Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-12-05

3)0,000 hoops Of different sizes. This year
he expects to make especially ten-foot
hoops, and will get out about 100000 Of
| that size.
The Ellsworth schooner J. F. Whitcomb,
Capt. Jefferson Smith, sailed Saturday
from Bangor for Vera Cruz, West Indies,
with lumber. From there she is char
tered for Mobile, Ala, and return to the
| West Indies.
| The Percy ", which was taken off the
Ellsworth and SWANS Island route last
Saturday, has been hauled out on the rail-
way at Curtis yard for the winter. The
little steamer has done larger business
this year than last.
The Philadelphia and New York capi-
| taIists, represented by John r. Graham, of
| Bangor, who now own the Bar Harbor &
Union River Power Co., have just pur-
chased the Augusta, Winthrop and Gar
diner street railway.
w. L. Fitzgerald, civil engineer, of Phil
adelphia, who has been here making sur
veys for the Bar Harbor & Union River
Power Co., has completed work for the
present, and left for Philadelphia yester-
day, accompanied by his wife.
Owing to delay in arrival of wire the
Bar Harbor & Union River Power Co.
has not been able to install all the addi-
tional lights provided for under the new
contract. Poles are all set, and it will
| take but short time to install the lights
when the wire arrives.
The Ellsworth schooner Ann G. Stuart,
Capt. John Ray, loaded with pulp wood by
Capt. John Kief, for Yarmouth, dragged
ashore on McIntyre's ledge, near Marl-
boro, Sunday night. She was hauled off,
and is not seriously damaged. The vessel
is owned by the Donald NJ. Stuart heirs.
Henry B. Stockbridge, who has spent
month with his parents here, left Sunday
to return to Los Angeles, CAL, where he is
member OF stock company playing at
| Los Angeles and San Francisco theatres.
He was accompanied by his cousin, Miss
Susie Jordan, who expects to remain on
the Pacific coast until May.
| Among Ellsworth boys and girls at
| home from school or college for the
Thanksgiving recess were George A.
| Parcher from the Maine medical school,
Brunswick; Leon Moor, Ralph Holmes
and Austin Maddocks from University of
Maine; Miss Helene Bellatty from Colby,
and Miss Rubie j. Gurney from Castine
normal school.
Miss Lizzie L. Murch, daughter of War
rem A. Murch, of this city, and Capt. Nell
son A. Kelley, of Jonesport, were married
last Wednesday evening at the home of
the bride. Rev. P. A. A. Killam, Of the
Baptist church, officiated. Miss Frances
Jordan was bridesmaid and Fred Thicker
was best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley will
live in Jonesport.
| The house on lower Water street just
above Cards brook, occupied by Willis
| Moore, was burned about midnight Fri
day night. The fire evidently started
, around the chimney in the attic. Only
small part of the furniture was saved. The
house, which was owned by Wellington b.
Haslam, was insured for $1,000. Mr..
Moore had $500 insurance on his furni-
ture.
The sudden cold snap which struck in
Sunday closed Union river much earlier
than usual. Monday the river was closed
over at the wharves and the Little Round
Top broke out with the little schooner
Lewis R. French bound for Biuehill. Yes
terday morning Thermometers recorded
as low as ten below zero, and the ice in
the river is several inches thick to-day.
Walter J. Clark, who keeps a weather
record on his tow boat books, says the
thermometer was fifteen below zero on
Dec. 8, 1890, and six below on Dec. 4, 1889,
when the river closed.
At the Methodist church last Sunday
evening, the church choir and Sunday
school united in Thanksgiving concert.
The programme was as follows: Organ
voluntary; song and march, school;
prayer, Rev. ]. P. Simonton; hymn, choir;
opening address, Earl Snow; responsive
reading; address, Blanche Kingsbury;
recitation, Julia Barron; anthem, choir;
recitations, Eddie Moore, Walter Barron,
Ursula Snow, Donald Mayo; singing,
school; recitations, Nellie Treworgy, Rosa
Lunt, Walter Barron, Theima Fullerton;
address by superintendent of Sunday
school; recitations, Alvin Barron, Geneva
Smith and Winifred Moon.
The roll call and supper at the Baptist
church last evening was interesting and
profitable. After an excellent supper the
meeting was called to order by the pastor,
Rev. P. A. A. Killam. Letters from former
pastors, Revs. f. A. Mason and David l..
Kerr, were read. Greetings from other
churches were extended by Rev. S. w.
Sutton, Unitarian; Rev. J. P. Simonron,
Methodist, and John Ell. Brimmer, Con-
gregational. The roll call brought inter-