Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-12-10

master. the Courier Gazette editor, and
every body's friend.
Tke Unitarian supper and annual fair
to- morrow evening at the vestry OF the
church promises to be an interesting
event. Great preparations are being
made.
On account OF the entertainment at
Hancock hall next Monday, the literature
club will defer its meeting till Tuesday
evening following, when 1t will meet with
Rev. j. NJ. Adams.
The Knights OF Pythias will have
sociabie at Odd Fellows hall this evening.
Music by Monaghan. All K. P.'s, with
desired to furnish cake.
The sophomore class at the high school
held meeting Tuesday for the purpose
of selecting their class pins and class
coIors. The colors red and white were
chosen.
The senior class OF the high school held
a meeting Tuesday and chose Addie James
class historian aud Leroy Sweeney class
prophet for the graduating exercises next
June.
The storm OF last Friday. followed by
the cold snap, has seriously ipterfereo
With the regularity OF the mails. Trains
from be west are from an hour to two
hours late. Yesterday morning a train
came down from Bangor, but brought no
mail from west OF that point.
1t Is hoped that there will be good at
tendance at the entertainment which the
seniors OF the high school have arranged
tor Friday evening, December 10, when
the University OF Maine Glee club will
appear at Hancock hall. This organization
has been In Ellsworth before, and pre-
sented a highly entertaining programme.
Bids for the construction OF the exten-
sion OF the postoffice In this city have
been opened by the treasury department
at Washington. Austin NJ. Foster, OF
Ellsworth, was the lowest bidder, at w.
4eo. r. J.. Noyes, OF Augusta, was the
only OF her bidder; bis figures were s7,942.
The sum appropriated for the work was
1900.
Twice yesterday the fire-bells filled
every body with terror, but fortunately
hot h alarms proved to be needless. About
$50 in the evening a chimney in Col. j.
+. Wbitcomb's house on Main street
burned out, and about 8 80 chimney In
Mrs. William O'Neil's house on Liberty
street did the same. The fire companies
responded promptly to both alarms.
Edmon Emo is having his store on State
street remodeied, painted and pspered,
and will open a restaurant, where meals
and lunches will be served on the Euro
pean plan. He expects the workmen to
| be through to-day, SO that be will be
| ready for business tomorrow. Shore
Acres, at Lamoine Beach, Is closed for
the season, and Mr.. Emo will give his en-
tire attention to the business here.
| Lovers OF travel stories and beautiful
scenery should not overlook the coming OF
the Lincoins, tho are to give their unique
entertainment at Hancock hall next
| Monday eveDing-the second In the
series Of popular entertainments that Is
being given in Ellsworth this winter.
/ Mr.. Lincoln's descriptions OF American
scenery, accompanied as they are with
motion pictures, cannot fail to be highly
| Instructive as well as entertaining.
| 1t was exaspersting no less to Mr.. Lord,
| the coal dealer, than to consumers that
the river should freeze over, and thus
close navigation the day before the "Ciara
| Ware, with a cargo of ant thracite, arrived
| In the bay. Nothing remains but to sail
L ANs "a dfar eo
| there, and ship the coal to Ellsworth by
rail. Another cargo is on the way. The
vessel was reported at Hysnnis last Sat-
| urday. She will also go to the Ferry to
unload.
The pleasant home OF George Tower,
| Greedy avenue, Bar Harbor, wss the scene
| Of the marriage of two OF Elisworth's
| popular young people last Saturday even
| ing, when Miss Amena Woods and
| Charles A. Tower were married. The cere-
| mony was performed by Rev. c. S. Me-
Learn, of Bar Hsrbor, In the presence of 0
few of the immediate relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tower have taken rooms on Ash
street, Bar Hsrbor, and intend to make
that their future home.
The schooner "Gsmecock", Capt.
Crockett, from Gloucester for Ellsworth b,
in ballast, was stranded of Popham Beach
at the mouth OF the Kennebec river yes.
| terdsy. The sails were blown away,
the rigging iced up, ana the crew could
| not keep the craft on her course. She
anchored Monday night inside OF Seguin.
Tuesday in answer to distress signals the
Iife-ssving crew at Popham took of the
captain and his two sesmen. Later the
tug ''Seguin" got the vessel and towed
her to Bath. 1t is not believed the craft
IL badly damaged.
| Winter came with vengeance W hen IL
did come; there was no coyish lingering
of fall in winters lap; she got right ur
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