Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-08-12

the schooner "W esley Abbott.
Miss Maude Scott, of Boston, is visit
ing friends in Ellsworth
NJ ISIS Alice Adams, of Newtonville,
Mass, is spending the month OF August
at her home in this city.
Mrs. Maude Moore Dewitt, of Brewer,
visited Mrs. Martha Blaisdell and Mrs.
Addie Carlisle last week.
l. l.. Halman has returned from New
York, where he has been purchasing fall
goods for Lewis Friend & Co.
E. &. Morang and wife, Of Boston, are
visiting their son, Charles l.. Morang, at
his Contention Cove cottage.
Nokomis lodge, Daughters of Rebekah,
will go on a picnic to Lamoine Point
by teams next Wednesday, August 1S.
DR.. Harvard Greedy has moved from the
Tisdale place on State street, where he
has lived many years, to the Roland Peck
house on Bridge hill.
The Monaghan band excursion to
"Shore Acres, which was to have taken
place Wednesday, was postponed until
to-day on account of the rain.
The members of the Unity club are re-
quested to meet at the residence OF Mrs.
a. NJ. Hopkins to transact important
business Monday, Aug 16, at p. m.
+. l.. Kent's confectionery store in the
Peters block was opened Saturday even
ing. The store has been renovated and
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clerk.
Hon Thomas B. Reed passed through
Ellsworth Monday afternoon on his way
home from Bar Ilarhor, whittier he had
accompanied the yacht club from New
York.
About 100 went to Bar Harbor from
Ellsworth on the special train Tuesday
night to witness the fireworks display
and Illumination of yachts N the
harbor.
Nealley X Coughiin's new barber shop
at The corner of Main and State streets,
was opened Tuesday morning. The room
i, very neatly finished and is light. There
are four chairs.
TldIh y. tCtttSOl aud WIG iNll III
Whitman, Mass, Saturday, where Mr.
Stetson will be employed as book keeper
in the factory of l.. {. Bliss x Co., manu-
facturers of the Regal shoe.
Harry c. Emery sailed Tuesday for New
York. He has been i'll Europe since last
November, doing special work in Berlin.
He will resume his work at Bowdoin
with the opening of the fall term.
Will Writings yacht "Annie Lee" car
red away the top OF her mainmast last
Sunday afternoon. The mast was weak
for the amount OF sail carried. 1t will be
necessary to tit her with new mast.
The marriage OF Miss Annie Louise JOY,
daughter of Capt. ana Mrs. Henry J. JOY,
to Fred Wilson Stanton, of Boston, takes
place this "Wednesday evening al s
O'Clock, at the Congregational church.
Rev. c. L. Woodcock, of the Free Bap-
tist church, administered the ordinance
of baptism to four candidates at Patterns
pond last Sunday morning. There was a
large attendance, and the best of order
was preserved.
Mrs. James E. Parsons has invited the
Woman's relief corps to spend ThurSday
Aug. y, at her cottage at Shady Nook.
Buck boards Will be furnished mem
bers. The meet Will be at G. a. K. hall at
9 n. m. A picnic dinner will be served.
The Ellsworth electric Illuminating
company at its annual meeting Saturday
evening, elected the following directors !:
A. p. Wiswell, Ellsworth; II. l.. Shippey
and S. NJ. Hamill, Cleveland, Ohio; II. w.
Darling and IL. NJ. Francis, Schenectady,
Ny.
1t looks as though the yacht race
would not materialize. In talking race
and extolling the merits of their respec-
tive yachts, some OF the yacht-o owners
are very active, but when it comes to
"business," as the saying goes, they lei
their sheets run and head for home.
Salisbury's merry-go- o-round, being un-
able to get license from the selectmen
Of Bucksport to do business in that town,
has been set up on the point of Verona
island, just across the narroWs, and now
Bucksport lads and lassies have to cross
the river to Verona to join the merry
whlrl.
The general committee of the Fourth
of July cele bration met Monday evening
to settle up accounts. About 5000 had
been raised for the celebration, of which
S74.61 remained unexpended. 1t was
voted to give S25 OF this to the Senator
Hale hose company for the prize won by
them in the Fourth of July races in 1895,
but which had not been paid. A bill OF