Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-04-11


Refreshments will be served. Members
OF the corps are requested to bring cake.
The proceeds from the sociable will 20
toward Memorial Day expenses.
Mrs. Powers, wife OF Judge Frederic A.
Powers, is in Ellsworth while her hus-
band is holding court. They are stop
ping at the American house. Judge and
Mrs. Powers were guests at the "iadies'
night" supper and whist at the Abena-
quis club last evening.
Flags on shipping in the river were at
half-mast yesterday for Capt. Charles
Francis Bellatty. This is the third sue
cessive week the flags on Ellsworth ship
ping have been at haif-mast-first for
Capt. Allan Holt, then for Charles f.
Bowden and now for Capt. Bellatty.
!. L. Halman, of Lewis Friend q Co.,
will present to one of the schools of Ellis
worth, fine steel engraving OF George
Washington, handsomely framed In oak.
At the suggestion Of Supt. OF Schools
Dresser, the picture will 60 to the gram
mar school showi ing the best average In
the examinations for admission to the
high school.
Everything Is in readiness for the mag
querade ball OF City hose company
ext Monday evening. Next Saturday
8. y. Folsom, Boston costumer, will
be at the American house with cos
ladies who will attend are planning origi-
nat costumes. The ball promises to be q
great success.
Dr.. Harvard Greedy, who has been oc-
cupying he Roland Peck house on Bridge
hill which was purchased last fall by
Capt. s. l.. Lord, has moved ont. DR.. and
Mre: Greedy are stopping temporarily at
the Black homestead on State street, with
Mrs. Greely's sisters. They will move
soon to rooms in II. B. Phillips house at
the corner Of Church and Oak streets.
The music club will hold its last meet
of George Ii. Grant on franklin street
next Monday evening, April 16. The
programme includes piano solos by Miss
Mary F. Hopkins and Mrs. r. E. Mason;
a contraIto solo by Mrs. J. A. Cunning
ham; a paper by Miss Louise Dutton;
and special number by Miss Lora V.
Persons.
Ellsworth schooners start out the season
OF 1900 with rafting good runs to New
York. The schooners Henrietta A. Whit
"Wesley Abbott, Capt. Peter Peterson.
left Union River bay Wednesday morn
ing. bound for Rondout, and arrived in
time to go up the Hudson in Saturday
nights tow. The "Whitney" arrived at
CRY Island Friday night, having made
the trip in fifty-nine hours.
Ellsworth has received new honors at
Bowdoin-Chares E. Bellatty has just
been chosen editor of The Orient, the col
iege paper. The selection OF editor for
tia he1paper is always carefully made after
thorough canvass OF the college for the
best man for the position. 1t is an honor
usually conferred upon a senior, some
times upon a junior, but seldom upon
soppomore, as in, Mr.. Belatty's case.
TsSa.tos BsiistsY wffiEfake~ cbarge~etr the
beginning OF the next term. Ellsworth
knows aim; he's all right.
Henry w. Eaton, a former resident of
Ellsworth and Bar Har Dor, who went to
Cripple Creek, Col, at the beginning of
the gold excitement there a few wears
ago, died there last week. Mr.. Eaton
had about SIS 900 when he went West, but
his business ventures there proved un-
fortunate, and he lost most OF his pro-
periy. He VAS an Odd Fellow aud Ma
son, being q member OF Bar Iiartor
| ionges Mr.. Eaton's body WIS brought to
his early home at South Bluehili for in
terment. Funeral services were held
there Sunday.
| Messrs. Thomas and Pemb ber, who re-
Gently purchased the Black property on
the west side of the river, together with
other property in Ellsworth, were in the
city yesterday planning for the develop
ment Of the property. The Black prop
erty will be cut up into building lots.
t Levi II WymHu has been emDiOSPu to
make survey of the property, and make
a plan of lots and streets. When this is
done, some grading will he done and
streets cut through the property. While
| looking over the property Messrs. Thomas
and Pember found two rabbits feet
They tucked them in their pockets as
| good omeus.