Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-08-13

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its founders are requested to watch the
| papers for announcements, as no special
| advertising will be done. 1t is proba BILE
that the Kings Daughters will arrange
for a circle reception to be held on, the
afternoon of Mrs. Davis visit.
In report of the attempt to break from
the county Jail two weeks ago, it appeared
that Deputy Sheriff Cushman received in
formation of the plot from otheI prisoners
who took no part in it. TITS W Is slightly
misleading. AS matter a4, Mr..
Cushman's first inkling Il j game
was due to the sharpness eyes.
Crossing The Main street bi day,
he saw someone at work IL 81 the
windows. His suspicious were aroused,
! but on investigation he saw no evidence
Of work, but took extra precautions to
guard against any scheme which he sus
| picioned was in the wind. On the dis
charge from the Jail Of prisoner whom
he thought he could get to tell, he ques-
toned him closely. and the whole game
| was given away.
Frank NJ. Joy, one of Ellsworth's re-
|
day, of typhoid fever, in the forty-tirst
year of his age. Mr.. Joy had conducted
a music store in thi, city for the past
| eight years, previous to which time be
was engaged in the same business in Bar
| Harbor. He was a member OF Lejok
lodge, |. o. o. F., and Wiyurna encamp
ment. He leaves widow and one son,
| aI Ign har MrG
brot hers, f. f. JOY, of this city, and Fred
JOY, OF New York, and two sisters, Mrs.
Bert ha Thompson and Miss Abbie JOY, of
this city Funeral services were held this
| "Wednesday morning, Kev. |. Ii. ".
Wharf, officiating. The Odd Fellows con-
Quoted the remains to Woodh hine cene-
tery. where the services of the order were
| held.
The "Dirigo's Jrs." Ellsworths speedy
hose team of boys, has been circulating a
subscription paper to raise money for
a hose carriage. and have met with ready
responses. A sufficient sum has been
raised and the cart is being built by Z. +.
Dovle. T. will have wooden wheels, three
feet ten inches in diameter, and three
feet apart. The reel will carry seventy
five feet of one and one half inch hose.
The cart will cost S35. Another team of
boys the "Eurekas.' Their cart is
guarded wit strict secrecy. 1t is made
of bicycle wheels, and it is said weighs
less than thirty pounds. The boys of the
West Side" are trying to organize team.
The boys Will compete in the hose races
arranged especially for them on chill
dren's day at the county fair. The race
will consist of 100-yard run to the car
riage, back to the hydrant, lay seventy
five feet of hose, break coupling and put
ON pipe.
The county supply company has been
organized in Ellsworth with $4,000 CAPT
tai stock, of which $50 is paid in. The pur
poses of the company, as set forth in the
certificate of organization, are "conduct
ing stores for the buying and selling of
flour, grain, feed and general merchandise
in all its form; OF leasing, owning and
operating mills for the manufacture Of
lumber and such other commodities as it
may be desirable to manufacture, includ-
ing mills for the grinding Of grain; Of
buying, leasing mortgaging, improving
and selling real estate; OF buying, build
ing, selling and renting tenement houses
stores, docks, Wharvos and warehouses; !;
of building and owning vessels and shares
in vessels; of buying, owning, and selling
stock in other manufacturing and busi-
ness corporations" The directors of the
company are p. ). Dorsey, a. NJ. Hastings
and Eyert L. Parker. MIR. Dorsey is
president and Mr.. Parker treasurer.
The county commissioners, in answer
to complaint of the unsafe condition of
the Doyle bridge. held hearing at
the bridge last Friday. The town au-
thorltics were ahead of the commissioners
and were already tearing it to pieces
when the commissioners arrived The
commissioners formally condemned the
bridge. 1t is remarkable that no serious
accidents had happened at the bridge, as
when the workmen commenced to tear it
up it was found that the top planks were
about all that held it toget her One
workman broke through the rotten planks
and fell into the river. The bridge is
now closed. The advisa bility of aban-
doning this bridge has several times been
discussed by the board, and it may be de-
: cided to do so now. The bridge is a long
one, and it will cost considera Bile to re-
| build it. The question will be decided at
a meeting of the board Of aldermen to be
held soon. II it is decided to build new
bridge, work will begin at once.
Edward l.. True, of Omaha, Neb, with
two daughters, Ellen and Florence, is
visiting his cousin, John F. Knowlton