Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-06-10

gregationsl church, officiating. The
remains were taken to Belfast for inter-
ment by the side of his first wife, who
was Isabel Meek, of that city. II
Miss Louise Dutton, who has finished
her sophomore year at vassar, is expected
home for the summer this week. Miss
Dutton Is the author of her class song.
The special meeting of Sunrise council,
d. Of L., called for Saturday evening,
June 13, has been postponed until its reg
ular meeting night, Thursday, June IS.
1t is expected that about twenty Sir
Knights, members Of Bianquefort COM
mandery, K. T., will attend the conclave
to be held at Portland on st. Johns day,
June "a.
Rev. 8. W. Sutton, pastor of the Uni
tartan church Of this city, will preach ct
Bar Harbor OH June %, the date of the
opening of the church there for the
summer.
Children's Day and Flag Day will be
observed next Sunday at the Baptist
church by suitable sermon In the
morning, and Sunday school concert in
the evening.
Hampden academy celebrates its CEN
tennial next Friday. Among the speak
ers are Judge l.. A. Emery, of this city,
and Chaplain D. II. Tribou, U. 8. N, we'll
known here.
Edward F. Halpin, treasurer; Frank
CauIev adUQnna Uif fxuo iof-
ants, Messrs. Cont and Stratton, of
Byron's big illuminated picture show,
arrived in town Sunday.
State Vice. Councillor Mrs. Agnes Brown
and Miss Nellie Haynes, delegates from
Sunrise council, D. Of L., leave to-day to
attend the State convention that meets In
Cum berland Mills to- morrow.
The Ellsworth high school will close
next Friday, the 18th. The interval be-
tween that and the 18th, the day set for
the graduating exercises in Hancock hall,
will be occupied in preparing for that
event.
c. d. Wiggin, station agent in this city
Of the Maine Central railroad, was called
to Portland last Sunday night by the
death Of his mother. He was accompan-
led by his wife. They are expected back
tomorrow.
The Hotel Bluffs at Mt.Desert Ferry is
to be opened for the season on June 20,
under the management Of Chris Toole, of
Bangor. Extensive renovations have re-
Gently been made, and the outlook for a
proaparoua seaaop 10 hriuhf
About seventy ladies responded to the
invitation to attend Mrs. George E.
Greeley's 'at home" last Wednesday,
given in honor of her guest, Miss Ethel
Weeks. Miss Weeks returns to her home
in Winchester, Mass, to-day.
Alta meeting Of the eastern Maine horse
breeders association held at Waterville
last Thursday, E. H. Greely, of this city,
was made superintendent OF horses at the
first annual meet at Maplewood park,
Bangor, during the first week of August.
The rain which began Monday night
and continued through yesterday was
never more welcome. Gardens every
where were suffering, and the hay crops
in this vicinity will even now scarcely
recover sufficiently to make an average
crop.
The many friends OF Miss Mabel Mona
CHAN, who was scheduled to sing at the
concert to be given by the graduating
class of the Ellsworth high school on the
evening of June IS, will regret to learn
that she has been obliged to cancel the
engagement.
The funeral OF Melvin j. Bonsey, who died
at the home of his brother, W. A. Bonsey,
at West Ellsworth, last Monday, will be
held this afternoon at O'Clock at the
home OF his mother, Mrs. Abram Sargent,
on Washington street. Rev. J. P. Simon
ton will officiate.
Major Holman F. Day, OF Maine, Massa-
chusetts, and soon to be of the United
States generally, passed through the city
last Saturday on his way from Bluehiil,
where he participated in concert Friday
evening. He was accompanied by Hon.
E. E. Chase, of the governors council.
Among the recent arrivals at the Ameri-
can house are: z. Jellison, New York; j.
H. M. Thayer, Boston; E. F. Hinckley,
Bluehill; R. E. Slaven, Bluehill; Isaac W.
Dyer, Frank Fl. Swan, Portland; W. H.
Lawrence, Sorrento; Manley A. Raymond,
Boston; Mrs. Alonzo Petit, Elizabeth,
M. u
Miss Helen Davis arrived home yester-
day from Rosemont, Pa, where she has
been attending school preparatory to
entering Bryn Mawr college in the fall.
Mrs. Davis and Miss Muriel are expected
home in about two weeks, after the close
Of the school in Brookline where Muriel
is pupil.
Zachariah Jellison, OF Brooklyn, N. Y,
for W HON Ellsworth has VerY warm side.