Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-11-12

-Monashan's orchestra of four pieces fur
ni.hed music for The ball at Bar Harbor Fri.
day night.
MIR. T.. +. Redman Is building an ou.sid.
chimney on the southern side of his handsome
Residence on State street.
We have received from Or. A. :. CosJon
ogden. Utah, photograph OF h, beautiful
residence IN thst place. 1t mikes fine pic
turc. Thank you. Doctor.
MIR. Edmund Mcfarland has rebuilt and
painted hi Stable on Central street Ii makes
pretty building.
Rene mher we ancient DAYS are to be
compared with modern times at the Baptist
Ntstrl this " ednesdal) evening. Come and
eApres, our preference. Polls open from 80
to 10 O'Clock. An anciept and modern supper
Will be served.
Mr.. Robert Reed has taken charge OF the
Pond Avenue House in this city in place OF
Mr.. Z. B. Goodwin who has vacated the place
10 take charge. We hear, OF the cafe Al Mt.
Desert Ferry. That MIR. and Mrs. Reed will
Keep iirst-class house there is no doubt The
AMERICAN wishes them prosperity in their
now undertaking.
We have received from the publishers a
copy Of The Old Farmers, A lmanac" for Isg2
This always valuable and interesting work
crowns liz hundredth year with centennial
hunlper WHICH, II possible Is more than usu-
ally interesting. This little work has been the
friend and companion Of every child born in
New England during the last century and so
has taken strong bold on the affections of the
people. Long live I he Old Farmers lmauac
An entertainment will be given at the Uni
tarlan vestrv on next Frida, evening. Nov
18th. under the auspice, of the Kings Daugh-
ter. II will be given mostly by children.
a floral rainbow presented by twep,y-eight
Is lf nf he att ~
program. a liberal patronage is desired. En-
tertalnment will begin at 1.15. Admission,
Il cents.
1t is reported by the Bangor Ne,cs that
one OF the older hotels in Bar Harbor will pass
from the hands Of the present owners next
month. There is said 10 be mortgage with
interest to the extent of $40 coo upon 1t, and
that tie right of redemption will expire At that
time and that the present proprietors are una
bic 10 redeem.
A queer story comes from Buck.port-
that Of sea captain who had two wive. in
that towD neither of whom. of course. knew
of the others existence. The captain finally
died in distant port and then wife No first
heard of No z She sought her out and the
to women parted frends--w hich is the
queer part of it.
-Eb,n u. Weed. charged with burning a
barn belonging TO VIM. Ii. Harris OF Bucks
Z
Bucksport. Tuesday OF last week. Immedi-
atell after hi, arrest Weed tainted away twice
While W eed was in custody of the officer he
acted strangely aud his sanity was questioned.
Weed was examined by physicians Snow
Emerson and Stilsou. and found of unsound
mind.
A remarkable story of the effects Of keep
! ing good company is told by the Machas Re
publican. Eight years ago, it says, II. H..
Bowes planted in his garden small Wiegelia
shrub. Near ii grew green gage and cher
ry tree. In the course of time the Wiegelia
put forth cherry blossoms, but bore no fruit :;
this year it bloomed into green gage and pro-
duced fruit Of that variety.
Mr.. z. Beckman arrived at Bucksport last
week and has secured rooms over Thomas
Buiduc's store to start a new industry. at least
for that town, which is splitting up cedar for
basket stuff and shipping to New York where
the baskets are manufactured, though he may
make few baskets there. This ought to make
d market for some Of the cedar of that vicinity
OF which il would seem there was large sup
| ply for some time to come.
Quite large delegation went from this
city last Thursday to attend the Hancock Dis
trict Lodge of Good Templars at East Bucks
port. The delegation was made uI as follows
| Mrs. Mary p. Lord, E. W. Lord, Misses Hat
tie Curtis, Florence Curtis, Maud Woodward,
Sadie Jordan, Mrs. Burton. Oliver Anderson,
| oouH luomas. dcO W OOuDuFt. SdHuel CuT-
| It's, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Barron Mr.. and Mrs j.
[. Oh lcott. Moses Stevens furnished excellent
teams for the larger part of the delegation, the
| greater number of them riding on a buck bOard.
| The roads were really better than In the sum-
mer time for there was an absence of dust.
| Excellent time was made on the road, Mr..
Stevens driving from East Bucksport to Ellis
worth in Two and half hours. The party
was handsomely entertained at East Bucks
! port and are under especial obligations to Mr..
and Mrs. n. b. Colby, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Blood, Mr.. and Mrs. Colt and others for kind
! nesses.
There was a very enjoyable entertainment
at the Unitarian vestry last Wednesday evening.
The childrt n of more than one religious society
joining in carrying out most successfully the
| program of the evening. The marked success
of this excellent entertainment is due to Mrs.
A b. Walker who originated ii and caused II
to be given some time ago at private houses
for charitable purpose. The following was
| the