Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-12-23

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lie documents Of much interest.
Fred L. Mason Is teaching school on the
''s,'io. road
The men. are preparing for the woods
once more.
John +. Royal will teach the winter term
| OF the school in the Head OF the Lane" dis
trirt. commencing next Monday.
| DIR. S. ID. Wiggin went to Bucksport last
Friday. on official business connected with the
| 40. L. ".
| Mrs. Pearl b. Day has been quite sick. but
is now improving. Her sister, Mrs. Allen. Il
| taking care of her.
| We hear that Mr.. T. l.. Hin OF East Sulli-
van. is confined TO his bed by Illness.
Mrs. CD. Guptiil Of Winter Harbor ha.
been stopping In town for few days
| The next term OF the Ellsworth High
School will commence on Monday. Jan g.
| Two tons OF rsbhs were recently shipped
| from Sullivan at one time, for western mar.
| kets.
Mr.. Timothy Bre.nahsn OF this city. has
been allowed increase OF pension.
The Unity Choral will meet at the Uni
tartan ve>try next Monday evening At half
/ past seven.
-Workmen are engaged IN enlsrging the
library room aud aldermcn's room In the city
building.
] There will be Christmas trees AT the Uni
tartan and Methodist vestries on Friday even
Ing Of this week
ON MONDAY night last daughter was born
Nj aud Mr. Stillman Hopkins of this city.
The Eccie-ia>ticsl Council for Rev Mr.
Hnbbard's ordination has been called for
"wednesday. Dee. 70.
The next meeting OF the Unitarian Read
Ing Club will be held at the Unitarian yestrv,
on TUESDAY evening OF next week.
Miss Mary A. Grccly who has been a.
tending school in Massachusetts, Is now at
home y here n" IN spend her vacation.
The addition which Mr. John I,nam 3
making TO hi, hotel at Bar Harbor l. nearly
completed
william Fcnnclls. OF Bar Harbor has been
duly commissioned BY Governor Robbie ss
mails
Mr.. w +. Shaw. owing to continued
sickness. i ~till unable 10 begin her engage
ment TO sing at the Congregational church.
a. X. T.. Moore OF Belfast. ha- purchased
Of Moses 6. GRAY. dwelling house aud lot on
Main street Ca.tine
Mis- Pamela Whiting aud Miss Maud
Drake, Of this city. have been spending a week
with Mis- Erma, daughter Of {. ". Coffin,
E-q.. OF Bangor.
-I.uciu, r NJ ponai,i. Esq Of Belfast. was
10 ,h- cit, on Thur-,lav Of lat wrrk H. i
bro'trr Of the hate Vim. .. Mcdonald
There viii b. Christina. bah aud supper
a Pmkhsu> Hall. Holden. on the twenty
fourth. MUSIC furnished u, II. \. JOY. OF thi-
city
DO not forget the Christmas ball anl La-k
ct supper at the new hail. waltham. 1t prom
i>''- 10 De grand time. JOY. orchestra fur
ui-h"> the music.
The Mcthodi-is arr hsN wing seri.- Of
,isl meetings ths. present wreA-eyer, evening
W. hear, With the exception Of FRIDAY e,rniu.
Which viii be devoted TO Santa tlau- and the
children.
Hall Brother Of thi, city, have purchased
tn -'umpner on a large tract of land. b,'lon.-
tax 10 Or. T.. O. Bu-h at North HancocA
several psrtic. have taken contracts for the
winter.
Mr.. Walter Wrecks. sho WI. in thi. cty
lat week. ha- been Visiting her par. Mt. Mr.
aud MIR. Nathan Shaw ut W,~t Guurl.boro.
She r'--idr- in The West.
-DdNi>. Wooiman & Go. received on Mon
day lat. 1000 hu,hcI- o. oat>. besides large
quantity Of other fred. Their trade in um-
berlin. outfits j. yer, hrsr. keeping. about rhi.
tialc. their fun force very busy in putting up
gs,od-
One ~ our Hancock county towns has
locai Mr.. Partington who laid on r,turnin:
home recently from visit TO thu western part
of the state: 4 meant To been home last
night but h sake-. | missed the ~ train in
Bangor and had TO STAY there all night
Have you seen those elegant china tea
cup. aud ,aucrr-T' II not. call at f. f.
Brady & Co.'S. State street and purchase
pound Of their STANDARD" - cent trs and re-
crise one in return. Just the thing for
Christmas present.
The President seut the followln. nomin-
ation- to The senate Monday For Postmaster,
Henry l.. kilEore, Belfast; Charlie, " Rob.
ert~ Collector OF Custom. in Bangor. John
f F. Lynch. Coliecto. OF Customs Al Marhias.
A little child ~ Nelson Carter OF Brooks
vile. four months old. was found dad in hi.
bed, on~ morning last week.. the Bar Har-
Dor Herald. It was perfectly we'll to oil ap.
( pearance>, at midnight.
/ Wires for electric light. have recently
been stretched the whole length OF Central
street, and continued on over the roof OF J. c.
/ Chilcott', barn. 10 which they are attached.
/ down the bill 10 Mason & Cu-hnan, mill
The work OF Transforming the old building
/ formerly used for county offices into Il dwell
iis house, j. being viz orously pushed forward.
When completed it is to be rented by Prof.
white, we hear.
Senator Hale secured the passage OF b.,
bill in the Senate for new buildings At East
/ port.
1t is said that the body Ola man found
drtd in the woods ut Canterbury. y. b.. cor
responds with the description Of Calvin p.
Graves, the Fletcher Brook murderer.
Thompson H. Murch who was elected to
! Congress from thi- Stste during the Greenback
agitation. died last "wednesday in the As, lum
for the insane at Danvers Mass
Gen. Bu-I of Washington. D. C.. has pur-
chased land on Deer Isle commanding fine
view and is making improvements on it.prep-
| ara'ory to erecting cottage for summer
occupancy. says the Rockiand Opinion.
Our friends and neighbors J. r. Eidridge
4 Co.. are eminently worthy OF II visit at any,
time and especially about this time OF wear,
for they have on hand very fine display Of
Christmas goods, which are evidently appre-
ciaied by the public. judg NJ from the crowds
| which are in constant attendance upon their
store.
Mr.. George T. Moody. of Bangor, the
| well-known teacher of singing. has been en-
gagged to teach vocal music in our public
schools during the coming term and he will
also give course of twelve evening lessons on
Tuesdays. All desiring to improve this OPP
porfunity are invited to meet in the Congre-
gational vestry next Tuesday evening at seven
! O'Clock.
AT Hancock Hall.th- "wednesday evening