Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-03-18

Sentiments from Lowell were read or ex-
pressed by members Of the Woman's club
mere was an interesting discussion III
"hieH ihthapefs OF both ciubS TOOK part
II Ellsworth celebrates the nation :
independence this year it won't be on the
Fourth OF July, no matter how ha@d
penney bngIes may blow. There may be
ceiehfatioh on the Fllth' however. And
why not
There will be a meeting of the board of
trade Monday evening to elect delegates
to the meeting OF the State board of
trade 10 be held at Deering. Other i'm
portant business Will come before the
H''s" ottn ooaiu L.
Misses tonnlck and Call, who are to
opeh a millinery store i'll b. f. joys re-
| modelled building about the middle of
April leave this week for Boston and
New York on business connected with
their new undertaking.
Joseph Petrle, notice OF whose death
| at west sullivan appears in the items
from that place, was member OF Lelok
looge, l. ". ". f., OF thls city. brothers
Johh A. LORD and T.. u. Carr, OF Lelok
looge, attended the funeral Monday.
The annual st. Patrick's Day supper by
the ladies OF the Catholic society will be
given o' ooo reiio"s haii Ihis N"eohes-
aayJ evening at O'CLOCK. aprons and
oeher useiul articles Will be offered for
saie' also homemade candy.
II II
Congregational church at Southwest Har-
Dor, delivered an interesting sermon at
the congregational Vestry IN this city last
wednesday evening. The services took
the place OF the usual mld-week prayer
meeting.
M iss Jessie Foster, of Bar Harbor, while
preparing to return home last Saturday,
was taken suddenly i'll with the grip at
the American house. She was confined to
her bed until Wednesday, and is now, her
friends Will be glad to learn, on the rapid
roaa 10 recovery.
"Hope springs eternal in the human
breast" The people of Ellsworth h are.
watching the freight trains daily for the
long look ed for, almost despalred-for,
Main street bridge, word having been re-
ceived that it was shipped from Elmira,
y. Y, Tuesday of last week.
The Woman's Christian TEMPERANCE
uniou will celebrate the ninetv-third
birt hdav anniversary of Neal Dow, in the
Unitarian vestry, Saturday, March 20, at
: p. M, with appropriate exercises.
| L.
m Insters to be present. The public cor
daily invited.
Arthur f. Cook, who expects soon tc
| !eav= Ellsworth for Lewiston where he
will be employed on newspaper recently
esta blished there by bis brother, James A
Cook, last week resigned the office OF
foreman of Eagle hook and ladder COM
pany. Charles w. Campbell was elected
his successor.
Henry w. Rhoades, a student of Bucks
port seminary, died last Saturday OF
appendicitis, aged seventeen wears
Young Rhoades was the step-son of Rev
| G.. b. Chadwick, formerly pastor of the
| Methodist church in this city, but now
located in Union. He entered the Els
worth high school with the class of '97.
Can't Josenh NJ Higgins bas nnrcbased
through John B. Redman the Gould
property on lower Water street. The
property consists of about one-half acre
of ground, with twenty fruit trees, a
house with all modern improvements, q
stable, and another house for rent. The
| price Daid 81 e0O i, copuidarod ro,,orl,
ably low.
Josenb E.,.hrool, Of po,aor ,,oo
prisoner in the nnnicinal court Monday
He had been arrested by Night Officer
Lord for drunkenness. Judge Peters sem
fenced him to pay Il fine of s3 and costs
| Estabrook pleaded for time in which to
pay his fine, and mittimus was suspended
until Saturday, when the fine Will proba-
| bly, be paid.