Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-12-19

paper on the study OF c1vlcs In the COM
mon schools.
On Sunday evening at the peoples SER
vice, at the Congregational church, Rev.
Mr.. Wilson, superintendent of the Maine
State bible society, talked upon the work
of that society, taking for his text Acts
16:19 "Come over into Macedonia, and
help u.s." In the morning he spoke at
the Baptist and Methodist churches and
in the afternoon at the Free Baptist
church.
The Woman's club held an interesting
meeting at the home OF Mrs. A. B.
Walker Saturday afternoon. The pro-
gramme was devoted to musicians, and
sketches of the lives Of several great
artists were read by Miss Abbie Joy.
Misses Georgia Frazier and Frances
Tribou rendered banjo duet. Current
events were treated in paper by Mrs.
Harden. The next meeting Of the club
will be held with Mrs. A. M. Hopkins
Dec. 2S.
The recent cold snap, unaccompanied
as it has been with snow storms, has
frozen the ponds i'll the most perfect
manner for ice boating, and for week
past everybody who could has been in
dulging in this most exhilarating sport.
AT Nicolin, j. w. Nealley and w. r. Par
| ker have their boats on the ice, and the
''company'' boat is also in commission.
Branch pond is frozen as smooth as glass,
and it is impossible to imagine better
conditions for the sport. The clubhouse
is open for he season.
Among visitors to the city the past
week We're: George +. Marks and wife,
East Bluehill; A. T. Wilson, II. S. Woos-
ter, Sullivan; +. w. Phillips, John J.
Mcdonald, II. ID. Jordan, J. r. Prescott,
c. b. Pineo, II. II. k1ttridge, A. l.. Moran,
Bar Iarbor; c. A. Candage, Sorrento:
J. \. CIeason, Sedgwick; +. 5. Atwood,
l.. w. Butler, Northeast Harbor; john
P. Gordon, Franklin; G. w. Butler, II. P.
Hinckley, Bluehill; James b. Webster,
Mt. Desert.
DR.. J. F. Manning gave farewell bach
! elor dinner to about twenty of his inti
mate friends at the Nicolin clubhouse
last Tuesday evening. The doctor is to
be II arried next Tuesday, Dec. "A, to Miss
Maude Saunders. He proved himself a
most genial as well as generous host, and
the entire party joined many times during
the evening in Wishing him a long and
] happy welded life. While the festivities
were going ON at the club house, Mrs.
! \. l. Saunders Wes rivinr marty Mt the
American house in honor of the prospec
tive bride.
There is q puzzIins of brains over the
costumes 10 be worn at the masquerade
ball of the Eagle hook and ladder com
pany. The handsome umbrellas which
will be offered as prizes, which are on
exhibition in W. Z. Parkers window,
have caught the eyes OF young ladies', and
gentlemen, and straig htWay there was H
racking of brains to devise a costume
which would win for them honor and the
prize. The ladies will make themselves
as bewitehing as possible, the gentlemen
as ridiculous. The offering of prizes for
costumes is an innovation which promises
to make his ball success far surprising
! OF her mask balls. The date of he ball. as
every one knows is New Years eve
Tuesday, Dec. 31-the place, Hancock hall.
! Mpnughan's orchestra Will lurnisa music.
The bail Will usher in the New Year in Il
most i"roH7 manner.
\ Christmas souvenir edition of the
Lisbon Fails Enterprise contains a pic
tul.e OF Charles .iodgkIns. an Ellsworth
boy, son OF Dr. Lewis w. IIodgkins. The
Enterprise say, OF him; "Charie5 Hodg-
Kim, tatue 10 i.isboa Fails in October,
1891, aud has been employed ON the En-
4 r
The fastest compositors in the State. Mr..
Hodgllins has been a faithful worker
since coming into our employ, and We
regret very much he fact that he is to
leave us, il being his intention 10 com
/ plete course OF studies he once under
took, hHt which he dId not complete,
owing circumstances. Mr.. Hodgkius
/ needs no recommendation, as his work is
i his rcfellUll 'rEl o.lice Of the E#tor-
prise wa destroyed Monday night by
/ fire which wiped out the principal busl-
ne, por, 5au of The village, the estimated
loss being 80, ,0GU, part insured.
Frieu4, Of Charles o. Jossiyn, formerly
of this city, are panied to learn of the
deatn OF as Nue, " hlch occurred Tues
day, Doc 10 ST her home in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin,. NJ. J0sslyn was associated
with Charles G. Lyon in the dry goods
business in this city, the firm name being
Lyon x JosslXn. He left here about fiji
! teen wears ago. His wife, whom he
married in 1882. was an Oshkosh girl.
! The DauY Northeastern says of her:
ITO know her was to love and admire
her sweet and gentle character, and it
was indeed pleasure to be reckoned
among her friends. She had been in
failing health for several months, but al
ways hopeful and cheerful herself, it was
| hard to believe that her aiIment was in
cura Bile, and while her friends have felt
anxious from the beginning, no one has
until recently given up hope. She had
been confined to her bed only two weeks
when the end came"