Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-08-19

are spending their vacation with bis
cousin, Fred A. Orcutt, on the Surry road
Mrs. A. o. Saunders, son aud daughter
Mrs. d. A. McRae and daughter, who
have been visiting their parents, @. Fl
Grindal and wife, have returned to Bos-
| ton, where Mr.. McRae will join them for
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Miss Isabel Hall, of Washington is in
the city until Saturday, the guest OF her
panied by Lawrence Robbins, also oil
Washingt on, who is an employee In the
treasury department.
| Sheriff Whitcomb seized the other day
a couple of express packages that we're
found to contain liquor. One was con-
signed to E. A. Mcdonald, and the other
to Charles A. Gard. Both lots have been
posted in the usual manner.
Mrs. Charles A. Cole and her son, DIR.
Charles r. Cole, who have been spending
the summer in Ellsworth, leave for their
home in Pawtucket, R. l., tomorrow.
DR.. Cole will begin the practice OF dem
tistry in Pawtucket this fall.
Martin l.. Adams, who has been spend !.
ing several weeks with bis parents, John
| @ Adams and wife, will return to Boston
| Sunday. His friend, Ernest Crerie, Of
Somerville, Mass who has been visiting
him, returned home Saturday.
The annual meeting OF the stock holders
| of the Reliable Clothing Co., was held / t
their office in the First national bank
building Monday afternoon. The old
board of officers was re re-elected, and the
directors declared 6 per cent. dividend.
Miss c. W. Hazelwood, daughter OF DR..
| F. 2. Hazelwood, delivered the sermon in
the Baptist church last Sunday morning.
Her talk OH Scuba Regenerated" was in
| teresting and deserved a much larger
audience. The Baptist church here was
| DR.. Hszelwood's first pastorate. He &C
companied his daughter here. +
| Sheriff Whitcomb has his hands full a
the count jail AT present he has twelve
| prise ,ers - all cotors aud nat ationalities.
| The latest arrivals are Soxalexsis, the ia
| NOUS Indian ball player, who vas brought
| up from Bar Harbor for being drunk, tnu
a Mrs. Reeves, also from Bar Harbor
Mrs. Reeves is also in for being drunk.
! DIR. j. III. Patten, OF Am herst was in the
| city last Friday. The doctor is one of the
leading spirits OF the famous up-river fair
at Amherst. This fair will be held this
year on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 90
aud 30 The doctor was in Ellsworth in
the interest of the fair. He never comes
L bar of uit tiro, = h
| or getting on their track. The Amherst
fair will be as attractive this year as ever.
| A host Of friends were delighted at the
opportunity to greet Rev. T. F. Butler,
of Lewiston, former pastor OF the Catholic
church here. FIR. Butler tent last week
at the Gaynor, Mort theast Harbor, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Gaynor, com
| ing to Ellsworth on Saturday. He
preached here on Sunday, and left for
mis- home in Lewiston on Monday.
While here he was the guest of Mr.. snd
Mrs. E. j. Walsh.
| Among visitors at the American house
during the past week were: Lyman H.
Somes, Mt. Desert; Rev. A. H. Coar,
Farmington; Fred H. Greene, Bucks
port; Mark l.. Dodge, G. w. Herrick,
Brooklin; DR.. V. o. SleobeI, wife and
daughter, A. s. Thomas and wife, Dr.. and
Mrs. Davis, Randall Chase, NJ ss Her bert,
| Phiisdelphia; Edward q. Briggs. Charles
| p Briggs, South Surry: e. F. Hinckley,
Bluehill; F. s. Hitchcock, Merioen,
! Conn.
| Miss Susan Sargent, an aged woman, of
this city, fell down stairs last Thursday
morning, breaking her right arm and
| badly spraining her left wrist. Several
years ago Miss Sargent lost the use Of her
right leg, and since that time has been
| Obliged to use crutches. She was ascend
| ing the stairs to her rooms over the store
| of he late A. P. Harden, and failing to
| grasp the rail fell back wards, and'went the
| ength of the stairs. Her screams at
| trscted the attention of he people in the
bakery who Immediately summoned Dr..
| Simonton.
Fire was discovered in the Phillips
building on Water street about O'Clock
Saturday morning. The tiremen re-
sponded in record time to the alarm, and
in ten minutes had the blaze extinguished
| The building was used as q storehouse for
pulp board on the first floor, and it was in
| this that the fire caught. The second fooI
| was occupied by Amos Pettingin s"d
family. The building is owned by III
B. Phillips, and was not damaged. M
PettiDgil's household goods were dan
aged only by smoke. The only loss is tc
Mr.. Phillips on his stock OF pulp board
and this islslight.
Among the guests registered at the
Hancock house during the past week
were: T. T. Taper, New York; FREQ
Wood, Bucksport j. t. Gray, A. Il. Dor
ity, Sedgwick; W. j. Creamer and wife
Penobscot; William Brsgey, Bucksport
F. Fl. Head, New York; Mrs. H. E. A en-
Machias; I. W. Wilder, South SurrA
Miss Street, Southwest Harbor; Rev. N
s. Thomas and wife, Philadelphia; DR.