Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-29

Charles II. Drummey is in Boston on
business.
Mrs. c. p. Dorr and daughter Bernice
are visiting friends in Boston and vi
cinty.
The w. c. r. L. will meet at the home
OF Mrs. |. NJ Grant this Thursday after
noon at O'Clock.
There will be meeting of the tennis
club at THE AMERICAN office Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock.
Senator Hale is home for a few days,
inspecting his new house, which is nearly
ready for occupancy.
Rev. l. II. w. Wharf has been returned
to the pastorate OF the Methodist church
here for another year.
DR.. Abby NJ. Fulton has returned from
Washington, d. c., where she has been
spending part Of the winter.
Mayor Davis has had men at work on
the roads in different parts OF the city the
past week, and some good work has been
done.
The Dirigos will open their new rooms
in the old Odd Fellows building this
Wednesday, evening, with social as
sembly.
A. NJ. Foster has rented the first floor
Of the Giles building, on the second floor
OF which the coat factory is located, and
will use it as a work shop.
Extensive repairs are being made on
John b. Redman's house on Bridge hill.
The alterations include a bathroom and
a piazza. A. NJ. Foster is doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Wiggn are spend
ing few days in Bangor. They were
present Tuesday at the eighty-sixth
birthday anniversary OF Mr.. Wiggin's
father, Andrew Wiggin.
The plan to have a special train return
to Elswort h after the concert by Sousa's
band Thursday evening has been aban-
doned as a sufficient number of tickets
could not be guaranteed.
At the East Maine Methodist confer
ence in Calais last week, Rev. |. ii. W.
W harfi, pastor of the Methodist church
in hi- city, Vas appointed on the impor-
general qualification OF candidates.
Mr.. Abbie Dawes, whose death was
reported last week, WAS the wife of the
Iete Jonathan Dawes. She Was the
mother Of eight children, two of whom
survive her Mrs. G. Lunt, of this city,
and Mrs. JuGla Harlow, of Rockland.
There was cavein last week on Main
street near the western abutment of the
bridge, " here the road had been filled in.
A horse on O-good x Dresser $ delivery
wagon stepped into the hole, but was
not injured. The road was soon repaired
Col. ii. f.. Hamlin, of Governor Powers
staff, left Saturday for New York to take
part in the ceremonies attending the ded
lcation Of the Grant monument. Hon. +.
p. Spofford, OF Deer Isle, member of the
executive council, accompanied the party
to New York.
Eddie LaBarre's MINISTRIES are booked
to appear at Hancock hall next Saturday
evening. This troupe comes well recon-
mended, and an interesting and varied
show is promised. A band parade through
the principal streets is advertised to take
place at noon.
Carrie, daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
Henry Holt, of Bayside, and Perry w.
Langley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonat han
Langley, OF this city, were married Satur-
day afternoon at the home of the bride
Rev. d. L. Yale officiated. Mr. and Mrs.
Langley spent Sunday with the groom's
They will make their home with the
groom's parents on High street.
A false alarm OF fire from Beechand
called out the tiremen Saturday evening
for short run. Returning to the engine
house some OF the boys did not see the
wire stretched along the edge of George
H. Grants lawn to keep people from using
it as a highway. The wire served its pur-
pose, though it had to handle some Of the
tiremen pretty roughly to do it. A dis
located shoulder is the most serious in
jury reported.
Many Yankee skid" was disappointed
last Saturday at the on-appearance OF
the "Yellow Kid" comedy company,
which advertised to appear in a street
parade at noon, and to give an entertain
ment in Hancock hall in the evening.
The company's non-arrival was due to
the fact that its success in Bangor was
such that the manager preferred to con-
tinue his performances there rather than
risk one in Ellsworth.
The Ellsworth Lawn Tennis club at its
annual meeting last Thursday elected
officers as follows: +. f. Parker, presi
dent Henry w. Cushman, vice president;
NJ, Y. McGown, treasurer; II. E. Walker,
secretary; w. II. Titus, A. X. Cushman
and F. A. Coombs, executive committee.
Rev. ". X. Hunt was elected member
of the club. Another application was re-
ceived, but the membership limit of
twenty five having been reached, it was