Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-06
No rustling leaves upon the trees,
No zephyrs, and no pleasant breeze,
No birds, no flowers. no honey-bees-
November!

n o birds, no flowers. no ey-beeS-
November!
DIR. J. II. Patten Of Amherst was in town
Monday
Mr.. Orwell Stone Is visiting friends In
Machias.
Mr.. J. W. Coombs' dining saloon is being
newly painted.
Mrs. r. S. Leighton. of Everett, Mass,
arrived in this city Saturday. to spend short
time with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
Jordan.iM Mrs. Jordan who has been very III
is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Fred Osgood returned from Dor
chester. Mass. Saturday night, where she has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. DR.. Hartman.
-Messrs. Stevens 4 Smith are newly paint
ing the Peters house. on State street.
Mr.. Geo. SWEET lost valuable two years
old colt. at his stable, on Water street, last
Wednesday evening.
Quite number OF Bar Harbor people
were In our city last week attending court.
Mrs. Houghton's juvenile dancing class
will meet at Foresters' Hsll,on Saturday, Nov.
sth. at 80 O'Clock.
A coat factory In this city Is very strong
probability In the Mason storehouse on Main
street, by Messrs. q. r. Campbell and George
A. Joy. They are making necessary arrange
ments and expec: TO begin operations about
the first Of December.
$. d. Wiggin. who was confined to bis
house for several days by Illness, has so far
improved as to be able to be out again.
Mrs. Barlow Hall and daughter. Miss Isa-
bel. gave brilliant party to forty or more Of
their friends at their home on State street, last
Wednesday evening.
Those citizens Of Ellsworth who are IN
tending TO become water takers the present
season, would do well TO make early spplica-
ton as 1t is getting late and the water company
will soon discontinue for the winter the work
OF putting water into buildings.
The marriage OF Miss Jennie Wooster
Smith Of Vnalhaven and Mr.. Charles Edgar
Perkins Of this cit, is announced to take place
at the Union church. Ninalhaven, Monday
morning. Nov. cath. al ten O'Clock. With many
thanks the editor acknowledges the receipt OF
an invitation TO be present on the interesting
occasion.
The Rockiand opinion learns that the
man whose boat was run down and capsized
by the schooner Herald few days ago. and
who was drowned. was Mr.. Haskell Siinson.
of Stinson', Neck, South Deer Isle.
~ Deer Isle /, the banner temperance town
OF Maine. There are six hourishng lodges Of
Good Tempars in the various Villages on the
island, and drunkenness is practically unknown II
there.
We are indebted to William ingalls,. Jr.,
OF Mobile, for copies OF the NGbHe Daily Reg
lister. giving an account OF the great fire which
occurred In that city Oct. "a.
A Boston dispatch OF Nov. /. says: Yes
teriay morning Fred +. Jelson, 3. YEAR Of
age and living at Ellsworth, Me. employed on
the schooner Adam Bowlby, lying at the East
crn railroad wharf. was found on board the
schooner with severe scalp wound. He could
not explain how the wound was received. A
physician was called who dressed IL, aud Jelli-
son remained on board the schooner
The old Riverside House. OF Buck.port,
or as Dick Golden is pleased 10 call It. the
"Jed Prouty tavern has at last got settled
where it may be expected 10 remain. For Il
long TING 1t has been resting on posts or
bIoclings but i now moved 10 the junction Of
Main street and the entrance TO steamboat
wharf. and Thursday workmeu commenced
building a stone underpinning, where MI.
Power, the present owner. expects to use Il a.
dwelling. There /, rumor afoat that one
room will be fitted up g. represented on the
stage in Jed Prouiy." but as far can be
learned, It /, not yet thoroughly decided II
would no doub, be great hit, especially II
Mr.. Power could be induced TO make a public
house OF it.
Experience Is usually the most costly thing
In the world, but, IL you desire 10 know any
thing relating TO patents. copyrights. trade
mark, etc. the many years successful eNpe-
rience OF Messrs. {. A. Snow & Co., patent
solicitors, opposite L. $. patent office. Wash
ingtou, u. c.. NAV he utilized for your bene-
lit free OF cost. Read their advertisement 10
smother column.
Mrs. Ellen T.. Patterson. OF Bangor De
partmcnt Inspector, inspected the Woman's
Relief Corp, in this city on Wednesday even
Ing last, finding Il strong active corps in good
working order. She left the next day 10 tn
spect the corps in pedham.
MIR, Belle Wooster Higgins, who. with
her husband Capt. Hol, |. Higgins, OF
sullivan. has been spending few days In this
city, is syeriable salt" She has been 20
>ea almost constantly for nineteen Years
and during that time has sailed to nearly every
part OF the globe, including several European
ports, Africa. Australia, the Island OF SUI
matra, South America, nearly every port OF
the West Indies and nearly every Atlantic
port in this country. She Is an expert in nav
i.ation and j. possessed OF sufficient nautcsl
skill to enable her, II it should ever become
necessary, 10 take full command Of vessel
and .ail her 10 any part Of the world. They
last sailed in bark Belle Wooster"
AT the business meeting Of the Elm street
Y. L. :. e. f.. connecte with the CougIega-
tional church. Bucksport. held on Thursday
evening after the prayer meeting, the nomina-
ting committee submitted the following ap
ponlment, which were approved and accepted
bv the society: Lookout committee, Mrs W
II. Gardner, Mis-, Jennie ii. Homer. Benz. 7
Blodgett; prayer meeting committee, Mis-
Charlotte s. Barnard, Mrs. A. +. Bennett. A
+. Page; missionary committee. Mrs W.
Haywood Miss Florence Parker, A. +. Ben
nett: socisl committee. Miss Frances T
Swazey. J. l.. Homer. Miss Sara A. Hancock
calling and flower committee, Miss Alice d
Gardner, Miss Jennie Hooper, Miss Lottis
Swszey. The officers for the year are w. II
| Gardner, president: Miss Sara A. Hancock
| vice-president; Miss Frances 7. Swazey, SEE
Rotary; J. l.. Homer, treasurer. II was dc
| cided to bold the prayer meeting next Thurs
| day evening earlier than usual. commencing
fifteen minutes Of seven, so as not to Interfere
with the quarterly meeting Of the churcl
which IS to be held on that evening and 1t wa
also voted TO postpone the monthly business
meeting one week.
The usually quiet town Of Orland wa
| thrown into "A state Of excitement Frida,
morning when il was discovered that robbie
or band OF robbers had broken into the dru;
store Of A. j. Jordan and the pOst-office In th
| night and scattered their contents right an,
left. The entrance to Mr.. Jordan's store wa
effected by the breaking Of the glass in th'
store door. The robbers, after handling va
rious objects In the store, satisfied themselve
with taking some tobacco and cigars. Th
post office was entered in a similar manner, b,
breaking the glass In the door, the building
having been formerly used as store. Her
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