Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-06-11

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from Bar Harbor to look the ground over
He said the board of trade might hear
from. him later.
Children's day will be observed at the
Methodist church with special services
The children will sing at the morning ser
vice, and in the evening there will be
Sunday school concert. The church will
| be decorated.
BY plan adopted at the annual meet
| ing OF the Congregational church society,
the Sunday morning offerings on the first
and second Sundays of each month will
be used for benevolent and other Chris
tian work in the parish, city and county
| The general topic for the Epworth
league prayer meeting for June is Christ
and the Church" The subject for Tues
day evening is "Recognition of the
| Church, and Attendance on the Syna-
| gogue and Temple Walter A. Bousey,
| leader
The local w. c. T. L. will meet at the
| home of Mrs. Isaac NJ. Grant, Thursday,
June II, at 7.30 p. NJ. All members of the
| ly at 80 as matters of Importance in
connection with the Brooklin convention
Will be discussed.
Rev. {. S. McLearn, of Dexter, will
preach at the Baptist church in this city
next Sunday and the Sunday following
| The pulpit of the Baptist church is now
| vacant, owing to the resignation of Rev.
Edward A. Mason, and Mr.. McLearn
breaches here on trial.
Capt. II. W. Holt is still very low at the
| hospital in Brooklyn. Mrs. Holt has
again Joined him. A telegram received
from her Tuesday evening is the most
encouraging yet received and gives hopes
| to Capt. Hollis many friends here that he
is ON the road to recovery.
The Apollo quartette, OF Boston, Will
| sing at the commencement concert Of the
class of '96 of the Ellsworth high school.
They will be assisted by Miss Belle Tenn
| pie, reader. Monaghan's orchestra of ten
pieces will furnish music for the ball
which will follow the concert.
Halls East Branch drive, in charge OF
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good shape. The West Branch drive is
expected in by the last of the week The
recent rains have greatly improved condi-
| tious up river, and all the drives are now
coming along well, with plenty OF water
William Gould, formerly of this city
died in Boston Sunday, of diphtheria
| He leaves wife and two children. His
wife is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Clark of this city. Mr.. Gould carried on
, business as a contractor here until a few
years ago, when he moved to Boston. He
has many friends here who extend sym
pathy to the hereaved family.
Miss Margaret Turner, of Pasadena,
Cal, is visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. George p.
Osgood's in this city. Miss Turner is well
known here, here she formerly resided.
She was housekeeper for the late DR..
SeWal Tenney for about forty years.
Miss Turner went to Pasadena about two
years ago with her sister, Mrs. Elliott, Of
Massachusetts.
In a letter received from F. w Rollins,
of this city, who is now in Europe, he
Franklin in Berlin Morris is making
tour OF Germany on a bicycle. He rode
from Bremen to Frankfort, and had
sort of triumphal trip ali the way. An
American doing Germany on wheel was
great novelty, and he was the recipient
of distinguished consideration.
Among visitors to the city during the
past week We're: c, II. Brenton, Sullivan;
l.. b. Deasy, c. II. Clark, L. {. Parker and
wife, f. j. Morrison, Charles II. Wood,
DIR. j. VI, Taylor, Bar Harbor Frank II.
Binder, W. l. Partridge, Miss Myr!e H.
Partridge, \. Bisset, IL. Grindle, F. RAJ phi,
II. II. Wardwell, Bluehill; G. NJ. Allen,
cock Point George r. Fuller, Southwest
lIerbor; Warren p. Hooper, w. II. Hoop
er, Castiue; A. b. Fernad, Franklin.
At the democratic caucus held Tuesday
evening, delegates were elected fol-
lows: State convention, Joseph NJ. Hig-
gins, II. F. Maddocks, Daniel r. Hurley;
alternates, f. +. Brady, f. B. Wyman and
John II. Leland. District convention, &.
b. Stuart Henry \. Eppe5 and John +.
Doyle; alternates, Frank 5. Lord, f. e.
Brady, d. f. Harley. The city committee
was reelected as follows: G.. B. Stuart,
John +. Doyle, y, II. Higgins, Ii. +. Mad
docks, Fred L. Frazier.
Contractor Mitchell, of the Washington
county railroad, was III Ellsworth this
week and conferred with the executive
committee of the board of trade regarding
/ the terminus OF the road. 1t is under
stood that he submitted proposition to
make Ellsworth the terminus of the road
providing a certain amount was sub
scribed by the citizens, and right of way
to the Franklin line given. The commit
tee has the matter under consideration,