Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-04-29
FROM BUCKsPoRT.
A New Paper to be issued-Vessels
leaving for the Banks,

The Odd Fellows and ReoeRahs gave an
.nioysbe social dance in Emery hall
an Tuesday night. v
lizzie A. Hall, OF Brewer, is to teach the
shore road school and commenced her
duties Monday.
Mrs Mary c. Donnell has ordered quite
extensive Improvements on the Jabez
stubbs homestead on Buck street. ~
Miss Beatrice Heath has resigned her
nosition In the telephone Office and has
been engaged as bookkeeper for e. B..
Gardner & Co.
pooIer & Dean are running their saw.
mill below Fort Knox at full blast and
have commenced to ship some OF their
stock to Brewer.
The first salmon to be taken in the
Verona weirs this season was landed
Friday by Richard Whitmore. 1t was
fine fish weighing nineteen pounds.
Joshua Robinson, the young base bail
player, has gone to Worcester where he
will be given a trial in the box by the
Worcester team of the Eastern league.
A. NJ Deyereaax who has leased Central
wharf, has crew of carpenters making q
cosl-shed of the old wharf-shed. 1t will
have capacity for handling 400 tons OF
coal, when completed.
The dredging In the har Dor is going on
steadily but much slower than expected
About five scow- loads day, or about half
ha fs
the "Freeport" is doing.
There was no Sunday preaching service
in the Methodist church owing to the
absence OF Rev. Robert Sutcliffe at con-
ference. The congregation united with
that OF the Elm street church.
The return OF Rev. Robert Sutcliffe to
the pastorate OF the Methodist church
by the conference, gives general salts
faction. 1t was feared at one time that
some other charge might claim him.
James II Turner, a theatrical manager,
has purchased of Charles Williams the
Friend place, so-called, at the head OF
Verona island, and will make extensive
improvements in the way OF fine sum
mer home.
Supt. Edward II. Emerson has resigned
his position as the head OF the Bucksport
Electric Light and Power Co, to take
effect July 1. He has not announced
his intentions for the future nor has any
successor been mentioned.
The driest time as far as "licker" goes
ever known now Is the rule In Bucksport
The regular bars were closed some time
ago, and now the pocket peddiers and
jug. Iuggers" are thoroughly scared by
the action OF the grand jury.
A large excursion party OF E. NJ. C. s.
students and townspeople went to Ban
gor on the steamer "Csstine" Friday to
see The ball game between the E. NJ. c. S.
and Kent's Hill tt Jams, which resulted in
victory OF the latter by a score 4to0.
The death of Charles Dorr, former
resident and son OF the late Frank Dorr,
occurred in Waitham, Mass, Friday of
apoplexy. The remains were brought
here for burial Monday, accompanied by
Fred Dorr, brother OF the deceased aud
q former resident.
1t is practically decided that new
weekly paper will be issued in Bucksport,
edited by Rev. Robert Sutcliffe and man
aged By Prot f. A. Cooper of the e. NJ,
{. s. The new sheet will be called the
Bucksport Times and will be printed by
X. 2. Hartman. The first issue is ex-
pected early in May.
"a
ments will be made this week In the
matter OF the local telephone system,
formerly known as the Bucksport and
East Orland line, but recently sold to the
New England Co. 1t is now expected
that the system will be taken over en-
tirely by tue New England Co. and made
part of its general system.
rumor has 1t that syndicate will
ouy the steamer "Merryconesg" when
the time in which the boat was awarded
by the courts expires, and that she will
continue to be run under the manage
ment OF Engineer Kerst. Meanwhile the
war" wages on the same old lines; the
slerryconea2" having a shade the better
OF the Bennett boat, the Golden Rod",
although there are occasionally days
"hen the latter boat has the best end of
The custom.
Two of the Grand Bank heet have
sailed, the IN. b. Stetson", Capt. Fred
Dorr' on Thursday, and the "Landseer",
capt Scion Peterson, on Monday. The
former craft went to ST. Peters, Z. b.,
"here sue will complete her crew. The
Lahdseer" sailed directly for the Banks.
mere seems to be great scarcity OF men
'Ais year aud good prices were paid. The
crew OF Capt. Peterson's command were
nearly all Bucksport, Orland and Penob-
seot men. The only craft ia port belong
ing to the Nicho son feet is he driving
Leslie" which is being fitted out.