Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-29
hghting during the recent war, and can
speak from personal knowledge.

a. Friend and ID. Bayne, of MelrGse,
M"s9., und Fred Watson and Henry Jor-
dan, Of BROOKLYN, passed through Etls
wo'ta Monday after II few days hunting
trip a. Spec pond. The party bagged one
deer, aud report an enjoyable outing.
The trustees of the public library have
done good bit of work in having com
plete catalogue printed in convenient
form. Copies can be obtained at F. A.
Coombs bookstore at 35 cents each.
Ellsworth has public library which will
compare favorably with that OF any other
city IN the State.
John Mitchell, the Indian, who was in
the county Jail short time ago held on a
charge of larceny, but was discharged,
the grand jury finding no indictment
against him, is back again. He celebrated
his release by too liberal potations of
fire water. He will remain with Deputy
Sheriff Cushman for thirty days.
Judge A. P. Wiswell, John A. Peters,
jr., ii. E. Hamlin, John 3. Redman, and
A. W. King, OF this city, and Judge Z. E.
Chase, OF Bluehiil, were present at the
banquet OF the Penobscot county bar
association at the Bangor Exchange Tues
day evening. Among the speakers were
Judge Wiswell and Judge Redman.
The water company is this week en-
gagged in laying the sixteen Inch pipe
across the river from the filter house OH
Branch pond spring to the pumping
station. A diver from Portland is em
ployed in laying the pipe, and large
number OF people have watched him at
work. The mills at the falls have been
shut down to keep back the water.
In the report of the death of Samuel
Wasson in last weeks AMERICAN, men
tion was not made OF two living daugh-
ters of the beceased-Mrs. Marcus Morgan
OF Surry, and Mrs. John Tapley, of
Brooksville. Mr.. and Mrs. Wasson had
another son, who was lost at sea. The
remaining son, George H., lives on the
homestead at East Surry.
Mrs. George A. Phillips arrived home
Monday from Baltimore, Md, whit her
she went about two weeks ago to be pres
ent at the marriage Of her cousin, Miss
Marion Baylies, to Robert Hooper which
took place last Wednesday evening. Miss
Bayl5es is pleasantly remembered by
friends in this city, where she has visited. +.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hooper viii reside in Phila
deiphia.
1t has been currently rumored about
tOSn that Daniel f. Loweree, of Els
worth Falls, had fallen heir toa large for
tune by the deaf of H relative in Mexico,
and his many friends who were prepared
to congratulate him regret to learn that
there is no truth in the report. Mr..
Loweree will leave for Mexico next Mon
day to spend the winter with relatives
aud friend. there.
An effort is being made to pull off a
boat race in the bay Saturday. y rivalry
has long existed between b. T, Sowle',
"O'd Comfort" ana II. +. lamlm'- :
"Thetis,' and when one day recently an
offer was made by Mr.. Sowle to race, Mr..
Hamlin promptly accepted. Then it was
proposed to get f. :. Lords "Empres-" "
aud Capt Alleys boat. These four would
rs though the race would be go.
The first of he winter course of peo-
pies travel lectures will be given at the
Congregat ional church this (Thursday)
evening. The subject of the lecture will
he "London.' 1t will be illustrated by
some sixty views of world-renowned
buildings and places in this great city,
including Buckingham Palace, Houses of
Parllament Westminster Abbey, Temple
Bar, st. Paul's Cathedral, Tower of Lon
don. There will be stereopticon pre-
lude to the lecture, on Niagara Falls,
which will be shown in twelve views.
Last week Aleck McNabb bought gun.
The first day he spent in the woods with
it spikeh horn buck very accommodate
ingly ran up to him and stopped to be
shot. 1t was Aleck's first deer, but he
downed him. Then he dragged his prize
to the side of a wood road, threw his coat
over the deer, with a tag reading This
deer is the property of Aleck McNabb,7 >
and left to get assistance to carry the
deer out When he returned an hour
late he deer was missing. Now Aleek,
with his new gun, is looking for the man
who "nabbed" his deer. II he finds him
there'n be new, for next weeks AMERl-
CAN.
Bingen-"Our Bingen' stands at the
head OF the three yearolds for the sea-
son as he stood at The head of the two
year -olds last year, His best time, PIP ,,