Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-12-02
december.


december.
The last heard Of ..Comra,le" he was eat.
ing crow at the bountifu board of the Bangor
Commercial.
Remember the supper at the Unitarian
vestry this "wednesday evening also the
Unitarian Fair to be held on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings OF this week.
DIR. and Mrs. L. S. Chicott of Bangor 18th
their niece Miss Elnora simpson, came TO this
city Saturday evening and remained till Mon.
day morning.
Fred l.. Mason. Esq, has been appointed u
Justice OF the Peace aud Quorum.
Mr.. A. b. Black has lost Maltese cat,
with W bite star on the breast and double paws.
which he values very highly. The cat has
been missing since some time last week. Who
ever will return II TO Mr. BLACK will be suit
ably rewarded.
The High School viii close Friday. De-
cember 8. There will be public examinations
of the various classes Thursday and Friday. to
which the public aud friends are cordially in
yited.
1t is understood that Judge Dutton, who Is
counsel for James NJ. Mcfarland, the prisoner
At the Machiss Jail for his connection with the
murder OF the game wardens. has employed
Col. Jasper Hutchins of Bangor. TO assist in
the defence.
The Bluffs, Mount Desert Ferry, will have
an annex containing forty rooms a ladies' par
lor and haprage eleyutz
Tuesday evening Of this week as Mr.. WAL
lace Coggins OF Lamoine. with his wife and
another lady, was returning from the Grange
meeting. In attempting to turn out for pass
ing carriage his own was overturned. Mr..
Coggins had n wrist badly fractured and re-
cetted other injuries. external and internal.
more or less serious. Mr.. Coggius struck on
his hip and thigh which had been lame for
years. receiving injuries which nearly par
ayzed the injured limb. The other person
capped without injury. DR.. Haines was called
in the night and cared for the injuries of Mr..
and Mrs. Ccggins.
We print In another column. the prospec-
tus OF the leading newspaper in New England
the Boston journal. weekly, semi-we ekly aud
and 20 make favorable mention of Journal
which is so eagerly sought by all our people for
the daily news. We think we 10 not err when
we say that the subscription list Of the Boston
Daily .fonrani in Hancock county is larger
than that OF all other dalic, put together
Mrs. Charles Eaton OF Green's Landing.
is receiving medical treatment at a hospital in
t1r l., 4. III
for several years. We bear that -he Is improy-
ing.
Alexander Perkins. Of South Penob.coi.
aged - years lost his house b, fire. Nov. 2i,h.
The barn was saved and most Of the house
hold good. The cause Of the fire was de-
fec;ive chimney; not insured
Loss OF Nova SCOTIA SCHOONER
The schooner Water Lily mailing from Pars-
boro, y. $. was totally wrecked on Bakers
Island, South West Harbor. in the gale OF last
Thursday night. She was bound from her
home port 10 Boston with i full cargo OF dry
pine lumber which was also lost. Her crew Of
five men took TO the boa, and landed safely
Through the Kindness OF the captain OF the
steamer Queen City, they were carried up TO
Bangor Monday night without charge There
genial Manager Lowell OF the Maine Central
restaurant took them In charge. giving them
nice supper and they left on the night train
for ST. John. much pleased with the generous.
treatment, The Captains name was John
Manning and the crew were Edward Wheaton,
Geo. u. McCollier, A. O'Brien and Geo.
Barker.
DR.. aud Mrs. +. 4. Davis. OF >earsport
spent Thanksgiving with their parents Mr.
and Mrs. j. ". Davis. OF thi, city.
Mr.. Charles A. Han,com, Of MINNEAPOLIS.
MINI. i, spending 4 few DAYS in thu city. the
guest of Mr.. and Mr.. W. u. Campbell.
We are in receipt OF the catalogue OF the
East Maine Conference Seminary. Buck-port
iS>6 This institute m was established in 1851
under the auspcc. OF the East Maine Confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. and
has been a most gratifying success from the
very fir-t. The following j. summary 81 the
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