Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-10-03

length, sixtytive feet, and well built,
awakened considerable interest in bowl
ing last spring, not only among the men,
but among young ladies, for whom one
afternoon was reserved. With the com
ing of cooler weather bowling is again in
fashion.
Palmer Saunders, of Ellsworth Falls, on
Monday brought into THE AMERICAN
office ripe field strawberry and q
number OF blossoms. They were picked
near the peak of Bald mountain, Ded
ham, on Sunday. Mr.. Saunders took a
party to the mountain on his buck board
to enjoy the grand view from this point.
At the Ellsworth high school, with
accommodations for ninty-nine pupils,
there is an enrolment OF 1875, SO that
about twenty-five pupils study at home
and report at the school for recitations.
Wonder what methods they employ in
deciding what pupils shall be permitted
to do their studying at home.-Kennebec
Journal.
A barn at Beechland, owned by Mrs.
Nancy Calnane, was struck by lightning
during the storm Thursday evening, and
burned, together with the house adjoin-
ing. The house had not been occupied
for four years. In the barn were about
eight tons OF hay and quantity OF straw.
The building were not insured. The loss
is estimated at $3.50.
Mrs Ella Jordan Mason, OF Biddeford,
past department president OF the woman's
relief corps, makes an official visit to the
Bar Harbor corps to-day "Wednesday
and it is expected she will make brief
stop at Ellsworth to make arrangements
for a public meeting to be held at some
time in the near future for the benefit of
the soldiers home at Newport, for which
Mrs Mason and the corps are working so
earnestly.
Miss Lessie Curtis, of this city, who
left here to enter store at Fort Fairfield
few weeks ago, is now employed at
Presque Isle The Fort Fairfield Beacon
says: Miss Lessie Curtis, who has for a
few weeks been clerking for G.. +. Bartlett
* Co., has gone to Presque Isle to serve in
that capacity for B. B. Lancaster. Mr..
Lancaster was short Of an experienced
dress goods sales woman like Miss Curtis,
and MIR. Bartlett consented to let her GO
Bingen, was exhibited at Mystic Park
Wednesday afternoon, and Starter Me
Carthy announced that j. Malcolm For
had pure hased the colt after ais race of
the morning, The colt is certainly
coming trotter, and Mr.. Forbes may some
day own the king OF trotters i'll this
youngster. The colt certainly could have
shut out his field in this event had not
the owned cried out to the driver to hold
up at the wire. The colt went to the three
quarters in 1.i2i -, and finished in a jog in
22iia, and the judges thought he could
have made the mile in 6.-Bangor Nelrs.
Representatives from the Ellswort h
board OF trade, \. w. King, John +.
Knowlton, c. c. Burrill and A. II. Nor
ris, are enthusiastic in their praise of
Aroostook county and its citizens. THE
AMERICAN reporter tried to interview
Mr.. knoWlton on the subject. Nv hat
have you got to say for Aroostook?'
"Everything,' was the reply. at would
take page OF THE AMERICAN to tell
about it," There was not page to spare,
so the reporter abandoned the idea OF
telling about the trip.
In his report on the Bangor seminary at
the Congregational conference in West
brook last week, Rev. ID. l.. Yale, of this
city, said that the need Of the State nov
was not so much gospel extension rs gos-
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his head happened last week Alderman
Henry Whiting loaned his bird dog to Il
friend. Somehow the animal was lost,
Many hours were spent in the search for