Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-07-23
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| other hotels containing more than eighty peo-
pie.
We have received the official time table
OF the Maine Central Railroad for July, 1891.
1t contains. as usual. very much valuable in.
formation not only in relation to the Company's
roads, but various other matters. 1t Is COM
piled under the supervision Of F. E. Boothby,
general passenger and ticket agent. 5000 copies
per month are guaranteed.
We have received that invaluable adjunct Of
newspaper office, the Maine Register. or
State Yearbook & Legislative Manual" from
Apr. |. 81, TO Apr. l, ~. 1t Is complied and
published by G. NJ. Donham, Oxford Build
ing. 1S5 Middle St, Portland. As ever 1t Is
full OF valuable information; and We can truly
say that We should not know how to get along
without this almost indispensable book.
The local W. c. T. u. OF this city. having
failed to make the proposed arrangements to
go TO Bar Harbor by rail this Wednesday,
evening to hear Miss Frances f. Wizards adj
dress. the excursion has regretfully been
abandoned.
The Unitsrian Sunday School made its an.
nual excursion to Phillips Pond, on Friday
last. 1t was intended to make the excursion
on Thursday, but the weather being unfavor-
able. 1t was put off one day. The weather Of
Friday. thanks TO "Old Prob" was all that
could be desired, and 30. thanks TO the Maine
Central Railroad and the people of Ellsworth,
was the excursion. We never went on a more
enjoyable one. and we heard several make the
same remark. A large number Of people out
side OF the Unitarian society kindly patropized
the excursion and SO helped 10 make it, socially
aud financially. marked and most gratifying
success. bounteous picnic dinner was
served in the grove and the remaining time WIS.,
most pleasantly spent in social intercourse,
swinging, fishing. walking and sailing on the
picturesque lske on the neat little steamer
Winoaah which having been put in thorough
condition, is now under the command Of
skillful engineer making regular trips on the
lake The party returned home on the c 10
train. " gay as lark-' and happy as morning
birds.
ON Wednesday last Or. II. C. Vaughan and
{. Z. Dorr, Esq. Register OF Probate. accom-
panied Capt. A. J. Gott home to Colts Island.
and the next day on fishing excursion TO the
Duck Island grounds there they found good
fishing. and in addition 10 numerous speckled
cod, they hooked and captured halibut which
sctually weighed l+G pounds. Making all
allowance for fish .iories," the statement OF
Cspt. Colt seems 10 cOrroborate the report OF
the two excited amateur. rclative 10 the mat
ter. They say it was big thing, and il was
habuts generally are.
The member, OF the 18th Maine Regiment
will bold their annual reunion at Camp BEN
son on Tuesday. August 18th. Capt. Max6eld
and Lieut.. Brady, regiment historians. will
submit matter for the regiment history and the
comrade, are requested TO brush up their mem
ories for the occasion. II now looks as though
this would be one OF their largest reunions.
Hon. Pascal Z. Gilmore, the state liquor
commissioner, was in Buck-port Saturday
making the preliminary arrangements for NOV
Ing into his new home on Bridge street The
location Of the state agency ha, also been de-
eidtd. and the first OF August the good. will be
shipped to thst town. There is no town in the
state with better conveniences for the agency
than Bucksport
When Or. Taylor called upon his patient,
Secretary Blaine, Monday morning. at Bar
Harbor he found him about To 20 out walking
and he two walked to the cottsge Of Emmons
Blaine together. The physician say. Mr..
Blaine is continually improving. All he can
DO is TO watch his progress and counsel him
about exercise and food. The Secretary spends
his time about ss usual in the summer. After
breakfast he examines his mail. He discusses
matters needing attention and sees friend. " no
call. About II be drives or walks out. He
return, about and ususlly goes out a second
time about in the afternoon. He spends his
evenings with his family. Mr.. Baine's APP
the past few weeks.
Judge and Mrs. Emery gave pretty din
ner al the cottage Crosby Lodge" al Hancock
Point on Friday afternoon. The interior VIZ.
profusely decorated with ferns and flowers,
l he guests were Senator and Mrs. Eugene
Hale and son, Judge, and Mrs. A. 7. Wiswell.
Mr.. and Mrs .Dutton snd their guests from New
Bedford, Mr.. Dana and the Misses Dana, Mr..
and Mrs. Whiting, OF Ellsworth. Mr. Daniel
Crosby, Miss Lizzie Crosby, Mrs. NJ. G. Ham,
matt, Mr. Theodore u. Hzmmstt and Don G.
Hammatt Of Topeka, Kan, Mrs. Franklin
Wilson, Mrs. +. II. Estes, Miss HammAtt and
Mis-, Rideout OF Bangor. and Mr.. W. 2. Ham
matt, Of New York. The Ellsworth people
drove to Hancock Point in buckboartis return
ng by moonlight.
We do not believe that any better sermon
wa. ever preached in Maine than was Mr.
Canfeld's on Love Of Country al the l. nita-
rian Church. last sunday morning. 1t WAS
able. stirring, and sound. In shortt WAS Just
such a sermon would exert besthful in
fuence in any community. We wish that il
might be heard by all our citizens.
Thursday morning Avery II. Whitmore,
Esq. Of Verona. drove up 10 the store OF c. {.
Homer & Co.. In Bucksport. with a strange fish
hich be had secured the day before in his
weir and as II was very peculiar looking spec
linen. Mr.. Homer suggested that il be shown
some OF the citizens before boxing and ship
ping to Boston Mr.. Whitmore's inten-
ton; thus many who were on the street at the
Time. got glimpse for the first and probably
for the last time OF " hat Webster describe, as
the II mbrina.' "a genus Of the acanthop-
terygious fishes common In the Mediterranean.
and found also upon the shores OF England
A number OF the scales OF the fi,b, which were
nearl, as large as silver half dollar. and OF
pe2riy white bony substance. were saved BY
those " ho could get them. The fish measured
three feet from tip TO tip and eleven inches
through. and with the exception OF the mouth
looked like an overgrown perch. The flesh is
said to be white and sweet.
The usually quiet and out Of the way place.
Hancock Txnnery In Township 49, has been
talking over q stabbng affair that occurred re-
Gently. The participants in the affair were
Mr.. L. L. Rye OF Old Town, and d man named
Goodwin who l. employed at the tannery. 1t
seems that Goodwin had been at Bangor en-
joyng the festivities OF the hremen and becom-
ing little excited INDUCED too freely in the
ardent. When Goodwin reached Old Town
he wanted some way to get to Hancock Tan
merry and found that Mr.. Rye was going to that
place on business and Goodwin offered Rye
81 81 to lake him along. On the road all was
peaceful and quiet and the doings Of the fire
men muster and general topics Of the day ere
chatted on, but when the tannery WAS
reached q discussion arose and before Rye had
time to act or think Goodwin drew a large
jackknfe and stabbed Rye In the face and hand
making some bad wounds from which the
| blood flowed freely. Goodwin was quieted
| down after q " bile and Mr.. Rye attended to
| his business and returned to Old Town where
| he bad the wounds dressed. FRIDAY morning
Mr.. Rye appeared before Judge Whiting and
wished TO obtained warrant for the arrest of
| Goodwin on a charge Of assault with intent to
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