Bluehill. Henry H. Candage,
r. F. p. 2, Surry, Maine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Bids for Care of Poor
City Of Ellsworth

Sealed bids are invited for the care
of the poor of the city of Ellsworth
for a term of three to five years, Bids
viii be opened at the municipal office
in Hancock hall, Monday evening, oct,
6, at $50. Terms and specifications
may be seen at the city clerks office.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
C. EARLE SMITH,
HENRY H. HIGGINS,
FRANK j. DUNLEAVY,
Committee
Ellsworth, Maine Sept. /. 1924.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
FOUND.


STRAY HEIFER-CAME TO MY
place about July 20. Black with three
white l4gs; about two years old. Har-
old r. Dow, North BrooksVille.