Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-10-15

] -N"A at 'ft'-h LAKE. be sure and visit Their
( before the season Closes
The Probate court is in session in thi, civ
to-day "wednesday, and the court of Iusol
veney will be in session tomorrow.
The Franklin House on Franklin street. al
VIII be seen by our advertising columns, is OF
lered Tor sale or to let. Here is rare oppor
tunity for the right man.
Mrs. [. P. Trip, dealer in millinery goods
will have grand opening sale at her room,
the present week. See her advertisement ir
another column
-Messrs. Michael Brady. VIM H. Brimme,
and W. ". Grant have been drawn as tht
Ellsworth members of the traverse jury.
The family of the Rev. E. A. Mason have
arrived in this city from Wilton, Maine, and
the Baptist parsonage will be established in
the Geo. W. Fiske house OH Hancock street.
Rev. J. T. Crosby had call to attend
three funerals on Tuesday afternoon of thi,
week. OF course he could attend but one, and
that one was at North Ellsworth
John \. Hale has moved his book store
from the quarters he has occupied for so many
years, into the II. b. Mason store: and Mr.,
Frank NJ. Joy hss moved his stock OF musical
goods into be same store
-Monsghan's brass band give their frs,
concert and ball at Hancock Hall Tomorrow
(IhursdaS) evening. This i. an entirely new
organization and one that should merit the
patronage of the public. The purpose of this
concert and ball is to purchase uniforms.
The woman's club OF Elsw orth will hold
service, memorial OF the late secretsry. Mis-.
Lucy l.. Phelps. next SATURDAY, Oct 18th, Mt
go P NJ. standard timel at the residence of
Mr., Helen l.. Clark, Park street. Intimate
friends Of the late Miss Phelp. are invited
PER ORDER.
Schooner Elk. Clifton. OF Milbridge, load
ed with granite, caugh, on the edge of the
channel while lying at snchor there Sunday
night. and a. the tide ebbed careened and sunk.
The crew narrowly escaped drowning The
schooner Will be raised.
The building boom is now at its height al
Csstine. Thomas Blake, OF the Blake Siesm
Pump Works OF Boston. is building fine res
idence nesr Fort Madison. The work is being
the house were made by Emerson. the Boston
architect.
That Comical Brown. assisted by hi. con
gres> Of first class artists, will appear at Han
cock hall. on "Wednesday evening. Oct. os,h in
an entertainment which include. music dra-
ma, opera. farce, approximations magic. comic
acts and sketches. \ little Of everything to
please every body, and al first-class. An even
ing OF genuine fun il promised. See ad,er-
tisement next week
-MondaN was celebrated in Bangor a. The
New Year by the Hebrews residing IN Bangor
and the surrounding towns Services were
held in the Fore,ter-' hall and all of the stores
were closed. Meetings were ATTENDED, by
Lewis Friend, Max Abrsm. David Friend. /.
L. Holman. % Ellsworth. The feast began
SUNDAY and closed Tuesday morning.
ON >atuFda, last MIR. O. r. Burnham len
al tbi, Office RoAbary russell apple which
raised 90 his premises nn a tree only erh.
teen inches hi.h and one fourth OF sn inch in
diameter at the butt. The tree is three wears
Old from the seed and was grated two wears
ago. The apple was 4 nee. good-,iz,d one
more than two inrhe, in iisn, Ter.
Rev. {. T. Garfield eve party to the
primary cias. in the Unitarian SUNDAY school
on saturday afternoon LAST. rbe teacher
Miss Lily becher. aud pupils. 10 the number
Of tweni, five. were present and pariouk OF a
pcuc sup, er. The occasion wa 4 yeiy en-
JOY able and interesting one. TIL children
Were delighted. 1t can be said, without much
exsgGeraton, that Miss Belrher has one Of the
finest Glasses in sl creation.
-Directarp of the city If EUurorih. Ne.
1881. published by ". r Stanwo od. Price
post paid one-haf cloth. - cts cloth. board
cover. SO; calf. q -. ouiains history Of
Ellsworth, by the late Hon. John l.. Moor
Green Lake, b, George H. Haynes, Esq, and
names Of the inhabitants. &c. This Is valuable
book for future use. A limited number for
sale. Ellsworth i. progressive city sud just
swaking from its slumbers. Address W. +.
stanwood, T. o. Box al.
Hancock county Grange held lis annual
meeting with Verona Grange, Buck,port, Oct.
81. and elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Hiram J. Hartman. Master !;
:.
Lecturer; J. W. Bowden, Steward, Albion
Soper. Asst. steward; Clara Soper. Chaplain
A. l.. Smith, Treasurer; J. 3. Wilson. Ser'y !:
Joseph \. 1iiiock. G.. Keeper; Emma Alien.
Pomona; A bi+ Page. Flora; Hattie Hartman.
C.erc-; Sister j. W Eldridge. l.. A. Steward.
-Genera Manager Franci. West OF the
Poole Il Yeaton Directory Publishing Co. Of
IN route TO Bueksport from Bar Harbor where
be has been for the past two weeks engaged in
Il systematic canvass for the Hancock County
Business Directory. Mr.. West reports that he
met with very fiattering success during his
pleasant sojourn in Bar Harbor.
A pleasant wedding took place in this city.
on Thursday last AT the residence OF the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mr.. Harry 5. Jones. the
Rev. {. T. Garfield officiating, when Mr.. Rod
erick NJ. PaIraer OF Bangor was united in mar
riage TO Miss Sallie c. Jones Of Ellsworth. Mr..
Palmer, who. though he still halls from Ban
gor, where he has a large number Of
friends, has an excellent position with the
Holiz-Cabot Electric Company in Boston. The
Young couple were the recipients OF some very
nice presents which ruoNtu tut esteem III
which they are held to be very high They
left this city on their WAY TO Portland and will
then 20 up through the Notch to Northern
Vermont. where Mr.. Palmer and his bride
will spend short time with his father. The
AMERICAN wishes them much happiness.
On Friday forenoon last an event occurred
in this city, at the office OF the Register OF
Probate, which is worthy of mention. The
morning was chilly and on the aBdirOns in the
/ few inches back OF the ornamental brass up.
rights in each of these andirons was hollow,
sir-tight brass globe which terminated at the
| bottom in screw and attached to the fiat hori.
! zontal part Of the andiron on which the wood
| i piled. In the course of the forenoon one OF
| those globes exploded making report. Regis
| ter Dorr says. louder than that of an ordinary
musket. a piece Of the globe struck Mr.. Dorr
| on the back of the hand, as he sat at his desk
writing, ten feet or more from the fire. The
| piece which was blown out. came from the
rear Of the globe and must have first hit the
back Of the chimney and then been carried by
| the force of the rebound to Mr.. DORIS hand
| Live Goals were blown over the floor and the
Office would have taken fire had it not been
for the presence and efficiency of Mr.. Dorr.
We have received very artistic program
of the seventeenth annual convention of The
| Nain, W q tn he held at he CopUra