Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-05-02

Southwest Harbor
Rogui>h, sunny April has fairly reveled
in the lovely trailing arbutus which he has
stolen from his sister Nav, but she can for
once in way, spare her pets and weave
her crown OF tulips, yioiets and daifodils
The Easter concert at the Union chapel
was very interesting, bringing out large
and attentive audience. The decorations
Of blossoming plants. lovely cut flowers
and green banks OF bright foliage were
very beautiful and Hastily arranged. The
exercises bv the Sunday school scholars
were excellent, all parts being carried out
without break or falter, perhaps the most
pleasing of the whole being the chorus
singing by Master Fred Higgins and Lou
Lawton and a recitation and singing by
little five-year old Arlie Stanley. The mus
zeal program by the choir added much to
the interest Of the services.
The Rev. Amos Redlon has just return
ed from Il marriage trip to Abbot, Me,
where he was formerly for many years
pastor and expresses himself a. highly
pleased with the Kind reception given him
by old friends there. When he left Abbot,
some ten years ago, for new field of labor,
a lady exacted his promise to officiate in
case of death or marriage in her family,
services of "a more solemn character, she
promptly claimed his presence at the we'd
ding of daughter a call he a. promptly
responded to- uniting in the holy bonds of
wedlock, on April %. at the home of the
bride Miss Carrie H. Bradman to ID. Hor-
ace Buxton. The bridegroom who is town
clerk had the novel pleasure of publishing
the contracting parties and signing his
own marriage license. After the wedding
feast, a carriage conveyed the bridal pair
to the rooms prepared for their present
home amid shower of rice and old slip
pers, where they were welcomed by an adj
vance guard of friends, land all went
merry as marriage bell" "Wednesday
evening Mr.. Redlon preached in the church
he helped to build, TO very large audience
which at the close of the sermon INDUCED
in a general hand-shake with their worthy
minister During the reverend gentle
mans absence a wedding occurred at his
own home here, wherein his wife not
deeming herself fully competent for the
occasion, called in the aid Of squire Heath
who quickly tied the knot which united
Mr.. Elmer Gott and Miss Louise Tinker.
A pleasing ripple of excitement was
created here last week by the news that
the Bar Harbor base ball team was com
ing over to play match game with our
boys, but on the day appointed. through
some misunderstanding, only three players
appeared on the field to sustain the honor
of Bar HarbOr. However the challengers
divided and went i'm for game with the
S. w. Harbor team, and a general good
time was the result, Capt. Cousins side
scoring five ahead of Capt. Bert Clark's.
One of the best features Of the game was
that it allured one of our most hard work
ing merchants away from his counter for
a few hours good play.
Miss Grace Kittridge arrived in town
yesterday to take charge of the West Bass
Harbor school.
three-masted schooner, the Abbie F.
Cowperthy, is loading with granite at J.
T. R. Freeman's quarry on Somes' Sound.
Deacon Benz. Dodge and wife have re-
moved to QuaIryville, to engage in the