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

gational and Unitarian churches. Rev.
J. M. Adams, Of the Congregational
church, will speak on "John Huss, the
Forerunner of the Reformation.
Much sympathy is expressed for Mr..
and Mrs. e. g. Moore in the loss OF their
infant daughter Dora, who died on Thurs
day morning, after a short Illness OF
pneumonia. The child was fourteen
months of age. Funeral services were
held at the house Saturday, Rev. A. H.
Coar officiating.
The ladies of Sunrise council, d. OF L.,
are arranging a sociabie to be held IN G..
A. r. hall Wednesday evening, May IA
Ice-cream and cake will be served from Z
to $50 O'Clock. A concert, consisting of
singing and recitstioDs, will follow.
There will be instrumental music by Mrs.
Grace Royal and singing by Sylvia Gould.
Yesterday being the day to which court
adjourned from last month for the trial
Of the Ware case, 1t was necessary for
court to convene. In the absence OF
either Of the resident justices, Sheriff
Whitcomb adjourned court for one day.
This morning Justice l.. A. Emery ad-
journed the court until Tuesday, July 10.
Word has been received here of the ar
rival In Waterville Of Rev. Henry W.
Hale, wife and two children, from Tavoy,
Burma, where they have been mission
aries for many years. Mr.. Hale is the son
of the late Moses Hale and q brother of
John A. Hale and Mrs. George A. Parcber.
Their last visit to this country was made
in 1893.
Miss Sarah Googins, of Ellsworth, and
Palmer M. Saunders, of Orono, formerly
OF Ellsworth Falls, were married last
Thursday forenoon by Rev. A. Fl. Coar, OF
the Unitarian church, at the home of Mrs.
Wiggin. After the ceremony, luncheon
was served at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. H. Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders
left on the noon train for Orono.
Patrick Bresna han, of the Franklin
house, who bought the Cushman building
adjoining the hotel after the fire Of last
winter, is having the rubbish OF the fire
cleared up and tearing out what is neces-
sary of the building, preparatory to
making improvements on 1t. He will
finish the lower part of the building into
two stores. The upper floors he expects
eventually to remodel into an annex for
his hotel.
The K. o. K. A. ball team of Ellsworth
will play return game with the Y. M. G.
A. team at Bar Harbor next Saturday.
The team also has dates with the Y. M. c.
A. intermediate team OF Bangor, the first
game to be Played here, probably on May
"a, and a return game at Bangor. The
team will play two games with the Eure-
kas of Ellsworth, on dates yet to be fixed.
Arrangements may also be made for a
game with East Bluehill.
Senator Hale hose company elected
officers Monday evening as follows: Cap
tain, r. j. Goodwin; first lieutenant, II.
Fl. Higgins; second lieutenant, X. Il.
Murch; secretary, g. F. Newman, jr.;
treasurer, l.. W. Jordan; steward, John
Brady; pipemen, q. F. Newman, Charles
w. Joy, Charles Hurley; hydrant men, l..
w. Jordan, Harry Austin, John Brady.
There will be a special meeting of the
company next Monday evening.
The dredger "Neponsett", with the tug
"Mary Finn, arrived in the bay Satur-
day at noon. Tuesday the dredger was
brought up the river and is now at work
on the slabs and Stockings which have
flied the channel dug last year. 1t seems
proba BILE now that the .hJrt to have the
balance OF appropriation used in remov-
ing slabs near the wharves will be sue
cessfu. The balance to be expended,
about s2s 900. will go long way toward
this work.
Forty years ago to-day, Albert NJ.
Hopkins bought the grocery business of
George b ack, for whom he was working
as clerk. The store was in the building
which Mr.. Hopkins still occupies For
forty years he has stuck close to business,
never leaving the store except for a
few days al time for a trip to Boston,
and then largely on business. Mr.. Hop
kins has earned the right to take life
little easier now, and this spring is taking
more recreation than for years.
The fair and sale OF the Unitarian So
cety Thursday and Friday evenings OF
last week netted nearly 800 for the So
ciety. On Thursday evening there was a
supper, and sale of aprons, ties, fancy
articles, candy, etc. dinner was served
at noon Friday. In the evening, Friday,
there was an entertainment. The pro-
gramme was as follows: Solo, Mrs. Sea-
lander; May-pole dance, Irva Giles,
Jessie Morang, Alice Dresser, Carrie Mo-
rang, Margaret King, Margaret Grant,
Ruth Lord, May Shorey; piano duet,
Margaret Dresser, Annie Louise Lord;
flag drill, Bernice EIdridge, Florence
Tracy, Ruth Lord, May Shorey, Carrie
Treworgy, Clara Moore, Edna Springer,
Bertha Shea.