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the side of the building for additional
| light and new floor will be laid. Sixty
| feet OF new counters will be put in the
store, together with new shelves, etc.
| Improvement will also be made in the
| dwelling apartments upstairs, to provide
| for kitchen, dining room, etc, on one
floor. F. E. Garland will begin work at
once.
The Fourth was an unusually quite one
in Ellsworth this year. Even the noisy
| demonstration which usually ushers in
the day was missing. To the disgust OF
the "boys" and the delight Of slumber
loving citizens, guard in each of the
churches prevented the ringing OF any
OF the bells until daylight, and then as
one of the boys put it, whats the fun OF
ringing" The steam whistles, too, were
silent, by strange coincidence there
being no steam up in any OF the boilers.
For once the boys were fooled, and Els
worth slumbered peacefully.
The first Of the course of stereopticon
lectures at the Congregational church,
last Thursday evening, was largely at
tended. The musical programme in
cluded solo by Miss Mae Friend, and
organ selections by Mrs. Frank c. Stet-
son. The lecture, "The English Lakes"
| was very interesting, and was read by A.
W. King. A description of log-driving
on Union river, written by Rev. d. l..
Yale, illustrated by several views, was
read by E. F. Redman. The second
| lecture will take place this (Thursday)
evening. Subject, "Rambes in Norway"
| Owing to the rain, the horse trot ad
vertised for the Fourth at Wyman park
did not take place. The association has
arranged another race for Friday of this
week. The classes and purses are the
same as before-3:OO, 2:37, and 2:33, with
a purse Of 300 in each. New entries have
been received, and there are large fields,
including eight or ten good horses from
out-of-town. These, together with some
of the good ones sta bling at Wyman park
| this year, should furnish some spirited
races. Special arrangements have been
made for half-rate fares on the Maine
Central railroad, from Bangor and Bar
Harbor, and intermediate stations, to
| Ellsworth.
Capt. benjamin Lord, an aged and re-
spected citizen of Ellsworth, died at his
home on Franklin street, Tuesday after
noon. His health has been failing for
several months. Benjamin Lord was born
at Surry in 1917. At an early age he
turned to he sea for livelihood and when
only twenty one years of age had risen to
post ion of master. He WAS one of the
most efficient captains that sailed from
Maine. In his early life Capt. Lord was
engaged in the West India trade. He has
been master of the schooners "Madagas-
car, "Nolante, "Cincinnatus, ,'"W illiam
b. Peters," and "Antioc.' and the brig
"Sara Wooster" His first vessel was the
"Antioc," which was wrecked on Cape
May Capt, Lord retired from the sea
about fifteen years ago. For some time
he engaged in the coal business in this
city with George w. Fiske. also in the
towing business, being captain of the
tow boat Delta For the last ten years
Mr. Lord has been engaged in the truck
ing business. Mr.. Lord leaves wife, two
daug ghters, Mrs. Ruth Dority, of Sedgwick,
and Mrs. Milton Frazier, of Lynn, Mass,
and sister, Mrs. Emma Haynes, of
Boston. Funeral services VIII be held at
the Baptist church, OF which MIR. Lord
was a deacon, this Thursday morning
al ten clock.