Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

For other local ne,os see pages 4, 5 and 8.
Robert Reed has bought out the Ice
business of J. +. Hurley.
Arthur Gould caught a six pound sal
mon at Patterns pond Sunday.
W. Il. Whiting is out again after an
old fashioned attack OF the measles.
DIR. Abby NJ. Fulton left yesterday for
her summer cottage at Southwest Harbor.
A new plank sidewalk Is to be laid on
School street from Main to Church street.
Charles II. Leland will open his new
fruit and confectionery store next Satur-
day.
Mrs. ". J. Clark spent Sunday with
her brother, Charles Hammond, Of East
Surry.
Arthur Frazier, W who has been in Water
Vile the past three weeks, arrived home
Monday night.
M. J. Drummey is arranging to occupy
the store on Main street soon to be
vacated by J. F. Hurley.
Mrs. 8. A. Goodwin, who has been
spending some time In Boston with her
husband, is expected home to-day.
There Is some thought OF changing the
date OF opening the summer school In
Ellsworth, to July 80, instead Of on july
16.
the winter in Providence, r. L., and
Brockton, Mass, arrived home last
Thursday.
The ladies OF the Park street improve.
ment society will give lawn tea at the
home OF Mrs. l.. A. Emery Thursday
afternoon, June IA.
IL. W. Dunn has about completed a
handsome monument OF snow fake granite
Tor IL. L. Hapwortb, of Bar Harbor, to be
set In his cemetery lot at West Trenton.
Mrs. w. l.. Thomas arrived home from
L,srence, Mass, Monday evening. ac-
companied by her sister, Mrs. Flors
Bo~ker, who will spend the summer here
Whitcomb, Haynes Il Co.'S new three
masted schooner, Julia Frances towed
out OF the river to-day, bound for
/ slaves.
AT the last meeting of the school board
1t was voted that all teachers in the Els
| worth schools, at the beginning OF the
next term, be qualified In the rudiments
| OF music.
The Ellsworth schooner "Lavolta" was
reported at Vineyard Haven Thursday,
| with jib and flying jib torn. She is
| bound from Port johnson for Bar Harour
| with coal.
| Charles w. Beal Is at work on II. T.. Ham
Inns yacht "Mystery", scraping, painting
and vanishing inside and out. When h.
| is through with her she will shine like a
new dollar.
| The municipal officers have made tn. ir
| returns to the State showing about $3.50
This will entitle Ellsworth to about sos
from State library fund.
| Mrs. Pearl B. Day came up from Bar
Hsrbor and spent Sunday in the city.
Mr.. Day has rented his house on Bridge
hill to DR.. George E. Parsons. The Days
|
| Charles II. Curtis is now at work on the
Bar Harbor schooner Emma W. Day.
She will have a new foremast, and general
repairs. 1t is expected the tug Little
Round Top" will go out on the railway
this week.
The regular meeting of VIM. II. IL. Rice
relief corps will be held Thursday eve
ming. The president is expected to be
present. All members are requested to
attend as important business will require
| attention.
| Monday, Arbor Day, was observed in
many of the schools of Ellsworth by ap-
propriate programmes. The rain inter-
fered with tree and seed planting, but
some OF the school grounds will receive
these attentions this week.
The Unitarian society has appointed
Rev. A. II. Coar, John A. Peters, jr., Mrs.
II. c. Hathaway and Mrs. Helen Wiggin
delegates to the annual conference OF the
American Unitarian association In Boston
next week. All these delegates expect to
attend.
Next Saturday afternoon at 2.3O mines
from Ellsworth high school and the Shaw
business college Of Bangor will play ball
at Wyman park. On the following Sat
urday Ellsworth high will go to Bucks
port for return game with the seminary
| team.
Fred X. Saunders, Of Surry, while at
| work on stave machine at Whitcomb, i,
Haynes & Co.'s stave mill Saturday, cut his
left arm badly at the elbow. The bone
was not cut, but the joint was exposed.
DR.. Hagerthy dressed the wound. tie be-
lieves the joint will not be permanently
affected.
Mrs. Martha Blaisdell, Of VIM. II. H..
Rice relief corps, has been appointed pa
tripfip ipsfrnotor for EtIcWOrkh Mrs