Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-03-12

dustry have purchased of Roscoe Holmes
| 500 acres of hardwood tim berIand on Green
Lake, between the hatchery and railroad
| station.
The San Francisco Chronicle of last
| week contains an account of the death in
California recently OF John Henry Joy,
formerly of Ellsworth, who went to Cali
fornis from Boston In 1919 with the late
Horatio Whitcomb, also of Ellsworth.
Curtis r. Foster has purchased the
granite and marble works of ,he late N.
II Higgins ON Franklin street, aud Will
continue the business at the same stand.
Arthur Grant, who was employed as
cutter by Mr.. Higgins, has been engaged
by Mr.. Foster.
II. Il. Davis, the blackboard man, of
this city, has opened a carriage repair
shop in Bar Harbor. He has also leased q
tract OF land there, centrally located, on
which he intends to build large carriage
factory, to be operated In addition to his
Ellsworth factory.
| Il. w. Lord, formerly OF Ellsworth b,
sends THE AMERICAN a copy OF he school
/ AcPbit VI tho hOWu VI W.
Mr.. Lord is superintendent of schools in
that town, with headquarters at Bellows
| Falls. The report is attractiveiY pre-
sented, and indicates good work in the
schools.
The next OF the series OF union meet
| ings OF the Congregational and Unitarian
churches will be held at the Unitarian
church next Sunday evening. Rev. ]. NJ.
Adams, OF the Congregational church,
will speak on the life and works OF Saw
anarola. The collection will be for the
public reading room.
Rev. j. p. Simonton, Of the Met hodist
church, exchanged pulpits last Sunday
| with Rev. w. II. Powlesand, OF franklin.
Mr.. Powlesland delivered the sermon at
the union service in the Unitarian church
In the evening. His subject was prayer"
| and was Interestingly treated. Owing to
the storm, the congregation was small.
Robert Reid, well-known resident OF
Ellsworth for many years, died this
morning at his home ON Fourth street, in
| the sixty. seventh year OF his age. He was
born In the Provinces and came to Els
worth when young man. He leaves
widow. Funeral services will be held at
| the house Friday afternoon at o'clock.
The Friday afternoon exercises at the
high school last week were of more than
| ordinary interest. Besides the declama-
| tions and discussion, there was singing
| by the recently organized school quar-
tette, composed Of Misses Grace King and
Margaret Dresser and Messrs. Charles
Knowlton and Harry JOY; vocal solo by
Miss Ella Morang; violin solo by Miss
Muriel Davis, and piano solo by Miss Ella
| Nealley.
| The county commissioners were in
Ellsworth yesterday for their regular
session. They reported favorably on
petition OF James T. Gardiner for change
in highway near Seal Harbor. The
change involves the building of about
one-third OF a mile OF new road, further
back from the shore, opening up
new property and giving road of greater
scenic beauty. Mr.. Gardiner will build
the new road at his own expense, and
there will be no land damages.
Henry NJ. Hall and ]. T. Giles returned
home last week from New York, where
they went to confer with a hardwood
manufacturing concern regarding the
| hard wood resources and facilities for
manufacturing in this vicinity. The
company WAS favorably impressed by the
| representations made by the Ellsworth
| gentlemen, and representatives of the
I company will come here next month to
make further investigation. The COM
pany manufactures hardwood articles,
mostly in turned goods and finely fin
ished. Some OF the articles made are very
small, SO that there is practically no
waste.
W. F. Aiken arrived home last week
from bunting trip OF several weeks to
| North Carolina, where he accompan nied
George w. Whiting and C. P. Dorr. Mr..
| Whiting contracted southern fever while
| South, SO that his visit was spoiled. The
| fever affected his eyes, which became
badly inhsmed. He accompanied Mr..
| Aiken back as far as Boston, where he Is
now receiving treatment. Mr.. Dorr re-
mained South for few weeks longer,
/
seven-room cottage which he has built on
land purchased by him last year at Ocra-
coke, one of the islands off the Carolina
! coast, famous as a summer resort and for
its duck shooting. During their trip
Messrs. Dorr and Aiken enjoyed some
/ fine duck and quail shooting.
A large barn on the Partridge Cove road
Lamoine, owned by b. F. Gray, OF this
city, was burned Saturday forenoon, with
contents. There were twelve tons of hay,
moving machinery and rakes, and other
farming implements. Just how the fire
originated is mystery. Mr.. Gray was at
the barn a few minutes before after los d
OF hay. Looking back from a short dis
tance up the road, he saw smoke coming
from the barn, and when he reached 1t,
the whole inside of the building was In