Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-18

MISCELLANEOUS:
A. jax Remedy Co-Ajax tablets.
Hobbs Remedy Co-Hobbs Asparagus Kid
ney Pills.
S. X. Hinckley, of BIuehill, was in the
city Monday.
Miss Carrie l.. Joy, of Boston, is visiting
relatives in this city.
Miss Josephine Campbell is the guest
of Mrs. S. d. Wiggin.
Miss Jessie Foster, of Bar Harbor, is
he guest Of Miss Mabel JOY
John Suminsby and wife, of Bar Har-
bor, were in the city Tuesday.
The w. c. r. o., will meet with Mrs l.
NJ. Grant to- day at O'Clock p. m.
The Kings Daughters have postponed
their supper to Tuesday, March 2.
Curtis X. Foster is in Boston taking a
post graduate course in emhaIming.
The Literature cub viii meet with Mrs
David Hale, Main street, Friday evening.
Esoteric lodge gave another OF its
delightful sociabes iast Friday evening.
several days Of good ice boatinga at Branch
pond
Ellsworth is cutting ice Several crews
are At work on the river at the head of
the falls"
II. w, Dunn has the contract to set two
handsome monuments in Bayview ceme-
terry, franklin.
c. o. Emery, of Sullivan, and his part
ner, E. B. Colcord, of Rockland, were in
the city Monday.
The board of reg istration will meet in
the aIdermen's room five days next week
beginning Tuesday.
Mrs. Ivory F. Butler, of Franklin, is in
the city visiting her husbands sister,
Mrs. Dora E. Duun.
Ralph Perry, son of Oscar Perry, frac-
tured his left arm and dislocated his
shoulder by fall on the ice.
Mrs. c. c. Burril left Tuesday evening
for Boston. She will visit friends in
Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
5. L. Chapman and wife are spending
few days With relatives at Franklin. Mr..
Chapman will spend his time in fishing.
The many friends of Lewis Friend, who
WAS very low last week, are pleased to
learn of his Improvement and trust it will
continue.
George n. Black returned to Boston
Monday after visit of few days to the
homestead here. He was accompanied
by his friends the Messrs. Pitman.
1t is possible that DR.. Morell, ex-U. S.
consul at Jerusalem, may give Il series of
illustrated lectures on that country, at the
Congregational church next month.
The Woman's relief corps will hold a
supper and sale at the G. A. r. hall this
evening. Those who have psrtaken of one
of he relief corps suppers will need no
second invitation.
Miss Laura Crippen died very suddenly
at BluehiIl last Friday, of heart failure, in
t he thirty-sixth year Of her age. She was
daughter of James Crippen, who Was
formerly in business with his brother,
John T. Crippen, in this city.
The latest news concerning the Main
street bridge is hat it will be shipped in
about four weeks. This comes in letter
to Aid. Campbell from the agent of he
company who sold the bridge. He says it
is now in the hands of a responsible firm.
The report OF the State assessors for
1896 shows a startling decrease in he
value of Ellsworth's vessel property, 1. e,
from S66,200 in 1895, to S2673 in 1896.
This is, however, due largei, 10 the revi-
sion of the law relating to taxation of
vessel property.
Col. and Mrs. Burrill, A. l. Saunders and
wife, Mrs. Hathaway and Mrs G. f. Cum
ningham drove to Tunk pond last Satur-
day, returning Sunday night, except Mrs
Cunning ham who went to Cherry field
where she is visiting her sister at the
Cherrytied house.
John Davis, chairman of the board of
overse ers of the poor, reports at present
twelve paupers at The poor farm and fifty
eight being cared for outside the farm.
There are seven insane paupers- one at
the poorfarm, one n home and five at
The State asylum in Augusta.
The school in Fullerton district and the
high school at Nieolin will close Friday
Principal Everett Marks, of Bluehill, has
taught the high school, with excellent re-
ults. Several other schools of he city
would have closed this week, except for
loss OF time due to the epidemic of
measles.
Lejok lodge, l. o. o. F., will give a con-
cert and ball at Odd Fellows hall Fri