Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-10


few weeks, she takes with her the good
wishes of her friends here for her future
| success and happiness"
DIR. w. l.. West has added shoeing de-
partment to his veterinary hospital on
School street, and has secured the SER
vices of competent horseshoer, E. w.
Winchester, of Bangor.
E. ID. Carr and wife have removed from
the Jones house on High street, to the
house formerly occupied by George
Hamilton on the corner of High and
Washington streets.
The local hose companies have begun to
practice for the race at Rockland. The
practice runs arg being made on High
street. The contest will be what is
known as a wet race.
Mrs. Charles E. Lynch and daughter
Carrie, Of this city, left last Monday for
Somerville, Mass, where they will spend
the winter with Mr.. Lynch, who has been
employed there for the past two years.
The Dirigo cafe, closed last week on ac-
count of lack OF sufficient patronage
to make business profitable. No fault
was found with the manner of con-
ducting the cafe under its last manage
ment.
Rev. ID. l.. Yale, pastor of the Congre-
gationa' church, returned to Ellsworth
from his trip abroad on Tuesday, and will
preach next Sunday morning, Sept. 13.
The communion service will be held at
the close of the morning service.
The Edison vitascope, will be exhibited
in Hancock hall, Saturday evening, Sept.
25, under the management OF c. E. Rich
| ardson of Bar Harhor and the auspices of
s. d. Wigyin OF this city. This wonder
full invention should be seen by all.
The local w. c. T. U. will hold its an
nual meeting at the home OF Mrs. Isaac
M. Grant to-day (Thursday) at 2 p. m.
All members are earnestly requested to be
present as delegates to attend the State
convention to be held in Belfast will be
chosen.
Howard Forsaith who has been en-
ployed in hotel Porcupine, Bar Harbor,
has returned to his home here to attend
the high school. Henry II. Cook, another
Ellsworth boy employed in the Porcu-
pine, was IN town last week, but he re-
| turned to Bar Harbor TO finish the season
Workmen employed in making altera-
tions in the residence Of E. H. Greedy on
| Bridge hill were attacked by hornets
| Monday morning and badly stung by the
| yjcioua jnSapfS Tho hnrnafS ha1 bni
! three large nests in the oldfashioned
| chimney of the house, and when this was
being torn down it disturbed the quiet OF
heir homes. They objected strongly and
made a pointed argument in the de-
| Tense of their property.
Somebody has been dumping dead hogs
| by the side OF the road out on the Buck
sport road beyond Grant'ss corner. Two
cases Of this sort have come to the notice
OF the authorities recently. 1t may be
that the parties who did this are not
! aware that F. w. Chapman will remove
carcasses Of dead animals free of charge.
There is, therefore, no occasion for depos-
iting them where they will become a me-
mace to the public health.
Many are planning to make the excur-
sion to Rockland, Thursday, Sept. II,
with the local hose teams. The route of
the steamer is through some Of the most
beautiful scenery in the track of Maine
steamers, and the tournament promises to
be great attraction. The steamer Ire
mont, which is nearly a sister steamer to
| the Cat herine, will carry the Dirigo hose
company, OF Brewer, and their friends.
The fremont will leave Brewer on the
| evening of the 18th.
The friends OF the Outing club will be
glad to know that some evening next
week they may have the pleasure of lis
connected with the Gray herbarium at
Harvard college, and who will address the
club. Mr.. Fernald's subject will be "The
Geographical Distribution of the Hancock
County Flora" and the paper is one hat
is Of interest to every one. There will be
no admission fee, and all friends Of the
| club will be welcome.
| A number OF youngsters who live on
| High street are now holding fair Of their
own. 1t opened Monday with races and
| other contests and an exhibition OF farm
produce, fruit, fancy work, flowers and
all the principal features OF the county
| fair. An admission fee of one cent is
charged. The receipts Of the first day
amounted to fifteen cents, but the treas
urer says that the association doesn't ex-
pect to get rich from the proceeds Of the
exhibition as "'bout all the money had
! to be paid out in premiums"
The heavy rainstorm which visited the
State Sunday was felt severely in ELS
! worth. The rain was the heaviest of the
year. Streets suffered severely from
| wash-outs, and the sewer which rms
| through the town, from the Union shoe