Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-16


deeper water, and will not rise to the
troll.
The general topic for the Epworth
league prayer meeting for July is "The
Disciples of Our Lord" The subject for
next Tuesday evening is "The Groups and
characteristics OF the Twelve" Annie
Stevens.
Miss Addie Austin, who has been Mrs.
Brimmer's assistant at the Western Union
telegraph office in this city, is in charge
of the office at Waterville for three
months during the summer in the absence
of the regular operator.
William Garvin, William Wart and
"Nate" Sargent were discharged from
the county Jail this week, having served
their time-the two first named for drunk
enness, and Sargent for forgetting to pay
his board in Bar Harbor.
One of Ellsworth's expert young wheel
women had an experience one day recent
ly which she does not care to repeat. So
did yellow dog. The dog and bicycle
met on the bridge and got all tangled up
As for the fair bicyclst-!
The Unitarian Sunday school will hold
its annual picnic at Newbury Neck next
week, either Wednesday, Thursday or
Friday, provided a suitable vessel can
be obtained. The exact day will be an
no1nced by posters early next week.
There have been nearly forty applica-
tions for the principalship OF the Els
worth high school, left vacant by the
Among he applicants are two Ellsworth
boys-Percy Bartlett and Ernest Osgood
The services of the Forty Hours De-
votion were held at the Catholic church
this week, beginning Sunday and ending
Tuesday. The pastor, Rev. J. d. O'Brien,
was assisted in the services by FIR. Collins,
Of Van Buren,, and FRI Gauthier, of Ban
gor.
The picnic OF the Congregational Sun
day school to Hancock Point last Thurs
day was delightful occasion. A pleas
ant sail about the bay was enjoyed before
the excursionists landed at the Point
Here the boys entered heartily in the
field sports.
Extensive improvements are soon to be
made on DR.. w. M. Haines' building, oc-
cupied by c. l.. Morang. A handsome
plateg glass front is to be put in the store
The building will be enlarged by an ex-
tension of twenty feet in the rear, the
full size of the building.
Mayor Gerry has placed the insurance
on Hancock hall, $4,000 for three years,
through the agency of c. c. Burrill &
Son. The insurance is placed in five diff
ferent companies, $1,000 each, at 30 per
cent, making the total amount of pre-
MUM, which has been paid, $40.
There will be an ice-cream sociable at
tn Methodist vestry this Thursday
evening, under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League. AS all the entertainments
given by this society have been most en-
joyable, it is reasonable to suppose that
this will be no exception to the rule.
Among The young doctors who success
fully passed the medical examination be-
fore the State registration committee at
VI ilaIh idol NSuIitSddSy was NOV ldltl
j. Wasgatt, son of Charles w. Wasgatt,
of North Ellsworth Mr. Wasgatt grad
uated from the Hahnemann homeopathic
hospital at Philadelphia this year.
1t sounds pleasant to read in the
Bangor Commercial that "rhe ELLIS
WORTH AMERICAN says the new school
house is one of the finest public buildings
in that town. But the Comm ercial for
got to say that the item was written by
THE AMERICANS Sullivan correspondent.
E,llsworth's new school-hous is not yet
in sight.
E. II. Greely's -year-old Kentucky
colt ''Leavitt" was shipped from Els
worth to Boston last week togo i'll George
Leavitt's string. He will be handled by
the wellknown horseman, "Samp" Will
son. "Leavtt' has gone a mile in 2:33 (.
this spring, and good judges think he viii
get we'll down in the POS before the close
of the season.
Orders for two months salaries OF City
Marshal Holmes and Policeman Silvy,
whose bills were approved by the alder
men, await the signature of Mayor Gerry.
The mayor has issued orders for the two
policemen appointed by him, whose bills
We're not approved by the aldermen, but
the orders have not been honored by he
city treasurer.
a party of young ladies and gentlemen,
chaperoned by Mrs. Harry Rogers, have
been spending a week at the Wyman cot
tage, Contention cove. In the party are
the Misses Annie Langley, Lura Beckwith
Marion Bartlett, Bertine Stevens, Velma
Rogers, Anna Crippen, and Messrs. Harry
Stratton, Elmer Davis, Ernest Moore
Harry Walker.
Hall q Donnelly's minstrels drew good
house at Hancock hall Friday evening
They gave an excellent performance. The
band concerts at noon and preceding the
show were much enjoyed. The troupe