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Show Wytopltlock. Any one of Jhe Indian names ot Maine Is a terror to the postal clerks, but tbeio Is one, that the men of letters let-ters particularly abhor, because of the many and often absurd ways In which people Rpell It. This Is Wy-topltlock--scmlngly simple enough, but lit everyday affairs a name strangely strange-ly twisted and tortured. Wytopitrock la1 a little post office In Reed Plantation, Planta-tion, Aroostook county, and tbe postmaster post-master up there has kept a record of some of the more lemarkable attempts at spelling Its name. Here are a few: Whltplock, Winter'' Pitlock, Widow Padlock, Witter Petlock, Witter Pelog, Whytlock. Wytlock, Wlttor Pistlock, Wylaplttock, Wyptlclock. vtteoplte-lock, vtteoplte-lock, Wlttlpetlock, Psytoloc, Pwyto-petlock, Pwyto-petlock, Anytopetlock, Flytopetloek, Wytopllls, Wyte Pedlock, White Oak Padlock, Wytoporetock, Wltlpldloek, Weetapltlock. Whetlock, Wytoplllock. MlUplock, Westapltlock, Wadopltlocs, Peadlock and Weetopedlock. Tho place Is commonly known among tho woodiincrt as Pitlock. Bangor News. |