Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02

Ihe other on "A visit to Shakespeare 8
country. The lectures will be given at
popular prices. The second course will
begin in October and will be given by
pro fessors of our Maine colleges. 1t will
be fully announced later.
A letter from j. c. Gordon, who is in
charge OF j. A. Peters, jr's, herd Of cattle
at he state fair at Lewiston says:
"Stock has done better here han at Port
land. King Of Ellsworth got I'd, Cleo
patra 1st, Susan I'd, Kings Daughter I'd,
Drusilia 3d-each in his or her respective
class"
Melvin Els who, with his family, was
reported drowned has made up his mind
it IS not such a disagreeab BILE feeling to be
dead after all, and so on Monday be left
Ellsworth, headed, he says, for KIondyke.
He took with him for luncheon on the
way two cans Of baked beans and five
boxes Of sardines.
Mrs. A. s. Treat was leaning against the
railing OF the stoop leading to the dwell
ing apartments over II. II. Hardens
store, when the railing gave way and she
fell to the roadway five feet below. Mrs.
Treats hand was badly cut, and she was
severely bruised, but fortunately no
| bones were broken.
The last issue of The Columbian, a
paper published at Portland in the in
terest OF the Catholic society in Maine,
contains an article on the Angelus, by
Rev. T. F. Butler, of Lewiston, formerly
pastor OF the Catholic church in Ellis
worth. The article was first published in
THE AMERICAN several years ago.
B. F. Thomas, of the Union shoe
factory, has returned from business
trip south and west. He reports business
improving. He brings back several
orders, and says he looks for the best
business this fall and winter that the
Union shoe factory has ever done. The
factory is now making about seventy
cases a day.
1t looks as though the yachtlovers OF
Ellsworth will be disappointed In their
desire to see race. 1t was hoped to ar
range a race for next Monday, but there
have been numerous bitches, and the
race seems as far off as ever. Still it is
I
men may get together and decide the
merits of their yachts.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Nahum f.
Beal sympathize with them in the loss Of
their little daughter, Helen Clement
Beal, which occurred last Thursday at
East Cambridge, Mass, where her mother
| was visiting. The father was summoned
l. r. nd or ,pd oh iTpla
be tore the child's death. The body was
brought to Ellsworth Saturday for in
t. u,ent.
Capt VIII Whitiug, who has been on a
cruise to Northport with party, in his
sloop "Annie Lee', arrived home Tuesday
uIgnt. The "Annie Lee" made record :
breaking run from Newbury Neck to
| Northport. The distance is from forty
five to fifty miles. The sloop left New
| bury Neck Tuesday morning of last week
at $50, and at l o'clock dropped anchor i'll
| NorJhport harbor.
Schooner "Lavolta', Capt. Whitaker,
commenced loading in Ellsworth June Is,
loaded and went to Eddyville, discharged,
! loaded, came to Boston, discharged at two
places, came to Gardiner, loaded with
paper, and went to Bridgeport, Stamford,
Harlem and Brooklyn; went to New
/ \,
went to Philadelphia, loaded with coal,
/ came to Ellsworth, arrived Aug. 27, MAX
ing the trip in seventy days.
The United States civil service COM
misso has ordered that an examination
be held by its local board in Ellsworth h
Saturday, Oct. =, commencing at a. m,
for the grades of inspector and jantor in
| the customs service. Only citizens of the
United States over twenty years of age
can be examined. Application must be
lied with II. +. Moore, secretary of the
I local board of examiners, before the hour
OF closing business on Monday, Sept. 13
Among visitors to the city during
the past week were the following
4 from Hancock county towns: A.
5. Penney, Mariaville; c. Burder,
NJ. p. IIinckley, f. p. Merrill, V.
+ II. G. silva, \. p. lIinckley, BluehilI; \.
q. Page and wife, Orland; Charles S.
/ Wrrd, Southwest Iiarhor; L. Il. DeasN,
J. II. knowles, Bar Harbor; II. II. Havey,
3. smith, {. II. Abbott, West sullivan;
O. p. Cunningham, X. l.. Brown and wife,
pr. H. f.. SNOW, Bucksport; w. ii. Law
| renee, sorrento; ). q. Stevens, a. Ii.
Mayo, Brooklin; George NJ. Warren,
Castine.
j. II. Hewitt, the gentlemanly repre-
sentative of Gorton's Ministries, was in
town last Monday, meking arrangements
for the show that is to be given in Han
cock hail next Monday evening. This
minstrel troupe comes highly recon-
mended, and al evening of genuine mirth
is promised. The Concord Monitor says
This organization claims to be nothing
but minstrel show and makes good the
claim in every feature of the programme.
An interesting innovation in the first part