Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-14

to be popular here, not only for its name,
but because OF real worth. The wheel is
manufactured by the Ellsworth Bicycle
Co., and Is made in two grades. The
highest grade achine has all the modern
attachments, including the extension
handle bar and the coaster hub.
Charles II. Haynes and John o. Whitney,
OF Whitcomb, Haynes & Co., have re-
turned from a weeks trip among their
lumber camps. They estimate that they
will get about three fourths OF the in
tended cut, but . good winters work
compared with previous winters.
Mrs. e. l.. Mason, of Ellsworth, was in
jured in an Ice boating accident at Eagle
lake, Bar Harbor, last Thursday. A squall
struck the ice- boat, and Mrs. Mason and
her father, John e. Clark, were thrown
on the boat. Mrs. Mason was badly cut
about the face. Mr.. Clark escaped with
slight bruises.
THE AMERICAN prints this week on
page an interesting letter from DR..
Mary L. Burnham, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. o. f. Burnham, who is In the mis-.
sion field In China. The letter is Of par
ticular interest Just now because of the
uprising OF the "big knife sect" against
the missionaries.
Whitcomb, Haynes & Co. have an
nounced that at the beginning of the
shipping season this year they will pay
75 cents on slaves from Ellsworth to
Rondout, and 80 cents from the places
east OF Ellsworth from which they ship
slaves. This is 10 cents better than at the
opening OF last season.
Among the many presents NJ. Y. Nc
Gown has received In view OF his ap-
proaching marriage with Miss Annie M.
Brown, 10 q beautiful silver cake dish ap-
propriately inscribed, from the First ma
tional bank, where MIR. McGown is en-
ployed. The marriage is announced to
take place on Wednesday, March q.
A barge party went to the Lake house,
Dedhsm, last evening to attend dance.
The Dirigo orchestra, of this city, furnish
ed music. The same orchestra will play
for the Dirigo club at its socia BILE next
Wednesday evening, and also for the in
vitation party that is to be given in Man
ming hall on the evening OF the 3Oth.
The music club will hold its next meet
ing with Mrs. Hathaway on Monday,
March 10. Following is the programmed
Piano solos by Misses Lora Parsons, Helen
Rollins, Pauline Foster; vocal solos by
Alice Moor and E. E. Parker; special
number by Miss Louise Duttou; paper,
"Modern Piano Composers" by Miss
Addie Austin.
B. F. Gray is negotiating for new
sprinkiing cart for the streets of Els
worth next summer. The cart he has in
| mind is OF modern style--a steel tank
with revolving sprinklers, with attach
ments by which the driver can regulate
the size Of spray, as we'll as shut off the
| water entirely on one side or both sides
Mr.. Gray has been running the street
sprinkler in Ellsworth for thirty one
years.
The Ellsworth high school base bail
| team, which WAS one OF the prime movers
III the formation of baseball league in
Hancock county, will be compelled TO
draw out. Tue school has been d lisa .
pointed in securing material for the
team, some OF the boys who were ex-
pected to return to school having left.
1t looks as IL the high school would have
no team at all this year, but will bend all
its energies toward developing a foot
ball team In the fall.
Patrick Kearns. who has been employed
as delivery clerk by A. NJ. Hopkins for the
past six years, left last night for Wash
iDgton, ID. C., where he expects to find
employment. pat" is a faithful, indus
trious, obliging young man who has
proved his true worth. His many
friends are sorry to have him go, but
there was an attraction in Washington
which all the inducements Ellsworth
could hold out could not overcome. Good
luck and happiness to him.
The cutter yacht "Thetis", owned by
number OF Ellsworth young men, sank at
her anchorage at East Surry last Wednes-
day night. The yacht was caught in
moving ice some time ago, and has been
leaking badly since. She had to be
pumped out frequently to keep her afloal.
There was considerable water in her
Wednesday, but it was thought she would
be all right until the next day. In the
morning only her mast showed above
water. There is six feet of water over her
at low tide.
Last December the city OF Medford
held its annual election, and a feature of
I he campaign was the part played by a
former Ellsworth man, Myron G. Curtis.
Mr.. Curtis carried his ward, but was