Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-12-24
Franklin

4 week ago the schooner Jonathan Saw
yer, loaded with the last shipment OF gran.
ite for Washington this season. was lowed
down tie riycr--the water So calm that
the reflection of the three ma-t> reached
nearly across the bay, and the sunshine
;" bright and warm that it seemed like the
"mild September"
Two days later the long DELAYED snow.
fall came; though not abundant, runners
have nearly superseded wheels, and bells
have iingled meIrily.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p Gordon leave for
Tallapoosa, Georgia, the 22d, where Mr.
Gordon has taken stock in a land compa-
ny. His business here will be under the
efficient management of Mr.. Josiah &
Bunker, his long trusted clerk, assisted
by Hal. Y. Blalsdrll Master c. W. Con
ners Of Sullivan superintends the repairs
on two of Mr. Gordon's vessels during the
winter, Their pleasant house here will
remain closed for the season. May good
luck attend them.
Our merchants have on hand good sup
ply of seasonable goods, but have not
stocked 50 largely as usual with holiday
novelties.
The season of giving and receiving Of
gifts has very quiet outlook among US
We learn that Mr. Milliken who has
taken room at the Martin tenement
house, besides extracting teeth, also re-
pairs and deals in jewelry, AMI makes old
clocks 90 like new.
Schools in district No. will close the
term Wednesday evening with an enter
tanment at the town hall-the proceeds
10 be used towards procuring inside shut
tiers for the schoolrooms. District No 4,
Mrs. Cleayes, teacher, gave a pleasing
program at their school-room Saturday
evening, at the close of a fourteen weeks
term. We understand that term Of free
High School will commence in district No
2, Dec. %.
Miss Edith Dyer is attending the Cas-
tine Normal School.
few weeks ago Mr.. John d. Perkins
and family moved into their new house on
Water street; it being the 25th anniversa-
ry of their wedding, many invited guests
gave them genuine house warming.
Miss NJ. G. West was in Bangor during
Merchants week.
We hear that Mr.. Jesse d. Macomber
is away at the Portland hospital.
Mr.. Charles T. Bunker is quite i'll with
sclatica and ether troubles.
DIR. Homer reports a number of cases
of la grippe in his practice. We can con-
fdently recommend the Doctor to those
in need Of his professional services.
We regret to learn that Miss Kate Dyer
of Sullivan is so very seriously i'll also to
note the illness of Mr.. George Cunning
ham.
sad case was the death of Mr.. Frank
Salisbury which occurred last Monday at
West Sullivan. We are told that seam
had been opened for a blast. the powder
put in and the fuse made ready a com.
panion using chisel and sledge In cutting
the fuse the desired length, and it is sup
posed that in striking the rock to cut the
fuse a spark was created which
dropped into the seam, causing prema-
ture blast which instantly killed and some
what mangled poor Salisbury, and also in
jured the man with him quite seriously.
1t seems but short time ago that we re-
ported the death of young brother of
Mr.. Salisbury in Washington State, by be-
ing burned in camp in the night. We
are reminded of Mrs. Browning's "Mother
and Poet
Dead One of them shot by the sea in the east
And one Of them shot in the west by the sea,
Dead! both my boys
Dec 81 LEON