Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-01-19
COUNTY NEWS.
southwest HarbOr.

tot dddhtoHdt county Neirs see osher pages.
Southwest Harbor.
E. L. Higgins and son Fred went to
Franklin for few days last week.
Leon Lurvey and Miss Sarah Carroll,
student in he academy ut BIuehiil, were
home Saturday.
A. E. Fsrnsworth Il Co. are cutting
out eighty cords Of wood over by the
Marsh meadow, Bass Hsrbor.
Albert Mathews, of New York
city, has presented the library 127 bound
volumes of poetry, fiction, and history-a
most valuable addition to the library.
Street lights are a great village i'm
provement-w when they are lighted.
ride through this village last Sunday
night at $50 showed two street lights
burning out of nine that should have
been.
The public installation OF the officers OF
the masonic lodge took place last Satur-
day afternoon. The hall was full of the
brethren, their wives and invited guests.
In the evening the Evening Star lodge
lnstdueu OillceTs.
Jan. II. B.
Mrs. c. E. Cook has been seriously i'll
for several weeks.
Enoch Lurvey, of Bluehill accompanied
by wife and son, is in town for few
days.
E. L. Higgins and son Fred have been
on visit to Milbridge during he past
week.
Mrs. Maud Mason Trask, OF North
Hsrbor, has, with her children, spent a
couple OF weeks with her parents here.
taking a much-needed rest after her long
term Of teaching.
James Crockett and wife are taking
charge OF household affairs at j. T. X.
Freeman's in the absence OF Mrs. Free
man and daughter Katherine, who have
gone to Oregon for four months visit.
AS the pupils Of the primary school are
booked for long vacation, many OF the
parents are glad to send their children
to a private school for a few weeks, one
having been opened by Mrs. Sarah F.
Rich at her home.
Saturday afternoon, Jan. Is, was q busy
time for the masonic fraternity and their T
co-workers of the Eastern Star division.
The installation OF the officers OF Ire
mont lodge took place in heir newly-fur-
n'shed council-room at 3 p. m. A supper
was served by the Star members in Odd T
Fellows hall, after which the brethren
and sisters repaired again to the lodge
room to listen to the interesting services
OF the installation of the fremont division
of he Eastern Star.
Jan. II. SPRAY.
Bn,-h,Il
Parker Willins is at the hospital in
Btngor.
The inner bay is frozen up to the steam
BE- at wharf.
w. p. Bisset returned from New York
Wednesday.
E. X. Herrick is teaching the high I
school at East Bluehill.
Miss Title Martin, of franklin, is
spending few days at the Pendleton
house.
The 15-cent supper at the Congrega-
tional vestry Thursday evening WIS
success.
H. II. Harden arrived Saturday from
his Rockland trip for the Morrison med
ical company.
DR.. r. P. Grindle and wife gave dia-
ner party Friday evening. very ENJOY
a BILE time was had.
Monaghan's dances in Kane's hail are
proving successful. Much credit is due
for the good order maintained.
The Sockalexis Indian remedy company
closed its show in Ksne's hall Wednes-
day, and left for Sedgwick Thursday.
Harry Hinckey has tablshed HIM
self as an insurance broker, with Office at |
the Bluehill house. He has agencies for
both life and fire insurance.
The Hancock county agricultural as
ISOLATION held its annual meeting in |
Kane's hall Wednesday. The following
were elected directors for the ensuing I
year: A. c. Hinckley, chairman; Judge /
f. E. Chase, Frank P. Merrill, W. S.
Hinckley, Nahum Hinckley. The officers
are: w. S. Dreamer, president; John w.
Kane, vice president; Merrill 2. Hinck-
ley, treasurer; Nahum Hinckley, secre-
tary.
Jan. Il. X.