Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-11-27

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Rockland.
An Ellsworth man says he lost $32 81
last night. He picked up in front of the
First National Bank building wallet
containing that amount OF money, and
the card OF the owner.
Draperies from a mantel over a stove
at the house Of Charles w. Mason caught
fire Monday. The fire was extinguished
by Mrs. Mason, without assistance. The
damage amounts to about S25.
The wedding OF Miss 1nez l.. Gray and
Edwin q. Dews will take place to morrow
evening at the home OF the bride in Els
worth Falls. Rev. J. p. Simonton, of the
Methodist church, will oficiate.
The masquerade ball of the Dirigo
athletic club takes place tonight at Han
cock hall. Some interesting costumes are
promised. The Thanksgiving eve ball of
this club has been a fixture some years,
and is always popular.
The December meeting OF the Associ-
ated Charities will be held at Manning
hall next Monday afternoon, Dec. 2, at
O'Clock. All citizens who are intereste
in the work are cordially invited to be
present at this meeting.
| There was an unusually high tide Mon
day. The wharves were overfiowed and
much wood went adrift. Some derricks
and other woodwork belonging to the
Eastern Dredging Co. were washed away
from the Shepard wharf.
The party given by the Unity club last
| Friday evening at Odd Fellows hail was
very pretty affair. There was large at
tendance. Dancing and whist were en-
joyed until II o'clock. Monaghan's or
| chestra furnished music.
In the list of committees OF the Congre-
gational church printed in THE AMERI-
CAN two weeks ago, two names were
| omitted. Mrs. Sarah F. Hall from the
general committee and Mrs. G. Z. Burrill
from the November committee.
Madeline, the six-year-old daugh hter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John johnson, died Mon
day, OF membranous Group. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the house tomorrow
afternoon, Rev. J. P. Simonton, Of the
Met hodist church, officiating.
Miss Agnes Lord left yesterday for Iowa
City, Iowa, to spend the winter with her
cousin, Mrs. Annie LeFevre. She ex
poets to be away until next April. Her
| mother, Mrs. Lacordia Lord, accompanied
her as far as Boston for II weeks visit.
The schooner "Victory", which put in
here leaking some time ago, with cargo
OF stone, was towed up river Saturday and
beached on Indian Point. The cargo was
taken out near Bonsey's wharf by schoon-
ers Lucy Bell" and Delaware.
George E. Emerton, who has been 60
ing mate of the Ellsworth schooner
"Wesley Abbott, died of typhoid fever
at his home in East Bluehill last week, in
the twenty -eig nth year OF his age. He
left the schooner at Machias last month.
c. r Foster, Mrs. Foster and daughter
Pauiene entertained party of friends at
Camp Ellis, Branch pond, last Friday
and Saturday. The guests were George
A Parcher and wife, j. A. Cunningham
and wife, Mrs. F. w. Rollins and Miss
| Grace King. u
F. F. Simonton close a successful term
of school at Winterport last week, and
arrived home Saturday to spend short
vacation with his father, Rev. j. P. Simon
ton. Mss Catherine Simonton, OF East
! port hieh school, is also at home for the
Thanksgiving recess.
The distress warrant served on Collector
H. F. Whitcomb for 1899 tax expired FRI
day. Something like 5000 of this tax
remains unpaid. An alias was issued ex-
tending time for collection three months,
on the collectors promise to collect Il 900
within the next fifteen days.
Owing to a change in the schedule OF
the Boston & Bangor Steamship Co., the
steamer leaving Surry (stage from Ellis
worth) Fridays will not connect at Rock.
land with the boat for Boston. Connec-
tions will be made with the boat for Bos-
ton on Mondays and Wednesdays only.
The west bound Bar Harbor train last
Wednesday noon struck shifter locomo-
| tive which was standing on the switch at
| Brewer, but not far enough from main
| track to allow train to pass. Both locomo-
tives were badly damaged, and passengers
were shaken up. No one was injured.
James, the twelve-year- old son OF May
nsrd Murch, was playing with gunpowder
Monday afternoon, when quantity OF it
exploded. His face was badly burned,
and 1t was feared at first that his eyesigbt
would be destroyed, but his physician
thinks now he will recover without per-
msnent injury.
The Ellsworth, fremont & Stoning-
ton Steamb boat Co. is still looking for a
suitable boat to put on the route in the
spring. Several have been heard from,
and are under consideration. One of the
latest to be offered is the steamer "Pau-
line", which has been on the Winter
| Harbor and Bar Harbor route.
| The city government on Saturday ac-
cepted the work OF Bradbury & Riley
on the new Bangor bridge. Their con-
tract was for stonework OF bridge and the
filling of approaches. The approaches
were not up to the grade called for in the