Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-15

for visit at Bar Harbor. They are resid-
ing for he present at the Hancock house
in this city. Many friends join in con
gratulations.
W. II. Hunter and wife, of Pueblo, Cal.
Mrs. l.. j. Hunter and Master Joe Hunter,
OF Galveston, Texas, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. ;. b. Woodward of this city.
Mrs. l.. }. Hunter is sister Of Mrs.
here, over twenty years ago, her son, w.
IL. Hunter, was little boy; now he is
accompanied by II bride of a few weeks.
The Ellsworth water company is eX-
tending its main on to South Maple street,
and will soon lay main on Washington
street. This additional service will be of
great value not only to water-takers, but
also to the city in case OF fire. Heretofore
this section of the city has been without
city water and fires in the neighborhood
have usually been total losses.
Clerk of Courts John f. knowlton and
family returned last Wednesday after a
week at the Wiswel cottage, Pleasant
Beach Mrs. S. A. knowlton, of South
Montville, who has been visiting her son
returned home Monday. She was ac-
children, Charles and Hazel, who will
spend a week at South Montville.
County Commissioners Aiken, Hinck
ley and Richardson were in Bar Har Dor
Tp Ioy, ,iav n 1ig.,
for he purpose of fixing damages by the
water company improvements. The COM
missioners viewed the premises, and will
have hearing on the matter in Septem-
Der. The commissioners will go to Han
cock next week on anoth her West Sullivan
Hancock ferry petition.
Dr. George f. Parsons, who graduated
from the Brunswick medical college this
year, has decided to locate at Harrington
in Washington county, and will hang out
his shingle there September /. Mr.. Par
sons is one OF Elsworth's brightest young
men, and graduated from the college
with honors. He will take with him
the best wishes of host OF friends for his
future prosperity. Harrington is to be
congrat ulated.
At the annual meeting of the Ellis
worth electric light company held on
Wednesday OF last week, directors were
elected as follows: S. NJ. Hamill, c. G..
medbury, |. r. Prentiss, II. l.. Shippey,
of Cleveland, O., a. 2. Wiswell, OF Els
worth. The directors are the same as
last year except Mr.. medbury, who sue
ceeds b. F. Miles. Mr.. Hamil was elected
president, II. Z. Hamlin, clerk, Percy A.
Smith, manager and Henry w. Cushman,
assistant treasurer K. II. Macmillan,
who has acted as manager and assistant
treasurer for over year past, will leave
soon for Cleveland, o. The appointment
Of Mr.. Smith as mayor meets with gen
eral approval. MIR. MacMullan's depart
ure viii be regretted by a large circle Of
friends and acquaintance.
At the meeting held in this city last
Wednesday to re-organize the Hancock
county board OF fire underwriters under
the new law, the following insurance
men were present: Charles NJ. Slocum
and Thoma, II. Dooley, of the Hancock
county board OF the New England insur-
ance exchange, Boston; c. {. BurriI,
George II. Grant and o. W. Tapley,
Ellsworth; +. {. Lyman, Bar llarbor;
Charles II. Hooper, CastIne; +. b. Gard.
ner, Bucksport. Organization was per
fected by the elections of the follow ng
officers: {. c. Burrill, president; o. w.
Tapley, secretary; George II. Grant,
tr asurer. Business of the board and in
surance matters were discussed. The
object of he board is to secure and main
tain equal rates of insurance in the
county.
Among visitors to the city during the
past week were George Snow, NJ. p.
Hinckley, +. c. Barrett, /. E. Ralph,
Alex. Henderson, jr., II. B. Nash, w. F.
Wardwell, II. A. Hardin, F. J. Herrick,
George A. Dodge, II. II, Osgood, Ruth \.
Lusk, Miss Alice Perry, Miss Katharine
Holman, f. f. Iinckley. A. c. Hinckley
and wife, Bluehill; H. A. B. Stanley, W.
NJ. Marston, d. c. Hammett, c. j. Ry-
croft, Hancock Point; Horace Perkins, q.
L. Sellers, Penobscot; c. c. Ladd, Herbert
Jaques, f. B. Mears, j. +. Cham berlain,
II. A. Lawford and wife, A. II. Lawford,
Mrs. E. L. Lord, Richmond Conners, Miss
Mabel Mcfarland, George Stafford, F.
Higgins, Ceylon Emery, Charles W.
Hodgkins, F. d. Foster, J. E. Clark, Will
liam Quimby, Bar Harbor; Capt. c. f.
Carter, w. S. Newman w. c. Moon,
George X. Fuller, Southwest Harbor; A.
f. Freethy, S. G.. Stevens, c. f. Hutchins,
Brooklin; George w. Abbott, Bucksport;
NJ l.. Elwell, John q. Eaton, SedgWick;
John Donovan, Gouldsboro; f, Brown,
Milbridge; p. Webb, Franklin; F. S.
Young, West Gouldsboro