Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-03-22

Newei, Kane ot the sNinneola'. left last
week. Capt. Jsr ION SAITH, - las
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give Mr.. Parker excellent equipment f.r
| the work.
The Spears Comedy 20, which gave
| such gHoI ssffsiaciiun here last -sasaH. j.
| booked % ffEs IN Hant3ck hsII rhas= 5sy,
! Friday au1 saturday of this week. EaI-
ing Ssat.- afternoon mat NEE. hs-
been a iaus time since such a company H-
Spear has visited Ellsw orth and With the
reputation already acquired, good houses
are reasonably sure to greet 1t.
The festival chorus will hold It's re-
hearsal this evening in Hancock hall at
7.45, instead of at Manning hall as usual.
On Friday evening OF this week there
| will be a special rehearsal of the chorus
at Manning hall at s O'Clock, when Prof.
duct. A concert by the chorus Is IN
| preparation, to be given some time in
April or May, which Prof. Chapman will
| personally conduct.
The First national bank building Is
nearing completion. The desks and fur
nishings OF the bank are now being put
| in. The building will be ready for occu-
u
| Friend & Co., hopes to be in his new
| quarters for an opening Saturday, April
/. The bank, also, expects to be doing
business at its new building by that date
Other tenants OF the building, including
THE ELLSWORTH AMERICAN, will move
in as early rs possible.
The Junior Epwort league gave cake
and ice-eraam soeiable in the Methodist
vestry saturday evening. The following
programme WIS presented: Singing,
league Rotations; Cora Stevens and
Hazel Holmes; solo, Frank Sargent; reci-
tation, Lucy Stevens; reading, Charles
Brawn solo. Cora Stevens; recitation,
| Genie S5w.e; reading, Florence Stevens ;
singing, audience. The attendance was
not large, but the evening WAS very pleas
antIy spent.
Ticonia engine company's dog "IIarry"
got himself in trouble recently. He was
found guilt ty OF cuasing deer III Orland,
was "a by a game warden, snd,
! accuga ~ ta reports, WAS killed. The
warGua hen searched for an owner for
! the tc- 11fG arrested John Nevills, Of
] E!sNerth Falls. Mr.. Nevils WAS tried
in the Bangor municipal court yesterday.
He proved to the satisfaction of the
court hat he was not the owner of the
dog. and Was discharged. He was de-
Tended by d. L. Hurley, of Ellsworth.
Negotiations are practically closed for
the sale by f. A. Coombs of his stationery
business to X. X. Thompson, of Trenton.
The sale will probably be consummated in
a few days. The business will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. Thompson's daughter,
NJ iss Minnie Thompson, who will be well
coined to the Ellsworth business world
by many friends. Mr.. Coombs has not
decided upon his future occupation, but
contenplates removal to Boston or New
York, In each of which cities positions
are of red him.
Samue H. Whitaker died Sunday at
his home on Grant street, in the seventy
first year of his age. He was a native of
Trenton, but has lived in Ellsworth for a
number OF years, following his trade as
! cs,r peutt-. lie WAS Il veteran of he civil
war, serving in company d, 11th Maine
regiment. He leaves five children Mrs.
! :. T.. Chapman, Mrs. Charles II. Brooks,
/ Alfred, Eugene and Nj iss Cora Whitaker,
ali of Ellsworth. He was an old member
of the Methodist church. Fdneral ser
vices were held Tuesday morning, Rev.
}. =. oim0don officiating.
Thcre will be a public lecture at Odd
Fellows hall next Tuesday evening, at s
o'clock, under the auspices of EIlswort h
lodgr, 4. O, L. w. The lecturer will be
! supreme Master Workman j. G.. Tate, Of
! Nebraska, the highest officer OF the
| United States. Mr.. Tate is an eloquent
and interesting speaker He WAS secured
/ by tha Grand Lodge of New Eng!and to
make Il number of addresses in its jurs-
dietion. Only four lectures We're assigned
to Maine, and Ellsworth is fortunate to
secure one of these. The lecture Is free.
1t is expected there will be musical
features.
| The high school athletic association
organized Monday evening by the cleo
tion OF the following officers: W. H.,
Lowell, president; Herman L. Perkins,
first vice president; Walter IL. Billing
ton, second e-president; Charles Hur-
ley, secretary and treasurer; Theodore p.
| Higgins, manager of baseball nine; IL. A.
Campbell, assistant. The association has
received a letter from the Cherryiield acad
emy nine suggesting the formation OF a
high school baseball league. The Ellis
worth boys are in favor OF such league Il
it can be formed, and have so replied to
Cherrytield.
Mrs. Mercy c. Langley died Monday at
l..