Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-03

tidie UT DlrlRO nose companies issuing
challenge to the Orioles Of Bar Harbor for
a game of foot ball.
The young ladies who compose the cast
OF "Anita's Trial", which is to be pre-
sented here Friday evening, intend to re-
peat the entertainment at Bar Harbor on
Friday of next week. 1t is probab that
they will also visit Bucksport, where the
entertainment will be given under the
auspices Of the Kings Daughters society.
One of THE AMERICANS tender hearted
compositors calls attention to horse
which on several very cold days recently
has been hitched in an exposed place
back Of THE AMERICAN office, and left
there the greater part OF the day wit
the semblance of blanket or covering of
any kind. Does any one know who
owns that horse?
Osgood & Dresser have been making
some alterations in their market on
Water street. A cosy office has been
built in one corner of the store. The re-
moval Of the enclosure formerly used for
an office in the centre of the store gives
more floor space. The firm is to add
grain and feed department to their pres
ent line of business.
Ellsworth high school will play a re-
turn foot ball game at Bar Harbor on Sat
urday. There has been considerable doubt
as to whether the team would be able to
go, as two or three of the members cannot
play To-day, however, Coach Mason
says that a team will go to Bar Harbor
Saturday. Ellsworth should send down a
goodsized crowd to wave the garnet and
cheer the boys on to victory.
The annual concert and ball OF Dirigo
hose company took place at Hancock hall
on Thanksgiving eve. The concert pro-
gramme included music by Monag han s
orchestra, singing by Miss Georgia Hast
ings, reading by Miss Leah Friend, song
and dance by George |. Grant, and pam
tomime by Fred Flynn, OF this city, and
d. F. Snow, of Bangor. Monaghan S
orchestra furnished music for dancing
Oyster stew was served. The proceeds
amounted to so.
Capt. w. V. Coggins, of the schooner
"Catherine", has been making some good
runs recently. He left New York for
Plymouth, Mass, discharged, sailed for
Surry, where the schooner was beached
over one tide for some necessary
cauking, loaded at Bluehill with
granite for New York, and in
sixteen days from the time he sailed from
New York he was tied up at the wharf
there again. On top Of this he has just
made a thirty-sx- hour run from New
York to Boston.
The eastern abutment OF the bridge
was completed Monday, and Contracto
Smith removed his machinery and tackle
The work has apparently been done il
workmanlike manner. 1t is cause for
congratulation that in spite OF the mar
row and dangerous passage while work
was in progress, not the slightest accl-
dent happened. This is due in great
measure 20 the Wstchfulness and alertne5s
OF City Marshal Holmes, whose presence
on the bridge insured safe passage foI
teams.
Thomas Cole, of East Surry, dislocated
his ankle and broke one bone of his rig ht
leg last Friday. Mr.. Cole was putting Il
barrel of mineral water i'll the cellar OF
Judge Emery's house when it slipped and
rolled on his leg. In spite of his mi jury
Mr.. Cole drove to the office of DR.. A. C.
Hagerthy, where the fracture was reduced
and his leg bandaged, and he then drove
to his home in East Surry. Mr.. Cole is
seventy years of age, and has for some
time been engaged in trucking from the
steamboat wharf at Contention cove.
Among visitors to the city during the
past week We're George j. Stafford, NJ
Franklin, J. Suminsby, Bar Harbor; Mrs
a. L. Tibbetts, Otis; d. IL. Perkins, West
BroolsyiIe; George \. Martin, Franklin
E. G. Abbott, Dr.. W. l.. Haskell, Z. B
Colcord, c. 0. Emery, S. j. Mitchell
! Sullivan j. f. kimball, A. S. Penney
Msriaville; y. 5. Kingsley, West Goulds
boco; Dunbar Marshall, c. L. Leach
BluehilI; Charles +. Haynes, Seawall; A
G.. Hooper, Dedham; Mrs. Emily Il. Ath
erton, Mt. Desert; Mrs. T. G. Hathaway
| Hancock.
A meeting of Congregational pastor!
and Sunday school superintendents o
| Hancock county, was called to be held il
this city Tuesday. Only few out-of
town schools were represented, among
them being Ellsworth Falls and Norti
| Ellsworth. Mrs. Griffen, wife of Rev
Henry l.. Griffen, of the Hammond stree
church, Bangor, was present. The objec
of the meeting was to decide upon the
system of study to be used i'll the Sunday
schools for the ensuing year. 1t was de-
cided to use the Bakesley system for an
other year.
1t is recommendation for the play o
"Anita's Trial. which will be given a
Hancock hall, Friday evening, that /
was written by the author of "a King
Daughter, a drama which was presented
| wit N pearIy he Ga me cast few wears ago