Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-07-29

was shortened by good behavior.
Eugene II. Austin, of Wadsworth,
Nevada former Ellsworth boy, is in the
city, having come east to spend a month
or so among relatives and friends. He
left here nineteen years ago, and this is
his first visit home.
The business of the late Jacob w.
Coombs has been purchased by Fred L.
Kent. Possession will be given i'm
mediately, and the store, which is on the
corner of Main and State streets, will be
opened at an early day.
Frank II. Gould is building bulk
head along the low water line back of his
stable on South street, and will fill in the
Intervening space. The river below the
bridge will thereby be straig htened and
improved in appearance.
Ex-Representative E. l.. kngman has
moved to this city from Hancock, and is
occupying the Hall house at the corner
of State and Central streets. He is en-
gineer at Halls steam-mill on Water
street, taking the place of F. K. Royal.
Nothing has been heard from the
crew of the wrecked schooner "Arb rboreer',
but friends and relatives have not lost all
hope OF hearing from them. The wreck
Of the "Arboreer" has not again been
sighted, and it is believed it must have
sunk.
Noble c. Earl, travelling salesman
who is well known in this city, reported
to the police OF Portland Tuesday that he
had lost wallet containing $1,000 in
unnegotisble notes and $50 in money.
The wallet was lost on the train between
Rockland and Portland.
l.. NJ. Moore, of the First national bank,
and George S. Foster, of NJ. Gallert's dry
goods store, accompanied by Misses
| Blanche Hopkins and Cassie Stover left
last Sunday for Cherrytield, where they
joined a party of twenty or more, and
went to Pond Island in Ripley. They
Will spend the week there.
For ten year, the Methodist and Bap-
tist societies OF this city have united each
season in their annual excursion, and
these affairs have become more popular
with he public each year. The date for
this year is Aug. 10 the destination,
Nautilus landing Bartlett's Island. Mon
aghans band VIII furnish music.
Chandler Hale, secretary OF the Ameri-
can legation at Rome, who became quite
i'll soon after his arrival at his post OF
duty, is now, his many friends Will be
| pleased to learn, fully recovered. He is
no.V on the coast OF France. His mother,
Mrs. Eugene Hale, is with him. Before
returning to Rome he VIII come nome for
short time.
The Bluehill steamboat company will
run an excursion from Ellsworth to the
Northport camp meeting on Tuesday,
Aug. "a, touching at Surry, Bluehill and
landing on Eggemoggin reach. The
steamer "Catherine" will leave the up
river wharf at about 80 a. M, and will
reach Northport about IL a. M; return
ing, " ill leave Northport about $50 p. m.
The steamer "Julette" of the Bluehill
line, running in thick fog one day last
week, missed buoy, and while feeling
around for it, grounded near Flye's
island. The tide was rising, and in about
an hour the steamer fioated and contin-
ued her trip up the bay. No damage was
done. A few ladies among he passengers
were landed on the island as a matter of
precaution.
By the breaking of the battery jars in
the telephone central office Sunday night,
about one hundred suits of clothing in
Lewis Friend & Co. $ store We're damaged
by the blue vitriol which percolated
through the floor and dropped upon the
clothing Frank ID. Pulen, the Bangor
clothier, came to Ellsworth Tuesday to
estimate the damage, which Will be paid
by the telephone company.
1t is understood that the hose race by
electric light which Chris Toole, of Ban
gor, was arranging to take place at Ma
pewood Park has been indefinitely post
poned. The Senator Hales are disap-
pointed, as they thought it would give
them the wished-for opportunity to meet
the Orioles, of Bar Harbor, on neutral
ground. The last heard from the race is
that Mr.. Toole hoped to pull it off i'll
September
! f. II. Greely made the statement to
| THE AMERICAN reporter yesterday that
there are more horses in the Hathorne
stable at Pittstield that can step right
around 80 than in any other stable in
Maine This is the stable in which Mr..
Greedy is Interested with +. l.. Fisher,
formerly of Ellsworth The stable has
started in ten races this season, and won
six of them, been second three times and
unplaced only once.
For the convenience of those who were
unable to take the examination at the
regular time, superintendent -of-Schools
Wharf conducted a special examination
at his house Tuesday of last week. Those
who successfully passed the examination,
which entities them to teach in the pub
lie schools of the city, We're Misses Ella
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