Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-27

Mrs. VIM. Ehrldge of Dexter. l. quite
sick with a fever at the residence Of her son
in.iaw, DIR. W. NJ. Hsines.
A supper and sale will be had at the Uni.
tartan ve>try on Thursday evening, Dec. t.
The public are cordially invited.
The family OF George W. Hutchings OF
East Surry, left the 10th instant to join him
in California. for future home.
There will be special meeting OF the
Woman. Relief Corps next Friday afternoon,
at O'Clock. A full attendance is requested.
Charles NJ smith Of Surry, who is at the
General Hospital, Portland, has had an inter
nal iumor removed about the size OF goose
egg. He j. doing well and hopes to be at
home soon.
Everett Salisbury. Lowell Salisbury and
Horace NJ. Smith. all OF Bar Hsrbor. are at
tending school this winter at Presque Isle. 1t
is an Episcopal institution known as 81. Johns
school
The following Maine pensions have been
recently granted OriqiH1i, Henry Wood.
Bluehill; VIM c. Moore. Southwest Harbor
Alfred Hackett. West sullivan.
The following change in postal schedules
in Maine is announced: Route "a. Sargent
willie 10 Green's Landing. From Nov. 10.
1890. increase distance ten miles. caused by
change of site of post-oftce at Deer Isle.
Some ~camps entered the house OF Richard
Dston AT Brooklin and stole between forty and
fifty dollar, from hi W alIet which he kept in a
II F. Barker. Esq. formerly OF this ciiy.
now attorney Al law and real estate agent in
yember. for the fourth time elected county at
torney Of the county in which he lives, and
that time. without opposition.
The Bucksport Electric Co. are rushing
business now. They have Just finished and
shipped an eighteen hundred cross arm order
for the Hartford Electric Light Co., of Hart.
ford, Conn, and are now at work IN four
thousand order OF the same for The Thomson 4
Houston Go. Of Lynn, Mas,
Lovely, splendid, beautiful" i. what
We heard i Young lady rema X to another lady.
last Friday. relative 10 the weather. There /,
no doubt that proper use Of adjectives add.
elegance to epcech. but when adt ctye- flow
out in eXtravagant misuse, or are inside to per
form the Offices o. eXaggcra,ion. they sink to
the level OF slang.
Winter lIarbor i going 10 be quite 8 busy
place this winter. Besides the hotel which We
mentioned in previou, issue, and the two
cotiage. to be built by Il. A. Barron. We learn
OF three more cottages which +. II. Stratton
OF Ellsworth. has contracted to build. one Of
them /, FOR Mr.. J. Bon>all Tay Tor OF Phladrl-
phia. who ha- been for years guest at the
Rodick
Last SATURDAY, while Mr. F. u. Foster was
riding along the Cornice road. says The Bar
Harbor Record he spied bird in the water
nearly 800 yards from shore. He had small
calihre rife with him and took shot a; b.
No doubt be was much astonishei when be bit
II, and 30 was the bird; anyway Mr.. Foster
hss had ;he bird stuffed which guarantee.
the deadly aim II not the distance.
DIR. g. II. Bailey. State veterinarian. re-
turned 10 Bangor, Moutay noon from E.ypt.
where be found case Of CHAMBERS He had
the horse shot II belonged To T.. g. Burn
ham. Mr.. Buruham has symptom, Of the
disease but they are not fully determined.
She bad washed out the horses nostrl., it be-
Ing thought the animal had simple cold.
4 bottle was picked up of Cape Cod Oe'.
y 1s9o b. Patrolnlan Hatch, Of the Life say
in- station containing the following: cape
Rozirr, sept. :. l>s1. Capt f. II. Brsmhall
and wife. Lou Bramhall, Maggie r. Todd.
Evel,ua Aldl,. Adelsidc Prince. OF Camden,
Me, on picnic on the steam Yacht Mzpah.'
For over forty days il wa. tossed on The hrny
deep. driven by wind and tide from Cape
Rozier 10 Cape cod and then picked NJ safe
and dry.
Dyer Curtis OF surry. has purchased Of
George Grant one OF hi valuable horses
v hich ha- every mark OF fast trotter an
high life. Several OF Dyer's friends who were
anxious for his safety escorted him home
v hen he purchased tie horse for fear he being
in strange hands, might get frightened; but he
behaved in manner 10 give credit to himself
aud hi. faithful training. Mr.. Grant deals
only in such animals a. he can recommend 10
the purchaser. Al congratulate Dyer on hi,
choice o. carriage horse.
The state Valuation Commission. OF hieh
Mr.. james +. Hamor OF Eden. /. member.
met 81 Augusta. NOV. 4th. Four clerks were
TO assist in the work. one Of whom
wa, Mr.. : \. Holden Of Hancock SIXTY
towns and plantation, have neglected 10 send
in their returns for 1880. and this III della,
the work somewhat. But the commission j.
fairly under waI the committees on Live
Stock aud Banks and Banking have already
reported. and the other committees Will re-
port II an early date.
We have received the catalog OF Bowdoim
College and the Medical School OF Maine for
l>90-9l. We find in the Junior cla., the naines
Of Percy Bartlett and Henry Crosby Emery
in the sophomore cla,sNhe name OF Bonnie
Bradford Whitcomb; the freshman class the
names Of Fred Whitney Flood and Albert
Jone. Lord. all OF Ellsworth. Among the
names OF medical students we ind George
Ruthven iIagertby. IIancoch; Fred Lyman.
A. b., Bar Harbor John Frederic stevens. Sui
Ivan.
We are pleased to announce that our
worthy citizen. Capt. A. J. Higgins, OF the
bark MARY {. Hale, la, recently purchased
that portion OF the estate OF the late John
Black. situated on the Surry road. in ibi. city,
known aS the Macomber lot and containing
about Is acres. and will erect thereon. as soon
a practicable, a line residence. A. NJ. Foster,
Esq. has made plans aud taken the contract
TO do the entire work. and operations upon the
foundation have already brgtln
The y. I. :. c. +. connected with the
Congregational church. Bucksport, had a Jug
breaking and observation party at the Elm
street chapel Friday evening. The breaking
OF the jugs was musical affair, Mrs. J. X.
Emery and Miss A lice b. Gardner at the pi-
ano. There was seven dollars and sixteen
cent. found in the jugs and there were some
jugs distributed which were not brought In.
Thi. money j. collected for missionary pur-
poses. The observation party was very anus
in. and demonstrated how slightly the senses
are cultivated, hearing, smell sight and taste
being tested. A very bright social evening
was passed.
Mrs. Eben 4. Church of Cherryfeld, gave
a very delightful "cobweb party" Wednesday
evening. in honor OF Miss Laura F. Gardner
OF Bangor. who is visiting Mrs. Church's
daughters. Reception was held from 80 un-
til 80. and then the doors leading to the cob
web rooms were thrown open and the merry
party commenced winding the many threads,
each hoping to find valuable prize at the end
Of his "cobweb." Then followed a potato con.
test. which was extremely novel and exciting,