Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-04-09

CONCORD, III
The Puritana Compound Co--Puritana.
MISCELLANEOUS
Hop Bittcrs.
John Paul Gordon, OF Franklin, was in
the city Monday.
All the schools in the city will open
Monday, April 13.
W. II. Davis, OF Bar Harbor, was in
Ellsworth Monday.
c. p. Hatch, OF Buckfield, national bank
examiner, is in the city.
Mrs. Houghton, of Boston, is the guest
OF Miss Mary F. Hopkins.
II. F. Whitcomb, of Beddington, is
spending a week in this city.
John A. Scott is home from Bowdoin
college for the Easter vacation.
Increased pension has been granted to
Nathaniel A. Thomas, OF this city.
DR.. w. l.. West has rented l.. j. Files
cottage on Oak street, and moved in last
week.
ii. w. Cushman, cashier OF the First
HatioiidI DdHh, ls Ill DostOn fOT IeW
days.
Miss Blanche Jordan, of Bangor, form
erly OF this city, visited friends here this
week.
George A. Parcher, accompanied by his
son George, is spending a few days i'll
Boston.
f. II. Greedy and Miss Greedy left Mon
day for Boston, where they expect to
remain about a week.
l.. B. Deasy, of Bar Harbor, was admit
ted to practice in the United States courts
at Portland last Wednesday,
There will be an Easter supper at the
Unitarian vestry this Wednesday, even
ing. Easter colors, yellow and white, will
prevail.
Herbert K. Holmes left Monday for Mt.
Tom. in western Massachusetts, where he
will be employed in lumber mill, check
ing lumber.
f. f. Urann, formerly OF this city, but
now OF Erie, Pa, was in the city last Sat
urday and Monday, visiting friends and
otithuihE W ociio hiottSio Vi puhihCob'
Banquefort commandery, X. T., will
work he order of the red cross at called
conclave to be held in its rooms in Man
ming block next Monday evening, April
13.
There will be a socia Bile at Odd Fellows
hall this Thursday )evening April 9under
the management of Nokomis Rebekah
lodge, |. O. o. r. Music by Monaghan
orc hestra.
Seth T. Campbell formerly of Els
worth, has been elected -eectman OF
the town of Island Falls. Friends here
congratulate him on his elevation to
public Office.
The Maine Central announces that the
train service for the summer OF 1896 will
be practically the same as last year. The
Pullman service on the Bar lIarbor branch
Will begin May 4.
j. NJ. Mcfarland, of Bar Harbor, who
has served six-months' sentence in the
county jail for conducting the Green
Mountain house as dsorderly house,
was discharged last Friday
The general topic for the Epworth
league prayer meetings for April Is
"Christ and the Scriptures" The subject
for next Tuesday evening is The Scrip
lures as Defence" Susan f. Kellen
leader.
The literature club held its last meeting
for the season Saturday evening, with II
A. Walker. The evening was devoted Il
American authors and poets. The win
| ter's work of the club has been interest
ing and profitable.
Owing to the storm there was but
small audience present at the Congrega
tional vestry last Thursday evening
when Miss Isabel Hall gave an interest
ing talk on "England in the time o
Queen Elizabet
Morris Franklin, formerly of Ellsworth
! now of Bar Harbor, was in the city Mon
day. He will leave for Europe in abou
two weeks for an absence of about thre,
months. He will make tour of the con
| tinent on bicycle.
William Erskine, of the harness max
| ing firm OF Erskine & Stevens, Belfast
died Monday from the effects of para
| lytic shock received q few days before
| Mr.. Erskine was well known in this city