Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-12-17

| pictures OF the close, with piano aud vocal
accompaniment, were thoroughly enjoyed.
The third entertainment OF the course
will be by the Apollo quartette on the
evening OF Jan. "a.
| Cutters were set to work yesterday
morning in the new factory OF the Els
| worth Shoe Co. The stitchers went to
| workithis noon. On the start about fif-
teen hands will be employed in this latest
| OF Ellsworth's new industries.
The one and one half story dwelling
house OF G. I. Merrill at Green Lake was
burned with Its contents on Tuesday OF
last week. Mr.. Merrill is section foreman
on the Mt. Desert branch of the Maine
Central. Loss about q 900. Insured.
| Owing to Iateness OF the season, U. g.
fab com mission car No. arrived at
Green Lake from Washington last Satur-
day night to assist car No. In making
distribution OF salmon and trout from the
Green Lake and Craig Brook hstcheries.
Last Wednesday night barn, with Its
to r. M. Gsynor, was destroyed by fire.
The building was we'll filled with hay,
| straw, grain and farming tools, which
were partially covered by insurance. The
barn was uninsured.
/ q. II. Hardman, OF Enfield, was in
town last Saturday, Sunday and Monday
looking over the situation here with a
| view OF establishing a hardwood factory
here. He found conditions here much
more satisfactory than they are at Enfield,
and there is fair prospect Of his being
persuaded to locate here.
| Henry Whiting, collector OF the port OF
| Frenchman's bay, is receiving the con-
| grstulstions OF his many friends on the
| confirmation OF his reappointment. Mr..
| Writings term OF four years expired last
summer; he was then renominated by
| President Roosevelt, while the Senate was
not In session. The nomination was con-
| firmed last week.
| The George II. Grant Co. 10 the selling
| agent here OF the bonds of the Union
| River Light, Gas & Power Co., to which
| reference was made in these columns last
| week. From reliable sources 1t is learned
| that the marketing OF the $500, 900 issue is
| practically assured, and that very early
| In the new year the company will come
into full possession OF the properties on
J which it now hoids options.
| Uziei ID. Curtis, at one time a weli-to-
do citizen of Ellsworth, died Saturday at
the city farm, aged e,ghty-five
years. The funeral was held Tuesday,
Rev. ID. Kerr officiating. Mr.. Curtis was
a native OF surry. He was at one time
| largely interested In vessel property, but
met with heavy reverses and lost his all
| At one time he was in the coal business
with the late @. w. Fiske, under the frm
name OF Fiske & Curtis.
| The schooner samuel Lewis, Capt.
| George Rice, went ashore at Bsrnsta BILE,
| Mass, last Wednesday, having been
driven from Cape Ann by the storm,
after being rendered almost unmanage-
BILE by the severe weather. During the
forenoon Capt. Rice and the two men,
bers OF his crew were rescued, badly
frost bittea. The vessel lies on q good
hard bottom, and IL the weather moder-
ates may be got Oh. The samuel Lewis''
was built in Biuehiil, In 1S45, and is
owned by ID. H. Eppes, of this city.
Henry A. Eppes has gone to Massaehu
setts to look after her.
The December missionary conference oi
| Baptist churches, held last Friday at the
| Baptist church here, wss very interesting z
and successful affair. Besides the pastor,
Rev. David Kerr, the following clergy men
/ took part: Rev. c. s. McLearn, OF Bar
| Harbor, formerly OF the Ellsworth church
Rev. w. p. Richardson, Salisbury Cove;
| Rev. K L. Olds, Bluehili; Rev. f. s. Drew,
Sedgwiek, and Rev. 8. Il. Belyea, OF La
moine. Rev. W. T.. Witter, OF fremont
| Temple. Boston, connected with the New
England board of American Baptist mis-
sionary union, and DIR. Bennett, a returned
missionary to japan, were also present.
When Mr.. Hslman next visits Ellsworth
he expects to bring with hin party OF
| gentlemen who are interested with him in
| the Eilswort b -Castine electric railroad
project. Mr.. Haiman gives every sssur-
ance that the road is to be built. To q
reporter for Bangor paper he said that
the work would begin early Ia the spring
THE AMERICAN Is informed that the
| financing OF the securities OF the road is
practically settled. The leg gislsture at rs
coming session will be asked to allow the
company to increase its capital stock, and
ss soon as this IL done, the details will be
ompleted and the work OF construction
/ begun.
Engineers j. A. Leonard and e. J. Rich
ards are In the city, at work upon details
preliminary to the actual beginning OF
| the construction OF the big sixty
| foot dam of the Union River
Light, Gas Il Power Co. 1t is now ex-
pected that the actual work of con-