Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-09
Amherst.

like he is extremely popular.
| Amherst.
Mrs. Bertha Torrey, of Southwest Har'
Dor, is visiting her parents here and hel
brot her Winnie who was so severely in
jured recently.
Quite large number of our people at
tended the celebration at Waltham Satur-
day The Amherst base ball nine also
went down but their opponents failed tC
appear.
Emery Richardson and wife. OF Ellis
worth, are visiting relatives in town.
Miss Carrie Treadwell is at home for a
few days visit, from Brewer.
Elisha SWEET, for many years a resident
of Amherst, was here July A, from his
home in Dedham.
Mrs. Ina Foster, of Bangor, has been
making an extended visit to relatives and
| friends here.
All the schools closed for the summer
last week. The teachers, Mrs. Grace A.
| Richardson, Mrs. Helen l.. Jewett and
Mrs. Gertie A. Durham, have been very
successful in their endeavors.
DIR. Patten is receiving the congratula-
tions of his neighbors on the addition Of
twins to his family-calves.
l. w. Haslam lost a horse very suddenly
last Friday, the horse dropping dead in
the road.
Mrs. d. o. Sumner has gone to Brewer
for a few days.
Miss Vivian Remission has returned to
her home in Amherst, having finished a
successful term of school in Aurora.
s. S Goodwin has employment as a
house carpenter in Bangor.
Winnie Nickerson, son Of l. W. Nicker
son, met with a severe accident few
days ago. He was one of a crew of bark
peelers working for j. n. Clark, of Am
herst. They were peeing in township
No. IS. Suddenly while young Nickerson
was at work, dead maple tree about
twelve inches in diameter became dis
lodged from tree trunk against which it
was leaning, and fell some thirty feet or
more striking him with terrible force
across the left shoulder back and right
leg, crushing him to the ground. Mr..
Clark saw the accident and Immediately
gave the alarm, and no time was lost in
rescuing Nickerson from his perilous sit
uation. He WAS almost unconscious W hen
he was rescued, and it was thought could
not live to be removed from the woods.
A messenger was sent to Amherst for DIR.
Patten, VI no hastencd to the residence OF
Andrew Kelley, in township No. IS,
where the crew had succeeded in getting
Nickerson, having carried him across
lakes and through the woods for nearly
five miles. DR.. Patten found both bones
Of the right leg badly crushed midway
between the knee and ankle; while his
shoulder, back and stomach showed evil
dences of severe bruising. After dress
ing the injuries, he was removed to his
fathers home in Amherst, where he has
since been slowly recovering and is now
thought to be out Of danger. Ii was an
exceedingly narrow escape from death.
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
The Fourth of July celebration on July
g. was successful affair. Quite a large
number were present from out of town.
The principal event of the day was the
bail game, which WAS the closest and
best contested game ever played in
Amherst. Eddingtons Won by one run.
Following is the score by innings:
Eddington, 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 x-10
Amherst, 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 O. 8
The batteries were Levenseller and
Dyer; Crockett and Crockett; umpire.
DIR. j. H. Patten.
The ball in the evening was largely
attended and was a social success. Credit
is due the managers, L. E. Crosby and L.
S. Jordan, for their efforts in making the
celebration SO successful.
july g. PAT