Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-28

! TO animals, was III ELLSWORTH Falls and
Lakewood recently investigating com
plants of cruelty. She had two horses
shot, ordered three owners to fix up their
stables, and had two horses laid off for
rest.
The members of the Dirigo club and
their friends are anticipating an enjoyable
time at the ball they are to give this even
ing at Hancock hall (not Odd Fellows hall
| as stated last week. The usual concert is
cut out this year, thus giving more time
for dancing.
Miss Bertha L. Giles leaves tomorrow
for New York where she will spend the
winter studying music. She will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Lewis Hodgkins and
son Norris; they will spend some time
there with DR.. Hodgkins who is taking a
special medical course.
George P. Paine, Harvard '05, who has
been taking a ost-graduate course at
Cambridge, has accepted the professorship
of mathematics in Ripon college, Ripon,
| Wis. He will commence his duties the
last of January. Mr.. Paine is son of
1 NAhS' ~. w. odopOL, Va WILD Sitys
A change in the time table of the Maine
Central railroad will go into effect Dec. g..
Several minor changes will be made
in the time on the Mt. Desert branch, but
the one of greatest Importance, and one
that will cause anything but satisfaction,
will be the discontinuance of the Sunday
| train.
| The lecture by Presiding Elder H. B.
Haskell, announced to be given at the
Methodist church next Monday evening,
has been set forward to Friday evening of
this week. The subject of the lecture is
Tennyson. There will be special music.
The entertainment is under the auspices
of the Junior League.
| The county commissioners in session in
Ellsworth this week made final report on
| the location of street lines in Bluehill
village. Last spring the commissioners
were petitioned to FIX bounds of streets in
the village, about which question had
arisen. A surveyor was put on by the
commissioners and ran the lines. There
was no material change in lines.
The officers and members of Nokomis
Rebekah lodge sewing circle met at Odd
Fellows hall Monday afternoon and
elected officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Zilpha M. Orcutt, president and
treasurer; Grace c. Eldridge, vice-p presi-
dent; circle committee, Louise Wood
ward, Minnie osgood, ophelia Gould,
Amanda Leland. Meetings are to be held
at 2 p. m. in Odd Fellows hall the first and
third Tuesdays of each month. Supper
will be served at $50. ALI are invited to
attend.
The Helpsomehow society was delight
fully entertained by Miss Carrie Russell at
her home onsLincoln street last evening
A large number attended, and the evening
passed very quickly. Various games were
enjoyed, after which delicious refresh
ments were served, Plans were made in
the business session to assist in the roll
call and annual church supper next Tues
day evening, to which the society is look
ing forward with much anticipation. G.
8. DonnelT, Misses Winnie Southard and
Carrie EsteX were appointed a COM
mittee on nominations for officers at the
4 next meeting, which is to be held with
Mrs. Rodney Higgins, Dec. 18. After mu-
4 sic by the company, the meeting ad-
journed.
There was hearing before Justice L. A.
Emery in the supreme court yesterday, on
petition for dissolution of injunction
The petitioners were Herbert L. Cleaves
30 G,1l r.
Injunction was defended by Dwight
Braman. Some time ago Mr.. Braman
who owns the Manor Inn property at Sui
livan, built fences along the road leading
to the inn, and erected stone Iillars
claiming to own the land over which the
road ran. Messrs. Cleaves and Young
claimed they owned the land, and tool
steps for the removal of the fences ant
stone pillars. Mr.. Braman obtained ar
injunction restraining them. The hear
| ing yesterday was on the petition for dis.
solution of this injunction. Considerabl,
evidence was taken. L. B. Deasy appear
| for the petitioners, and B. r. Clark for Mr.
Braman.
An East Machas correspondent writes
''The new saw mill erected by the Eas
Machias Lumber Co., J. T. Giles, of Ellis
worth, manager, is 100 feet square, witt
boiler house 30x40 feet, constructed o
brick and cement at cost of $4,000. Thi
} mill is furnished with three 6x1S boiler
, and one Corliss-Atlas 325-horse- power en-
gine. The engine room is 20x50 feet. TIL
plant is lighted with electric lights. Tn
electric plant was installed at an expens
of $1,000. The main building is built O
: wood on concrete piers, and contains on
, rotary, five stave machines, heading ma
chimes, rounder, lath machines, shingl
machine, planer, two cutoff saws, trim
mers, wood carrier, sawdust carriers. TIL
company manufactures long lumber, lath
shingles, slaves and headings. 1t ha
, twin haul-up slips in order to accommo
date the taking of logs and stave wood a
the same time, with a saving capacity o
,, 100000 feet per week. The mill employ
ninety men with a weekly nav roll q