Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23

and restaurant in the basement OF Coombs
block.
Judge L. A. Emery has gone TO Augusta,
where he will preside at the October term of
the Supreme Judicial Court.
Mrs. Leman ROYAL. Misses Agnes Wood
and Mabel Reeves returned last week from
pleasure trip TO friends in Boston and Vi
cinily.
The old Hopkins homestead on State
street. is undergoing extensive repairs which
include a piazza and lutheran window.
-Messrs. j. P. EIdridge, Frank Stockbridge
and Percy Smith, while on cunning expedi-
ton at Township No. IS last week, shot two
fine deer
-Chas. NJ. Mcfarland Of Worcester. Mass.
has recently been visiting his brother. u. Y.
Mcfarland in LSmoine, and other relatives in
that and neighboring towns.
H. W. Holt arrived home Saturday night
after visiting Boston and Portland. He says
be bought large stock OF bird cages lamps
and fancy dishes. also a fine line OF toys, books
and games.
The local gunners report plenty Of wood
cock and cartridges this season; many broods
OF both Matching in this locality. With good
dog large bags OF game can be secured
Mrs. Annie 5. Cummings of sullivan has
made a recent visit to this city She the
guest Of Mrs. Geo. Cunningham She has re-
turned home but will leave in short time for
Boston, expecting To be absent all winter.
With the exception Of a few localities
deer are not reported plentiful as in past
years in This vicinity. Several good ones have
been brought in. however. and many more
will doubtless be added 20 the list before the
season closes.
A three years old son Of Mr.. Article Nose
IL OF " alter street. fell under the whees OF
heavily loaded wagon one day last week and
was quite badly injured. The wheel passed
over hi, right arm above The elbow crushing it
badly. Or. uaines dressed the injury and is
IN hopes to save The arm in fairly good condi-
ton.
We have 10 Acknow ledge the receipt OF
an Invitation for ourseif and family to lac pres
ent 1t the wooden wedding Of Rev and Mrs.
A. A. Cambridge at their home in Middebury,
Vt, on thi, Monday evening. We greatly
regret our inability To Ice present; but extend
our best wishes for their prosperity.
We have received Part III OF the annual
report OF the Maine State College Agricultural
Experiment Station. 1t Is repete with vaiu-
able Information given TO the world by the
experiments Of that truly worthy station. We
wish 1t continued prosperity.
Mr.. Daniel Bcal met with bad falI at bis
home Monday evening Of this week. While
passing into a'dark room he tripped and fell,
striking his head and cutting his right temple
10 the bone and badly bruising his face. Or.
Haines dressed the wounds.
The men in the employ OF the L. 5. Fish
Commissioner have commenced taking the
lsndloeked salmon at Great Brook, Green
Lake. for Matching purposes. The fish are
running unusually large this season and il
Is thought they viii secure large number Of
eggs for Matching. Parties desiring to see the
fi>h and watch the interesting process OF tax
Ing the spawn can be taken from the foot Of
the lake directly 10 the works by the little
steamer Boss Hale.
The wharf At Grindsione Point. Winter
IIarbor j. nearly completed. /; i built in cob
work out OF heavy and first-css- timber, furn-
ishcd by II. NJ. 4 y. Hall Of this city, and has
over four hundred tons Of ballast. The shore
end OF drive way j. holted To the ledge. II has
also four ton, Of inch iron in IL construction.
furnished by Morrison 4 JOY. The structure
la, been built under the supervision Of Mr.. +.
q. Guptjll Of Gouldsboro, who ha. spared no
pains to make it fret-clsss throughout.
When Mr.. VIM. Small last visited Els
worth he brought from the Navy Yard at Kit
terry, d piece Of pipe which was connected
with the boiler Of the famou, L. ). 5. keAr-
sarge during The rebellion. This he gave to
james +. Parsons. cashier, aud n. 5. Smith,
teller. In the BuTri Natonal Bank. with the
understAndin. thsi Mr. Smith In his mastery
way should work them up into some kind Of
keep,Akes. Thi- Mr.. Smith did, making stand.
with legs attached. which sre very beautiful
In design and finish. The one which fell TO
the lot Of Mr.. Parsons ha, crack III It caused
by shot from the Alabama"
A good story comes 10 u, from the late
convention in Orlsnd. \ dog belonging in
Orand follow ed the team Of one OF Bucks
ports representatives,, when he drove home
during the day and upon returning to Q. fast
,ned a rope to the dogs collar and to the rear
Of his carriage. intending 10 let him loose
where he belonged, but forgot all about it and
when meraber Of the family went 10 the
stable the next morning there wa the dog
fastened to the buggy, having made the trip
from Orand TO Buck-port twice the day be-
fore.
department Inspector Ellen r. Patterson,
Of the Woman- Relief Corps. OF Bangor has
entered upon the inspection of the various
corps Of the organizations in Maine. assisted
BY the Department President, Mrs. Clara b.
Lealitt OF Skow hogan. the Department Couu-
seor, Mr.. Grace F. Howe. OF Lewiston, and
others. She will inspect the corps at Dedham.
Ellsworth, Cherrsted, Machias, Mt. Desert
and Biuehll on her first rip. Mrs. Patterson
left tAi, city Tuesday morning for Cherryiield
and Machias. She Will inspect the corps in
thi. city on Monday afternoon next at the usli-
al hour of meeting. All members OF the corps
are requested 10 BE- present.
MIR. J. Frank Baxter. of whom mention
was made in our last issue, continued his lee
lures on spirituasm ,toldrge audiences on We'd
ne>day and Thursday evenings OF last week.
He i scholarly man who for many years
d teacher in the public schools near Boston and
/, fine speaker. AT the close Of each lecture
he exercised his mediumistie powers giving
the names and brief mentionings in the aggre-
gate relative to iG deceased persons, once resi-
dents Of Ellsworth and neighboring towns
and we are Informed that he was correct in
every particular. OF course there are many
| explanations OF his wonderful powers. Some
| say the spirits did il, some that the pheuome-
4 ma were due 10 natural laws not understood
| and some few that the whole thing was
! fraud. but very large majority Of the people
! we think express their belief in the natural
| law theory, the genuineness Of the phenomena
and Mr. Bakers honesty.
Another robbery equally bold and mysteri-
Gus as those that have excited Cherryfe dur
ing this season committed there Tuesday
night Of last week. II was soon after mid
night that the house of Deputy Sheriff II. F.
Wiley was entered and four hundred dollars
and gold watch and chain were taken from
bis sleeping room. The robber gained access
TO the house by going through the cellar WIN
dow. and by the aid of lighted matches work
ed his way TO Mr. Willey's chamber, where he
took the money from his vest pocket and the
watch from stand near the head of the bed
The first know ledge the Sheriff had tt at his
door Hastily springing from his bed and