Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-24

City Cle1k L. d. Wynan ana WlIe. MT.
Wyman came home on crutches, much to
the surprise of his parents. He was
thrown from carriage some weeks ago
and broke his ankle, and saved the news
of the accident as a Christmas surprise.
He is employed in the supply store of
Wyman & Cobb, at Redstone, OF which
his brother is the senior member.
The Senator Hale hose company is pre-
pairing an excellent concert programme
for its New Years eve concert and ball
The programme will include singing by
Misses Georgia Hastings, Georgia Tripp,
and Bertha Joy, banjo playing by Helen
Donovan, reading by Miss Leah Friend,
and speciality acts by w. II. Flint, George
l. Grant and Daniel Hurd. The Senators
will appear in their new and handsome
parade uniforms. An ella aborate supper
will be served in the lower hall. Alto
gether, the ''first annual of the Senators
promises to be a great success.
The report Of the Ellsworth high school
for the term ending Dec. II, which has
just been issued by Principal Hoyt A.
Moore, shows a remarkably good average.
Va 1oo
appear on the roll of honor, which in
cludes only those having above 900 in
rank and 80 in department. Twenty five
were neither absent nor tardy, aud thirty
five We're absent but one half day The
class leaders were: senior, Nellie Mullan;
junior, Hattie Bowden and Eugenia
Moore (tie); sophomore, Della G. " hit
ney; freshman, Helen l.. Campbell.
DR.. George Googlns, he veteran Mil
bridge physician, claims the distinction
of having been Chief Justice Peters's first
client, when the present distinguished
iurist was studying law in Ellsworth,
many years ago. DR.. Googins is seventy
four years old, and has always enjoyed
good health and large practice. He is
one OF the oldest physicians in practice
in the State. He voted for his fourteenth
presidential candidate in November when
he cast his ballot for Mckinley. His first
vote was cast for Henry Clay, in 1874.
The doctor was the first postmaster Of
his town, having been appointed during
the Fillmore administration.
Z. IL. Gre,iy, OF ELLSWORTH, has Il i've
year-old gelding by Jake Patchen, out of
a mare by his old favoite, Ham bletonian
Knox. This gelding has four white heels
and Il strip in the face, is nice gated and
speedy, but has no mark. Mr.. Greedy
gave hlm public exhibition mile at the
lair at Ellsworth in 22S5, and only
worked him short time, but is salts
fled that he is trotter. He also has
bay gelding without marks, 153, hands
high that the first time he was ever
hitched to bike. went a rnile in 2.3S. He
is by son of Satan by Tom Knox. The
mare Olivia has a nice tily by Auto
graph, and Mr.. Greedy has also two
weanIing tillies by BIngen 2.12la. One
is out of mare by Nelson, and they are
fine looking pair of tillies. Anothe
weanling tilly is II full sister to Matin
Bell a. ? 27l3, by Dawn r, 2.20.-Leuis-
ton journal.
Ellsworth lodge, A. o. L. W., elected
officers Tuesday evening as follows: F, E.
Gray, p. NJ. w; p. H. Stratton, NJ. w;
John f. Doyle, foreman; p. L. Saunders,
overseer; John F. Knowlton, recorder; Z.
F. Robinson, financer; F. S. Lord, re-
ceiver; John A. Lord, guide; J. w. Cough
lin, inside watchman; Willis Foster, out
side watchman +. f. Gray, trustee P. H.
Stratton was chosen representative to the
grand lodge, and F. f. Gray alternate. 1t
was voted to have the installation of Off
GERS Tuesday, jan u, when Past Grand
Master Parker Spofford will be present as
installing officer. j. A. Lord, S. ID. Wig
gin and Willis Foster were appointed
committee to prepare banquet for tlae
occasion.
When Milford Leland, of Bar Harbor
visited friend in the county Jail short
time ago Iceland vas familiar with the
Jail, having been there before), he walked
off, literally and tiguratively speaking,
with the shoes of one OF he prisoners.
Last Wednesday Deputy Sheriff Cushman
found him at George SWett's boarding.
house on Water street. He had an
nounced himself as commercial traveller
his baggage was coming later. His feet,
encased in the stolen shoes, We're elevated
several inches above his head as he puffed
away on good cigar at the landlord s
expense. He accepted Deputy Sheriff
Cushman's pressing invitation to visit the
Jail, where he traded the shoes he wore
for the old ones he had left. He was then
allowed to go.
The annual report of the State prison
and Jail inspectors states that 1.-THE pris-
oners are we'll fed and well kept. This
is deserved recognition of the care taken
of the prison by Deputy Sheriff Cushman
during his term which is nearing its close.
OF the counties of the State, Hancock
county sent the next largest number of
criminals to the State prison. Cum ber-
land county, which includes the city of
Portland, led with twenty-one. Han
cock was second with eight-two more
than Penobscot, with nearly twice its
population; kennebec and York countess
each with much larger population than
Hancock, sent but two prisoners each.
But then "there's only one Bar Harbor"