Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-21

A chowder supper will be served In con-
| nection, to which all members OF the post
| are invited.
| While the hunters are ranging the
woods for partridge, the birds are seeking
| safety In the city. Several have been
caught in the city. Friday one was
driven into Morrison, Joy & Co.'s, stable
back OF THE AMERICAN Office, and caught
The high school lyceum has reorgan-
lied for the term. The officers are as fol-
lows: Henry II. Higgins, president; Ed
ward r. Small, first vice. president; Hem
ry Campbell, second vice president;
Charles Leach, secretary; Miss Frances
Foster, treasurer.
Judge J. A. Peters, jr., entertained a
party OF his legal brethren at his
Lamoine farm last Saturday evening.
Among the party were Judge Haskell,
Senator Hale, L. B. Deasy, Of Bar Harbor,
George NJ. Warren, Of Castine, and o. F.
Fellows, OF Bucksport.
James Smith, the obIiging and faithful
messenger OF the American express COM
pany, leaves today for a few weeks vaca-
tion among friends and relatives in Mass
achusetts. He will visit his old home at
Newburyport where he has not been for
twenty-six years.
A small house at Beechland occupied
by William Forsaith was burned Monday
evening. Though early in the evening,
the hre was burning fiercely before dis
ka fov, bod har tf,
escape, and nothing was saved. The
buildings we're owned by Mrs. Phronia
Haines, and were insured. Mr.. Forsaith
lost everything, including COW and pig,
on which the family depended largely.
To add to the distress OF the family, Mr..
Forsaith is an invalid, and unable to work
much OF the time. His family consists Of
himself, wife and four children. A sub
scription for the relief Of the family was
circulated Tuesday, and met with gener-
Gus response.
The Woman's Alliance and the Unity
club OF the Unitarian church have COM
bined, under the name Of the Unity club
alliance The society will systematically
carry on the church and social work of
he Unitarian society. Meetings will be
held tortnightly.
There will be a harvest supper at the
Unitarian vestry this "wednesday even
ing, at 6 o'clock. At 7.3O the same even
ing the annual meeting of the Unitarian
| society will be held. Officers will be
elected for the ensuing year, and other
important business will come before the
meeting
A. II. Carlisle, OF the Green Lake hatch
cry, AMI \. J. Darling, OF Enfield, in two
days ant. s'i5h lit caught, stripped and do
posted 100000 salmon trout eggs in the
hatchery house at Cold Stream pond, En-
field. The trout were taken three miles
from the hatchery house. Later they will
take large number of salmon eggs.
The junior Epworth League Of the
Met hodist church has elected the follow
ing officers: President, Matte Grant
first vice president, Mary f. Holmes
second vice president, Florence Stevens
third vice president; Bessie Haynes
fourth vice president, Rebecca Lindsey
secretary Hester Cushman; treasurer,
f4Ssle DOup!hSs.
There was another seizure Of game on
the Bar Harbor train at Bangor Saturday.
Game Warden Nichols seized forty three
psrtr dyes. They were billed to New
York, and each was in a separate package.
The game warden entered he car and saw
a number OF HES on the bundles. He
opened one OF them, and found feathers.
He kept opening them until he had for
ty-three birds.
a string of beads which came over in
the "Mayhower" are exhibited in the
window of A. w. Greey', jewelry store.
The beads were brought over by Mrs.
Mary Wood bury, who with her husband
settled at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and is
the maternal ancestor OF the Woodburys
OF Portland. The beads are now the
property OF Mr.. +. q. Young, of Els
worth, II descendant Of Mrs. Woodbury..
Mrs. David c. Hale, who has been liv-
ing with her husband parents, Mr. and
Mrs John NJ. Hale, in this city for the
past year, left for her former home in
Cincinnati, O., Monday, accompanied by
her two children, Shirley and David. She
Will make short visit TO Boston en- route.
During her residence here Mrs. Hale has
made many admiring friends who regret
her departure.
The difference between the city and
the water company has been settled, as
predicted in The AMERICAN last week. a
compromise was effected at special meet
ing of the aldermen Friday evening. The
water company pays 40 year for the
privilege of hanging their main from the
bridge, and gives bond to protect the
city from damage. The water company
will also build stop wall west Of the
bridge to prevent surface water following
causing damage by freezing.