Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20
COUNTY NEWS.
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stonrngton.
Mrs Carrie Bickford left Tor Vermont
Monday.
Joseph Gott has purchased another horse
to use in bis trucking business.
II Is rumored that p. @. Merrill has
leased his quarry to New York parties.
The paving business is improving.
Prices are s22 so per thousand on the quar-
riss.
Mrs. Scott Geyer and Miss Lottie Thur
low left Monday for Boston on a pleasure
trip
b l. and d. j. Noycs have had ten tons
OF Ice put up for their own use. Lewis
Judkins cut 1t for them.
Capt Scott Geyer received fine bucks
head by express Saturday. This is one he
secured in Moosehead lake region last fall
The new telephone company has notified
all rentors of its instruments that 1t WIN
put In long-distance instruments about
April 1. ~
Stephen Sellers has been engaged to sail
the new cup defender building at South
Boston for Chicago parties. She will de-
fend the Canada cup on the lakes.
Feb. IL. EUGENE.
Sadie Colby is working in the Press
office.
Fred f. Webb was in Rockland Tues
day on business.
ID. J. Noyes went to Portland and Au-
gusta Tuesday on business.
@. W. Redmsn was In Portland last
week for treatment OF the eyes.
Mrs. Nancy Hall died suddenly on sun
day OF last week OF rheumatism OF the
heart.
w. A. Buckminster went to Portland
Tuesday to resume bis position with the
Twitcheil ChampIin Co.
Tugbost aKnickerbocker" was in the
harbor Friday having towed a three-mas-
ted schooner here to load at John l.. Goss'
stone quarry.
Capt. Benjamin Paschai, one OF our
most enterprisiug shipowners, has pur-
chased the schooner Hattie Collins" and
will use her in the stoue-carrying bust
ness.
Mrs. Lucy Clark left Monday for Dem
yer, COL, where she has gone for her
health. Mrs. Clark has been III for some
time. She will return sometime In Juna.
She was accompanied as far as Boston by
Mrs. Rose Csndage. Mrs. Clark will stop
at yineland, N. j., to visit her two nieces,
Misses Edith and lfildred Buckminster.
The installation OF officers of Reliance
lodge, +. & A NJ, took place In the opera
house Tuesday evening, about 400 being
present. Past Master Fred +. Dwinal
was the installing officer, assisted By w.
b. Thurlow as marshal. The following
officers was installed William Mckenzie,
w. M; Luther Weed, s. W.; S. Il. Allen,
j. w; p. @. Merrill, treasurer; r. Y.
StiDson, secretary; II. X. Kuowitop,
marshal; Frank Smith, chaplain; Eugene
Thurlow, 5. D.; w. II. Goss, J. D.; Harry
Colby. 8. s.. Arthur Robbins, j. g.;
Thomas Barbour, tyler.
Capt. Andrew Anderson and crew of the
shipwrecked schooner ada l.. Ray" ar.
rived home Saturday. These men were
badly used up and suffered terribly with
cold being in tneir small boat two days.
The captain says they left the vessel after
1t moderated in hopes to reach land.
They rowed to within eight miles OF land
when /, breezed up and they were blown
of shore again. When picked up they
had about given up hope Of rescue and
were In dazed condition. The captain
stili sticks to his story that the steamer
"Bellenden" passed them while they were
In the rigging or that he thought 1t was
THIS steamer.
Feb. is. EUGENE.