Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-02-02

Clifton Woodwards store on Water street
was last Friday discovered to be on fire. The
flames were soon extinguished and no damage
was done.
There will be dance Mt the new ball
West sullivan, on Wednesday evening, Feb.
s;h. music for which will be furnished by II.
joy. orchestra, of this city, assisted by MIR.
William Quimby, cornct>t, who is said to be a
fine player of that instrument. This will I'M
doubleday be very pleasant affair. II the
weather should be stormy, the dance will be
postponed until the next fair evening.
A drunken man IN J. w. Coomb's store.
Tuesday night struck Mr.. J. w. Nealley over
the head with bottle inilic.ing quite bad
wounds. The fellow was making disturbance
in the store aud Mr.. Nealiey who keeps barber
shop above went down TO see what the trouble
was lie helped Mr.. Coombs restrain the man
from doing mischief. and hence hi, wounds.
The offeuder-we mean the direct offender
Is now locked up.
The Deer Isle Gazette hears that Wi.brcy
Billings OF Brouksville, who was badly hurt
by loaded cart running over him, intends to
sue the town for $50 600, alleging that the ac-
ciden, occurred in consequence OF the road
being too narrow.
For the last week the weather has all been
OF the lands-cy-mountain' sort and
none OF the "India's-coral-sirand" kind.
ON Wednesday evening of last week the
officer. Of Lygonia Lodge, f. & A. NJ. were
Installed BY Deputy Grand Master j. +. Par
sons. A. follows: J. II. Higgins. W. NJ; l.. II.
Cushman, :. W; +. X. Shaw. J. W: Lewis
Friend. Treasurer; J. +. Parsons, Secretary;
l.. +. Higgins. $. D.; J. W. Malone. J. d:
Capt. J. VI. Higgins. :. $: Capt. +. $. Means,
!. $ /: Geo. f. Haskell. r.
We hear that Leman Royal sou Of Samuel
Ro, n. .Ir.. badly janibed his hand while at
work about the engine Ia his fathers gri,t-
mill. Monday.
several OF the Ellsworth OLA Fellows
wen, to Bangor Monlav evening to attend
meeting Of their fraternity in that city.
The otfieer>-clcct Of E-o,cric Loigc OF F.
& \. NJ No. 80. were Installed at Masonic
Hall on THURSDAY evening. by u. y. q. NJ.
James T.. Parsons. assisted By 4. NJ. Frank \
Maromhcr a Marshal: Frank ". Ellington.
". NJ curtis Il. Foster. : ". William J.
Logan. j. w; Alex. II. Black. Tr,a., :; JAS. \.
Mc,;own. Ser; Joseph W. Nr4licy, u:
Emerson u. Carr. j. u; John II. Leland
Mar: r. Eugene Mor4ng. :. 3; Rob. r.
Sweeney. J. :. An oyster supper wa pro
,lIcj and served in the new banquet rooms on
the second flor oi Masonic block.
Remember the Masonic party TO b. held
thi> evening. No pains have been .parvd 10
make thi- the great event o. the season, The
l,iie. Of the Nila,, improvement Sorleiy viii
provide m excellent supper in the lower hall
Tho>r entering the upper hall will prcs"u'
their invitation, At the door.
Mi, Phabc Macombrr Of Ellsworth. j. IN
Bangor lhis eek. in Response 10 cali from
laIic> who wished 10 rcreiye instruction ~
decorative art work from her. and viii cndcat-
or 10 form large class here. She + undouht
tdly the finest and most artistic art needle
worker ever seen IN BANGOR and good JudSc>
lip sac her display enthusiastic IN their
praise az Il. Prom the appearance Of the
good, Show II one ouhI judge that Mis- Ma
conlter'. pupils. should he form 4 class. viii
hc able t. conSratulaf, Ihcnsvhc' on hH' iu-
3 mort successful iu-tsuctnr.- H'ay4r tnts-
iasr~tii.
ThitA ire h4. formed All over Frcnchmau'-
Ray. We connection between Har IIarhor and
The Maiuc Central Railroad has been III 81" rs
boat since SATURDAY.. The mail, are carried
overland from Ellsworth. The ico blockade
wlH probably l4.t >onc wcek- ouis heavy
-outhea-, storm or a thaw can break It.
lin, hsnd At Bar ilarbor +. particularly ar-
ti,c ihi, winter. The members are ms mah-
In. arrangements to Give miu-,rcl sho"
very soon to rsi.e money Tor their eNpcn.c>.
The band ! plain, ~ell and j. receiving *
c,lla, support from the citizcn-. Many Of
the most popular youn; men Of the place are
members Of The band aud Ar taking great in
icr,~, 10 the organization.
-Thr,;eener Eiorta went into Ca,;iir st
unlls and wa, frozen in - that -he could not
get on. Monday the cutter lew Woodbury..
viii much dni -ulty succeeded ia cutting her
way through - a, to ct the E'retl from her
position. The cutter hsl 10 p1-, around b.-
iow tine island, a, Es-en,:.in Rt.lrii J.. -
frozen ihat :ean- eros from the mttn land i2
Little Door ~.