Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

present, Among those from out of town
we're Judge Clarence Hale, OF Portland
and Eugene Hale, jr., of New York.
sea captain, left last Friday for New York
where be will enter sailors home,
He was accompanied by Capt. Samuel l.,
Lord.
Ellsworth's fall straw berry crop con
tinues good. c. M. Witham picked sew
eral handsome cultivated berries on Oct.
a, on his farm near Pond spring.
At the regular monthly meeting of City
Hose Co., No. 2. held Monday evening,
two new memb bers, Arno Laffi D and Arthur
Studer, were elected to fill vacancies.
Henry Sullivan, former resident OF
Ellsworth, who now resides in Boston,
was in town last week visiting friends and
.latives after an absence of twenty seven
years.
Two thoroughly reliable men report that
on their way home from Nicolin last
Friday evening, large animal, unmis
| takably bear, crossed the road in front
OF their horse.
Col. G. c. Burrill went to Stonington
last Sunday, and on Monday sold the
| Thurlow quarry on the main island to @.
H. Wilcox, OF New York city, and John
Hagan, OF Philadelphia.
| George F. Newman, jr., foreman of THE
AMERICAN office, is, with his wife, max
| ing visit among friends and relatives In
| Boston. They expect to go to New York
| before they return home.
Miss Mary F. Hopkins, whose work as
! a teacher OF vocal and Instrumental music
was somewhat broken up by her serious
Illness OF year or two ago, has suffi-
| emily recovered to resun it.
There will be parish supper at the
Unitarian vestry this evening at 6 O'Clock,
to which ali the members of the society
are invited. After supper the annual
meeting Of the parish will be held.
Judge and Mrs. Wiswell are back from
Hancock Point, where they occupied the
hamlin cottage this summer. They are
rapidly getting settled In their beauti-
fully remodeled house on Maiu street.
l. uc Mdiue NcutTHi SOU EXCURSION LlCK-
cts to Bar Harbor and return last
Thursday for ninety cents. The same
rates, good day OF date only, are offered
for to morrow, Oct. s, and also for the
15tr. II
Miss Mabel Monaghan is home from
Lamoine where che has spent the past
three months. She will return to Boston
shortly to take up her work with the Arie,
ladies' quartette, Of which she is first
soprano. y
The schooner "WesIey Abbott", Cap .
J. W. Jordan, made a record trip recently
Sne took cargo OF stone from Sullivan O
New York, loaded coal for Frank 8. Lord
tor Ellsworth, and dischargeo-all in fif
teen days.
,e many friends of Rev G. S. Mel arm.
his city, will be in crested to learn that
he has accepted unanimous call 10 t 9
pastorate OF the Baptist church at Guys.
boro, N. S.
Ths winter schedule of the Maine Cen
tral railroad will go into effect next Sun
aaJs 1iaAho Will Iun dDOuU lD6 bdIIG rs
last winter. The morning train will ar
rive about 7.20. 1t is understood that
there will be no Sunday trains this win,
ter.
Last week 1850 land locked year-old
salmon were taken from the Green lake
hatchery to Sebago lake. They were from
two and one half to seven inches in
length, and the guides at Lake Sebago
said that they were the finest lot of fish
they had ever seen.
The first of a series of parties to be
givsn this fall took place at the Nicolin
clubhouse Friday evening. About thirty.
five members were present and passed
thoroughly enjoyable evening. The club
house is now open for the season. Charles
Hunnewell is steward. ~
Last Wednesday afternoon barn, with
Its contents, and camp belonging to
Fred II. Osgood, situated on the Stapa wi
road we're burned. The barn contained
about twenty-three tons of hay, besides a
lot OF farming tools. The loss is esti.
mated at about $500. The property was
partially insured. v
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gstionai parish was held at the vestry
last Monday evening. A. W. King was
moderator; .. p. Tapiey clerk. The same
stanui"g committee, solicitors and cor
iectors as last year were chosen. TIE
meeting was adjourned until the first
Tuesday in November.
In the municipal court yesterday the
Case OF ii. B. Phillips against Walter
Smith to recover for the alleged false war
ranty OF COW was heard. Judge Peters
decided that the evidence was not suffi
cieDt to prove verbal warranty, and dis
C 'arged the defendant. Hurley for plain
tiff; Redman for defendant.
Joseph Clark, who is employed as fore :