Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-27
Senator Hale left this city Monday for the

Mrs Julia Cook Stevens, now of Belfast,
is visiting relatives aud friends in this city.
/ The supper and sale given by the woman's
Relief Corps in q. A. II. hall, Monday evening,
| was most gratifying sucress. The supper
was excellent and the sales were rapidly made.
at good prices.
| We have received a card announcing the
marriage OF Mr.. Everett Fenno Heath OF Ban
| gor aud Miss Mary Evelyn Wardwell Of Cam
| den. We extend our thanks for the favor and
! wish the newly made husband and wife long
and happy welded life.
Rev. $ u. Towne has been holding meet
ings at North Ellsworth for nearly four weeks
aud an excellent interest has been manifested.
He will close to-day "wednesday and return
to his home in Bangor.
Mrs. Frances f.. Harper was expected to
speak on Temperance in the Methodist church
this evening, aud dodgers to that effect have
been circulated, but wing to change in APP
pontments made in Aroostook 60. where she
has been lecturing the past two weeks, she
will not be here tonight. but we hope 10
advertise her the last of this week or the first
of next.
DIR. James s. Moore left Bar Harbor the
14th. for Oregon, with his mother, Mrs. Hurd
l.. Moore OF Trenton. who goes to visit her
sons. DIR. Arthur and Frank A. Moore. She
is accompanied by her daughter. Mrs VIM
Leland whose husband has been there for
year or more. Dr. Noore's family is still at
Bar Hsrbor, but will join him As soon as he
finds place to settle. We wish them all a
full measure of prosperity and happiness.
ON Monday evening at about O'Clock. one
OF the barns of Mr.. Daniel Beal WAS found to
be on fire. prompt response was given TO
an alarm OF fire, and though the premises were
off the line OF water works the fire was reach
ed by water and the flames drowned out,
though that barn was attached TO another one.
The farm animals were all saved but about
fifteen tons OF hay were consumed with the
building. The loss 10 Mr.. Bea is quite a
heavy one which is only partially covered by
insurance.
A patent has just been granted to DR..
James $. Moore. OF Bar Harbor. for an i'm
proved backing brush. 1t is said to be one OF
the nesie>t thing, out. II i, shaped like an
ordinary brush but under the 'dauber' j. a
little drawer TO contain box OF blackirg.
Pull out the drawer Tip the ''dauber' forward,
rotate i crank connected Herewith and the
'dsuber takes W its charge OF backing. Tip
back The "dauber." the little drawer j. pulled
back by spring and the brush /. ready for
business. No .oillng your hands ~ bile black
Ing your boots. The new brush cannot fail 10
have an extensive sale
On Monday evening 4 woman in thi, city
was put in jail for drunkenness and her drunk
en bowling could be heard for long distance
away ON TUESDAY, after hearing before the
Municipal court. she was sentenced 10 thirty
days in Bangor jail and to pa. costs. So far
a. it goes this Kind OF treatment OF the liquor
evil /. good aud We thankful for H. But
In view OF all the facts II has its ludicrous
poet. II j. Ike an effort 10 property
from burning building by pulling OF clap
board here and there and conveying II TO = /
place OF safety, without any attempt 10 queuch /
the flames.
The [. 5. Fi-h Commission has finished /
II, work Of taking the and-ocked salmon |
spawn al Green Lake for the season. They |
banded 40 female. and II msle. and have .
5000 egE~ in the bstchway. Fifty Of the /
salmon were tagged with tag, made OF alum /
mum. fastened 10 the back fin with silver 1
wire, before they were turned back into the 1
lake. The tags were all numbered aud an /
exact record kept Of each fish Is regard, it, .
length. weight and sex. 1t will be interesting |
10 notice next wear how manv Of these salmon
come up to spawn. and will doubtless demon
sirate 10 a certainty a. 10 whether salmon
spawn every wear. or not often, matter .
which at the present time i not determined.
The Baptist fair al their ve.;ry on We'd
nc>day evening last, wa. very interesting
event. To the visiting men snJ women pos
sessed Of good appetiles, the alpha and omega
Of church fair j. the supper. Suffice il TO
say that this particular supper was al that
could be desired; and it VS., most efficiently
served by the def hand, Of fair lady walters
" o were constantly on the alert to supply 4
the rants OF those at the tabi-. a large num-
her and great variety Of article, We're on -a'e
ana the, found in most cases. ready market.
Considerable fun grew out o. the sale OF fau-
cy quilt. the squares OF which We're wrought /
IN picturt--4 clergyman from Il usighboriug
society acting aucioneer. The only cri,i-
cism passed upon the quilt was by Colonel h. 4
who was present, TO the effect that the trous- I
OF the boy pictured on one OF the squares, /
needed patching. A closer scrutiny, however. 4
show Ell that the pantaloons in question were /
very deliberately patched and that. too in the /
mos. conspicuous places.
MIR aud Mrs George Mcfarland OF Prince /
ton. MINI. have been listing friends Mt North |
Ellsworth and In hi. city during the past few |
weeks. Mr.. snd Mrs. Mcfarland are both ma
ti,c. Of North Ellsworth and this !, the fr-t /
visit TO their old home for - yesr-. Mr.. |
Mcfarland was Il daughter Of Mr. has. Mad |
dock, and went west with her father and |
wa, there married to Mr.. Mcfarland who |
has been prosperous farmer there The! |
have found n VERY warm welcome not only |
from their relatives but from all Of their Old |
friends and acquaintance>, and they have been !
urged 10 proong their visit. ON Nov & a
family reunion was held at Mr.. Robert Ham
iiton', when live of The brothers and sisters |
were together, only one Of them being absent |
and be a brother in Montana. Those present |
were Mr.. George Mcfarland. of Princeton,
MINI, Mr. Iohu Mcfarland of Lawrence |
Mass. Mrs Helen Hamilton, Mr.. Sarah Nc |
Gown and Mrs. Georgianna McGown OF No. !
Ellsworth and Mrs. Augusta King OF Eden. Me.
Mr.. Mcfarland and his wife are now expect
Ing to return TO the west next week. Many
good wishes will follow them and their visit
will be long and pleasantly remembered
A correspondent OF the Lewiston Jonrndt
writing from Great Pond advances the follow
Ing idea which i. not at all new ave think, |
here. il man gets his three deer. he ought 10
have the privilege OF selling them where he
can get the most money for them. We can
get only cents per pound at the most. now.
but II We could send them to Boston they
would bring from 10 to 90 cents per pound
We thought the social season" at Bar
Harbor was over long ago. but we see by the
Record that The mayor Of Squaw Hollow
held fashionable gathering at his new resi-
dence last Saturday evening" 1t il further
announced that music was furnished by one
of Bar Harbor's most prominent yioDists;
many bellies in the vicinity attended, land the
affair. from social standpoint, was most
pronounced success"
A gentleman at Green's Landing sends US
under date Of Nov. d. some ripe Strawberries
and fresh blossoms, with the following letter:
saw in the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN that
Miss Nellie Young picked Il ripe strawberry,
Oct. "a. think Crotch Island, near Green's
Landing. takes the cake, for there Strawberries
have been picked from the first day Of June
to the 18th day of November. A plenty OF
strawberry blossoms and green straw berries
are now to be found on p. Ii. Merrirs quar-