Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-11-14

tied at the Worlds fair in Chicago. They
are wanted for exhibition at the Pam
American exposition In Buffalo, N. Y,
Iext year.
The house Of Capt. 8. A. Goodwin, on
Bridge hill, has been undergoing extern
sive alterations and repairs, and the work
is nearly completed. A. M. Foster has
charge Of the work. City water has been
Introduced.
The Ellsworth literature club will meet
Monday evening, Nov. 20, with Miss NJ.
A. Clark. The night OF meeting has been
changed from Tuesday to Monday even
ing, every other week, alternating with
the Fortnightly club.
The street sign boards ordered by the
city government some months ago, were
placed In position this week. They are
socated at prominent corners of roads
leading out OF the city, and give the d.
rsction and distance to the next town.
Some twenty-five Ellsworth Rebekahs
b 'aved the elements last Friday afternoon
aud drove to Bluehiil, where good cheer
awaited them. On their arrival at 6
O'Clock supper was served. In the
evening Bluehill lodge worked the Re-
bekah degree.
Prospective contractors for carrying
the mails from Ellsworth to points in
Hancock county are reminded that bids
must be in Washington by December 1.
Blanks and information relating to the
matter may be obtained at the postoffice
in Ellsworth.
The town footb team which has been
formed OF high school and town players
to meet the MilItown, N. B., athletic team
for return game here on Thanksgiving
Day, has also arranged for a game with
the strong Bar Harbor team at Bar Har-
Dor on Saturday.
The rummage sale conducted by the
ladies' OF the Park street improvement
society will open omorrow In the build
ing on franklin street formerly occupied
by A. E. Moore, and will continue as long
as there is sale for the goods displayed, or
until stock is exhausted.
The Thanksgiving service will be held
at the Congregational church on the
afternoon Of Thanksgiving Day at 4
O'Clock. The Ellsworth Falls and E,Ie-
WORT IL churches will unite in the service.
Rev. George IL. salley, OF the Free Bap
tist church, will preach the sermon.
Last Monday week was the tenth ami
versary OF the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Cunningham. A party OF friends en-
gineered II surprise party for them in the
evening, and 1t was carried out with great
success. Qlite number OF useful pres
cuts were left with them. The evening
was delightfully."- spent.
Staples, Smith & Moody, the Augusta
piano and organ dealers, will open II
branch store in Ellsworth about the
first OF next month. The Franklin street
store in the Manning block fomeriy occu-
pied by A. e. Movre has been rented.
Charles l. Staples, Of Ellsworth, WIN be
agent Of the firm in this city.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet
at Manning hall this evening at 730 for
reorganization and election OF officers.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
who are interested in music to attend this
meeting. Gounod's redemption" and
Mendelssohn's "Hymn OF Praise" are two
of the works to be taken up.
Il. F. Monaghan, of Gardiner, who has
a son in the 9Th U. 8. infantry, now in
China, has not heard from him since he
was ordered from Manila to China. Be-
ing worried In regard to his wherea bouts,
he wrote to I he adjutant- general at Wash
ington. In reply he has received the good
word that up 10 Oct. 26 he was not re-
ported IN any of the casualty lists, nor
missing. Mr.. Monaghan now feels bet
ter about his son, it being probably case
OF not having he time or opportunity to
write.-Kennebec Journal
d. G. Rollins, OF the Bangor manufac-
turing company, was in Ellsworth last
Friday on business. Mr.. Rollins is inter-
ested in some mining property in WASH
ington county, and is one OF many men
" no still have confidence In the mining
the location OF the reduction plant in
Ellsworth will result in the working Of
many mines in this section.
There was an exciting runaway just
after noon to-day. A horse owned by
Edward SWEET, Of Surry, left standing
by train and ran down Main street. At
the postotfice square the horse tried to
turn down Water street, but could not
make SO short a turn and impaled himself
on the iron fence enclosing the post office
property. One Of the iron pickets entered
the animals left shoulder. A crowd of
men worked fifteen minutes before the
horse could be lifted from the fence. The
horse has an ugly wound in its shoulder.
The annual meeting Of the Baptist So
ciety was held last evening. Officers were
elected as follows: J. g. Leighton, mod
orator; Mrs. j. G. Leighton, clerk; E. s.
Means, treasurer; DR.. l.. W. Hodgkins,
auditor; c. s. Donnell and j. G. Leig hton !,
collectors. Prudential committee, James
L. Cook, E. s. Means, Gerge w. Thurber,
E1nur Gtrauk Pohark Ei~c-oa