Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-10-18

at hancock nall next Monday evening.
| Lew Benedict is at the head of the end
men, and among ne musicians are several
who took part IN the Maine festival.
They will give street parade.
A. Il. Moore will move his millinery
and boot and sIoe departments to the
Smith store on Main street, recently
| occupied by Mrs. Stevens. He will con-
tinue the dry goods department for the
present at the Franklin street store.
Charles II. Frazier and wife, of Lynn,
Mass, are visiting relatives and friends
here. Mr.. Frazier is son OF the late Isaac
Frazier, who with all his sons enlisted in
the war Of the rebellion. This is MIR.
Frszier's first visit here since he left for
the war in 1862.
dog drove a mink up a tree on Main
street near the Abenaauis clubhouse
last Friday. Mr.. Mink remained snugIy
curled up in crotch OF the tree several
hours, until small boy climbed the tree,
when the mink came down and made his
escape, going into the basement OF Han
cock hall.
F. b. Aiken left Friday on the noon
train Tor North Weymouth, Mass, to at
tend the funeral Of his brother-i law,
Col. Frank Lewis. Col. Lewis was for
many years the superintendent of the
Bradley fertilizer works at North Wey-
mouth. Mrs Lewis at one time lived in
Ellsworth with her brothers.
The good old schooner "Samuel Lewls,,
Capt Will Pratt, had an exciting ad-
ven ure on the trip to Boston from which
she has Just returned. She was passing
Lovers island in Boston bay last week,
when the bullets began TO spatter around
her thick and fast. The schooner WAS
hit several times. a regiment of regu-
lars soon to leave for the Philippines was
at target practice on Lovell's island.
Capt. Pratt does not relish being taken
for target.
E. K. Herrick, sitting past master of
BluehiIl lodge OF Odd Fellows, and W. e.
Grndle, past master of the same lodge,
were in Ellsworth this morning on
their way home from Portland, where
they attended the meeting. Of the grand
lodge. Ellsworth lodge of Odd Fellows
was represented by P II. Stratton. Mrs. L.
F. Giles represented Nokomis Rebekah
lodge at the meeting OF the grand lodge
of Rebekahs in Portland at the same time.
The next annual meeting of the grand
lodge will be held in Bangor.
The Davis-B Bar Harbor Buck board Co.
has been organized with capital stock
OF $50 600, and is a const iidation of the
business Of Henry E. Davis, OF this city,
his brother, w. II. Davis, of Bar Har bor
and the Bar Hqrbor Buckb board Co. H. f..
Davis is president; w. III. Davis, treas
urer; 5. w Page, secretary; directors, II.
r. and w. ii. Davis and j.. u. DeaSy. The
corporation will do general carriage
manufacturing business, making a spec
ialty OF buck boards, which have made the
Davises famous the country over. Fac
tories will be run here and at Bar Har-
Dor.
The art exhibition under the manage
meut OF the Park street Ladies' Improve
ment society opens at Manning hall this
afternoon. \ large number of the new
est Coqley prints are on exhibition.
There is an interesting exhibit of old
china, including many rare old pieces.
| owing to the Funeral of Mr.. Whiting the
exhibition will be postponed over Thurs
day but @iH b. continued through Fri
day 3, Saturday, the hail being open
iHGetaIn, o"r E2e'
rttei .lra al - % 'g.art. fas9a "lg be ~
address or talk. This afternoon and Sat
urday iss NJ. A. Clark will speak of old
colonial china. and modern American
ceramics. Friday afternoon Miss Sally
Crosby will read paper on "The Ro-
mantle School OF French Painting.