Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-05-22

pair before proceeding.
Curtis r. Foster left for Portland last
evening to attend meeting of the Maine
undertskers' association, OF which he is
vice-president. Mr.. Foster will have the
honor Of making the response to Mayor
Boothby's address of welcome.
A union memorial service will be held
at Hancock hall Sunday evening at 73o.
Rev. A. H. Coar, of the Unitarian church,
| will deliver the sermon. Pastors of other
| churches will assist. Members of VIM.
II. III. Rice post, q. A. R., will attend in
body.
Mrs. Catherine Waterhouse, of Saco,
arrived in this city last Wednesday on
| visit to her daug hter, Mrs. H. w. Dunn.
She will also visit her brother, John L.
DeMeyer, OF Eastbrook, at the old home
stead, and other relatives and friends in
that vicinity.
Charles A. Phillips, who threw himself
In front of an electric car in Bangor
Tuesday of last week in an attempt to take
his life, died Saturday at the Bangor
hospital. Mr.. Phillips family lives in
Ellsworth. The body was brought here
for interment Monday.
/ The schooner "Franconia" will be
launched from the marine railway to-day.
Something like "a 600 has been laid out in
repairs on her, Charles H. Curtis doing
| the work. She looks like new vessel.
Except for disaster, she is good for many
more years with the wind and wave. The
"Franconia" is nearly forty years Of age.
| Col. 9. Q. Burrill and son, f. G. BurriIl,
have sold the controlling interest in the
First national bank Of Bar Harbor.
| Among the purchasers are w. M. and T.
L. Roberts, Bion E. Whitney, Henry A.
Lawford end George H. Grant. Arthur
s. Newman has been elected a director in
| the bank, and other changes will be made
| In the board. "
| The new editorial staff of the High
School Recorder is as follows: Editor-in
chief, Grace King; associate editor, Mary
| Holmes; literary editors, Helen Davis and
Madeline Kelliher; exchange editors,
Harry Joy and Paulene Foster; local ed
itor, Edward Doyle; alumni editor, Geor
gia Foster; athletic editor, Charles
Knowlton; business managers, Hattie
Smith and George Parcher.
The concert given by the Epworth
League at the Methodist church last Sun
day evening was very enjoyable. The
programme included duet by Mrs. James
Scott and Miss Fannie Tower, recitations
by Misses Hattie aud Nettie Moore, Lizzie
Kane, Hazel Moore, Lucy Stevens, Lulu
Pettingill, and Helene Bellatty, solos by
James Scott, Mrs. James Scott, Misses
Fannie Tower and Cora Stevens.
The concert and sociable of Lygonia
lodge, F. and A. NJ, at Odd Fellows hall
last Thursday evening, WAS a successful
and pleasant affair. The programme, as
printed in THE AMERICAN last week,
proved very enjoyable. The sociable
which followed was one of the pleas
antest of the season. Monaghan fur
nished music for dancing. The affair re-
fected credit on the committee in charge.
"Rowdy" is dead. Everybody in Els
worth and for many miles around knew
"Rowdy", DR.. A. G. Hagerthy's intelligent
Collie. "Rowdy" knew as much as some
men, and was a more faithful friend than
men know how to be. But old age crept
miserable for him. Out of kindness he
was put out of his misery. He was buried
In the family lot at Woodbine cemetery.
The Onasouson club Of the high school
has elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent, Mary Holmes; vice. president, Grace
King; secretary, Annie L. Lord; treas
urer, Lettie Moore. The executive COM
mittee is as follows: Chairman, Georgia
Foster; juniors, Susie Jordan, Louise
Eppes, PauleDe Foster; sophomores, Ella
, NealIey, Marion Joy, Nan Donovan
freshmen, Mary Ann Campbell, Evelyn
, Bonsey, Hazel Holmes.
H. W. Carr, who started a short time
ago for California, was in Ellsworth n Mon
day. On the trip to Boston by boat Mrs
Carr was sessick, and her condition be-
!, came critical. She was taken from the
boat to Lynn, where she has since re-
mained, seriously ill. She is now improv-
ing. Mrs. Carr was also sick on the train
and her physicians say it will be impossi-
, BILE for her to make the trip to California.
MIR. Carr probably will remain East.
/, Rev. D. l.. Yale, of Bath, was in Els
, worth last night, and was warmly greeted
by his many friends here. He left al
, noon to-day for Bangor, where he will
lecture this evening at the Central Con-
gregationaI church on "The Life OF
Christi. Mrs. Yale, who has been spend
ing the past week with her parents, Mr.
. and Mrs. A. M. Foster, in this city
accompanied him. Mr.. and Mrs. Yale
will be in Ellsworth again in August fol-
their summer vacation.
The rock crusher commenced running
yesterday. The laying of rock on State
street will be continued this year. Prob
ably half the remaining distance to the
Falls will be covered. Another year