Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-05-10

| The new piano of the Onasouson cub
has been moved from Hancock hull 20 It's
destination, he nigh school room. he
| old on,-a squdre-has been removed, and
tue c.un VIA be glad to find purchaser
for IL. 1t can be bought for about so,
and Is II bargain at that price.
| +. IL. Greedy has a few horses which he
| will race this season. At PiGtstield +. l..
Fisher is giving Matin Bell and Vulcan
some easy work. Al Ellsworth Mr.. Greedy
mas Adolson, Leavitt, and two Blngen
colts. he is Jogging them little on the
| roads, but giving them no serious work.
| E. X. Hopkins left for Brooklin last
! Monday to prepare for the opening of the
Broo8lin Packing Co.'S canning factory.
THIS fac; ory Is Include d in the recently
formed sardine syndicate, and is now
being operated under it. Mrs. Hopkiu
will not join her husb band III Brookiin for
some weeks yet.
A marriage in which a number OF E Is
! worth people VIII be interested took place
in Boston tlarch IA, when Miss Louise /.
| HupAlns, daughter OF Charles w. Hop
| kins, a former resident of Ellsworth, was
married to Clarence Holmes Taylor, OF
Greenwich, Conn. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor
Will reside in Round Hill, Conn.
| Richard Perkins, a former resident OF
Ellsworth, died at Lamoine Monday, aged
seventy-four years. Mr.. Perkins recently
returned from a visit to Massachusetts,
where he spent the winter. He was a
wel-known citizen of Hancock county,
having taught school in many towns.
He leaves widow and four children. A
brother, George W. Perkins, resides in
Ellsworth.
f. IL. Greeiy, John A. Peters, j., and j.
c. GorGon, OF Ellsworth, have CONSOLE
dated their farm and creamery interests,
and Will organize stock company to be
known MS The Hathorn Farm Co. The
company Wri control the Greedy farm
and stock at trenton, the Eiswor II
Creamery, portion of the Hathorn farm
and stock ut Pitt-tield, and the new
creamery no" beiug built at Pittstield.
A meeting vas held i'll the office of j. A.
Peters, jr., Inst evening, to consider
proposition Of Louis Godb berg, of Bangor,
y
here. Tue plan outlined appears to be
a favorable one, and Is likely to be accept
ed. This viii mean the employ of
f.om tlfty to one hundred hands and the
re-opening of the Giles building in the
rear OF the Giles block on Main street.
The county commissioners gave a hear
ing yes erday to petition brought by
nd n IA of
Dor, to recover damages on account OF
flowing of land bordering OH Eagle lake
by the const uction of a dam by tue Bar
Harbor Water Co. at the outlet 1t was
contended by the company that the
| county commissioners had no jurisd'c ion,
t.nu ne board S. tuuad. r. >. Clark rep
resentea the petllloners; l.. b Deasy tue
ne4vr company.
c. Z. Young returned Saturday from
the Pacific coast. Mr. Young IS associate d
with the Pprt Angeles Eastern railway
company, of Port Angel. Wa,ningl on,
| of whicn Arthur Shutt, formerly of Eus-
worth, is treasurer. Mr.. Young gives
| glowing account of Port Angeles and its
prospects. A part of his business east
|
| Angeles saw mill, for which there was
great need He found his man in Mime
sofa. Mr.. Young will be at his home
here but few days.
The hearing before the Z. S. District
court in New York city in the case OF
Capt. A. j. Higgins, OF Ellsworth, charged
| with attempted murder at Antigua, was
|
Capt. Higgins is now out on bail. 1t is
still believed by Capt. Higgins Ellsworth
| friends that he was not in his right mind
at the time, and it is hoped OH these
grounds the serious charge against him
| will be dismissed. Friends from New
| York express the hope that Capt. Hig-
| gins may be free by the last of this week.
The survey Of Union river for the con-
tinuance Of the work of dredging will be
completed in about two weeks. As soon
thereafter as possible the contract VIII be
given out. 1t is proposed to ask for bids
| for the completion OF the work, the esti-
mated cost of which is $4,000 1t is not
| proposed to do the work at one time, as
| the appropriation will be made from year
y s
| of the survey now being made, thinks he
work this year should be done near the
wharves. 1t is probable the channel near
Indian Point will be straig ghtened con-
| siderably.
Walter r. Parker, of this city, was
called to Bucksport Sunday by the
sudden death of his father, Thomas Fl.
Parker. Mr.. Parker was one of the best
known citizens of Bucksport. He was a
native of Bucksport, and followed his
trade Of ship-carpenter there for many
years. He was sixty eight years of age.
Death WAS due to heart disease. He leaves
a widow and six children-Walter II.
Parker, OF Ellsworth; Thomas Parker
| and Mrs. Alpheus Abbott, of Barre, VT;
Manley Parker, Medway, Mass; Miss
Sarah Parker, OF Boston, and Miss Flor
ence Parker, Of Bucksport.