Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-11-15

Dy Monaghan's orchestra OF eight pieces
Mrs. E. X. Hopkins has returned from
from Brooklin, aud is occupying her
house on Hancock street. Mr.. Hopkins
expects to return shortly.
Roderick Mcdonald has returned from
a trip up river. He has a crew at work
building camp, and will soon have a
crew cutting hardwood timber. Besides
the timber which will be cut and driven,
the hardwood factory is arranging to buy
hardwood logs at the mill. 1t is hoped to
have in the neigh borhood of 900, 900 feet
ready to saw in the spring.
At the home OF the groom on Water
street Saturday evening, Miss Beulah NJ.
Reed and Frank II. Echenagucia, both of
Ellsworth, were married by Rev. j. p.
Simonton, OF the Methodist church.
Only members OF the families were pres
ent. Refreshments were served. The
young couple have many friends in Els
worth, who extend congratulations.
The woodwork about the chimney at A.
r. Devereux's house on Birch avenue
caught fire last Sunday from burning
chimney. The fire had evidently been
smouldering for some time, and when it
was discovered in the evening, it had
eaten its way for some distance between
the walls and beneath the floor OF the at
tic. The fire WAS extinguished without
calling in the firemen. A veritable biiz-
zard was raging at the time, and the pos
ha
headway, are not pleasant TO think Of.
The loss is covered by insurance.
The Baptist society held its annual
parish meeting last Thursday night. J.
G. Leighton was chosen moderator, Mrs.
J. G. Leighton, clerk. Other officers
elected were E. s. Means, treasurer; Rev.
G. S. McLearn, auditor. Prudential com
mittee, j. G. Leighton, chairman; E. l..
Cnrtis, James l.. Cook, G. w. Thurber,
Edgar Strout. Finance committee, Mrs.
E. L, Curtis, Mrs. James l.. Cook, Mrs. S.
j. Maddocks, Mrs. Rosa Holt, Mrs.
Josephine Farrell. Pulpit committee, E.
l.. Curtis, &. j. Whitaker, L. L. Tinker,
Miss Florence Curtis, Mrs. a. NJ. Franks.
citizens at the Congregational church ON
Sunday evening at o'clock, to discuss
tie menace to the American home threat
ened from Utah. Addresses will be made
by pastors and Others, and resolutions will
be offered asking our representative in
Congress to vote against seating Congress-
man-eect Brigham II. Roberts, the po-
l. 7if. Evening services in the other
-ul.- es at This hour y i'll be omitted. It
is hoped that all who realize the necessity
of maintaining the integrity of the home
VIII show their interest by being present
at this meeting.
An attempt to break from the county
Jail was discovered by Sheriff Hooper this
week. The prisoners had dug through
three tiers OF brick, leaving only one
more between them and liberty. The
prisoners implicated were William Albert,
the colored man who was convicted of
swindling the Bar Harbor Chinese laun-
dryman; J. c. johnson, the alleged pub
lishers' agent, who tried his game on Dep
uty Sheriff Gem, Of Bucksport, and
"Wood" Webster, who was sent up from
Deer Isle for assault. All were serving
short sentences. AS result of their at
tempt to escape they are now deprived Of
the freedom of the corridor, and are
locked in their cells.
Lawyers Hamlin and Peters have COM
pleted the work OF obtaining the five
pieces of property on Frenchman's bay
which are under consideration as site
for a coaling station. Next week Rear
Admiral Bradford is expected here to ex-
anime the bonds and make his decision
which, il either, OF the pieces of property
will be purchased for a coaling station.
AS previously stated in THE AMERICAN
the five pieces OF property under consider
alton are at Salisbury Cove, West Goulds-
boro, Hancock Point, Long Porcupine
Island and Lamoine Point. The latter is
most in favor in Ellsworth and seems to
lack.
The schooner "Mary c. Stuart" Capt.
J. Atwood Bowden, Of Ellsworth, went
as hore last Sunday near Point Lookout,
south shore OF Long Island, five miles
west OF Fire Island light. The crew was
taken off by the life-saving crew. Bert
Pomroy, an Ellsworth man, was one Of
the crew. The schooner was loaded with
coal, bound from Philadelphia for Port
land. A later despatch from Fire Island
says the schooner will be saved, but
that the cargo must be thrown over
board to float her. The "Stuart" was
built at Bluehill in 1890, and registered
1913 tons net. Her principal owners are
Crabtree q Havey, OF Sullivan, and other
pieces are owned in Ellsworth.
DR.. Mary Burnham, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. o. r. Burnham of this city, who
is now engaged in the missionary field in
China, now lives in her own home there.
The house was built last summer, accord
ing to her own plans with money presented
for the purpose by one Of the missionaries
at the station. Miss Burnham has mas