Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-01

The painters are now at work on the in
terror OF Hancock hall.
There will be meeting Of the board OF
aldermen Monday evening.
Mrs. Miriam Kent is the guest Of Mrs.
Homer II. Emerson in Bucksport.
A. NJ. Foster is putting bathroom in
the Redman house on Bridge hill.
Ellsworth board OF trade will invite the
State board to meet here in September.
Mayor Davis left last Monday for Bos-
ton. He is expected home next Monday.
Misses Lena and Georgia Foster are vis-
iting relatives at Bar Harbor for a week.
The plan to have another tug boat on
Union river has been abandoned for this
season.
Mayor Davis and Alderman Stock bridge
have been among the past weeks victims
of the grip.
Lygonia lodge, F. & A. NJ, worked the
third degree on two candidates last We'd
nesdsy evening.
A. w. Packard, of THE AMERICAN
Office, has been one OF the victims OF the
prevailing epidemic.
The w. c. T. L. will meet with Mrs. II.
K. Hsmor, on Hancock street, to-day
Thursday at o'clock.
joe, the porter and sli-around handy
man at the American house, is on a
pleasure tripto Boston.
Miss Annie l.. Joy, after visit Of
several months In Boston and New York,
returned home Saturday.
In the absence OF Miss Lucy Adams,
Carl Stratton Is employed as clerk in the
store OF Capt. John A. Lord.
Fred Whitaker, of Portland, spent
Sunday with his parents, Capt. Maynard
w Whitaker and wife, in this city.
The literature club will be entertained
by Miss Annie Stockbridge at the home
OF Mr-. II. ii. Harden Friday evening.
p. ~. Strattop +. representing the Els
worth board o5 trade At the senIi-annual
meeting of the state beard at Deering to-
day
Mrs. Mary =, Adams is very i'll with the
grip at her home on the surry road At
her advance d aye. her Illness is considered
serious.
Extensive repairs are being made on
the house on nleh street recently pur-
chased hy +, H. osgood. p. IL. Strattou
!, doing the work.
\. n. Lyman hs- been re-elocted su-
Record -aA- Mr. Lyman is bringing the
seb"u.- up to "a nigh standard.
Mts, l.. \. Bel,hcr. matron at the
Kiug'- daughters roadiug room has re-
turned to her post after an absence u seY-
ersl DAYS ON account ~ Illness
The Little Round Top is being over
hauled Tor the season, business. II looks
~ though the Round Top" would have
the river tu herself again thi. season.
The county commissioners are In ses-
sion assessing the county tax for lsy7.
The tax TO bc collected Is al 900. The
rate VIII be about he same as last year.
f. ". Chapman, the soap manufacturer,
has not definitely decided upon loeat ion
for his factory. He proposes to erect
three-story frame building, 50N50 feet in
size.
Mrs. Margaret Campbell, widow Of
Hamilton Campbell, formerly Of this
city, died at her home in Boston last
week. She was sister OF Mrs. Patrick
Scott, of this city.
Repairs have been made on the School
street grammar school to strengthen the
trusses. The work was done by \. NJ.
Foster. Mr.. Foster has commenced re-
pairs on the Baptist church.
An auction sale Of horses will be held
next Saturday in the stables on Franklin
street formerly occupied by o. W. Trip.
The sale Is held by G. r. Shaw, OF Ban
gor; the anctioneer Is Charles W. Morse.
Charles II. Emery has sold his house on
Bridge hill to r. A. Coombs, who will oc-
cupy it himself. Mr.. Emery will move to
the Fulton house, at the corner OF Main
and School streets, purchased by him
some time ago.
George Z. Packard, after a year spent
among the cow-punchers of south
western Colorado, on the ranch OF an
uncle, returns to Ellsworth in rugged
health and high spirits. He is warmly
welcomed home by his many friends.
Miss Aryilla {. Swan, of Watsonville,
formerly OF Ellsworth, was
married on March 16, at Santa Cruz. to
Charles Smith, also of Watsonyille. The
bride is "A sister OF Mrs. q. 5. Cook, OF
this city. Ellsworth friends extend con
There was vesper service at the Uni
tartan church last Sunday afternoon.
The music, which was OF high order,
was well rendered by choir consisting
of Miss Mary f. Hopkins and Miss Geor-
C.. L. Morang