Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-05-18


Our uncle asks her, "Wll she CO."
No." was the answer plain.
Spain didn't see quite through the game,
Just what the "No" did mean,
But saw it later, just the same.
When Sam yelled "Philippine",
i. L. Merrill, Jr
For other local ne,cs see pages 4, 5 and s.
p. II. Stratton is in Portland attending
the meeting of the grand lodge, X. of P.
The Free Baptist aid society will give
patriotic entertainment at the vestry this
evening.
Erwin NJ. Whitaker, Of Boston, is
spending week with his mother, Mrs.
J. NJ. Whitaker.
The Ellsworth central telephone office
is now an all-night station. Frank II.
Grant is night operator.
Sheriff Hooper is renovating the in
terror Of the Jail and giving the walls
new coat OF whitewash and paint.
Misses Victoria and Marion Wyman
entertained their friends at the Wyman
cottage, Contention Cove, Saturday.
Union river, and trip down the river to
see it Is quite the popular amusement.
George Nj. Warren, of Castine, the new
ly appointed collector OF customs OF the
Castine district, was in Ellsworth Thurs
day.
Judge Wiswell returned last week
from visit to Boston. Mrs Wiswell
did not return with him, and is still
away.
B. F. Joy lett for Augusta day to say
good bye to his nephew, John c. Warren,
who leaves for the front with the Maine
troops.
The contract for putting the additional
boxes III the post office has been awarded
to Henry L. Moor. The work viii be
dOue at once.
The roof OF F. T. Crows house caught
fire at / O'Clock to-day An alarm was
sounded, and the fire Was quickly put
out. Damage slight.
Monaghan band is to occupy one of
the rooms in the engine house on Frank
! lin street, moving thence from its Old
| quarters in Lords hall.
| The first annual reunion and banquet
Of the newly alumni associa-
tion OF he Ellsworth high school will be
held Thursday evening, June %.
| Rev. ]. p. Simonton, the newly-ap-
pointed pastor of the Methodist church,
| arrived last week and occupied the pull
pit for the first time Sunday morning.
| Fire in the woods on the Shore road
| Saturday caused some uneasiness among
| owners OF houses in the vicinity, but the
| fire was extinguished before damage was
| done.
Edward +. Brady attended a meeting OF
| the democratic State committee in Au-
gusta Tuesday evening. The State con-
venti on Will be held at Bangor Thursday
| June 80.
| +. II. Gould, of the Hancock house, has
purchased Of DR.. A. c. Hagerthy he small
| building on Grant street, adjoining his
hotel. The building probably will be re-
moved.
| E. NJ. Moore received another large hall
ibut at his market yesterday. The fish
weighed $50 pounds. 1t was caught by e
l.. Gott, of Gott's Island, inside Duck
| Island.
Acting on Mayor Higgins advice, City
Marshal Donovan last Sunday closed ul
three stores that have of late been kept
| open contrary to law. This action meets
with general approval.
The once famous Copperopolis house
between Franklin Road station and West
Franklin, has been leased by F. P. Smith,
and opened to the public. The house has
| been unoccupied since old mining times.
Mrs. David c. Hale and two children
| have returned from Cincinpati, and will
make their home with Mrs. John NJ. Hale
| in this city. Mrs. Hale is welcomed back
to Ellsworth by many friends made dur
| ing her previous residence here.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Maria B. Perry Thursday at 2. p. m. All
| members Of the union are earnestly re-
| quested to be present, as delegates to the
county convention to be held at Stoning
ton June and are to be chosen.
Mrs. H. B. Saunders and Mrs. j. F.
Manning arrived home from Florida last
Monday morning. They were accom-
| panied as far as Bangor by Hon. II. B.
Saunders, who was obliged to return to
Portland without coming to Ellsworth.
p. Bresnahan, who has been proprietor
| OF the Franklin house, on Franklin street,
for the past two years, has purchased the
building. The interior of the building
| has been greatly improved by Mr..
Bresnahan since he has been running the
hotel. The building is now being re-
painted.
w. R. Chapman, director of the Maine
| festival chorus, was in town for a few
hours last Friday. Mr.. Chapman is
greatly interested in e-fesh, and came
down from Bangor to look over promis-