Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

enced clothing man. He began work in
Ellsworth Monday.
Register er-ofProbate c. p. Dorr is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Willard G. Lowell,
In Mansfield, Mass. Mrs. Dorr has
bean with her daughter several weeks.
The county commissioners were in Els
worth yesterday assessing the plantation
taxes. To-day they go to Hancock for
hearing on defective way.
Carl Donnell has been elected superin-
tsndent OF the Baptist Sunday school in
place OF E. l.. Curtis, who resigned on
account OF his removal to Charlesto wn,
Mass.
John 8. Richards who is foreman OF
the stitching room In large shoe factory
at Manchester, N. H., spent the Fourth
and several days last week with his family
in this city.
In the report OF city meeting last week,
palpable error was made In the date for
the hearing on petition for new road to
Branch pond. The date OF the hearing is
July 26, not June 26.
Greedy and Brady's steam grist mill
and planning mill on Water street, which
have been thoroughly repaired and fitted
with new and improved machinery, be-
gan running Monday.
Martin V. Webber, OF Bar Harbor, is In
the county jail for three months for
assault on the captain of the stone Iig hter
at work on the government breakwater.
Webber was on the battleship "Maine"
when she was blown up in Havana harbor.
Mime. Black, her son George N. Black,
and the Messrs. Pitman, OF Boston, and
Miss Lizzie Peters, OF Bangor, are at the
Black homestead for few weeks. To-day
Mr.. Black gives a dinner in honor Of his
own and Chief Justice Wiswell's birth
day.
Frank F. Simonton W ho has been prin-
cipai OF the high school at Phillips the
past year, is at home for the summer
vacation. He has been reelected. Miss
Catherine Simouton, who graduated this
year from Wesleyan seminary, is also at
home.
r. B. Holmes was badly burned on the
night after the Fourth, while setting off
fireworks to amuse the children OF his
neig h Dor hood. spark got into box
containing fireworks, and there was
premature display. In saving the chill
dren from injury Mr.. Holmes himself was
burned. One arm was badly blistered,
| and his face slig ghtly burned.
The Hancock county fire underwriters
ent veee c. {. Burrili, George IL. Grant,
o. w. rspley and F. c. BurrilI, Eiiswort Ii !;
B. E. Tracy, Winter Hsrbor; F. C. Ly-
nam, Bar Harber; and Charles II. Hooper,
Castine The old officers were reelected
as follows; G. Z. Burrill, presiden'; o.
w. Tapley, secretary; George IL. G ant,
treasurer.
Nealley ana Lords schooner yacht
"Lorelei" and W. E. Writings sloop
"Annie Lee" left Saturday for cruise
along the coast to Portland. On the
"LoreleI" were j. w. Nealley, G. Frank
Newman, A. IL. Joy, Edmon Emo and
l.. NJ. Moore, of Ellsworth, and William
Campbell, of Cherry field. On the "Annie
Lee" were W. f. Whiting, Charles Reed,
Charles K. Burril and A. X. Cushman.
The Passion Play, as produced at Ober-
ammergau, Germany, was reproduced at
Hancock hall last Friday and Saturday
evenings by means of moving pictures.
The mechanical arrangements were better
than at any previous exhibition OF the
kind here, and the scenes OF the play were
realistically produced. The exhibition
was by Prot. Fl. A. A.Starkweather, OF Bos-
ton, who described the scenes in an in
teresting lecture.
The summer school will open next
Monday at Hancock hall, and continue
two weeks. The hall will be fitted with
desks, as last year. 1t is suggested hat
the large ante-room opening off the gu-
lery be fitted up rs a reception room or
sitting room for the teachers, and pro-
vided with writing materials and other
articles for their convenience. Next
Wednesday evening there will be a recep
tion for the teachers. probably at Man
ming hall. There will be an informal
programme OF music, readings, etc. The
committee on entertainment has received
word from number of teac hers who ex
pect to attend the school. The committee
would still like to hear from apeople who
will take teachers to board.
II there is one thing that Tax Collector
Roscoe Holmes knows better than any
thing else, it is the pedigree Of his stallion
Game Bird by Jay Bird. He can reel it off
by the yard, with the size, weight, color,
gait and speed of every bit OF horsefiesh
in the chain. When you have couple Of
hours to spare, just ask Mr.. Holmes to tell
you sonnet hing about Game Bird. He says
he's the most wonderful horse in Maine,
and believes that, like poets, his greatness
will be appreciated after he is dead and
gone. Last night two OF Game Birds
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