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

at sea, having shipped from Bangor.
w. l.. Mcdonald, who has been spend
ing several weeks with relatives in this
city, has returned to his home at
Allegheny, Pa.
Bingen won the two-y -year-old race at
Rigby yesterday Tuesday in straight
heats, in a field OF six. Time, 2: 23A ;
2:A. The purse was =, 900.
Schooner "Storm Petrel," Capt. Bon
sey, made the trip from Ellsworth to
Rondout thence to Boston, and back to
Ellsworth in twenty-one days.
The coffee party, announced to be given
by st. Joseph's parish on Thursday and
Friday evenings OF this week, has been
postponed for about three weeks.
r. NJ. Palmer, Of Boston, is spending a
few days with his wife's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Harry 8. Jones, in this city Mrs.
Palmer has been here for some time.
large tree on the Black estate was
struck by lightning Thursday evening.
The tree was completely shattered, large
limbs being strewn about the pasture.
List OF letters remaining uncaled for at
the Ellsworth post office Sept. 30: Mrs.
Sarah Davis, Mrs. Evie Frazier, X. G.
Jordan, Mrs. Eva A. Moore, Ernest Smith.
A special meeting OF the Nicolin club
will be held at Grand Army hall on Tues
day evening, Oct. 8, at O'clock, to act
| upon several matters OF vital Importance.
Civil Engineer E. B. Cummings, OF
Portland, and l.. B. Wyman, of this city,
have completed the sewer survey, and
Mr.. Cummings is now engaged on the
map and plans.
At the meeting Of the Odd Fellows last
Wednesday evening the new building
was formally accepted. 1t will still be
some weeks before the lodge will move to
its new quarters.
New underpinning and tim bers are being
placed under the rear OF the building on
Main street owned by J. w. Coombs and
occupied by II. II. Harden. Carlton Nc
Gown is doing the work.
There will be a regular meeting OF the
Womans relief corps Friday OF this week.
1t is hoped that Mrs. Ella Jordan Mason,
past department president, will be pres
ent, and full attendance of members is
expected.
During the winter the Woman's relief
corps will hold series of fortnightly
meetings, er circles, at the homes OF
members. The first OF these meetings
was held last Friday at the home OF Mrs.
Helen Bonsey.
The senior nine of the high school, not
satisfied with the dose OF Jamaica
Ginger received at Franklin week ago,
| took another dose at Wyman Park last
Saturday. The score was 10 to in favor
of the visitors
Capt Weeks, of the Ellsw orth base ball
nine, has exchanged the bat for the shot
gun. With his young and promising
! pointer Schneider, he almost daily hunts
! for partridge and Woodcock He hasn t
"-truck out yet.
Rev. Joseph J. Ahern, who has as
sisted Rev. james d. O'Brien at st.
Joseph's Catholic church, during the
summer months, left last Saturday for
W hiteteld, where he VIII have charge
OF the Catholic church.
Friends OF Mrs Robert NJ Campbell,
" no met with such serious injury, last
week, regret that Improvement in her
condition is not more marked, and learn
with sorrow that there are fears the in
jury may prove permanent.
Mrs. Sarah ". TreworEy will hold ser
vices at the Free Baptist church next
SUNDAY, oct. t, at 2.35 clock nnd : p. m,
and y iii hold regular services every sun
day aud social meeting on Thursday even
ing, until further notice. 70 these ser
vices all are cordially invited.
The gift concert and ball nt the Tara
tine house, Hancock Point, WIS post
poued from Thursday to Friday evening
OF last week, on account OF the storm.
Friday evening was an ideal one for the
occasion, and large crowd WAS in at
tendance, and the affair was a great sue
cess.
George II. Hunt, OF Bangor, q brake
man on the Bangor and Aroostook rail
road, had his left leg 50 badly crushed
last Friday that amputation was neces-
sary. Hunt is Well-knoWn here. He was
employed on one Of the boats Of the Blue
Hill line one season. He Is twenty y-one
year, OF age.
II IS expected that about fifteen OF
the teachers OF the city schools will
attend the institute at Somesville this
week. The trip will be made by buck
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