Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-07-17

was overcome. Edward Brown, OF the
Shore road, received a slight sunstroke
while working in bayfield, yesterday.
All these men are recovering rapidly.
Several other cases Of heat exhaustion are
reported, two Of them being at the brick
yard.
The Humpty Dumpty company played
to small house Monday evening. The
band which accompanied the company
was the best feature Of the show. The
performance afforded opportunity to
laugh. Some of the costumes worn were
very good.
DR.. Mary L. Burnham, who has been on
the Chinese coast since the Boxers out
break, is now in Korea for the summer.
She expects to return to her mission field
In the interior of China In the fall, by
which time it is hoped it will be safe for
missionaries there.
Sheriff Whitcomb went to Northeast
Harbor yesterday and made search and
seizure at the places Of Frank M. Gaynor
and Arthur Gilpatrick. In the Bar Har-
Dor municipal court they waived exami-
nation, and gave bonds for appearance at
the October term OF court.
DR.. Harvard Greedy is away this week
attending the annual convention Of the
Maine dental society at Old Orchard. At
last evenings meeting DR.. Greedy gave a
paper on "Methods of Com mbining Plain
and Gum Teeth In Artificial Dentures".
DR.. Greedy will return home Friday.
Harvey Hooper and wife, Bert Pomroy
and wife, H. G. Dodge and wife, Walter
J. Clark, Jr., Harry Sweeney, Misses
Marion Treworgy and Cora Clark spent
Sunday at the Treworgy cottage, Conten-
tion Cove. The cottage, which was built
last year, is one Of the pleasantest at the
cove.
The officers of Donaqua lodge, K. of p,
were installed last Wednesday evening by
District Deputy Bradbury Smith, OF West
Sullivan. The work was well done. The
names Of the new officers appeared In
the installation, ice-cream and cake were
served.
Invitations have been received in Ellis
worth for the wedding of Rev. Walter
Reid Hunt, formerly pastor of the Ellis
worth Unitarian church, and Miss Alice
Winslow, Of South uxbury, Mass. The
marriage will take place at the Uni
tartan church in South Duxbury Thurs
day, July 25. at 8 O'Clock.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge is planning for
will be by steamer to Northeast Harbor.
1t was first proposed to have it in July,
but it has been decided to postpone it
until some time in August, when the
dredging work on the river will be SO far
advanced as to make passage for the
steamer safer. "
The government buoy boat "Lilac"
which, as reported In THE AMERICAN last
week, was in the bay Wednesday, placed
spar buoys in the following places: Petit
coat rock, Floods ledge, north side Of
Tupper's ledge, Lords rocks, Haynes
ledge, shoals off Newbury Neck below
Sand Point, off southeast point OF Long
Island in Bluehill bay, off southwest
point of Hardwood island, and on Blue
hill ledge.
teams will go to the State muster at
Waterville Aug. 9, and to Bar Harbor
Aug. 81. They are also considering an in
vitation to RockIand on firemen's day OF
Old Home week-Aug. 11-17-but the first
prize for hose teams, $50, hardly offers
sufficient inducement. Ticonic engine
company, OF Ellsworth Falls, accom-
panied by Lynch's band, will go to the
State muster at Waterviile.
THE AMERICAN had pleasant call Sat-
urday from P. q. Wooster, OF Pasadena,
CAL, whose entertaining communications
appear from time to time 10 these columns.
Mr.. Wooster is a native OF Hancock, but
went to California many years ago, and
"grew up" with the country and pros
pered. He made flying trip back to
Hancock fourteen years ago, but he has
not visited Ellsworth before for twenty
six years. He expects to remain East
about a month.
Last week petition to the county
commissioners was circulated, complain
ing of the condition Of that part OF State
street on which crushed rock had been
placed this year. The rock had not been
covered with fine rock, and the large
loose pieces made the road dangerous.
Before the petition reached the commits
sioners, the road was made passable by
the spreading OF gravel and removal of
loose rocks, and the petition was not pre-
sented.
The Gentry trained animal show is in
Ellsworth to-day. The parade this morn
ing was an attractive one. There were
carriages drawn by cunning ponies, in
which rode dogs of high degree; there
was the fire apparatus, which will be
manipulated by the monkey firemen who
rode in cages in the parade. The show
has been enthusiastically received on its
tour through Maine. There will be per-