Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-28

Byron z. Carter is having his house
painted
George X. Fuller and L. w. French were
in Ellsworth last week ON business.
William Mitchell and wife, of Boston,
have been guests at James Crockett's.
The late evening mail in and the early
morning mail out have been discontinued
for the season.
The schooner "a. X. Woodward" was
at Robinson's wharf last week unloading
coal for J. T. R. Freeman.
Ralph Robinson, assisted by Henry
Tracy, has laid pipe drain from his
fathers house cellar to the road.
Capt. Harvey Hodgkins has returned
from Sorrento. Capt. Hodgkins has been
acting as pilot on steam yacht.
Mrs. c. F. Dole and family will return
to Boston Thursday. Mrs. NJ. j. Drum
mond will accompany them. Jimmie
Dole enters the freshman class in Harvard
college.
The Endeavor society of the Union
church will hold a sociable at the Dirigo
house Thursday evening. Music, refresh
ments and a pleasant evening generally
are to be expected.
Rev. F. w. Barker, OF the Congrega-
tional church at Somesville, preached an
excellent sermon In the Union church
last Sunday morning, exchanging with
Rev. G. H. Hefflon.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson, OF the Methodist
church, is holding meetings every other
Wednesday evening at Hall Quarry. He
divides the work with Rev. Mr.. Pinker-
ton, the Methodist pastor at West Ire
mont.
The storm OF Friday and Saturday is the
first hard storm in two months. 1t may
be called the Lime storm and is the fore
runner of autumn storms and winter gales
that are to come pelting and smashing
along bye and bye.
The first meeting of the literary circle
for the season will be held at the resi-.
dence of J. T. R. Freeman Tuesday even
ing, Oct. II; subject-"The Mill on the
Floss" Questions on the book may be
had at the library Saturday, Oct /.
There was a pleasant gat herring of whist
players with DR.. Charles Freeman at the
Freeman cottage last Friday night.
Among those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Galen H. Young, Miss Grace Lawton,
Frank Gilley, Arlington Ralph, Miss
Cathy Freeman and DR.. Phillips.
There was a letter party at the resi-
dence of O. W. Cousins last Monday
evening, ten or more being present :
Mrs. Lulu Heath, E. Belle Lord, Winnie
r. Hodgkins, Katherine Freeman, DR..
Phillips, George K. Fuller, Andrew
Brown, Merle E. Tracy and J. B. Whit
comb, class 1900 Maine university. After
the letter game, there were piano select
ions by Misses Heath and Lord and Merle
E. Tracy.
Mrs. William Lawton, Mrs. j. Albert
Freeman, Mrs. Nathan Clark, Mrs. Henry
Clark and Miss Mary A. Carroll were del
egates to the State convention of the W.
c. t. U. in Bangor last week. The party
vent up on the Bangor boat Monday and
returned Saturday. 1t is hoped this con-
vention did Bangor some good in the
temperance line, for it needs it mighty
bad (; the prohibitory law is quiet, lone
some, melancholy corpse in that town.
The last OF the summer people take
their departure this week. The Dirigo
guests all leave by Saturday and the house
will close, Mrs. Holden going to Boston
for the winter about Oct. II. The Cooper
cottage viii close and the family leave
for Camden, N. j., Thursday. The Kaignt
close their cottage and leave for Philadel
phia Oct. 1. There were about as many
here this year as last, but they were late
coming and SO the season has been shorter
There came very near being an acciden
Of some moment last Tuesday night at b.
foot OF the Whitmore hill where the Bas
Harbor and Manset roads meet. A team
from Manset containing couple OF drum
mers and bicyclist coasting down tn
hill met at the junction of the two roads
The bicyclist took q header into the bush
es to save himself. The drummers di,
some emphatic talking as the bicycle sho
onto them. No damage was done. Thi
accident would not have happened ha,
the street lamp put there for some pur
pose or other been lighted. If there i
any spot in this village where light
needed 1t is at the foot of that hill. Team
or wheeimen coming from Manset AM
Bass Harbor, both coming down hill, can
not seq. light there would be an act o
mercy No man, beast and bicycle, AM
would save profanity and possibly some
body's neck.
Sept. 26. STYLUS.
West Franklin.
Mrs. Charlotte Butler has been i'll tn
past week.
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