Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-10-25

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bench a memorable event. The Ellis
worth members OF the party arrived home
| this morning.
| There will be union meeting in the
Baptist church Sunday evening at T. l.
| \. Halliday, field secretary of the State
! sunday school association, will be the
| speaker. The regular evening services in
the city churches will be omitted.
| George f. Newman, jr., graduate OF
| THE AMERICANS job room, has secured
| an excellent position as manager of the
| printing department recently established
| by the Hood Rubber Co., of Watertown,
| Mass, In connection with their factory.
Miss Anna Crippen arrived home Sat
urday from Boston, where she stopped for
a few weeks on her return from a trip to
| Newport News, Va. Her sister, Miss Lii
| llan. who accompanied her to Virginia,
arrived home several weeks ago.
| The Rockland, Bluehill and Elswort b
boats began running on their winter
schedule last week. Boats now leave Ellis
| worth Mondays and Thursdays, connect
| ing with the Boston boat at Roekand.
| Returning leaves Rockland "Wednesday vs.
and saturdays on arrival OF the Boston
| boat.
The prospect for good season in the
| Union river woods continues to be good
! There are from fly to seventy-five men
| now in the woods, and crews are gradually
| being increased. The streams have been
/ cleared out and dams repaired in anticpa
| tion of large drives in the spring, and are
| in better shape than for years.
| Mrs. II. B. Saunders and daughter, Mrs.
| Manning, arrived in New York last week
| from Europe. They were met in New
York by Mr.. Saunders and DR.. Manning.
Mrs. Saunders health has improved. She
| is now in Portland. DR.. Manning and
visit. They are expected home to-
morrow.
The organ at the Congregational church
| was damaged by water slightly at the
| time the steeple was burned. Last week
| {. p. Graves, of Boston, the veteran organ
tuner, spent about three days on the in
strument, and put it in fine shape. In
| spite OF its fifty odd years Of service, this
| organ Is an. excellent one, and bids fair
to see many more years of active life.
The funeral of Samuel Kidder Whiting
was held at his late residence last Thurs
day afternoon. Rev. A. H. Coar, OF the
! Unitarian church, officiated. The pail
| bearers were Judge A. p. Wiswell, f. II.
| Greely, A. W. King and Ii. L. Hamlin.
| Relatives present from out OF town were
Mr.. and Mrs f. b. Bowen, Newton Gem
! tire; DIR. and Mrs. o. NJ. Drake, of Boston;
Joseph w. Wood, OF Salisbury Cove.
Miss Sadie Treworgy, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Treworgy, OF East
Surrv, was married last Wednesday even
! ing to Albert G.. Moon, of Ellsworth. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. II. f.
/ Day, Of Franklin, at the home CT the
bride, in the presence OF the family Hnd
/ about twenty five guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Moon will live in Ellsworth, W here Mr..
Moon is engaged III the livery business.
/ Mrs. Bertha Thompson arrived home
/ last week from Porto Rico, W here she has
been for several months with her hus band, ,
! Capt. William Thompson, of the govern
| ment transport "SlOcum". Mrs. Thomp-
son was with her usband in the steamer
during the disastrous hurricane which
| visited the West Indies q few months ago.
| The ''Siocum" was out in the worst of it,
and WAS first reported lost, it being
| thought impossible that she could ride
| out the storm.
| A horse owned by John Mitchell caused
| considerable excitement by running away
| Monday afternoon. The horse started on
| Water street, and went over the follow in g
| cline of march,: Water street across
Main to State street, to Church street to
School street to Main street to Whiting
Bros. store, where the runaway turned
into the alley leading to the horses heds,
and the procession disbanded, horse going
one way and the wagon another. No
damage except to wagon.
St. Joseph's Catholic church, of Lewis
ton, held very successful fair last week.
Rev. FIR. Butler, formerly of this city, IN
writing to friend here about it says:
"Mabel Monag han sang to charm. | was
so proud of her AS the girls say: She is
just too delightful for anything, and her
manner and dress were just what one
could desire. The people here are quite
won by her. Rarely does one so conquer
on single appearance on the stage. |
know you will be glad to hear this, for it
is the tribute OF St Joseph's, of Lewist on,
to st. Joseph's, of Ellsworth"
Newell Wilson, one OF the best known
men of North Ellsworth, died yesterday,
aged seventy-tive years. Mr.. Wilson had
lived at North Ellsworth since three years
of age. He had always been a helpful
member of the community. For fifteen
years he carried the mails between Green
Lake and Ellsworth. Mr.. Wilson's wife
died few months ago. He leaves seven
children Henry \. Wilson, OF Boston !;
Mrs. Carrie Haynes, OF EllsWorth; Mrs.
Lucy Tarhox, of RrCoksVille; Mrs. Elnora
TowIe, of Somerville, Mass, Mrs. Fannie
Heath, Mrs. Margaret Gray and NJ iss
Louise Wilson, of Bangor. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the house tomorrow
at l O'Clock.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet
this evening at Manning hall at 7.30 for
reorganization. 1t is hoped that there
will be large additions to the chorus this
year, particularly of men. All who can
sing and who enjoy studying music of
the character sung at the festival are in
vited to join. There is no voice test.
The first Of the evening will be taken up
with business. After hat is over, work
will begin. The oratorio elijah" will
be sung next year. Members are re-
quested to bring their copies to the re-
hearsal this evening, and also to bring he
1899 "festival" book.
A story is going the rounds of the Maine