Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-08

For other local netcs see pages 4, ) and g
A. F. Reeves is at his home quite ill.
II. F. Rowe and a. E. Mace, of Aurora,
were in the city Monday.
Probate court is in session in this city
| to-day. Insolvency court tomorrow.
Mrs. William II. Black is very feeble,
and her many friends are anxious con-
cerning her.
Mrs. d. II. Tribou, wife OF Chaplain
| Tribou, Z. S. NJ, is visiting her mother,
| Mrs. j. F. Davis.
| AT the Congregational church Sunday
| morning there will be special Chldrens
Day programme.
Esoteric lodge, f. and \. NJ, will work
the third degree on three candidates to-
| morrow evening,
Miss Inez l.. Dorr is at home with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. p Dorr, for the
summer vacation.
Rev. w. X. Hunt, of the Unitarian
church, left Monday to attend the State
conference at Saeo
! New cutters are being built on the
School street side of Hancock hall. A. NJ.
| Foster is doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Champlin, of
Boston, were the guests of $. ID. Wiggin,
Mrs. Champlin's brother, on Friday.
| The annual meeting of the Abenaquis
club, called for yesterday, was adjourned
to tomorrow evening, June 9, at 7.3O.
Childrens Day will be observed in the
Unitarian church Sunday morning by
special services by the Sunday school,
During the summer months the public
reading room will be closed at 6 p. IN. on
| Thursdays. Other evenings it will be
| kept open until O'Clock as usual.
The new boxes have been put in the
post office. The boxes are of handsome
design. They are of the small size. Henry
l.. Moor is doing he carpenter work.
| The full summer schedule will go into
effect on the Maine Central Sunday, June
26. The service on the Mt Desert branch
will be substantially The same as last
year.
| A. X. Cushman is unfortunate enough
to have a breeding sore on one of his
hands, and the intiiction has made him Sc
i'll that lie is obliged to remain at his
hons.
All Masons are requested to meet at the
masonic rooms in Manning block or
Sunday, June &c, at p. M, to go to the
Baptist church for the observance of St
Johns day.
George A. Parcher is putting his new
Shady Nook cottage i'll shape for oc-
cupancy. Mr.. Parcher has one of the
handsomest and most convenient cottage.
at the Nook.
VIM. II. II. Rice relief corps will hold {
All members are urged to be present, a:
matters of unusual Importance will come
before the meeting.
The many friends of Joseph Grows, wht
came to Ellsworth last year to work fol
Austin fl. JOY, will regret to learn thai
he is very i'll at the home OF his brother
Frank T. Grows, on Franklin street.
One of the finest dairy farms in the Vi
cinity of Ellsworth is Labrador farm"
owned and operated by F. A. Coombs
Mr. Coombs has a fine herd of cattle, in
Guiding a number of registered Jerseys
Rev. FIR. SeIlig, of Springfield, Mass, il
at present acting as assistant pastor Of thu
Catholic church in this city. Later hi
will have charge here, while Fr. O'BrieI
is at Bar Harbor during the summer sea
son.
E. w. Lord has finished his seconC
year at the Boston University, and i,
home for the summer. Mr.. Lord pu
in some of his time during the winter a!
first assistant in one Of the city evening
schools.
d. II. Eppes is having his schoone
"Samuel Lewis" thoroughly overhaule6
and repaired at Grants yard. New tol
timbers are being put on, and she viii
have a new rail, new waist and quarter
and new ceiling.
George F. Newman, jr., and Charlie
Beal went fishing at Bog river one da,
recently. The story they tell is little ou
Of the ordinary for fish stories. In the vi
cinity of East brook they saw bear in
field near the road.
Jere T. Mahoney, who has been EN-
ployed at Brownville, is home for few
days. He will be employed during thu
summer as postal clerk on the Ellsworth
Rockland boats. He was appointed un
der the civil service rules.
The Ellsworth Camera club will givt
another stereopticon exhibition at Han
cock hall July 10. The views shown viii
include about $50 slides loaned by th'
New York camera club, and a number b.
members of the local club.
The New York attorneys, Messrs. Hobbs
and Haskell, who are here in the Interest
OF the sardine syndicate, were guests al
Embellishments.