Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT THIS WEEK.

Ne" AbNFKTISEMEN1S THIS WEEK.
Gallert-Dry goods
+ Philips-Freedom notice.
First national bank Stockholders meeting.
w Grecly -Jeweler.
Whiting Bros-Groceres and dry goods.
GRAY Son-IIay and straw
+ kobinson-Jeweer.
Smith's-Chrstmas goods
q smith-Frut and confectionery.
BLUEHILL:
Hancock Co Agricultural socety-Anuual
meeting.
PORTLAND:
The Evening Express.
Hutson IL Saunders-1nvestment securities.
The commercial school will open Mon
day, Dec. q.
Ellsworth last Thursday.
Additional pension has been granted to
John b. Dean OF this city.
Rev. l. H. w. Wharf left for Boston
Tuesday, and will return Saturday.
The graded schools OF the city closed
last Friday for four weeks vacation.
Miss Florence G. SWEET is home from
Bates college for the Christmas vacation.
Miss Annie c. Emery entertained a
number OF her young friends at her
home Tuesday evening.
w. A. Alexander has moved into the
house ON Oak street recently purchased
by him from Harry w. Rogers.
"Anita's Trial" will be repeated at Bar
Harbor next Tuesday evening, and prob
ably at Bluehill later the same week.
Miss Mary A. Clark will receive friends
at her studio in the Manning block
Thursday and Friday of this week.
After Dec. 10 the boats of the Ellsworth
and Bluehill steamboat line will cease to
touch at Castine until further notice
There Will be a meeting of the board of
trade next Monday evening, when it is
hoped there will be large attendance.
Secretary b. w. McKeen, of the State
board Of agriculture, will hold a meeting
at North Ellsworth Friday afternoon CT
this week.
George F. Evans, the new general man
ager of'the Maine Central railroad, made
a tour of inspection over the Bar Harbor
branch Monday.
Rev. Richard Oven, of the Congrega-
tional church, Bar Harhor, will exchange
pulpits with Rev. ID. L. Yale next Sun
day, morning and evening.
Frank 7. Grows ruptured a blood YES
sci in his leg one evening last week by
fall on stairway. He is still confined to
his house, but is proving.
The marriage is reported at Castine on
Saturday, OF John NJ. Vogell and Miss
Alice Beszeey, both of that place. The
groom is well known in this city.
Arrangements are perfected for the
annual fair and supper of the Unitarian
society day Thursday. Dinner will
be served at noon and supper in the
evening.
An engineer from the Boston bridge
works is III The city to-day to inspect the
abutments for the Main street bridge.
1t is expected that the bridge will be com
peted early in January.
The soctibIe given by the Daughters of
day evening, was one of the delightful
affairs for which this young organization
is fast becoming famous.
A large numher from Ellsworth at
tended the m ml-ical entertainment at the
Falls Monday evening in aid OF the
church. \ report of the entertainment
appears in the Ellsworth Falls news.
A brilliant rainbow arched across the
northern heavens shortly after s O'Clock
Monday morning and the weather wise
repeated the old weather proverb "Rain-
bow in the morning: sailors take warm
ing"
Vesper services will be held at the
Unitarian church on Sunday afternoon,
Dec 20, probably at 3 O'Clock. There
will be double choir, which will be
assisted by Miss Mabel Monaghan as
soloist.
Miss Carrie Cunningham returned last
Monday to Kent's Hill, where she is
attending school. Her many friends
were glad to welcome her home for even
so short a time as the Thanksgiving
vacation.
The tenth quarterly meeting of Seaside
local union, Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor, will be held with the
Free Baptist church in this city, Friday,
Dec is. There will be services afternoon
and evening.
The highway fund of the city of Els
worth, which was replenished some time
ago by borrowing $500, is again ex
hausted. At the meeting of the aldermen
Monday evening the roll of accounts for
highways was not passed.
Mrs. Sterling Haynes died at her home
on High street Monday, in the sixty
second year of her age. Mrs. Haynes had
been ill for the past three months, with
cancer. She leaves a husband and two
daughters, Mrs Myra Jordan and Miss
Carrie Haynes, both of this city.