Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-24

Attention is called to the terms Of fHE
AMERICANS scholarship contest set forth
in anoteer column. r It orrcrt nifty =
offered It least fh5sc II -. '..5l5,i' ~.
people 10 secure Il term, tGtttou j5ce, at
the Shaw business college. The success
ful contestants have choice of going to
Houlton, Augusta or Portland, the col
lege having hrancFc7 At all t'ss5 Y'ag55.
Miss Blanche O-gooa, OF BiuehiH, is
the guest of Miss Inez Dorr.
Miss Maude Smith has returned from
visit to friends in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. T. Murray, of Rock
land, are visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Harriet Hooper IS spending few
weeks vacation at her home in this city.
Mrs. NJ. b. Joy aud Mrs. W. L. Foss, of
North Hancock, were in the city last
Thursday.
Mrs. p W. Scott, of Boston, formerly
Of Ellsworth, is Visiting relatives and
friends here.
Horace Jordan, of Brighton, Mo-,
made short visit to relatives in Ellis
worth this week.
Miss Alice Adams, after four weeks va
cation spent with her parents in this city,
returned to Newtonville Monday.
The Volunteer aid association will not
meet again until Monday, Sept. 5, when
iull attendance Of members is requested.
Michael John, of Bangor, arrested in
license, served three days in the county
jail.
John Abram, an employee at the B. f.
Cole & Co. shoe factory lost the end OF
one OF his fingers in the machinery Sat
urday.
The annual reunion OF the Smith fam
lily will be held at the home of Moses
Smith in Ellsworth, Wednesday, Aug. 81;
if stormy, first fair day.
Fred Johnson OF Ellsworth, was arrest
ed Monday for intoxicetion. He paid tine
Of s3, ana costs imposed by Judge Peters,
of the municipal court.
Amasa Sargent, the veuera Bile represent
ative OF |. w. Munroe Il Co, of Boston,
was IN the city last week OF his thirty
seventh semi-anuual trip.
There will be an especially important
meeting of the Sings Daug dters next
MONDAY evening, and all members mr.
parupstlN rp1upst,45 N M
There will be an excursion to North
port caap-meetin5 by steamer Gather
inc, Capt. o. y. CrocEet, on friaI..
The steamer VIII leave Ellsworth at 5 90
a. tu
The examination of teachers for State
certificates, and of candidates for admis
SION to the hisa sclool, taxes pace at the
hlgh school building Friday, beginning at
5 Il. m.
Ia about two weeks the grading Oh the
Washington county railroad will b. fin
i-hed through to MachIas. Rails have
been LAID now at this end for about six
teen miles.
Mrs. T. c. Page, with her daughter
Catherine, Of Chicopee Falls, Mass, and
Mrs. f. ID. Howard, OF Springfield, Mas .,
are visiting their mother, Mrs. Jame, +.
Davis, in this city.
George p Brown, of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
Mr.. Brown formerly lived in Ellsworth, a,
b'. this is his first visit here since
leayi.,g for the West fifteen years ago.
1t is understood there Will be an excur-
sion from Ellsworth Sunday by steamer
"Julietten, but details are not yet an
uounced. A sail among he islands, and
clam bake at Eartlett's Island are
talked Of.
Rev. l.. B. Macdonald occupied the pull
pit Of the Unitarian church Sunday morn
ing. Mr.. Macdonald formerly was pas
tor of this church, and he was warmly
greeted by many old friends. He preached
an excellent sermon.
In the PIP class at Rigby yesterday
winning first, third and fourth heats.
The time OF these heats was 2.0934, 211,
2.10. The first heat is now Bingen s
record. Bingen was driven by Henry
liter.
Miss Bessie L. Patten, daughter Of L. D..
Patten, of North Ellsworth, and Thomas
r. Spencer, of Greenbush, were married
at Olamon last Wednesday. Mr.. Spencer
was formerly employed as station agent
at Nicolin, and now serves in like capac-
ity at Greenbush.
Fire destroyed the dwelling house and
stable of Mrs. Edith E. Merrill on Wash
ington street early this morning. Moth
ing was saved from the buildings. The
origin OF the fire is unknown. The fam
lily was away. There was an insurance of
Il 900 on buildings and furniture, through
c. C. Purrill 4 Son.
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