Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-09-20

Martyr Shute has entered the Univer-
sty Of Maine.
Mrs. W. A. Alexander is visiting her
mother in Bucksport.
NJ. Galert has returned from business
trip to New York and Boston.
Misses Addie Austin and Blanche
Reeves are visiting friends in Boston.
DIR. II. w. Haynes and Arthur L. Hale
are hunting in the vicinity OF Great Pond.
Miss Bertha l.. Giles expects to leave
some time next month to attend school at
Oberin, Ohio.
Miss Annie c. Emery leaves to-day to
resume her duties at the University Of
Wisconsin, Madison.
Curtis K. Foster left yesterday for
business and pleasure trip of week or
ten days in Boston and vicinity.
Miss Leah Friend, of Caribou, spent
Sunday with Miss Lillian JOY in Els
worth. She left Monday for Wellesley
college.
L. f. Giles is selling licenses to sports
men who wish to purchase the privilege
OF shooting one deer in September for
their own use.
The Woman's alliance otthe Unitarian
society will meet to organize for the sea-
son in the vestry at $50 to-day. All are
cordially invited.
In the PA class at Hartland last We'd
nesday, Z. II. Greely'7 Vulcan won. His
best time WAS 2.29l !. SIX heats were
trotted in the race.
Miss Annie Mcdonald, OF Gardiner
" no tas been he guest of John F.. Doyle
and wife for the past two weeks, left
| Tuesday for Boston.
| Miss Maria w. Atwood, of Winterport,
daughter of DIR. +. {. Atwood, has been
the guest of NJ ISIS Catherine SImonton in
this city for few days.
At the annual meeting Of the Maine
woman suffrage association in Water
VILE last week, Mrs. A +. Greely, of Els
worth, was elected one of the honorary
vice presidents.
Mrs. William Black, one of Elswort h S
esteemed old ladies, passed the eighty
ninth milestone OF her life journey last
Saturday. She was pleasantly remem-
bered by many friends.
| +. c. Burrill will move from the
Hagerthy house on Pine street to the
| house OF w. +. Aiken on Oak street. The
Hagerthy house will be occupied by Mrs.
Harriet Joy and Fred E. Morang.
| Clifford Wilkes, the horse with which
c. q. Andrews, Of Bangor, won the 2.4O
race at the Ellsworth fair, won two races
at Monroe last Wednesday-the 800 and
2.i5 classes. His best time was 2.30.
Until Sept 26 the boats OF the Rock
land, Bluehill & Ellsworth Steamboat Co
will leave for Rockland Monday, Thurs
| day and Saturday. Returning will leave
Rockland Wednesday, Friday and Sun
day.
Prof. C. }. II. Ropes, of Bangor, will
preach at the Congregational church next
Sunday morning. The pastor, Rev. j. NJ
Adams, will attend an international con-
ference OF Congregational ministers in
| Boston.
| The loss on the steeple OF the Congre-
gational church, destroyed by fire on
Sept. 8, has been settled with the insur-
ance companies for $1,010. The work
OF replacing the steeple will begin as soon
as possible.
There were only two contestants in the
hose race at Gardiner last Thursday-the
Eagles, of Orono, and Niagaras, of Bruins
wick. 1t was regulation wet race. The
Eagles won in AZ 20 seconds. The Mag
aras' time was 5s 15.
| The youngest old man in Ellsworth
Saturday was Isaiah Young, of Lamoine,
who conceals his eighty years be-
hind hair just sprinkled with gray and a
step as sprghtly as most men OF sixty.
No one would accuse him Of being over
| seventy.
Another Ellsworth man is receiving
due recognition for ability. Capt. George
| w. Mason, of the Morgan line steamship
| company, has been selected to navigate
the new first-class battleship "Kearsarge"
on preliminary sea trip, and on her
| official trial.
About 250 people assembled at Higgins
shore, Patterns pond, Sunday afternoon,
to witness baptismal service conducted
| by Rev. II. A. Lucken bach, pastor OF the
Ellsworth Freewill Baptist church. Mr..
Luckenbach is doing good work here, and
| the church is peospering.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will hold its first meeting for the
season next Thursday at 2.30 p. IN. at the