Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-04-30

the west at $50 p. m.
Senator Hale Is home from Washington
for few days.
The Eureka hose racing team and
athletic club have organized a baseball
nine.
A. r. Hagerthy arrived home this
morning from the medical college at
Baltimore.
Miss Mabel Lord left Monday for Au-
burndale, Mass, where she has secured q
position as bookkeeper.
James c. Frazier is building a stable
22x26 feet on his place on Cross street.
The building is high posted and roomy.
Esoteric lodge worked the third degree
on four candidates last Thursday evening.
A turkey supper was served before the
work.
l.. F. Giles, whose improvement was
| noted last week, was not so we'll for
several days, but now seems to be improv-
Ing rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Packard and
daughter Carrie, who have been living in
Boston the past winter, are expected
home this week.
Pierce & Waters will ship the first
cargo Of hardwood staves on the Standard
OIL Co. contract next week, by schooner
Lulu W. Eppes".
| Mark Hertz, who returned last waek
from Boston where he has been employed
the past year, will open a tailoring es-
tablishment here.
A special meeting OF the Village I'm
provement society will be held at Mrs.
james A. McGown's next Saturday at 3
p. m. All ladies invited.
Fassett & Rand, OF Portland, have leased
B. F. joys Photographic studio here, and
will open it to- morrow, May 1. Mr.. Joy
is in the city for week.
| The "Sappho" has resumed her place
bet tween the Ferry and Bar Harbor, and
connects with the night train for Boston,
leaving Bar Hsrbor at $40 p. m.
| The sociabIe OF Esoteric lodge last
evening was well attended, as all the
socisb bles OF the lodge this season have
been. Higgins and Kelley furnished
music.
J.B. wisweIl has leased the John NJ.
Hale stable next to his blacksmith shop,
and opened it this week as boarding and
transient stable. Later he may add few
livery teams.
The spring plants of fry from the Green
Lake fish hatchery are being made. Last
week 25,O0O trout we're put in Patterns
pond. and about the same number in
Branch pond.
| The ball game scheduled for last Satur-
day between the Knights Of King Arthur
| OF Ellsworth and Bar Harbor, was post
poned on account OF rain uutil Satrrday
OF this week.
The monthly union service OF the Ellis
worth churches will be held at the
| Met hodist church next Sunday evening.
Rev. j. NJ. Adams, Of the Congregational
| church, will preach.
Rev. /. II. W. Wharf, a former pastor
| of the Methodist church here, is in town
to-day for few hours, calling on old
friends. He has been reappointed to the
pastorate at Machias.
The union service of senior and junior
/ C. E.'s at the Baptist church Sunday even
| ing was largely attended. Mrs. Kerr 8
black board address on 'Samuels Call"
was greatly appreciated.
| A representative OF the New York firm
which has been interested in the hard
1 riuar and CONTAIN " O.
the location OF a factory here, is expected
in Ellsworth next week.
| Clerk-of. Courts j. F. Knowlton has con-
| tinued to improve the past week, except
for slight setback on Saturday and
Sunday. His condition now, however,
| is much better than week ago.
| THE AMERICAN is in receipt, from
| Howard M. DeLsittre, Of a copy OF the
| nineteenth annual report Of the board of
park commissioners of Minneapolis, of
| which Mr.. DeLaittre is a member.
| Charles Beal has his new cat boat about
ready for launching. She is built for
| utility rather than beauty of lines, but is
| well finished, roomy, and may surprise
| some of the local yachtsmen as sailer.
| Joseph W. NeaIley, who is an expert
| with rod and reel, was among the fisher
men at Branch pond yesterday. The
| weight of the salmon he caught is var
iously estimated at from seven to twelve
pounds.
Mrs. Burr, vice. president of the grand
lodge of Rebekahs, will visit Nokomis
Rebekah lodge Of Ellsworth next Tuesday
evening. After the work OF the evening,
| ice cream and cake will be served. Sis
ters OF Nokomis lodge are requested to