Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-08-27

ceremonies were performed by Rev. J. p.
simonton. The reason for SO many of
ElIsworth's sehool-marms declining re-
election is becoming very plain.
There will be an exodus OF Gileses on
Saturday, September 6, when all OF that
name and all their relatives viii go TO
Waltham for their sixteenth annual re-
union. II will be held in the town hall.
George Il. Greeley, the new superin-
tendent OF the Union shoe factory, ar
rived in Ellsworth Monday morning.
Tho cutters went to work Monday and
the crew Will be increased as fast as pos
sible.
Capt. $. A. Goodwin is making extern
sive repairs on his house on Bridge hill.
A new ell and piazza are to be built.
Changes on the interior were made
year or two ago. A. M. Foster is doing
the work.
The laugh is on a couple of members OF
Uneda Rest camp, who, on their way to
the camp-not on their way baek-blazed
away at crow on q fence. The firing
didn't phase the crow bit. On investi-
CATION they found the crow firmly tied to
the fence. II bad been shot and placed
there by two feilow-members.
Charles C. Knowlton, who has been
clerk in the postoffice this summer, will
leave next Saturday, and take a vacation
before leaving for Brunswick TO begin his
college course at Bewdoin. He will be
an In. h.r
Day, son OF Pearl B. Day, bimf elf
valued clerk OF the railway mail service.
The firemen are having pretty hard
work trying to decide where to go next
Monday-Labor day. There is a race in
Bangor with si00 purse, and one In Bath
with a $50 purse. The City hose team
was out last night to practice the wet run.
The Senator Hsles have a meeting to-
night when the question will be decided.
Fred P. Haynes poultry exhibit at the
Bar Harbor fair last week was good one.
The following prizes were awarded:
First and second on white wyandotte
chicks; first and second on buff Wyan-
dotte chicks; first and second on barred
Plymouth Rock chicks; second on white
Wyandotte fowl and first on Pekin
ducks.
Capt. II. J. Goodwin has received a pho
tograph OF the Sc enstor Hale hose team as 1t
was were coming down the home stretch
In the race at Bar Harbor last Wednesday.
The picture Is a snapshot taken by Irish,
the photographer Of Bar Hsrbor, and is
the irst the Senator Hales ever had taken
while In mot ion. 1t makes a handsome
souvenir.
The following teachers have been ap-
pointed since the general list was pub
lished few weeks ago: No. l, Lakewood,
Miss Sashy Hooper; No. 9, North Ellis
worth, Miss Ida Pstten; No, IL. West
Ellsworth, w. F. Jude; No. 15, Eliswort b
Falls, Chester A. Maddocks. Teachers
for No. 6, Dollardtown, and No. 10, Infant
street, have not yet been appointed.
corporation to be known as the Di-
rigo Sulphur and Oil Co. has been organ
ICED at Bangor, for the purpose of sink
Ing wells or shafts for the production of
oil, gas, sulphur, salt, ores or any other
material. with 100000 capital stock, of
which S175 is paid in. The officers are
President, Julius Waterman, of Bangor
treasurer, Myer Gallert, OF Ellsworth.
E. L. Drummey, the X. F. d. carrier
reports that on his trip out Monday
morning he met, just beyond Beck wit his
Liil, a couple OF suspicious-looking per-
SOUS, who took to the woods on his
approach. The officers here were imme-
diately informed, but no trace of them
has been discovered. They may have
been the safe breakers who got in their
work the night before at Northeast
Harbor.
The room in the First national bank
building on the second floor, formerly
occupied by Lewis Friend q Co. as a
work-room, is being fitted up for the
use OF the surveyors and engineers who
are at work on the water power develop
ment scheme. j. A. Leonard, of the Cen
tral Electric Construction Co., of New
York, is at work on the plans for The dam
that II is proposed to build near the site
of the present lower dam.
The Boston Transcript of Aug. % has
the following interesting item referring
to former Ellsworth boy: "Jsmes A.
Davis, OF Boston, has bought for cash the
estate OF e. L. Wires on Lincoln road,
Lexington, consisting of eighteen and
one-h bal. acres OF land, with 1000 feet
frontage on the street, and one OF the
most attractive houses in this historic
town. There is also on the estate a good
barn and house for coachman. The
property is valued at 10000"
The Arlington male quartette gave an
entertainment and first-class concert at
Hancock hall last night. Unfortunately
very few attended, but those present were
well pleased with the musical selections,
and also with the readings OF Miss Mildred
Murray, as the applause showed. Solos
were rendered by Messrs. Osgood. Par
melee and Morrison, Maud Ford Morri-
son accompanying. 1t is surprising that
such an excellent concert, given, az Ii was,
by competent artists, should not have re-
eeived better patronage. The programme
hOweyer could uDt have hean haftar oar