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The entertainment given by Newton
Beers, the impersonator, under the aus
pices OF the Knights OF Pythias, last
Thursday evening, was not largely at
tended, owing to other attractions.
Those who attended express themselves
| as greatly pleased with the entertainment.
Master Arthur II. Parcher entertained
a number OF young friends last Saturday
at the home Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George a. Parcher. The occasion was
the seventh anniversary of his birth. A
very en- njoyable time was spent. Refresh
ments We're served.
The morning service at the Congrega
tional church last Sunday was unusually
fnterest sting, by reason Of the large number
of admissions 20 the church, some twenty
five or thirty becoming members, most OF
them on profession of faith. The regular
choir was assisted by two voices on each
part. In the evening the service was
made appropriate to the day.
Mrs. Henry c. Hastings died suddenly
at Ellsworth Falls Tuesday afternoon
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ceived a shock about year ago, from
which she seemed to completely recover.
She was taken suddenly about noon
Tuesday. DR.. Hagerthy was hastily
summoned, but before he arrived she was
dead. She leaves four daughters, two OF
whom are married, and one son.
The committee from the board OF alder
men appointed to make contract for
electric lights, has arrived at an agree
ment with Manager Smith, of the electric
light company, by which the city will re-
ceive the same number of arc lights as at
present, and several series lamps in add-
ton, to be located as directed by the city
officers. One of these series lamps will be
placed on the Main street bridge, anot her
on Oak street near the ce-house, and
Others at the Falls. By the new contract
he city will get more satisfactory SER
vice at about he same cost as heretofore.
A correspondent to the Lewiston
Journal writes: 1.-The oldest dam in
Maine is perhaps the mare Mollie owned
by Hosea 3. Phillips, one of the wealth.
lest citizens of Ellsworth. Molie was
tWenty-three years old last November,
and il May she gave birth to a colt which
is thriving. Mollie was raised by Mr..
Phillips, but her exact pedigree is not
known. She was first used as a work or
driving horse, but developed speed and
mad" track record of 2.214i ten or twelve
years ago. Mr.. Phillips has raised many
speedy colts by her, and has now in his
stable several promising sons of MolIie,
one Of them, Harry p. four-yea old
with a record Of 219.f
Dr. Mary l.. Burnham is home for few
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Orrln K. Burnham, before leaving for the
missionary field in China. Miss Burnham
is the first Ellsworth girl to receive the
degree of NJ. d. She graduated with
honors last year from the Woman's med
ical college, Philadelphia. For the past
year she has been engaged at the New
England hospital in Boston, where she
has had experience in dispensary work
which will be of great help to her in the
position she Will fill in China, where she
will have charge of a Woman's hospital
recently pull NJ bhlhallu. sue goes 10
China under the auspices of the Presby
terian board of foreign missions. She
will sail from Vancouver Sept. 13 for
Shanghai, and from there a trip of about
TWO weeks by canal and mules into the
interior will take her to her destination,
the city OF Chinanfu. DR.. Burnham's
first year in China will be devoted largely
to mastering the intricacies of the Chi
nese language.
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