Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-06-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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d 'cks, short stop; Percy Wakefield, right
field; Henry Higgins, cen re field; ;
Thomas Holmes, ief' fstd. Charles Joy
and A. Hsvey are substitutes.
j. Frank Burke, leading man OF the Ell
roy stock company, which will appear in
Haneoct hall, Thursday, Friday aud Sat-
ureay nights and Saturday matinee, is
said to be one of the best dramatic actors
now playing in repertoire. Ia the play,
"rhe Land of the NJ idnight sun" Mr..
Burke has an excellent opportunity TO
display his talents. The play is taken
from Hall Gaines novel, The Bondman.
The scenes are III America aud Ireland.
Neat and pleasing specialties will be in
troduced between the acts, aud the great
MeLelland, will be a feature.
The high school graduation exercises
| will take p'acs at Hancock hall next
"Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The
Class parts are az follows: Valedictory,
Miss Helen Louise Campbell; salutatory,
Miss Mary f. Doyle; prophecy, Arthur
NJ. Alley; history, Miss Helena b. Lafiiu !;
class essay, Miss Maud Goggips. The ad-
dress to the class will be by Prof. II. c.
Emery, of Bowdoin college. The class
ode, which will be sung at he close OF The
exercises, is by Miss Louise 4. Dutton. In
| the evening there will be a concert and
ball. The concert and the music at the
graduation exercises will be by Halls or
| cbestra, of Watervilie.
Lewis Friend Il Co, OF Ellsworth, l. L.
| Haiman manager, viii this week open an
esta blishment in Bar Harbor for gentle
| mems and ladies' tailoring, repairing,
cleansing, etc. A fine store has been
rented IN the Roberts block, on Main
| street. MIR. Halman will divide his time
between the Ellsworth and Bar Harbor
establishments. In his absence the Bar
Harbor store will be in charge OF Mark
Hertz, formerly with Lewis Friend q Co
| in Ellsworth, but for the past year Ia Bos-
ton and Portland. Mr.. Hslman already
has large number OF customers In Bar
Harbor, SO that neither he nor his work
needs introduction there.
E. W. Lord, son OF Capt. s. l.. Lord, of
Ellsworth, graduated from Boston uni
versity last Wednesday,, receiving the
highest honor which any college graduate
can obtain-eIection to Phi Beta Kappa.
This Is more noteworthy from the fact
that only three men from the entire class
OF 267 received that honor this year, and
two of the three were Hancock county
men, Clifford q. Allen, of Bar Harbor,
being one OF the others. In the class day
exercises MIR. Lord represented the class
as its statistician, and the newspapers re-
port his part rs one OF the brightest and
most original features Of the occasion.
Mr.. Lord will be at home soon.
Edward A. Leland died at his home on
Pleasant street last Thursday, aged
twenty -aine years. lie WAS H son OF
Nathan Leland, of Trenton. He has
lived in Ellsworth the past two years, be-
ing employed as blacksmith in 4. +.
Rowe's carriage factory. He was an
earnest worker in the Methodist church
and Epworth league. He was treasurer
OF the league at his death. Two years
ago he married Miss Mary A. Tower, OF
Ellsworth, who survives him. Funeral
services were held at the house Sunday
afternoon, Rev. J 2. Simonton officiating.
There was singing by tue Ellsworth male
quartette. The fiurai offerings were beau
tiul.
+. c. Burril is building a commodous
cottage at Shady Nook, between the Nor.
rison and Foster cottages. Tue main
building is 22x30, with piazza nine feet
wide all around 1t. At the rear is "A
kitchen, 12x14. On the ground floor Of
the main building are large living room
and dining room with tireplaces in each.
There are five sleeping rooms on second
floor. A barn, 15x20, with a box stal! and
two single stalls, is also being built, with
a carriage shed which will shelter three
carriages. l.. s. Webber is doing the
work. The cottage will be completed the
last OF this month. Mr.. and Mrs. Burrill
will occupy it this summer. Mr.. Burrill
has purchased Of Michael Brady nearly
half an acre OF land at the reac OF his
shore lot.
Frank S. Lord arrived home Monday
from visit to the coal regions OF Penn
sylvania. He made the trip in company
with twenty other New England coal
dealers, on the invitation OF the z. Il k.
c. & l. Co., OF Pennsylvania, whose guests
they were. The Miners Journal, of
louisville, Pa, gives an account of the
trip. The party left New Engia Mon
day, June A. AT Philadelphia they visited
the great coal wharves, and enjoyed sail
on the Delaware river. From Philadel
phia a special train took them to the coal
gions, where they visited the mines.
They spent day at the great mines at
Shamokin, and then were taken in hand
by the Lehigh Valley coal company, visit
ing their GOLFERS and ending their trip at
picturesque Mauch Chunk.
Children's Day was observed last Sun
day at the Free Baptist church. The
pastor, Rev. George HI. Salley, addressed