Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-02

bicycle. The boys were sent to relatives
in Maine to see II with new surroundings
| they would not do better. The change OF
| climate did not prove beneficial as was
| hoped. They have been caught in several
escapades but escaped punishment by the
Intervention Of relatives. They may con-
| slider themselves fortunate in having es-
| capped with less severe punishment for
their last offence.
The committee from the board of trade
appointed to see the mill owners with re-
gard to allowing refuse to go into the
river, visited the mills Tuesday. They
were courteously received by the mill
| owners, who manifested a willingness to
| cooperate with the board OF trade. They
only asked fair treatment, and that all be
| treated alike.
The annual picnic OF the Congrega-
tional Sunday school will take place at
Hancock Point next Tuesday. The ex-
| cursionists will go to Mt. Desert Ferry by
the TO- 80 a. m. train and thence by steam
boat to Hancock Point. They Will re-
turn to Ellsworth on the train arriving
here at $40 p. m. At the Point there will
be game OF ball between two mines from
Ellsworth.
Henry H. Cook, while coasting down a
hill on his bicycle last Saturday, on the
Lamoine road, was thrown from the
wheel and was severely injured. The
cause OF the accident was the breaking OF
the front fork Of the bicycle. Cook was
unconscious when picked up, and re-
mained SO for some time. He is now able
to be about again, though he carries the
marks Of his fall.
box containing about s1s in silver
was stolen from Owen Byrn's store on
Water street Tuesday night Of last week.
Mr.. Byrn has been in the habit of put
| ting money in an ordinary collar box and
placing it on the shelf with other boxes
OF the same kind. This must have been
known to the thief. The box
was on a shelf near window at the side
OF the store. By breakinga pane of glass
the thief was able to reach the box.
1t may be interesting to the friends OF
Miss Louisa L. Fernald, daughter OF Rev.
O. II. Fernald, D. D., Searsport, formerly
OF this county, to learn that having com
pleted her course of post graduate work
at the New England Conservatory, Bos-
| ton, she has been elected to take charge of
| the department of music in Chamberlain
| institute, Randolf, N. Y. This institu
| tion ranks among t he oldest and best en-
dorsed Methodist seminares in America.
To he cit no
past week were S. c. Johnson, Penobseot; :;
John Phillip, Bluehil w. p Deal, NJ. c.
Morrison, l.. B. Deasy, Bar Harbor; c. II.
Brenton, Sullivan; B. Z. Tracy, Winter
Harbor; David Kane, Brookln; Thomas
.poardman, Sedgwick; S. l.. Haywood, Je-
rome Davis, Bucksport K. l.. Dority, II,
w. Sargent, SargentviIIe; l.. II. Somes,
Mt. Desert; Samuel G.. Wood, West
Goulds boro.
Frank Woodward, of Corpus Christie,
Texas, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. stephen b. Woodward, i'll this city.
This is Mr.. Woodward's first visit home
since leaving here boy, eighteen years OF
age, twenty-five years ago. He of course
finds many changes in his old home but
many of his old friends still remain to
greet him. He returns to see for the first
time brother born some time after he
left home, but now a young man and a
graduate from the high school.
The decision from the law court, in the
police muddIe, handed down last week,
overrucs the exceptions taken and atfirms
the decree rendered by Judge White
house. This dsposes finally of the city
mars.alship question, but the extra po-
I.cemen are still on the street. Mr.. Don
ovan has not been acting as city mars hal
since the decision Of the supreme court.
It is understood that Mayor Gerry now
claims that that decision did not affect
his special policemen, and that they viii
remain on duty. steps VIII now be taken
to have them removed.
The grounds about the Nicolin club
house at Branch pond have been consider
ably improved, under the direction of II.
l.. Davis, president of the club. The
grounds and roadway have been graded
and gravelIed. \ roadway now runs en-
tirely around the house. The underbrush
has been cleared a@Ry, and the loW ground
IN front OF the buldIns filled in. Lattice
work has been put on the lower part of
the piazza, greatly improving It's appear
ance. New STEPS are soon TO be built.
The steward, Isaac Bridges, is doing the
/ work.
The populi-ts of Hancock county held a
convention in this city last Friday and
made the following nominations for
county officers: Senator eastern dis
trict) F. f. Blaisdell, Franklin; senator
/ (western district, SewalI l.. Hayward,
Bucksport sheriff, George E. Davis,
Ellsworth; county commissioner, James
l.. Saunders, Bluehill; register OF probate,
H.W. Kingman, Waltham; county attor-