Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-04-26
AFFAIRS.
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ran away yesterday morning. A load of
boxes was being unloaded at the lower
shoe factory. Some OF the boxes fell over
on the horse, and he ran. This only
made matters worse, for the faster he ran
the faster the light cardboard boxes flew.
lie ran until the last OF the load had been
left i'll the road, and then he stopped.
Shoe boxes were strewn along Church
street from the shoe factory to State
street. and half way down the State street
hill. 1t was fun while 1t lasted for all
but the horse.
The United States civil service commits
sion has ordered that an examination be
held by its local board at Ellsworth, on
Wednesday, June 81, for the different
positions i'll the custom service, in the
Frenchman' Bay district. No applica-
lions will be accepted for this examina-
ton unless fled, in complete form, with
Harry f. Moore, secretary, before the
hour OF closing business on May %. For
application blanks, full instructions, and
information apply at the custom house
in this city.
ISIS Mabel Monaghan came home on
Monday nights train, and left this noon
for Boston. Last Friday evening she
sang at the banquet given by the men of
the First parish church, Bangor. On
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y. NJ. {. A., and at the evening service
OF the First parish church. The Bangor
papers spoke in a highly complimentary
way OF her singing. Last evening Miss
Monaghan was entertained by Mrs. A. B.
Walker, on Bridge Hill, who invited in
some friends to meet her guest.
S. G. Stevens, who has made himself
famous as the successful organizer of the
big sardine syndicate, the Continental
Packing Co., returned to Ellsworth last
week, and received the congratulations
of his many friends here. He left Tues
day for Eastport. While here he and
Col. Hamlin entertained party OF friends
Hale, Judge Haskell, A. T.. Walradt, an
attorney OF New York, DR.. Phillips, DR..
Manning, A. w. King, +. K. Hopkins,
| Collector Whiting, Capt. II. J. Joy and
NJ. Gallert.
Charles Curtis is doing quite little
business at his shipyard, i'll the wav OF re-
pairing vessels. Tue schooner civilian
q. Eddy" has just gone off the ways after
general overhauling. The schooner
cat herine", which was damaged by
fouiing with the Sarah A. Blaisdell' at
Hyannis in the November gale, has had
new jib-hoom, few top timbers and
piece OF rail put in. Work on her is just
schooners "Wild Rose" and Growers
Bride are at the yard. The "Wild Rose"
is on the railway. She IS being timbered
| out, ceiied and pianked. The "Rover's
Bride" is to have new stem.
The Kings Daughters held a meeting
| last Monday evening and their work, as
an organization, being completed, they
adjourned indefinitely. Before adjourn
ment the following motion was carried
unanimously: "Moved that the Kings
/ Daughters express, through the columns
OF THE ELLSWORTH AMERICAN. their
heartfelt thanks to the friends whose
liberal patronage and generosity have
made possible the work which has been
undertaken during the past nine years,
and that they gratefully acknowledge
their appreciation of the public conf
dence and the words OF encouragement
which have always frightened their
path
L. Ii. Greedy returned Saturday from
the Boston horse show, full OF praise for
the show, and OF renewed enthusiasm
for his former pet Bingeu, which had
no peer in his class. The Boston Journal
said OF Bingen: "Bingen is abso-
lutely sound. There is hardly trotting
stallion on earth that, stripped OF all the
glamour of name and reputation, can
show for what he is, like the great Bin
gen. Among a thousand race horses
his grand conformation, royal makeup
and quality would make him prominent.
Bingen's only competitor was that good
colt Handspring. Handspring is very
nice individual and well-bred, but he had
no earthly chance against his formidable
antagonist"
The ell of George S. Swett's boarding
| house on Water street was destroyed by
| fire early Monday morning. The fire
| evidently originated about the chimney.
! When discovered the whole second floor
! OF the ell WAS in flames. The second floor
was finished off in bedrooms, but for
ak-l,, tod
| The fire burned through to the kitchen
| below. The tremen did excellent work,
continuing the fire to the cit, which joined
the main house on one side and the wood
shed on the other. The fire was admir-
ably handled, so that little damage was
done to the main house by smoke or
water. The loss on building and contents
is about $50; fully insured. The house
is owned by the heirs OF James P.
1 Whitmore.
Street Commissioner Smith, though
still laid up as the result of his fall, is not
allowing he city streets to be neglected
/ The principal streets of the city are now
being cleaned under the supervision of
Clifton Woodward Good work is now
| being done on lower State street. The
grade is being cut down and improved.
Crushed rock Will be laid on State street
tins year as far as the funds at hand will
permit. concrete sidewalk is to be laid
along the clhle street sue VI tHt new
bank building, and q cross walk Will be
laid from the front of the bank diago-
nally across Main street to Wiggin's drug
store. There is also talk of a cross walk
diagonsIIy across State street from the
rear of the bank building toward the
library building.
Ellsworth high school has recently
won such honors as are reflected by
higher honors awarded one of its grad
yates. The three highest honors, as
gifts from the faculty, OF proctors for the
coming senior class of the college of Lib
eral Arts, Roston university, have just
been awarded. One of the fortunate
students is Everett W. Lord, librarian
proctor, of Ellsworth. Scholarship and
general character of the students are the
two elements which decide the DISPOSE
tion Of these honors, and since the ola
custom of college speakerships has been
done away with this year at the univer-
sity, the proctorships remain as the