Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-16
DEER ISLE NEWS.

Green's Landing.
Miss Lottie Thurlow has returned from
Boston.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Florian Small on Christmas day.
The steamer "Creedmore" has been
hauled on railway for winter quarters.
Simeon Goss came from Portland We'd
nesday. His eyesight is not much i'm
proved.
Alvah Conary's new house, near the
residence OF c. c. Wood, is nearly ready
for occupancy.
Mrs. Charles Chaplin, OF Camden, was
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. John
Simpson, recently.
foundation for Ed Smith, on a lot adj
joining Stephen Sellers.
Charles s. Grant and wife have re-
turned from Scotland, arriving here by
steamer "Silver Star" on Saturday week.
J. l.. Goss' teams are filling in refuse
granite, for the foundation Of a coal shed
to be built at the head Of the proposed
steamboat wharf.
By the combined efforts of teachers and
pupils, valuable clock has been placed
in the high school-room, and fine-toned
bell in the tower of the school building.
The high school is prospecting under the
efficient methods Of Sumner Mills, one of
our own boys. Mr.. Mills has sent out
invitations to citizens of this village to
visit the school at any session, but more
especially Friday afternoons to listen to
recitations in civil government and lit
erature. A literary society has been
| formed, which meets weekly.
| The Methodist Sabbath school spent
Christmas eve very happily. well-tilled
tree was prepared at the vestry, and when
the scholars were all assembled ice-cream
was served. AS the last spoonful disap
peared Mrs. Santa Claus appeared, amid
the loud jingling of bells, and imme
diately proceeded to distribute the gifts
with merry song and pleasant words.
The twelve defender" boys, who left
here for New York on Christmas Day, re-
turned in just one week, having enjoyed
the trip each way, with tirst-cass enter
tanment and free pass to the "Dun-
raven" show while in New York. A
colored woman, from Atlantic City, n. j.,
arrived here by same boat to visit some
OF her own people at the head Of the
town. She made the acquaintance of the
crew somewhere this side of New York
and after that felt nc anxiety with re-
gard to her long journey. When the
conductor asked her destinations, she re-
piled that she ''going to just the
same place what them Defenders was.
Mighty nice boys, too, jist like own
folks"
| Jan. 6. ELSIE II.
Dee~ Isle.
Sadie Pickering is ill.
Parker Eaton is at home.
! James Jordan is quite i'll.
Mrs. A. J. Beck went to Boston Thurs
| day.
George F. Torrey came from Boston
Thursday.
Gardner Green is at home. He has been
in yacht "Sapphire.'
George Conant and Edgar w. Haskell
| came home Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Staples held a
wedding reception at the brides parents
on Friday evening.
Mrs. George Haskell and family went
to Boston last Monday. Her husband is
there unloading his vessel
The officers of Deer Isle lodge, No. IS,
A. o. U. w, were installed last Wednes-
day evening by Hon. f. P. Spofford.
The only colored man ia this town,
Oliver Van Meter, aged about seventy
seven, was married to colored lady from
out of town on Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Rev. j. S. Richards performed
the ceremony, with Hon. E. p. Spofford
as witness.
Jan. 49, II.