Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-27
COUNTY NEWS.
For Additional County Ne,es, see other

Southwest Hsrbors
Miss Sadie Carroll has gone to Csstine
for the winter to attend the normal
school.
Miss Winnie Hodgkins is home from
Cobura classical institute for Christmas
| vacation.
Rev Charles p. Kittredge, pastor ei
Mauset and seal Cove Baptist churches is
away on his vacation. He will return
Saturday.
The Boston schooner &C. b. Wood
Capt Charles Stanley, OF Msnset, master,
has anchored at the head OF the hsrbor
for the winter.
The goodiy steamer Frank Jones"
groaued out her isst salute for the season
at our handsome landing place Monday
noon. She Is of the route till about
/ April 1.
The session OF tho high school for
/ Southwest Harhor will begin week
from next Monday at Freeman's school
house, upper room. Clarence Dow will be
/ the teacher,
u,
who Is always doing something for our
/ public library, has sent another check
I $50 this time-and "a box OF books, some
] l65 volumes. Rev {. F. Doie has also sent
| from Boston dozen excellent bound vol
umcs OF travel aud fiction,
The Sunday school of the Congrega-
tional church had a Christmas tree and
exercises at the church Monday evening
The Junior Epworth league o. the Meth
odtst church had a tree at the parsonage.
The people at Norwood Cove celebrated
at the sehooIhouse. All were merry gath
erings.
On Saturday evening, Dec. Is, Rowens
Rebekah lodge No. 81, |. o. O. f.. at It's
regular meeting, elected the following
officers for The ensuing year: y. G., sirs.
Llnuie Wilson; V. G.. Mrs. Julia Gilley,
recording secretary, Miss Carrie Squirting;
financial secretary, Mrs. Margaret Trundy;
treasurer, Mrs. Mabel Tinker.
quantity Of cold tea has been carted
through this village during the past six
months FOR the neiGhborhood of Hall
Quarry, The other week some OF ii got
into the heads and bellies of some OF them
to some purpose, judging from the trial
before Justice French last Tuesday. W hat
exhilsrsting, glorious things are ale and
Whiskey hat they VIII set these strong
men ON TO Ole old woman to maui and
abuse her.
Through the generosity OF Y. II.
/ a
Fellows block, third story, In paneling
prepared, marble slab has been fastened.
Cut on its surface Is the following: "Pe-
metic Lodge, No. i35, |. q. O. F." and the
three links with letters "F. l.. T." within.
Below this emblem are the words "Odd
Fellows building, 1897. 1t is needless to
state that he local Odd Fellows are much
pleased with Tins gift OF their brother
aud friend in Ellsworth.
R~v. Dr. \, II. Bradford, Of MontcIa!r,
\. J a wei!-known summer resident at
he Stanley house, sud who has preached
+ both hero aud at 2a=s Narhor, has gotten
/ out small volume entitled The Art Of
+ Living Alone. II Is took replete wit Il
+ fine Things finely expressed. II the editor
T OF THE AMERICAN would burn up his old
blue pencil and let u- quote, We would fill
column with splendid thoughts from
this book. We hope, however, that lie viii
pass this; Whether the art Of living to-
getner Is harder to acquire than that OF
/ lis NJ atone. | shall not attempt to de-
eide. Both sfe difficult, ana neither
when realized Is either an uumixcd evil
/ or an unmixed blessing"
/ Tle ladies' aid circle Of the Cougrega-
tionai church held It's annual fair aud sale
IN fremont tail Tue. day and "Wednesday
evenings. Besides the saie OF fancy ar
/ tlcies. iee-cream, confectionery etc,
there WAS pleasant entertainment con
slsting OF dialogue called The New
( Girl". The parts we're cleyeriy taken by
W. J. Tower, Andrew Drawn, Mr-. J. II.
Pease and Mrs. Thomas Lswton. There
were eharades, solo by T.. l.. Higgins,
duet ty Mrs. William Lswton and c.
Louise LAYTON, "a SOLO by Miss f.awton,
reading by Merle L. Tracy aud Mrs. o.
W. Cousins. TINS entertainment was
certainly one INSTANCE OF where II crowd
got their moneys worth. for admission
WAS only five cents.
Dec. .. II.