Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-11-29
AFFAIRS.
Continued from page i.

Day.
Last Sunday Rev. ii. A. Lucken bach, OF
the Free Baptist church, read his letter of
resignation, to take effect Sunday, Dec.
10. Mr.. Luckenbach resigns to accept II
call to his home church at Lewiston,
| which will enable him also to continue
his theological course at Bates college.
The Ellsworth church aud Free Baptist
societies in nearby communities which
he has supplied, will regret the departure
of Mr.. Luckenbach. He is an energetic
worker, and has accomplished much good
for the societies.
Mrs. Albert Garland, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Mosely, left
Monday for Bangor, where she was Joined
by her brother, Frank Fairbanks, of
Unity, and her sisters, Mrs. Kenney and
Mrs. Brier, OF Winterport, who accom-
panied her to DR.. Robersons office, where
she underwent surgical operation OF
having two hard substances removed
from the right breast. This is the fourth
operation OF this nature Mrs. Garland has
had performed in fourteen months. She
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comparatively quiet night, and ate break
fast with her family.
The pair OF horses attached to the La
moine stage ran away Saturday morning
on Main street. The team came down
the street at a lively pace, but kept clear
OF the many teams on the street. At the
post Office the runaways took to the side
wheels caught between a telegraph pole,
and a granite fence post, and brought
the horses to a standstiIl. A few feet
further on there were several people on
the sidewalk, and two teams were stand
ing in front OF the market. But for
the telegraph pole, serious crash would
have been inevitable. As it was, no dam
age was done beyond broken whiffle-
tree on the stage.
An unoccupied house on the Mill road,
owned by the John True estate, was
burned Wednesday night. The house
was formerly used as mill boarding.
house, and hall. 1t was known as
"Herring bone hall" from the ornamental
| way in which it was clapboarded. Here,
In the days hen the mills on Union river
were busy and the boarding house WAS
crowded, dances were frequently held,
and many Ellsworth men to-day can re-
call good times spent at Herringbone.
/ The house has heen unoccIpied some
time. A man who was to move into the
house, started for it the day after the fire,
and on his way learned that it had been
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on the building.
Mrs. Bennett Dunbar, OF North Castine,
died very Suddenly last Friday morning
OF heart failure, at the age OF sixty-seven
years. Mrs. Dunbar awoke her husband
early Friday morning, and said she felt
i'll. A physician was hastily summoned
but within half an hour Mrs. Dunbar was
dead. Previous to this she had enjoyed
exceptionally good health. She was the
mother OF Miss Mary j. Dunbar, teacher
OF the intermediate department OF the
primary school. She had other relatives
in Ellsworth Her husband and large
family of grown children survive her.
One son, Austin, who enlisted with a
Massachusetts regiment which went to
the Philippines for service, died last
spring on his way home from Manila ON
"A transport.
The finding OF The body OF an infant on
the shore at Verona, as reported in THE
AMERICAN last week, has caused excl e.
ment in that section, and there have been
many expressions OF dissatisfaction at
| Coroner ID. l.. Fields summary disposal
OF the case. Coroner Field is not dis
| turbed by the hard things being said
about him in Bucksport. He told THE
AMERICAN reporter recently that he was
summoned to Verona week after the
body had been found and buried. The
selectmen of Verona had absolutely no
evidence to present, and he deemed 1t
only useless expense at that time to
summon jury, have the body disinterred,
and hold an inquest. lie does not con-
slider it one OF the duties OF his office to
act as a detective. Whenever the select
men can produce evidence which will be
effective, Coroner Field says he viii call
an inquest.
A supper for the benefit of the high
school football team was given at Odd
Fellows hail last Wednesday evening.
1t proved success in every way, and the
boys Melted a little over $50. The mem
beers of the team, several OF the high
school girls and few outsiders acted as
walters After the supper, the prin-
eipal of the school, h. III. Pratt, raped
for order, made brief address,
and called upon the school for some sing
ing. Miss Taylor, the assistant, led this
feature of the evening. After the singing
Mr.. Pratt introduced Rev. A. H. Coar,
who related some interesting experiences
in his own football career, and gave the
boys some wholesome advice. He was
followed by j. F. Knowlton, who gave
vivid sketch Of the Harvard Yale game
that he saw last Saturday. F. w. Rollins