Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-10-29

tnat winter Is coming.
The Baptist sewing circle intend oompsr.
lug Inc relative merits of the past and pres.
ent' by supper in their vestry, Nov. II.
As VIII De seen by an advertisement in an.
o'her column, ten work horses are for sale in
'his city. good chance for bargain.
ARRIVED at this port, Oct. 2Sd. schooners
frsnconia and Adam Bowlby. from New York
with coal for Frank s. Lord.
Invitations will soon be issued for the
grsnu masquerade ball TO be held at Hancock
Han on Thanksgiving evening under the aus
pices OF Joys orchestra. G. A. JOY, promp.
ter, +. NJ. Joy. pianist.
there Will be dime entertainment at the
Unitarian vestry Oh Wednesday evening. Nov.
4th, the fret Of series to be given hy the
young people during The coming winter.
The oldtown correspondent OF the Ban
gor Commercial reports that Mr. Edward q.
Mason preached highly interesting sermon st
the unirersslist church in that city, last Sun.
day.
We are indebted to Miss Lucy II. Tapley OF
Spelmsn Seminary. Atlanta Ga. for copy of
count OF the unwilling OF the monument erect
| ed to the memory of the late Henry W Grady.
and the Interesting exercises connected there
with.
On Saturday, Oct. l., the Juvenile Tenn
pie OF Hancock county held its annual conven-
tton Al South Penobscoi. Rev. s. o. Written.
ii. Il. Wardwell. Rev. Mr.. Hodgdon. Rev. l..
NJ. Boswor'h and others addressed the meet
| ing.
| -one OF the smallest orders for coal ever re
ceived in Bucksport was taken and promptly
| delivered Saturday. A merchant asked one of
| the dealers what it was worth per ton. and or.
| dered two pounds; later IL WAS carried 10 his
store and one penny demanded and paid but
| the fun has just begun and we expect TO hear
, great deal more about it in the near future
We learned with much regret of the death
OF Mrs. Isaiah Blsisdel on "Wednesday last.
after long and tedious illness. We hope that
those who knew her well will make suitable
mention OF her death in these columns.
-Messrs. Clifford Woodward and Horace
Beal are about TO engage in the work OF their
fail campaign of slaughterng hogs for the peo-
pie of Ellsworth and vicinity. Those in want
OF their services in this line can be accommo
dated by notifying them OF the fact.
The concert given in Bueksport last week
by Mrs. Helen Wipslow Potter and others of
Bangor YVES great success. The affair was
arranged by Mrs. NJ. +. Leonard, who also
furnished part OF the evenings entertainment
in giving number of pieces OF ststuary and
tablesux. Each participant from Bangor re-
ceived an encore snd some two. The entertain
ment was under the auspices OF the students
of the East Maine Conference Seminary.
The schooner Hannah Coomer has arrived
at Bucksport from the Grand Bank. with
! 800 quinials OF fish, the largest fare both In
number and rsize, OF ANY vessel thus far,
about three-qusrt.r- loaded. Capt. Gushing
stayed until fuel. food and water were ex-
hsusted, and started for home. Thi. arrival
leaves but two OF the Buck t ort fleet now out.
the A. V. 5. Woodruff. Capt. Devereux, and
the Matte f., Capt Dorr.
The keel for the new boat to be built for
the Portland, Bar Hsrbor and Machias run.
down east, Is out and will be laid on the blocks
Just vacated bv the Knox 4 Lincoln ferry
boat al Bath. The frames are to be OF white
oak snd the work on them will begin just as
soon a. the tmber-already on lis way-can be
landed in the ward. The model i now COM
pete and shows that the craft has some speedy
lines albeit she is not built for d racer
Mrs. Julis A. Chatto. OF East Surry has
very recently passed through critical surgi-
cal operation for the removal OF 4 iumor from
,, her side, at DR.. 5. c. Gordon's private ho>pi-
tai. Portland. She is still under treatment
there, but il, we very glad to hear. doing
well and the prospects are that she will soon
be able to return home.
DIR. o. NJ. Drake. a. will be seen by his adj
verti,ement in another column offers for sale his
real and personal estate. with II view Of making
his future home in Boston. A host OF friend.
who will rejoice at DR.. brakes prosperity.
will be very sorry TO have him leave Ellsworth.
He has been very skillful and successful ply
stefan and most upright and excellent citi-
zen. His family too will be greatly missed by
host OF friends.
Pay son Tucker and the Maine Central
heads OF departments were in Bucksport aud
Hancock Ferry Friday forenoon. going west
at noon. Thursday, as an experiment looking
and North American division. the train WAS
lun at great speed, one mile being made in 5.
seconds
Mr.. Irving Osgood, photographer. has TAX
en- some fine pictures OF the buildings aud por-
lions Of the fume erected ia connection with
the government hatchery work. at Green
Lake. Mr. A. NJ. Foster OF this city construct.
ed the buildings and fume on contract and did
very excellent work.
The Penobscot Bar held memorial exer-
cises Saturday, at Bangor, In honor OF two de-
ceased members, the late vice-President Ham
| lin and J. F. Rawson, esq. Chief Justice Pc
| tiers presided. There was large attendance of
members of the bar. Hon. Eugene Hale. Chief
Justice Peters. Hon. \. W. Paine. ex-Goyer-
nor d. F. Davis. and Judge s. F. Humphrey
eulogized Mr. Hamlin, aud Judge H. c. Good
| enow, A. l.. Simpson. esq. and p. q. " hte.
| esq. spoke on the death OF Mr.. Rawson. The
exercises were of very interesting nature.
Under the direction of the missionary
for girls has becn organized to meet at the
| Congregational vestry. on Saturday afternoons.
1t is intended that the material for work shall
De furnished 10 the SCHOLARS anu al the end OF
the term the completed articles offered for
ssle. the proceeds to 20 to Good viii Farm
| Although under the direction Of the Christian
| Endeayor society il Is intended that the school
shall not be restricted IN its membership to
that denomination and any girls who desire to
| do so are invited 10 join it.
Among the visitors to our Office during
the past week, is the familiar and ever well
come Maine Farmers Almanac for 1892, pub
| lished, as usual. by Bro. Charles-E. Nash, Au-
gusta. Ii is full Of valuable information which
is as complete and varied as in former years.
and that is saying good deal. Long may it
| live.
News Of the death of one Of the aged
| citizens OF Orland, reached US Saturday, Mrs.
Margaret Soper, widow of John Soper,
at the age of 80 years, months and IA
days. Mrs. Soper WAS bora in Castine. and
retained her faculties remarkably, could read
without the aid Of glasses, and assisted about
the homework until three days before her
death. She leaves two sons. John and Elisha
Soper Of Orland. to mourn the loss of the one
| 30 long dear TO them.
Those most interested ask that the ball at