Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-09

Judge Wiswell left Monday for Caribou
where he is holding court.
The Dirigo hose company club has in
creased its membership limit to 100.
Esoteric lodge, F. and A. NJ, will work
the third degree Thursday evening.
Miss Mary Stock bridge left Saturday
for visit OF several weeks in Boston.
Courts OF probate and insolvency were
held In Bucksport Tuesday OF this week.
There will be a temperance service at
the Free Baptist church next Sunday
evening.
The annual meeting OF VIM. H. II. Rice
post, u. A. r., has been post tponed to
Saturday evening.
Blanquefort commandery, K. T., will
work the Red Cross degree at its conclave
next Monday evening
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
| thur II. Grant sympathiz with them in
| the loss Of their infant son.
The Mason stesm-mil is being put in
shape under the direction Of Charles w.
| y,
Mr. Pierce Is buying much wood.
II. Nj. Hall, ir., left for the South last
"wednesday. Mrs. Hall and the children
will remain in Ellsworth this winter in
stead OF returning to their home in
Florence, Ala.
+. II. Greedy and +. l.. Fisher have
| closed their Hawthorn farm at Pittsteld
| Tor the winter MIR. Fisher is now at
Mr., t'reely's Trenton farm. There are
! Thirty horses ut he farm.
Mrs. Il. j. Walsh, " no is an artist with
the needle, VIII give an exhibition and
sale OF her work, which includes ali kinds
OF embroiderles, ON Saturday, Dec. IL, at
| Walsh's shoe store on Main street.
Key. ID. l.. Yale is away on a short va
| cdtion. he viii visit his home in Meri-
den, Conn, and friends in Ma4sachu-
sets He expects to return Saturday,
and will occupy his pulpit on Sunday.
Members OF Wivurna encampment, |.
| o. O. F., went to Bangor last Friday even
| lag to Witness the working OF the royal
purple degree by katahdin encampment
| Tney report royal entertainment at the
hands Of the Bangor Odd Fellows.
1t is understood that the new public
library viii be turned over to the city
| OF Ellsworth by G. Nixon Black the first
| OF the new year. AS soou thereafter as
| possible the trustees will arrange for a
| public opening and dedication OF the
building. This will probably take place
| some time in January.
At thei monthly meeting OF the Els
worth loan and building association held
| last Monday evening, the usual semi-an-
| nual dividend OF 3 per cent. was declared,
| payable Jan. l, on shares outstanding on
| tnat date. A new series, the fourteenth, F.,
| Is now open and shares are on sale at the
associations Office at the First national
| bank.
the Women's relief corps of VIM. II. II.
| Rice post ut Its regular meeting last Fri
| day elected officers for he ensuing year
as follows; Amira kelliher, pres.
| Hannah Bonsey, :. V. p Emma Mcfar-
land, }. Y. P; Amanda e. Young, treas.
Martha J, BIaisdell, sec; Augusta Emery
cDn.; Helen Beat, guard; Abbie Camp
bell, chap.
The Ellsworth high school lyceum is
nothing if not up to date. The subject OF
its last debate WAS "Resolced, That the
advantages of kiondike are not repre-
sented." And the lyceun, by vote, de-
cided hat they were not. Now ye Ellis
worth would be KIondikers, take warn
ing! Why tempt fate by flying in the
face of such decision as this?
s. G.. Stevens, of Brooklin, who, with
Mrs. Stevens, is spending the winter in
Ellsworth, received the cheerful intorma-
tion last Monday that his home in Brook
lin had been broken into and ransacked
Tue loss, which was not large, is some
what mtgated by the reasonably certain
knowledge OF who the thieves are, and for
whom MIR. Stevens promises trouble later
on.
1t has bean learned that Capt. John
kief, of the schooner Fair Wind", who
is now IN the marine hospital at Boston,
was not so badly injured rs at first re-
ported. Only one rib was broken, and
his shoulder wss not badly crushed. He
received internal injuries, II has since
been reported that one leg was broken,
but this lacks confirmation.
There was large audience at Hancock
hall last Thursday evening to hear
George b. Williams, the Shakes pearean
reader. The drama presented was "King
Henry W., always one OF the most pop
ular on the stage. THE play lost nothing