Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-06-18

be In running order and a direct pipe will
be laid TO the cemeteries in about two
weeks. Supt. Foster has not received
money enough in subscriptions to extend
the system az far as desired, but as fast as
possible pipes will be laid to various parts
OF the cemetery.
At Hancock hall Sunday evening. at
. union service, Rev. A. II. Cosr delivered
the bsccalaureste sermon to the gradual
ing class Of the high school. There was a
large congregation. Revs. j. M. Adams,
David Kerr and J. p. Simonton assisted
In the service. There was singing by a
quartette composed OF Mrs. Grace Royal,
Mrs. j. A. Cunningham, o. w. Tspley
and J. A. Cunningham.
Next Tuesday viii be a field day for
Blapquefort commandery, X. p. The
Knights and their ladies viii go TO Shady
Nook In the forenoon, by buck boards and
private teams, to enjoy an outing and q
shore dinner. Dinner will be served at
1 o'clock. Several OF the Shady Nook
cottagers who are members OF the COM
mandery will extend the hospitality of
their cottages to the Knights.
The Ellsworth ball team recently or
ganized with Jack Brady az captain and
Henry Higgins as manager, went to
Bucksport Saturday for its initial game
with the Bucksport town team. The
Ellsworth team gave sufficient evidence
OF the fact that It has had practically no
practice. 1t rolled up splendid little
bunch OF errors-something like seven
teen-but few runs. The score was 1871,
In favor OF Bucksport. &
The small store building on Water
street, known as the Clark building, and
occupied by II. W. Carr as second hand
furniture store, was gutted by fire at 2
O'Clock yesterday morning. The building
was owned by &. q. Burriil, and was in.
sured for $500. The dwelling attached
was not damaged to any extent. Mr..
Carr estimates his loss on furniture at
1900. He had q, 900 insurance. The ORR
gin OF the fire Is unknown.
w. H. Toilette and Miss Aver, OF Lor-
ing, Short & Hsrmon's bookbindery
Portland, have been In Ellsworth the
past month at work at the court house
rebinding old volumes OF records In the
registry OF deeds. Nearly 100 vol-
uuteb VIII Ut rtDOuBus MI. fUlitblt
has been employed at the state
house in Augusta the past Eve years,
binding the war records In the
adjutant- generals office. His work
there is now about half completed.
The joke just now is on the Ellsworth
man who went to see "The American
Girl" and forgot his wife. He walked up
to the ticket-teker at the door aud
presented two tickets. who's the
second ticket for7" asked the ticket
taker. "Why, thst's for my wife. here"
replied the man whose mind was on "the
American Grip. AS he turned 10 point
out his wife, he suddenly realized that he
had left her at home waiting for him to
come and escort her to the hall. He got
back with her In time for the play.
The four-sct drama "rhe American
Grl' was presented at Hancock bal
Friday night by the A. @. Scsmmon COM
pany, with George F. Hall as the star.
The play was given here an der the man
agenent OF Fred 4. Cooke, and 1t was
aFgeIy due to HE work and his recon-
menda' lou OF the play that the attendance
was so large. Mr.. Hall IL a comedian
of tn. first chase, and was at once popular
with the audience. The speciaities " hich
ceived, and the audience Insist ed on re-
folks, 6rsci. Ru-seH and Daisy Stampe,
were easily second in favor. MIR. Hail was
fairly supported by the company.