Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-11-17

on the windows.
Don't forget the fourth annual masquer
AIDE ball, to be given in Hancock hall on
Thanksgiving evening, THURSDAY, Nov. oath.
F. b. Aiken has plumbed Henry Z. Davis
residence on Oak street, and added bath
room and closet 10 the residence OF Edmou
Emo.
Mr.. Thomas +. Shea, the talented actor
and Miss Nellie White, daughter Of Mr. Geo
". Burkett of Belfast. were married at Bel.
fast. recently. by Rev. FIR. r. W. Phelan.
IL +. Davis has forwarded from his car
risge mandatory on Franklin street, three
OF his celebrated buckboards, to the proprietor
of the Raymond Hotel al Pasadena. Cal.
F. h. Aiken has put furnaces into the res
licences Of e.. l.. stevens, c. l.. Morsng and A.
+. Moore OF th, city, aud Mr.. Brown at Els
worth Falls.
The Ellsworth Water Company has con
-truct,d a >luce-way In the wsterw orks dam
designed To carry off any rubbish that mag &C.
cumuste.
Richard Golden Will not contest the d.
vorce suit recently brought by his wife, Dora
Wiley Golden. The attorney for the wife APP
peared before Judge ' all in Chicago, and took
default.
An interesting event last week was the
marriage OF Mr. John II. Mcdonald aud Miss
Florence NJ. Farrell two of Etl-~orth's prom
Using young folk. The AMERICAN wishes
them prosperity and happiness
j. II. Hamcn X son OF Portland, who
have been advertising hard wood boards want
ed. in thi> paper. now announce the addition
OF WELDON birch to their stock. See their revised
4 al. ia smother column.
/ Prof, Bri>tnfs horses appeared In Ham
/ cock ball on Friday aud Saturday evenings OF
/ last week before large audiences. Numerous
! interesting tricks and funny prsnks were per-
formed by the knowing animals on each night
and ou Frlda, the entertainer nj closed with
comicsl horse trade, which received great ap-
plau>e. ON the whole, the performance OF
these educated horses Is a very interesting ex-
hibition. They seemed almost human and
possessed OF the power Of reason. We are in
clined strongly to the belief that the horse
knows more than be ha> credit for.
Mr.. Eugene Gordon, aged - OF Ellsworth,
was taken to the Boston City hospital from the
hneelsnd street station OF the Boston and A.
bsny railroad last Monday evening. He Is sur
icring from paralysis and was put upon the
train NJ Chicago by the Oyer>eers OF the poor Of
that city. Gordon not hit TO travel 50 far
having been i'll for some time His condition
i very critical Several exchanges.
The above Is incorrect in some particulars.
and does Mr. Gordon and his friends great In
justice in others. The young msn referred 10
shove Is Augustus l.. Gordon, not Eugene
Gordon. He was Ill In Chicago spd wanted TO
get home very much. To enable him to do 20.
his brother-n-Isw, Capt. W. l.. RemIck OF this
city, sent him $3.50, and Mrs. Remick, his sis
ter, went to Boston 10 meet him. with view
OF accompanying him home. Friends here
have done ever, thing for him that kindues,
could prompt, and II he received the funds
that were forwarded to him be had simple
means TO get him home. Mr. Gordon /, son
OF the ste Capt. Augustus Gordon OF West
sullivan.
bar Harbor Record: On Monday the
screen used 10 protect the water main II the
lake WAS broken and colony OF eels started
down the pipe on an exploring tour. On Tues
day many Of the hydrants were opened and
there gushed forth eel> upon eels little eels
and long eel-, slim eels and fat ees. Some OF
them found their WAY into private pipe. and
the plumbers reaped harvest getting them
out. Thursday morning the motor which
runs the machinery in the RecDrd Office sud
denly stopped ana investigation show ed that
undoubtedly an eel had in to see the
wheel 40 round. The pipes were disconnected
and bis eelship was found close TO the wheel.
He had gone IN tail first beyoad the valve aud
couldn't get either way contented himself
with plugging the pipe.
The fair in aid of ST. Joseph. church will
take place hi Hancock Hall on Mondsy, Tues
day and ednesday evenings of next week.
the 2lst, 22nd and 23rd. There will be an en-
tertainment on the stage each evening given
By children OF the SUNDAY School. members OF
the choir. and some young men Of the con
gregation. There " Ill also be a supper at ). so
in the evening, standard time. Various beau
tiful and useful presents will be given As
prizes to those holding the fortunate numbers.
Tickets will be sold al the office for admission
TO the entertainments, or for the supper, or
for both, at the usual rates. Further partcu-
lars will be mentioned flyers thst will be
/ distributed before Monday next.
-Nehol.on- big banker. the three-masted
schooner Arthur v 5. " oodruff Of Bucksport.
dropped her anchor off Nerona about noon
Wednesday, after n most tedious passage from
the Grand Banks. In the big blow OF October
lyth, which proved 20 disastrous 10 the fishing
fleet. she lost her rudder. it twisting OF al the
rndder head. temporary steersge arrange
ment was rugged by laying up several courses
Of cable, seized securely together and dropped
over the stern. Tackles from each side were
carried forward and though 1t took the entire
watch 10 steer the craft she succeeded In hold
Ing her course fairly we'll Capt John Dever-
eux, her skipper, estimates the delay from
ten TO twelve days. The Woodruff W As taken
in tow by the tug Bismarck when OF Eagle
Head and towed up to her anchorage. She has
fairly good fare OF 300 quintal.s
The schooner Betsey of this port, Capt.
Hervey Tate, dragged both anchors ashore on
Grog Island. near Deer Island Thoroughfare,
in the gale OF last Thursday, and went to
pieces. Capt. Tate sailed from Rockland Oh
Wednesday of last week, bound for Bar Har-
Dor. having on board 100 casks of lime and 80
casks OF cement Wednesday evening at
about dark he came TO anchor near Gr0g Is
land and there lay until he dragged ashore.
stated above He sold all that remained Of
the vessel for $50. The cargo was total los.
Capt. Tate arrived home in this city last Sat
urday. The schooner Bet-ey, which was
20 a3 tons, net, was built In Charleston. an In
land town In PenObsc0t county, In 1910, and
was hsuled to the tide-w aters in Belfast, dis
lance of thirty miles or more.
! George Bulger of Cranberry Isles, with
the assistance Of relstives and friends has sue
ceeded in raising over eighty dollars and sent
the same to San Francisco TO bring home the
| sixteen-years-old daughter of the late Alice
Bunker. Seven year, since, there was COIN
pany formed east to 90 TO Snola. Mexico. aid
Atlee Bunker with his family was in the COLI
pany 1t will be remembered the company
proved failure snd shortly after all the east
ern people returned home but Atlee. A year
or two later be returned and died in New
York. His widow married in California, and
Myrtle, his daughter is now In San Francisco
and very DESTROYS Of returning to her relatives
In the east. She will make her home with
George Bulger
VIM. /. Mayo's dam constructed across
what has been known as Barn Cove at Gran