Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-07-22

merry OF ELLSWORTH, mas several nosses en-
| tered.
Mrs. o. II. Atheshan and Mrs. NJ.
Ateshian, of Boston, who have been the
guests OF Mrs. G. II. Grant, of Franklin
street, the past week, left to-day for Bar
| Iiarbor, where they will spend the sum
| mer.
There will be supper in the vestry of
| the new church at Ellsworth Falls, Thurs
day evening of this week. The supper,
which is in charge OF gentlemen of the
society, will be served from 80 to 7
o'clock
Donald NJ. Stuart's condition shows no
improvement. DR.. Nealey, OF Bangor,
was called in consultation Tuesday. 1t
has been decided to await further devel
opments Of the disease before performing
an operation.
Miss Sylvia Davis has been appointed
| administrators OF the estate of her father,
the late James f. Davis. Samuel J. Nor
rison, H. f. Whitcomb and ID. l.. Fields
have been chosen appraisers of the stock
| in the hardware store.
Lewis Higgins, OF Elmhurst, Cal, a
former resident of Ellsworth is visiting
relatives here. He has not visited his old
home IN eighteen years, and finds many
changes, more in the people than in the
place. Mrs. Higgins is also in Ellsworth.
They expect to remain here until fall
The report that the government engi-
neers were on the river looking after the
| dredging, started the stickin's and saw
dust a-quivering Monday. The report
proved unfounded and the sawdust set
tied back again. The engineers have Wis
tied Sullivan Falls, and now Union river
is watching for them.
| Rev. {. 5. McLearn, pastor of the Bap-
tist church of this city, otticiated at the
baptismal service at Contention Cove last
Sunday, for Rev. II. F. Day, Of Surry. Six
candidates We're baptized and taken into
the Surry church. There was large at
! Tendance at the service, many from Ellis
worth being present.
Dennis Hagerthy, a young man from
| Bangor, was turned over to City Marshal
! SIVy by the conductor of the noon train
| last Wednesday, for attempting to beat
| his My on the train. He was taken be-
fore udge Peters of the Ellsworth mu-
nieif fnG court. He could not pay the fine
imposed, and is now in the county Jail.
Mo,hcr and Wiley, the two bicycle
riders vino furnished so much amaee-
ment and gave exhibitions of expert bi-
cyc3sriding i'll Ellsworth at the fourtl
OF J .ly celebration, VIII take purt i'll tnt
| bic, ell races at Map!ewoed park, Bangor
Wednesday and Thursday of this week
Nosher VIII probably have things his
own way.
Miss Isabel Jordan of Waltham, occu'
pied the pulpit Of the Free Baptist church
| last Sunday afternoon and evening, i'll he
absence of he pastor. Miss Jordan spoke
at the invitation of the society, and those
who heard her were not disappointed
/ Miss Jordan is studying for church work
1t is expected that the pastor, Rev. {. +
Woodcock, will be back in his pulpit next
| Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Z. Slower, widow Of the late
Clifton S. Stover, died last Wednesday. III
the fifty ytifth year OF her age. She was
a woman highly esteemed by those who
knew her best. She leaves two sons.
Funeral services We're held Friday, Rev.
|. II. w. w harff, pastor of the Methodist
church, of which the deceased was a
| Bluehill.
George b. Young, who was recently
pardoned from State prison by the gov
ernor, is again behind the bars. He re-
turned to Ellsworth soon after leaving
Thomaston, and has been loating about
town ever since. Last week he was ar
rested by City Marshal Silvy for being
drunk and discrderly, and Judge Peters
sent him to the Bangor work jail for
thirty days
A heavy blast at the rock -crusher last
/ Friday sent a rock weighing forty pounds
a distance of 500 yards across the river,
! where it crashed through window of
! George Flint's house, carrying away glass
and sash. Fortunately no one was in
| iured. The city repaired damages, and
the man in charge of the blasting was
cautioned to be more careful Blasts
/ have been somewhat lighter since Friday
The Ellsworth tennis club entertained
an expert player last Saturday afternoon
in the person of Frank Dana, who fol
several years held the inter collegiate
tennis championship OF the state. lie
used his racket on the Ellsworth courts
with something like his old-time form
Mr., Dana was a classmate OF b. b
Whitcomb, OF this city, at Bowdoin. He
i, now travelling for Silver, Burdett & Co.
school book publishers.
Thomas L. Shea, who appeared at Han
cock hall last week, held good hoese
throughout the week. On Saturday even
ing he repeated oy request the "Man-o
wars Man, (which made sucha decided hi
Mon day hight, and was no less enthu