Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-08-12

remained unpaid from 1895, was paid
The balance, si2.11, was voted to very
worthy charities in the city. The dispo-
sition made OF the money is most salts
factory to all who su ubscribed to the fund.
Mrs. Martha Moore Avery, well known
in Ellsworth, where she formerly resided,
Is just now prominent in the socialist
labor party in Boston. She was arrested
in Boston Sunday morning for address,
ing II mass meeting in public street
after being warned not to do so by the
police.
The Senator Hale and Dirigo hose COM
panies will go to Portland next week to
participate in the muster and races at
Righy park Friday and Saturday. The
companies expect to leave here on the
night train Thursday. Ellsworth should
give the boys rousing good send-off to
encourage them to bring back a prize.
| They will meet some OF the fastest teams
IN New England at Rigby.
four pound salmon was caught in the
river below the lower dam last week. 1t
probably came down the river from Green
Lake or Branch pond, and was unable to
get back up the stream. This is the first
salmon taken in this part OF the river in
years. Occasionally a trout, and a good
sized one, is caught here.
P. H. Stratton received the con-
tract to make the repairs on the
| custom house and post-otfice building,
and began work last Thursday. There is
nf to hot I rrin
| pen and "uncle Sam as to the location
OF the dividing line. "Jack Frost" with
his powerful lever, has lifted the old
wall several inches over the line.
Donaqua lodge, K. OF p, installed Off
GERS last Wednesday evening. The new
officers are as follows c. L. Morang,
chancellor commander; E. l.. Curtis, vice
chancellor; John A. Lord, prelate; Alex
r. McNabb, master-a arms; NJ. Y. Nc
Gown, keeper of records and seals; l.. NJ.
Moore, master of exchequer; E. c. Os-
good, master of finance; Clifton S. Beal,
inner guard; George Thompson, outer
guard.
1t has been suggested that reception
should be rendered DR.. Mary l.. Burn
ham, who will leave in about month for
he mission field in China. Miss Burn
ham is he first Ellsworth girl to receive
the degree of NJ. D.. and the first to en-
gage IN mission work in China. 1t would
seem an eminent1y fitting thing for the
Ellsworth church and missionary So
ceties to tender her a complimentary re-
ception before her departure.
stephen Gross has received no further
Information concerning his son Elmer,
who is supposed to have been drowned at
! "reeport. The report by the Ellsworth
CORES pondent of The Bangor Ners that
Mr.. Gross had been notified of the find
ing of the boat in which his son went out,
was entirely without foundation. Had
the correspondent read last weeks AMER
ICAN more carefully before rewriting
the item for the Neps, the mistake would
not have been made.
Next week Joseph Greene and his COM
pany are booked to appear at Hancock
hall. Wherever this company has APP
peared it has given satisfaction. The
Rockland Tribune says this is the best
repertoire company that has ever ap-
peared in that city-not poor stick in it,
On Monday night "The Silver King" will
be presented, and the programme will
be changed nightly. Manager Frank
Hartman is now in Ellsworth making
the necessary arrangements for the COM
ing of the company.
Just now the friends OF Col. c. c. Bur
ril nf Ellsworth Uhp IL don bt lpss one
of the best known men in Hancock coun-
ty, are laughing at little story which he
tells in which the joke is on himself. In
company with his son, F. Carroll Burrill,
he was in Brooklin. Seated i'll the little
office, parlor aud general room of the
country hostelry, they overheard whis-
pered conversation in an adjoining room.
"Who are they?' some one was asking.
"Why, it's Burrill, of Ellsworth, and his
father" was the reply.
Work on the foundation for the soap
factory began last week, and is being
pushed rapidly. The foundation is be-
ing solidly built, and laid i'll cement.
The basement Will be eight feet in the
clear. The foundation viii be completed
in three weeks. Besides the main build
ing 60 30 feet, there will be brick en-
CINE and boiler room on the rear 20x2O
feet. The front OF the building will be
somew hat ornamental. To make it as at
tractiye as possible, the ground in front
will be graded and seeded. Some of the
machinery for the factory is already on
the way here.
VIM. II, H. Rice post G. A. r., has
received from the war department two
! condemned eannens and a pyramid of
cannon balls which will ornament the
soldiers lot on Bridge hill. The cannons
are about ten feet long, six-inch bore,
and weigh two and one-halt tons each.
The guns will be mounted on granite
carriages, one al either side of the sol