Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-06-07


Ellsworth, VIII conduct the devotion,t
service at the opening of Thursday.
session.
Rev. :. {. Beach, pastor OF the Rango,
Unitarian church, preached at the Uui-
tarian church here Sunday, in exchang,
with the pastor, Rev. A. II. CoHr. The
subj ct OF Mr Beach's sermon Hus -.
Gospel of Medcrationn
NJ. y. McCiown, book keeper ct the
| First national bank left yesterday on the
schooner "NeIiie Grant" for a pleasure
trip to New York. He will visit in New
| York city, returning home by rail. He
expects 10 he gone about two weeks.
Fred Taepart, OF toulton, corporal in
the sixth regular t. :. cavalry, visited his
sister, Mrs. Timothy Donovan, in this
| city several days recently. Corporal
Tasghrt has been in the army eight years
and SAW service in Cuba during the Span
| ieh- American war.
1t is practically decided t hat he reunion
and banquet OF the Ellsworth high school
alumni, on July 5, will be held in Man
| ming hall, with the masonic rooms as re-
| ception rooms. The programme is yet to
| be arranged. 1t is hoped to have some
| former teachers OF the high school pres
ent.
l. Invitations have been received in Els
worth for the commencement exercises
and presidents reception at the University
OF Maine. The commencement week is
from June 10 to II. The programme has
already been printed in THE AMERICAN.
The president s reception takes place Tues
day evening.
The lecture given at the Methodist
church last Wednesday evening by Miss
Elizabeth Upham Yates, national lecturer
| OF the W. {. 7. t., was well attended by
the feminine portion of the community
The lecture was an earnest appeal for he
temperance cause. Miss Yates is a force
fu and eloquent speaker.
Mrs. Bertha Thompson left Ellsworth
Saturday for New York, and will sail this
week for Porto Rico to meet her hus band
Capt. WuIiam Thompson, now in COM
mand OF the I. ). transport "SIocum"
Capt. Thompson expects soon to be
ordered to Manila, where the "Slocum"
Will be used as dispatch boat.
Fhe annual meeting of the \ Abenaquis
club was held last evening. In the abb
senee of tue president, Senator Hale, A
| W. KING presided. The following officers
We're chosen: President, A. w. King;
secretary, {. II. Drummey; treasurer,
F. w. Rollins; board of governors; II. f.
| lIamin A. w. King, II. +. Davis, II. j.
| FLA a son % the late y. ~. 7a"Set' '"s
founder OF THE AMERICAN and It's eol'of
| for eighteen years, has been nominated
trustee for the school district that com
,,r,s.s he city of Jacksonville. Mr.. Saw
rsr who will be remembered by many
! Ellsworth h people, is a prominent ana III
auential citizen OF Jacksonville.
Rsngor sons OF Bowdoin formed al
.In,nni association Thursday evening, an'
~, hspoueted at the Bangor house
Among those present were Judge l''
Emery. OF Ellsworth, and Prot. H.
E,narv OF Bowdoin. Both were on IN
list Of sneakers, Judge Emery presentih
the toast the Governing Boards, an
+ prof Emery the Roys Of To- day
Rodericl: McDonald i nov driving log
ON Union river bay, where he eheouhte'
+ unusual obstacles in the 7hape o' 81 ron
+ tides aud currents. He got the hrst 'oo
NJ 5oo cords Of logs and s;ave"ood aero
to,na Trenton mill from Surry bay Ia
Eriaay The tug Little Round Ioi
!, ,,a,,r.t The boom across, making the tr
II in about four hours. Mr.. Mcdonald
I. three more booms to take across.
= The following board OF editors al
K ,,onarers Of the Ellsworth high scht
lie Recorder has been elected: MISS Lou
n nntton. editor-iu- chief; Miss Helen IL
Inns associate editor; Misses iarr
.i- Ro,,ins and Maud Goggins, literary e
90 tors Mis-. Bessie Joy and Fulton 1T
., man exchange editors; Miss Ethel Al
he and Herman Perkins, local editors VI
Fthel Rowe, alumni editor; MOI
knoylton, athletic editor; W. ii. Lo"
ISL bnsipess manager; Roy {. Haynes
slstaut.
l.. The date for the beginning ot the
contract with the electric light comp
Tor street Hg Sts has been set back
oSe August /, by which time the new
Oh closed arc lights Will be installed. ,
'oIs p A. smith. of the electric light c
Gay pany. says the contract has been for"
D" approved by the company, and the IA
and DYNAMO for the new lights have
OF ordered. He expects to begin putin
me the new lights long before Aug i
- that date was fixed in order to give
to have all the new lights IN place
Prot. q. W. Gilmore, of the ha
, theological seminary, who deliver
sermon on The New IheoIogy
the pulpit of the Unitarian church III