Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-04-11

master. She will be launched about the
last of May.
John A. Scott is at home from Bowdoin
college on an enforced vacation. He con-
tracted a severe cold which affected one
of his ears, bursting the drum. He is
now improving, and expects to return to
Bowdoin soon.
Hiram Grant, who is employed in
Andrew McFarland's livery stable, was
kicked in the thigh by a horse while
working about the stable. His injuries
were painful but not serious. He will be
lame for sometime.
The graded schools will open for the
| teachers as last term, except that Miss
| Sadie Joy takes the place at the Falls in
termed late made vacant by the resigna-
tion of Miss Dorman.
The schooner "Mary Augusta" Capt.
Atwood Bowden, which sailed from Mt.
| Desert Ferry March 80, with stone, for
Philadelphia, and for which the owners in
| Ellsworth were beginning to feel anxious,
| was reported Tuesday of this week at
| Vineyard Haven.
Miss Ella NJ Call has moved to Lowell,
| Mass, where she has accepted position
| in millinery establishment. The many
| friends of Miss Call in this city, where
she is a social favorite, while regretting
her departure join in congratulating her
on the excellence of the position opened
to her.
Friends in this city of T. F. Monagh han,
of Gardiner, will be interested to learn
| that the pupils of his dancing class will
| tender to him next Monday evening a
grand concert and ball at the opera house
| in that city. Hon. A. NJ. Spear is chair
man Of the reception committee.
Miss Inez L. Dorr, who has been spend
| ing two weeks vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Dorr, in this city,
returns to Boston to-day Thursday to
resume her position as stenographer with
Snow, Church & Co. Mrs. Dorr will
accompany her daughter for a visit OF
several weeks in Boston and vicinity.
d. Y. Mcfarland, OF Lamoine, and A.
o. Gross, of Deer Isle, are jurors at the
present term OF court. When the "twelve
good men" were requested to raise their
right hands to be sworn, two left hands
| out OF the twelve went up. Messrs.
Mcfarland and Gross are each minus a
right arm. 1t is an unusual spectacle to
| see two one-armed men on the same jury.
Senator Hale, Judge Wiswell, Mayor
Dutton and Representative Hamlin were
the guests, last Friday evening, at Nicolin,
of twelve of their friends Of this city
An elaborate dinner, prepared by Land
| lord Weeks of the American house, was
served. The post prandial exercises were
presided over by Arno w. King, and the
responses to calls by the toast-master
were prompt and felicitous.
The Ellsworth hook and ladder com
pany, after a hard but successful fight
with fire, when nearly every man in the
| company ruined suit of clothes, made a
| peremptory demand for increased salary.
| The city fat hers not liking the style of
| the demand refused and the company dis
| banded. Until community is able or
willing to pay fully for its fire protection
and demand that it be of the best, a spirit
| of compromise and "meet you half way
| is absolutely cessary.-henne6ec Jour
| nal.
Here comes the Mayflower! The first
| blossom of the season, in full flower, was
| brought to this office Monday. This
venturesome little blossom, which peeped
| fort so early in the season, was spied by
the sharp eyes of Miss Ruth Lord, the
| little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. $.
Lord, and borne off in triumph. The
blossom was plucked on Saturday.
The Kings Daughters are busy with
preparations for their fair, or ''bazar of
the seasons as it Is called this year, to
be given at Hancock hall, Wednesday
evening, May /. Booths will be appro-
priately decorated to represent the four
seasons Besides the usual attractions OF
a bazaar, "Rebecca at the lemonade]
Well' will be present, and during the
evening the Magic Mirror" will be pre-
sented on the stage.
II. Price Webber, the popular comedian
assisted by the Boston Comedy Co., gave
two entertainments here this week, Mon
day and Tuesday evenings. The first
night ''The Honeymoon" was presented
in which Mr.. Webber assumed the role OF
"Jaquez, the mock duke" in which he
was irrepressible. 1.-The Long Strike
was presented on Tuesday evening, and
Mr.. Webber, as usual, made a great hit
The company played to fair houses both
nights.
The building committee of Lejok lodge
| is wasting no time in getting to work on
the proposed new Odd Fellows block
The plans and specifications are all ready
and contractors and builders are invited
to submit sealed proposals. As stated in
another column, bids will be received
until p. m, April "a; H. Z. Hill, F. R
Moore and j. P. Eldridge are the build
ing committee. Probably it won't be
many moons before handsome new