Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-07-16

1 tbh tshf pBfIbAbt NiIhSAS tuG 6AAsApb
from Mrs. WEIGH, Miss BeIcher and Mr..
Coar. Price OF tickets for members Of Sum
day school 25 cts, for members Of parish
and friends, 35 cts.
The tennis grounds on Hancock street
are being put into shape; tho old club Is
being reorganized and revival Of the
sport among the tennis cranks Is likely
soon to rival the interest that is being
manifested In baseball.
Hancock hall Is to have a new drop
curtain. Dearborn and Piuffe will do the
work. In the centre of the curtain will
be an owls head with Advertisements OF
business men around the edges. The
advertisers pay for the curtain.
Howard Winthrop Young, OF East
Orange, N. Y. died at Mt. Pocono, Pa,
June 2s, at the age of twenty-five years.
Mr.. Young was q grandson OF the late
Thomas Dudley Jones, at one time one OF
the prominent men OF Ellsworth.
Mrs. Henry whiting arrived In Ellis
worth last Thursday afternoon, and will
spend the summer among relatives here.
ChN NhN hNSvtupShtut ttoh opotoh by bct
son, Henry Whiting. At present she is
with her daughter, Mrs. A. w. Cushman.
The baseball temperature is gradually
rising. Ellsworth declares itself ready to
play franklin for a purse, and Frank
lin sends back word that 1t is ready for
the fray. A meeting of the two clubs on
some neutral ground may be looked for
Ia the near future.
James l.. Merrick, department COM
nander g. A. r., will visit VIM. II. II.
Rice post next Monday evening, July 81.
A full attendance OF the comrades is re-
quested. The ladies OF the w. II. c. are
invited to meet with the post at that time.
That accomplished young soprano, NJ iss
Mabel Monag han of Boston, formerly OF
Ellsworth, who will be favorabiy re-
membered by the Lewiston and Auburn
concert goers. before whom she has ap-
peared with success several times, has been
engaged to sing In concert at Camden,
on Wednesday, July 30, under the auspices
OF the Epworth League OF that place.
-Lepiston Journal.
Harry l., Crabtree and his mother, Mrs.
Julia A. Crsb,ree, have moved to Oak
Farm, their SUNNI ome at East Surry,
to reside during tt OF weather. Mrs.
Crabtree's daughter, Mrs. Charles p.
Libby, OF Limestone, arrived last Tuesday
with her two children, and will spend
the summer with them at Oak Farm.
Frank II. Brimmer, a former E lsworth
boy, now OF Minneapolis, Minn., arrived
here Saturday, and will remain some
weeks. DIR. Brimmer is successful
dentist In his western home. He left
Ellsworth In 1879, and has been back to
his old home but once, nineteen years
ago. His many friends are glad to greet
hiur
Friends of Rev. and Mrs. Albert J. Lord
will be interested to learn that they are
the happy parents of a nine and one halt
pound boy, born last Sunday. Mrs.
Lords parents, Hosea B. Phillips and
wife, are with them in Hartford, Mr..
Phillips arriving there Saturday. Mrs.
Phillips has been with her daughter for
some weeks.
p. Bresnahan has begun the erection OF
a building on the site OF the old Cushman
store on franklin street which was de-
stroyed by fire Jan. 9. The building will
have two stores ON the first floor. The
upper floor will be fitted as an annex to
the Franklin house, of which Mr.. Bres-
ma han is proprietor. Frank X. Moore is
the contractor.
Negotiations for the establishment of
a hardwood factory in Ellsworth are still
in progress, but have not yet been con-
sammated. There Is at this writing every
reason to suppose that they will soon be
brought to satisfactory conclusion. As
soon as satisfactory assurances can be
given that lumber of the kind and in
sufficient quantity is available, the deal
will doubtless be closed.
Mr.. Hainan has advised friends In Ella
worth that he expects to arrive here next
Friday, accompanied by a party of the
gentlemen who are interested with him
In the proposed Ellswort h -Castine electric
railway and In the development of the
Union river water power. Negotiations
for the purchase OF the lower dam OF the
Boston Reduction Co., that have been
hanging fire for some time, have, it Is
unnersto ood, been closed TO the satisfaction
OF all concerned.
Last Thursday evening the following
officers OF Donaqus lodge, X. OF p, were
installed by Deputy Chancellor Com
maHder Charles IL. Leland: @. c., b. I.
Sowie; V. c., Harry l. Crabtree; preIate,
John A. Lord; M. OF W., 8. l.. Lord; Nj.
OF E., Charles III. Leland; NJ. of A., F. T..
Tilden; X. OF X & $, e. G. oseood; In
side guard, q. $. Hagerthy, outside
guard. Roswell e. Murch. A banquet
followed the installation.
+. w. Lord, formerly of this city, has
recently resigned his position as super
intendent of schools at Bellows Falls, Vt,
to accept an appointment as deputy
commissioner of education OF Porto Rico.
MIR. Lord is now in Ellsworth visiting his
parents, 5. l.. Lord and wife. He will
leave for Porto Rico In short time.
The duties OF the deputy commissioner