Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-05-30

Mr.. Frank Whltcomb, Of Philadelphia
Dental College j. at home on His summer
vacation
Mr. Albert Guptil severed a part of one
of the fingers from the right hand while at
work in Whitcomb, Haynes Cos mill the
2i>t inst
Mr. J. ID. Crmmin has moved into the
Henry JOY house on State street
At special meeting of Ticonic engine
company last Wednesday evening, Mr.
Nose, Cottlc was elected steward.
At u 4j O'Clock Last Thursday morning,
Mr.. Daniel Hamilton passed away al the
house of his son-in-law, Mr.. Henry Lord
after u long and protractcd Illness. The
ob>euuie> were held at the house of Mr..
Henry Lord Friday afternoon Mr. Ham
ilton was much respected citizen, and
lived to the age Of u years and months
Mr.. Cha>. Currier and wife, formerly Of
this place, are visiting her father, Mr..
| Horace Davis.
At the mill of Whitcomb, Haynes Co,
last Thursday, Mr.. Arthur Salisbury re-
ceiyed an ugly wound in the leg from
pick a-roon." The blow was intended for
| stave bolt but glanced and inflicted a deep
wound in the right leg below the knee.
| Mr.. George Whitcomb, who has been at
work on the electric light plants in the
western portion of the State, is at home
| on a short vacation.
| Mrs Chas. Pho is very sick with brain
| fever.
At the annual election of officers for
| Union Sunday scho j, last Sunday morning,
/ the following corps of officers was chos-
en-: Supt, Albert Lord asst. Supt., Fred
| Flood; Treas, Eta Fox; Secy., Frank
/ Haslem; Librarian, Harry Haynes; asst.
Librarians, Hoyt Moore and Bonnie Whit
comb; Finance committee, John o. w hit
new, Nahum Flood and Charles NJ. Whit
| comb; Library committee, Eta Lord,
Carrie Hastings and Mrs. G. NJ. Whitcomb.
The engine house looks much better in
its coat of paint.
Our readers will read the following arti-
Gle clipped under date of May 18th from
| the Oldtown Enterprise with much pleas
ure knowing that one of the contracting
parties is a daughter of Mr.. Henry Hast
nlgs, formerly of this place Mr.. Herbert +.
| Dillingham;, the well known and popular
clerk at A. p. Bradburys House Furnish
| ing store, was united in marriage last
| Tuesday evening with Miss Lucy Hastings,
| one of MilfOrd's most respected maidens,
| daughter of Henry and Eliza Hastings,
the ceremony being performed at Orono
by Rev. W. w. Hooper, pastor of the Uni
versalist church at that place and Oldtown.
Mr. and Mrs. Dillingham; are young
couple who have many friends and acquain-
tances and have been the recipients Of
many valuable gifts, among which are
some very handsome ones from relatives
| in New York city and other places They
| have already commenced housekeeping in
| a nicely furnished tenement in the Brady
house on Main street, where they are re-
ceiving the warm congratulations Of their
many friends.
Mr.. Alton Sargent who had his leg brok-
en- in a cOasting accident on Main street
last winter, has so far recovered as to be
able to get about on crutches.
| Miss Bertha Flood is teaching at DIED.
| ham instead of at North Ellsworth as stat
ed in our correspo ndence a few weeks
since.
The new dynamo has arrived and is to
placed in the stead of the one now general
ing electricity for the lights in Ellsworth.
1t is more than three times as powerful as
the one now in use.
A br eakdown at the station was the cause
! of no arc lights Monday evening and was
also the cause of the other lights being
poor.
new dynamo has been ordered to be
placed in the station here to generate cleo
tricity for the factory. Wires are now
being strung for that purpose.
May %. B.