Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-22
ABENAQUIS.
THAT'S TIRE NAME OF HANCOCK
COUNTY'S NEW SOCIAL CLUB.

BRILLIANT OPENING LAST SATURDAY EVEN
ING-ABLAZE WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTS
SOME OF THE GUESTS.
Last Saturday evening witnessed the
opening of Hauc lck county's new and
luxurious social club. The club house is
tie handsome structure ON Main street,
just below the American house, built by
Hon J. ID. Hopkins on the site of the
house that was burned early in the sixties.
1t was afterward bought by The late J. T.
Grant, aud from his estate it was bought
by its present owners, Senator Eugene
Hale and Col. c. c. Burrill.
The grounds about the house have been
tastefully laid out under the skillful hand
of Ii. J. Jordan, gardener The house has
been wired for electric lights, water in
cluded, and all other modern convehience-
On the first floor are the reading and re-
ception rooms, dining room aud kitchen
On the second are several card rooms "A
spare chamber, and billiard room in which
is handsome combination billiard and
pool table. Throughout the furnishings
are ample and tasteful
OFFICERS
The officers of the club are president
). X. Whiting; treasurer, NJ. Gsllert
errors, II. 4. Hamln. Henry whiting
George \. Phillips. John b. Redman. A.
w. King and the president aud treasurer
eT oHicio. The steward is Mr. Cote of
Old Town.
The opening last Saturday evening was
a brilliant affair. The building was abaze
with electric lights. There was light
rain during the evening, but this tended
to add, by contrast, brilliancy to the scene,
Members. their wives. their friends and
their wives were there TO the extent Of
about l65 Among those present were:
SOME OF THE GUESTS
Senator and Mrs. Eugene Hale, and their
sons Chandler and Fred, Judge and Mrs
L. A. Emery, Judge and Mrs. Andrew p.
Wiswell, Hon. John d. Hopkins, Hon.
John b. Redmsn. Hon. II. +. Hamlin, S.
Whiting and wife, Miss PAMELA Whit
ing NJ. Gallert. {. II. Drumihey Henry
Whiting and wife, A. W. King and wife,
U. 5. Marshal II. b. Saunders wife and
daughter, A. NJ. Hopkins, wife and daugh-
ter, c. p. Dorr, wife and daughter. Mrs
Barlow Hall, Miss Fannie f.. Hall, Miss
Belle Hall, Mr. and Mrs. J. 4. Casey, Geo.
whiting and wife, Capt. Henry J JOY.
wife aud daughter, f. X Hopkins and
wife, Miss Nsry Agnes Hopkins. George
A. parcher and wife Mrs. Charlotte ! imes
Of Brewer. +. F. Redman. Col. C. c. Bur
rill. wife, spn and daughter, J. r Giles
and wife, James A. McGDwn. wife and
daughter, J, II, West and daughter of
Franklin, $. d. Wiggiu and wife. J. T.
Cushman and wife, Clarence Hale and
wife of Portland. A. II. Norris, wife and
daughter, Fred W. Joy of New YORK,
David Friend, wife and daughter May, C.
ii. Haynes Of the Falls. l.. +. Hooper and
wife, DR. II W. Haynes, L. F. Giles, 5. G.
Stevens Of Brooklin. Capt. w. II Freethv
Henry W. Cushmsn, John A. Hale. DR.
Harvard Greedy. Rev. ID. l.. Yale, f. W.
Rollins, Frank +. Feunessy OF Boston
Mrs. J. W. Brigham and daughter Of
Newton, Mass. Alys J. Crowell of Cam
bridge, Mass, f. B. Bowen Mrs F. +
Bowen, +. +. LeCompte, +. F. May, F. A.
Mason, I. f, Cutler. George Warren. NJ.
l.. Stevens Of Newton Centre. Mass DR.
G. 5. Bragdon. Miss Mary +. Robinson,
Miss Annie +. Robinson, J \ Peters. it,.
Of Bar HarbOr, l. NJ. Moore. T. X wood
ward {. +. Alexander, Roscoe Holmes.
4. ". Cushman and wife A. X Cu>hman.
IL. B. Saunders, jr., 4 W Gre"iy and
wife, Nancy NJ. Duttou Mis- Prr~i- usg-
erthy, + } Walsh, J. F.. Casey MIR H.
W Houghton Of Boston.
\ PRETTY >CENE.
The reception lasted from To 10 It
was entirely Informal, although the cost
umes Of many OF the ladies' were strikius,y
handsome. There IVES no speech masking
Refreshments were served about . 3d.
Abensquis i the name Of the original
Maine Indians. The tribe .pra.g frnIn
the Algonquins; all Maine tribes from the
AbeuaGui~ Indians