Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-01-29

Tttl bfldlT al -hibTlu-f' ~ wears on,
was drowned in the bay there Saturday. by
the up.e;;ing OF hi- boa, W hic picking up
some duck he and 4 companion had shot.
-Mes-r- Joseph H. West and " b Bl4i--
deli. of Fla Kiln. John [. Hi and K Is. Elar-
vey OF Sul van. and A. h. Crahtrce OF Han
cock. have zone to Augusta with AN eye pre-
-umabyl t., the shore Line railroad
Emma Dunning'. musical comedy com
pany will ppear in Hancock Hall, Thursday
evening, ia. -. The comuany j. composed
entirely OF aides and the costumes are bright
and pretty. Tickets for sale at :. ID. Wiggin'-
drug store
AT the meeting OF tho Maine Press Associa-
ton. held Augusta last week, Bro. )o>t phi
Wood edit n OF the Mount Desert Nerafd
Bar Harbo, received his twentieth consecutive
election secretary of that organization.
Th. speak- well fer Bro. Wood.
Last -iday evening twenty couples of
Young peop e went on Il sleigh ride TO Waltham.
They found good quarter, at Mr. and Mr..
WIN. Fox where su. pee wa, served at mid
night Hammond and Smith furnished music
for pleasant dance; and all had good time
generally.
The assembly at Odd Fellows Hall on
Mondy evening. Jan. 18th. under the direction
OF NJ. H. Il tramond. was pronounced by the
large crow present tr>t-csss in every re-
.pect Tn, music was excellent and good or
der wa. pr. -erNei and everything was done by
the manage nent 10 insure good time.
I
one hand CT Scotchman named Hugh Nor
ton. who working at quarry at that place
Was blown If last week by premature blast,
he dying from the effects Thursday corning.
Other quarrymeu working near were also i'll
iured.
The stable at Bass Harbor wned by Lewis
r. Benson md T. W. Jackson, and the house
OF Lewis e.. Benson were burned recently.
Benson aue jackson lost in the stable twenty
five tons hay, two moving machines, a
horse rake ton Of fine feed. several tons Of
coal and her valuables. Their los Is esti-
mated at & ,000 partially insured.
State Veterinarian Dr. Geo. II. Bailey,
came in the morning train Saturday TO Bucks
port, and " ent 10 North Orland, where il was
reported there was one or more cases Of ..lan-
ders but Upon examination be concluded il
was chronic catarrh and returning left on the
/ 80 train for Bangor.
Quite sensation was caused on Elm
street. Buch-port, Saturday forenoon. by Mr..
S. n Kent having an i'll turn while in his
sleigh. He threw up his arms and parties
rushing to his assistance carried him into the
home OF Capt Spring ard summoned DIR.
Snow. Mi. Kent soon revived and was taken
home, and sunday morning was apparently as
well as usual again for be was out in the snow
storm attending TO his milk customers.
At special meeting Of the Elm street Con-
gregational church, Buek>port, called Sunday
forenoon IT the close OF the morning service,
to see what action the church would take IN
; regard to a communicate from the Ellsworth
Congregational church calling for a council
for the purpose of Diminishing Rev. e. f. W.
Hubbard at hi- request, Mr.. ". Ii. Gardner
was elected Is a delegate to accompany the
pastor, Rev. VIM. Forsyth. to the meeting
which wa. appointed for Tuesday of this
week.
Miss Susie A. Arey Of the Emerson School
of Orator read Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
immortal story. Jack" at the Methodist
church in his city last Wednesday evening
Miss Arey is an actor as well as reader hav'
ing rare | strionic qualities with which she
supplemer ed her equally marked qualities as
an elocutiC uist. Jack is famous production
which wa well rendered by Miss Arey. The
story illus rates the startling power OF heredity
and show. how much more easily people might
be born gain if they were only born right
the first time.
Mrs j. Ellen Foster Of Washington. ID.
c., one OF the leading lady speakers OF our
country, v i'll lecture in this city, wednesday
evening, Feb. 4, under the auspices OF the
Ellsworth High School subject, English
Philanthro pies Place of lecture Will be an
nounced later Mrs Mary A. Livermore has
also been Engaged for the latter part of March.
and it is hoped that other speakers can be Sc
cured bet geen these two dates. The Object
is two-fold, to furnish the citizens with good
lectures aid TO start reference library for our
High school.
Its economical-Brussels soap.