Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-21


What's the matter with having corn
roast at Nicolin?
Misses Call and Connio<, miiiiners, are
in Boston on business.
Mrs. Miriam Kent has returned from
an extended stay in Massachusetts
f. w. Lord has returned to Boston to
resume his studies in Boston university.
Collector Whiting has appointed Ralph
b. Cushman janitor of he custom house.
There will be a Sunday school concert
at the Methodist church Sunday evening.
DR.. G. a. Phillips left for Boston Tues
day night. He expects to return to-
night.
Mrs. j. p. Simonton is attending the
State convention OF the w. c. T. [. at
Bangor.
William Small, who has been in Ellis
worth for several weeks recuperating, has
returned to Kittery.
II. w Dunn, of Ellsworth, attended
the Free Baptist quarterly meeting at
Otter Creek last week.
The Shakespeare club met with Mrs. A.
NJ. Hopkins last Thursday evening to re-
organize for the winters study.
The Bangor and Boston boats change to
the fall arrangement of two trips week,
commencing next Monday, Sept. 26.
Mrs. G. P. Dutton gave luncheon last
Saturday afternoon at her residence on
Main street in honor OF Mrs. Chandler
Hale.
Mrs. NJ. L. Wardwell, telephone opera
tor at the Ellsworth central office, is
spending vacation OF two weeks in Gar
diner.
The usual fall excursion rates to Boston
by the Ellsworth and Rockand and Bos-
ton boats will go in force some time next
month.
DR.. George A. Phillips, of this city, con-
tributes an article on The fish aud game OF
this vicinity to the Maine Sportsman for
September.
At tue meeting OF the American bar as
was elected vice president of the associa-
tlOn IOr MAINE.
Austin NJ. Foster, OF This city has the
contract to build the chapel at Hancock
Point, money for which has been raised
largely by summer residents.
The supper given by the Kings Daugh
ters last Thursday evening was Il success
from culinary point Of View, but the at
tendance was not up to the average.
Three Ellsworth boys started in the 10o-
yard dash at Cherrytield fair last week.
They finished in The following order:
Charles Higgins, Willis Dunn, Samuel
Chapman.
| Rev. Eugene II. Slower was in ElIswort h
Saturday on his way from Bluehill to
Milo, where he is supplying a church
temporarily. Mr.. Stover may accept a
| paotorate there.
| DR.. II. {. Vaughan, a former editor OF
| THE AMERICAN, was in town last week
The doctor makes frequent visits to Ellis
worth, but never stays long enough tC
suit his many friends here.
At the general conference of Congre-
| gational churches of Maine at Sacc
Tuesday, Rev. D. l.. Yale, of this city
| delivered an address on 1.-The Chief Ser
vice OF the Church in Modern Society"
| j. b. " Wiswells "Ninalhaven" played in
luck at Cherryiield. On Wednesday he
captured the go race, and on Thursday
the PIG without going out OF his class
| The best time in the 2.19 race WAS 2.314.
DIR. II. W. Haynes and DR.. Lewis Hodg-
kins entertained a party of twenty gen
| tlemen at Shady Nook last Thursday
| evening. Fish chowder and duplicate
whist were the features Of a very pleasant
| evening.
F. F. Smonton left Monday for Wes-
leyan university, Middletown, Conn. He
Is member OF the senior class. NJ iss
Catherine Simonton will leave next week
to resume her studies at the same uni
versity.
Austin H. Joy is exhibiting at his store
pumpkin seven feet in circumference,
and weighing AS pounds. This big fell
low was the prize-winner at the Cherry
field fair, and was raised by Mrs. Fred l..
Campbell.
Misses Caroline and Harriet JOY, of
Grand Forks, n. D., daughters of the late
Hamilton JOY, of this city, were guests of
Mrs. c. P. Joy last week The Misses
Joy have been spending the summer in
Brooksville.
Miss Mae B. Friend, of this city, will
sing at the concert to be given by the
Sons of Veterans ct their State .lre
in Bucksport Oct. 6. &ouaghan's orcAes-
ira will furnish the music for the ball
which will follow.
J. T. Giles returned last Friday from a
trip to the Moosehead lake region on
business for Ellsworth Lumbar operators.
During his trip he saw big game in the
shape OF bull moose, Nj. Giles sold
1,500,CC9 feet OF logs to Bangor parties.