Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-10-10


Time, ~ seconds. Eagles second. The engine
confirm resulted rs follows; First prize, Diri-
CO. OF Ellsworth. 1893 40; second prize. Mag
ara, OF Brunswick, ISIS TO, The wind prr.
vented better playing. II closed with a -rau,l
ball al the Opera House in the evening.
Reports from the thunder shower OF We'd
nesday morning last prove I, to have been very
heavy. Lightning struck In various places.
among which are Turner'S Hin IN tbi. city and
the T, A. Crabtree place at Ess, surry. A,
the last mentioned place the Ightaing struck
the barn, setting It on fire and Killing pig
( which had hi- pen therein, The fire was I'm,
out before Il gained much headwsv. The
/ damage was slight.
The Eastern Maine Christian Endesyor
| Union will hold its annual meeting in this city.
| Oct. 20. instead Of Oct. "a. as previously stat
ed. Following is the program:
! Forenoon.
I 10 DIFFERENTIATION.
1890 Address OF welcome and response
I loa5 Paper: Young peoples opportunities
] for christian work
/ II 80 Reports OF societies.
/ afternoon.
211-Deyotioual service
2.o-Parer: The relation Of the G. F. So
ciety to the church prayer meeting.
! 3la-faper: Spiritual power
| 4n-BusiDess.
4.5-Question hox
6-Sociablity.
Ercnfng.
,F0-Prstse service.
| I.l5-Lecture,
! Instrumentation meeting.
s45-AdjourBment.
We print on our first page this week 4
highly interesting letter from Prof =. W. Eos.
ter, formerly OF the Castine Normal School.
now principal of the missionary normal school
/ al Lexington. Kentucky. We shall always be
glad to hear from Prof Foster. We print
also note from friend. to which is sppcnd-
/ ed extracts from a private letter from Mr.
Foster. We shall be glad to aid the good cause
/ to which reference Is made. by forwarding
contributions sent 10 thi. Office to Mr. Foster
4 At Lexington.
We have received from Miss Eliza A.
! simpson, sullivan, letter with piece of ros-
( In enclosed. The Kind donor writes II see
I by reading your paper That you have no ro.in
/ don't know what Use you make oft, hut
fearing that YOUR paper might prove failure
without 1t, send YOU piece hoping other read.
ers viii do the same until YOU are well sup
piled" Thank YOU, Are to conStruc YOUR
kind act r. an aftctuptto rosu YOUR besus NO
ro>in" i 3 serial story. Though the chapters
are short, We must say they are exciting much
interest. We can say OF this story. what can
not hc said Of most stories 1t. hole influence is
IN favor OF clehHHess. II YOU don't believe
It. wait the deuoucment.
The SUNDAY evening temperance meeting
opened Ia, Sunday evening under the auspl-
ce- OF the ". c. +. L. with a memorial ser
vice for Mr.. Lay fs,eite Davis. large sud
icnc, IN attendance. Mr.. j. T. Whit
more presided and rcsd appropriate selection.
from the scriptures. Prayer wa, offered b,
ROY. {. +. W Hubbard. The music for the
occasion was furnished by the t-uilArian choir
and 4 male quartet consisting ~ Me..r, Rob
inson. King. Brtmmer aud Tapicy and 4 solo
was given BY Mr.. T.. =. Rcdmau. Mrs. Hail
wa> pianist. Poems were read by Rev. Frank
T. Henley and Mr.. Maria u. Perry, the latter
having been wriilcn for the occasion by Rev
V. +. Wardweil Brief addresses were made
by Mr.. Whitmprc, The Rev. Mc~,r, Crosby.
A.
The ~erS ic', were very interesting AMI were
fitting snd weII-.ic-cryrd tribute 10 the NE
work, character and srf-.scriticcs OF noble
woman. who's influence for good in Ell,w orih
hAs been great indeed,
A Boston letter to the New Orleans Tisics
say, OF former Ellsworth lady:
A news novel, entitled Two Coronct-." hy
Mary Agnes Thicker. Author % '>i.nor Nonsl-
dinr- Niece" "BT the Tibcr The JeN Ell In the
Lotus. and other siorirs. I. Just out from the
Houghton press and i story that hardly
fail 10 excite much interest. Miss Thicker
herself Is very interesting personality She
j. y New Engsnd woman. born 10 Maine In
l>S3. She became Catholic and gave 10 her
religion that intense zeal which sometime.
marks the convert rather than those born and
bred In the faith. She was teacher for some
years IN this little Maine village whose name
at the moment escapcs me. Though | have
passed through II IN trips 10 Bar Iiafbor aud re-
call that II - near HsnR"rl. snd ~. woman
OF Importance aud influence in the community.
A. the aye OF about thirfy-fre she went 10
Rome. drawn partly. may BE-, bt religious feet
ing aud hs- since that time inside the Eternal
City her home. In ''siEnor Moualdinfs Niece"
Miss Thicker produced notsby hue novel.
The story i well told. aud there was Il story
to te
~ hirteen members OF Bucs,port Lodge,
No. Il. \. o. L. W. went 10 East Bluehill. on
saturday evening. 10 visit the lodge OF work
men II that place and confer the third degree.
After Il bounteous supper At the residence Of
Mr.. Cousins. special meeting OF the East
Bluehill Lodge was held In the Grange Hall
and the third degree Was conferred on four
teen OF the members. After the ceremonies Of
this degree. refreshment. v ere er,ei, and all
enjoyed themselves until the approach Of mid
night. " hen the festivities were brought to
close in order not 10 enerosch on the Sabbath.
Some Of the members OF Buck-port Lodge re-
turned home after the exercises, while others
remained IN East Bu-hll until the next day.
All " the visiting member, were highly pleas
ed with the manner in which the rituaIi,tic
worn Of the East Bluehlli Lodge j. conducted.
and also with the manner IN which they were
received and entertained All sent home ~ih
feeling that the fraternal relations thu. so
pleasantly established, should be maintained,
and that in The near future cordial invita-
ton " i'll be extended 10 East Bluehi Lodge TO
visit Bucksport
Mr.. j b. Withee OF Surry. " bo is known
man Of extended experience in the bust
ncs,. j. negotiating for the lease Of the Touring
mills at Orrington and il successful will carry
on quite an extensive business there. This
mil. like all others in Maine, is fitted with
stones. a marked constrast TO the western
adjustments OF the kind. In explanation Of
this Mr.. W ithee says that the Maine farmers
are far less particular about harvesting their
wheat crop or preparing il for the mill, than
| their western brothers. In Maine il is more
| than likely Ia be gotten in wet and then have
foreign particle. mixed with ii but out west
| the farmers exceedingly particular to have
| their grain sent TO the mills clean and dry 20
| that the roller process i the one generally
| adopted. The sooner the Maine farmer is
educated to the Of this process the better IL
| will be for him.
| AT Buck-por, at about daylight Wednes-
| day morning OF last week, the electric storm
commenced and until half past seven the brill
| liant flashes of lightning and deep rolling thun-
| der became more frequent. All Wednesday
! forenoon reports came in Of men and horses
| who were knocked dow II or had fallen through
| fright, or houses and barns which were struck.
| At the house OF Mr.. James Emery, on Main
| street. the current entered on The electric
| light wire. burning Oft the fuse. tearing the
| box into splinters, then running down the
| wall and bursting hole through the a'hing
| and clustering, throwing the latter across the
| room occupied by Miss Emery. thence through
the floor into the sitting room below, where