Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-05-07

| the west At 5-30 p. m.
Mrs. Louis Stearns, Of Bangor, Is the
guest of Mrs. l.. A. Emery.
Clerk-of- Courts Knowlton continues to
improve and now sits up a few hours each
day.
Rev. A. H. Coar, of the Ellsworth Uni
tartan church, held q service at West
GouIdsboro last evening.
The Epworth League Of the Methodist
church will give q supper in the vestry
next Wednesday evening.
The Epworth League OF the Methodist
church Is preparing for anniversary SER
vice and concert Sunday, May IS.
H. w. Dunn has just set handsome
monument at Woodbine cemetery for
Frank L. Thurber, of Cleveland, o.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brooks Is critically Ill with pneumonia.
To-day the child seems slightly better.
Mrs. H. c. Urann, OF East franklin, and
Mrs. Mary F. DeMeyer, Of Eastbrook,
visited II. w Dunn in this city last week.
| The rock crusher will begin running
this week. Some rock has been blasted
out, but the crusher has not been start ed.
| E. f. Kingsbury, Of Rockland, with his
son, is in the city setting up the machin-
cry for the bottling establishment In Odd
Fellows block.
| Ellsworth Masons attending the meet
| ings OF the grand lodge in Portland are
/ Iat De- 7 NJ
Joy and c. X. Foster.
G. Frank Newman, who is employed on
the dredger "Neponsett", which Is at
work on Union river, was warmly well
| coined home by his Ellsworth friends.
The womsn's relief corp observed its
anniversary Monday evening by soci-
able for post and corps, with families.
There was an informal programme OF
| music.
| The situation In regard to the develop
ment OF Ellsworth's water power remains
unchanged since last week. 1t is hoped
within the next week to report decided
progress.
Mark Hertz has opened tailoring rooms
in the Manning block. He will occupy
these rooms until the store occupied by
Mrs. p. SIT vens is vacated, when he will
| move there.
| William Brooks lost purse containing
s25 on the sidewalk Monday. Fortunate.
| ly it fell into good hands. James Smith,
the expressmsn, found it, aud returned it
| to its owner.
| d. II. Eppes has vacated the store on
Main street which he has occupied so
long. The building is now in he hands OF
carpenters, being remodeled for an annex
to c. L. Morang's store.
| The Union river drives are coming along
| we'll now. The head of the West Branch
drive is already running in the main
stream. The East Branch drive Is about
two-thirds through "Spec" pond.
Harvard Jordan, on his way into camp
at Graen Lake Saturday night, came
near driving over bear, he says.
Others who passed along the same road
saw the same bear, but they say he had
quills.
sou was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
rand w. Kelley, at Providence, r. l., April
6. Mr.. Kelley is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. P. Kelley, formerly OF Ellsworth.
Master Kelley has been named Bertrand
Warren, jr.
Charles W. Hurley had one OF his fingers
crushed between two rocks while working
at the rock crusher Saturday. 1t was at
first feared he wonld lose the finger at the
frat Joint, but it Is thought now that 1t
will be saved.
At the Methodist church Sunday even
| ing the monthly union service was held.
Rev. j. M. Adams, OF the Congregational
church, preached the sermon. Revs. j.
p, Simonton, A. FL. Coar and David Kerr
assisted In the service.
The soap factory will be running to Its
full capacity next week. Mr.. Sherwin,
the manager, has just returned from a
business trip to Boston and New York.
| Two experienced hands from Boston
went to work In the factory this week.
The village Improvement society met
last Saturday to discuss plans for village
Improvement. Among other appropria-
tions voted was s25 toward putting water
| In Wood bine cemetery. The society is
planning for one or two entertainments.
| At the Unitarian church next Sunday
evening there will be another in the