Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-05-04

Mrs. f. w. Cram, OF Bangor, is the
guest of Mrs. II. IL. Harden.
Mrs. G. A. Keene, of Lynn, Mass, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. p. Fl. Stratton, in
this city.
A special train came down from Bangor
Sunday morning to bring the extra Sun
day papers.
Roderick Mcdonald will go up-river
this week to superintend matters at
Great Bog dam.
Mrs. Flora Lewis, OF Bucksport, for
merly of this city, is the guest of Mrs.
Dora Hopkins.
All extra rehearsal of the festival
chorus will be held at Manning hall to-
morrow evening.
Next Tuesday will be Arbor day. The
day will be observed by special exercises
in all the schools.
The regular meeting of the school
board was held Monday. Only routine
business was transacted.
M. b. Perry May 5, at p. m. All men,
bers are requested to be present.
Mrs. Miriam Kent leaves for Boston
Friday for a visit among relatives and
friends. She will be gone some weeks.
Important business will come before
the meeting OF Lejok lodge, l. o. 0. F.,
Friday evening. A full attendance is
desired.
in TO- Iata ba ,j1a-
tion of the high school alumni associa
tion will be held Thursday evening, at
the high school building.
}. w. Nealley and A. K. Cushman, OF
Esoterie lodge, and E. E. Parker, of
Lygonia lodge, attended the meeting of
the grand lodge in Portland this week.
The Lewiston journal on Saturday
printed a cut of Rev. |. II. w. w harff,
lately pastor of the Methodist church iii
Ellsworth. Mr.. Wharf has been al-
returned to Ellsworth yesterday and will
leave for Daufort next week.
G. G. Long, OF East BIuehill, WAS i'll
Ellsworth NJ onday on his way to Port
md to attend he meeting of the grand
bdge, +. and y. NJ, rs grand master of
the Btuehill lodge. This will be Mr..
Long, first vacation in seven years.
Street -Commis.io Toner Maddocks has
finished repairs on Brimmer's bridge.
Three new strlngers We're put in, new
railing built, and some new planks laid.
The bridge across Branch Pond stream on
l,t ia
paired.
L. f. Thomas is III Boston this weex
trying to interest Boston shoe manu-
facturers in the proposed new shoe fac
tory here. He is greatly encouraged by
the success he has met with here, and
is very hopeful of raising the necessary
amount.
The base ball season in Ellsworth h was
inaugurated last Thursday at Wyman
park. In the morning the high school
freshmen defeated the east side grammar
school by score of % to A. In the after
noon the high school seniors lost to a
picked nine.
The county commissioners had a hear
ing Monday on the petition for change of
easterly line of State street, at junction
with Main street, to afford better facili-
ties for the new bank building. There
was no objection to he proposed change.
The formal decision Of the commissioners
cannot be given until the October term.
George n. Black returned to Boston
Monday, after several days spent in
Ellsworth. He was accompanied by
Charles Pitman. While here he arranged
for alterations at the homestead. A
porch is to be built on the west side of
| the house, to be enclosed with glass, and
a dormer window is to be put in the roof.
p. IL. Stratton will do the work.
AT the monthly meeting of the Sena-
tor Hale hose company Monday evening
the following officers were elected
Foreman, Roy }. Goodwin; first assistant,
Harry c. Woodward; second assistant,
Charles NJ. Higgins; clerk, Pierce E.
Latin; treasurer, l.. Z. Jordan; steward
Perry J. Langley. There will be special
meeting of the company Monday even
ing, May 8, and large attendance is
earnestly requested.
| Thursday evening of next week Prof
Harry c. Emery, OF Bowdoin, will lee
ture at the Congregational church on
| ''The Laureate of an Empire; Rudyard
| Kipling9. Aside from the interesting
nature OF his subject, the fact that the
lecturer is an "Ellsworth boy" will add tC
the interest the people of this city will
| feel in this lecture. This is he last in
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