Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-01-08

II. Drummer, scrlDe, y. IL. PARSONS, Treas
urer; T. K. Hale, secretary; j. w. Nealiey,
G. of H.; A. X. Cushman, p. s.; II. N. JOY,
| r. A. c. The following officers were
appointed: Rev j. P. Smonton, chap
lain; George F. Haskell, NJ. e. v; II. e
| Rowe, M. s. "; II. W. Jordan, M. t. ";
f. w. Ellington, sentinel. Officers will
| be installed Jan. q.
Final arrangements have been made for
the reopening OF the soap factory. A new
corporation has been formed under the
| name OF the Sherwin- Burriil Soap Co.
Mark Sherwin, of Cambridgeport, Mass,
is president; Charles r. Burriil, treasurer,
and e. f. Small, clerk. Mr.. Sherwin, W no
will be here soon to arrange for starting
the factory, is a practical soap man and
recognized authority in chemistry in
Massachusetts. The factory will manu-
facture fine grade OF toilet and laundry
soaps. 1t is expected to have the factory
running early in February.
The attendance and interest which are
being manifested in the union prayer
meeting services held In the Baptist and
Methodist churches are so encouraging
that they may be continued
not only this week, but next IL the
weather is favorable. Tonight, Thursday
ana Friday nights they will be held in
the Methodist church, when the Rev.
ID. Kerr will conduct. Next week, II con-
tinued, they will be held Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday in the Baptist church
and the remainder of the week in the
Methodist church.
Miss Almeda I. Reed and Eugene Car |
lisle, both of Ellsworth, were married |
last Wednesday evening, at he Methodist |
parsonage, by Rev. j. P. Simonton. Only |
a few relatives were present. The bridal |
couple was attended by Miss Martha J. |
Grant, as bridesmaid, and Harry Blaisdell, |
as best man. After the ceremony, there |
was reception at the home of the groom's |
aunt, Mrs. Martha j. Blasdeii, on State |
street. The bride is employed as book
keeper at the Ellsworth central telephone |
Office and the groom at the government |
fish hatchery at Green Lake. They have |
the best wishes of their many friends.
Last Sunday morning Rev. David Kerr,
OF the Baptist church, preached his New |
Years sermon from Joshua 3:4: aye have
not passed this way heretofore" He
spoke upon three great facts that present
ed themselves to every person at the be-
ginning OF a new year: First, the untrod-
den path; second, mans duty to put the
ark of Christ before him as the children
of Israel had to do when they passed
through the untrodden pathway of Jor-
dan, and third, the blessed fact OF Gods
promise, which is unfsiIing for all emer
gencies of the unknown aud untrodden
future of 1902. In the evening Rev. Mr..
Hedeen, late of Brooklyn, N. Y, now
doing mission work In this State, spoke
to large audience on the "Work and
Walk OF the Christ ian for the New Year,.
There was a novel runaway in Ellis
worth Sunday. Mrs. Melvin Davis and
Mrs. e. j. Davis were driving on Main
street. In turning into School street, the
sleigh was overturned, throwing out the
occupants. The horse ran across the
bridge to Grant street and thence to the
mill road leading to the Ellsworth lumbe
company's mill. Here the road terminates
in the mill yard, and the horse jumped
into the swift water Of the river below the
dam. The sleigh was still attached, and
how the horse managed to swim with it
across the river is a wonder. But he did
it. The animal swan some distance
down stream, and then struck for the
opposite shore and swan up stream. The
horse was pulled out by John and AL
bert LuIam, and apparently is none the
worse for the cold plunge. The sleigh
was damaged but slightly The ladies
who were thrown from the sleigh were
uniDjured.