Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-06-27


Lynch, Dan Mcclellan, Miss Phebe A..
Maddocks, Miss Annie Quinn, Miss A.
Worcester.
Another circus is billed for Ellsworth
July 20. And it is said there are others to
follow. The year 1895 will go down to
history as circus year in Ellsworth.
The examinations for entrance to the
high school take place to-day (Thursday)
at each Of the grammar schools. About
fifty pupils will take this examination.
Miss Lucy X. Osgood is studying at
Woods Holl, Mass, through the summer,
and will enter upon her duties as assist
ant in zoology at Mt. Holyoke college, in
the fall.
The Odd Fellows are to work the Sec
ond and third degrees on several candi-
dates on Thursday OF this week and full
attendance is requested. Refreshments
will be served.
Irving Osgood has bought OF the Free
Baptist church society portion OF the
lot adjoining the Osgood homestead on
Church street. The piece contains about
l2A square rods.
Chas. A. Bellatty and family, and Mrs.
Z. B. Wyman, with her two children, are
occupying their cottages at Contention
Cove. The Wyman cottage was com
pleted this week
Mrs. William 2. Hubbard and her
two daughters Alma and Louise of
Wheeling, West Virginia, and Anna
Staley, of Kansas City, Mo, are the guests
Of Miss Sadie Burrill
Mrs. II. A. Allen, Of Billings, Mont,
and Mrs. William Bradley, of st. Paul,
Mimi, who have been visiting here, are
spending this week with Mrs. Daniel
Hagerthy at Lamoine.
The summer train schedule went into
effect last Sunday. The railroad gives
excellent service to Bar Harbor this sum
mer. The time table elsewhe in this
issue has been corrected.
Rev. l.. ID. Cochrane, Mr.. and Mrs. John
d. Hopkins, Mrs. A. f. Greely, Miss
Mary A. Greedy and Mrs. John Hill left
Tuesday to attend the State conference Of
the Unitarian churches at Houlton.
The yacht "Maude," Willie Whiting
captain and owner, left Monday for
weeks cruise among the islands. On
board We're Capt. Whiting, Henry II.
Cook, Joseph Woodward and Harry
Rowe.
The Sunday school of the Unitarian
church viii have a picnic at the Bluffs,
Mt. Desert Ferry, next Tuesday, July 2.
The excursionists will leave here on the
early morning train and return in the
afternoon.
Miss NJ. II. MacFarland is visiting Miss
Henrietta Given at Lewiston this week,
and will attend Bates college commence
ment. Before her return to Elswort h
Miss MacFarland will visit Boston and
Lowell, Mass.
George E. Parsons and Arthur l.. Ma
comber graduate this week from the
Brunswick Medical college, receiving
their degrees of NJ. ID. James +. Parsons
left Tuesday to be present at the gradua-
tion OF his son.
The many friends OF Mrs. +. Harding,
widow of Rev. Ephraim Harding, SO we'll
remembered by Ellsworth people, will re-
gret to learn of her death, which occurred
at her home in East Corinth, June Is, at
the age OF 81 years.
City Marshal J. IL. Donovan had Special
Policemen w. j. Logan, Charles Gray,
Parker Saunders and John Campbell on
duty circus day. The crowds were not
as large as usual, and there We're no ar
rests during the day.
Miss Lutte A. Blodgett, who has been
teaching at Fort Fairfield, was in the city
Tuesday ON the way to her home at Surry
for a few days vacation. She will leave
the last of the week for Philadelphia to
attend Hollis opthalmic school.
At the regular meeting of the official
board OF the Methodist church last Tues :
day evening it was voted to give the
pastor vacation during the month of
July. The church will probably not be
closed, as supplies will occupy the pulpit.
Washburn's circus last Friday was well
attended at both afternoon and evening
performances. The show was not very
elaborate, but contained some very good
features. The japanese athletes and Jug
glers were the best features Of the exhibit
tion. The menagerie was limited.
The engine of the down train due here
at 1872 broke down two miles north of
Green Lake Tuesday. The train follow
ing, due here at 6.15,was delayed about an
hour. The stalled train was pushed along
to the siding at Green Lake, and passen
gers and mail were transferred to the Ola
train.
Mrs. Ida c. Pettengill, aged thirty-six
years six months, died Monday, of con-
sumption, at her home on Water street.
She leaves husband and several small
children. The remains were taken to
Marlboro, the former home of the deceased,
for interment Wednesday morning. Rev.
|. II. w. Wharf officiated at services at
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