Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-16

views gave evidence that he Is per-
fecting himself in the art.
The elevator in the soap factory was
completed last Friday, and successfully
tried. The factory is now ready to run,
and will begin next week on an order
from Ohio.
E. S. Means has sold his interest in the
grocery business on Water street to E. L.
Curtis, who has been in partnership with
him for the past three years. Mr.. Curtis
will continue the business at the same
place.
John Dorgan, of Bar Harbor, formerly
of Ellsworth, died this morning. Mr..
Dorgan was about sixty years OF age. He
leaves two sons, John Dorgan jr., Of
Bar Harbor, and Joseph Dorgan, OF Rock
land.
Arthur e. Cook, an Ellsworth h boy, and
graduate of THE AMERICAN job printing
depart ment, has secured position in the
job office OF the Lewiston Journal, one of
the best offices in the State. Arthur has
been iriIewiston several months.
The annual conference OF the Free
Baptist society was appointed for last
Saturday, but owing to the storm it was
postponed to next Saturday. The society
has extended a call to Rev. c. E. Wood
cock for another year. Mr.. Woodcock
will make known his decision Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Loring, of Boston, at Dres-
ser's market on Water street, is giving a
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cooking scream Of wheat", new break
fast cereal, and Wapen's cocoa. Miss Lor-
ing will be there all this week, and vis-
itors are invited to try the dainty dishes
prepared by her.
In the schedule of creditors of r. Wes-
ley Dunn, Of Waterville, recently failed,
is the First national bank OF Ellsworth,
which holds two notes, one for 1880 and
one for 81 500. Both are amply secured by
other promissors and good collateral.
E. H. Greedy went to Pittsfield Satur-
day to meet number OF wealthy horse
fanciers from New York. In the party
were ex Secretary William G. Whitney
and August Belmont, jr. They were
making tour OF the State in a special
train, looking for fine horses. They
made several purchases. Mr.. Greedy
placed one horse with them.
The aldermen held special meeting
| Saturday afternoon and passed a portion
of the school teachers salary roll which
was laid on the table at the regular meet
ing. The portion passed was for the
teachers OF suburban schools, S211 IS;
high school, S291 81; commercial school,
! S27 so 40 other buoincs, was tausuvte ell
at the meeting.
F. w. Chapman will leave for New
! York Saturday with five beagle hounds
which he will enter in the big dog show
OF the Westminster kennel club. Mr..
| Chapman has been an exhibitor at this
show many years, and has carried off a
good many prizes. His kennel is not as
large as formerly, but he has some Of the
best beagle hounds to be found in the
country.
! l.. f. Judkins, of Hartland, has rented
the blacksmith shop OF the late I. o.
Tracy, which he will operate. Mr. Jud-
kins is well known as horseman in this
string of horses which he will bring to
Ellsworth. His coming will be quite an
addition to the horseflesh interests OF
Hancock county, and lovers of the trot-
ting horse will welcome him.
The spool wood factory at Ellsworth
Falls is singing merrily. dozen hands
are employed at the mill, and many
Others are engaged in hauling spool
wood. The dexterity with which they
feed the circu lar saws by which the wood
is sawed into the spool bars is surprising
to the novice. After being sawed the
bars are carefully piled in tiers near the
mill to season before being shipped to
Scotland, where they are made into
spools, many Of them to return to this
country wound with thread.
superintendent OF Schools Wharf is
proud Of his new office; and we'll he may
be, for he has the finest quarters of any
OF the city's officials. The room in Han
cock hall formerly occupied by the library
has been thoroughly renovated and re-
decorated. The tones Of the decorations
OF walls and woodwork were selected by
Superintendent Wharf, and harmonic
well. A partition across the end of the
room separates a sort OF store-room and
packing-room from the office. In this
room are some shelves from the old Ii
brary, which were allowed to remain.
Here books will be unpacked and marked
before being given out. Shelves also ex-
tend along one side of he office. and are
hidden by tasty drapery. The room is
furnished with the large book closet
moved from the aldermen's room, the
superintendent's desk, a large table and
chairs. The meetings of the school COM
mittee will probably be held here in the
future.
Elsworth's distinguished citizen, Hon.