Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-04-29

| OWtu, O5ihr Staples anu deorge 0rhy
| were in the party. They got four hand
some fish, the largest weighing twelve
and one-half pounds.
| An alarm of fire was rung in Saturday
| afternoon. The fire was in the pile OF
Stockings on the west side of the river
and was easily extinguished.
| Mrs. II. G. Woodward's dancing school
closed with an exhibition dance at Odd
Fellows hall last Friday evening. After
the exhibition the Older folks danced.
Judge L. A. Emery, of the Maine su-
preme court, is to deliver ten lectures on
Roman law next month before the stu
dents of the University OF Maine law
school.
| A pet ferret belonging to Landlord
Grows, OF the American house, strayed
away few days ago. He was killed at
Beechland, greatly to the regret OF his
owner.
The sociable given by the Odd Fellows
last Monday evening was great social
success. The affair was in observance of
the eighty fourth anniversary of Odd
Fellowship.
The Daughters Of Liberty have con-
| tributed S2 to the fund for new flag for
the high school. The school hopes to
secure funds enough to make the purchase
| and fly the new flag by Memorial Day.
There was large audience at the Bap-
tist church last Sunday evening to listen
| to Rev. David Kerr's first of a series of
discourses to young men and women.
| The subject was: "Moses; his refusal and
choice"
! The Ellsworth lumber company's drive
| of three million feet, in charge of How
ard B. Moore, will be In this evening on
| record time. The drive was taken from
| up the Buffalo branch to Jones bridge at
| Waltham in twenty-nine days.
Officers OF the literature club for the
| ensuing year have been chosen as fol-
lows: President, Rev. J. M. Adams; Sec
| retary, Mrs. T. II. Campbell; executive
committee, Miss Laura l.. Mccarthy,
John A. Scott, Mrs. Margaret Paine.
G. H. Hardman, Of the Ellsworth
Hardwood Co, was called to Canton,
Mass, last week to attend the funeral
Ellsworth but leaves the latter part of
this week for business trip in the West.
Mrs. Rowe's Sunday school class of
young ladies gave an entertainment at
the Unitarian vestry Tuesday evening.
psrlor play entitled "a Business Meet
ing" was presented by the class, and
short musical programme followed.
Walter l.. Foster, who is interested in
| dental office in Rochester, N. Y, as well
as In the Ellsworth dental parlors, is
| home for a few weeks. He expects to
| take the examinations before the Maine
dental society at Portland before return
| ing to Rochester.
A May party will be given on Friday
evening at Odd Fellows, hall arranged
| by the entertainment committee of the
| Unitarian church. The affair will be OF
the same nature as the party arranged by
the same committee last year. There will
| be dancing and whist. "
All the neig ghboring ponds have afforded
great fishing during the past week. Green
| lake, Branch pond and Patterns have
yielded up many fine salmon and trout.
Among the successful ones we're II. E.
Hill, w. E. Whiting, w. F. Aiken, and
George and Millie Davis, children of c. F.
Davis.
"The Burglar" was presented at Han
cock hall last Monday evening by the
@. Scammon company under the locaI
management of G. P. Halpn. A fair
sized audience was present. The part o;
"William Lewis", the burglar, was ad-
mirably taken by A. s. Lipman, with ex
cellent support.
Commencing yesterday the ferry steam
ers began leaving Bar Haroor week days
at $40 p. M, connecting with the train
leaving Mt. Desert Ferry at 9. p. m
Sunday service to Bar Harbor will bsgin
May 17-morning train down and evening
train up. Tue summer schedule will go
into operation June 10.
The ladies of the G. A. r. relief corps
will hold a socisble in Grand army hall
Thursday evening, April 80, in celebra-
tion of the eighteenth anniversary OF
their organization. All members of VIM.
H. II. Rice post and of the corps, with
their wives and husbands, are invited
Members OF the corps are requested 10
furnish cake.
Three young men of this city, who came
down on last Sunday mornings train,
undertook on their way down town to
| have some fun with Deputy James
| A. Hill, OF Gouldsboro, who is here at
tending court. The officer didn't wholly
| appreciate their witticisms. He warned
| them to quit, but they didn't heed the
warning. They landed in jail. Monday
morning they we're brought before Judge
Peters, of the municipal court, and fined
IS aud costs each.
Cards are out announcing the mar
| risge in Somervile, Mass, on April 27, OF
Arthur e. Cook and Miss Eiva M
Wynott. Mr.. Cook is son of James l..