Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-09-26

franklin street stable. The Hale stable
is being repaired. Mr.. Osgood will take
possession in few days.
The schools in the city proper will be
closed all OF next week, on account OF the
carnival and fair. Schools In the out
| lying districts will be closed one day of
the carnival, which\ver the pupils and
teachers may elect.
The annual fall excursion rates OF the
Rockland, Bluehill and Ellsworth and the
Boston and Bangor steamboat lines will
go into effect Monday, Oct. 8, and con-
| tinue to Oct. 30. The fare from EIlsworth h
to Boston and return will be "a %.
William B. Libby, well-known printer
| and publisher, of Boston, with Mrs. Lib
by, spent last week in Ellsworth. They
were guests at the Hancock house. Mrs.
Libby has spent several summer seasons
at Bayside, and has many friends here
abouts.
Ralph Lord, half-brother OF Capt. John
| A. Lord. OF Ellsworth, and well known
here, had three ribs fractured and his
knee injured in a railroad accident in
Pennsylvania last week. Mr., Lord is
travelling salesman for a Buffalo drug
concern.
Rev. William II. Savary, of Groveland,
Mass, preached at the Unitarian church
Sunday morning. Mr.. Savary was the
first pastor of the Ellsworth church, and
has always retained a warm interest in
the society, which is reciprocated by the
| members OF the society.
There WAS sharp hail storm in Ellis
worth Saturday afternoon. Hail-st ones
half an inch in diameter were common.
The storm lasted fifteen min utes, rain
and hail falling together. The hail belt
WAS very narrow, none falling short
distance east or west OF the city.
Anthony Ford, who has been Ellsworth
agent for the Metropolitan life insurance
company, will open a new office for the
same company at Newport in about two
weeks. Albert K. Smith, lately employed
in the Enterprise office, will succeed Mr..
Ford in the Ellsworth office.
E. II. Greedy sold Vulcan before he
started in the race at Dover, N. H., last
week, to Martin Demarest, Of Baltimore
Vulcan has been good horse for Mr..
Greely this year, starting in three races
ct Bangor, Lewiston and Rochester, N.
Hand taking first money each time.
Chief Justice Wiswell will preside at the
October term Of the supreme judicial
court, which will convene Tuesday, Oct.
8. Indications are that the term will be a
short one. William GogginP, Frank Stock
bridge, Charles James and Charles Hig-
gins were drawn from Ellsworth to
serve on the traverse jury.
Word has been received from George
Thorsen, Of West Hancock, saying that
his wife WAS saved from the Galveston
aoods hnt ,hot thew Loaf svsrotbi,o i,
the world except their lives. Their home
was swept away, ana no trace OF II could
,,hn.a uI ~ -. "ie tn' poW ~ ;
Of in Gaiveston o ''"-
go ~
The Ellsworth high school foot ball
tes m ia nov lining mn dailv for nractice
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w. H' D'''"''s 10 ""s 'no 'e"in' Ahe
first game OF the season will be played
with Bucksport seminary team Saturday.
The Buckspori boys are heavier than the
high SCHOOL team, but the Ellsworth boys
viii try hard to hold the score down to
small figures. The next game OF the sea-
with Cberrytield academy the last dsy of
the fair.
TEL Hale. of this citv. has beeu an
tborized to sell inany.p.rt OF Main. tress-
"
u'9 ''o'A III '"e a a'he' 'esn nv at L'sn' "
Power Co, OF Boston. This company
controls new process OF oil combustion
Tor producing neat or light. The COM
uany claims for it a saving Of 80 per cent.
In cost OF fuel. Mr.. Hale during recent
visit to Boston visited the company's
plant at bridgeport, and he believes
that the new process will, as the company
claims, revoiut1onlze methods OF pro-
ducing power aud light.