Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-06-04

m. Christian Endeavor prayer meeting
on Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. To
these services all are cordially welcomed.
BY he supreme court assignments for
the ensuining year, Judge Emery will
preside here at the October term, Judge
Wiswel at the January term and Judge
Peters at the April term.
Mrs 5. II. Whitaker, of Boston, accom-
panied by her mother and three children,
arrived in Ellsworth Sunday, and is at the
home OF her brother, Colin Davis. Mrs.
Whitaker is in very poor health.
Drs. George A. Phillips and John F.
Manning are attending the forty fourth
annual meeting of the Maine Medical
society at Portland this week. Each will
deliver paper before the association.
Albert J. Lord, of Ellsworth Falls, is to
make a bicycle tour in Europe in
company with A. p. Bliss, of Bangor, a
fellow student at Andover Theological
seminary. They sail for England this
week.
The republican county convention
VIII DG Htlu HI f1hutOCh uhll Ill ELS
worth. Thursday, June 25, at 10 a. m.
The call, with the list OF delegates to
which each town is entitled, appears else
where in this issue.
Miss Josephine Campbell, who spent
the winter with her sister, Mrs. DR..
Whitcomb, at Caribou, is now visiting
Mrs. S. D. Wiggin in this city. She will
spend the summer with her sister, Mrs.
W. H. Davis, in Bar Harbor.
f. G. Smith is occupying the Haynes
house on Sterling street, while repairs are
being made on his house. MIR. Smith
has found no trace Of the wallet contain
ing over one hundred dollars which was
lost from the pocket of his coat which he
threw off during The fire.
David C.. Hale, who has been in he West
for the past two years for the benefit of
his health, arrived in Ellsworth Monday
accompanied by his wife and two chill
dren, and is now at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Hale.
Mr.. Hale spent the winter in Arizona,
going there from Colorado.
Harry w. Osgood, who has been study
ing nj he medical department OF Boston
University, is spending a week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Osgood, in
this city. He will leave soon for Nor
wich Conn, where he will have charge
of Photographic studio during the sum
mer. He Will return to college in the fail
aI tn In
rain bows in one afternoon, Monday. In
the middle of the afternoon during heavy
shower, the first and most perfect double
bow appeared. There We're two complete
arches, the smaller one being of rarely
brilliant co!oring. Seldom is q more
beautiful double rainbow seen. At six
O'Clock another double bow appeared, al
most a. perfect as the first.
b. c. Hodgkins opened his contection-
cry and ice-cream saloon in the Greedy
building to-day. The store is we'll fitted
up. In the front is the confectionery de-
partment in which is a handsome soda
fountain. Back Of this is cosy ice
cream parlor, and in the rear of the
building is the work room. Mr. Hodg-
kins ill soon begin the manufacture OF
candies for the wholesale trade.
The Senator Hale hose company is So
Letting subscriptions for the purchase of
a racing carriage. The people of Els
worth have always taken pride in their
speedy hose races, and will lend ready
assistance to the Senators, Who promise to
come pretty near the record of Dirigos,
l.0l 81. In a practice run recently the
senators made the run in 1.04. They ex-
pect to go to Bar Harbor to race on
July 3.
Among visitors to the city during the
past week were Henry W. Sargent, G. f..
Leach, F. J. Sargent, Sargentyille; Charles
Blance, Prospect Harbor; Curtis Dur
gain, North Brooksville; l.. b. Dcasy, Bar
Harhor; X. X. Thompson, Trenton; L. d.
Mayo, X. b. stevens, Brooklin; +. Z.
Bunker, A. J. Gerrjsh, II. II. Hanson,
Winter Elarbor; L. {. Barrett, \. {. Peters,
DR.. d. W. Bunker Bluehill; II. \. Borjty,
Sedgwick, Mrs. NJ. \. Farnham, La
moine; Mrs. j. If. DevoreuX, Miss Deyer-
euX, Bucksport,
\ lady from Boston who is visiting
friends here is just now receiving numcr-
Gus lessons in astronomy from kindly His
posed friends 1t all grew out of her
Well-knOwn superstltious beliefs ON
Monday morning she rushed breathlessly
into the home of her friend, in great per-
turbation of mind. Between her gasps
she managed to inform them that she had
'seen the new moon over her left shoul-
der, and something terrible was going to
happen" Assurances that the new moon
did not float about in the forenoon had
little effect in allaying her fears. That is
Why she is now studying astronomy.
Capt. H. W. Holt is critically ill in a
hospital at Brooklyn, y. y. Capt Holt
was taken i'll with intlammatory rheuma-