Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-04-26

attorneys.
The friends OF Road Commissioners
Moses Smith are pleased to learn that he
is recovering rapidly from the injuries
received by fall two weeks ago. He is
now BILE to sit up each day, and hopes o
be out soon.
Ellsworth friends OF Daniel E Loweree,
formerly OF this city, now Of Guadalajara,
Mexico, will be pleased to learn that he
has been made member of the irm of
Juan Farias Cia. The firm does a large
commission business.
Joseph w. Nealley opened his barber
shop in the basement OF the First
national bank building on Saturday.
The room ts neatly furnished, and makes
very light and commodious shop. Mr..
Neall y will have Carl Donnell as assistant.
Walter Blaisdell was in Ellsworth
Thursday and inspected the engine and
boiler OF the "Little Round Top. The
tug was given the same rating as last
year. Alfred Smith is engineer and
George Dunn fireman of the tug this
year.
Drummey & Stevens, who have been
doing general livery business at the
Hale stable, are about to retire from busi-
ness. A. G. Moon, of East Surry, who
has been running the boat stage for
several months, contemplates leasing the
stable.
W. II. Dresser has moved his market to
the Campbell & True building near the
bridge. The market has been renovated
and improved for his occupancy. B. c.
Hodgkins, the confectioner, next week
will move to the building vacated by Mr..
Dresser.
William E. Whiting is having the
centre board taken out of his sloop yacht
"Annie Lee, and an iron keel put on
her. The change will greatly improve
the sloop as a cruising yacht, making her
more commodious, and increasing her
stability.
There has been some good black duck
and wild goose shooting on the Union
river marshes during the past few days.
The ducks are reported abundant, but
very wild. Several lucky sportsmen have
brought home wild geese and good
punches Of ducks.
The entertainment by the Dirigo ath
letic club, showing Patrick Mulligan's
adventures in being initiated to the
Ancient Order of Red Shirts, will be given
Monday evening, May s. The entertain
ment will be repeated in Sullivan, prob
ably the same week.
Acadia Royal Arch chapter enjoyed
Itself las Friday evening, on tie coca
sion OF the official visit of Grand High
Priest Albro L. Chase. The mark degree
was conferred. After the work a BAN
quet was served, followed by the usual
postprandial exercises.
Charles Flye, OF Stonington, was in
Ellsworth last Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Flye was here to meet S. G.. Stevens,
of the Continental Packing Co., and to
arrange the transfer of the Stonington
sardine factory to the syndicate.
H. B. Phillips has started work in both
his brick yards He expects to make this
year about 10000 bricks, which is as
large business as he has ever done. Last
year only one brick yard was run, and
the output was only about 30O,000
Work on the sidewalks about town will
begin soon. Considerable repairing will
be done. A new plank walk VIII be laid
on Church street, from School street to
Oak street. A new walk, probably Of
gravel, will be laid on Hancock street,
NJ,;,
There will be a party at Odd Fellows
hall tomorrow evening, under the
auspices Of the Camera club. The lady
members and friends of the club have
taken the affair in hand, which is sutfi-
cient assurance that it will be success.
Dancing and whist will be the amuse-
ments.
A. +. Moore opened his new store in
the Manning block last Saturday. This
store, as has already been mentioned in
formerly occupied by Lewis Friend q Co.
1t has been finely finished off, and makes
very attractive store. Miss Lillian
Crippen is employed as clerk.
AZ speCIdi meeting VI tIe OTleHt
board held recently, Charles Edgar
Bellatty, 1901, of Ellsworth, was electeS::
to the board OF editors. The change OF
the paper to weekly necessitates the in
creasing OF the number Of editors, and
it is proba Bile that one or two more will be
elected. Bellatty will be one Of the
editors in charge of the college news de-
partment.-LetOiston Journal.
THE AMERICAN received this week
from Arthur Shute, of Port Angeles,
Washington, copies Of the Tribune Times,
Courier and Democrat-L Leader. large
part of the space in each paper is devoted
to the work on the new Port Angeles
Eastern railway, of which Mr.. Shute is
treasurer, and the beginning Of the boom
caused by the work. The Tribune Times
reports the arrival of Treasurer Shute
with the sack'.
Some cunning little bows, old enough