Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-27

attorney Judge Wiswell ruled that if
the answer to question tended to incrim-
mate the witness he need not answer.
The annual communication and cleo
tion of officers Of Lygonia lodge, F. and
A. NJ, will be held on Wednesday eve
ming next A. full attendance requested.
The sun reached its winter solstice last
week. The shortest days of the year
were reached Monday, Dec. II. On Tues
day, Christmas Day, the days began to
lengthen.
Miss Annie Baker, who has been teach
ing at Bangor, is home for the holiday
vacation. Miss Baker will not return to
Bangor, having accepted a position at
Lynn, Mass.
The annual masquerade ball and con-
cert of Eagle hook and ladder company
will take place at Hancock hall next
Monday evening, New Years eve, Mona
ghan's orchestra will furnish music.
Ellsworth is moving in the direction OF
organizing a board Of trade. EllsWorth's 8
business men are wide-awake and pro-
gressive, and a hustling board OF trade Is
10 De expected from L0e oi
Hancock county.-Industridt journal.
The wedding of Miss Myra L. Davis,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs James +. Davis,
of this city, and Frank DeForest Howard,
of Springfield, Mass, takes place to-day
(Thursday), at the home of the brides
parents on Bridge hill.
Mrs Nancy A. Treworgy died at her
home on the Happytown road last Fri
day, in the eightieth year OF her age.
Funeral services were held at the house
Sunday. The remains were inferred at
Birch cemetery, West Ellsworth
Residents of Ellsworth seem to be in an
unsettled condition just now. Some
want to throw up their city charter and
return to the town form again, this
portion being headed by Judge Emery;
" hile others are satisfied as it is. The
legislature will settle the question un-
dou btedly y.-Farnlingto Chronicle.
David c. Jarvis, employed at the Tn Oh
shoe factory, had the thumb of his left
hand crushed off last Friday. Jarvis was
repairing a machine and his thumb was
caught between a revolving pulley and a
stationary piece of the machine. The
finger was taken off at the base of the
nail.
w. H. H. Rice post, G. a. r.. will
i install It's recently-elected officers Mon
day evening, Jan. !. All comrades,
members of the Woman's Relief Corps
with their families and friends, are
invited to be present Ladies are re-
Gucsted to furnish cake.
\ false alarm OF fire called out the de,
partmcnt nj O'Clock Christmas evening.
The hremen ran up Main street to High,
but failing to find lire, returned TO head
quarters muddy and disgusted. The
alarm was caused by boys, " Who took this
method of celebrating Christmas.
\ meeting for the organization Of the
Ellsworth h board Of trade will be held at
Manning hall, this Thursday evening
Dec. -, at 80 O'Clock. All citizens in
terested in the movement are asked to
attend this meeting and assist in the
organization, as mem hership can be OBJ
tanned at subsequent meetings only by
nominal ion and election.
The December High School Recorder
| ISSUED last week Is very lilttItStlh II :
number Stories by Miss Rubie McGown,
| &C NJ CO and "H. l.. CO. are special
features. The story by Miss McGown,
entitled ''The Engine Drivers Story is
particularly good. The little sketch OF
the boy hero was of itself we'll conceived
but it is in he forcibleness of desert ription,
holding irresistibly the deepest sympa-
IA. Il hot .
strength of the writer is shown.
The OF her afternoon a small feline
entered the school. After walking
around for while it jumped upon the
piAno, curled itself up and took nap.
After the nap it took a stand before the
principals desk and treated the students
TO one OF she finest soprano solos that
had been heard in the school-room for
many moons. II was then escorted out
/ of the school-rOom by "Pete," and
another OF the many pleasing episodes OF
Recorder.
Mary +. Stuart and Dayide Johnson,
both of Ellsworth, We're married Christ
mas night by Rev. |. II. w. Wharf. This
is reported to be the first marriage in
the very small colored population of Els
worth, IN fact, is believed to be the first
colorcl wedding in the history of the
city, and the first of the kind ever per-
formed by Rev Mr. " harff. Aside from
slight clay caused by oversight in ne
Glecting to procure certificate, he mar
riage passed OF very pleasantly. The
happy couple received the congrat ula-
tions OF the two witnesses present.
In alighting from the down train Sat
/
man well known here, was crowded from
the platform by the iostling crowd of
roughs who congregate at the depot on
the arrival of trains. In falling he
| severely injured an unsound leg with
which he has suffered long time. He
was removed to the Hancock house in
great pain, and will probably be unable
to resume his business for several weeks.
He will bring action against the railroad