Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-16
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Morey, Castine; F. M. Watson, S. G.
Stevens, c. Z. Hutchins, Brooklin Will
liam Cain, North Brooksville; E. r. Con-
ners, Sorrento.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Kief celebrated
the twentyffth anniversary of their
marriage at their home on Water street
last Wednesday. About fifty friends were
present. Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezra Williams, OF Great Pond. Mr..
and Mrs. Kief received many tokens of
esteem. Musical entertainment was
| furnished and refreshments were served
The bride and groom, with bridesmaids
and best man, again went through the
wedding ceremony, at which Mrs. s. J.
Treworgy officiated. The bride was
handsomely dressed.
| What might have proved disastrous
conflagration was narrowly averted
last Saturday evening by the timely
discovery OF a fire in the cellar OF
Hamor's variety store. About ten O'Clock
in the evening, Mr.. Hamors family, who
| occupy apartments above the store, We're
alarmed by smoke which filled the rooms
and the store. The fire was located in a
barrel of straw in the cellar, and was ex
| tlngulshed before any damage resulted.
The fire is supposed to have resulted from
spontaneous combustion, as no one had
| been in the cellar.
Capt. George Ray, OF the schooner
express" missed several articles from
his schooner which had been hauled up
while he was on fishing trip. Suspicion
was directed to Holt Cousins, who lives
at the mouth OF the river on the west
| side. Cousins does not bear an enviab!e
reputation. a search warrant was Sc
cured, and Deputy Sheriff Cushman found
the stolen goods at Cousins house.
| Cousins was not at home, but Mr.. Cush-
man traced MIN to he house of relatives
at North Orand where he was arrested.
He was brought before Judge Dutton
who sentenced him to thirty days, and
costs amounting to about go.
The bark "Henry Norwell," Capt.
Horace Lord, of this city, was wrecked at
Gull Beach, North Carolina, in gale
Sunday, July s. The vessel was light,
and being caught on the lee shore could
not keep off. The crew was taken off by
the life-saving crew. Capt. Lords wife
was with him. The vessel went to pieces.
Capt. Lords father, Capt. John A. Lord,
of this city, received letter from his son
this morning saying that both he and his
wife were well, and We're being we'll taken
care OF at the life saving station. Capt.
Lord Will remain there several days to
look after the wreck. He does not say
whether they saved their personal effects.
The total amount of tax to be raised in
Ellsworth this year is Si6,5S6.3S, divided
as follows: City tax, 100000; state tax,
S4,333 95; county tax, 3, ,S39 40; overlays,
S1,343.0 .03. The valuation of real estate
in the city is Il ,270, ,76l; personal estate,
S4SS, 400, total real and personal, 81, ,759 ,224.
The number of polls is l, ,455, an increase
of 101 over last year. The tax rate this
year is 2l mills on a dollar. The rate
last year was 23la mills. One reason
for the higher rate is the reduction in
in valuation of vessel property under
the law of 1895, enacted for the relief in
| shipping. In 1895 the valuation of
I Ellsworth vessel property was $50, POO;
While this year it is only S26, ,739, a re-
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Prot. w. II. Dresser and f. II. Osgood
have purchased the market business of II.
w Carr, on Water street, and will con-
tinue it at the same stand. Mr.. Dresser has
resigned he position of principal OF the
high school, and will devote his entire at
tention to the market business. The
name of the firm Will be Osgood & Dres
| I,,t t,n nj 60 ha
present under the name of Carr's market.
Mr.. Dresser's resignation ofthe principal
ship was surprise to the people of Ellis
worth, and much regret is expressed. He
has been in the school four years and
proved an efficient and faithful instructor.
When he took the school the attendance
was ninety; the attendance at the last
term was 124.
Last Thursday City Marshal Holmes re-
ceived from Chief-of-Police Clark, Bar
Harbor, the description of man wanted
for stealing watch and meerschaum
pipe at Bar Harbor. Marshal Holmes was
near Gould's market when he spied his
man standing ON the Coombs corner.
The fellow evidently knew that the po-
lice had been notified to arrest him, or
was suspicious, and as the marshal walked
toward him he started on a run. When
Mr.. Holmes reached the corner he had
disappeared around the corner to the mill
road. He was a longlegged fellow, and a
sprinter; Marshal Holmes was no mate h
for him in a race. The fellow ran through
he mill road to Central street, across
to School ST rect. and thrOuph Park street
toward Senator HaIe's place, where he
took to the woods. After two hours
hard work in the heat, Officer Holmes
was compelled to give up the search.
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