Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-07-31

mas just succeeded in getting them to
gether again. Two were found way dowr
in Hancock and the others down at Bay.
| side. These goats prefer weeds and brusf
to grass, and are great benefit to pastur,
land. Mr.. Wyman will add to his foch
soon.
Mrs. David McRea, with her littl,
daughter Bertha, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H
Grindal, returned to her home in Everett
Mass, Sunday night. Mr.. McRae came
down to accompany them home, spending
only one day here.
The Unitarian church Is closed fol
the month Of August. The church
and Sunday school will be opened the
first Sunday in September. Unitarian
preaching services in the Union church at
East Lamoine will be held Sundays at
1870 a. m. during the month of August.
Charles W. Campbell was walking out
the Bucksport road this side of Grants
corner Saturday when a handsome buck
and doe walked into the road ahead OF
him. The deer eyed him curiously until
they were within 1C0 feet OF him. Then
they loped gracefully off into the woods.
Wellington HasIam has sold the new
Haslam cottage at Shady Nook to John D.
Newman, of New York. Mr.. Newman
had rented the cottage for the season,
and arrived month ago. 1t was his first
season here, but his appreciation OF the
Ia oh hxy 10 80 l.
cottage.
Charles Fl. Curtis is building for the
Eastern Dredging Co. a scow' 25x60 feet in
size. The scow will be built to carry q
donkey engine, and will be used in hoist
ing rocks from the river. The scow is
being built on the marine railway. Mr..
Curtis expects to have it completed some
time next week.
F. s. Smith and family, of Gardiner,
occupied the new Treworgy cottage at
Echo Point last week. 8. L. Lord and
wife, OF this city, Mrs. Lyman Lord, OF
Boston, Mrs. Jennie d. Lord and daugh-
ter Marian, Of Harrington, and Supt. and
Mrs. e. w. Lord, of Bellows Falls, VT,
were their guests.
Rev. ]. P. Simonton, OF the Methodist
church, is recovering from his illness.
His pulpit last Sunday morning was
filled by Rev. s. A. Thurlow, OF the Free
Baptist church, who preached an excel
lent sermon. Next Sunday Rev. J.. D.
McGraw, of Surry, will preach at the
Methodist church.
The schooner "Storm Petrel", which
took the Baptist and Methodist Sunday
school excursionists to Newbury Neck
last Friday, was crowded. The day was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. The yacht
race, which is reported elsewhere In this
paper, was pleasing feature OF the day.
Good music was furnished by Lynch's
band.
F. s. Lord, Horace F. Wescott, Harvard
Q. Jordan, Hollis B. Estey, Edward Brady,
and John w. Coughlin left Saturday
night for weeks cruise to the westward
in the schooner yacht "Lorelei'. They
probably will go as far as Portland. They
expected to be joined at Rockland by E.
d. Carr, of Bucksport, formerly of Els
worth.
James A. Cook, of the Boston Journal,
has been spending his vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Cook, in
Ellsworth. His wife and five-year old
son arrived yesterday to spend a few
days. They will return to Boston Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Cooks daughter,
Mrs. M. l.. Kim ball, of Norway, is spend
ing month with her parents.
The bark "Mannie Swan, which saved
$1,000 for her owners by lying outside
New York harbor three or four days with
her cargo of sugar from Porto Rico, wait
ing until the law esta blshiDg free trade
with Porto Rico went into effect, is COM
manded by an Ellsworth man-Cspt. Hol-
lis Higgins. Capt. Higgins doubtless
will get good slice of his savings.
AT the Methodist parsonage Monday,
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Woods, of Ellis
worth, and Herbert Eugene Preble, of
Old Town, were married by Rev. j. P.
Simonton. The bride is one of Els
worth's estimable young ladies. The
groom is employed as a scaler of logs on
the Penobscot river. They have the best
wishes of their many friends. They left
on the afternoon train for weeks visit
among friends in different places.
The Ellsworth schooner "Storm Petrol"
is to be thoroughly repaired at Curtis
yard. She is now in the dock there and
is being stripped. She will go on the
railway as soon as the scow now building
is completed. 1t is impossible to say now
just what will be done to the vessel, but
it is understood the orders will be to "do
everything she needs", and the "Storm
Petrol" will come off the railway new
vessel. 1t is twelve years since she re-
ceived general repairs.