Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-01-05

ElisWorbh. Dut Ie1t mere ABOUT twenty y-nVe
years ago. They have four children. Cur
tbs r. Foster, brother ofsMr. Foster, left
here Tuesday to arrange for bringing the
body here for interment.
Rev. G. +. Woodcock, pastor of the Free
Baptist chuch in this city, conducted Il
very successful series OF revival serv ices
at North Orland last week. Deep relig-
ious interest is reported. Mr.. Woodcock
will return to North Orland again Tues
day to remain few days
The festival chorus will meet this
evening as usual at Manning hall at 7.30
In order. however, to accommo odate MEM
bers who wish to attend the week Of
prayer prayer meetings, the time of re-
hearsal will be extended. Members who
are thus necessarily late are requested to
be present, IL possible. not later than 8.45.
Capt. o. A. Crockett has purchased the
steamer "Rockland" from the Boston &
Bangor steamship company. She will
receive thorough overhaulng at Rock
land before being put on the route. She
may be fitted with a new wheel. The
"Rockland" was built about fifteen years
ago to run on the Bangor and Bar Har-
bor route.
Mrs. A. z. Wiswell entertained at
luncheon to day the following ladies
from Bangor: Mrs. John A Peters, the
Misses Peters, Mrs. F. A. Wilson,
Mrs. Thatcher, Mrs. Bowler, Mrs.
Batcheler, Mrs. Arthur Hopkins, Mrs.
Walker and Mrs. Charles Peters. The
party visited the new public library
building, and expressed great admiration
for it..
Capt. Charles Bowden, OF the schooner
"Fair Wind, which was lost on Georges
banks Christmas Day, arrived home from
Halifax Friday. His story of the wreck
Is su bstantially as reported in THE AMER
ICAN last week, except that the vessel did
not sink. She was badly iced up, and the
crew was suffering from exposure. The
"Fair Wind" was sighted Tuesday OF last
week by steamer.
The jail report OF Sheriff Hooper, ap-
pended to the county commissioners
report, shows that the number of weeks
compared with 377is in 1896 The number
OF prisoners committed vas eighty mine
of who IA eighty-three We're men and SIX
women. III 1896 there were sjxty-sx COM
mitments, of whom three were women.
The crimes for which prisoners We're com-
mitted during the year were a. follows:
Assault, o; breaking and entering 3; bas-
tardy,1 drunkenness, 10; larceny II; tres
pass, 3; debt, 10; cruelty to aulmeis, ,;
SANDER, /. There were twenty-five more
commitments for drunkenness than i'll
1896.
OF Mabel Monaghan s singing at Sau-
gus, MI =. recently, the pastor of the
Congregational church wrote: ITO say
we We're pleased is not quite he whole
truth. Her simple and unaffected man
ner, clear, resonant tones, modest use of
compass and power captured the audi
ence. 1t Is our judgment that she is the
most promising soprano We have heard
here this season. Among Miss Mona
ghan's recent engagements are the follow
ing: Trinity chapel, Dee. Is; Parker
house-recept ion to b. f. Keith and wife
Dec. %; Parker Memorial church Jan. =.
Next Sunday she is to sing at the Copley
square Uuitarlan church; al Cliftondale
Jan. 9; at Somerville q little later. Miss
MOnag hans many friends here will be
pleased to learn that she is rapidly grow
ing III public favor.