Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-21

A. B. Squirting, of Elgin, H., arrived in
The city Tuesday.
Walter Willard has been i'll for the past
week with severe cold.
n II. Higgins and Arthur l. Grant were
in Bucksport on business Tuesday.
B. E. Tracy, OF Winter Harbor, was in
town Monday. He left for Orland in the
afternoon.
Benjamin Kittrdge, OF Bar Harbor one
OF Hancock county's venerable citizens
was in the city last Friday.
The steamer "iIector" carried chow
der party from Ellsworth down the bay
to Duck Island to-day Wednesday,.
William Smith, of Eden, who has served
thirty days for drunkenness, was dis
charged from he county Jail Monday.
II. Bridges and Mr.. Woodbury., Of Ban
gor, drove over to Ellsworth last Saturday
and spent Sunday with friends in this
city.
Patrick Murphy, OF Bar EIarbor, was
brought to the county Jail Saturday to
serve sentence of thirty days and costs for
drunkenness.
The local W. c. I. union will meet to-
day Thursday at 80 p. m, with Mrs.
{. b. Grant. All members are especially
requested to be present.
The last regular meeting of the Kings
Daughters for the season VIII be held
next Monday evening and a large attend
ance is earnestly desired.
The Ladies' Aid society will give a
circle and supper in the Free Baptist
ve-try next Wednesday afternoon and
evening, May 27. All are invited.
There is great regret throughout Han
cock county that the famous Dirigo ire
| company OF Ellsworth has disbanded.
| The company held the worlds record in
hose racing Bar Harbor Record.
Superintendent 1'ribou, of the B. E.
| a visit to Boston and Worcester, Mass
TIE factory will probably open up next
MuueHy.
senator Hale will occupy "Firlands, p"
TIM h"ue Of Judge L. y. Emery, this
summer. judge Emery Will spend the
99 G~"Fl.
4 republican caucus VIII be held at
Inn, ,ck hHii ncNt Saturday afternoon Al
3 clock - choose delegates for the
republican, -ttte convention 10 be held at
Bangor June :.
Il. .race1s al p..s-Aoatli'- : new hose com
fao}, t"kIns he place ef the famous but
!
.,,'. ~. i'09ei' ',
Il "A qood lntii,.r and a sure winner.
Lc'riston journal.
The ruin. ~ Senator fItte', bou-e are
being cleared away, fae work is in
charge Of p. II. Ntuttau and clifton
Woodward. senator H3e left for
Washington Thursday.
The Methodist sunday school has
elected officers rs folIows;- Assistant ,i-
perintendent, f.. ). Stevens; secretary
Miss Lotle Johns treasurer, }. +. Par
sons; librarian, Miss Josie wilson.
The general topic for the Epwouh
league PRAYER meetings for MAY i, .Chrj-t
in social RELATION The subject for uezt
Tuesday evening is lessons in Social
l-ip'IlS' -t'7' ~ II. Iitppu' lcddcr.
Eibridge Msddocks of North Ellsworth
tound a dynemite can saturday and nro-
ceeded to INVESTIGATE It's mechanism He
lost three fingers and the thumb from hi,
left hand Dir. Manning dressed tbe
wound.
Drs. George A. Phillips and John +.
Manning OF this city will read papers at
the forty-fourth annual meeting Of the
Maine medical association to be held in
Portland Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day. June 3. 4snd 4.
The sociable given by Nokomis lodge,
Daughters of Rebekah, last Friday even
ing, was very pleasant affair. The party