Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-09-05

OF dealing In Investment securities. Mr..
Robinson has rented the house OF Mrs.
George P. Dutton on Main street. Mrs.
Robinson is from Bangor and already has
a number of acquaintance in Ellsworth.
The board OF registration is in session
at the aldermen's room. The board
meets every day for the remainder OF this
week, from 8 a. m. to 1 p. M; 8 to and
to 9p. m. No new names will be regis
tered after Friday afternoon.
e. II. Greedy had a good day at the
State fair in Lewiston yesterday. His
horse Tasso won the 2.45 race, and Vulcan
had taken two heats in the 2.25 class,
which was unfinished, Monday night
his horse Philip won the 225 race.
Mrs. Mary Osgood will leave Friday for
Peabody, Mass, where she will make her
home with her daughter, Miss Lucy
Osgood. Mrs. Osgood's sister. Mrs Nancy
Fillebrown, who has been visiting her
here, will accompany her to Massachu-
setts.
Capt. and Mrs. Samuel Lord, Mrs. F. II.
Osgood and children, Capt. and Mrs. N.
H. Means, Of Ellsworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Lord, Mrs. George B. Hartman,
Mrs. g. Patch, Miss A. Means, of Boston.
week.
Mrs. E. F. Redman and two children
left last Saturday for Pawtucket, R. l.,
where Mr.. Redman Is employed and
where they will reside. Ellsworth re-
grets to lose this estimabIe family, but
wishes for them happiness and prosperity
in their new home.
Josiah Williams, a well-known resident
OF Bayside, died Tuesday, in the seven
tieth year Of his age. He was a native
of Franklin and a veteran OF the Civil
war. Funeral services will be held at the
house tomorrow at 10 a. m. Rev. j. p.
Simonton will officiate.
Rev. George H. Salley, Of the Free Bap-
tist church, will leave for Monroe to-
morrow to attend the Prospect and Unity
Free Baptist quarterly meeting. He will
be away over Sunday. In his absence,
Rev. ID. B. Smith, OF franklin, will
occupy the pulpit of the Free Baptist
church.
The Ellsworth schools opened Monday,
with unusually large attendance in sew
eral of them. In the School street gram
mar school here are 122 pupils, the largest
number ever enrolled. The attendance at
the high school is 112, with more coming
There were forty-one in this years enter
ing class.
P. H. Stratton, of Cambridge port !,
Mass, has been spending few days in
Ellsworth, where he received the glad
handErom former neighbors and friends.
He will return home to-day, accompanied
by his wife, daughter Vivian and sou
Earl, who have been several weeks in
Ellsworth and Franklin.
F. w. Allen, OF the furniture firm of F.
W. Allen & Co., of Boston, and Mrs. Allen
were the guests last week of c. r. Foster
succeed in catching mackerel in Union
river bay wit hin the past three years. He
likes Shady Nook so we'll that he says he
intends to come here next year and spend
a month.
John c. Gordon was driving spirited
horse on High street Monday noon, when
the breeching broke, letting the buggy
run down upon his heels. The horse ran
through High and Oak streets but on
upper Oak street Mr.. Gordon succeeded
in choking off his wind, and he fell. The
horse was quite badly cut about the
10, No Jn,
F. g. Lamprey, representing the Judge
Publishing Co., OF New York, is in town
for Il few Gays, making his headquarters
at he Hancock house. Mr.. Lamprey Was
unfortunate enough few years ago to
loose his eyesight; nevertheless he gets
about admirably, representing his house
with conspicuous ability. He hopes to
secure here quota OF twenty to sub
scription scheme that includes several Of
the company's publications..
The work at the lower dam for the Bos-
ton Reduction Co. is progressing rapidly.
William H. Brown is experimenting the
work Of repairing the dam. The main
dam is in pretty good condition. The
eastern bulkhead is being rebuilt. 1t is
hoped to have this finished this week,
aud begin on the western side next week.
AS soon as repairs on the dam are
flushed, work will begin on the western
mil to put it in readiness for machinery
Nothing more will be done on the east
side before next year.
James E. Lynch, Joseph Clark and
Hugh Clark, OF Ellsworth Falls, had a
narrow escape from drowning while
cunning on Union river Que day recently.
The boat which they were in leaked
badly, and finally sank under them.
Lynch and Hugh Clark could swim, but
Joseph Clark could not. Hugh Clark
started to swim ashore with the guns, but