Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-07-05

| dred.
Mrs. Charles ). Bragdon, of Broekton
| Mass, with her infant son, has arrived tc
| spend the summer with her parents, h. f
Robinson aud wife. Mrs. Bragdon's little
daughter Margaret has been here for some
| weeks.
Foreman Drummey was not satisfied
with Old Hunneman's performance al the
| Fourth of July contest, snd as evidence OF
his faith In her he has entered her iii the
contest at the State muster in Bangor
August 4.
A small house owned by Mrs. Carrie
O'Connell, on Liberty street, was burned
about midnight last Friday. The fire is
| believed to be the work offs incendiary
The house WAS unoccupied. The loss is
about $500.
Willis A. Joy, OF Fargo, North Dakota
was in Ellsworth over Sunday. Mr.. Joy
came East to attend the reunion of his
class at Colby, and ran down to Ellsworth b
for few days to visit old friends. lie
was warmly welcomed.
The ladies of the Methodist society
protited by the hint given in THE
| AMERICAN last week, and prepared q
dinner for the Fourth of July crowd.
Over 200 people were fed, and sonnet hing
like 900 added to the treasury.
II. !. Bowlcs, of Cherryfeld, was guest
| at the American house few days
this week. He left Wednesday, accom-
panied by his friend Mr.. Waterhouse,
for Cherrytield. They will spend week
or so together on fishing trip.
c. E. Macomber, of "Priscilla" fame,
left Wednesday for Boston, going by the
way of Bar Harbor. During his stay here
he has made many friends who will be
glad il arrangements can be made so that
| at some future date he can bring out here
another opera
The many friends OF Mrs. j. +. Davis
and Mss Sylvia are glad to welcome
them back 70 Ellsworth. They arrived
Tuesday, ana Will occupy for month or
SO their Old home on Bridge hill, while
Mrs. Rollins and the children, who leave
tomorrow, are in Massachusetts,.
Re-. G. { Winslow, of Belfast, who
was to preaeh at the Methodist church
last Sunday. Wes unable to come, and T.
W. Lord preached in his stead. Mr.
Lord preached in Ellsworth in the morn
ing and a7enlng, and at Bayside in the
atternocn. Mr.. W1nslow is expected next
Sunday.
Principal Hoyt A. Moore, of the Els
,,ol.h ii q school, whose election as prin
cipal o. he high school at Putnam, Conn.
was announced a few weeks ago, has ac-
cepted the position, and will take charge
OF the school in the fall Ellsworth
friends OF Mr.. Moore congratulate him
and also the people Of Putnam.
The annual excursion OF the Unitarian
Sunday school will be held at Phillips
lake next Tuesday, July IL; or, if ths
weather is unfavorable, on the mex
pleasant day. Excursionists can go tt
the lake on the S.2S or the l1.55 a. IN
trains, returning on the train wnict
reaches Ellsworth at Gil p. M.
The reunion of the 26th Maine regiment
on August II, will bring to Ellsworth
some 200 people. Most the members o.
he regiment live in towns on the west
side of the Penobscot. They will come
to Ellsworth by special boat. Many oil
heul will be accompanied by their wives
The programme for the reunion has not
been arranged.
The singing at the Congregational
church last Sunday was of unusual excel
lence. E. NJ. Water house, OF Boston
assisted the regular choir and during the
offertory he and Miss Monaghan sang
"Love Divine", a duet for soprano and
tenor, from Stainer's daughter OF
Jairus''. The accompaniment was ex-
quisitely played by c. E. Macomber.
Miss Elsie f. Holt, daughter Of Capt
Henry Holt, was married last Wednesday
afternoon to Otis l.. Collins, Of Ellsworth.
The wedding took place at the home OF
the bride at Bayside, Rev J. NJ. Adams,
OF the Ellsworth Congregational church,
officiating. Both bride and groom have
many friends in Ellsworth who join in
congrat ulations.
Mark Tewksbury was brought to Els
worth Tuesday from Bucksport. He is
held in default OF 300 bail to await ac-
tion OF grand jury in October. Tewks-
bury is charged with assault with a dam
gerous weapon. Tewksbury went on a
spree Sunday, hiring a team and driving
about town, and when demonstrated with
pointed Il loaded revolver at Policemen
Williams and Mooney and threatened to
shoot.
Mayor A. w. Greedy and his estimabe
wife celebrated their silver wedding last
| Friday evening. An anniversary tea was
served, the party consisting of guests
present at the wedding twenty-five years
ago. The hostess wore the gown and or
naments in which she was married. LII
the evening other friends and neighbors
called to tender congratulations, and to
enjoy delightful evening in the hospit-
| able home.