Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-11-02
COUNTY NEWS.
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southwest Harpor.
| Mrs. A. |. Holmes aud little daughter
Emma have returned IRON months visit
to relatives in Lawrence, Mass.
Mrs. Julia Wilson, of Vinalhaven, has
! been visiting her sister, Mrs. Benjamin
Robinson, for the past three weeks.
Lewis Wilson has recently moved into
Fred Robbins cottage. The Charles
GiHey house which he vacated is now
occupied by Harry Gilley.
DIR. Abby NJ. Fulton. of Alexandra cot
tage, about two weeks ago sustained a
bad fracture or sprain OF an ankle, which
has confined her a close prisoner to the
| house.
On Monday Capt. Jacob Mayo took
Assistant Light keeper Fred Robbins and
wife to Mt. Desert rock where they will
help to 'send the beacon light across he
ocean waves.
Mrs. Samuel Randall whose health
record is generally excellent, was taken
seriously i'll a week ago and still continues
in feverish condition, though favorable
symptoms relieve the anxiety OF friends.
As the Union church was closed over
Sunday owing to repairs, Rev. g. H.
Hefflon took the opportunity for trip
to Boston, and will probably make a short
visit to his home in Saybrook, Conn, as
his sister has been seriously i'll for several
weeks.
Owing to the severe storm of Wednes-
day, Oct. 26, the annual meeting of the
Southwest Harbor branch of the Congre
gational church, due at that date, was
postponed probably to Wednesday even
ing OF the present week.
On Monday afternoon OF last week at
banquet hall the Congregational sewing
circle, after a busy bee at knotting puffs
and quilting coverlets, invited the public
to a good oldfashioned supper which
added neat sum to the circles treasury
This society will hold a sale OF Christina
needle-work at fremont hall Dec. /.
On Saturday evening, Oct. %, William
Mason and George Norwood, OF this place,
narrowly escaped drowning. They were
on their way home from Seal Haroor in a
small sailboat. When off Bear Island, in
attempting to reduce sail, the boat WAS
capsized. The occupants chung to the
bottom for more han an hour when they
were rescued by the steamer "Sedgwick'
The men were completely exhausted and
only prompt means OF relief could have
saved their lives. They feel deeply CRATE
ft,I TO bsn toi nf he
not only rescued them from their perilous
situation, but also brought them back to
Southwest Harbor, where medical attend
anee WAS speedily procured.
Mrs. Jennie Z. Seamens, Maine w. {.
T. I. organizer, has been lecturing in
this section for the past week with
marked success in creating deeper in
terest in white ribbon work. On her ar
rival Wednesday, Oct. 10, the local presi-
dent, Mrs. a. ". Clark, took her to Cen
ire church. where a meeting had been ar
ranged, which resulted in an increase OF
several members to the ". {. T. L. On
Thursday night she lectured to a fair
sized audience at Somesville, opening the
way for a union at that place in the near
future. On Friday afternoon large num-
Der OF ladies gath III the library of the
reading-room at Southwest Harbor, and
listened to an excellent talk by Mrs. Sea
mems on topics of vital interest to moth
ers. on the training OF children and kin
dred themes. In the evening fine lee
ture on temperance was appreciated by 6
/ good AUDIENCE, refres ments being served
at the u'o-e. Mrs. oeamens wins hosts o.
! friends bs her charming personality.
Oct. 81. SPRAY.