Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-13

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offered at least three OF Eilsworth's young
people to secure a term, tuition free, at
the Shaw business college. The success
full contestants have a choice Of going to
Houlton, Augusta or Portland, the col
lege having branches at all three places.
Harry Z. Crabtree is reading law in l..
f. Giles office.
Senator Hale arrived home from Wash
ington last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Mayo, of Bluehill,
were in the city to-day.
j. B. Wiswell and family are occupying
their cottage at Pleasant Beach,
Miss Beula h Reed, of Boston, is visiting
friends and relatives in this city.
Monag hans band has been engaged to
furnish music for the county fair.
Miss Sadie BurriI is home after an ex-
tended visit to various parts of the
country.
Mrs F. f. Chase left to-day for weeks
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SedgWick.
Mrs. A. S. Treat and family, of Ruther-
ford, N. j., are at the Labrador farm for
the summer.
The democratic county convention will
be held at Hancock hall next Wednesday
morning at 1890.
Lawrence Fletcher, OF Boston, was in
town from Sunday to Tuesday of this
week visiting friends.
Mrs. George II. Grant and daughter
Marie are at the Tarratine, Hancock
Point, for the summer.
Howard Adams is home from Boston to
spend his vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Q. Adams.
B. F. Thomas and family have moved to
Fall River, Mass, where Mr.. Thomas has
secured position in shoe factory
+. E. Smith has moved from the cottage
OF George w. Smith, on Oak street, to he
apartments over his store on Main street.
Luther d. Giles, of Fall River, Mass,
came to Ellsworth last Wednesday and
Will spellu the summer with his uncle, j.
T. Giles.
Mrs. F. w. Brackett and son Carl, OF
Brookline, Mass, arrived Sunday. They
will spend the summer with relatives in
Ellsworth.
Chase Mellen and wife, of New York,
are guests of Judge and Mrs. Wiswell.
Mrs. Mellen is a daug hter of Hon. j. II.
Manley, of Augusta.
Miss Elizabeth c. Peters, of Waltham,
Mass, a daughter of the late George S.
Peters, of this city, is a guest at the
Black homestead, Woodlawn."
The buildings at the corner of State
and Main streets are being torn down to
make way for the brick bank block. Ir-
wing Scammon is boss of the job
Twenty-three took the examination for
teachers in he city schools conducted by
Superintendent ofSc, ools E. L. Moore
at the high school room last Thursday.
Percy Bartlett, who has been home
from Dartmouth college, Hanover, N. H.,
for short vacation, left Tuesday to re-
turn to Hanover, to attend the summer
lectures.
The State fish and game commissioners
will be at the American house next Mon
day evening for a hearing on the petition
for the establishment of fishways in
Union river.
A. F. Reeves, who has been seriously i'll
for some time, but who was reported as
improving last week, is again very low.
His many friends are very anxious con-
cerning him.
front of the American house last Friday
evening. After the concert the band was
entertained by Host Cunningham, of the
American house.
The annual excursion of Monaghan's
band will take place Friday, Aug. II. The
band and its friends will go down the bay
somewhere, but the destination has not
been decided upon.
John D. Hopkins and wife are at their
Lamoine Point cottage. They have as
guests E. F. Redman and family, and
Miss Clara Jordan, of New York. Miss
JORDAN Will spend the summer mere.
The nomination of Henry Whiting for
collector of customs for the Frenchman's
bay district was confirmed by the Senate
last Wednesday. Mr.. Whiting will prob
ably take possession OF the office the first
Of August.
DR.. A. ". Cleaves, veterinary, grad
uate of McGill college, of Montreal, is in
Ellsworth, and expects to locate here
permanently His office for the present
Is - TIE ..::e"s>--y, stable 60 nrnnnney y
Stevens.
The rumor that p. Ii. Shea, who was
injured two weeks ago by fall, would
have to suffer the amputation OF the