Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-31

Ella Devereux will have charge of Miss
Thompson's store, and will be assisted by
Henry Campbell.
A. X. Cushman and L. ii. Cushman were
In Bangor Friday night, and witnessed
the working Of the third degree by st.
Andrews lodge, F. and A. M. l. II.
Cushman, as superintendent OF the Els
worth water company, was the guest on
Saturday Of Supt. H. T. Sparks, of the
Public Works Co., and visited its plants
at Brewer, Old Town and Veszie.
Mrs. Henry E. Davis and daughters
Helen and MurieI, who have been in Dres-
den, Germany, for the past year, sailed
from Hamburg on the "Pslatis", on Sun
day, the 14th. They arrived In New York
last Saturday, the 9th, two days behind
schedule time. Mr.. Davis met them in
New York. They are visiting friends and
relatives en- route, and are expected home
I'm few days.
The stereopticon lecture on early
Jewish history, which was to have been
given at the Unitarian vsstry last Thurs
day evening after the supper, but was OF
necessity postponed because the views
failed to arrive, was given Sunday even
ing. Quite q large number attended.
The views were explained by Rev. A. II.
Coar in Q very interesting manner. The
lantern was operated by E. e. Osgood.
Judge and Mrs. Emery and Miss Crosby
left Ellsworth yesterday en- route for
their trip up the Mediterranean. They
sail tomorrow from Boston in the "New
England" OF the Dominion line. Their
first stopping place is the Madeira Islands,
where they are due on Feb. 8. The ship
is due to arrive in Boston April Is. A
host of friends join THE AMERICAN in
wishing the party pleasant trip and a
safe return.
The first of the special course OF lee
lures by members of Bowdoin's faculty to
the teachers of Ellsworth, will be given
morning, at 8 O'Clock. William Mac
Donald, A. B., professor Of history and
political science at Bowdoin, will speak on
chow to teach Civil Government. This
will open the course, which probably will
consist Of ten lectures. The lectures will
be given on successive Saturdays at the
high school building, probably at the same
hour as the one this " eek. The full course
will be announced later.
There has been some good ice boating
at Nicolin during the past week, but the
snow will put an end to it sor while at
hos k,
tween the new ice boat and W. K. Par
ker's boat. The Parker boat has not yet
been forced to haul down her colors, as
he admirers of the new boat predicted.
.ne usual talk of the relative speeds OF
Inc Alamoosook and Nicoiin boats is In
the air. Some negotiations haves been
made for the purchase by Ellsworth men,
of the "Nancy Hanks", the crack-a- jack
OF Alamoosook. The purchase OF his
boat would settle an Oft de bated quest ion.
Rev. J. NJ. Adams, pastor Of the CoDgre-
gationsi church, yesterday moved into
the II. w. Cushman house, recently pur-
chased by the society for a parsonage.
Besides the house the purchasing COM
mittee bought OF the Cushmans part OF
the house furnishings. The rest of the
furnishings was bought new. The COM
mittee spent for the new and the old $3.50
above the purchase price Of the house.
The pastor is already comfortably settled
in his new home, and the long delayed
and much talked "a bout question OF a par
sonage is finally and, to all appearances
satisfactorily settled.
The athletic association OF the high
next baseball season. The high school
boys are agitating the question of a school
league, to include the teams from Bucks
port seminary, Cestine normal school,
Cherryfield and Bluehili academies, Els
worth high school, and perhaps others.
The Bucksport correspondent of the Ban
gor Ne,us says: SIT is expected that the
athletic association Of the E. NJ. c. 5. VIII
be ready and willing to enter into the
new baseball league, as proposed by the
Ellsworth high school. The outlook for
a strong baseball team at Z. NJ. c. S. is
exceptionally good"
Mrs. Mary r. Hagerthy, OF West Surry,
died OF pneumonia Sunday, after an i'll
ness OF only few days. Mrs. Hagerthy
was native of West Surry, and all her
life had been passed there. She leaves
five sons and four daug ughters-Dr. A.
c. Hagerthy, OF Ellsworth; Dir. Rufus
Hagerthy, of Sedgwick; Capt. Robert
Hagerthy, OF Hancock; Capt. Daniel
Hagerthy, OF Bucksport; Tyler Hagerthy