Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-05-13

| faction.
Rev. w. K. Hunt, OF the Unitarian
church, will deliver the sermon at the
| union memorial services in Hancock
hail ON Memorial Sunday, May 80. The
| memorial address in the afternoon OF
Monday, May 81, will be delivered by
! A. w. King.
DR.. o. NJ. Drake and wife, of Boston,
spent Sunday with relatives in Ellsworth.
| DR.. Drake WAS called to Brooksville on
professional business. They returned
to Boston Monday accompanied by their
little niece, Dorothy Whiting, who will
visit with them month.
At the annual meeting OF the Hancock
! county savings bank on Monday the
| board of trustees was re- elected as fol-
| lows; James f. Davis, e. c. Burrill,
John f. Whitcomb, y. b. Coolidge, A. f.
| Burnham. Mr.. Davis was elected presi-
! dent and Mr. Burrill treasurer.
! The government has finished the dis
| .ribution OF Columbia river salmon fry in
! his vicinity. In all 100000 fry We're
| planted. About 135, 900 were placed in
! Patterns pond stream, and the remainder
in tributaries OF Union river, principally
| in Branch pond stream and Reeds brook.
| Roderick Mcdonald, who was up-river
last week looking after the interests Of
the dam companies, says the drives are
coming along well. There is plenty Of
water and men. Mr.. Mcdonald thinks
the drives will be in unusually early this
spring, probably by the last OF May or the
first OF June.
The Manning block at the corner OF
Main and Franklin streets is to be en-
larged by an extension OF the ell on
franklin street. The addition will be
| twenty seven and one-half feet long, and
the size of the present ell. The lower
floor will be finished into a store with
offices above.
In connection with the work of laying
sidewalks, drains on Main street are
being rel built. The work is being thor
oughly done, and the drains are being
built to last. On the south side of Main
street, above the large drain or brook,
and connecting with it, tifteen-inch tile
is being laid.
Dr. w. L. West has been sworn in rs
inspector OF milk and meat, and this
week made his first tour of inspection of
the meat markets. He found everything
in satisfactory condition. DR.. West pro-
poses to inspect the meat markets about
twice month. The apparat US for testing
milk has not yet been received.
Fae prize awarded the winner Of the
4r,smcnt of the Ellsworth tennis club
la; year, has bceh exhibited at F. \.
coomhs store. The prize is silver
medal. On the bar is the name OF the
winner, +. f. Parker, and on the pendant
the figure of a tennis player, and the
words championship Ellsworth Tennis
Club 1896.
Prof Henry c. Emery, PHI. d., son of
Judge l.. \. Emery and graduate of
Bowdoin college, has been appointed to
he chair of economy and sociology in
place of Dir. j. NJ. CrowelI at Smith col
lege, northampton, Mass. Prof Emery
has spent considera Bile time at Coum bia
college. For three years he has been in
structor in economics at Bowdoin college.
Eagle hook and ladder company last
Thursday elected officers as follows;
Charles Shea, foreman; George Smith,
first assistant; George /. Grant, second
assistant; Charles Grows, clerk; Carl
Stratton, treasurer The resignation of
George +, Newman WAS accepted, and
Charles Reed, who has been serving as
substitute, was taken into the company,
and Willis Dunn elected substitute.
Last season F. NJ. Rowe, of BluehiIl.
handled Harry p, taking him RS Il green
one and gave him mark OF 30 In a
race ut Cherrytield last fall Harry F. led
the field half i'll l.l0, and was second
horse in > POI Donum winning the heat
MIR. Rowe viii handle Harry p. this sea-
son and he bids fair to beat 2.20. This
horse Is by Hyronemous, by Lexington;
dam good road mare, breeding un-
known; she is now twentythree years
old and is in foal to Dawn X. 2.20 F, son
of Alcantara. Commercial.
At the Catholic church this week a re-
ligious revival called mission is going
on. 1t began last sunday and will prob
ably close next Sunday. Two Redemptor-
ist priests, Fathers Zelles and Hogan, of
Saratoga, y. y, are conducting the ser
vices, which are held three times each
day-at and s o'clock a. M, and at 7.30
p. m. Much interest is manifested in this
mission, and a goodly number attends
each service.
Z. II. Greedy leaves to-day Wednesday,
with four horses for Pittsheld, where they
will be put in Mr.. Fishers stable. Mr..
Greedy now has ten horses in this stable.
He will spend part of his time in Pitts
field. Mir. Greely saw Bingen at the horse
show in Boston few weeks ago, and says
he is looking We'll. He believes that if
Bingen was put into training this year he
would touch IA lower mark han any other
stallion on the turf has reached.
In the supreme court for Penobscot
county at Bangor Monday the case