Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-15

For other local netcs see pages 4. 5 and 8.
Pension has been granted to Mrs. Lizzie
J. Raymond, OF Ellsworth, %.
Schooner "GeorRietta" was taken out
on the marine railway Friday night.
Miss Catherine Simonton is spending .
few days with friends in Winterport.
Rev. d. l.. Yale and wife, OF Bath, are
in town visiting relatives and friends.
Lyman L. Lord, OF Boston, SON Of Capt.
and Mrs. 8. L. Lord, is home on . visit.
Miss Eva Nealley returned Monday
from a weeks vacation spent in Bangor.
DIR. q. s. Bragdon, OF Brockton, Mass,
| is in Ellsworth for Q vacation Of Q week or
two.
Charles w. Campbell was taken sud
denly III last week. He Is now improv-
ing.
A dory owned by Moses l. Mayo was
stolen from the foundry wharf last
Wednesday night.
Misses Mary and Helen Thicker, for
| a1erly residents OF this town, spent last
week in Ellsworth.
At the races in Exeter last week A. W..
Ellis Donum colt, salinas, took the 2.26
| race. Best time, 2.27.
DR.. John F. Hill, republican candidate
| for governor OF Maine, Is gust Of Sem
| ator Haie at "The Pires".
Miss May Bonsey Is the guest OF Miss
| Maud Smith In Harrington. Miss Helen
| Bonsey spent Sunday there.
Miss Harriet Baker, who has been visit
| Ing at the Met thodist parsonage, returned
| to her home in Portland Monday.
Z. G. Morrison has returned from the
| Bar iiarbor hospital, where he had a
tumor successfully removed from his face.
There will be a baptism and receptio Of
| mem bers at the Methodist church at next
Sunday mornings Is service.
Miss Alice M. Furbish, OF Brunswick,
| Is stopping few days with Mrs. A. j..
Lord.
Elvs Reeves. of Bar Harbor, Is In the
county jail In detau t OF payment OF fine
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Erwin NJ. Whitaker, OF Boston, is
mot her, Mrs. j. NJ. Whitaker, in Els
worth.
William Squirting, who has been en-
ployed IN B. F. joys photograph gallery
for several months, has returned to his
home in Brewer.
Miss Ella r. jordan has just returned
from the annual alumni encampment Of
the Castine normal school at Sandy Point,
July 81 to Aug. Ii.
c. E. BeI'atty, spt al gent OF census to
gather manufacturing statistics, has
about completed work in Ellsworth and
| is now In Brcksport.
b. T. Sowle has sold his sloop yacht
''Old Comfort" 10 John NJ. Snow, OF Blue
hill. The "Old Comfort" will be missed
| from Ellsworth's fleet.
The Morrison Comedy Co. on Saturday
| night closed a weeks engagement here
The company was above the average OF
those visiting Ellsworth.
Principal Fred A. Pitcher, OF the
Shurtleff school, Chelsea, Mass, with
Mrs. Pitcher and Miss Florence, is visit
ing MIS-. LOrenZO JORDAN.
IL. W. Dunn has commenced building a
| show room on his marble shop on Water
| street, according to plans reported In
THE AMERICAN several weeks ago.
f. w. Lord leaves to-day for New York
where he will spend two weeks before GO
ing to Bellows Falls, VT, to begin his
duties as superintendent OF schools.
Melvin Haslam will soon begin lumber
ing operations for Whitcomb, Haynes &
Co., on the Kingman place at Waltham,
owned by o. X. Burnham, OF Ellsworth
Misses Mabel Meach and Fannie Brown,
OF Middletown, Conn.,, schoolmstes of
Miss Ray Whiting at National Park
seminary, Washington, are her guests
here.
There will be an important meeting of
the Woman's Alliance of the Unitarian
church at the vestry parlor Friday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. A large attendance is
desired.
NJ. IL. Gray, proprietor of Gray's board
ing house on Water street, suffered a
severe paralytic shock this morning. He
is still unconscious, and little hope OF his
recovery Is entertained.
Col. John F. Whitcomb has purchased
the 8. K. Whiting house on Main street.
After some repairs and alterations are
made on the house, Col. Whitcomb will
move here from the Falls.
The survivors OF the 26th Maine regi-
ment are holding their reunion In Blue
hill to-day. Among the Ellsworth COM
rades in attendance are Col. John f.
Whitcomb and A. w. Ellis.
The city government has contracted
with Alex Weaver to dig drain across
his land to afford an outlet for the water
from Weaver's fiat. This will divert the
water from upper Main street across Mr.