Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-04

A partnership has been formed by Mrs.
8. ID. Wiggin and Edward q. Moore, to
| continue the apothecary business at the
corner of Main and Water streets. The
| new firm is styled Wiggin & Moore.
The William Black place on State street
has been improved in appearance by the
removal Of the fence and some OF the trees
| from in front Of the house, and grading
| down the lawn.
Charles II. Emery, for the Ellsworth
real estate company, has sold lot on
State street, on the Pond estate, to John
| E. Moulton, of Ellsworth Falls. Mr..
Moulton will build.
Eben r. Haley, of Gardiner, Lyman A.
Cousens, and Edward s. Anthoine, of
Portland, e. Il. Kelley, of Island Falls,
Bowdoin 1902, are guests OF G. e. Bellatty
at the Bellatty cottage, Contention cove.
II. F. Msddocks, the Ellsworth member
OF the democratic county committee, said
Monday that the democratic county con-
vention would be held at Hancock hall
probably on July 2s. The call has not yet
been issued.
| Chief Justice Wiswell was honored by
his alma mater, Bowdoin college, at Com
mencement last week by the comforting
upon him OF the degree OF LII. d. Judge
Wiswell was graduated from Bowdoin
with the class of III.
At a meeting Of the board OF education
Monday, the Natural Geography" series
was adopted for the Ellsworth schools.
| This is modern system OF teac hing geo.
| graphy which is In use in most of the inn
| portant cities and towns Of Maine.
e. f. Parker left Sunday for Lewiston,
where he begins work this week as teller
In the Manufacturers national bank.
Mr.. Parker takes with him the best wishes
of many Ellsworth friends. His mother
will remain in Ellsworth during the sum-
mer, at least.
Miss Adde Austin has position as
telegraph operator for the summer at one
OF the largest hotels in Bethlehem, n. H.,
one OF tie most popular and most beauti-
ful White Mountain resorts. Her many
Ellsworth friends are glad to know she is
So p easantly situated.
Miss Alma +. Silsby, formerly OF this
city, granddaughter of the late John ID.
Richards, was graduated, summa cum
taude, at Radcliffe college, Cambridge,
last week. Miss Sisby's many Ellsworth
friends congratulate her on her attain
ment, and the honor attending it.
d. N. Hardacker, one OF the best known
aad most popular travelling statesmen
! listing Ellsworth, died at his home at
| Denni,port, Mass, last Wednesday. The
news OF his death was heard with deep re-
greet by his many friends in Ellsworth.
He leaves a wife and three children.
| pile OF waste rope ends in the build
ing on State street used as a box factory
by H. B. Phillips, caught fire last Satur-
day noon from small oil stove used in
heating glue. An alarm was turned in,
but the fire companies were not needed,
the fire being stamped out by those near
at hand.
Next Friday and Saturday the famous
"Passion Play, now being performed at
Oberammergau, will be illustrated at
Hancock hail in a series OF moving
pictures, accompanied by a descriptive
lecture by Prof. ii. A. Starkweather, of
Boston. The exhibition is well spoken
of, and promises to he we'll worth seeing.
The excursion of the Congregat onal
| Sunday school to Castine will take place
next Monday. A limited number OF
tickets will be sold to the public beside
those supplied 10 the Sunday school. The
tickets viii be sold at T.. f. Robinson's
store Thursday morning. The steamer
Will leave the coal wharf at n. III. eturn-
ing about p. m.
A democratic caucus WAS held at Han
cock hall Monday afternoon. A w.
| Greedy was chosen chairman and ID. E
| Hurley secretary. Delegates were elected
| to che State convention as follows: IL. F.
Maddocks, E. E. Brady, Colin Mckenzie,
John II. Bresnahan, Charles A. Joy,
| George b. Stuart. The following were
elected alternates; Carlton McGown, n.
H. Higgins, ID. E. Hurley, John E. Doyle,
Joseph NJ. Higgins, f. l.. Frazier, W.
II. Dresser.
A large tent has been pitched in the lot
adjoining the residence OF John Lynn
burner on the Falls road, where religious
services are being held by s. d. Adventists.
Lectures on the prophecies are being
given by Ed. j. B. Goodrich and other
| workers. There has been a good attend
ance. Meetings this week will be held on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sat-
urday evenings. There will be three SER
vices next Sunday. Seats free, and the
public is cordially invited.
The schooner "Leonora", Capt. Roland
Bonsey, arrived Saturday, after a quick
trip from Franklin to Rondout, back to
Boston with cement, and home. She was
seventeen days on the trip. That time
has been equalled, but Capt. Bonsey broke
the record for getting quick discharge in