Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-08-02

were Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Jordan, Mrs.
Lydia Jordan and her family, Mrs. Frank
P Moore, Mrs. Harry Macomber, Mr.. War
rem Jordan, Miss Maud l.. Woodward
and Miss Elizabeth Lynch.
There was an official board meeting at
the Methodist Church last Monday even
ing. 1t was unanimously voted to extend
cordial invitation to all who usually at
tend other churches to unite with the
Methodsts during the month of August.
Preaching at 1890 a. m., and 7.30 p. m.
The electric light company elected the
following directors yesterday: s. M.
Hamill, B. F. Miles, l. R. Prentiss, H. l..
Shippey, A. P. Wiswell. Officers: S. M.
Hamill, president; H. E. Hamlin, clerk;
I. r. Prentiss, treasurer; r. H. MacMul
Ian, general manager and assistant treas
urer.
The many friends of Judge George P.
Dutton are pleased to see him about
again. He occupied the bench in the
municipal court room at the trial OF Alley,
the wife-beater, last Saturday, for the
first time since fracturing his knee-pan.
He is still compelled to use crutches, but
hopes to dispense with them in few
days.
Visitors at Abenaquis club: Arthur l..
Hale, New York; H. NJ. Hall, jr., Flor
ence, Ala; Walter A. Mcdonald, Port
land; A. S. Newman, Bar Harbor; DIR.
Wm T. Helmuth, New York; Howard S.
Nelson, New York; J. w. NJ. Nash and
S. T. Hutchinson, Cherryfield; G. w. Da-
Wis, Boston; Everett B. Norton, Farm
ington.
The great game of ball between the
''Muffers'' and the "Duffers'' will proba-
bly, be played the latter part of next
training but they are doing it on the sly
Some surprising playing may be looked
for. The game will be played at Wyman
Park, the Fair Association having kindly
assented to the use of the grounds. Suits
| for the occasion have been ordered.
Among visitors to the city during he
past week We're f. B. Havey, Maurice
Peters and II. II. Havey, West Sullivan;
Judge Z. Z. Chase, II. G. Abby and F. T.
Merrill, Bluehill; F. R. Barker, f. Hig-
gins and \. Ash, Bar Harbor j. II. Dar-
ling and wife and John p. Gordon,
Franklin; f. K. SWEET, Lamoine Beach;
Forrest o. Silsby and A. n. JeWett, Am
herst; J. A. Freeman, Southwest Harbor;
c. H. Abbott, Hancock.
Burton |. Brown, teamster at the
Hinckley quarry, Seawall, had his left
hand badly crushed last Tuesday morning
His wagon had become stuck in he mud
and while he was lifting on one of the
wheels one of the paving stones with
which his wagon was loaded slipped
against his hand. He was driven to this
city, where ether was administered and
the middle finger amputated above the
first joint. DIR. Hodgkins.
J. II. Milliken, of Stoughton, Mass
with his wife and child, and Miss A. Nj
Drake of Boston, are sojourning in Els
worth Mr.. Milliken is a native of Els
worth and lived here until fifteen years
ago. This is his first visit here in six years
He spends much of his time visiting the
scenes of his boyhood-the wharfs where
he PLAYED, the old mils-and.it is with a
feeling almost of pain that he notes the
change that has come to so many of them.
Once familiar faces are missing, too, and
he finds himself almost a stranger in his
native town.
Two men from Bar Harbor, Sawyer and
Damon by name, were arrested Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriff Hooper at Lymburner s
at the Falls. A telephone message
from Bar Harbor stated that they had
''skipped' that town, owing Contractor
Hodgkins a bill for lumber. After theil
arrest hey We're liberated on payment o1
the amount of Hodgkins bill, which was
about S25. Shortly after another message
was received, also from Bar Harbor, re
Questing the deputy to arrest and hole
them They had taken to the woods be
tween Ellsworth and Waltham. Deputy
Sheriff Hooper Immediately started il
pursuit and soon overlook the men
They gave themselves up without
struggle, and were lodged in the jail owe
night. Yesterday morning they Were
taken to Bar Harbor for hearing.