Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-29
COUNTY NEWS.
IN, additional County Sc'cs see other pages


Squirting went to Boston to spend Easter
week They combined business and
pleasure.
A. T. Richardson went to Ellsworth
Wednesday to complete arrangements for
the lease of the Island house for the com
ing season.
James Crockett has bought house lot
of Benjamin Robinson in beautiful To-
cation, and will soon begin the building
OF a cottage.
Mrs. Mamie Norwood received charm
ing Easter gift, labeled little daughter
Little Miss Norwood will greet Capt.
Joseph on his return trip.
One OF the new stores in the Odd
Fellows block Is to introduce new firm
In the clothing line, +. l.. Higgins and
Thomas Lawton, proprietors.
A new boy in community is always
hailed with joy by youngsters, more es-
pecially II he is big enough to "hop, skip
and jump, 80 welcome has been given
Victor Reed, a motherless boy who will
make his home for a season with his
uncle, WILDER Reed.
On his late raid Jack Frost found a
number OF house plants which had been
temporarily banished to the piazza 20 give
broom and paint brush a chance to swing,
and gave them vicious nips. The frosty
visitor failed to find the hot bed that
Lewis Wilson has started, which is al
ready green with cueumbers and OF her
young vegetables and with sweet peas
busily breaking the earth
Mrs. ArviIla Clark recently resigned her
position among the Sunday school teach
ers after tweuty-six years OF faithful
service. Mrs. William Holmes WAS APP
pointed to take charge OF Mrs. Clark's
class OF boys. This Is somewhat re-
markable record for a Sunday school
teacher to claim, 80 long a term OF unn-
terrupted service, except such breaks as
occasional absences might make, and it
would be interesting to know how many
pupils she has instructed in bible truths
during the time.
Miss Juliette Nic..erson, of Bar Harbor
visited Frances +. Willard W. c. T. t.
Friday to discuss the programme OF the
county convention of white-ribbunrrs.
church at Bar Harhor, June g. 1t j. e.
pecially desired that county sup"rintcnd-
ent- set about the work OF chilling IN re-
ports in their departments at once, aud
local superintendent should forward
news without urging. Mrs. Helen NJ.
Bullock of flmira, y. y. eloquent
speaker, has been engaged for the con
Ycution.
The friends OF Rev. john Elliot Bow
man, recent pastor Of thu Congrega-
tioual church here, now ot Goshen, Mass,
Will be panied 10 learn OF the death of
his father, Ehenezer Bow man, which
occurred in Chel-cq carly III April. MIR.
Bowman was soldier in the civii war,
and WAS taken prisoner in the disastrous
Red River expedition and atterward
paroled. For many years he had been
strongly identified with temperance
workers, and for long period WAS
director OF the Massachusetts total alb
stinence society. He has been occurring
for the cause more or less since early
manhood. Though for some years
member OF the Methodist church, for
seventeen years he had been a member
OF the Congregational church at Biller
lea, Mass, where he resided summers, his
winter residence being in Chelsea. Mr.
Bowman leaves wife and four SONS.
EASTER DAY AT UNION CHURCH.
Here as esew here the Easter day WAS
hailed with joy; and despite the heavy
rain OF Saturday, willing workers, even he
pastor lending "A long arm, lavishly decked
Union church with many yards OF ever
green festooued and gracefully knotted
with bows OF snowy " hite. The flower
ing plants, newly washed in the April
showers lent sweeter fragrance to the
floral array, while the pure white lilies
and fiowerwrcat he'd cross silently told
the old sweet story of the greatest gift OF
God to man. The morning sermon of
Rev. q. II. Hettlon was one OF his best,
Jesus, The Resurrection and the Life,
as illustrated in the gospel OF st. John,
chapter II. The anthem aud other
lectiou- of the choir were especially com
memorative OF the risen Lord.
The Sunday school concert in the even
ing had been carefully planned by the
organist and teachers, and MAS thorough
ly enjoyed by large audience, for owing
to the i'll health OF the Methodist pas
tor their customary concert was omitted.
While all the exercises were excellent,
some special features merit word OF
praise, among the prettiest being the
chorus aud motion song by five White
robed girls of Mrs. Augustus Clark
class "How do the trees, brooks, birds,
flowers and children keep Easter Day?'
Little four-year- old Marion Wilson gave
her first pub bile recitation IN clear voice
with most natural grace, ending with the
sweetest smile imag Unable. The solos
were very fine, as indeed were all the