Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-25

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his shoulder said the bone had not been
properly set, aud would probably always
trouble him.
There will be a circle supper at the
Unitarian vestry this "Wednesday even
ing. The supper will be in charge of he
gentlemen of the society, bat as a guar
antee that there will be something to eat,
it may be just as well to say that the
ladies will assist.
Mrs. Melvin McGown, who was Sc
verely injured in runaway accident
nearly three weeks ago, and has since
been cared for at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Watts, has recovered sufficiently to
be removed to her home in North Els
worth, where she was taken last Satur-
day.
Register of Probate Charles p. Dorr has
received letter from DR.. H. c. Vaughan,
Of Foxcroft, former editor of THE AMER
CAN, in which he says: Had great
luck fishing at Moosehead, caught one
eighteen pound togne. Honest Saw it
weighed! 1t was one l lost several years
ago."
In spite OF the tremendous pressure OF
job-work, and of an unusually large num-
Der of town reports, upon the resources
of this office, and of advertising upon our
columns, THE AMERICAN is issued on
tin e and will be found to contain its
usual ample grists of local, county end
general news
Misses Ellie Call and Annie Connick
have leased rooms in the recent Y remod-
e'led JOY building, ON Main street, and
will engage in the millinery business.
Both the ladies are well known here. Miss
Call hss had several years experience in
the millinery business. The rooms viii
be open about April /.
ID. +. Tribou, who has made a prop
ositiou o establish shoe factory in ELS
WORTH john F. Knowlton and p. H.
Strat too, IF the board of trade, are il
Boston taj, week. When they return
they may have news of importance con-
cerninz the probability of EHsWorth'+
getting the shoe factory.
JOHN 4 Lord returned Welneeday
from a short business trip to Boston. On
Tuesday Mr.. Lord attended the annual
meeting of the Grand Lodge, a. O. L. W.,
of which he is member. Other Ellis
worth men present were p. IL. Stratto on,
who is II delegate from Ellsworth lodge,
and John +. knowiton. The question OF
classified assessment, which has for some
time been a vital subject of discussion in
A. o. L. w. ranks, was voted down
almost unanimously.
The last of the peoples travel lectures
at the Congregational church was given
last Thursday evening. The subject was
"Nor' hern Wales". The views were ex-
cellent, and the lecture was an interesting
one. 1t was read by DR.. George A. Phil
lips. The stereopticon prelude consisted
of views of Boston, and the snapshots of
ElsWorth's high school foot ball team.
The musical portion of the programme
consisted of two solos finely rendered by
Mrs. e. J. Walsh.
Among visitors to the city during the
past week were A. H. Mayo, X. b.
Stevens, Brooklin; II. A. Lawford, A. H.
Lawford, c. f. Lindall, ID. l.. Carver, f.
E. Carter, H. Curtis Hodgkins, II. /.
Hodgkins, B. F.. Clark, Bar Harbor; f. E.
Chase, E. F. Hinckley, Wallace Hinckley,
NJ. p. Hutchins, f. II. Binder, George A.
Martini n. P. Merrill, r. P. G, indie,
Frank p. Merrill, II. II. Harden, Bluehll;
f. d. Long, George E. Marks, East Blue
hill; F. A. Foster, c. E. Mcbride, North
east Harbor.
An effort is being made to secure
two lectures by DR.. Selah Merrill, on
"Pales,ine." Dr. Merrill has served two
terms as United States consul at Jerusa
lem, which afforded him unusual facili-
ties for acquiring a knowledge of the
land aud people In addition to this he
nss also spent two years as arch9plogist
of the American Palestine eXploratio ion
society. Without question me s better
acquainted with Palestine than any other
American. Bishop Phillips Brooks said:
"Dr. Merrill is the most interts ing
speaker on Palestine that | have ever
listened to-" Tickets for the course OF
two lectures have been put at 30 cents.
If sufficient number is subscribed for,
the lectures will be given. Rev. ID. J..
Yale has the matter in charge.