Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

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For other local neWs see pages 4, 5 and s.
T. j. Whiting is home from Boston
where he spent the winter.
Mrs. Albion p. Alley, of Bar Harbor, is
the guest Of Mrs. George II. Grant.
Bradford Mckenzie is home from Dart
mouth college for the summer vacation.
Harold II. Clark is home from the Uni
versty OF Maine for the summer vacation.
| o. w. Trips livery stable has been
connected by telephone. The call is 45-3.
DR.. II. w. Haynes and family have gone
to their Shady Nook cottage for the sum-
mer.
The w. c. L. L. will meet with Mrs.
Miriam Kent Thursday afternoon at 230
| o'clock.
The Kings Daughters society is plan
ming to give supper or "Dewey tea" at
| an early date.
John A. Scott has arrived home from
Bowdoin college, from which he gradu
ated this year.
Ambrose Butler, father OF Mrs. James
E. Parsons, Of this city, died at West
Franklin last Wednesday,
The family Of Henry A. Cook has
moved to Boston. MIR. Cook is employed
in the Charlestown navy yard.
The patriotic entertainment which was
being prepared by the Women's relief
corps has been Indefinitely postponed.
Miss Lizzie Crippen arrived from Bos-
ton Saturday for two weeks vacation
with her parents, John T. Crippen and
wife.
Miss Frances H. Tribou, OF Charlestown,
Mass, is in Ellsworth to spend the sum
mer with her grandmother, Mrs. James f.
Davis.
William 7. Moor and family, of
Walt ham, Mass, formerly of Ellsworth,
are in the city. TLey viii spend The
| summer here.
There will be an important meeting of
the Kings Daughter next Saturday
evening, June %, at 80 O'Clock. A large
attendance Is desired.
Percy Bartlett is home from Dartmouth
| college, Hanover, n. H., for a short vaca-
tion. He will return to Hanover to at
tend the summer lectures.
The first annual reunion and banquet
of the alumni associstio of the Els
worth high school will be held at the
American house next Monday evening.
The Ellsworth hose racing teams will
go away from home to race on the
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field and the Dirigos probably will so to
Bangor.
y small fire in pile OF rubbish in an
unoccupied house on Grant street called
out the fremen last Wednesday evening.
The tite was extinguished ithout the aid
OF the tiremen.
Mrs. +. ii. Macomber, of Seal Harbor,
is spending few days with her parents,
A. K. Devereux and wife, in this city.
Miss Maud Colcord, of searsport, is the
guest of Miss Ella Devereux.
The travel to Bar Harbor gives no in
dication OF the predicted dull season.
Last Friday mornings train was a
"dou ble- header, with two baggage cars,
two day coaches and four Pullmans.
The petition asking for tishways in
dams on Union river has been forwarded
to the State fish commissioners. The
commissioners have sent for list of dam
owners, who will be notified OF a hearing
on the matter soon.
OF the eighteen applicants for phar-
macists' certificates who took the exami-
nation before the State commissioners Of
pharmacy at Bangor two weeks ago, only
six passed the exa mination. Z. G. Moore,
of Ellsworth, was one OF the successful
six.
DR.. Roland G. Wasgatt, son of the late
Charles W. Wasgatt, of North Ellsworth,
who has been practieing at Union, has
purchased the practice Of his brother-in-
law, DIR. Byron d. Spencer, at Rockland,
who is compelled to retire owing to i'll
health.
Street Commissioner Maddocks is lay
ing tifteen-inch tile drain on Main
street from State street to the river. At
the corner of State street the drain will
connect with the drains from State and
Main streets. The work is being
thoroughly done. 1t has long been
needed.
p. II. Stratton has received hOnors in
the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias,
of Maine, having been appointed an aide
on the staff of Brigadier General Wesley
G. Merritt, with rank of major. Mr.
Stratton left for Waterville this noon to
attend a meeting of the officers of the
| Uniform Rank.
The Spears Comedy Co. is announced
to appear at Hancock hall Monday, Tues
day and Wefnesday evenings OF next