Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-07-03


school, closed profitable terms. gu Friday last.
Nathan Shaw, Esq, of West Gouldsboro,
was IN this city, Saturday. on business.
Miss Eva Aiken had a pleasant party st
( her residence Friday evening Of last week.
MIR. Harvey Black. now OF Boston. I. visit
Ing bis old home and many friends In this city.
Mrs. Abel Mcfarland has been granted a
widows pension, an act OF simple justice, at
which We are much pleased.
MIR. II. 5. Workman, who has been in
Seattle. Wash. for the past five months has
returned home to Sullivan.
| Capt. o. {. Oliver OF the steamer Sappho,
has been in Bath recently to visit his mother.
who is quite i'll.
| Mr.. +. l.. Austin. formerly of this city,
who has spent many years in Nevada. joined
| his wife and son at sullivan last week, where
| they will pass the summer.
! The AMERICAN office had pleasant call
last week from Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Nichols
| Of Brooklyn. \. y. who are now visiting
! friends in Bluehill.
Mr.. K. NJ. Peck. accompanied by bis SIS.
| ter. returned home from WiIbraham. Mass,
| on Friday ls.t They will Keep house At their
residence on Bridge HILL during Mr. peck's
/ summer vacation.
I MIR. Edward q. Mason left thi. city. satur.
day. 10 run on the train Il, postal clerk. be-
| tween Portsmouth, \. H.. snd York Beach,
Me. The distance /, about twenty miles, and
he will make two round trips day.
The family OF L. 5. Marshal II. b. Saun.
der.. consisting of Mr.. Saunders. Hudson h..
Jr.. and Miss Maudc. have recently been
spending several days with hin. at Portland
We are informed that by reason OF the ex-
tremey wet weather which has continued
through May and June. not more than half the
usual quantity OF seed a, compared with other
years. ha> been put into the ground in some of
thu towns IN this county
The Unitarian SUNDAY school has decided
10 make IL annual excursion the lIth Of july
10 sorrento. Low rate tickets, We hear will
be soid 10 such OF the friends Of the school
and general public IS may wish 10 accompany
the excursion.
-Mcssr-. Orlando Ash and Edwin H. Hig-
GIN OF Bar liarbor, are building weir at
south Addison, where they own 4 fishing priv.
ile-". and will remain there during the sum
mrr
4 midsummer "carni,al' l. announced to
take place st Music hall. Grcen'- Landing.
July 3. I, and ). There will be- dancing ID the
afternoon and evening Of each day.
The >m!th mathematical prize Of Bow
dom. three hundred dollar. ba, been awarded
10 Thomas +. Nichols OF South fretport; hon
orable mention wa, made OF Harry {. Emer,
OF Ellsworth.
The Rev. Norman LaMar>h gave hi, high
y interesting lecture. "Suece>, or Failure" at
the Methodist church in thi- city. on Monday
evening ~ thu, week. TO large and highly ap-
precsiive audience. Very complincntar,
mention Of the lecture has been maic by those
who hear! It.
MIR. {. c. Soper, Of the firm OF {. {. So
per X son died 81 his residence Oh Cottage
street, Bar iIarbor. the cath, aft,r lons and
painful Illness. He was formerly Of orland,
but has resided in the West for the past twelve
wears. Hi- remains were taken 10 orland,
THURSDAY morning.
Steamer Sorrento made her hr,t trip from
sorrento 10 Bar Ilarhor. Thursday. She viii
no" make daily trip, connecting With tbe
steamer Mount Desert for Rorkand
The dr>t Thompson junior Latin prize u
$50 It Amherst college. wa- awarded 10 ; H.
kno" hon. ca>- % ~. Deer lie.
Tn Buff. Mt. Desert Ferry. j. now open
70 receive guests. This popular hotel ~ill b,
managed Ly y. b >,ockham ho ha- been Ill
charge the past two seasons
Tn schooner Empress from Nova scotia
port 90 kockisnd, Ne. i, reported To have
gone Ia On her own accouut. She ground
FL ~ Ba-- iIarbor AMI The crew left her,
when they returned they SAW their schooner
shoat a-ain aud rapidly drifting out 10 SEA
-. y. Livingston va. brought to Bueh,-
port from Rockland, THURSDAY, having been
arrested on the charge Of stealing a boat he
longing TO Daney Brother, The boat was re-
covered At stockton whore LivIng.fon lcft i'll
The following graduate. Of Ellsworth
High school have recently passed successful
examination, to enter Bowdpin college. W.:
Fred ". Flood. lIpyt A. Aoorr. John A.
SCOTT, elias ~ - aud \ bert J Lord. cla>- II
-
The Fir-t National Rank Of Thu city ha~
iu>t declared 4 -emi-anuual dividend u four
per cent. and the Burril National Bank
srmi-snnua dividend Of i've per cent. We
are g'ai to MT, these evidence, ~ ihc marked
prosperity u our banking institutions,
GA saturday evening Jun =. post u
the q. \. R.wr- Organized a. Franklin 10 be-
Know - + o.. Wet Post. No. IL. with >;
charter members The following members
we're elected aui installed j. il. Officers. H.
I. Whitaker Com Geo. Tracy. : '. Eno,h
". Bla-lril, J. y; Joseph T.. Dunn. q. NJ;
" Hard.-ou sur. q ii. poun.ll, thHp
J. II F,rAir.. q. u; Albion William. .. g.;
J.. \. HurArr. ADJ. T. Clark. q :; CSC.
MrNsu-Afpu.> NJ
Mr. ,. +. Mrrith,w portrait arti.,. : Ia
town. With worA from th- studio NJ ! T.
t,-rrIty a 'u. H. claim, thai b. en- I'D 4
superior picture for l,.- money than tho.
which come from New YORK. protesting % he
Ettu away. lie wsnl- the p-opr 10 An3w
thr I.r-r,ucr h,twe,n -alr brush" Nofk sud
'.hsui' NorA, - th,s can appreciate an honest
business ~ hpne. 10 preference 20 NV
1ofk frsud.
l.. y. sawyer, bolster fisherman ~ ~t,u-
hsn. rams near bring drowned recently. He
hsd 5.,n dow "a 10 the lower bay 90 bait his
trsI, aud was beailns ba,A, ~her = sudden
-iuaIi rap.ixei hi- boat. Schooner Lizzie sud
Auuic happened to b. outward bound, aud he
captain -eut a man To hi- rescue, after be- hai
spent half al hour upon the submerged boat.
But for this timely assistance be- must have
and unable 10 swim.
The spiritual meeting at Hancock Hall,
SUNDAY evening. wa well aitented by pro
mi.cuou. audience. from y hich many OF the
prominent .pritua,t- OF Eli-wo rth were con-
-picuou.y ab-t Mt. fact " hich would seem to
indicate that they have but little confidence in
there are genuine Phenomena which msny
call .piritualism snd many more regard as the
workings Of natural law or laws but little
Understood. we have no doubt. But how far
the manifestations Of Sunday evening were
produced by such law and how far BY hum
bug is an open question which We do not care
10 discuss.
The revenue steamer 'W oodbury," W hich
has been at the government dock at Casrine for
six weeks, has completed repairs, and gone
into commission. This ship. though built in
SG2 never Looked better than at Drpsent he