Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-06-19

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George r. Crosby and wife, Of Aurora,
were In Ellsworth yesterday.
Postmaster John r. Shuman, of Great
Pond, was In Ellsworth Monday.
Mrs. Eta F. Condor spent a few days
this week with friends at Columbia Falls.
Mrs. Fl. w. Haynes and little son
Charles are visiting relatives in Old Town.
The schooner "Wesley Abbott" is now
on the marine railway having her bow re-
built.
Miss Marion Bartlett, who has been in
Chicago the past year, arrived home last
night.
Mrs. Lewis Hodgkins and son Norris
have returned from a visit of few weeks
at Cohoes, N. Y.
David Friend, OF Caribou, is in Els
worth to-day, receiving the ''glad hand"
from his many friends.
The ladies' aid society of the Baptist
church will give a supper in the vestry
this evening at o'clock.
Edward F. Robinson, jr., who has been
employed in drug store in Brockton,
Mass, during the winter is at home for
the summer.
The Milton Comedy Co. is playing to
good houses this week at Hancock hall.
The plays so far presented have been
above the average.
Josiah H. Higgins arrived home Sunday
from Monument Beach, Mass, where he
has been employed all winter. He will
spend the summer here.
Ellsworth has three hose racing teams
practicing for races this summer-the
| Senators, the Eurekas, and City hose, the
latter being new team.
his right hand crushed in the machinery
at Union shoe factory yesterday morning.
Amputation was necessary.
| The Congregational and Unitarian Sum
| day schools will unite for their annual
picnic this year. They will go by steamer
to Deer Isle, probably on Tuesday, July 9.
| B. T. Sowle, in his regular business
| trip this week among the islands in the
yacht "Wave Cresto, is accompanied by
| his family and Miss Katherine Simonton.
Children's Day will be observed at the
Methodist church Sunday, June 30. There
| will be a children's service and baptism
| in the morning and concert in the even
ing.
Next Sunday evening at the Congrega-
tional church, Rev. j. P. Smonton, of the
l ATat ;ot oh will ba hoaoo
laureate sermon to the graduating class of
the high school.
Everett Strout, the eight-year- son
of Emery Strout, Of Ellsworth Falls, is
minus big toe on his left foot. He was
riding on the step Of a bicycle when his
toe caught in the chain.
Childreu's Day will be observed at the
Baptist church next Sunday. There will
be a special programme of recitations and
singing. The pastor, Rev. David Kerr,
| will speak to the children.
A. w. Johnson, general manager of the
Nickel Plate railroad, with his family,
arrived at Ellsworth i'll his private car
Saturday, and took teams for Bluehili,
| where he is spending the summer. n
| Among Ellsworth Odd Fellows who
attended the field day exercises OF the
Patriarchs Militant in Bangor yesterday
were r. B. Holmes, J. P. Eldridge, Frank
s. Call, J. w. Nealley, Rev. g. H. Heffion
and f. l.. Mason.
Ellsworth's new hook and ladder truck
arrived last Friday, and is now installed
at the engine hopse 1t has been admired
by all who have seen it. This evening
Chief Engineer Brown expects to have
the company out for practice with the
ladders.
The memorial service to Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs at the Methodist church
last Sunday morning was attended by
about $50 members OF the orders beside
the regular congregation, and the church
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