Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-17


Wivurna encampment will elect officers
on Monday, Dec. IS. The officers nomin-
ated are Frank s. Call, c. P; E. ID. Carr,
ii. P; John A. Lord, s. W.. Frank r.
Moore, J. w; James e. Parsons, treas
urer; l.. F. Giles, scribe.
The engineer from the Boston bridge
works inspected the abutments for the
Main street bridge last week. He found
the work done satisfactorily and accord
ing to contract, but some slight alter
ations were necessary in the top work.
Robert Jordan, secretary OF the Y. NJ.
c. A., OF Bangor, will deliver the address
at the meeting OF Seaside local union, c.
E., at the Free Baptist church Friday
evening. Mr.. Jordan is very interest
ing speaker, and all who can should en-
deayor to hear him.
On Monday County Treasurer James F.
Davis and wife rounded out a half CEN
tury OF married life, all Of which has
been spent in Ellsworth. There was no
special observance OF the day, but Mr..
and Mrs. Davis have received many
reuters Sno WoruS Vi ConRrht ulation anu
esteem.
The w. r. Parker Clothing Co. has re-
ceived the twenty new parade uniforms
for the Senator Hale hose team. 1t is a
handsome suit, OF fawn corduroy with
silver buttons. 1t is of regulation pattern
double breasted coat and Boston dress
cap. The Senators will appear in their
new uniforms at their New Years eve
concert and ball.
At meeting of the literature club at the
home OF Mrs. c. l. Welch last Friday even
ing, officers were elected as follows; Rev.
W. K. Hunt, president; ii. l.. Walker,
secretary; Miss NJ. A. Greedy, Miss Clio
NJ. Chilcott and NJ iss Sylvia Davis, execu
tive committee. 1t is proposed to take
up the study of Lowell. The next meet
ing will be held with Miss Chilcott on
Saturday evening, Dec. %.
There was no meeting of the board of
trade Monday. There was small
attendance, and the meeting was not
called to order. 1t IS proposed to have
the executive committee arrange an
interesting programme, or better still,
banquet, to get out large attendance
and imbue the organization with new
life. There is work for the board of
trade TO do in Ellsworth.
the most interesting chapter in the
Ellsworth police muddle seems likely to
be the trial i'll the county court next
month, in the suits brought against the
city by City Marshal Holmes and Night
Ofiic.r Silvy. l.. B. Deasy, of Bar Har-
Dor, I'D Daniel E. Hurley, of this city,
&ilt%ppear for defendants, and Hale &
1smlln, OF this city, for plaintiffs.
J. T. Giles and DIR. A. c. Hsgerthy, of
this city, have bought half OF township
4, range II, in Somerset county. A crew
OF men is now on the purchase. The
tract is about ten miles north of Moose
head lake. 1t is convenient to the West
branch of the Peno obscot, and near north
west carry, which makes it convenient to
drive the cut either to Kennebec or Pc
nobscot mills.
The schooner Fair Wind" after several
unsuccessful efforts, was finally hauled off
the abs in Union river on Monday. She
is badly strained from the position i'll
which she lay. The schooner had been
lightened of much of her cargo. The
corn and damaged merchandise were sold
by authority OF the insurance adjuster.
Farmers tiocked from miles around to buy
the corn, which was sweied to almost
twice its size, at twenty cents a bushel.
The service at the Unitarian church
memorial to tue late Bishop Phillips
Brooks, of Massachusetts, it being the
sixty first anniversary OF the birth of
that distinguished divine. The pastor,
Rev. w. r. Hunt, paid glowing trIDute
to Bishop Brooks in an eloquent addre -,
Introducing personal "reminiscences of
Mr.. Brooks. At the close of his remarks
he read several extracts from addresses
by Bishop Brooks.
Thomas Dorty, of Bar Harbor, WAS
discharged last Thursday from the county
Jail after having served thirtydays SEN
tence for drunkenness. He was back
again before night. He had evidently
been celebrating his release, and had be-
come too jovial when Officer Sllvy found
him. He furnished Judge Peters, of the
municipal court, with his first criminal
case. The judge was lenient, and after
imposing sentence fitting the crime, sus-
pended mittimus on condition hat Dority
left town at once. He left.
The series of peOple's travel lectures
which has afforded so much pleasure and
profit at the Congregational church dur
ing the past two months, ended with a
lecture on California last Thursday even
ing. The lecture was one of the most in
teresting of the series. 1t was read by T..
+. Redman. A few views of the foot bail
game at Bar Rarbor, from photographs
by |. L. Halman, gave local interest to
the lecture. The stereopticon prelude of
oil