Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-20

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| on the negative. Current Events will be
read by Ruth Goodwin, and the school
paper by Evelyn Bonsey and Mary A..
Campbell. Recitations will be given by
the remainder OF the first division.
Sidney P. StockbrIdge has purchased a
thirty -five-scre tract of land In Surry just
beyond Contention cove. He is building
summer cottage near the shore, which
will soon be ready for occupancy.
Quite party of Ellsworth music-lover
are planning to go to Bar Harbor on
Thursday, May %, to attend the concert
OF the Bar Harbor choral union. The re.
hearsal of the Ellsworth festival chorus
Of that evening will be omitted.
While Chief Justice wiswell was pre-.
siding when Washington county's new
court-house at Calais was dedicated few
weeks ago, Judge Emery was the first to
hear case in Penobscot county's new
court house at Bangor last Monday after
noon.
| Tuesday mornings westbound WASH
| ington County train struck Martin
| Redmond, aged eighty years. He lived
| but short time. He was driving his
meat cart over the lower crossing at East
| Machias. His horse was instantly killed.
Pearl B. Day, railway mail clerk, of this
city, was on the train.
| At the annual meeting OF the Hancock
county savings bank, held last week, the
| following officers were elected: N. B.
Coolidge, president; John F. Whitcomb,
vice president; c. c. Burrill,, treasurer;
F. c. Burrill, assistant treasurer; trus-
tees, N. B. Coolidge, J. F. Whitcomb, c.
c. BurriIl, A. F. Burnhan, F. Carroll
| Burrill.
| Roland G. Abbott, a well-known con-
du tor on the Washington County rail-
| road, died at his home at Washington
junction last Sunday night. He was in
his fiitieth year. He leaves a wife and
two sons. Faneral services were held
this forenoon, Rev. J. NJ. Adams, of the
Congregational church, officiating. The
remains will be taken this afternoon to
Lincoln for interment.
"Side Tracked" powerful yet laugh
a BILE comedy, produced with new and in
RSniOuS ShCCt6y VIII bC tue at
traction at Hancock hall, Thursday, May
| 81, under local management Of c. p. Hal
| pin. The comedy situations, especially
those in railroad life, are productive OF
much merriment. In the course OF the
performance several diverting specaltes
are to be given, and musical numbers
abound.
| A fair-sized audience listened with in
terest last Wednesday evening at Han
cock hall to the second lecture OF John }.
Lewis. The subject was: Old New
| England; scenic and historic. The pic
lures were excellent, and the lecture in
| teresting and Instructive. The next and
| last lecture was to have been given this
evening, but has been postponed a week !.
The subject will be: The Canadian
Rockies.
Yesterday was Rebekah day in Els
| worth. Mem bers of the order from nearly
all parts of Hancock county met here in
convention. Nokomis lodge Of Ellsw orth,
OF " hich Mrs. A. M. Foster is noble
| grand, and Mrs. L. F. Giles, secretary,
| did the honors. At the afternoon session
Mountain lodge, of Bluehill, exenp ified
the work. Dinner was served at O'Clock.
In the evening Brooklin lodge exempli
fed work. banquet followed. About
400 were present.
On Friday, May %, the Bangor minstrels
make their initial bow in Ellsworth. The
show was arranged for the annual festival
of st. Mary's parish, Bangor, and made a
distinct hit in that city on May II and 13.
The chorus is an unusually strong one,
and sings with vim and dash that can
not help pleasing. The programme in
cludes some exceedingly clever specialties,
chief among which is the acrobatic turn
of Burrill and Jenkins. Their fire baton
received In Bangor. Il
Another important sale OF real estate
was made last week, when the well-known
Dutton store, So called, next the postoffice
on Water street, was sold to G. G. Burrill
by the j. t. Crippen heirs. 1t is under
stood that the building, which is q three
story frame, will be thoroughly remodeled
and repaired, and then occupied by out. Of
town parties, the nature of whose busi-
ness is not yet known. 1t has been taken
on a three-year lease. This building was
originally occupied by s. & H. A. Dutton
later by j. Fl. & e. K. Hopkins. About
eight years ago it was purchased by the
late J. 7. Crippen, and occupied by him
until his death last August.
A runaway horse attached to top
buggy made things lively on Main street
last Thursday afternoon. The rig be-
longed to Capt. e. w. Aliens livery
stable on Franklin street. The horse
started some three miles down the Surry
| road, where in some manner he had