Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-21


dition that Mrs. Hurlbert keep the peace.
DR.. G. S. Hagerthy received visit
one day recently from a woman who had
fallen heir to a set Of false teeth which
had been worn by friend recently de-
ceased. She called on the dentist to have
Hagerthy didn't take the job.
The house occupied by Arthur Shute on
State street caught fire from the burning
out Of a chimney Monday. The fire was
| extinguished without sending in an
alarm. Mr.. Shute estimates the loss at
| S20O, which is covered by insurance. The
| building is owned by B. E. Cole & Co.
The Eagle hook and ladder boys have
changed the date of their ball from
March to February %. 1t will be a
Washington's Birthday ball instead Of an
Inauguration ball. 1t is probable that
the entertainment which will precede
the dancing will consist OF minstrel per-
formance by local talent.
The Womans club last Saturday elected
officers as follows: Mrs. Alma R. Whit
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vice president and treasurer; Mrs. K. G..
Cheney, second vice. president; Miss
Annie Stockbridge, secretary; Mrs. S. L.
Grant, Mrs. II. H. Harden and Mrs. S. d.
Wiggn, executive committee.
Last Tuesday forenoon successful op-
Grafton was performed upon o. Lewis
Thomas, of Bayside, by Drs. Manning
and Hagerthy. The young m n had been
suffering with tuberculosis in the knee
for some time. The leg was removed
about midway between the thigh and the
knee.
Deputy Sheriff F. w. Lunt, of West
fremont, paid his first official visit to ELS
worth last Friday, when he brought to
the county Jail Frank Taylor of South
west Harbor, charged with larceny, and
| committed by Trial Justice George r. Full
Ter, i'll default of 500 bonds. Taylor is
charged with stealing a small sum of
money from the store of Henry Clark.
Mrs. Rose Norris, of Hancock, brough
suit against Edward A. Hopkins, of
Trenton, in Ellsworth municipal court
|
Mr.. Hopkins was the mason employed on
The Pines. A.. w. King appeared for
plaintiff and John B. Redman for defend
ant. Judge Peters rendered verdict for
plaintiff, S35.32. Defendant appealed.
The First national bank last week
elected directors as follows: Andrew P.
Wiswell, s. K. w hitting, Lewis Friend,
l.. "A. Emery, L. III. Greedy, Eugene Hale.
The only change i'll the board was the
election of Senator Hale in the place of
the late George p. Dutton. Officers were
elected as follows: Andrew P. WisWell
president; 5. X. Whiting, vice president +;
Henry w. Cushman, cashier.
}. Montgomery Sears, of Boston, who
with a party of friends had been taking
his usual winter run to his Bar Harbor
residence, came to Ellsworth Sunday by
buck board. Dinner was served at the
Hancock house, and in the afternoon the
party boarded Its special train here for
the return trip to Boston. In the party
were Mr.. Sears, Thomas P. Beal, +. w.
liutc chins, Charles f. Fairbanks, W. L..
Pierce and Charles S. Penhallos.
The one-act farce "Chums' was pre-
sented at the Unitarian vestry last Thurs
day evening to good-sized audience.
The play is full Of life, with many ludi-
crous situations. 1t lost nothing by its
presentation. The cast was composed of
+. f. Parker, II. +. Walker, Harry o.
Tracy, Mrs. John A. Peters, jr., and Miss
NJ. A. Greedy. There was also singing by
the ladies' quartette, aud piano selections
by Miss Mary Moore. A song by Mr.
Tracy and a recitation by Mr.. Parker
were introduced as extras in the play.
THE AMERICAN has been laughed at
immoderately the past week, and all be-
caut Of little error. 1t was in speak lug
OF the dimensions of the new tug which
so many Ellsworth captains hope to see
in Union river in the spring. The re-
porter wanted to say the tug was fifty
four feet and six inches long, and four
teen feet, six inches wide. He wrote it
5l6 and 146, but between compositor,
copy holder and proof reader, the periods
got left out, and Il craft of strange dimen-
oions was thus launched upon an unsus-
pecting public. OF course everybody
laughed.
f. NJ. Gaynor's store was broken into
Monday night, and about S25 in money
and two valuable pipes were stolen. The
thief obtained entrance by cutting
through the panels of the storm door and
inner door at the rear of the store, and
undoing he catches. 1t is evident that
the job was done by someone who was
familiar with the location of the catches.
The money till was broken open, but no
other damage was done. 1t has been the
custom for Mr.. Gaynor's clerk to take
home the money at night, but on Mon
day night he neglected to do so. The
exact amount taken is not known, but it
does not exceed S25.
Officers of Nokomis Rebekah lodge were