Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-08-09

| native town, but this is her husbands
first visit to Maine
| NJ. Galiert has been elected president of
the Rocky Mountain Coal Co., tt corpora
tion organized last week with a capital
stoc'' Of 100000 to work coal lands in La
Platte county, Colorado.
| Miss Florence Bradford, of Machias.
is assisting in the Central telephone Office
! this week. While in Ellsworth she is the
| guest OF her cousin, Miss Annie Nc
| Kenzie.
| Mrs. Frances Dutton Sawyer, OF Boston,
Is the guelt o' Mrs. A. NJ. Hopkins. Mrs.
| Sawyer wta former resident of Ellis
worth, bat this is her first visit here for
many yea..
! Perry Langley, an Ellsworth boy who
has been going to sea with his fat her
| Capt. Jonathan Langley, for the past few
months, ran home from Calais for short
visit this week.
| DR.. Daniel E. Brown and wife, of
Brockton, Mass, are visiting Mrs.
| Browns parents, A. F. Burnham and
| wife. Their son Albert has been here
| several months.
Sheriff Hooper brought up quartette
| OF drunks from Bar Harbor yesterday,
| for visit OF thirty days in the county
jail. They were Edgar Ware, John Shea,
| Ansel a. Hamor and John Raftner.
| Miss Frances Tribou to-day received
an invitation from Chaplain Helms, of
the United States navy, to be his guest on
the cruiser "Brooklin", with friends.
Miss Tribou made up party and went to
Bar Harbor.
In the racos at ERstport last Thursday
| E. II. Gree'v's ch. G. Addison took third
money in the 2i0 class, and his br. S.
Leavitt third in the 2.25 class. The best
time in the > 10 race was 2 26H and in the
2.25 race, 2.21H.
Miss Nobel Monaghan is expected to
arrive home to-day. She is to sing at an
entertainment at the Tarratine at Han
cock Poin. "a the 18th, and again on the
Goth when the chapel at that place is to be
dedicated.
| The Morrison Comedy Co. held the
boards at Hancock hail all last week. The
| tOtDpdIiy WIS OIc Vi ll6 bGsl Vi Tue tIdN-
cling shows that have visited Ellsworth
for many day, and they deserved better
houses than they received.
| Mrs. Grace Updike, OF Geneva, H., is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Calvin P. JOY. Mrs.
| Updike il the daughter of Mrs. Robert
+! Long, OF Geneva, aud granddaughter OF
the late Jesse Dutton, Of Ellsworth. She
has not visited here in many years.
The excursion of the Rebekahs to
Castine, has been postponed because Of
the sad disaster at Mt Desert Ferry
Sunday, which has cast gloom over the
community. Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Curt is,
parents of Mrs. H. B. Estey who was
drowned, and also Miss Louise Bridges
and Mrs. Melvin Davis, who are seriously
| i'll, are members Of the Rebekah society.
Mrs. Thomas E. Lee had severe fall
from her bicycle Sunday evening. She
was riding on the Surry road short
distance out of the city when her wheel
struck rock and she was thrown. She
struck on her head and remained uncon-
scious in the road. She was conveyed to
| her home where she is still suffering from
the effects of the fall. There is a severe
confusion on one side of the head, but
there is no fracture.
Town last Thursday, formerly lived in
| Ellsworth, and was in the millinery busi-
ness here. She leaves one sister, Mrs.
| Williams. 1t will be remembered that a
few years ago Miss Irving and her sister
Jennie were the victims OF a murderous
assault by farm hand they employed,
who, supposing he had murdered them
boil committed suicide. Jennie Irving
died from her injuries, and Grace never
entirely recovered.
John H. Brimmer left Monday for
Brockton, Mass, to attend the funeral of
his sister Mary, wife of David Hall, who
died last Saturday. Mrs Hall was a for
mer resident of Ellsworth, and moved to
Massachusetts, many years ago. Her hus-
band is a cousin Of Henry M. and Barlow
Hall, OF this city. She leaves three chill
dren-Mrs j. A. Cunningham, Miss Mary
and Stephen. Mrs. Cunningham was
with her mother when she died, having
gone to Brockton a few weeks ago.
Jonathan Dow, for most OF his life a
resident of Ellsworth, but for the past
fifteen years residing at Surry, died there
last Thursday, aged seventyfour years.
Mr.. Dow was member Of Lygonia lodge,
F. and A. NJ, and next to Owen Byrn, was
he oldest Mason in point Of membership,
in the lodge. Both Mr.. Dow and Mr..
Byrn were raised to the sublime degree in
Lygonia lodge in the opening OF 1860, but
Mr.. Byrn two weeks earlier than Mr..
Dow. A large delegation from Lygonia
lodge attended the funeral Saturday.
Peter Kane, an inmate Of the county
Jail for drunkenness, had hot time the
other day. Life to Peter had evidently
grown monotonous, and he attempted
suicide in a novel manner by setting fire