Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-04-23

the purpose of becoming more thoroughly
efficient has recently been in repair
shopin Boston. He has the agency for a
number Of wheels, and will also have BIZ
cycles for rent.
The Ellsworth tennis club held its an
nual meeting Saturday afternoon. Off
GERS were elected as follows: President,
E. E. Parker; vice president, II. w. Cush-
man; secretary, II. E. Walker; treasurer,
l. L. Halman; executive committee, w.
Fl. Titus, +. A. Coombs, A. X. Cushman.
Hoyt A. Moore, b. B. Whitcomb and f. J.
Walsh were elected to mem bership.
A number of Ellsworth masons have
gone to Bangor to-day, some to take the
council degree at Bangor council, and
Others who are already members of the
council to take the "banquet degrees"
which will follow. In the party from
Ellsworth are James +. Parsons, J. w.
Nealey, NJ. 5. Smith, Curtis r. Foster, F.
f. Stetson, P. w. Russell and John Rich
ardson.
+. G. Jones, l.. w. Jordan and NJ. NJ
Davis have formed the Ellsworth bicycle
company, and will open bicycle repair
shop and salesroom on Franklin street,
in the rear of the Manning block where
a building is now being built for them
by Austin NJ Foster. Mr.. Jones, Who is
experienced in the repairing of bicycles,
will be in charge OF the shop. They ex-
pect to be ready for business by next
Monday.
+. X. Hopkins leaves this week for
Brooklin, where he has accepted posi-
tion with the Brooklin packing company
as bookkeeper and shipping clerk. Mr.
Hopkins, who has so long been identified
" itb he business and social interests OF
Ellsworth, will be greatly missed here
during the summer. The factory at
BrookIin will open in few days. 5. G.
Stevens, president and manager of the
company, also returns to Brookln this
week.
Mr-. Lewis p. Warren, mott her of Mrs.
B. F. JOY of his city, died Tuesday OF
last week, at her home in Westbrook the
day following the sad death of Mrs. Joys
little boy, Warren, at the same place.
Thursday afternoon. The bodies We're laid
in the Warren family vault at West brook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joy arrived at their home
here Saturday, and are receiving sincere
expressions OF sympathy from their
many friends.
a meeting OF the lay delegates to the
East Maine Methodist conference was
held in Odtown Friday. E w. Lord was
the delegate from the Ellsworth church.
The business of the meeting was to choose
twos delegates and aIternates from the
district to the general conference, to be
held at Cleveland, Ohio, in May, The
delegates elected were j. Fred Hall, of
RCckland, and IL. W. Harris OF 0rono.
The alternates were +. W. Lord, of this
city, and V. {. pIummer, OF Columbia
Falls.
George T.. Pac ckard, who has served his
apprent icesh hip in the office of THE
AMERICAN, and thereby became a com
petont printer, starts about May l for
Colorado, where he intends to locate, in
just " hat business is not yet determined.
He has an uncie, Joseph II. Moore, of
Denver, and another, George p. Moore,
who owns ranch in Dolores. Ne. Pack
ard Will take with him the best wishes
of THE AMERICAN which he has faith
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Among VISITORS 10 tue N''S ou'lns 'he
past week were X. b. stevens, {. L.
Uutching-. Brookliu: +. ]. Morrison and
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ley, Mrs Staples, t.h' CIark' u. Il. iiager-
thy, +. t. NIckerson, j. r. Hiuch, O. II.