Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-07-02
COUNTY NEWS.



Miss Addie l.. Cousins Is ct Astieou.
Herman Gray is laid up with tne grip.
Roy II. Marks left this morning for
Camden.
Ivan c. Thorn has gone to Northeast
Harbor to work.
s. Watson Cousins returned from Mt.
Waldo last Saturday.
Archer e. Long returned from Hurri-
cane Island last Wednesday.
A. Thurlow Cousins and George e..
Marks are at work in slonington.
Herbert l.. Sargent, OF Dsnville, N. H.,
was In the village yesterday. the guest OF
q. q. Long.
A. Judson Grsndie and N. II. Twining
came home last Saturday from Portland,
where they have been at work.
Mrs. W. F. Chapman and Miss Mary A.
Long will leave this afternoon for the
Jordan Pond house near Seal Harbor.
Samuel stsnsfield, Richard Ashworth
and Edwin Ashworth came home from
South Btooksvilie Saturday and returned
yesterday.
Miss Ethelyn NJ. Long returned last
Saturday from Everett, Mass, where
she has been teaching for several years.
Charles r. simpson. who is at work IN
stonington, arrived last Saturday. He
viii remain few days visiting friends
In the village.
Hollis A. Gray bad one OF his legs
broken at Stonington about three mont his
ago. The bones were set Mt the time, bat
the fracture did not heal properly. He
has gone TO the Eastern Maine hospital at
Bangor. A surgical operation will be
necessary.
During the gale last Thursday LInwood
Leach observed that Herman Gray's sioop
boat was adrift. He secured the assist
he boat Just as she came ashore. In a
short time the boat would have been a
wreck. They got her of without any
serious damage and moored her In a safe
place.
The pupils OF the grammar and primary
sc hools under the direction OF the teach
ers, Miss Emma b. Love and Miss Alice NJ IT..
Wescott, gave an exhibition at Grape o
hall last Friday evening. 1t was a credit
to the teachers aud pupils and showed
work thoroughly done. East Bluehill Is
fortunate in having capable, faithful and
painsiaking teachers. The receipts were
s9a5.
Mrs. Eta NJ. Carter, wife OF Emery j..
Carter, died last Thursday after an illness
OF four weeks. Mrs. Carter was an
She leaves q daughter about four years
old. Hrs. Carriers age was twenty-three
years, eigh months aud seventeen days.
Mr.. Carter, who was mate OF the schooner
Hazel Deli", came home from Perth Am
boy, n. j., about ten days ago in response
to a telegram Informing him that his
wife was dangerously III. The funeral
was held at the Baptist church yesterday.
Rev. X. l.. olds, assisted by Rev. j. ID.
Me(iraw, conducted the services.
Last Saturday evening Mrs. Evelyn
Hutchings was returning from Bluehill
little daughter Dora and Miss Jessie l..
Long. When near the foot OF Bacon's
hill her horse started In a rum From the
foot OF the hill the ground rises and Mrs.
Hutehings managed to check the horse a
little and jumped out. Miss Long got
hold of the lines and pulled hard while
Mrs. Hutchings seized the horse by the
bride. The horse was checked hardly
long enough for Miss Long to jump from
the buggy with the little girl. The horse
dragged Mrs. Hutchings into the ditch
and tried to jump a stone wall but failed
and fell back into the ditch, dragging
Mrs. Hutchings with him. he jumped
again ana cleared the wall taking the
( buggy with him. As the horse jumped
the second time, Mrs. Hutchings cleared
herself. The horse was caught by George
Bacon, who with Levi Msddocks cleared
him from the upset buggy. The horse
again became frantic aud kicked and
rolled. He jumped to his feet aud Mr..
Bacon held to the bride. The horse ran
aeross a small field and crashed through
set OF bars as though they we're pipe
stems, leaving Mr.. Bacon on the ground
half stunned. The horse went to Everett
GrindIe's house where he WAS caught.
The buggy was badly damaged. What
allied the horse is mystery. Mrs. Hutch
ings has driven the horse for several
years, aud has never had any trouble with
him before.
June 30. q.
Bluehill Falls.
Cunt and Mrs & s. Wallace arrived