Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-01

"Ruth" on the Bar Harbor and Winter
Harbor route, during the winter.
The Unity club will give their first
supper of the season at the Unitarian
vestry this "wednesday evening. A
parish meeting Will follow the supper,
when The question of engaging minister
will be discussed.
DR. Abby NJ. Fulton has returned from
st. John and Fredericton, n. B., where she
attended the session OF the "Woman's
Congress- Mrs. Fulton writes an in
teresting account of the congress for this
weeks AMERICAN.
Misses Lizzie and S. d. Crosby, who
have spent the summer wit h Judge l.. A.
Emery and family at their Hancock Point
cottage, Crosby lodge" left Monday
for their home in Topeka, Kansas. Judge
Emery will ret urn to ''Firlands" in about
two weeks.
The livery stable business of the late
George P. Osgood will be continued by his
widow. The business will be managed by
her brother, Clifford G. Royal, who has
been connected with the stable for the
past four years and understands the busi-
ness thoroughly.
Arrangements have been made with
both the upper and lower shoe factories
by Supt. Of Schools Wharf, for mo
school" signal. One long blast, two
short blasts and long blast is the signal.
Blown at 7.45 a. M, it means no school in
the forenoon; blown at II a. m. mo school
in the afternoon.
Very few partridges are being shot this
year. In the vicinity OF Ellsworth they
are scarce, while up-river they are report
ed plenty but wild. The scarcity of birds
in this vicinity is attributed to a number
OF eauses-foxes, skunks, bobcats and
hawks, and last but not least, the slaugh-
ter OF young birds out Of season for the
Bar Harbor markets.
Supt. of Schools Wharf will submit to
the board OF aldermen plans for enarging e
the School street grammar schoolho
The building now is entirely inadequate
for the accommodation of the children in
attendance. The rooms are overcrowded.
Supt. Wharf suggests the building of two
additional rooms on the rear of the
school, almost doubling its present capac-
ity.
Among visitors to he city during the
past week were: w. B. Peters, Southwest
Harbo f. J. Morrison and wife, II. L.
Bradley, l.. B. Deasy, c. c. Ladd, M. c.
Foster, II. E. Littlefeld, IL. A. Lawford
w. r. Chandler, S. S. Bunker, l. H. Drew
Bar Harhor; F. P. Merrill, BIuehill; S. G
Stevens, Clarence Hutchins, Brookln; S
L. Hopkin Sullivan; S. II. Dority, Sedg-
wick; j. w. Somes, Mt. Desert, j. ii
Souls, Mort heast IIarbor.
Many Ellsworth people have expressed
desire to hear the opera "Robin Hood
at Bangor Monday evening. The Maine
Central railroad will give the one-rate
fare and furnish special train to Els
worth after the opera provided fifty tick
cts ere sold. Those wishing to go are re-
quested to notify +. A. Coombs by to-day
(Thursday). Any desiring to secure re-
served seats should leave their names be
fore 1880 u. IN.
William II. Fernald, of Ellsworth Falls
we- arrested by City Marshal Holmes fol
drunkenness Saturday night. He pleaded
guilty VIXEN arraigned before Trial JUS
tice knowton Monday morning. Justice
knowlton learned that FernaId had just
secured work, and had a wife and seven
children. \ small fine was imposed, but
under the circumstances Justice knowl-
ton decided to suspend mittimus. Fer
maid WAS given some good advice, and
warned that if the offence was repeated
the law would be more strictly enforced.
parish supper, followed by business
meeting, was held at the Congregations
vestry Thursday evening of last week
The supper was an excellent one. Speech
making and responses to toasts added tC
the relish of the supper. Rev. ID. l.. y ale
acted as toast master. Toasts Were re
sponded to by DR., George A. Phillips, Rev
|. H. w. w harff Rev. {. S. McLearn, A
w. King, John b. Redman, and Hoyt. a
Moore. The business meeting was ad
journed until this Thursday evening a
7.30 o'clock.
Ellsworth cheers for Bingen. Til,
game little bay colt which Ellsworth
loved and lost, captured the PIG race a
Righy last Thursday, and beat his mari
at 2.12ls. Early in the racing season i
WAS reported that Bingen had lost hi
| speed, and Ellsworth felt sad, for w
hoped to hear from him as a three-year
| old Put nov PinuPu il himself apain
as his race at Rigby proves. 1t was
game race, too, and took five heats tC
decide. Bingen won the first, third anC
fifth heats. Time, 2.12ls; 212a4 2.15A
The race was for purse of 5000. Bin
gen will start at the big breeders, meet
ing in Lexington, Ky.
| 1t seems prohable that the public will