Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-09-12

race stepped along in 2.21A. Mr.. Greedy
started horses in four races at lewiston,
and took three firsts and one second.
Roy Webber, who has been employed in
F. B. Aiken's shop, has gone to Brewer,
where he is employed. Webber was
foreman Of the Columbia hook and lad
der company. The company will meet
tomorrow night to elect his successor.
James Cox, Mrs. George Bell and Mas
ter Clinton Hanson, of Lowell, Mass,
have been the guests OF Mrs. Bells father,
William Oke, the past two weeks. Miss
Florence Jordan, on her return from
Portland, was entertained by Mrs. Bell
several days.
Rev. George H. Salley, pastor of the
Free Baptist church, will attend quarter
ly meeting in Marisville this week. The
usual Friday evening prayer meeting and
the Sunday afternoon service at the Free
Baptist church will be omitted. There
will be service Sunday evening, at 73O
O'Clock.
H. w. Dunn's new show room at his
marble works on Water street is COM
pleted and Mr.. Dunn has moved his
stock into it. The room is 18x3O feet.
In the rear Is the finishing and lettering
room. Next year Mr.. Dunn expects to
tear down the old shop and build a new
workroom.
The Knights OF King Arthur have
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Seneschai, Albert Allen;
chancellors, Hugh Campbell, John Eaton,
Roy Haines; chamberlains, Howard
Smith, George Parcher, Orin Clement,
Linwood Beckwith, Harold Higgins,
Ralph Wescott.
The schedule OF the Rockland, Bluehill
& Ellsworth Steamboat Co. changes to-
day, and will remain in effect until Sept.
"a, when there will be another change.
Boats west leave Ellsworth Mondays,
Thursdays and Saturdays; returning leave
Rockland Wednesdays, Fridays and Sun
days; but Fridays boat does not make
connections with steamer from Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Thorsen, OF West Han
cock, are anxiously awaiting news from
siiSit H''' N'oc' SSs w Az LiuS huSO OC0H Ill
the terrible catastrophe at Galveston,
Texas. Mr.. Thorsen is first officer OF
steamer running between Galveston and
Pensacola. His home is in Galveston,
and his wife doubtless was there, though
he may have been away at the time of the
cyclone.
When George H. Patterson was arrested
some three weeks ago for stealing money
from steam yacht on which he was EN-.
ployed, the rumor somehow gained cur
rency that the man arrested was Harvey
l.. Alley, OF Ellsworth. In justice to
Alley, W no has found the rumor mbar-
rassing, to say the least, THE AMERICAN
is asked to state that the report OF his
arrest was unfounded. 1t is hoped those
who helped circulate the rumor will be
equally ready to contradict it, as young
mans reputation and perhaps his whole
life may be ruined by such false reports.
The approach of the football season in
Ellsworth is hastened by preparations
for games to be played at the county
fair. A town team is being formed, and
the Ellsworth high school team will get
into practice earlier than usual. The
Dirigo athletic will not have an eleven
this year. There is material enough in
the town for strong town team such as
would keep alive the interest in the game
in Ellsworth. Such a team would need
the support Of all who are interested in
the game. To ascertain how substantial
such support would be, subscription
paper may soon be circulated.
People from this part OF Maine visiting
the Maine music festival this year in
Bangor on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, Oct. l, 2 and 3. will be able to
travel ove. the railroads at low rates
offered generously by the respect i've man
agements, and on arriving in Bangor will
be able to hear the concerts at prices
ranging from so cents to S2. The festival
management, which is now wholly in
the hands OF the Bangor association,
Hon. F. o. Beal president, has provided
several hundred good seats at so cents,
this class Of tickets giving the bearer
reserved chair for any one concert of the
five. The artists will be Blauvelt, Cam
panari, Schumann-H Heink, Burmeister
and Ffrangcon-Davies, together with
the chorus OF nearly 600 voices and the
Maine symphony orchestra.
r. B. Holmes, the presiding genius of
republican headquarters in Ellsworth,
had burglar hunt one night recently.
He awoke suddenly in the small hours OF
morning, with the sensation of having
heard someone moving about the house.
His wife, too, was awake, and she also
said she had heard something. Armed
with a club and light, Mr.. Holmes
beganAa search Of the house. He finally
located the noise in closet. He listened!
There was no mistake, some one was
hiding In the closet. He could hear him
breathe. He placed the light SO 1t would
shine into the deepest recess OF the closet,
grasped his club more firmly, and then
swung open the closet door and raised