Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-09-30
Bar Harbor has society for the Preven-

Bar Harbor has society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Animals.
-. +. b. gives the following as the answer.
to the mathematical problem that appeared in
week before lasts AMERICAN: The decimal
continued until 1t contains a repetend, . dot
being placed over the first and last figures Of
the repetend, Observation-Disclosures
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Quite a large number Of our citizens are
now in attendance on the Maine State Confer
ence at Bangor.
e. s. Stevens Is painting the farm house
OF j. w. Coombs on the east side Of the river.
The regular meeting Of the W. r. G. will
be held at q. A. r. Hall on Friday afternoon,
Oct. 1, at Q 80 O'Clock. Qocal). Every member
is requested to be present as business Of Inn
portance will come before the corps.
Friday, Sept. II, the sch. Olive Branch on
her passage from New York to Ellsworth ran
upon rocks near Deer Isle. She received some
injuries and Is now undergoing repairs In
this city.
were in Mschias last week.
The work Of skidding the hemlock logs
peeled this season on the different Townships
on the Narraguagus river has commenced. G.
r. Campbell & Co., OF Cherryfeld have four
crews employed on Townships %, %, and 20.
and William NJ. Nash intends to commence
operations the first OF next month. Owing to
the long continued drouth there will be u con-
siderable falling off In the lumber product
from the previous year and will probably cause
scaling down Of next winters cut.
Mrs. $. n. Campbell OF Cherry field, ex-
poets TO leave home IN the course of week
for Minneapolis with the intention of spending
the winter with her son. Alexander Campbell.
Mrs. A. T. Wiley OF San Francisco. CAL,
accompanied by her son Waiter, has been pass
ing the season with friends In Whitneyvile
aud other towns In that section. They left
there Thursday after three weeks visit for
Ellsworth and other points in Hancock Coun-
ty.
The Bar Hsrbor races will draw large
number of people to Bar Hsrbor, October O.
Entries VIII close October 4. at . o'clock 7. NJ.
Jack spra,t Is the only horse not allowed 10
enter. The purses for the frec-for-sll will be
800. so. $50 and $50: for the 20 class $50.
$40 and $40. The fee will be- ten per cent. Of
the purses and all entries must be accompanied
by five per cent. There will be- half fare on
the Maine Central on the day OF the races.
Hon. Thompson II. Murch, formerly
member OF Congress from Maine was found
lying in the street In Washington. a short time
since. insensibe, and taken 10 n hospital.
When he recovered consciousness. he was
found 10 be insane. He identified by let
tiers found in his pockets, and his friends were
notified. His son, Mr.. Newell Murch OF Bo>-
ton. went TO W ashlugton and brought his faith
er home with him where he will be cared for.
Mrs. II. A. r Carter. wife OF the Hawai-
minister TO Washington, no has been at the
Rancelcy Lake House all summer. and Mrs.
Eugene Hale Of Ellsworth. returned 10 Wash
ingtou saturday. Mrs. Carter was the daugh-
ter Of Rev Dr. Judd. the first missionary 70
the Sandwich Islands.
Alfred F. Sproul OF Chcrryheld. fainou.
hunter Of We olden time. but still allowed by
modern nimrods to be \ crack shot, had rare
sport among the bear- about one mile north ~
Mopaug Lake, on SUNDAY morning last. " hiie
resting on q small rocky hill in the burnt land.
he discovered an immense bear about 10 yards
distant and g. hc stood stu anu was quite
large a. two-year-old steer doubtless the pro-
fe,.or hit him hard Immediately large she
bear and two cubs startled by the discharge,
came into view from behind a large rock at the
base Of the hill and ran directly for the sum
init. when distant about thirty feet. Alfred
worked his repeater fatally on the Old bear and
one cub, which he exhibited TO the town
treasurer "Wednesday. and received bounty.
Ur-a MAJOR t''the bear biz as 1 two-ycar-old
steer. b, gosh.'') and small cub escaped.
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