Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-06-04

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ANEW plank sidewalk is being laid on
South street.
M. 8. Smith is employed as bookkeeper
at the soap factory.
George W. Whiting arrived home from
Boston last Friday night.
Hotel Shore Acres will open under the
management of Edmon Emo on Saturday.
The Cutter "Thetis", which was dam
aged while being launched last week, is
being repaired.
Mrs. Maria Bartlett and daughter, Miss
Marion Bartlett, arrived home from Bos-
ton iast Friday.
West Sullivan and Ellsworth ball teams
will play at Wyman park Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
George L. Morrison, OF Dexter, formerly
proprietor of the Ellsworth wooden mill,
was in the city over Sunday.
The Ellsworth Lumber Co. is putting
the Mason steam mill at Ellsworth Falls
In shape to operate this summer.
Ellsworth aldermen last night voted to
buy a new rock-crusher. A committee
was appointed to make the purchase.
The firemen were called out Saturday
evening by a slight fire at the foundry
on Water street. No damage was done.
Arrangements have been made by
which Justice Emery, instead Of Justice
| Savage, will preside at the Treworgy trial
| next month.
| The markets and grocery stores have
entered into an agreement to close the
| stores at $50 Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings.
| Whitcomb, Haynes & Co. are loading
| schooner "Storm Petrol" at Jonesboro this
| week, with slaves for Rondout, N. Y.
| Capt. Bonsey is at home.
Mrs. Agnes Brown has gone to Cum
| berlsnd Mills to attend the meeting Of the
State council, Daughters Of Liberty, as
delegate from the Ellsworth council.
| Tue county commissioners went to Ded-
ham Monday TO designate State road
Yesterday tuey went to Sullivan for g
hearing on petition for change OF high
way.
Tue formal opening OF c. l.. Morang's
annex to his store has been postponed te
| Monday, June %, he being unable to gel
Pullen's orchestra for the date first
announced.
A ball team scratched together for the
occasion by Charles p. Halpin, played the
Shamrocks at Wyman park on Decoration
Day. The score was 20 10 in favor OF the
Shamrocks.
One of the three orchestras engaged
by the University OF Maine for the re-
ception at orono on Tuesday, June 10, is
Monag hans, of this city. 1t will consist
of six pieces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dresser, of Orland, ar.
rived Monday for short visit with Mrs
Dresser's daughter, Mrs. James FL. Scott
and her brother in law, Capt. S. l.. Lord
They will return home to-day.
Presiding Elder Hayward paid his
first official visit to Ellsworth last week
conducting quarterly conference at the
Methodist church Friday evening. He
delivered an interesting sermon.
| c. ]. Treworgy loaded the schooner
"Wesley Abbott" at East Machias last
week, with slaves for Rondout, N.
Capt. Petersen was at home from Tuesday
until Friday. He sailed Saturday.
The K. o. K. A. ball team went to Ban.
gor Monday for a return game with the
Y. M, c. A.. intermediate team. The
game was very much one-sided. Ellis.
worth had the little end of the score.
Prof. c. A. Beckwith, of Bangor theo.
logical seminary, preached an interesting
sermon at the Congregational churct
Sunday morning. The pastor, Rev. j. M
Adams, preached at Rochester, N. II.
BIanqueiort commandery, K. T., is plan
ming for an excursion by steamer early in
the summer. Castine, Islesboro and
Pumpkin island are some OF the places
| under consideration as the place of land
ing.
George P. Woodward was in town g
couple Of days recently, greeting his
| many friends, who were all glad to see
him. Mr.. Woodward is on the road fol-
F. II. Dow & Co., OF Boston, confec-
tioners.
State Grange Deputy John L. Dority, Of
BluehilI, was in Ellsworth to-day on his
return from a meeting of Washington
county grange at Perry. This afternoon
he will attend meeting of Hancock
| Pomona grange at Lamoine.
Mrs. Lewis Friend, Mr.. and Mrs. l. L
Halman and daughter Doris arrived