Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-09-19
Thomas Robinson. Judge Peters told
both men to go home and behave them

Thomas Robinson. Judge Peters told
both men to go home and behave them
selves.
E. P. Young, representing the Modern
Woodmen of America, q fraternal organi-
zation, has been In town this week. An
effort Is being made to establish a camp
OF this order in Ellsworth.
Walter Ellington and Adds Haynes,
who have been conducting a fruit stand
at Bar Harbor during the summer, report
the loss OF $125, which was stolen from
Billington's trunk yesterday.
An Ellsworth runaway horse captured
himself by dashing into the money order
department of the postoffice, and as the
postmaster was at work there, it came
very near being horse on the postmas-
ter.-LetOiSton Journal.
| David Friend, of Caribou, was in Els
worth over Sunday. He was accompan-
led by his daughter, Miss Leah, who will
remain here until tomorrow, when she
will leave for Wellesley college.
| Columbia hook and ladder company
last Thursday night elected Henry Brown
foreman in place Of Roy Webber, who
resigned Oh account of removal from the
city. Judson Graves succeeds Brown as
assistant foreman.
Director-in-Chief w. R. Chapman, con:
| Quoted special rehearsal OF the Ellsworth
festival chorus last Friday evening. He
told the chorus some interesting things
| about the coming festival and about the
great singers who are to appear.
ceived word OF the safety Of the steamer
| "Pensacola" of which his son George was
| first officer, and which was reported lost
| In the Galveston cyclone. George Thor
| sens wife, who lived in Galveston, has
not been heard from since the disaster.
John B. Redman's sIoop yacht "wave
Crest", which was anchored at Whit
| more's cove, dragged ashore in the blow
| last Wednesday afternoon. A hole was
stove In her side and she was badly
| SCARED. The yacht was hauled off Thurs
day morning and towed up the river for
| repairs.
Clifton Woodward, driver Of the Stand
ard Oil Co.'S. wagon in Ellsworth has re-
ceived from the. company a new and
| lighter tank wagon. 1t weighs 2,33O
pounds (about 1000 pounds less, than the
old wagon) and has ball bearing axtes.
The capacity OF the new wagon is 500
| gallons.
Roscoe Holmes, with his roam horse
Frank H., was in a spill at the Cherry
| field fair last Thursday. Coming down
! the stretch his sulky locked with that OF
| N. c. Sucker, OF Cherryfield. Both drivers
were thrown, but neither was injured.
Frank II. took second money in the 2.4O
race Friday.
A fire started beside the railroad near
jones' meadow Saturday, and before
night had assumed threatening proper
tions. Sundays rain subdued it, but
did not entirely extinguisn it. Tue smoke
from this settled so thickly over the city
Saturday night that it caused false
alarm OF fire.
c. E. Woodward, OF Bangor, last week
received telegram from his broth her, E.
K. Woodward, who was in Galveston
during he hurricane, announcing that he
is safe. The message was sent from
Houston. His brother, who has been in
Galveston for several months, lost most
OF his personal effects.
E. Bonsey & Son have ten. horse power
electric motor installed in their mill on
Water street, and are now running their
machinery by it. The motor carries their
machinery smoothly and easily and it Is
a pleasure to see it run. This is the first
of the electric motors put in by the Els
worth Water Co. Others are to be put in
soon.
The W. G. I. U. will hold its first meet
ing of the season tomorrow, at 2 p. M,
at the home of Mrs. A. F. Greedy. 1t is
desired that all members be present to
make arrangements for work during the
winter. Hon j. H. Manley's views on
the non enforcement of the prohibitory
law, and his advice to the republican
party on that ubject, will be read.
Ellsworth friends of M iss Ina s. Taylor,
assistant teacher at Ellsworth high school
last year, have received cards announcing
her marriage at Winslow last Wednesday
" LIT. T.. y. Hooper, OF raTuelu. Ut.
Hooper is native Of Franklin. Bride
and groom were classmates in Coburn
classical institute, and their marriage is
the sequel to the friendship then formed.
o. r. Burnham left yesterday for Bos-
ton, to attend the reunion of his bat
TALON, the old 'Independent" OF 1st Mass
achusetts. The reunion will be held at
the United States hotel tonight. Before
returning to Ellsworth, Mr.. Burnham
will visit in the western part Of the State.
He will be away about ten days. In his
absence F. T. Doyle will look after busi-
ness at his store.
A telegram from Boston this morning
instructing the men employed by the
Boston Reduction Co. in repairing the