Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-10-29

Fred /. Mason is studying law in the
Office of p. T. sowle. Esq.
Dr. 5. d. wiggin and family are spending
the week with relatives at Bangor.
/ r. +. suminsty, Esq. of this city. il
about to move with his family to Bar Har.
! Dor
There was an interesting spelling match a,
the Good Femplars' Lodge last Saturday even.
ing.
Dir. ortway lately took needle out of the
knee of Chester johnson of East sullivan
+ which entered at his foot.
Fourteen vessels. employing one hundred
and se'enty-five men hailing from Bucks
port are engaged in the fishing business.
e. II. Grindal. Water street, has lust re
-ejNe'l lot of lime, hair and cement. which he
Mill sell cheap for cash.
Miss Wolston's evening class for ladies and
Gentlemen, will open at Hancock Hall on Tues.
Jay evening, Nov. 3, commencing at 8 O'Clock
We are indebted to Daniel II. Swan. Esq
DE-. Nat'N lille, for pleasant call. on Monday.
II, and Mrs swsn have been making a yisi, 10
friends in Ellswo II.
he wife Of l'r. l.. W. Hodgkins hiss re-
turn.j home from visit Of several weeks 10
aINeN in New York city and Pine Plains. y
! vi Danbury, Conn.
Mr.. A. W. Packard has been very main
'l.t, though we trust not otherwise seriously
Ut f"r several days. She Is some better this
W'lnc>'ay) morning we are glad 10 learn.
\ PARTY of steuben lumbermen. number
'u- 7'"i' dozen. passed through this city,
...~laY. on their way for a winters work in
'., woods in the vicinity Of Mt Katahdin.
Tho woman'- Relief Corps. No. Is. havin
business in connection with Vim. II. II. Rice
Post No. ~. will hold a special meeting in
their 'ail. Friday, afternoon. at 30 O'Clock
members and those who contemplate join
ING trr requested 10 be present.
NA1owers picked in October are Doubt
l'>- great rarity. but In one case, a, least
'A't are verify. We have now bunch on
'lr table. picked by Mis-. Oracle Lancaster at
I1mHtne and forwarded by her to Miss Nellie
har5'y a tompositor in the AMERICAN office.
cur tray cling agent. Mr.. q. W. TRIM, i
.asa->ing the county, making collections and
-afoilin- subscriptions, We hope all our
mi ni> snd patrons will be ready to receive
i.', and wi send him on his way hearing
F7,c,ou> burdens"
The >emi-annual meeting Of Hancock Go.
difference OF congregational churches occur.
n " week, Nov. 4 and ), at Ellsworth Falls.
- noted in our last issue. pleasant and in
p. .~-tf,.- MEETING. 1. anff.ino,al
Ne have received specimen Of corn
raised on the farm of Mr.. David In-ali.. at
Wa'thsm. " hich i very fine indeed. We are
Hf'rmel ihs, he raised twenty bu-hel, OF Just
-ah corn and ton and half Of pumpkin. on
'ar.'-faUrlh> Of an acre Of land
w. have received from J. L. Moor. ESQ.
81 -perimen Of very fine apples. which We are
Mrmci are natural fruit raised hy him
THE ~rod from which the tree grew was
lH'ed forty wears ago, and from it he has
gathered the present fall five barrel, Of apples
he>dr> win1-Mn>,
w hope our city readers viii remember
tiio lecture 10 lee given AT the Congregational
'r>'ry on Fri'iay evening Of this week. en-
iitlcd"A Nosa-t To the Azor.~." byProf. l.. +.
>tcarus. Il. -, who hu- -pcnis winter al the
Azor', and can. therefore. speak II " ha, he
PERSONALLY knows.
Tia, FREE concert which ha- been given in
several towns in ihi> county 10 apprcciatiyc
audiences. by Harrincton'- Boston CON, ention
ami Concert Company, will b. given at the
Baptist church in lhi- city on Friday evening
81 thi- week. so advertisement.
w have received copy Of that welcome
guest h. every Maine farmer. home, the
Htmc Farmers IlBiaHac." for ISL 1t
comes, a. usual. repleie with valuable infor-
nation and winter evening amu>cmcnt-, con
->tin- q riddles. charadr,. anaSram>. etc.
The ring which WA, offered 10 the best
gentleman walter at the ball last THURSDAY
evening Wa awarded 10 Edward l.. shea. OF
this cif,. There viii also De u ball =; Hancock
Hal ;hi> Thursday evening. at which pair Of
bracelets viii be swarled 10 the best lady
waiter
\ SMART oIp LApY.-Mr> Mary B.Murch.
Of thi- cit now in her srd wear spun this fall.
in -ix das-, ten >kcin- Of nice yarn aud kni,
tW" pair Of wooieu mitiens. During this
tame -he assisted her daughter. Mrs. Holt, with
va.m -he lives. in her house work. and cared
far her Youngest -ranichli ID.
Inspecting officer j. f. Psrson, In pected
the Grand Army Post. at Biuchill last >atur
,iav evening. quite large number Were pres
81, frum Ellsworth. including Judge Foster
and the Court stenographer. Mr.. F.. X.
M..iken. Mr. Parson. will inspect the Cherry
field Post. this Wednesday, evening.
There viii be grand camp frc and ball.
by Wesre Post -. e. A. r.. AT Blake'- Hall,
West sullivan. Thursday evening. October 20.
Music viii be furnished by JOYS orchestra.
II. Y Joy. Isl violin, VI. +. Gaynor, cornet
and y. 4. JOY, piano. Army raiions, consist
in Of baked beans, brown bread, bareback
and coffee viii be served by the Post. All are
cordially invited To attend.
We have on our table an apple from tree
in his city. planted % years ago BY the wife Of
Ma.nr I-auGdon. The apple i. Il russell and the
tree i, now owned by Mrs. Lang
dou'> daughter, Mrs.. Sylyanu- Jordan.
who i ~ wear, OF age. II is fast going into
decay. only Il single branch bearing fruit the
prs>cn, year. How much OF interest and even
81 l.pair, j suggested ~ this old tree, How
much # youth and hope and life and pleasure
il ta> ouii'cd.!
Mi, Mary Agnes Thicker. Of Ellsworth the
author Of "Signor Monaldinis Niece" is
spending the autumn NJ the quaint little town
Of A>>i,,e, Italy. where the simple manners Of
the thirteenth century still prevail. Here Miss
Thicker spends her morning, in literary work
ami her afternoons in rambling about
Tie town and the beautiful spots surround
n- IL.
ON Thursday. Mr. James Douglass was
coming over the Cove, al Ca-tine. with small
hoat loaded with wood. When opposite Wood
ard and Moore'- islands the wake from the
Civ u Richmond struck the craft aud filed
ii. Mr.. Douglass was in the prov AT the time
and the wood fell over ON TO him. COM
petrly holding him fast until Mr.. Joseph
Hackett pulled over from there and rescued
him.
-Thoma. l.. Hill. Of East sullivan. receives
last spring from Washington. through the
kindness Of Hon. :. l.. MiIiken. two quarts Of
Scotch oats weighing at the rate Of 4s lbs. per
bu-hel They were sowed May IA, harvested
September 10. and Yielded q bushels at the
rate Of 40 lbs. Ia the bushel. or at the rate of
haI of