Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-24

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Bonsey. vocal duet by Mr.. Parker and
Miss Alice Moor, piano solo by Mrs.
Hstheway, and a paper by Mrs. A. VI.
Hopkins.
y. Il. Pratt, principal OF the high school,
gave a reception to the pupils OF the senior
Class last Saturday evening, at the home
/ OF Mrs. SWEET, on Main street. Other
| guests were Miss Taylor and Mr.. Scott,
asaisiants at the high school, and two
/ teachers from Cherry field.
Branch pond is in first. class condition
| ior ice boating, but there has not been
| wind enough for good trial of the ice
beats. To-day, however, all conditions
are fsvoraoi and the new boat will
have an opportunity to show what is in
| her She is expected TO show her heels to
| the oi hers.
There will be circle supper at the
Unitarian vestry tomorrow evening.
Immediately following the supper, few
| stereopiicon views illustrating early
| Jewish history will be shown. Those
present at the supper are cordially
| invited to remain. To others a small
| admission fee will be charged.
Esoteric lodge. F. and A. M, will give
| the first masonic sociable OF the season at
| It's hall to- morrow evening. There will
be music, dancing and whist. A turkey
supper, with oil 4 he side dis hes and extras.
will be served. All Masons, whet her OF
Esoteric, Lygonia or out-oi-town lodges,
arc cordially invited to be present, with
| ladies.
e. II. Greedy was out for q spin yester-
day morning with Little Jake. This
horse Is flyer on ice. The footing yes
terday morning just suited him, and he
went down Water street at . lively clip.
Little Jake has q mark OF 2.26, and has
done . mile under 70. He can show his
heels to anything on ice - barring that
new Ice boat at Nicolin.
| A. Moreau, q Frenchman. who has been
In Ellsworth several weeks osteDsibly for
the purpose Of buying horses for ship
,nent to France, was arrested last Friday
morning on a warrant charging him with
criminal assault. He was arraigned before
Judge Peters in the municipal court in
the afternoon, waived examination, and
was bound over for the grand jury. He
was committed to jail In default Of $500
bail.
During the last year the Union Shoe
Mig. Co. paid to its operatives In wages
over 81 900. Other expenditures for
salaries, paper and wooden boxes. wood,
etc, will bring the amount OF money put
In circulate lon In Ellsworth during the
year close upon $4,000. This Is from one
of Eiisworths factories; the other would
show figures almost as iarge-iarger, il
the factory WAS run throughout the year
at its full capacity. And all this money
goes into Ellsworth pockets. The sho-
factories are a good thing for Ellsworth
The John l.. Moor house on Fourth
street was damaged by fire Friday night
The fire broke out just before midnig ht
in the shed and spread quickly to the ell
| with which IL connected. The ell was
destroyed, but the tiremen by good work
saved the main house. The building
was owned by William 7. Moor, and wac
occupied by A. W. Webber and Frank l.
Phillips. Tue loss, about 500, is covered
by insurance. The fr.men are sing ing
the praises OF Mrs. A. P. Royal, through
whose thoughtfulness they were treated
to hot coffee.
A literary treat is promised Ellswort b
next month. About the middls OF the
month Mrs. Laura E. Richards, OF Gardi-
ner, the well-known author, will reao
from her own works, at the vestry OF the
Congregational church, under the ices
of the society. Mrs. Richards is the
aut hor OF Captain January, the "Hllde-
gard" books, and other works for old and
young. 1t may be OF interest to state that
Mrs. Richards is the daughter OF Julia
Ward Howe. After the reading there
will be reception in honor of the dis
tlnguished guest. and light refreshments
will be served in the ladies' parlor.
The summer picnic" given by Mrs.
Wiggin's class OF the Unitarian Sunday
school at the vestry Friday evening, WAS
q unique and pretty affair. The room
WAS set with evergreen trees, from which
we're suspended Jspanese lanterns. The
little play Gossip, which pointed out a
moral, WIS presented by members of the
class, the cast being as follows: "Ann'.
dorothy Green" Miss Nan Tracy
"Hesier Beacon" Miss B-ssie Byrn;
"Marion Lee" Miss Mabel Lord; "Bea-
trice Van Cortland, )" Miss Ruby Phillips
Jeanette Dursnd," Miss Eva Nesliey
There was music by Misses Lizzie Wiggin
Grace Lord and sophie Walker. After
the entertainment ice-cream, cake and
l Fhn a.