Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-08-27
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO BE
In ELLSWORTH TO-DAY.
HE WILL ADDRESS THE PEOPLE FROM
PLATFORM AT sTATIoN-To DINE
WITH SENATOR HALE.

At5.45 pm. to-day the President of the
United States is expected to arrive in Els
worth, the guest for few hours of Sem
ator Eugene Hale, and, through the cour-
tesy of the senator, the good people OF this
city and OF this vicinity will have an op-
portunity to see the nations Chief Magis-
trate, and to listen to the address he has
consented to make from platform which
has been erected for the occasion near the
railroad station.
The special train bringing the presiden-
tisl party win leave Bangor at 43o p. M,
ana is due to arrive in Ellsworth at 45
He will be met at the station by local
committee to whom he will be introduced
by Senator Hale.
This committee will escort the Presi-
dent, Senator Hale and others to the plat
form, and at the request of Mayor A. W.
Greely, chairman OF the local committee,
Senator Hale will present the President to
the people.
The President will make an address OF
perhaps ten minutes, after which he will
be driven to Senator Hsle's beautiful
summer home, "The Pines" for dinner.
As there are limits even to the senator's
spacious dining room, not all OF the dis
tinguished party win 60 to "The Pines.
| At this dinner covers will be laid for
twenty, and among the guests, besides
the President and his secretary, will be
| Governor Hill, Names congressional
delegation and Chief-J astice Wisweli.
Those of the party who do not go to
| "The Pines" will be entertained at the
American house, under csc ,rt OF Adjt =
Gen. A. B. Farnham, OF the governors
staff.
| Tue local committee who will receive
the President at the station is represen-
tative one. 1t is composed OF the follow
ing weli-known gentlemen: Mayor Ar
thur w. Greeiy, chairman; Henry Whit
ing, collector OF customs for the district
of Frenchman's bay; Col. II. E. Hamlin,
ex- representative, ex-senator, judge ad-
vocste general OF Governor Hills staff,
and republican State committeeman
F. Carroll Burrill, Ellsworth's representa-
tive to the legislature, and republican
candidate for a second term; Albert NJ
| Hopkins, old republics war horse; A. w
King, ex democrat who couldn't stand by
| Organism; Hoyt II. Harden, ex-postm mas
ter; J. A, McGown, old democrs tic war
horse; George B. Stuart, alderman, super
| intendent OF schools, democratic candi-
date for representative to the legisatuI g;
Capt. J. NJ. Higgins, ex-mayor; E. Il.
| Brady, alderman, democratic State com
mitteeman.
| The members OF the presidential party,
as officially announced, are; The Presi
dent, Secretary Cortelyou, Asst. Secretary
Barnes, DR.. Geo. A. Lung, NJ. G. Latts,
and IL. o. Weaver, stenographers; W. II.
| Craze, superintendent parlor and sleep
ing car department N. Y, N. H. Il H.
r Charles A. Cotterell, Associated Press;
| Lindsay Denison, New York Sun Press
Association; K. Il. Hszeard, Scripps-Mc-
Crae Press Association; William Hoster,
Hearst's News Service; B. r. Guy, New
York Tribune; 5. G. Blythe, New York
World; James II. Hare, Golfers Weekly;
George b. Luckey, Leslie's Weekly; Peter
A. juicy. Hdrper's Weekly; A. Meurice
Low, Boston Globe; d. Bernard Ford,
Boston Journal; Thomas j. Feeney, Bos-
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