Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-08-27

the scribes, Pharisees and Lawyers"
Francis Tinker, leader.
| Mrs. Bonnie, Miss Gertrude Bonnie, and
Miss Olive Benton, of East Bridgewater,
Mass, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Els
| worth Morris.
| David jarvis, who has been employed
for several months at Southwest Harbor,
after the county fair.
| Herman Echenagucia, OF this city, is in
charge of rigging the new three-masted
schooner which is being built at Frank
lin for John p. Gordon of that town.
Harold H. Crane, Bucksport boy who
formerly lived in this city, passed through
Ellsworth on the way home from Mil
bridge Tuesday. While here he called on
several friends.
Charles Curtis had his carriage badly
smashed in collision with another, on the
Surry road, Monday evening. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Curtis,who were in the carriage, mar
rowly escaped serious injury.
| Holman F. Day, Of the Lewiston Jour
| nal, one of the most entertaining Of
| Names special newspaper writers, was in
Ellsworth Monday, catching the drift"
OF political affairs in the city and county.
| In the July number OF the Journal of
the Massachusetts, Highway Association
the leading article is a most interesting
and instructive paper on "Brick Pave
ments," by James A. Davis, Of Boston,
formerly OF this city.
| THE AMERICAN is in receipt OF a
spicy letter from Rev. D. L. Yale, who
with B. B. Whitcomb sailed Aug. for
| England on the steamship "Mohawk," }"
Of the Atlantic transportation line. 1t
will appear in our next weeks issue.
Miss Mildred Wagg, OF Melrose, Mass,
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Grace
Wagg, of this city. Miss Mildred is edi-
tor-in-chief of the Meirose Life, an anna
teur magazine, which is regarded as one
exchanges.
| +. Carroll Burrill, of Ellsworth and /.
| l.. Wardweu of Hancock, have been APP
| pointed justices of the peace. Mr.. Bur
| rill has also been made a notary public.
John b. Redman has been appointed a
trial justice. These appointments are by
the governor.
The schooner "Catherine" which car
ried the Methodist and Baptist Sunday
school excursion Tuesday, the 18th inst,
was crowded the next day by Monaghan
and his friends, bound for Bluehill. The
| Oft a fi,,iu i,e4 a
| before the excursionists returned.
He was handling freight. He could
| reed wei eEougH, but his knowledge of
geography was poor. He came to box
marked "Saco." He looked at the word a
minute, scratched his head, and delivered
on earth is .SaySo?" And he lives in Els
| worth!
a correspondent from Lamoine writes
as follows: Every person riding over the
new road built by Street COMMISSIONS
| Eppes from Lamoine to Ellsworth should
put up petition that Ibis days may be
long in the laud,' and that he may long
continue to supervise the making OF
| EllsWotth's roads.
Col George Moore Smith, of the 69th
| regiment, of New York, is here with his
| wife and daughter. Miss Florence, visit
| ing his brother, NJ. 5. Smith, of this city.
| Col. Smith is one of the most distin-
| guished military men of New York. He
| is a native of Ellsworth, but left town in
1853 Many of The Older subscribers of
| THE AMERICAN will remember the spicy
New York letters signed "Roilo"; they
were from he pen of Col. Smith.
| Friends of Miss Anna F. Hight and
Mrs. Ella F. Hale assembled last Monday
| evening at their hospitable home on Pine
street to meet Dr. and Mrs. l.. B Fender
son, of Boston, and Mrs. Gitiin, of New
| York, who are heir relatives and guests,
| DIR. Henderson is an elocutionist of more
than local reputation; Mrs. Henderson
possesses a splendid contralto vC ice, and
both artists favored the gathering with
several selections. The evening Was most
agteeably spent.
The boiler of the engine at the Hall
steam mill on Water street burst Mon
day morning, suspending operations in
the Water street manufactures fer sew
eral days at least. The burst was in front
of the boiler over the furnace doors
Engineer Fred Royal and John Drake
were at work directly in front OF the
spot. Their escape from scalding was
narrow. Hot water and steam were
thrown out in great quantities. Work
men from Bangor will repair the boiler.
Scribner < Smiths circus was the first
to draw full canvases at Ellsworth fol
about two years. Only few years age
this was called by circus men the best
"show town" in the State. All the big
shows came here. But now Ellsworth is
given a wide berth by most Of them. The
/ cause of his Uas he anuearance here OF