Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-07


Vermont. Mrs. Lords mother, Mrs. H.
B. Phillips, accompanied them for visit
of several weeks.
Henry Guimond, OF New York, is the
guest for few days at John s. Richard
sons. Mr.. Guimond is manager Of The
Lawyer and Credit Man, OF New York, a
unique publication, devoted, as its title
| implies, to commercial credits.
| Mrs. E. F. Conroy, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
with her two children, who has been Wis
| iting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Remick, on
Hancock street, for the past five weeks,
| has gone to Milford, Mass, where she
will meet her husband and visit relatives
there.
Miss Mabel Monaghan will sing at
| concert in West Sullivan next Friday
evening. She will be assisted by Miss
Genevieve West, Of Franklin, reader, and
Miss Josie Brigham, OF Sullivan, and
Helen and Harriet Rollins, Of Ellsworth,
piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. Hopkins, of Tren-
| ton, entertained the ladies' circle and Ep-
worth league of the Methodist church of
Ellsworth, last Wednesday, in delight
full manner, sustaining Trentons reputa-
tion for whole-souled hospitality and So
ciabi!ity.
Joseph Tucker, of Boston, is spending
his vacation in Ellsworth, visiting rela-
tives and renewing old acquaintances.
Mr.. Tucker is now employed in the Bos-
ton Transcript Office. He learned his
trade in the Office of THE ELLSWORTH
AMERICAN when N. X. Sawyer was editor.
Between the heats Mr.. Greedy showed
Colombo on the track. Colombo is a coal
black yearIing by Bingen, dam by Aller-
ton, second dam by Electioneer. 1t will
thus be seen that the breeding OF this colt
is gilt-edged, and he will doubtless be
heard from later on. He is beauty
Bangor Wing and Courier.
Charles P. Halpin, OF Boston, is in the
city, called here by reason OF the serious
illness of his infant child. The many
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Halpin will be
glad to learn that the child appears to
have passed the crisis and is now likely to
recover.
There will be stereopticon lecture
at the Congregational chapel this
| evening at s O'Clock. The subject will be
"Norway; the Land of the Midnight
Sun"-a lecture which has been given
here before, and one Of the best. There
will be new views.
The board OF registration is in session
at the aldermen's room this week. The
board is in session from a. m. to D. m,
tHS tot q EriI
! and Saturday, when there will be no
| evening sessions. No new names will be
received after P. m. Friday, Saturday
being spent in revising the list.
Mrs. Patrick Kearns, OF Ellsworth, died
at the Augusta insane asylum last Thurs
day, aged tifty-eight years. Mrs. Kearns
has been an inmate of the asylum for sew
efal years. She leaves husband and one
son, Patrick. The remains were brought
| to Ellsworth Saturday, and funeral ser
vices were held from the Catholic church.
Frank Hamlin, of Chicago, was for
several days the guest of his brother, Col.
II. E. Hamln, of this city. Last Friday
Col Hamlin, with his brother and NJ.
| Gallert as guests, left for few days sail
| in the "Thetis" among the islands along
the coast. They returned Monday even
| ing. Mr.. Hamlin left for Chicago Tues
! day evening.
In the race for green horses at Bangor
last Thursday, E. II. Greey's Leavtt won
in straight heats. Time, 32A, 2.35,
2.32 ;. Leavitt was not pushed, and had
lots of speed left. On Friday Mr.. Greedy
started Philip in the 2.25 class, getting
third money, and Vulcan in the 229 class,
| unplaced. The latter was the faster race
OF the two, the heats being trotted in
30 2.22, 2,221a.
The Ellsworth chorus OF the Maine
music festival resumed rehearsing We'd
nesuay evening at Manning hall, and did
excellent work. Rehearsals will be held
every Wednesday evening from now until
the great festival at Bangor, Oct. 6, I and
5. Mr.. Chapman will visit Ellsworth on
Friday, Sept. %, and a special rehearsal
Will be held on that evening. Mr.. Hyde,
the recently-appointed assistant conduc-
tor, will probably visit Ellsworth before
he 23d, but the date Of his coming is not
yet fixed.
While at Newport last week attending
a meeting OF the State encampment, G.
A. R., as a member of the commanders
staff, James E. Parsons met with an acci-
dent from which he was fortunate to
escape without serious injury. A team
was pulled suddenly to one side as Mr..
Parsons was passing. He was knocked
down, and horse and team passed over
him. He was unconscious for few
minutes. Mr.. Parsons escaped with
severe bruises, but to those who saw the
accident it was a wonder he was not
killed.