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

lowing officers were elected: William
Goggins, president; J. A. Canningh ham,
and Harry Brown, vice. presidents; M. Y.
MeGown, secretary; c. H. Leland, treas
urer.
The rummage sale to be conducted by
the Park street improvement society in
some centrally located store in Ellsw worth
will open some time next week. Con-
tributions for the sale may be left with
any of the ladies Of the society at their
homes on Park street, or reported to
them.
The woman's alliance of the Unitarian
church at its annual meeting last week
elected officers as follows: Mrs. Ann F.
Greely, president; Mrs. Alexander Black,
first vice. president; Mrs. Sarah Par
fridge, second vice-president; Mrs. It. H.
Campbell, secretary; Miss Abbie Joy,
treasurer.
The preliminary meeting OF the COM
mittees from the K. OF p. lodges in this
district will be held at West Sullivan to-
morrow to fix date and place for the
school Of instruction which probably will
be either at Bar Harbor or Ellsworth. w.
F. Aiken is the member OF the committee
from Donaqua lodge.
A representative of one Of the largest
hardwood handling firms in England and
Scotland was In Ellsworth during the
past week making inquiries regarding
hardwood on Union river. He would
like to get 100000 feet this year and
something like 2,OOO,OOO feet next year.
Union river hardwood is beginning to
claim attention Of the world.
Mrs. Robert Pierce and two song, after
visit OF several weeks to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James 7. Cushman, returned
to-day to her home in Dorchester, Mass.
Mrs. Pierce is accompanied by her sister,
Miss Hester Cushman, who after a few
weeks visit to relatives and friends will
return home in time for the Christ mas
festivities at the Methodist church.
A large delegation from Nokomis
Rebekah lodge will visit the Rebekah
lodge at BIuehill Friday evening. The
Ellsworth Rebekah's have visited the
Bluehill sisters before, and are assured Of
a cordial reception on this their second
visit. Those who wish to go by buck
board are requested to leave their names
with Mrs. Robert Holmes on or before
Thursday afternoon.
Street Commissioner Hurley has turned
his attention to sidewalks during the past
few weeks, and some good work has been
Il. / ~, tIr,
have been laid on Washington and Pine
streets, and a part gravel and part plank
walk on Dean street. In all, about 800
feet of plank walk and 800 feet Of gravel
walk have been laid on these streets. The
street commissioner is now at work on
the walk on Third street, where part
plank and part gravel walk will be laid.
The schooner "Franconia" came out on
the marine railway Monday for general
overhauling and thorough repairs by
Charles Fl. Curtis. Something like e 500
probably will be expended on her. After
this job is out of the way, Mr.. Curtis has
work to do on the "Wesley Abbott" and
the "Storm Petrel". The latter, besides
other repairs, will have a new stern and
new house. This has been fairly busy
season with Mr.. Curtis, and his yard has
Kept quite a number of men busy all
summer.
Allan Joy, "Klondiker," is spending a
few weeks in Ellsworth. Mr.. Joy is a
native OF Ellsworth, the son of H. A.
M. Joy, but this is his first visit here in
eighteen years. He went out to Alaska
in the first rush for the KIondike region
three years ago, and has some good claims
there. He came out in 1897 for short
His wife and family have been living
with his parents here for the past two
years. Mr.. Joy left the Klondike two
months ago. He will leave here soon to
return to Alaska, going in on foot 4S0
miles over the ice from Skagway.
Charles H. Emery is the proud owner OF
a French bull pup OF high degree. The
pup cannot boast Of beauty, except to the
eye OF an expert in dog flesh, but when it
comes to pedigree there's opportunity for
boasting. The father of the pup was
"Zola", a thoroughbred French bulldog
imported by Andrew M. Tyner, of Dor
chester, Mass, and the mother was
"Murza", whose dam was also imported
by Mr.. Tyner. The pups ancestors have
been prize winners from away back. The
pup was given to Mr.. Emery by Mr.. Ty-
ner, who was in Ellsworth recently, and
spent several days with Mr.. Emery at
Tunk pond.
The concert and ball of the Eastport
cornet band will take place at Hancock
hall to- morrow evening. The band will
arrive on the noon train, and march to
the square, where there will be concert.
The programme for the evening, which
was printed in full in THE AMERICAN
last week, is an excellent one. One Of
the features of the musical selections will
be the descriptive overture, "Hunting