Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-03
COUNTY NEWS.



Southwest Harbor.
President Butler, OF Colby university, al
the request of Rev. H. Y. Vinal, preached
at the Union church Sunday morning
July 81.
Another little daughter has found 6
welcome in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Trask of Mort beast Har Dor, arriv.
ing July %.
Mrs. Isaac Mayo, OF Brooklin, accom-
panied by her dsughte Caro-, has been
spending week at the home of her
brother, J. II. Gilley.
Rev. A. w. Archibald ID. D., of Brock
ton, Mass, who brought his family early
in the season to occupy the Fiske cottage,
has rejoined them, and will probably fin
! ish the season here
Capt. ROBBIE Norwood recently left his
vessel, the "Belle O'Neil", in Bath, and
came home for short visit, the first one
in more than year, during which he has
been sailing in southern waters.
Miss Myra Wilson and Miss Amanda
Richardson, OF Mckinley, and Mrs.
catherine Mason and Miss Nellie Carroll,
Of Southwest Harbor, leave to-day for
Newcastle to attend the summer school.
The cantsta "Grandpa's Birthday, ar
ranged under the supervision OF the
Methodist minister and his wife and
given at fremont hall Wednesday even
ing to WELL filled house, was pronounced
a decided success.
AS lightning is said to never strike
twice in the same place, the friends OF
NJ ISIS Sadie Driscoll congratulate her for
having no cause for dread of future
thunder storms, and rejoice that her in
juries from the dangerous bolt were not
OF a serious nature.
Although patriotism fiourishes here as
guaranteed by the sailor and soldier
boys sent to the front, and though flags
Of all sizes have from time to time been
quietly displayed it was left for Mrs. f.
F. Farnsworth to make the first public
demonstration over the unfurling Of the
tsr-spangled banner on Friday evening.
July %.
The Southwest ilarbor debating club,
whose patriotic entertainment gave much
pleasure here aud added about S35 to the
Red Cross fund. went to Somesville
Thursday night to present the same pro-
gramme. Much credit is due Seth Nor
wood, who arranged the affair and Sc
cured the cooperation OF so many jealous
young people.
Among the many improvements about
town is noticed the fine new entrance
stairs winding over the ledge from the
main road to the hal door of Capt. ROBBIE
Norwood's pretty cottage perched at the
top Of the cliff. 1t is the handiwork of
Robbie, jr., his own pretty home near by
bearing witness 10 his skill in the use of
the carpenters tools.
Mrs. L. NJ. GilIey. local superintendent
OF the soldiers and sailors work OF the
W lizard union, has enlisted the white
ribboners of this vicinity in the work of
making comfort bags, and would like
contributions from patriotic friends to-
ward filling them-needles, thread, safety
pins, court plaster, small scissors, rolls of
linen and other articles hat may be useful
to the repair OF clothing. Mrs. Neal, State
perintendent, and Mrs. 2. c. Clark,
county superintendent, are DESTROYS that
all the unions in the county shall engage
in this or similar work TO aid this de-
partment, and report to them as soon as
possible. The most compact and suitable
comfort bag is made OF drilling, u inches
deep, inches wide when finished. There
are three pockets, the centre one made
with flap and button, the whole stitched
around-not bound-with tape attached
to roll and lie.