Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-22

Mr.. {. H. Dfammey aud Mrs. L. J.
Walsh -aas n the funeral OF Miss Annie
J. Moran al St, Sylva'- church, Bar Har-
Dor, last Thursday, it being the special
request Of the deceased a short time be-
fore her death. Miss Nancy Dutton pre-
sided at the organ.
The Ellsworth merry-go- round, after
two weeks visit at Amherst, has gone
to Bucksport A correspondent from
that place writes that it "has caught the
town. L has been loaded from the first,
and it is really astonishing where so
many people come from"
Rev T. F. Butler, of Lewiston, formerly
pastor OF st. Joseph's Catholic church
in this city, visited his former parshion-
ers and many friends here last week, and
was warmly greeted. He remained in the
city over Sunday, and otficiated at ser
vices in st. Joseph's church.
A metal roof is being put on Lewis
Friends building on Main street, occu-
pied by Estey's variety store. The work
is being done by J. P. Eldridge. The
building adjoining, also owned by Mr..
L
| also undergoing repairs.
Quite number Of Ellsworth people
took advantage of the excursion rates by
the boat route to Boston, and left Mon
day for that city. Among them were
Mrs. E. G. Smith, Mrs. Curtis r. Foster,
Mrs. Maria Bartlett, Mrs. John Adams,
Mrs. Cordelia Lord and Miss Gertrude
Cushnan.
A few years ago an Ellsworth school
boy came out of a base ball game with
broken nose which, i'll time, again re-
sumed quite respectable appearance.
But, alas for the youths discretion! He
pitched into foot ball game the other
day, and now that same nose is again
wreck. Perhaps hereafter he Will engage
| in NOTHING worse han prize fig hts.-Ler-
iStoh Journal.
A game warden has been in town look
ing after some OF the Sunday gunners.
The young man who was held up by the
warden one Sunday recently, and on
whom no game was found, was fortunate,
but still more fortunate was a companion,
short distance away in the woods, who
carried we'll filled game bag, but escaped
detect ION.
d. +. Tribou has resigned the superin-
tendency of the B. Z. Cole & Co. shoe fac
tory, and is succeeded by Irvlle Water
man, OF South Weymouth, Mass. Mr..
| Waterman has had charge Of the Marl-
boro department of the Commonwealth
! Shoe 60. ut Whitman, Mass, and comes
here we'll recommended. For the present
be is making his home at the Hancock
| house.
The social season in Ellsworth may be
said to have been fairly inaugurated by
the sociabe given by the Rebekahs at
Odd Fellows hall last Thursday evening.
1t was a delightful affair, we'll attended,
and enjoyed by all Music was furnished
! by Mona han. This was the first of a
series of sociable4 which Will be given by
this popular and rapidly growing society
during the winter.
The happiest man in Ellsworth Tues
day WAS Louis Sucy, who has been
granted a pension Of Sl6 month, and re-
ceiyed d check for : i6j back pay. Sucy
went to the war strong in body; he came
out a physical wreck from months Of
starvation and priyation III Andersonville
prison. He has never since recovered
his strength IIe.has been trying many
Years to secure pension.
Among the cases tried in the Washing
| ton county supreme court at Machlas
last week was that of Sanford A. Clark
and others VS.. II. f. Hamlin and Others,
of this city to determine the boundary
line of timber land in dispute in the town
of Centerville. The tract of timber
land involved is one hundred rods long
by forty-two rods wide. The jury re-
turned verdict for plaintiffs. Defend
ants counsel flied exceptions.
At the Maine Woman suffrage conven-
tion in Portland last Friday, Mrs. Ann F.
Greely, Of this city, was elected one of
the honorary vice presidents of the asso-
citation. Mrs. Greedy did not attend The
convention, but her daughter, Miss
Mary a. Greely, was present. She was
introduced to the convention as "blrth-
right suffragi.t," and was warmly re-
ceiyed. She responded briefly, and in
the pleasing manner which has won her
80 many friends.
At meeting of the Unitarian society
last Wednesday evening the matter Of
engaging pastor for the church was
furt her disc ussed. \ committee was ap-
pointed to solicit subscriptions toward
defraying the expense. The committee
y III report at another meeting to be held
next Wednesday. Rev. W. K. Hunt, of
Duxbury, Mass, i'll preach here on trial
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