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


+. @. Smith is In Boston ON business.
c. ID. Carter has been appointed post
master at West Ellsworth.
The Ellsworth Piekaninnies appeared
at Hancock Tuesday evening.
new laundry has been started here by
Mrs. NJ Linnehan in the Coombs block.
The list OF new books at the city library
will be published in next weeks issue of
| THE AMERICAN.
The Ladies' aid society will give circle
and supper at the Free Baptist vestry this
| "wednesday evening
There will be teach hers meet ing at the
| School street grammar school Friday
| afternoon OF this week at O'Clock.
Harry HinckIey, OF BiuehiIl, graduate
| OF the academy, class of 90, entered the
employ OF Whiting Bros. last Monday
morning.
Members of the board of trade are
earnestly requested to be present at the
adjourned meeting on Friday evening
Jan. Il, at 7.30.
The January term OF the supreme court
" convene next Tuesday, jan. II Judge
l.. a. Emery will preside. THIS Will be
he civil term.
Mss Crosby's class for the study Of
Trnnyson's "Idyis OF the King" Will nave
its first meeting At the home of Mrs. A.
p. Wiswell, Saturday, Jan, Is at 3 y. IN.
The Methodist Sunday school i pre-
|
near future. Committees were appointed
to take charge OF the matter last sunday.
The tiremen were csIled out Saturday
evening by a burning chimney in |. NJ
| Grants house on Bridge hill, large sparks
from which threatened adjacent build
ings.
| Special revival services are being held
| at the Methodist church this week, at
O'Clock every evening, except Saturday.
These services will probably be continued
for several Weeks.
Quarterly conference was held at the
Methodist church Saturday morning,
Presiding Elder Il. W. Norton presiding
Herbert n. Moore, of Hancock, received
local preachers license.
The Reeds Pond aud Brimmer'a Bridge
schools closed Friday. The schools in
districts Nos. I, s, and 3, at North Ellis
worth, and 10 and II at West Ellis wort h,
close Friday Of this week.
| Next Saturday afternoon and ON Sstur-
day Of the week following there will he a
sale OF food at Miss Hight's store on
Main street. The proceeds will be
devoted to charitable work
| At a meeting OF the Maine veterinary
medical association at the Preble house,
| Portland, Tuesday evening. DIR. W. l..
West, Of this city, was unanimously elect
ed secretary Of the sssoeist ion.
| Miss Mae Friend left Monday for Bo--
ton, where she will study instrumental
music. She was accompanied by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Friend, " bo
| will spend the week in Boston.
The officers OF Acadia chapter, Royal
| Arch, were installed Tuesday evening by
| Past High Priest James T.. Parsons. Fol-
lowing the installation the Mark degree
was worked on two candidates.
George II. Grant, of this city. and
Wellington Bar bour, of Bar Hsrbor, have
sold their interests in the shoe business
| Of Grant, Barbour & LAdd, at Bar Harbor,
| to Charles Z. ladd, the junior mem Der of
! the firm.
The remains OF Judson Gray. who died
at Penobscot last Wednesday, were
brought to this city for interment. De-
ceased had relatives here, where he tor
merly resided. A short obituary not ice
may be found in the Penobscot news.
F.. s. Crabtree, formerly station agent
at Ellsworth, and recently at New Lin
erick, on the Bangor Il Aroostook road,
has been appointed ticket seller at Burn
ham, the junction OF the Belfast branch
with the main line OF the Maine Central.
John H. Leland caught the little finger
of his left hand in the cogs Of a drilling
machine Tuesday afternoon, crushing II
SO that amputation was necessary. DIR.
W. M. Haines performed the amputati ion,
taking off the finger near the hand, but
saving the knuckle joint.
Charles o. Byrn, OF this city, and Miss
Lucille Sweeney, daughter Of Robert F.
Sweeney, formerly OF this city, were
married at Bangor Wednesday OF last
week, by Rev. c. H. Cutler. Ellsworth
friends Of both bride and groom extend
earnest congratulations.
Dirigo hose company, at its annual
m ing on Monday evening Of last week,
elected officers as follows c. J. Brown,
foreman; C. E. Sinclair, second foreman;
c. II. Leland, clerk; j. A. Stuart, treas
urer. Harry Stratton and Able Friend