Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-11-15
COINTY-NEWS.
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selectman Byron Mayo is having his
house painted.
Jacob Walls is having barn built at
/ the rear OF his house.
| Hosea Hodgdon has had his house
t painted recently, Ralph Robinson being
/ the chief artist.
/ A. f. Fsrusworth Co. have been max
ing heavy shipments OF canned CLANS
| during the past month.
The knights OF Pythias local lodge sat
down last Friday evening to a goodly
feast OF steamed CLANS, doughnuts and
hot coffee.
Schooner "John Shay, Capt. {. Z.
Allen, OF Somes lille, master, passed out
OF Somes sound Saturday with 100 tons o
paving for New York city.
Quite a number OF the young people
this way went to Bar Hsrbor on their
wheels Saturday to see the foot ball game
between the Bar Hsrbors and the Ellis
worths.
Capt. Roland Lunt was home over sun
day, Nov. 5, while his vessel is loading
lumber at Bangor for New York. He was
introduced to his youngest daughter
babe several weeks old whom he had
never seen.
The union eyangelistic services under
the leadership OF Rev. NJ. W. plummer.
Of Boston, began last ednesday evening.
Meetings will continue this week every
evening, alternating between the two
churches also afternoon services at 30.
Fred J, Higgins had candy pull last
Saturday evening. The following people
were present; flossie GiIiey, Leta Free
man, Sarah Carroll. Grace Carroll. Maud
Holmes and Lizzie Colt, the boys being
Frank Giliey, Rodsrick 7. Clark, Merle +.
Tracy, Charles Newall and Alfred Mayo.
Capt. Charles DIX, OF Brooklyn, y. y,
former resident OF Bass Hsrbor, aud
well known here, recently lost two vessels
on the way from Greenland to Phiiadel-
phia loaded With cryoiite. lie has asked
MilbridEe shiphulder to undertake the
building OF a new four masted l,io0-,on
schooner FOR him.
School closed again Monday, the scarlet
rash bugaboo having had its nine days
reign OF terror and precsution. Except
the loss OF two weeks schooling in a
school year hat il short at best. no harm
WAS done. The only case in the village
now is that of Mrs. Harry Lawton, which
is very mild one, and has been well Sc
Guided.
The violent storm all day Sunday kept
people inside, there being no services in
either church. The storm reminded
one OF the terrible blizzard Of sunday,
Nov. 2, last year, when the steamer
portland was lost. There were few
small coasters in the harbor, and early
sunday morning big ocean steamer
put in and lay at anchor TIL Monday.
She was the biggest craft OF her kind we
ever say IN this hsybor. she got under
way before anyone could fnd out her
name,
W. J. Tower aud VIII Wallace have re-
Gently had pipes run into their houses
from the Point street water main. They
intend TO have the natchicssIy clear aud
pure water OF our local water company's
arte-lsn wells right in the house every
day IN the yesr. For pure Air and pure
fresh water this village can defy the rest
Of the earth TO excel il. Ga the subject
OF some other things, however, such as
lighted street lamps, shade. trees along
our classic avenues and atttsctjyenc~-
about places, the less said the better. ~
A promiscuous foot bali kicking crowd
assem- bled at Holmes corner last Friday
afternoon and made some frantic attempts
10 Kick the pigskin, to the eminent dan
ger OF some plate glass indows in that
vicinity. Now football kick that Will
send he ball forty yards or 80 looks like
the most innocent aud easy performance
in the world, but as some found out, II Is
a trick indeed middie-6ged man with
the memory of scores OF these base hits
aud home runs in the glorious past II
Southwest tiarror baseball never thought
L. kick the foot hsll over into Norwuod's
Cow, but u'ss-d the bali, kicked his hat
II, and irii - tu~ cart T., a.ui-s-t ffacturing
nj -kutt. tie lays Inc test piHDe FOR
midi aged Wt4 Is to want 70 sttt hrIr
dignity ana ttpl- hoHes il treir todte~.
and Net VINO Iotg Tor ilts,e GU door
exercise, Is nome cnppping ~ Eiu1iHgs