Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-04-03

ed to the Free Baptist church In this city.
Mr.. Chss. H. Sawyer, piano tuner, o.
Augusta, is in town for few days. Order,
for piano tuning left with S. d. Wiggin vii
receive prompt attention.
The U. X. c. closed highly profitable snt
interesting seasons work on Tuesday evening
The L. r. c. was organized in November
1871 and has held weekly meetings during III,
winter season for every year since.
Mrs. J. W. Coombs. who has spent the
winter with her daughter in Chelsea. Mass.
has returned home, accompanied by her son
Fred. who has been attending school in tina,
place.
There was an alarm Of fire Tuesday even.
ing. caused by slight blaze in the house OF
Mr.. Whitby on Bridge Hin, near the Catholic
church. II was subdued without a stream
from the hydrant.
A party Of seventeen went from this city
to Reeds Pond on Tuesday evenings O'Clock
train. returning at = 30. They were much
interested in the work OF ice harvesting at the
pond.
Miss Grace Campbell OF Cherryfield, who
has been visiting relatives In Bucksport the
past month. lef, that village for her home on
Mrs. Hattie Hooper who has been spend
ing a short vacation al home, was notified of
her promotion to higher school. and left home
for Boston to take the required examination.
Mrs. Sarah skinner and daughter from
California, have lately returned TO this city
from a visit TO Boston, Philadelphia. and
Washington. and have decided to spend the
summer in Ellsworth.
Chief Justice Peters will preside at the
April Term OF the Supreme Judicial Court
In this city instead of Justice Danforth vs. no
was assigned here, who. after a long illness.
died nj his home in Gardiper, Monday morn
ing.
Rev. II. +. Frohock, recently OF Bar Har-
Dor, is rapidly improving. and there T..
every reason To believe that in few weeks he
will be able TO resume his work.
Owing to Illness Judge Burgess was unable
to attend TO the duties OF his Office as Judge Of
Judge .. L. Cunningham OF this county filed
the position.
And now Deer Isle il talking Of division
according to the Gazette OF that town. which
invites discussion on the question splitting
up towns Is the fashion In Msine.
Mr.. George f.. Googin.. OF Portland. for
merly OF Milbridge, hs. an article in re cent
number Of the Bar Harbor Record, on the sd-
van,s@es which Bar Harbor and other place.
in Maine will gain by having the Worlds Fair
Maine Congres.men who voted for Chicago.
1t is in reply to Prof. l.. c. Bsteman.
Salmon have commenced TO make their APP
pearsnce in the Penobscot river. The other
day two were caught At North Buck-port in q
net, one weighing five pounds, the other Is
pounds. The former was shipped TO New
York and brought forty cent. per pound snd
the latter to Boston and brought one dollar per
pound.
The following changes In the postal service
in Maine are announced Route $50. Isles
ford 10 Southwest Harbor. From June l6.
$50. increase service to tx times = week. from
june IS to September Is in each year.
Porter Brewer OF Bar Hsrbor. /. getting
out the timber 10 build vessel the comm,
summer. His father used 10 build vessels at
Iiulr. Cove, which sailed To all parts Of the
world. but OF late years only au occasional
frcighting schooner has been built.
Bar Hsrbor Lodge, No Is.5. F. and 4. NJ,
was officially visited on " ednesday evening hy
a Grand Lodge representative. and work in the
frst degree was presented for his inspection.
Though next To the youngest lodge in the dis
irict |; i. one Of the most fouri,hing.
Rev. =. H. O,good. formerly OF this city,
who is nj present living In Highland. COL. for
hi. health, is reported TO be improving slowly.
but It will be some time before he improves 20
far a. TO be able 10 preach again. He has
started 4 series OF interesting meetings 10 the
icin,y of hi. present home.
Col. J. y. Greene. with his railroad con-
tractors, has visited Es-tport and tells the peo-
PIE that he will have the road completed and
the cars running into the tow n In two wears or
be does not want their money. An article ha.
been placed In the town meeting warrant TO
see whether the town shall raise go. 600 for
the Shore Line railroad.
Several OF the LAmoine Grand Banker.
Will ish with travis the coming season. II Is
believed that this will be Il great improy ement
over the hand-lines " hich have been used 10
past wears.
t.lt ~,
Branch OF the NJ. {. r. X. will 20 into effec,
next Monday. Trains from Bar Harbor will
arrive at Ellsworth At 5.3. and II 81 A. NJ. and
al and go p. NJ. Train, from Bangor will
arrive At 7.l2 and 10 45 A. NJ. and 2.55 and : rs
p. NJ See new table next week in our adser-
Using columns.
Mr.. II. A. NJ. Joy has gone to Melrose.
Mass. where he expects to be employed in
house building during the coming season.
Mr.. D. +. Joy, photographer, has now got
settled down to hard work. and Is ready to
catch the shadow and make II substance or in
other words, take the picture" of any who
may favor him with call. Look out for his
new advertisement TO appear In our columns Of
next week.
Mr.. Geo. n Black OF Boston. has recently
sent TO his residence In this city. two pairs Of
sDtelope's autlers. They were very wide
spreading, 1t taking an exceedingly large box
to hold them.
The winter term of the High school closed
on Friday last. This school now registers
about eighty pupils. and aside from the fact
that sickness among the scholars greatly de.
creased the average attendance, the term just
closed has been a very profitable one.
Geo. H. Grant. Esq, succeeds the late
Geo. W. Fiske, Esq, in the insurance bu.ines IS
In this city. The books were turned over to
him last week. He will occupy the we'll
known Fiske Office on Main street. Miss
Holmes. who has so long been employed in the
Office, viii be retained. See advertisement.
A lawsuit is now pending to be tried at the
April term of the S. j. Court at Ellsworth.
which involves the ownership Of a valuable
island lying just OFF Bar Harbor village The
Roberts family have held possession of this
island since 1919, except that In 1873 they sold
it to Gen. John c. Fremont, but after a few
years bought it back. The contrasting parties
are Fred +. Richards and Jeremiah Mason.
" no claim under deed from the State. Emil
nent counsel are employed and sharp contest
is expected. some fine legal points being in
volyed.
Prof. q. T. Fletcher, the former able and
popular principal Of the Eastern State Normal
school at Castine, now has tine supervision Of
the common schools In western Massachusetts.
He says that large proportion of the best
teachers employed in that half of the state are
from Maine, and the same statement can truth
fully be made Of other states. all Of v hich Is