Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-11-02

ings, will soon be familiar sight in Ellis
worth. The W. r. Parker clothing com
pany has the contract to furnish thu
sweaters and stockings.
Capt. Al. Higgins on Saturday received
q despatch from the Swans, of New York
asking him to como on to take command
OF one OF their vessels, q bsrque. Capt
Higgins left Monday. The vessel is char.
tered fora South American port.
John W. Reynolds, OF Monticello, form.
erly OF Ellsworth, died Sunday, Oct. %, Of
heart desease. He leaves a wife and two
children. His mother and brother, J
s. Reynolds, reside in Ellsworth. The
remains were brought here for interment
Z. w. Pierce, manager of the SPOOL ood
mill, says he expects to double the output
OF the mill this year. Last years work
was 800 cords; this year he hopes to have
from 1 900 to 2, 600 cords. Already 500 cords
are cut, and the mill will begin work as
soon as there is hauling.
The Senator Hale hose team has been
'to IooIli III tue tuElHG HOu5b, ,
and now has one of the cosiest assembly
rooms in the city. The room has been re-
painted and papered, furnished with new
curtains and tables. The Senators did
the work at their own expense.
Hollis c. Joy, of Chicago, and Mrs.
Charles Knox, OF Chester, Mass, came to
Ellsworth to attend the funeral of their
sister, Miss Katherine D. Joy, whose sad
and sudden death is referred to elsewhere.
Mr.. Kno4 was also here. Mr.. Joy will
probably remain about week.
E. e. Joy has moved his household
goods from his apartments in the Brady
building on State street, to his mother
on Bridge hill. Mr.. Joy expects to leave
Ellsworth next week for Massac husetts.
For many years he kept jewelry store
on Main street.
Mrs. J. F. Davis and Miss Sylvia expect
to leave Ellsworth the last of this week.
They will make their home with relatives
In Chicopee Falls for the present. The
removal OF these estima BILE ladies is dis
tinct loss to this city, with the social and
church life of which they have SO long
been identified.
The Bucksport correspondent of the
Bangor Meas says: "On Sunday some
mischievous boys, recent acquisitions
from ELS worth and Bluehili, damaged
the reservoir which supplies Capt. G. W.
Abhotts place with water, by breaking
the curbing and throwing in sticks and
stones. The matter WAS settled by the
parents Of he young offenders.
AT the Congregational church Sunday
morning Rev. d. l.. Yale preached ser
mon on the public schools of Ellsworth
He pointt out some of the needs OF the
schools, and urged an awakened interest
of the public in the schools. MIR. Yale
c!inched his statements by quoting
statistics. 1t was an earnest appeal for
better schools, better city and better
nation.
Jesse Stinson, of WatervilIe, was the
guest Of T. +. Hale a few days recently
Years ago Mr.. Stinson drove for the Hales
on the stage route from Bangor to Cherry
field. He left Ellsworth twenty-six
years ago. For ten years he was railroad
express messenger between Bangor and
Boston. For the past sixteen years he
has been IN charge of the express Office
at WRterville. This is lis first visit to
Ellsworth in twelve years.
There will be departure from the usual
custom in the observance of Thanksg giving
Day in Ellsworth this year. Instead of
the usual morning services i'll the different
churches, there will be a union service of
all the evangelical churches i'll the even
ing. 1t will be not only Thanksgiving
Day service, but peace jubilee service,
and the Thanksgiving Day sermon by
Rev. j. p. Simonton, of the Methodist
church, will be followed by short addresses
appropriate to the occasion.
Capt. Jonathan Langley, of this city
in the schooner "E. {. Gates, bound
from New York to Wilmington in bal
last, had a rough experience. He was
blown 100 miles off in the first gale, and
getting back toward Wilmington he en-
countered another gale. He lost his
mainsail and other canvas. Capt. Lang
leys schooner Will be rebuilt at Will
mington. She will be launched, it is
hoped, by Christmas, and probably Will
be engaged in the Porto Ricsn trade.
The steamer ''Juliette" of the Ellswort h
and Rockland line, was held up near
New bury Neck Saturday afternoon on
her trip this way, by the bursting OF
steam connection. The tug Ground
Top" was sent for, and started to the
"Juliette's" assistance late in the evening
1t was O'Clock Sunday morning when
the steamer reached the wharf at Conten-
ton Cove in tow of the Ground Top"
Repairs were made in time for the
"Juliette" to proceed on her regular trip