Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-05-17


For other local ne,us see pages 4, 5 and 8.
Alphonso Foss is in very poor health.
Judge Wiswell is holding court at AL
fred.
Frank NJ. Gaynor and wife returned
from their wedding trip Friday.
o. w. Tapley has put long distance
telephone into his insurance office.
improvements are being made on Mrs.
$. ID. Wiggin's house on High street
w. c. Lowell, of Mansfield, Mass, is the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Dorr.
The timely rain stopped the progress of
the several forest fires in this vicinity.
Rev. James 5. Williamson, of Augusta,
will preach at the Congregational church
next sunday.
Miss Inez l.. Dorr arrived from Boston
Monday evening, for visit of two weeks,
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. 2. Dorr
on Pine street.
| improvements are being made on the
Co'e building on Main street, occupied
| by J. y. Thompson.
Miss Mary f. Robinson and little niece,
ton, Mass. Saturday.
Mrs. Z. Dyer and Miss Lola Dyer re-
turned Monday evening from a pleasure
tr.p TO Massachusetts.
The Whitmore hou-e ON Water street,
which Was damaged by fin 1hree weeks
age, is being paired.
Mrs. L. b. Bowen, OF Newton Center,
Mass, is TisliinG ner parents, Mr.. and
Mrs s. X. Whiting, for H few days.
it-v.r. rfns Is. OF boston, VINO Will act
as assistant pastor OF the Catholic church
during the summer, arrived last week.
A new front is being pat IN the build
ing or Main street occupied by a. W.
Curtis, and other repairs are being made.
Charles II. Drumney will open law
| Office IN Ellsworth. He will occupy
rooms and 3 IN the First national bank
building.
Two grand and two petit jurors to serve
at rhe L. ). district court in Bangor
Jure 6, will he drawn at the city clerks
ofte Sa'urday.
here Will be meeting at the alder
mas pom in Hancoc< nall Friday even
irg, u take preliminary step, for
Fturt, OF July celebration.
Mis- Minnie a. Scott and Benjamin s. |
Sievd4, both OF Ellsworth, we're marri,d
in B'ton on Saturday, May 6. Ellsworth |
frie Is extend eungi uIatious.
|
Ta New England Telephone and Tele- |
greh Co. announces the completion of
nd tional circuits between Macnias ana |
Export and Mechias and Calais.
lrs. II. b. Saunders and daughter, Mrs.
JF. Manning, left day for Their
tropean trip They will sail from New
ork for Hamburg Saturday by the Hutl-
arg American line.
New plank sidewalks have been laid on
,hurch street, from Oak street to School
treet, and on Chapel street, from Liberty
to Court street. The walk on the Surry
road is being repaired.
Rev. w. +. Berry, of Portland, general
secretary of the Maine Christian Civic
league, will deliver an address in the
interests of the league, at a union meet
ing in Hancock hall Sunday evening,
June II.
Twelve gentlemen We're the guests of
f. b. Mears at the Nicolin club lust We'd
nesday evening. The price de resistance
of the supper was the thirteen pound
salmon caught by Mr.. Mears, and pre-
pared by like" in his inimitable style.
Branch pond is keeping up its reputa-
tion as the home of big salmon.
Another big fellow was brought in Mon
day. The fish weighed thirteen and one
half pounds when taken from the water.
Wesley Salisbury was the lucky fisher
man.
Mrs. A. f. Greely's store adjoining the
First national bank building is being
tilted up for E. f. Robinson, who will
move his jewelry business there next
week. The windows are being widened, |
and other improvements made in the !
.
Andrew Newman was about to mount | {
wagon Friday, when the horse started, /
hrowing him under the wheels. One OF c
he rear wheels passed over his chest. {
Though Mr.. Newman is well advanced in a
years, he seems on the road to speedy re- I
.overy.
The sloop yacht "Annie Lee", which 8
has been fitted with keel and new and +
cabin, was launched last $
week. The yacht is improved as to COM !
ort, and her sailing qualities do not seem /
o have been injured by the change from t
enter board to keel. !
Rev. D. L. Yale, formerly pastor of the i
church of Ellsworth, has q
ccanted q call to the CantraI Cnnnrann | =