Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-11-05

chorus OF forty voices. The next lecture
in the course will be given next Thurs
day. The subject will be Switzerland, ;"
and the stereopticon prelude "Yellow-
stone Park"
A birthday social will take place at the
Congregational vestry, next Tuesday even
ing, Nov. 10, at s O'Clock. An interesting
feature of the musical programme will be
the singing by Miss Mabel Monaghan
Refreshments will be served and home
made candy for sale. Bags will be mailed
to all people connected with the society,
into which each one will put as many
pennies as he has counted birthdays, and
this will be the admission fee. The social
is for every one who wishes to attend. and
bags will be furnished at the door for he
admission fee for all who desire to come
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer II. Emerson will
move very soon from this city to Bucks
port, where Mr.. Emerson will open a
shoe repairing shop. They will keep house
with their son, E. II. Emerson, who is
manager Of the electric light plant in
Bucksport. Mr.. Emerson came to Ellis
worth from Lee, Mass, in 1919, and has
since made il his home. Both he and his
wife will be missed by the people of ELS
worth, who regret the departure of such
long g-time friends and neighbors. They
take with them wishes for prosperity and
happiness in their new home. Mr..
Emerson will rent his house here.
Game Wardens Neal and Smith, of
RaDpOr made q of
ridges and ducks at The station in that
city last Thursday night. The game came
to Bangor on the Bar Harbor train
There were two hindquarters of venison
half dozen partridges and two ducks
They were in trunk which had been
checked to Boston. The partridges were
done up separately in paper bags and the
venison was wrapped in cloth so that no
blood would escape from it. Game War
den Smith thinks the partridges were
taken with snares, as he found no marks
on them indicating that they We're shot.
Was the trunk shipped from Ellsworth!
James E. Phillips, an Ellsworth boy.
was married at Marshalltown, Iowa, We'd
nesdsy, Oct. I, to Miss Ella Calhoun, of
that city. The groom is son of Harry
Phillips, OF this city, and brother of
Mrs. Fred s. Graves, of North Hancock
He left here as young man soon after
leaving school, and has since been in the
West. His wedding was one of the So
ciety events Of Marshalltown, and the
Reflector of that city prints an extended
report of it. Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips will
reside at Dubuque, Iowa. Mr.. Phillips is
the Iowa representative of the Price bak-
ing powder company. Friends and for
mer schoolmates Of the groom in this
city extend congratulations.
Miss Phebe Dutton Macon Der and
Arthur w. McFadden were married at the
home OF the brides mother, Mrs. Adelia
l.. Murch, in this city, at O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon. Owing to the recent
death OF the BRIDES stepfat her, Henry L.
Murch, the wedding was very quiet one,
only the near relatives being present
The brides gown was of cream duchesse
satin, with chiffon and pearl trimmings.
The parlor where the ceremony took
place was decorated with palms and cut
flowers. Rev. ID. L. Yale ofticiated. Mr..
and Mrs. McFadden left on he afternoon
train. They will reside at Canton,
where Mr.. McFadden is employed in the
extensive lumber business of his father
Mrs. Murch will make her home with her
daughter. She expects to leave Els
worth next week, and will visit her sister
in Portland before going to Canton.
The schooner "Samuel Lewis" Arthur
Mo ely captain, struck ledge near Mark
island light in Deer Isle thoroughfare
Monday night of last week. 1t was short
ly after 6 O'Clock in the evening, and
MoseIy was trying to make Deer Isle har-
Dor. The weather shut down thick,
and he missed the buoy. He was run
ming, he thinks, ten miles an hour when
he struck the ledge. The vessels stern
was broken, and planks were sprung.
The full extent of damage cannot be de-
termined until she is hauled out The
schooner made water rapidly soon after
striking. The pumps We're kept going
until o clock IN the morning, when she
was beached. Then temporary repairs
were made and on Thursday she came on
to Ellsworth in tow. The schooner car
ried large cargo, above and below decks.
She had 300 barrels of sugar and 300 bar
rels of flour for local merchants. She al
so carried thirty-four tons of fine marble
for n. H. Higgins. 1t was feared that the
cargo was greatly damaged, but all of it
has been taken out, and is apparently un-
injured The schooner will go on the
marine railway to-day.
The Unitarian society of this city will
extend to Rev. w. r. Hunt call to the
pastorate of the church here. 1t is un-
derstood hat Mr.. Hunt has signified his
Willingness to accept the call. A meet
ing OF the Unitarian society was held
after the harvest supper last Wednesday
evening, when the committee appointed
to solicit subscriptions made very fav-
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