Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-06-11

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A. w. King VIII deliver the address TO the
class. In the evening the graduation
concert and ball will take place. Mon
sghan's orchestra will give the concert,
assisted by Miss Carrie NJ. Crockette,
reader.
Chief Justice Andrew P. wisweiI, of
the Maine supreme court and q member
of the faculty OF the University OF Maine
law school, has been elected an honorary
member of Gamma Eta Gamma, the
Greek letter fraternity at the school.
The first annual banquet OF the zsta
Psi association OF Eastern Maine. was
held in the Penobscot Exchange at
Bangor last Friday. Col. III. e. Hamlin,
Of this city. presided ~ toastmaster, and
was elected president of the association.
The childrenis Day concert viii be held
in the Baptist church Sunday evening.
There win be solos, duets, trios, choruses,
readings and recitstions by the choir and
Sunday school. The organist will be as
sisted In the sccompsniments by Mr..
Fassett eornetist.
DR.. Ralph Hudson Hunt, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Abel Hunt, of Bangor, and Miss
Carolyn May Williams, of East Orange,
N. j., were married in East Orange on
Wednesday, June 4. The groom is
brother OF Rev. W. r. Hunt, formerly OF
Ellsworth, and has many friends here.
Announcements were received In Els
worth this week of the marriage at Pea
body, Mass, on May 81, OF George 4.
Packard, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Packard, of this city, to Mrs. Eva +. May.
of Peabody. They will reside at Albany,
". Y, " here Mr.. Packard Is now located.
At the Methodist church next Sunday
morning at 1880, Rev. j. p. Simonton,
will deliver the annual memorial sermon
to Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. All Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs are requested to
meet at Odd Fellows hail on Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock, to repair to the
church IN body.
Capt. Willis Pratt's new schooner
"GaEne Cock" has earned the right to her
nsmc--she's bird. Sunday night at IL
O'Clock she was at the wharf in Boston
with 5000 feet of lumber aboard. This
she discharged, and at 8 O'Clock Tuesday
night was back at Lords cove, mouth of
Union river, light.
The committee appointed by B!anque-
fort commandery to arrange for a picnic
have decided to hold II at Shady Nook,
probably on Tuesday, June "a, which is
st. Johns day. All commandery Masons
and their wives are invited. The Knights
and their ladies will go to Shady Nook by
team, and enjoy q shore dinner.
The ball game between West Sullivan
and Ellsworth at wyman PARK Saturday
was won by Ellsworth on forfeit. Six
innings were played, the score standing
4-o In favor OF Ellsworth. Then the
visitors objected to decision OF the UNI
pire, and left the field. The game was
sharply contested, and but for the un-
fortunate termination, Did fair to be one
OF the best seen In Ellsworth for some
time.
The directors of the Union Shoe Manu-
featuring Co, whose factory has been
shut down several weeks, announce this
week that the factory is closed indeti-
| nitely. This is cause for general res ret
and real loss to the business men of Ells-
worth. The company is composed of
Ellsworth men, who have made a eoura-
geous effort TO keep the factory running
| for the benefit it was to the city. 1t Is
| hoped that Improvement in the shoe
market will result in the reolening of
both Ibis aud the upper factory be fore
long.
"The Lights OF Gotham" will be pisyed
| at Hancock hall next Monday evening.
| The company is highly commended by
| the press aud public. Culhsne, Chace
and Weston, OF minstrel fame, are the
msusgers. which Is a guarantee of Its
| merit. They now have FIVE companies on
the road playing "fhe Lights OF
| Got ham,, and will send company to
| London to produce the play at the Savoy
theatre In s ptember. The play is strong
| In comedy, aud the plot Is double one,
that holds all until the drop of the cur
| tain. The scenic effects are tiue, and all
carried by the company.
At a meeting of the board of directors
| OF the Associated Charities Monday after
noon, plans were discussed for conduct
| ing the work on a more extended scale
next winter IL the membership list is
sufficiently large to admit of it. The
only definite action was the appointment
of a committee consisting Of Miss Eliza
| beth BeIeher, Miss NJ. A. Greedy and Rev.
A. Ii. Coar to arrange travelling libraries
to be sent into the outly ing districts of
the city. The demand for reading mat
ter among people who live too far away
to avail themselves OF the public and
Sunday school libraries has been proved,
and all who have books or periodicals
which they are willing to donate Tor this
purpose are requested to leave them dur
ing the summer with Miss Beieker at the
public reading room.
The four-act play "The American Girl"
win be presented at Hancock hall Friday
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