Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31

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John W. Coughlin is still confined 10
his bed, but is improving.
W. a. Alexander is spending his yaca-
tion in Bar Harbor and Bucksport.
Tax Collector A. K. Woodward is oct
again after short Sat severe illness.
Harry S. Bridges, of Greenville juno
ton, is spending few days in the city.
Miss Maria Atwood, of Winterport, is
the guest of Miss Catherine Simonton in
this city.
Rev. J. P. Simonton went to Winter
port last Wednesday to attend the funeral
Of John Nealey.
Mrs. William Braley and daughter
Gertrude, OF Taunton, Mass, are visiting
Mrs. S. X. Whiting, I'd.
Members OF the Ellsworth festival
chorus are reminded that rehearsals will
be resumed this evening.
Mrs. George p. Dutton aud daug hteV
Louise have returned from visit OF sew
eral weeks in Massachusetts.
Miss M. A. Clark is attending the an
nual meeting Of the Josselyn botanical So
ciety OF Maine at Waterville.
Frank II. Young, c. P. Dorr and E. E.
Joy left to-day for a trip up-river duck
shooting. The season opens tomorrow
James NJ. Nealley, of this city, was
called to Bangor last week by the death
of his sister, Mrs. John Pstten, OF New
burg.
Miss Hattie Darling, OF Enfield, who
has been the guest of Mrs. A. III. Carlisle
for the past two weeks, has returned
home.
A. F. Burnham Is at Etna attending he
| annual camp-meeting OF the Maine spir-
itualist association q W h;cA he is pres
ident.
The ladies circle q: the Methodist
| church will meet with Mrs. Edward Hop
kins, at Trenton, this afternoon. All are
invited.
Fire which originated n the wood box
| in Mrs. &. +. Gsay 5 house on Spruce
street last Friday evening caused about
| $50 damage.
Regular rglces viii ne resumed at the
Congrega ga,i0Ha. aud Unitarian churches
| this week, the pastors returning from
their sumnC- gReaaous.
The Smith fami1E is to-day holding its
| annual reunion nj the home of Moses
| Smith in this city. About thirty mem
| bers OF the family are present.
The Union shoe factory, after being
| shut down tive Weeks to take account of
stock, opened Monday. The factory is
making from sixty 10 seventy cases day
The regular meeting OF the Kings
| Daughters for September will be held
next Monday evening. A full attendance
| is desired, as plans for the winters work
will be discussed.
The county commissioners were in Els
| worth Saturday making returns to the
State assessors of the valuation of unin-
| corporated townships end islands in Han
cock county.
| f. T. Salisbury, who is going the
merry rounds OF the county fairs with
| his merry go-round, is preparing to 60 tC
| Porto Rico with his outfit as soon as the
| fair season is over.
Jack Gurthey, of Bar Harbor, was
brought to the county Jail yesterday tc
serve sixty days for intoxication. He
| was "seeing things" this morning, and q
physician had to be summoned.
| Henry B. Stockbridge, after few weeks
vacation spent with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. P. Stock bridge, in this city, left
| for New York last Friday. He expects tC
| join theatrical company for tour West
Rev. Thomas VanNess, pastor of the
! historic Second church, of Boston, occu-
| pied the pulpit of the Unitarian church
in this city Sunday morning. He
| preached an interesting sermon on Uni
| tartan doctrine.
| The proposed sail among the islands
and a clam bake at Bartlett's Island were
given up, the crowd at the wharf when
| the steamer was ready to start not being
| of paying size. The excursion to North
| port also was given up for the same
| reason.
Miss Lucy IL. Tapley, OF the faculty of
Spelman seminary, Atlanta, Ga, who is
| spending her vacation with her parents
| at West Brooksville, is visiting o. w.
| Tapley and wife in this city. Miss Tap
| ley formerly taught in he schools OF this
city. She returns to Atlanta Oct. l to
| commence her ninth year at Spelman.
! b. j. Dunn, of Boston, formerly OF the
| Bangor NelUs, was in town last week, and
| made THE AMERICAN pleasant call. Mr..
Dunn has forsaken newspaper work for
| the law. He graduated in June from the
Boston university law school. He has
| been spending his vacation roughtng 1t
through Maine, and has had a most in
teresting experience.
The illegal shooting of partridges in
the vicinity Of Ellsworth continues. Last
Wednesday the wardens seized box OF
partridges on the train, being shipped to
Bar Harbor. The pot-hunters who kill
| partridges out of season for the Bar Har-
| Dor market are not only spelling the sport