Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-04-25

command OF the NV whitney," IL IS
thought the vessel will be launched about
May 10.
Mrs. F. w. Rollins and her daughters
Helen and Harriet sail next Saturday
from New York on the North German
Lloyds steamship ''Fulda' for Bremen.
They will proceed thence to Dresden,
Germany, where they intend to remain
and study two years. Mr.. Rollins is in
| New York, and will remain until after
his family sails.
Rev. d. l.. Yale will deliver the second
in the course of stereopticon travel lee
lures at the Congregational church Friday
evening of this week. The subject of the
lecture will be California, the Yosemite
Valley, and Big Trees" The lecture is
given in the church to secure larger
view; a picture four times the size Of
those used in the vestry can be shown in
the church.
| A meeting to organize tennis club was
held Monday afternoon. Officers were
elected as follows: H. w. Cushman,
president; E. E. Parker, vice-president;
F. A. Coombs, secretary; w. H. Titus,
treasurer; E. E. Parker, j. A. Peters, jr.,
l.. M. Moore, executive committee. The
club organizes with eighteen charter
mem bers. The executive committee was
| instructed to procure grounds. 1t is pro-
posed to build two courts.
| Alderman Eppes, who has been ap.
pointed temporary road commissioner by
the board of aldermen, has been making
a thorough inspection of the roads of the
city, and reports that he finds them in
very bad condition, particularly in the
northern part of the city. In many
places the roads were in a really danger
Gus condition. The culverts in many
places were useless. Mr.. Eppes has men
at work repairing the most dangerous
places in t he roads.
| By an almost inexcusable oversight,
which is sincerely regretted, mention Of
the Easter services at the Methodist
church was omitted last week. The
morning service had special reference to
the day and was very enjoyable. The
pastor, Rev. l. II. w. Wharf, preached
an Easter sermon from the text: .He is
not here; he is risen; come see the place
where the Lord lay" Easter hymns were
sung. The altar was prettily decorated
with flowers.
The creamery building is about COM
pleted, and it only remains to set the
machinery. The elements and other
causes seem to have combined to delay
work on the building, but Mr. Gordon
now says he will begin churning May 1.
The creamery will be supplied with six
horse power steam engine, and twelve
horse horizontal boiler. All the collect
! ing routes except one-Oak Point-have
been let. The cream will for the present
be collected three times a week.
A party of fifteen young people, with
| Mrs. II. A. Haynes acting an excellent
chaperone, went to Pleasant Beach, Sat
urday, and remained until Sunday night
! A very pleasant time was enjoyed at the
! Wiswell cottage. In the party We're
Misses Aura Wiswell, Alice Tripp Berth ha
Brown, Annie Brown, Isabel Moore,
Gertrude Haynes, Mary Moore Gertie
/ Cushman, Messrs. Elmer Davis, Herbert
/ Hail. James Sullivan, William McAvoy,
Bert Kelly, Charles Leland, Perry Lang
ley.
The county commissioners have been
in session this week adjusting the taxes
of townships 33 and 21. This work has
devolved upon the county commissioners
by law OF the late legislature, and
necessitates considerable work. Hereto
fore the property has been assessed as
l,n tnx hai, Tod
from the wild lands. Now the county
commissioners must make the assessment
on individual owners, and personal and
dog tax must be taken into considera
tion.
a dinner was given at the American
house by the members Of the Hancock
county bar in honor of Chief Justice
Peters last Friday evening. In the after
noon large portrait Of the chief justice
was hung in the court room back of the
bench. without ceremony. The dinner
was prepared in Landlord Weeks most
art istic manner, ana it goes without say
ing was success in every particular.
Beside the large representation of the
Hancock county bar, the following guests
We're present: Nnlei justice Johh "A.
Peters, Associate Justices Haskell and
Wiswell, Court Stenographers Ruel Smith
and c. o. Barrows. Speechmaking
followed the banquet.
Among the visitors to the city during
the past week were c. r. Clark, DR.. l.. S.
Cleaves, j. f. Bunker, jr., Charles F.
Allen, F. D. Foster, w. B. Wiley, Bar
Harbor; H. H. Mcintyre, George A.
Dodge, W. T. Bisset, Thomas Grindel,
Fred Martin, Bluehill \. F. Twining,
c. II. Wardwell, East Bluehill; E. d.
Mayo, j. G. Reed, {. +. Hutchins,
Rrooklin; S. f. Coffin, Gouldsboro; c.
G. Homer, Mrs. Edith +. Havey, E.
w Freeman, Bucksport; F. B. Moon,
Mt Desert Ferry; Melvin Leighton Han
cock; j. A. Closson, Sedgwick; S. A.
Holden fremont; George r. Fuller,
William c. Moore, Southwest Harbor; {.