Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-07-22
FROM BUCKsPoRT.

Miss Elizabeth Snowman IN bome IN n
two weeks visit from Roxbury, Mass. !,
Burke Leach has purchased the Eben
Bridges farm, so-called, Of DR.. FL. E.
Snow.
Isaac Homer is confined to the house by
injuries received from falling from load
OF hay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph wedgworth, of
Boston, have been in town, the guests of
Mrs. Hannah Gray.
Miss Eva Mayo, OF Southwest Harbor.
has been in town this week, the guest of
Miss Nellie Courcey.
Winthrop B. Jones and family, of Bos-
ton, have arrived and are occupying their
residence in the School street block.
Hiram Young, for some time employed
In the McInnis barber-shop, will soon
sever his connection and return to Rock
land.
oscar IL. Dorr returned to waltham
Tuesday after weeks stay In town. Mrs.
Dorr and daughter will remain during the
summer.
Mrs. W. L. Luce went to Bar Hsrbor
this week to join her husband, who is
master-at-arms on the BATTLES hip,
"Indiana".
Mrs. Frederick Sands, OF Boston, ia
spending the month at Dennis Swazey's
at Dead river, and will DO Joined by Mr..
Sands later.
The Italian brig "Miceli", which has
discharged cargo of salt here, was towed
to Bangor Monday afternoon to load fruit
boxes for Messina.
William N. Miles, who is In the employ
OF the elevated railroad in Boston, was
home this week, called bv the illness of his
mother, who is now improving.
Harry Carley, for some time in the
employ OF C. G. Homer & Co., has resigned
his position to become local collector for
he Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Mrs. Harriet Foster, OF Washington, D
G., is In town the guest Of her sisters
Mrs. t. G. Woodman and Mrs. Edward
Buck. She is accompanied by Miss
Harriet Foster.
Mrs. j. B. Patterson Is in town for the
summer with friends In the village and
at Aiamoosook. Mr.. Patterson is ex-
pected later, and will bring a twenty foot
naphtha launch.
Snowman's crew OF stevedores went to
Castine last week and discharged a cargo
OF coal from the schooner Carrie A.
Bucknam". The buchanan" is now in
port for repairs.
Capt. Abel T. Stubs, who lives at
Hinck's landing, was badly injured last
week by fall from ladder, crushing
his ankle. He will be confined to the
house for some time.
James II. Turner, OF Boston, who re-
Gently purchased the Friend homestead
on the head OF Verona island for sum-
mer home, Is making quite extensive
changes in the property.
The fence building crew OF the Maine
Central is here building a long range of
wire fence from Indian point to the
Tarbox crossing on the western side
of track, which has never been fenced.
hfr. Fiufd Sudsc, WIG VI ". .. SOuSul
Chase, OF Peru, has been In town calling
on DR.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Nevens, with whom
she lived during her childhood days,
when she was known as Flora Hartman.
The Devereux Coal Co. and the Bucks
port, Belfast & Camden Steam boat Co.
have taken the office in the electric light
building recently vacated by the tele-
phone exchange, moving from the Buck
building. u
The Perkins mill, so-called, at the he'd
of the cove, has been leased by Pooler &
Dean, who will operate 1t for saving
some OF the lum Der which they will cut.
on their purchase in the Narrows below
Fort Knox.
The death OF Miss Aseneth Chapman &C.
Cured Tuesday morning in the home
stead where she was born and passed her
entire life. She was eighty-one years
old, and leaves one brother, Capt. Charles
Chapman. The funeral was held Thurs
day afternoon, Rev. William Forsyth Off
csting.
The schooner emma B. Harvey, Capt.
Harvey, arrived thursday with 00U tons
OF coal for the Devereux Coal Co. The
"Harvey" is the latest addition to the
Bucksport shipping feet. She was for
merly the schooner ''Abby K. Bentley,
which was bought in a wrecked condi-
tion by Capt. Harvey and thoroughly re.
built.
The Bucksport baseball team defeated
Csstine aggregation on the seminary
grounds Saturday, by a score OF to 1.
The visitors were unable to make single
hit off Josh Robinson's delivery, and
seventeen were retired on strikes. Cas-;
tines only run was made on battery
errors. A return game with Castine will
be played at Castine soon. The Bucks
port team will play the Old Towns at Old
Town Saturday.