Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-12-15

| Wednesday evening A full attendance i,
| requested.
| Mrs. r. Hsmm Of Bangor, is soon to be In
this city with fine display of art embroideres,
etc. See her advertisement in another col.
! umn.
There will be preaching at the Unitarian
| church next Sunday afternoon and lecture In
| the evening. The subject OF Mr.. Cochrsne's
| lecture will be The Book of JONAH
ON Saturday morning. Dec. Bird, Mrs. Vic
toria, wife OF Calvin Jackson, died at Sullivan
sitter lingering illness OF consumption. De-
ceased leaves husband and three children TO
mourn her loss.
See in our advertising columns the new
announcement OF Holmes Bros, the popular
dealers In confectionery. etc, In this city.
They will Guido even themselves in the way
Of Christmas supplies the present year.
Rev. Edward A. Mason read at bis yestry
last Sunday evening Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
inimitsbie story entitled Jack" Jack Is
replete with sound theology and blessed Is the
man who learns the lesson it teaches and pro-
6ts thereby.
illiam J. Logan has returned home from
Grindstone Neck, where he put in a furnace
''gu,tered" and ''conduciored. cottage, also
built i fence Of iron pipe and wire netting
around lawn tenni. ground ll6 feet long and
~ feet wide
The advertisement OF the Atkinson House
Furnishing Co, which appears In another
column. makes interesting reading at this
time Of year. our readers will do well to
read, ponder snd inv srdly digest" It's state
ment.
No words OF ours can do Justice to NJ
Gsllcrt'. new announcement in our adverti.-
ing columns this week. You Will have TO read
Il TO appreciate It, What he has 10 say 10 a
matter OF great importance TO the citizens OF
Hancock county. You cannot afford TO skip It.
Mr.. Edw ard Hopkins Of South Surry,
wss stricken With PARALYSIS Thursday night OF
last week. His wife was absent for the night
snd he was soue in the house. He wss found
tn the morning unconscious on the floor. He is
now impro,i ne and ii /, hoped that he " i'll
rally.
The concert given at the Congregational
yt>try last Mondsy evening. under the aus
picc> Of the Ne NJ mission. was we'll attend,
and j. pronounced very enjoyable entertain
mont. Mrs. Rhod,.' singing IL spoken q In
the highest praise. The ladies' say "h Was
lu-t delightful"
Miss y Lillian Crsbirec Of Boston, elocu-
ZIONIST. will read al ;he Free Bspii-t chapel In
thl- CITY, on ednesdsy evening OF next week.
Mis-, Crabiree Is 8 graduate OF Boston school
Of oratory, snd has given yer, successful read
Ing during the lsst Nv 0 wears. In Ma-sachuseit.
and other states.
The fair by The nifty Club will take place
this "Wednesday evening. at the UnItsrsn
vestry one Of the attractions Of the evening
VIII be nail driving contest between twelve
Young Ia5ies. Mr.. J. ". Coombs will present
i box Of candy TO the fair winner. The fun
Will be immense. All should witness H.
Rev. Cors :. Cochrsne had large audi
ence a the Unitarian church last sunday AZ
ternoon. She preached an excellent sermon
from the text: We are AbOrer~ together
with God" She showed that God work. with
msn and man works with God. God is the
partner Of nan in aii the good work be has
to DO.
Now is the time when our streets and
stores are thronged by the disciples OF Santa
Claus In search OF Christmas presents. Those
who wish 10 send most acce piable present to
sbsent friends. could DO no better than to for
ward year, subscription 10 the ELLSWORTH
AMERICAN. Such present. like charity,
would be twice blessed /, would bless him
] that gives and him that takes
I The schooner Storm Petrol OF this port.
/ discharging u cargo Of slate al Newport, Il. L.,
VS., beled By United States Marshal Blsls-
/ del. last week, on suit brought By Carver &
Blod&ett, OF Boston, for sinking schooner OF
/ Cape Cod. two years since. The damage Il
/ placed al e 900. The Storm Petrol will be
laid up in Providence, in the hand. OF keeper.
Walter Hadlock Of I,le.ford and Grace
/ Squirting Of cranberry Isles, daughter OF the
I late Capt. Benz. Squirting, were united In mar
riAge. Dec. (, by VIM. 7. Preble, Esq, at the
home Of the bride, mother, Mr.. A.eneih
( Squirting, in the presence OF company OF rel
atiyes and friends. After psrtaking OF boun-
tiful supper, the guests dispersed and the
young couple went Immediately TO I-lesford
I to 20 to housekeeping.
/ At i meeting OF the James A. Garfield
/ Post, No. 20. Bluehil. the following comrade,
were elected a. officers for the ensuing year
. 5. z. Snowman, Commander; A. {. O.good. 5.
/ Y. C.; j. ;. Slower, J. V. c.; A. G. Peters, Q.
I NJ; &. W. Clay. Chap; +. W. Andrews,
/ Surg; J. ii. Billings q. D.; K. :. Osgood, o.
g.; 4. 5. Bowden and NJ. L. ElweIl, delegates
/ to Dept. Encampment; G. W. Butler and An
/ drew Grindle, slternates.
/ Little Robert Smith. the eIght-year. old
son Of Mr.. Freeman Smith OF Bar Harbor,
who was Injured short time ago al thai place,
by being run over By jigger, by which his
scalp was torn from his head, died last " ee K
/ from the injury received. The wound had ap-
parently healed nicely and the little fellow
vas supposed 10 be on the high road to recov-
cry when Assesses formed In the head and
caused his death.
Charles Z. Squirting Of Cranberry Isles, il
having i large store built, twenty-four by for
ty-fve feet. with hall in upper story. He and
Lewis Laid had large boat house built at the
shore twenty. five by forty feet. two -torie.
high In W hich they have housed their steamer
and forty-three row boats and canoes for the
( winter During the summer season they are
. engaged al Northeast Harbor where their
steamer. the A. V. NJ. Hunter. and boats are
10 great demand as they have been for several
/ seasons.
MIR. Geo. II. Grant, well-known In eonnec-
ton with telephone and electric lighting enter
( prises In various parts of Eastern Maine, |.
taking up the matter Of a telephone line from
sullivan east through the different large towns
Of Washington county. All the down east
people want il, As one additional step toward.
II they can't have Il railroad they propose to
take everything else that they can get.
Col. and Mr.. c. c. Burrll arrived in
New York last "Wednesday afternoon from
their European trip, snd reached this city, by
Friday evenings train. Both enjoyed their
visit abroad very much and are greatly benefit
ed BY 1t. We Judge BY The looks Of the Col
onel that he found somew here beyond the
great waters. rejuyensting and health-restOr
ing pool. in W hich he layed and became young
and strong again. He will now re-enter upon
his banking business, striving TO make il, il
possible. 4 greater success even than be has
made it in the past.
The city has just purchased one Of Os
goods patent one-horse snow plOws for side
walks. 1t is considerably lighter than thost
| manufactured heretofore. being easily drawn
by one horse. 1t weighs four hundred nifty
pounds, spreads five feet, and can be narrowed