Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-17

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Mr. Simpson Of Haverhill. Mass, and
Miss Fannie Pettengill arrived here some
time since on a visit. Mr. Simpson remained
here only few DAYS. and returned to Mass
achusetts, together with his wife.
School in upper district is taught by
Miss ". Bragdon Of Franklin. Miss Brag-
don has taught here before.
Miss Addie Woodward came up on the
stage from Ellsworth Saturday, 10 visit her
aunt, Mrs. Alden Haslam few weeks
Some part of the town Of l.amoine must
have seen quite a number Of "Waithamies"
Of late. for we've heard Of the following
people from this place visiting there. viz
Wilson Haslsm and wife VI. X. Haslam and
wife, Alden Iaslam and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Dudley Haslam, and Mr.. Butler Grant.
We hope the good people OF Lamoine viii
not think this towns people are all Has
lams" for they are not. There are a feir
,Jorians," enough 10 call group when all
together. and here and there a hlngman
and Giles. the latter Of which has had one
addition 10 its list Of late Then there's
the Foxes. the Moores. the Grants. only
two families Of each 10 be sure. sti.l not
"HasIams" Then there's a let of one fam
lily Of name, which are too numerous to
mention.
A party Of our young men recently
went down the hay" on fishing cruise.
/ They caught more or less mackerel but
nevertheless had a ''boss.time Perhaps
these young men did not see wha; Rob
wrote in recent communication 10 the
AMERICAN from Biuehill, viz "Tha; mack
erel are plenty, but won't bite" It pays To
read the news" sometimes.
Mr. Bion Jordan and wife arrived home
from Clinton, Mass where ,hes have re-
sided for several months.
I Bernard. son Of Almond Jellison Of
Ellsworth, is stopping with his grand
/ parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. H. Haslam.
1 The repairs on Union river bridge are
/ necessarily slow. but when the fact that
4 solid stone pier some 3oxi0 feet is being
I built, people will know that it takes time TO
DO such job The Mariaville people are
Z now at work on their share Of the bri ige.
When the bridge is completed it will be "like
as house built on a rock" its foundation
safe and sure.
! Mr.. Asa Colby met with quite pain
ful accident last week. As be was in the
act q kneeling on the ground, one knee
came in contact with glass bottle, partly
hidden by grass, making somewhat pain
ful and awkward wound, which, however, is
now doing well. Old glass bottles, tin pals,
pans, etc, should be dumped into the
middle of the nearest pond, and not left
kicking abost the farm buildings TO be the
means Of unintentionaly injuring folks.
fair al Bangor, OH Thursday Of last week.
The following were the ladies who attended:
Misses Ida Cook, Hattie kingman, Belle
Fox, Carrie Hastings, Mrs. Elmer King
man. Mrs Willard Haslam, Mrs. Jefferson
Hasam and Mrs. Wellington Haslam; the
gentlemen were l.. F. Giles, f. l.. Giles. J.
II. Haslam, Wilson Haslam, Wellington
Haslam, Willard Haslam, Heryy kingman,
Howard Jordan, Eli Colby, Lowell Jordan
Milton Haslam, Alyah Haslam and Elmer
Kingman. Several Of the company had
never rode on the cars and some had never
attended a fair. They were all delighted
with their excursion and will no doubt "take
in" the fair each year in the future.
With regret We report that that dread
ed disease diphtheria is in our midst. Sew
Jordan were taken i'll with sore throat and
other symptoms of diphiheria, but by care
ful nursing recovered, having only short
run week or ten days ago, children Of
Increase and Porter Jordan were taken down
with the same symptoms as first named cas-
es also Mr.. Henry Graves, who is son-in-
law of Mr.. p. Jordan and lives with him.
Mr.. Graves went to consult physician at
Ellsworth, who said that he had all the
symptoms of diphtheria in its early stages.
Subsequently one or more physicians have
been called by the afflicted families who are
now doing all in their power to arrest its
progress. In the meantime the meetings in
the church are given up, and one, if not
both, day-schools will be closed until the
danger is past.
Mr.. Calvin Kingman and family, Mr..
VIM. Fox and wife, and Mr.. Aanson Hasam
attended campmeetings at Nortbport and
Etna. SEMAJ.
Sept. I, 1885.