Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-03-27

will give supper in the vestry on We'd
nesday evening at 8. A social pro-
grsmme will follow.
Representative Wilson and william
Campbell, OF Cherry field, were In Ellis
worth last night to attend the meeting Of
Acadia chapter, r. A.
A globe of gold fish in the window Of
George A. Pareher's drug store is attract
Ing attention. Mr.. Psrcher is giving the
fish away as premium on purchases.
Charles II. Curtis has resumed work on
the schooner "Franeonian, which is on
being extensively repaired. She will not
be In the water for month.
Patrick II. Shea has leased the store on
Main street near the bridge, formerly
occupied by Arthur Shute, and will open
tailoring establishment. The store is
being fitted up for his occupancy.
Mrs. John D. Hopkins left yesterday
for Pawtucket, X. l., where she will make
her home with her daughter, Mrs. E. F.
Redman. Ellsworth friends regret the
breaking up OF this hospitable home.
Miss Caro- Rhodes, of Rockland, who
has been the guest of Miss Catherine
Simonton the past few weeks, will return
home tomorrow. Miss Simonton will
accompany her as far as Bangor for few
days visit.
Rev. David Kerr will deliver, on
Sunday evening in the Baptist church, an
illustrated lecture in which candlesticks
and candles will reveal some things all
ought to know about the science of light
and truth.
Mrs. Arthur Shute and little daughter
left yesterday for Port Angeles, Wash,
where Mr.. Shute is employed. Mrs.
Shute shipped most of her household
goods to Port Angeles, and will make her
home there.
Capt. j. A. Bowden, of the schooner
"Mary G. Stuart, has hauled his vessel
out of winter quarters at Sullivan, and
she is now loading stone at West Sullivan,
for Philadelphia. Capt. Bowden expects
to sail Friday.
The socisble of Donaqua lodge, K. OF p,
was ostponed from Thursday evening OF
last week to Friday evening. On that
evening a large party assembled and
enjoyed one OF the good times for which
this lodge is famous.
Capt. William v Coggins, formerly OF
the "Catherine", has gone to Providence
to take command OF the "Hazel Dell".
Morris SplaiD, who has been going as
mate with Capt. Peterson in the "Wesley
Abbott", will take the Gathering.
The ice opened the seams and started
the butts OF the little schooner "Huzzar"
last week, and she filled. She was
pumped out and hauled into the dock
where she filled again in last nights high
tide.
DIR. A. c. Hagerthy, who is in Burling-
ton with his son who is still seriously i'll,
expects to be home Saturday. He writes
that his son "has been deathly sick, but
is on the mend now". He thinks he
will be able to come home in two or three
weeks.
Mrs. Austress d. Reynolds, widow of
Nathaniel Reynolds, died at her home on
the Hancock road near the sandpit Mon
day, in the eighty-fourth year OF her age.
Funeral services were held yesterday,
Rev. j. p. simonton, of the Methodist
church, officiating.
Capt. Roland Bonsey, of the schooner
"Yreks", left Monday for Brooklyn, N.
Y, where his vessel has been hauled up.
Capt. w. P. Wood ward, OF the "Henri-
etta A. Whitney,, left Tor Boston Mon
day. The schooner will b. taken out
there to be looked over.
The Ellsworth board OF trade will be
represented at the meeting of the State
board in Portland to day by President Q.
L. Morang, o. w. Tapley and Frank S.
Lord. Messrs. Moraug and Lord will
extend their trip TO Boston on business,
Mr.. Tapley may also go to Boston.
The tug "Little Round Top" came up
the river from the lower wharf yesterday.
There was a spring like sound in her
familiar histle as 1t echoed along the
wbarves, but 1t did not crack the ice in
the stave piles. The tug will be taken
into the dock and repaired for the season.
The examination OF teachers for the
Ellsworth h schools will take place at the
School street grammar school building,
next Wednesday, beginning at $50 q. M
Supt. Stuart would like to meet as many
OF the teachers of rural schools as possi-
BILE at his office next Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Maria Howell, who has spent the
past winter in Ellsworth at the home OF
her father, the late John d. Hopkins, left
Monday, for Bangor. She left Bangor
yesterday for trip to the Pacific coast by
way OF New York. Mrs. Howell's many
Ellsworth friends wish her pleasant
trip. ~
The oldest craft along the river is rack
ing its timbers trying to recall year
when the ice disappeared from bay and
river so quickly as this year. Only week
ago they were ice boating on the bay
down as far as Hopkins point. The ice
of unusual thickness in the river