Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-14

Bass HarDnr.
Capt. Levi Rich has been home for the
pa It two weeks.
Eben Clark injured his foot quite badly
one day last week while doing carpenter
work.
Simeon A. Holden, wife and daughter
| Pauline, have gone to Augusta for the
winter
Mrs. w. l.. Holmes, of Southwest Har-
Dor, was in the village over Sunday, stop
ping at Capt. Louis Holmes.
| There has been skating OH the Marsh
creek, dancing parties in Columbia hall,
and religious meetings in the houses of
the community every night for week
past. Here is variety for all. Who says
we don't keep the ball rolling down
here at the end of the island?
The character of the roads during the
past week has been the ruin OF vehicles,
the iameness of horses and the despair of
the traveller. First mud-soft, slushy,
fathomIess mud, then freezing, leaving
the road bed rougher than the top of a
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when we can have good roads the year
round.
Jan. II. G..
Waltham.
Mrs. S. B. Giles.
Miss Mile Cousins, OF Eastbrook, is
visiting friends here.
Mrs. Willard Haslem and son Harvard
are staying with her mother, Mrs. Hanna h
Fox, for the winter.
Mrs. Ella Martin has gone to Ellswort h
to spend the winter with her sister, Mrs.
Dudley Haslem.
G.. l.. Jordan has moved his family in
part of Asa Coby's house, where they are
housekeeping.
Miss Maud Jordan, of Ellsworth Fails,
who has been visiting relatives here the
past week, returned home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stanley have
moved in the woods. Mrs. Stanley is to
cook for her fat her, Alden Haslem.
The card club met Saturday evening
with Alden HasIem and wife The best
prize WAS Won by Mrs. Josie Stanley and
Stephen Jordan, the BOBBY prize by
E. W. Debeck and Sadie Haslem.
Jan. 4. II.
Sorrento
Frank Jordan and wife are visiting Mr.
Jordan's parents at Mariaville.
j.. II. Corners was in Bangor and Pitts
field few days recently on business.
School began in the Cove district this
morning, taught by Lloyd Dunbar, of
CherrYtield.
Mrs. Margaret RoIfe and lite grand
daughter Marie are. visiting Mrs. L. r..
Corners for fewiweeks.
Miss Maud Alice Hall and william
Robertson We're quietly married at tie
home of Rev. j. 7. Moore Tuesday of last
week.
S. r. Downing and wife entertained the
Willing Workers sewing circle, at their
home, "The Pines, Thursday AFTERNOON
and evening. The thirty-five guests
present voted it the best circle of the sea-
son.
Jan. T. PEARL.
Hull. Cove.
School began last Monday with Mr..
Peach as teacher.
The Busy Bees will meet with Miss
Campbell Friday night.
John Haslam will soon leave for Wal
than, where he will be engaged in haul
ing wood.
There was merry gathering at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Clark
Tuesday evening. About forty five were
present and a very pleasant evening was
enjoyed by all.
Jan. 3. B.
Julian Emery's little boy has been i'll
with commissions.
Mrs. John Salisbury is visiting her son,
Wilbur Salisbury.
Hal Sumner, of Winter Herbor, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Fred Hadley.
Miss Lizzie Campbell and Mrs Chester
Quite Il number attended Ethe house
warming at Adelbert Grays Saturday
evening. All reported good time.
Jan. II. B.
Birch HarbOr.
Walter Blake and Frank Sargent, of
Sound, have been visiting Fred Temple.
Rev. B. p. Capshaw, of Gouldsboro,
OBLIGATED Saturday at the burial of Mary,
wife OF Capt. J. w. Bickford, who died at
West Jonesport Tuesday. They were
former residents of this village, but for a
few years had been living with their old
est son, Bethnel.
Jan. 4. c.
| West Trenton.
ISIS Gerte IL. Lunt has returned to
Ellsworth, to resume her studies.
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