Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06

| for repairs. Particulars of the accident,
as to which vessel was responsible, have
not yet been received. The "Faust" is
owned in Ellsworth.
Recent visitors at the Abenaquis club
were: Henry c. Emery, Brunswick;
Gilbert Howell, Bangor; Fulton J. Red
man, Ellsworth; William H. Davis, Bar
Harbor; George Stafford, Bar Harbor; c.
| d. Stanford, Bangor.
The examination OF Candage Bros, the
insolvent grocers of East Bluehill, is
being continued in the insolvency court
to-day In the absence of Judge o. P.
Cunningham, Register of Probate c. P.
Dorr presides.
The second of the course of entertain
ments given under the auspices of the
Kings Daughters will take place tonight
| Thursday at Hancock hall. Hon. J. M.
Littlefield will lecture on "Personal
Recolections of Abra ham Lincoln"
List of letters remaining uncaled for at
the Ellsworth post office Dec. 3: Mrs.
Olena NJ. Drake, Joe Dobbins, Pearl Cat
com, Miss Molle Hamilton, Mrs. s. M.
Jordan, c. L. Jordan, Miss Jennie Jordan,
Nathan Newcomb, Mrs. Louise Wood
| ward.
Senator Hale surprised the Belfast
| ladies who are working for the home for
girls with a S25 check the other day. The
senator has way Of doing these pleasant
little things and many Maine charity
has profited thereby.-Bangor Com
| merctdl.
Mrs. Percy NJ. GRAHAM, of Milford, n.
B., after spending several months with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Mclean,
in this city, returned home Saturday,
accompanied by her daughters, Bernice,
and Airv Mrs. Graffam's mother accom-
panied her as far as Bangor.
Last Sunday morning Rev. J f. Adams,
ID. D., of Bangor, preached a very accept
able discourse at the Congregational
church DR.. Adams has been the sec
retary of the Maine missionary society
for nineteen years. He is always gladly
listened to by an Ellsworth audience.
! Last Sunday evening the December
monthly praise service at the CongreSa-
tional church was given under the
management of the choir. male quar-
tette composed OF Z. +. Robinson, o. w.
4 Tapley, J. \. Cunningham and a. W.
/ King, furnished the music which was OF
special excellence. The subject of the
lecture by the pastor was "Music and
Praise 1t is probable that the next
monthly praise service Will be given in
the church.
Fire was discovered in closet in
Daniel Ilarrington's house on Sterling
street at O'Clock Thursday evening.
William Harrington heard the cracking
OF the flames and on opening the door
of the closet the flames burst into
the room. An alarm was given, and
with he assistance Of neighbors the fire
was soon extinguished. The fire
originated from an overheated chimney.
The damage was slight
Frank c. Stetson of Ellsworth, and
Miss Lizzie G.. Soule, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George ID. Soule, of Whitman
Mass, We're married at the home of the
bride on Thanksgiving Day, by Rev.
William Brunton, of Whitman. The
groom has resided in Ellsworth for eight
months, being employed as bookkeeper
at the B. +. Cole & Co. shoe factory
During his residence here he has made
many friends, who join in hearty con-
graduation Mr.. and Mrs. Stetson are
living at the house of Frank Moore, on
Church street.
Among visitors to the city the past
week We're, ID. W. Brewer, Eden; F. D.
Foster, f. X. Brewer, f. l.. Brewer, l.. B
peasy, w. T.. Lawrence, f. Cunning ham
George j. Stafford Thomas F. Moran, +.
MarcNes, Bar Harbor Curtis Durgin and
daughte Sedgwiek; y. |. Mayo, Gran
berry Isles: \. c. Osgood, +. f. Chase
Bluehill; c. b. Goodwin. Mt. Desert Fer
ry; f. Watson Cousins and wife, East
Bluchill; B. Z. Tracy, Winter Harbor;
c. f. Hutchings, Brooklin; II. l.. John
son. Otis Leach, Penohscot; II. Clark, c
\. Moore, Southwest Harbor; John +.
Rea, John T. Leach, C5stine; Otis Wells
Hall Quarry; Charles Lynch, Ninalhe
ven; W. X. Perkins, Cherrytield.
The schooner "Eii2nbeth," which went
ashore IN Crow Island early last week, a-
reported in THE AMERICAN, is no,v a
total wreck The tug "Little Round
Top ana the schooner 'f oreStef " mn
went to her assistance, found her lying
OH tt ledge The tug succeeded in getting
her of, however, and started to tow the
two vessels o Ellsworth The three YES
sels were lashed side by side, and in the
gale which WAS blowing, the tug could
make no headWay. 1t was necessary to
cut loose he elizabeth" to avoid being
blown ashore. As the vessel was cut
adrift, she Iurched over ON her side. The
masts snapped off close to the deck, and
the matches and portion of the deck
burst out. The deck load of slaves and
part of the hold load were washed away
The tug, headed before the wind, ran
with the Forester" to Bass Har Dor. When
the gale let up the tug went after the
water-logged wreck of the elizabeth u