Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-10-11
be published during the next few
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president, George j. Whitaker; cores
Fa-3is- 5aes- ,efy, j. G. Leighton; re-
| eoratHs secretary, Grace Billings; treas
arsr, T. q. iiOdskins, orgauist, Florence
! Curtis
Mr.. If. Saunders and her daughter,
NJ ]. T.. Manning. sailed from Hamburg
Sunday for SEES York. DR.. Maauing
| viii re ta NaH York next week to meet
then. Because Of Mrs. Saunders health,
they Wit not come directly home from
| New York, but viii make short stops
| tdere ana IN Boston and in Portland.
y press despatch from Boston dated
Oct says Martha Moore Avery has an
neuacei her candidacy for the socialist
nomination for mayor OF Boston. This is
the first case of a woman aspiring to
| this flee. Martha Moore Avery is one
of the most enthusiastic socialists in the
city, aud has been a strong influence in
that party in all its movements.
Teams owned by NJ. Il. Clement and
| MosGs c. Smith collided near the corner
OF Oak and Church streets Saturday even
| ing. In the Smith team were Mrs. Smith
and her two boys. All were thrown out,
and Mrs. Smiths ankle was sprained.
One OF Mr.. Clements horses was knocked
down, but was uninjured. Mr.. Smiths
horse broke from the carriage. But little
damage was done either vehicle.
Ringen, 2.064, has only three foals as
| old as three years, and all OF these have
beaten 230. One of them, Bingen, jr.,
took record of 2 274 recently over the
| / % Vtpt t,r1 bul mi 10 bnx,
that he can go mile in 2.20. A three
year-old tiliy owned by d. c. Morgan, of
| Goshen, y. Y, has worked mile in 2.26B
| over 9 half-mie track and half in 1.09,
and three-year- tilly that +. IL.
| Greely, of Ellsworth, bred to Arion this
| year, has been a mile in her work in 230.
This Is, indeed, a remarkable showing
| american Stock Farm.
! TIE old schooner "Delaware", of
| Castine, formerly OF Ellsworth, bound
from Bangor for Vineyard Haven for
| orders, with lumber, struck on Shovelful
Thursday morning. She was boarded by
| the Monomoy saving crew, who sue
ceeded in getting her at1oat, but her hull
had evidently been badly damaged, for
she was no more than clear of the shoal
| when the bow suddenly plunged down
| NhIu anu sue suDk Ill ubtp NHltT. L ut
crew escaped to the life-savers' boat, and
Were landed at Monomoy. The vessel is
thought to be a total loss.
| Local ornithologists were puzzled TO
name bird which was caught by Charles
| Farrell on the LqAoine road one day last
week. The bird Was on exhibition at p.
/ II. Strattoh's store several days, and at
| tracted much attention. He mbled
woodcock, yet wasn't woodcock.
| Some called him water rail, others
snipe, still others-s g plover. He had an
appetite like football player in training,
and could eat flies faster han half dozen
men could catch them for him. Sunday
| he died, out of sheer modification at so
| long being called a "what is-it". He is
being stuffed by Crosby, OF Bangor
Charles II. Curtis and Capt. Joseph NJ.
Higgins have purchased the paint manu-
featuring business which has been con-
Quoted by f. j. Alley for some years on
the Mill road. The machinery will be
moved soon to the Curtis shipyard,
| where it will be set up and operated, with
Mr.. Alley as superintendent. The steam
| will also furnish power in Mr.. Curtis
shop, the facilities of which will be
greatly improved thereby. The factory is
| now at work on 150-gallon order, after
| filling which the machinery will be
| moved. Everyone wishes MIR. Curtis sue
cess in his new departure. 1t is believed
there are great possibilities in the paint
| manufacturing business here.
The valuable bay pacing stallion Donum,
| owned by Fred Ii. Osgood, dropped dead
in his stall about noon Sunday. Mr..
Osgood believes the horse died of heart
disease. He had him out for exercise
Sunday morning, and logged him six
miles, and he went as well as he ever did.
Donum was ten years old, and very fine
piece of horse flesh. He was by Nelson,
out of Fannie, by Ham bletonian Knox.
His record was 2.164 on half-mile track,
and prominent horsemen who have seen
him believe he was capable of 210 or
better on mile track. Some fine colts Of
his get have been seen on tracks in this
vicinity, among them Salinus a four-ye
old, 2 2Sb, owned by A. W. Ellis, of Els
worth. there are other Donum colts
which will be heard from.
Extensive alterations are to be made on
the Congregational chapel The work
will begin at the foundation and go to the
roof. The wall and cellar are to be put in
proper shape. The present entrance will
be closed, and the vestibule and library
room thrown into the main room. ves-
tibule Sx16 will be built on the side to-
wards the church, and from it entrance
| may be had to either the vestry or parlor.
The pul pit will be moved to the south, or
Church street end of the building. The
folding doors between vestry ana parlor
will be enlarged. Water will be put in
the kitchen connected with the vestry.
| The Building will have a new root will be
repainted, and the interior will be re-
painted and papered. The work is being
done by the ladies of the society, the
committee in charge being Mrs. Eugene
Hale, Mrs A. p. Wiswell and Mrs. James
A. McGown. p. II. Stratton has the con-
tract. The improvements will cost about
81 Hale has cd n a