Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-07-26


deeply to hear OF her DEATH She visited
| here about two years ago.
The Mutual Life Insurance Co, of New
York, Of which =. L. Kent, of this city,
| is speciaragent, has paid through Mr..
Kent the policy OF $4,000 ON the life of
the late w. b. Baisdell, of Franklin.
This is one Of the largest policies of life
insurance ever paid in this vicinity.
George w. Davis, of Boston, formerly
OF this city, a brother of Henry e. Davis,
has purchased the Tontine house at
Brunswick. The Tontine is popular re-
sort for travelling men, and as Mr.. Davis
has himself been on the road for many
years, both host and hostelry are likely to
be popular.
James S. Reynolds, an honest and in
dustrious citizen OF Ellsworth, died
Tuesday, aged fifty eight years. The de-
ceased was q native of Ellsworth a son o.
the late Nathaniel c. Reynolds, and all
his life had been spent here. He was a
veteran of the civil war. An aged mother
survives him.
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End furniture store, announces that he
is about to retire from the business.
Some years ago MIR. Holmes gave up the
fruit and confectionery business because
the indoor work proved too contining,
and his present change is to be made for
the same reason.
Rev. n. H. Whittlesey, ID. D., Of New
Haven, Conn, secretary of the committee
OF the national council of ministerial re-
lief for the Congregational churches,
spoke sunday morning in the Congrega-
tionai church. He made an earnest sp-
peal for contributions for the ministerial
relief fund, making it appear as duty
rather than charity.
The Methodist and Baptist Sunday
| schools are arranging for their annual ex-
cursion 10 Newbury Neck by schooner
and tug. The trip will be made next
Tuesday, Aug. l, il a suitable vessel can be
obtained. 1t is probable that number of
Union river yachts will go down the bay
for an informal race, which will add to
the enjoyment OF the Sunday school ex
eursionists.
At an adjourned parish meeting of the
Congregational society held last Saturday
evening, the matter of parsonage was
| furth discussed. After long deIibera-
tion it was voted to build, and to place
the matter absolutely in the hands OF
| committee of three. A committee of five
was chosen to select this committee of
three. At this writing the latter COM
mittee has not been chosen.
-4e Morrison comedy company is
| booked to appear in Hancock hall for the
entire week beginning July 81. The
company is composed of ten players, and
| "they present" says the Rockland star, ga
smoot h, even and enjoyable performance"
The repertoire includes the comedy
drama "Fogg's Ferry" Changers of a
| Great City" ""Ten Nights in Bar Room"
Excellent per er.ormances are promised.
There will be a meeting OF the Ellswort h
members of the Goth Maine regiment at
Grand Army hall tomorrow evening, to
| choose a committee to make arrange
ments for The reunion Of the regiment to
| be held in Ellsworth on August II. 1t is
proposed to hold the public exercises in
the afternoon and camp fire in the even
ing at Odd Fellows hall. There will be a
dinner at the banquet room. The busi-
ness meeting will be held in the forenoon.
Belle D., vile OF Henry A. Pierce, died
| Sunday at her home on the old Trenton
road, aged sixty-three years. Mrs. Pierce
| leaves a husband and six children-Mrs
| Hester Brown, Of Belfast; Mrs. Mary
Thayer and Robert B. Pierce, OF Dorches-
| ter, Mass; H. n. Pierce, Of South Lincoln
and Miss Fannie Pierce of Ellsworth, and
another married daughter living in Cali
fornia. Much sympathy is expressed fol-
the bereaved family. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, Rev. J. NJ. Adams
officiating.
The Ellsworth board of education or
Saturday elected Ernest H. Pratt, O.
Pishon's Ferry, principal OF the higt
school, and Misses Clio NJ. Chicott, o
Ellsworth, and Ina S. Taylor, Of Winslow
as assistants. All the teachers are gradu
ates OF Colby. Mr.. Pratt graduated witt
the class of '95. For the past two year
he has been assistant principal OF Goul6
academy at Bethel. The hoard OF educa
ton has made general reduction in sal
aries of the high school teachers. Th
principals salary has been cut from = 90
to 5000. The assistants will receive $40
each.
Ellsworth will be represented at tn
muster in Bangor next Thursday by th
biggest delegation of tiremen and racing
teams it has ever sent out of town-thre
hand engines and three hose companies
Foreman Drummey will take old Hume
man over, and Bangor men will man tn
brakes. Charles Pic has been elected fore
man of Dirigo engine, and viii! be in com
mand at Bangor. Foreman Whitney ant
his stalwart crew have voted to TAX
Ticonic engine to Bangor. They will b
accompanied by the Falls band. Th