Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-02
FROM BUCKsPoRT.

away Seminary Notes.
Miss Annie Powers, of Brunswick, Is
the guest OF Miss Helen Page.
Mrs. Geo. Merrill, OF Washington, d. G.,
is the guest Of Miss Marion p. Slower.
Mrs. Reed Wales, of Dorchester, Is
spending the week in town, the guest OF
the F. L. Temples.
Postmaster Fred Smith, OF Newbury-
port, Mass, has been visiting Mrs e. A.
Grover, at East Bucksport.
Charles Harvard and wife, OF Charles
town, Mass, are the guests OF Mrs. Flora
Lewis, on South Main street.
Fred Allen and wife, of Sanford, have
been in town this week, the guests OF
Hon. and Mrs. Oscar. f. Fellows.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Patterson, who have
been spending month at Alamoosook
will return TO Boston In few deys.
Prof. and Mrs. Wendell p Parker and
son, who have been spending the summer
in town, returned to Worcester Friday.
None OF the Grand Bankers have as yet
from bat region long trip is expected SIS
fish are reported scarce.
William B. Fox and wife aud the MISSES
Esther and Elizabeth Fox, who have
been spending the summer at "Tbe Will
lows", North Bucksport, left Mondsy for
Brooklyn.
Capt. Hiram Fogg has sold his schooner
81. II. wainwright" TO New York parties
and is expected bone soon. Capt. Fogg
has been away from Bucksport for about
two years, his family being with him.
Simvelie's Romeo ard Juliet production
in Emery hall Wednesday night was
somewhat out OF proportion TO the prices
charged which were considered quite too
high for the attraction. There was
small house.
The branch OF Walter j. Creamer's
Penobscot knitting factory, which has
been established in the Lee building,
promises to be success. Twelve ma
chimes are already in operation with pros
poets OF a mum Der more.
The town schools will begin on Sept. IA
with the same corps OF teachers as last
term, with three exceptions: Miss Min.
cola Colby will teach the Bucks Mills
school, Miss Marion Woy at East Bucks
port, and The shore road school is yet to
be supplied.
The Bucksport baseball team played two
games this week, losing to Vinalhaven
In an Thinning contest, one of the best
and fastest ever seen on the home
grounds, the score being to o. Saturday
Brooks was defeated IL to 2. Both games
were played on the home grounds.
Velma, the nine year-old daughter OF
Henry Chapman, who lives on the shore
road, was badly injured Friday by being
run over by heavy farm wagon. Her
leg was broken near the thigh. The little
one was attended by DR.. Emerson and at
last accounts was getting on as well as
could be expected.
William FL. Gem, who has been manag-
ing the Gem shoe store since the death of
his father, Albert III. Gem, will accept a
position which has been rendered him In
~'S" Aoi0 oiaa Whi SSli oub the DuslUets
or close out the stock at once. This stand
is one of the oldest in town, having been
established nearly thirty-fVe years ago.
Bucksport continues to be "dryern than
ever before known in history. There is
nothing like bar In town, little or no
pocket peddling, aud, while there ia
more or less liquor disposed of, it is
mostly from private stocks. 1t was pre-.
dicted years ago that such a condition
would never exist in Bucksport, but it
has come.
Mrs. Joshua Gross, of Orland, and Mrs.
Edward Moore, of Ellsworth, were in
jured by runaway accident on Sunday
afternoon. With three children they
were driving down Bridge street, and as
they turned into Main street the horse
SHE'D at bit of paper, unsetting the
wagon and throwing the occupants out.
The children escaped unhurt. Mrs. Gross
was badly bruised and shaken up and was
unconscious for six hours. Mrs. Moore
received number of cuts and bruises.
The horse cleared himself from the
wreck, and ran nearly half mile before
he was stopped.