Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-03-29
COUNTY NEWS.
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DR.. Charles Freeman, the dentist, will
move to Bar HsrboT about April /.
The local Temperance lodge visited the
lodge at Town Hill last Friday evening.
Miss Mary a. Carroll Is called to resume
teaching at TIE school on Bakers Island
for the spring term.
The Endeavor society OF the Union
church has voted to change the time Of
/ its service from Friday night to Sunday
evening from 6 30 to us.
Those who desire positions as teachers
] in the schools ot this town viii meet in
I Freemen's sehoolhouse, or school No. ?,
for examination, Saturday, April S, at 9
a. m.
The hum and thump of the drilling
machine on the hill at the Southwest
/ Harbor WaterWorks have been hushed
/ the past week owing to breakdown i'll
the machinery.
The snow and cold weather OF the past
week have furnished The wood men final
chance to get their hrewood and logs out
OF the woods, bat it has not been very
cheerful weather for broods OF early
chicks or the early and festive green pea.
\ degree team from Pemete lodge, l. O.
O. F., OF this place, visited Island lodge,
Bar Harbor, on Tuesday, March p, and
+ worked the second degree on four candi-
dates. Island lodge entertained the WIS.,
iting lodge at Hotel Sherman in royal
manner. All report very pleasant time.
this landing for the first time this season
Saturday, April /, This fact and certain
assertions III the almanac are the only in
dications OF spring to be seen, heard or
felt this mouth 30 far, unless we make eX-
ceptions to the sign Of flock OF wild
geese seen flying north last saturday
The literary circle entertainment for
the benefit OF HE public library will tie
held III fremont hail next week Friday
evening. By the way, the writer makes
the suggestion that it might be more OF
sn encouragement to work for our IL
brsry, of which Ne are justly proud il
tine book committee would get the new
books purchased and into use, the money
fer which has already been in their
hands for three months or more.
Owing partly to the illness of Mrs.
Henry C8rk, president OF the local W.
{. T. L, aud partly to other ereum-
stances, the Neal Dow memorial services
have been Indefinitely postponed. As
ore lady SAIL: "We-Ii have to let him
rest in his grave this year We wish
some one would state in one clear, clean
cut sentence just what the temperance
issue IN this town =, anyway. The men
no use liquor, and they are very few,
don't go to temperance meetings, and the
rest Of Us know man is fool who uses
alcoholic liquors as beverage.
Rev. A. J, Haynes, well known in this
place as former pastor and as a summer
visitor, is evidently making considerable
OF stir in Chicago religious circles. The
Chicago Record of a recent date contains
accounts of sermon preached by Mr.
Haynes in bis church there which is con-
trary to orthodox beliefs, and OF action
taken by Congregational ministers OF
that city to investigate the matter. The
Congregdtiondlist, of Boston, last week
also contained a brief editorial note OF
Mr.. Haynes heresy, which seems to deny
the fall OF man.
March u. H.I.J.
). w. Herrick has been seriously i'll for
some weeks with pneumonia, but is now
improving.
Alonzo Hodgdon, wife and son, who
have been spending the winter at Bakers
Island light station with Mrs. Hodgdon's
father, II. p. Robbins, have recently re-
turned to their home at the Quarry.
fremont seems to be preparing for the
county fair baby show, according to the
large increase of the infant class. The
fifth in our vicinity within six weeks is a
fine boy born March "a to Mr.. and Mrs.
stephen Hartman.
Harvey Hodgkins left on Mondays boat
for second visit 10 The Eye and Ear in
Urinary, Portland. Having totally lost the
sight of one eye it may be found neces-
sary to undergo surgical operation in
order to save the other eye from being af-
fected with the same disease.
March -. SPRAY.
SeawaII.
Miss Lucy Deliver seems to have i'm
proved a little. 1t is hoped she will soon
be better.
March 27. Dolly.
The Reach Deer Islel.
Samuel Lowe is rapidly recovering.
Mrs. Roland Lowe, of North Deer Isle.
was the guest Of Mrs. W. p. Lowe last
week.
Charles L. Knight returned from Bos-
ton Wednesday to spend a few days at
home.
K. \. Knight has received a four hun
dred egg state incubator. He isrunning
his incubators to the capacity of six hun
bred eggs