Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-20

ical. His son, Fred s. Smith, of Gard
ner, arrived this morning.
The station "Washington County juno
ton" appears on the official time-ta Bile of
the Maine Central railroad. The freight
train makes regular stops, and the
passenger trains stop on signal.
The festival chorus has been invited to
meet with the Bangor chorus next Friday
evening when Mr. Chapman will be pres
ent. No word has yet been received from
Mr.. Chapman regarding another visit
to Ellsworth.
At last the guns at the soldiers monu-
ment are mounted, and, manned by the
| foot ball and base ball experts of the high
school, Ellsworth's paatial hall of learn
ing will be able to resist the attack of an
| invading force.
S. {. Whiteomb, OF Bangor, state agent
Of the Free Baptist association, is in Els
worth for few days. He is arranging
for supplying some of he small churches
in this quarterly meeting with students
during the summer.
The report that Campbell & True mar
ket has dissolved is not correct. 1t has,
| however, gone out of the market busi-
ness, but the same line will be carried on
| under the management OF William II.
| True, agent, on cash basis.
| A new timetable went into effect on
the Mt. Desert branch Monday. The only
change is in the mixed train or freight.
The train arrives from Bangor at 1910 in
stead OF II a. M, and leaves on the return
trip at l 30 p. m. instead of 9.22 a. m.
The Women's missionary society of the
Baptist church has elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: Mrs. c. 8. Nc
Learn, president; Mrs. Everett E. Tinker,
vice president; Mrs. James l.. Cook
secretary; Mrs. e. L. Curtis, treasurer.
George 4. Martin, of the PendIeton
house, Buehill, was in town tins week.
He says the Tarratiue at Hancock Point
will lie opened in June, and that the
number OF applications for rooms and
} board toe The season is as large as usual.
The East Maine Methodist conference
meets lH aaa4or next Wednesday. There
wiil be Haif fares Oh the railroad for
those IS 80 ,. Ish 10 attend. AT this CON
teFeuge d eaHuge viii be made in the pas
torate OF ahe Methodist church in Ellis
worth.
c. NJ. Green, Il former employee of the
Ellsworth Electric Illuminating Co, YVES
IN Ellsworth a few days last week and
this. Mr. Green has an excellent position
with the General Electric Co, with head
quarters at Lynn, Mass. His many Ellis
aortn friends were glad to see him.
The passenger rate from Ellsworth tc
By-,ou ~ 3oel mas been reduced to Il
round trip $50. Drummey q Stevens are
running the stage line to the Surry land
inE of the Rockland, BIuehill < ELS
worth Steamboat Co. A change in the
time schedule of the boats will be mad
about May 10.
The class leaders at he high school for
the iest term were announced Monday
and he report sent to all parents. The
; class leaders are as follows: Seniors
Mis-. Bertha Giles, 9S5Ii: Miss Ethel Jelli-
son, 9S5. Juniors-Miss Della Whitney,
992. Sophomores-Mi Helen Campbell,
912 Freshmeu-Miss Inez kingman, 9sS.
Capt, G. w. Mason, of this city, who
was commander of the Morgan line
steamer "El Sol" which has been pur-
chased by the government for the aux
iiary navy, has rendered hi, services to
the government, and expects to be APP
pointed to the Office of saiiug master OF
the "El Soln, renamed the "Yankee''.
The liberality of George y. Black has
not ceased with giving to the city the
handsome public library, but now he has
ordered the grounds put in shape. The
work is being done under the supervision
of =. If. Stratton. 1t has not yet been
decided just what 10 do. 1t it possible to
make his one OF the most beautiful places
n Ellsworth.
Next Sunday will be the last of Rev.
, l. II. w. W harff', pastorate of the Meth
odist church in this city, which he has
held for the past four years. In the morn
ing he will preach his last sermon. He
says it will hardly be in the nature of a
farewell sermon, but he will say good
bye to the congregation. After the ser
mon Holy Communion will be observed.
1t is proposed to organize an alumni
association of the Ellsworth high school.
There will be meeting at the high school
at 3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon, at which
the plan will be informally discussed, and
il sufficient interest is manifested steps
will be taken for the organization OF an
alumni association. Every graduate of
the school is requested to attend the
meeting.
The horse editor of the Lewiston Jour
nal says; "Bingen (3) (2.12l2) is said to
be in fine condition, and they are proph-
esying that he may prove the fastest
stallion of the year. Though not yet
talking of the stallion crown for him, l
feel much interest in Bingen, for it was
by reason of Maine breeder that he was
hrOupftf hare ar,I rDIt Inv Ia are owned