Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-11-02
For other local ne,0s see pages 4, 5 and s

A new plank sidewalk has been built or
Water street.
Irving Hsslem is moving to Ellsworth
| from Amherst.
B. b. Whitcomb il confined to his home
with bad case OF tonsilitis.
J. T. Crippen has been confined to the
house several days by illness.
The Epworth league will give supper
at the Methodist vestry this evening.
Miss Caroline M. Joy, OF Grand Forks,
N. D., is in Ellsworth, where she will
spend the winter.
The Dirigo athletic club will give an
| other OF its enjoyable sociables at its
rooms Thursday evening.
The Kings Daughters will give dinner
at Manning hall Friday from 11.30 to p.
| m. They request contributions Of food.
Clarence Hale, OF Portland, and Fred
erick Hale, who is studying law in his
uncle's Office, spent last Sunday ct 1.-THE
Pines".
Owing to repairs on the furnace, the
public library and reading room will be
closed until Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Howard Hooper left to-day for Katah-
din Iron Works. He will spend two or
three weeks in that region hunting for
big game.
Rev. J. P. Simonton, OF the Methodist
church, will deliver a temperance lecture
at the Ellsworth Falls church Sunday
evening at 73O.
chased Of p. NJ. Saunders the Ellsworth
and Bluehill mail stage route. He took
charge his week.
Rev. II. w. Smith will preach in the
Unitarian church next Sunday morning
at 1880, and Sunday school will be held
al the usual hour.
Rev. j. P. Simonton, pastor of the
Methodist church IN this city, has been
| elected president of the county Sunday
school association.
Mrs. c. {. Adams, of New wburyport
Mass, and Mrs. ii. {. Urann, OF East
Franklin, are visiting their brother, II.
W. Dunn, of his city.
P. ii. Stratto;: left for Calais Monday
on business trip. From Calais he ex-
poets TO go through to Boston, returning
the latter part Of the week.
The James f. Davis place on Bridge hill
has been sold to F. w. Rollins. The
bOuup t. buiIt NV he 10 IIoprv PCl1i,u
about forty years ago. 1t was sold to Mr..
| Davis in 1873
James Dorgan has received from w. b
Davis, OF HaverhiIl Mass, a pen OF
! barred Plymouth Rock hens which he
| considers he finest tnat ever came into
| Ellsworth.
| The schooner "W esley Abbott, coming
up the river, fouled the Kate Walker
| lying ut the coal wharf. The "Abbott's'
jibboom was broken. The "Walker" was
only slightly damaged.
The First Woman's club will hold it.
initial meeting for the season, at the
| home of Mrs. A. B. Black, Main street
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. y full
attendance is requested.
| There will be a circle supper at the
| Unitarian vestry this evening at s. The
| Woman's alliance meets this afternoon al
4 O'Clock. In the evening, after the sup.
per, there will be parish meeting.
In the government engineers estimates
of needed appropriations for next year:
work on rivers and harbors, are $50, 600 fol
the continuation of work on Union river
and $50 900 for the work at Bar Harbor.
The sociable of Nokomis Rebekah lodge
last Thursday evening was a pleasant
event. This is the first sociable given by
the Rebekahs this season, and those who
enjoyed their hospitality trust it will moi
| be the last.
The red and green horizon stripes of the
| Dirigo clubs official sweater and stock
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