Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-08-23

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week. While it was admitted hat a new
bridge should be built, it was decided to
make temporary repairs to make the
bridge good for another year at least.
These repairs will be made at once.
a party of about fifty friends from Els
worth and vicinity were pleasantly enter
tanned at the Cushman farm on the Surry
road last Thursday afternoon and even
ing. A picnic luncheon was served.
Music and games made the evening pass
quickly.
This Wednesday, afternoon the races
at Wyman Park are in progress. The day
is fine and the results which will be
printed in full in these columns next
week will be awaited with interest. The
occasion is the August meeting of the
Hancock county fair association.
H. f. Hamlin now uses crutches owing
to a sprained heel the result of an acci-
dent Tuesday morning. Mr.. Hamlin's
horse, becoming frightened at mething,
backed and eramped the buggy. Mr.
Hamlin jumped from the buggy sustain
ing the injury as above. The wagon was
slightly damaged.
'The Power of God" was the theme pre-
sented by the pastor of the Methodist
church last Sunday morning. The text
was Romans 1:16. The very large congre
CATION present gave the closest attention
during t he entire discourse. The pastor
spoke of the new temperance movement
in the Catholic church, in warmest words
of praise, at the evening service.
At the meeting of the stockholders of
the Eastern Maine railroad company, held
in Rockand on Tuesday last, directors
were chosen as follows: Eugene Hale, l..
A. Emery, Ellsworth; S. d. Bailey Bath;
Davis Tilson, G. w. Kimball, Rockland.
The board of directors was organized by
the choice of Senator Hale president,
Mr.. Kimbal as vice president and treas
urer, and Judge Emery as clerk.
William F. Brady, brother of Edward
F.. and Michael Brady, of this city, died
at Biddeford on Wednesday of last week
aged thirty-seven years. The deceased left
Ellsworth h when about eighteen years of
age and entered the employ of gro
cery firm in Biddeford. He leaves wild
ow but no children. Funeral services
We're held on Friday at Biddeford. Mr..
Brady had many friends in this city
who will sincerely regret to learn of his
death.
Among visitors to the city during the
paSt Netk we're VI. n. SaHlIo
Cherryfied John F. Lynch, Mschias: F.
r. Hutchings, Miss Nellie Haynes, ID. A.
Bunker, Bar Harbor; F. Higgins, Mt.
Desert Ferry: T. NJ. Mason, Mt. Desert;
5. G.. Stevens, Brooklin; Judge +. Z.
Chase, Bluehill; Capt. G. w. Reed, Bucks
port; H. Smith, Sullivan; James Wick,
West Sullivan; George &. Frederick,
Jack Houes, Lamoine; A. S. Penney,
Mariaville; j. H. Patten, Amherst.
Many words of praise We're heard Mon
day, says the Bucksport correspondent of
the Bangor Commercial, for the noble
work done at the church fire the night
before by Manager Edward II. Emerson
of the electric light company, whose
climbing abilities and clear head did good
service, as with the hose he (though not
a member of the fire department) was the
first to venture into the doomed steeple
with the hose, closely followed by Walter
Brown, to within few feet of the fire at
the dizzy height, doing most effective
work, while the cinders and torrents of
water came pouring back upon his person.
While digging trench to repair the
drain on DR.. W. NJ. Haines' property last
Friday morning, Daniel Harrington was
nearly buried alive by the caving in of
the earth. The trench was about six feet
deep. a miscalculation had been made
in the location of the drain, and to reach
it, it was necessary to tunnel short
distance under one bank of the trench
1t was while working here that the
earth caved in. burying Mr.. Harring
ton to the shoulders. He was rescued
from his perilous position, and attended
to by DR.. Haines. The shock to Mr..
Harrington, who is about seventy years
of age, was quite severe.