Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-05-21


lie improvement, will aid so far as pos
sible in making up this balance that the
water may be put 10 at once.
The rock crusher broke down last week,
and will need repairs before II cen be
started again. The machine has proven
hardly heavy enough for the city's work.
and the aldermen are considering the
purchase OF heavier and more modern
machine.
An addition 15x15 Is being built on the
rear OF George A. Parchers' store to be
used ct present for storing express. II &.
accessible for teams from the rear. Later
Mr.. Parcher intends to remove the par
tition between the addition and the store,
and enlarge the express Office.
Union memorial services will be held at
Hancock hall Sunday evening. The
sermon will be by Rev. J. M. Adams.
There will be singing by the EIlswori b
male qusrtette. The music on Memorial
Day will be under the directions OF Rev.
David Kerr. Lynch's band will play.
Miss Mabel Monaghan who y to sing
at Camden May %, is expected bone the
following day. She will remain in Ellis
worth until the 29th, when she will sing
in Bar Harbor in concert given by the
Choral society Of which Maurice G. Rum
ssy, .organist OF the Episcopal church, is
director.
Miss Lizzie M. Osgood, who has bet
employed at Palm Beach, Fla, through
the winter, arrived home Saturday. Sic
expects to spend the gres,er part OF the
summer at home. She was accompanied
home by Mrs. John T. Coleman, of Crys-
tai Run, N. Y, who will be her guest for
few weeks.
or Miss Carrie M. Crockette, the reader
who Is to appear at the high school con-
cert here June 10, the Damariscoita
Herald says: "Miss Crockette Is in the
highest rank OF public readers. Her
| selections covered wide range. She is
| OF magnificent physique, and graceful and
effective in her dramatic work."
Rev. W. II. Reeby, OF Dorchester, Mass,
preached at tue Unitarian church Sunday
in the absence OF the pastor, Rev. A. FL.
Coar. There was special music by choir
composed of Mrs. E. e. Rowe, Mrs. Mae
Sealander, Miss Mary F. Hopkins, N. P.
| Cutler, jr., and A. K. Cushman. Mr. Reeby
will occupy the pulpit again next Sund' y
THE AMERICAN is in receipt OF hand
some illustrated general descriptive cata.
| logue OF the Kellogg Switchboard &
Supply Co., the work OF Fred l.. Martin,
who is the company's advertising man
ager. Mr.. Martin is the son of George
| A. Martin, the weil-known hotel man. He
Is a graduate OF the University OF Maine
1. L. Halman and the men who are in
terested with him in the development o
the Union river water power and also oi
the electric road, together with repre-.
sentatiyes Of the Boston Reduction Co.
are expected In Ellsworth next week. Ii
is hoped at this conference that decided
progress will be made in the negotiations
The K. o. X. A. ball team of Ellsworth
will play the Bangor Y. M. c. A. inter-
mediate team at Wyman park Saturday
at 2 O'Clock. A return game will b.
played at Bangor the following Saturday
This will close the season for the K. y
X. A team The Eurekss OF Ellsworth
vii plHy the West Sullivan high schoo
at West Sullivan next Saturday, and re
urn game at Ellsworth the following
Saturday.
Arrangements have been made by tn
Roekiand. Bluehill Il Ellsworth Steam
boat Co. for stage connection betweei
EiIsw orth and Surry. The line will b
run by Andrew p. Mcfarland, who will
act as the company's sgent In Ellsworth
The stage will leave Ellsworth ever,
Monday and Thursday at 80 a. m. Boa
from Rockland, connecting with Boston
boat, every Wednesday and Saturday
The daily trip schedule will go into effec
June l.
VIM. II. II. Rice post, G. A. R., asks tn
usual contributions OF flowers for sol
diers' graves for Memorial Day. Th
people Of Ellsworth have in the past beeI
very liberal in their response to thi
fequest. and it is hoped they will be thi
year. The post committee on wreath
and flowers request that the flowers b
left at Grand Army hail not later thai
noon on Thursday, May 20. that time ma,
| Dt HklONtu
s .hool children aud all Others intereste'
are invited to assist the ladies OF tn
relief corps in the work OF making til
wreai hs.
The United States civil service commits
siou has ordered that the annual ex
animation be held by its local board il
this city on Monday, June Il, commenc
ing at 9 O'Clock a. m, for competitiv
classified positions In The customs servic
Ia the district of Frenchmsn's Bay. Ap
plications should be fled with tn
secretary OF the board not later tina
June %. For application blanks an
full instructions relative to same sppll
, cation may be made TO Benjamin
, Whitcomb, chairman, or II. f. Moore
secretary OF the local board of examiner
at Ellsworth.
Ellsworth high school participated !
the interscholastic field meeting at Oron
Saturday. Bangor high won out, wit
Kent's Hill second, Skowhegan hig
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