Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-12-19

man-tne "Dusy Dees" they nave Deen
called By their friends--reaiized Sl5 from
home made candy sale last week. The
money will be expended in Frightening
the Christ mas OF some OF the poorer chill
dren OF Ellsworth.
Next Saturday, Miss Agnes Lords
class Of the Congregational Sunday school
will have sale Of candy at the Joy store
on Main street, formerly occupied by J. A.
Hale. In connection with this sale, the
ladies of the Congregational society will
have a sale of cooked food.
The schooner "Victory", which went
ashore recently at Beverly, Mass, and
was hauled off and towed to Boston, was
taken out on a marine railway and re-
paired there. When she was taken out it
was found that her keel was badly
damaged. 1t was necessary to put in
forty feet of new keel.
The fair Of the Unitarian society opens
this evening at 6 O'Clock, with a turkey
supper. Tomorrow evening the laugh
able entertainment "Tbe O'd Maids Con
vention" will be repeated, with changes
from its previous presentation. The sale
OF fancy articles, home candy, ETC.,
will continue both evenings.
Miss Marie Gordon has been seriously
III with measles at her former home in
Livermore, where she went about three
weeks ago for visit. She was taken
there. 1t is believed she contracted the
disease on the train. A letter received
yesterday said she was improving.
DR.. Mary l.. Burnham, whose parents
here thought she was on her way home
from China because no letters had been
received from her for a long time, learn
from a letter received last week that she
is still In the English hospital at Wei Hal
Wei. She expects to come home for
visit when she il released from her duties
there.
Miss Grace Raymond, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Raymond, and Edward
l.. Royal, son Of Mr.. and Mrs SewaIl T.
Royal, were married Saturday, by Rev. ].
NJ. Adams, OF the Congregational church.
Friends Of the young couple join in con-
reside in Bar Harbor where Mr.. Royal is
employed.
The committee appointed oy the car
nival committee to meet the executive
committee of the board OF trade failed TO
get a meeting, the executive committee
failing to materiallZe at the meeting
which was called. 1t is probable
that meeting OF the board of trade
will be called soon for the purpose of
rejuvenation and reorganization.
The Achooner "Wesley Abbott" is in
winter quarters at Surry, after cold trip
across from Boston. Capt. Peterson, of
the "Wes!ey Abbott", came home last
week i'll with malaria. The mate, Morris
Splsin, brought the schooner home by
way of Winter Harb Dor. SpIain and
George Damn, who was one of the hands,
had ears aud noses npped by the frost.
The continued cold weather has closed
the river to the mouth. The schooner
"Julia Frances" is at the wharges, and
will load slaves for another trip to New
York il a spell OF "soft" weather offers
fair prospect for her to get out. "Down
Water street" they predict that a weeks
thawand little help from the Little
a chance to get out.
E. P. Young camp of Modern Woodmen
has elected officers as follows: L. F. Giles,
venerable counsel; II. G. Dodge, wor: hy
advisor; H. f. Wescott, banker; F. l..
Mason, clerk; Louis }Dennett, escort :;
Charles Pho, Waterman; Charles l. Sta piles
sentry; George Downing, chief forester !;
J. A. Cunningham, George s. Hagerthy
Frank X. Moore, managers Officers will
he installed at the first meeting in Janu-
ary.
Two sales OF wild land were closed in
Ellsworth this week. through the agency
OF A NJ. Hastings and l.. +. Giles six
thousand acres in Maraviile owned
by the Mariavi'te land company, for
| merry part OF the TisdaIe estate, were
purchased hy Dr. A c. Hager,hy aud
Jere T. Cites, OF Ellsworth. Abou, 2 900
acres in East nrouk, one quarter at tue
tract kno as the Mason band. were
purchased by J.. +. Giles, OF Ellsworth b.
Fannie, wife OF William s. Gordon,
died Monday at her home in Bridge
water, Mass. Deceased was daughter of
the late Hezekiah Cook, OF Ellsworth,
and was married here to Mr. Gordon,
formerly OF Trenton. She was sister OF
Z. w. Cook, of Ellsworth, who lett
yesterday for Bridgewater to attend the
funeral which takes place there to- dav.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon moved from Elis-
worth about twenty years ago. Mrs
Gordon's age was about fifty-two years.
She leaves usband and two married
daughters.
Morris Splain has brindle bull pup
which is somewhat OF a ghter, it is said
Mr.. Splain brought him from Bost on.
The dog developed fighting propensit les
soon after his arrival here. He wasn't
satisfied to tackle a dog of his own size,
so after sharpening his teeth h on set of
harness, he tackled the pig and nearly
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