Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-03-04

Fen. IL, after an Illness OF a lew days OF
pneumonia. His age was fortytwo years.
He was most highly respected citizen.
He leaves a wife and two children, father
aud two brothers aud large circle of
| friends
One of the papers to be read at the next
meeting of the Woman's club viii be on
Lowel's "Bigelow Papers. The club
viii extend an invitation to the Ltera
ture club, which has been studying
Lowell this winter, to meet with it on
that occasion. The meeting will be held
with Mrs, A. f. GreeIy, Saturday after
noon, March 49,
A merry party of young people, guests
of Miss Georgia X. Hastings, and chaper-
oned by Mrs. W. W. Morrison, took a
sIeigh ride to A. NJ. Hastings lumber
ctmp on No. ID, last Tuesday evening.
supper was served at the camp, and dur
ing the evening andy-pulI, music and
dancing were INDUCED in. The party got
back to town about 1890.
Mrs Martha Blaisdell and Mrs. Addie
Carlisle were delegates from VIM. H.
Fl. Rice relief corps to the annual
convention of the Maine department of
the w. r. G., held in Waterville last We'd
nesday and Thursday. The convention,
though not as largely attended as in pre-
vious years, was an enjoyable one, aud
the visiting delegates were most pleas
antIy entertained.
Superintendent Grant, OF the telephone
company, reports several improvements
in the service to be made in this vicinity.
A copper circuit will be run from Ellis
worth to South Penobscot, where it will
| connect with the Castine line. Another
| metallic circuit will be run from Ellis
worth to BIuehill, and the ground line
between Ellsworth and Mt. Desert Ferry
| will be replaced by metallic circuit.
| jesse Lee Floyd fractured the small
bone OF one leg by fall on one of the
sidewalks OF the city last Thursday. He
WAS taken to the photograph studio Of
B. F. JOY on Main street where the frac-
ture WAS reduced by DR.. l.. W. Hodgkins,
after which Mr.. Floyd was taken to the
home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Moon,
on Spruce street, where he now is. Mr..
Floyd is well along in years, having passed
his eighty-second birthday, and his re-
covery will be more slow than in a
younger man. He is resting comfort
ably. Mr.. Floyd's home is several miles
out on the Bucksport road. He has
achieved some notoriety from his travels
in the Holy Land, and at his home has
many relics.
Odd Fellows hall was crowded last Fri
day evening at the concert and reception
givc,. by the Odd Fellows. This society
ney er does things by halves. The concert
was by the Apollo quartette and Pullen's
orc ouestra, of Bangor. The selections by
the quartette, as well as those by the Or
chestra, pleased the audience. The con-
cert also included reading by Charles r.
Burrill. Pulen's orchestra furnished
music for dancing. During the dancing
the Apollo quartette responded to repeat
ed calls for Little Johnnie Dugan", and
sang it in a manner which brought down
the house. The supper, which was served
| in the banquet hall, was success fitting
so successful an affair, which in all its de-
tails reflected credit on the society aud
| management.
Messrs. Knowlton and Stratton, of the
| board of trade committee on shoe factory,
who, together with Mr. Tribou, were in
Boston last week, brought but few
crumbs of comfort to Ellsworth people
who, hoped soon to see Il third shoe fac
tory established here. The gentlemen
visited several shoe manufacturers and
capitalists in and about Boston, but could
lad none who was willing, in the present
depressed condition of the shoe business,
10 make change of location or invest cap
ita in new business. The only encour-
agement received was that if the shoe
business soon improved, As was hoped and
! expected, the manufacturers and cHpi-
talists would be pleased to talk with Els
worth. In the meantime nothing further
will be done in he matter in Ellsworth h,
and the people will keep hopeful eye on
| the shoe market