Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-29

| DuTuud" WIS SOLO TO JOnn u. HOPKINS
for S25. The buildings will be moved
soon to make room for the new bank
building.
p. II. Shea, the tailor, sustained a pain
ful injury at his home yesterday. Mr.
Shea is q cripple and compelled to use a
crutch. He was walking in the house
without crutch when he fell, injuring
the knee OF his lame leg. 1t is feared the
| bone is fractured.
DR.. Harry W. Osgood has moved from
the rooms which have been occupied by
| DR.. Douglass to the offices over H. W. Es-
| tey's store. These rooms have recently
| been fitted up and redecorated, and DR..
| Osgood's apartments are among the
pleasantest in the city.
Among those who participated in the
annual excursion of the Penobscot bar
association, which took place Saturday,
were Judges Emery and Wiswell and J. T..
Redman, Vi Ellsworth. The party went
down the river from Bangor to Isles boro,
on he steamer "Sedgwick".
Mrs. Edmund Mcfarland and her
daughter, Miss Annie L. Mcfarland, left
day for st. John, N. B., where they
will spend the summer with Mrs. Me-
Farland's brother, F. l.. Thurber. Miss
Helen Bonsey accompanied them for
visit Of two weeks.
The patriotic women of Ellsworth who
are willing to work for the benefit of the
soldiers and sailors, are cordially invited
to meet at Mrs. Eugene Hale's house
on Thursday afternoon, at O'Clock.
In another column will be found two
letters explaining the object of the meet
ing.
The special masonic service at the
Baptist church Sunday afternoon was
largely attended. About 100 Masons were
present. Rev. c. S. McLearn's sermon,
treating Of the origin and uses Of masonry,
was very interesting to the congregation,
but particularly so to the Masons present.
Music WAS furnished by mixed
quartette.
Beginning Friday, all checks must bear
two-cent war-revenue stamp. The
stamps will be sold in Ellsworth at the
two banks. The stamp must be placed
on the check by the issuer, and must be
cancelled by him with date of issue and
his initials. 1t is a misdemeanor, punish
able by ine of S100 or less, to issue checks
without these stamps.
A barn owned by DIR. A. c. Hagerthy,
on The Franklin road, near the poor farm,
was burned Monday night. About seven
tons OF hay, two wagons and a pair of
sleds We're among the contents destroyed.
The insurance was about 800. DIR. Hag-
erthy Will build an addition to the her
barn on the place to take care of the hay
| which lie Will cut this year.
George Patterson, of Ellsworth, Who has
been working at Bar Harb Dor, was brought
to Ellsworth Saturday suffering with
brain fever caused by an internal injury.
Patterson was towing a horse behind a
wagon, holding the halter with one hand
and driving with the other. The horse
pulled back, stretching Patersons arms
so as to cause an internal injury and the
blood went to his BRAIN He is now re-
covering.
Mrs. A. f. Burnham, of this city, with
her sister, ss A. L. Whittle, of Port
land, and their brother, w. f. Whittle,
Of Westerly, r. l., formerly of this city,
were present at Harvard at the class day
exercises, June "a. They were guests of
S. Burton Buck, their nephew, who grad
uated after a four-years' course at Har-
ward. Mr.. Buck was a graduate of the
Ellsworth high school. Mrs. Burnham
W i'll return home to-day.
The last meeting of the w. c. T. L. for
the season will be held Thursday evening
at 1.30, at the home of Mrs. l.. J. Call All
members are earnestly requested to be
present, as business of Importance must
be attended to. The State convention
will meet Sept. 20, and we extend cor
dial invitation to all women who feel the
Importance Of the work Of organized
mother love for the protection of home,
as represented in the work of the w. c. T.
U., to meet with US.
Mrs. Albert Maxwell, of Quincy, Mass,
died last Tuesday morning, aged fifty
seven years. Mrs. Maxwell is sister of
Jacob Frost, Of Ellsworth, and had many
ago. She leaves hus band, four children,
an aged mother, three brothers and four
sisters. The funeral was held in Quincy
Thursday, Among those who attended
were a sister, Mrs. William French, and
her husband, Of Nova Scotia, who were
visiting in Ellsworth, and niece, Miss
Jennie Moore, OF Ellsworth Falls.
The Ellsworth democrats held their
caucus at Hancock hall Saturday after
noon. The caucus was very slimy at
tended. George B. Stuart was chosen
chairman and T. F. Doyle, secretary.
Delegates were elected as follows: State
convention-Joseph M. Higgins, N. II.
Higgins, J. A. Cunningham, G. B. Stuart,
Z. L. Brady, J. T. Crippen. District con-
yentiOn-ROScoe Holmes, ID, Z, Hurley