Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

Laurie" by F. w. Rollins. The next
lecture, which will be given Thursday,
Feb. 4, will be on "The Dukeries- Sher-
wood Forest", prelude, "White Noun
tains."
An Ellsworth woman read recently Of a
man who drank cup of yeast in mistake
for buttermil.-, and rose three hours
earlier than usual the next morning. She
suggests that wives whose husbands are
prone to in dulge in arti-fire snoozes in
the morning, might try the effect of that
three yeast cake bread OF Mrs. Lincoln.
d. F. Tribou says his offer to establish a
shoe factory, if business men of the city
Will provide building and machinery, at
cost OF about $500, is still open. He
believes the business of the factory could
be worked up to 100 cases of shoes daily
within years time. No special effort
| seems being made by the business men I,
however, to secure the factory. Are there
too many factories in Ellsworth?
There has been a general shake e-up on
the Maine Central among the conductors
and trainmen, and six crews now do the
work formerly done by eight. Manager
Evans has struck blow at "soft snaps.
Conductors Eupea, Abbott and Pollister
will have runs on the Mt. Desert branch.
Conductor Whitehouse, who has been
running on this branch, has been trans
ferred to baggage master on the run from
Vanceboro to Bangor and return same
day.
A handsome thing it was on the part of
the party of Bar Harbor gentlemen who
were entertained at Ncolin last Friday
to do what they did. Recognizing one of
the few weak spots in the clubs "outtit",
they, on the following morning, present.
ed the club with a handsome set of steel
carving tools. The gentlemen response
bic for this highly-appreciated and cour-
teous act are: w. H. Davis, F. c. Lyman,
E. b. Mears, William Fennelly, S. II. Ro-
dick, f. NJ. Conners, II. E. Wakefield and
Ii. A. Lawford.
Officer Silvy on Sunday arrested c. NJ.
Ryan, who was wanted by the Bangor
police. Ryan WAS a peddIer of rugs,
curtains, etc. He hired a team at Ban
y
it the next day. He extended his trip
through Winterport and Bueksport to
Ellsworth, and when he bad been gone
nearly week the owners of the team be-
came anxious. When they learned he
was in Ellsworth, the police were notified
to arrest him. Chief of Police Gilman, of
Bangor, came after him Monday, and
Rvo nj TO oil : ho ,ip.
ipal court why he kept the team so long.
The Abenaqus club is a club for men,
but last week it occurred to the ladies that
it wa about time for them to have some
thing to say. so on Monday afternoon
they unceremoniously swooped down on
the club house, and without consulting
any one but their own:sWeet selves, they
transformed the rooms into a miniature
Delmonico's, and then sent word around
to the members that they would be
pleased to receive them at tea at $50.
How much the recent advent of Mrs.
Lincoln had TO do with it "this deponent
saith not, but the menu was of the
choicest. Whist, music and billiards
We're INDUCED in after supper, and most
delig htful evening was passed.
The cases of Officers Holmes and Silvy
sainst he inhabitants of Ellsworth, in
which notice was given for trial at this
term, Will doubtless go over 20 the April
term. When court convened the city
had secured no counsel in these two
cases, Hale and Hamln, counsel for the
city in actions brought by Mayor Gerry's
police officers, Donovan, Finn and
Hurley, being counsel for plaintiffs i'll the
cases of Holmes and Silvy against the
city. 1t looked though the plaintiffs
would obtain judgment by default, but
Mayor Gerry has retained Lawyers
Deasy and Hurley to appear for the city,
and when the cases are called the last of
this week, counsel for the city will refuse
to waive Judge Wiswell's interest as a
tax payer, and the cases will have to go
over to April.