Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-06

avery superior article.
We hear that Mrs. A. F. Driukwater has
gone 10 Europe for few months.
We are indebted to Mrs. Wooster OF Mt.
Desert Ferry for very beautiful bouquet
picked from her flower garden on Monday Of
this week The flowers consist OF rose buds,
pansies and sweet peas, each seeming as fresh
and beautiful as II II were August instead Of
November.
There will be another good dance at Town
Hall, Waltham, on Thursday evening, Nov.
18th. Music will be furnished by II. n. joys
orchestra of this city. good time is insured
to all who attend.
The Franklin House will close to the
public, for the winter, on Saturday of this
week. See "ad.'' in another column.
The governor has made the following NOM
nations:
Notary Public-Harry b. Parker. Casiine ;
Charles \. Higgins, Eden; Elvin J. Torrey,
Eden; Austin F. Kingsley, East Machas.
The light station at Duck Island is rapidly
nearing completion The work Is being done
In a thorough manner and as rapidly posi-
Bile, which is due to the tact and energy OF Mr..
J. ". Howard. the foreman. when finished
1t will be one OF the finest stations on the
coast
The barkentine kremlin. built at Bath by
VIM Rogers for J. 5. Emery & Co. OF Boston.
I. ready for sea. She will be commanded by
Capt. Bray, of Milbridge, Me. She loaded ice
al the NJ. c. K. Il. wharf. Bath, for the south.
DR.. Torrey will leave Bar Harbor about
the middle OF November for Lynn, Mass,
where his son + now living.
The cruiser "MaHe" will be launched on
Nov. 18Th. Secretary Tracy. daughter will
chri.ten the new war ship.
The following Maine pensions have been
recently granted OriyiH0l. A. b. Sanborn.
Brook>ville; James {. SAWYER, Buckspor' :;
Lewis W. Bunker. Es,tbrook; David l.. Ten
ney. Franklin; jasper Frazier, Ellsworth
Falls; Increase. Eben Hale, Bluehill Hidor.
Sarah n, widow OF wyman Merritt. Mil
bridge.
MIR. Elmer +. Rowe'- new carriage fac
tory on School street is 40 by A., two stories
with basement and is well adapted for the bu-
,ines>. He employ. six hands and manufac-
ture- all kinds OF light carriages, slcighs and
pungs.
Mrs. Mary +. Grant, who died in Bucks
port recently at he residence OF her son, Mr..
Arthur |. Grant WI as the mother Of Mr. George
II. Grant OF this city.
u. q 49, 4
interested 80 extensively in the Maine Ice hu-
sines>. composed OF Wallace c. Andrews,
Thoma, L. Mcneil. Carroll l.. Riker and John
+. Huckel, doing business in New York. hiss
been dissolved by mutus consent, Me>>rs.
Riker and iIuckel having transferred their in
terc>i. therein 10 Andrews and Mcneil. In
the announcement notice Is given when credit
ors may present their claims.
Cows and horses are allowed to run al
large at Green. Landing in the town OF Deer
Isle, aud the Rockland C"lrier Gazette Is Ru-
ihoriy for the statement that one COW j. 30 in
taligent that she zoe. to the boat. and takes
account of the different bags OF shorts that
come, so d, to make her next call on the own
er OF the most tempting one.
-iinncock county, with population OF 3s,-
l29. tcensu- Of $50 has thirty lawyers and
Ellsworth with population OF about 5000 bias
thirteen law er-. This is one lawyer for every
1909 inhabliant. in the whole county. and one
for every ~ inhabitants In this city. The
best, or worst. OF il /. they all make a living
and some OF them are getting rich. The law
yer- are good fellows, but a little less law
might be just a, well for the citizens
-Eilsworths popular music dealer. Mr.. +.
VI. JOY. has on hand nice line OF music
books in great variety, Is well as 4 large stock
OF the most pleasing music. See new ad-
yertisement 10 appear in this paper next
week.
-"Reuhen Glue" which was given to the
citizen. Of Ellsworth at Hancock Hall, on
Monday evening Of this week, was pstronized
hy large number OF our citizens. and proved
in some parts Very amusing play. The COM
pany a. q whole averages well, but Reuben
Glue" I, a mere carcature Of the true Yankee.
OF course II + not 10 be mentioned with
Joshua Whtcomb" and falls far below Isl
Plunkett" We Will venture to say that no
counterpart can be found Of Reuben Glue
In all Iankeedom.
Tuesday night OF last week at O'Clock
David Sawyer, situated on Main street. Cas-
tine. took fire. but the prompt action OF the
department saved big fire. a brisk wind
was blow ing. Mr.. sawyer l. at sea with the
schooner Baltic and hi, family I. at Castine.
The lo-s /, about 80 which Is covered BY IN
>urance. The origin OF the fire i said to be
incendiary.
Col. {. c. Burril and Judge John b.
RednAn went 10 Boston saturday night, the
latter. we hear, In RESPONSE 10 an invitation TO
make political speech Monday evening.
We are informed that the AMERICAN Is
not received at West sullivan until late Thurs
DAY afternoon. This ought not 10 be as We
mail the AMERICANS promptly every We'd
ne>day afternoon and we are informed by our
post-oiiice officials that the bundle for West
sullivan actually leaves Ellsworth by Wednes.
day evenings train. The trouble Is that by
order Of the post-oftice department the West
sullivan bundle Is sent in the sullivan sack
The fault j. in the existing system and not In
the post-otfice officials along the route. OF
course our jurisdiction over the AMERICANS
ceases when they are deposited In the Els
worth post-office. We have nothing TO dc
with making up the mails.
j. A. McGown. Esq. returned Saturday
last from his southern trip. During his alb
seuce he took in considerable portion of The
southern States. including Norfolk. Va.
Chattanooga. Tenn. and Atlanta, Ga. Mr.. Nc
Gown is greatly pleased with much that h,
saw, and predicts promising future FOL
''Dixie,s but we judge from what be said
that he thinks the good old State OF Maine ant
her sister New England States are vastly NOR
enterprising than any portion OF the South h
saw.
The following pupils in district Is, wer
not absent a half day during the recent term
which was taught by Miss Ella F. Jordan
Sterling Fullerton, Alice Brown, Clarenc
| Hodgkins. Eloise Hodgkins, Essie Holt, Hat
tie Holt, Shirley Holt, Dora Hamilton. Harr
| Jones, Eleanor Jones. Lola Murch, Inez L
| Pratt, Ada f. Ray.
Mrs. Geo. Smith is spending few day
| in this city, the guest Of Mrs. A. F. Greely
She has spent the season at Sorrento. bu
makes her permanent home since she left Ell,
worth. with her sister In Massachusetts.
| DIR. Abby NJ. Fulton. who recently attend
ed the Woman's Congress at Toronto, Canad;
and who afterward visited some Of our Am
eriean cities, arrived home last Friday even
| jpg She had a Very nless,pt trim and derive