Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-29

PORTLAND:
Oren Hooper's Sons-wheeis.
For other local netcs see pages 4, s and 8.
Mrs. A. r. McNabb is visiting relatives
In Deer Isle.
Rev. J. P. Simonton Is attending camp
meeting In Machias.
Mrs. Blanche Saxon, OF New York, is at
the American house.
F. E. BlaisdeII, OF East franklin, was In
Ellsworth yesterday.
Mrs. 8. l. Grant, Of Boston, formerly OF
this city, is visiting here.
Frank II. Gould Is in Calais on business
connected with his hotel there.
Services will be resumed at the Congre-
gational and Unitarian churches next
Sunday.
George e. Packard and Howard For
syth are home from Boston for their
vacation.
Ellsworth sends its usual large con-
tingent to the Eastern Maine State fair at
Bangor this week.
Hoyt A. Moore returns tomorrow to
high school OF that city.
There will be dance at Dirigo hall
next Friday evening. The Dirigo orches-
ira will furnish the music.
Rev. d. c. York, OF BrookIin, preache
two excellent sermons at the Baptist
church in Ellsworth last Sunday.
Monaghan's band gave concert in
front OF the American house last Friday
evening. 1t drew out big crowd.
Kew. and Mrs. A. }. Lord return to their
home in Hartford, VT, to-day after a
months vacation among relatives and
friends here.
Capt. A. p. Foss aud wife, OF Need ham,
Mass, formerly OF Hancock, and Capt.
Orlando Foss, OF iancocs, were In Els
wort yesterday.
Mrs. p. II. Stratton with her daughter
Vevian and son Earl, OF Cambridgeport,
Mass, is visiting her son, Harry c. STRAIT
ton, in Ellsworth.
Misses Mabel Meeche and Fannie
Brown, OF Middietown, Conn, who have
been he guests OF Mss Ray Whiting, re-
turned home Friday.
Mrs. {. B. Partridge, OF Boston, who
is visiting in Bar Harbor, was in Els
worth Monday. She was accompanied
by Mrs. W. II. Davis.
The second examination OF pupils for
admission to the high school will take
place at the high school next Friday, be-
ginning at $50 Il. IN.
Miss Mary Bradbury, who was engaged
to teach school No s, has been transferred
to No. !. Miss Nina Davee, of Brown
vile, will teach No. S.
{. l.. Morang and family who have
been spending the past two months at
their Contention Cove cottage, have re-
turned to their Ellsworth home.
c. IL. Bowden, manager OF the Piscata-
pleasant call to-day. He is on pleasure
trip through Washington county.
Rev. $. Z. Whitcomb, OF Bangor, Free
Baptist State agent, spent Sunday in
Ellsworth. He spoke at both afternoon
and evening service in the Free Baptist
church.
Charles A. Hanscom, OF Baltimore, who
has been spending his vacation with Mrs.
HaDscom in Ellsworth, left yesterday.
Mrs. Hanscom will remain through Sep
tember.
Miss Bertha Warren, of Worcester,
Mass, Miss Edith Preston, Of Omaha,
Neb., and Miss George Duncan, OF Bath,
were the guests OF Miss Ethel Knowlton
last week.
Mrs. F. A. Coombs and son Whitney
leave tomorrow for their home in New
Jersey. They will be accompanied by
Lora V. Parsons, who Is to study music in
New YORK city.
Eighteen teachers took the examination
for State certificates in Ellsworth last
Friday. The papers are forwarded to the
State educational department, which re-
ports on them later.
Miss Agnes Lord, who has been enjoy
ing four weeks vacation, during which
she visited friends at Bluehill and New
bury Neck, is back at her desk In County
Clerk Knowlton's office.
E. B. Wyman and family are spending
this week at their Contention Cove cot
tage. They have as guests Frank Cobb,
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