Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-18

perience In hotel business in Ellsworth, 10
now there to look after the culinary de-
partment. Mr.. Gould is successful hotel
manager, and with his experience and
business ability behind 1t, the st. Croix
will doubtless soon regain its former
prestige in Calais.
The work Of rebuilding and raising the
dam at the Green Lake fish hatchery will
be done by Roderick Mcdonald. He be-
gan work this week. The dam will be
raised four feet. Another crew will begin
work soon on the new fiume, boat house
and marine railway. The boat house will
be large enough to accommodate the
hatchery steamer 'Senator". The railway
will run into 1t, and on this the steamer
will be hauled out each winter. Some
thing like q, coo will be spent In improve
ments at the hatchery this summer, in
addition to the annual appropriation.
Old Hunneman engine, NJ. J. Drum
mey's pet which Bangor has adopted
though she cannot buy, will 60 to Bangor
for old home week, and participate in the
contest at the dremen's muster on August
10. A Bangor crew will man the brakes,
bat no man but the Ellsworth poet-gro-
Ger Will be on the deck on muster day.
Old Zimmerman IL now reposing on last
years iaurels at the hearse- house on the
poor farm. Mr.. Drummey has secured
the required permission from the city
government, and soon the engine will 90
and tuned up for the contest. Success to
her!
The Maine festival dates this year are
Oct. l, 2 and 8, Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday, In the Bangor auditorium.
Patron tickets will this year be sold.with-
out auction, at IS for season tickets,
admitting to every one OF the five con-
certs in Bangor. Single tickets will run
from e down, this new and low scale
having been adopted by the eastern Maine
committee which 10 now in charge Of the
business arrangements OF the festival.
The committee has decided that each one
OF the five major artists, Blauvelt, Ffrang-
con Davlei, Burmeister, ,Schumann- Heink
and Campanari shall appear at only one
concert, each being made feature OF one
OF the five concerts OF the series.
The Maine division OF the league OF
American wheelmen has begun war on
TOW ms that have not complied with the
State law requiring the placing of guide
posts at cross roads. year ago circulars
were sent to cities aud towns which had
not complied with the law. Ellsworth
received one. This year another and more
emphatic circular Yves sent out. ELS
worth received one, and at the last meet
| ing OF the board of aldermen a committee
was appointed to report on the matter
| The league brought suit against the city
OF South Portland for tisregarding the
law, and the city hustled up the sign
| boards which had been collecting dust in
| the municipal court room for some time.
The music lovers of Ellsworth will be
given treat this summer in a song re-
cital to be given the latter part OF July
by J. Hallett Gilberte, of Boston, the
rising young tenor and composer, ho is
spending a few weeks here with party.
Mr.. Gil berte has fine tenor voice, and
musical critics agree that he sings with
great style and artistic finish. The past
season he has successfully sung in con-
certs and oratorios in Boston, New York
and Chicago. As a composer be is already
well known. His beautiful song "The
Land of Nod" is familiar to f lsworth
musicians, having been sung here several
times by Miss Mabel Monaghan. Mr..
Gilberte will be assisted by M iss Gertrude
Roosevelt, the handsome young actress,
W no made such hit last season in Lon
don as leading lady OF the "Why Smith
Left Home" company, and Mr.. Gilbertes
wife in readings and dramatic scenes.
c. E. Bellatty, OF this city, has been
appointed special agent of census to
gather manufacturing statistics in Els
worth, Bangor, Brewer, Bucksport, Old
Town and Orono. He probably will be-
gin work this week. The statistics W hich
he must gather cover every manufacturing
and mechanical esta ahlishment in the
towns named, and embrace the name and
location OF each estabiis' ment; character
Of Organization, whether individual, CO.
operative, or other form; date of com
mencement OF operations; character of
business or goods manufactured; amount
of capital invested nun ber OF prophet ors,
firm members, copartners, or officers, and
the amount of their salaries; number OF
employees, and amount OF heir wages;
quantity and cost OF materials used in
manufactures; amount Of miscellaneous
expenses; quantity ana value of products;
time in operation during he census year;
character and quantity Of power used, and
character and number of machines en-
ployed. The information collected shall
be OF and for he fiscal year of such cor
porations or establishments having its
termination nearest to and preceding the
first OF June, 1900 MIR. Belatty's Els
worth friends congratulate him on his
appointment. He will receive "a day
and expenses.