Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-09

The w. C. r. L. will meet with Mrs.
A. F. Greedy this Thursday afternoon,
at O'Clock.
Jerk of Courts }. F. knowiton and son
Charles left for Boston last Saturday for
weeks visit.
Miss Rubie McGown gave a dinner
party to a few of her young lady friends
Friday evening.
William E. Mitchell, of this city, has
been drawn to serve as traverse juror at
the April term.
Mrs. G. A. Parcher is in Boston, spend
ing week with relatives and friends.
She left last Thursday.
Perry Langley injured his ankle in
jumping from moving train at the de-
pot last Friday morning.
Miss Annie Connick is acting Temporal
rily as clerk at Smith Bros store in the
absence of Mrs. Lizzie Mullan Walsh.
Mrs. E. A. Austin, of Cherryfield, will
spend the winter with her daughter Mrs.
John II. Brimmer, in this city.
The Unity club will meet in the vestry
parlor of the Unitarian church, to-day
wednesday,, Jan. s. Supper at O'Clock.
DR.. George E. Parsons has finally de-
cided to locate at Penobscot, where he
will succeed to the practice ofthe late DR..
E. A. Sprague.
Nearly all of our "boys and girls" who
have been at home from the colleges and
no how cd
to their studies.
A. w. King viii lecture at the commer
cial school Friday afternoon of this
week, at O'Clock, on "mort cages" The
public are invited to be present.
Fred Chase returned Saturday from a
visit to his home at Elk khart, Ind, and a
br other in New York, and is back at his
post with the electric light company.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
at Ellsworth post-ofEice, Jan. 4: James
Broderick, James A. Davis, Miss Gertrude
Casper, Mrs. Charles G. Moore, Mrs. An
gle L. Rogers.
Rev. l.. d. Cochrane, OF Bar Harbor, is
in the city to-day "on business" He is
warmly welcomed by his many friends
here. During his short stay he is the
guest of Mrs. a. F. Greedy.
Bowling is the latest fad among he
at th'etic young women of Ellsworth, and
there's many a society bud who's put
some very Well-done "strikes" and
| spares to her rehabilitation Journal.
went ashore at Sargentville, has been
hoated, and beached at II. b. Harding's S
shore at that place. Whitcomb, Haynes
x Co., of this city, have sold the vessel.
Members of Nicolin club have been
notified by the trustees that whenever
there is ice boat ing on Branch pond, they
may take their lady friends to the club
mouse on any day of the week, Sundays
excepted.
A kitchen has been fitted up in the
| unoccupied store in the new Odd Fellows
building, and the store will be used as a
banquet hall until the hall in the base
ment is finished, as originally con-
templated.
Mrs. Seth T. Campbell, of Island Falls,
| arrived Tuesday evening for short visit
to her father, E. X. Hopk ms. Mr. Camp
bell is in Bangor, and is expected here for
short visit before returning to his
Aroostook home.
DR.. and Mrs. J. F. Manning returned
from their Wedding trip last Friday even
ing, and are at home to their friends at
the home OF the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hutson b. Saunders, corner of Main
and Hancock streets
An assembly in honor of Judge l.. y.
| Emery was held at the Coburn house III
Skow hogan, Thursday evening. Supper
Vas served, and the evening was passed
in whist playing and social intercourse.
About fifty couples We're present.
| The installation Of officers of Lejok
! lodge, /. o. o. F.. on Friday evening of
! this week. will be followed by a aocia bic,
| to which families of Odd Fellows Will be
| invited. The date of the dedication of
the new building has not yet been fixed.
| The minstrel and var ety entertainment
by the Ellsworth Pickaninnies, Tuesday
night, was enjoyed by large audience.
| The "new women as end men were q
roaring success. The jokes and songs
We're fresh and bright and were appreci-
| ated.
The Literature club-it has at last risen
to the dignity OF a name-met last Satur-
day evening at the hcme of Miss Mary F,
Hopkins. A paper on the life of Scott
was read by Ii. E. Walker, and paper on
the poem Lady of the Lake." was read
| by Mrs. III. W. Cushman.
And now Ellsworth, as progressive as
ever, comes forward with still another
plan for enlarglng her commercial inter-
| esLs. A movement Is Oh foot to procure,
by purchase or by bultuIng, steam boat
| to be put on Union river for the COM
! bined purpose Ot toHing and carry III <
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