Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-11-19

guest will please leave ct the door, silver
coin OF any denomination he may choose
The annual concert and ball OF the
Dirigo athletic club will be held at Han
cock hail next Wednesday evening
Thanksgiving eve. Monsg han will furn-
ish the music. A supper will be served in
the lower hall.
Esoteric lodge, +. and A. NJ, will give
one OF Its sociaIs tomorrow evening.
All Masons with their families are in
vited. Members of Esoterie lodge are
requested TO furnish cake. Coffee, Ice
cream aud cake will be served.
Henry e. Davis has commenced to re.
build the blacksmith shop which was
gutted by fire two weeks ago. The inside
OF the building had to be torn out, but
the walls were 10 fairly good condition.
Frank X Moore is doing the work.
Pearl q. Day, bis son Clarence and
Everett Brown returned Saturday from a
pond. They didn't get deer, as they had
hoped, bat pertridges were plenty.
They brought home five.
Lejok lodge, l. o. o. F., started the ball
rolling last Friday evening with au old
fashioned soolable. There was a good
attendance, and most enjoyable time.
supper was served In the banquet ball.
Monaghan furnished the music.
A large buck deer was on exhibition at
the store of o. r. Burnham one day his
the shore OF Spectacle pond by Herbert
Jordan, OF WaitbRm. Evidently dogs
have been at work In that vicinity, as ap-
parentiy the deer was drowned.
Fred Stanley, Of Lynn, Mass, was be-
fore Judge Peters In the municipal court
last Friday charged by Herbert Gupttl!
with Incorporating his woodpile.
The judge after hearing the case thought
that the accused was just the man who
| would not steal wood, and discharged
him.
Giles & Burrill have sold out their
market business to Haynes & FLOYD, the
two young men who have been employed
there. The new firm takes possession
the last Of this week, but the market will
be closed until q week from Saturday In
order to give time for making some
needed repairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Estey were
agreeably surprised last evening by about
forty relatives and friends at their home
on Pine street. The occasion was the
twentieth h anniversary of their marriage,
A very pleasant evening was spent by the
victims OF the surprise, as well as the
| if-invited guests.
Mainly through the efforts of Rev. J
d. O'Brien, OF this city, the Catholics oi
Bar Hsrbor have secured very desirable
| piece OF property In that place, on which
| will be erected a church. The lot is on
| the corner OF Cottage and High streets
1sox160 feet. The rapidly growing con-
gregation makes the demand for better
church facilities imperative.
The selection of seats by course ticket
holders in the popular entertainment
course began at Cunningham's this
morning. The sale OF single seats will
begin tomorrow morning at the same
place. The pull bile has generously respond
| ed to the appeal OF the promoters for
support. Course tickets may be obtained
up to the date OF the first entertainment,
| which is to be given at Hancock hail nex'
Saturday evening by the Wagner Harp
Orchestra and Quartette Co.
The annual distribution OF fish fry
| from the government fish hatchery at
Green Lake is now in progress. The
| government fi-h car arrived last week
and has been kept busy. Last week g
shipment was made to points on this
Washington. County road, This week
one trip has been made over the Bangor
and Aroostook, and another is to be
made over the same road. one shipment
| will be made to points near Portland
1t will take a week or two more to com.
plete the work.
| ofthe fifty-two third class postoffiees
in Maine, Ellsworth shows, with two ex
ceptions, the largest gross receipts-s6,
ss7 IA for the fiscal year which ended jun
80. The total expenses OF the office weE'
%, ,025.s4, and the revenue turned in Il
the government was s3,s81 80. Portiant
10 the largest office in the State, the gros'
receipts being s1ss s,sl3 i3; net sli4,75o. SC
Augusta is the second largest, with a n.
revenue of go, ,i61 .o6. Bangor comes third
the gross receipts there were f76 GIL 80
net al, 7,62sio.
TIE exercises at the high school las
Friday afternoon were unusually enter