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

Guests came from all parts of the county
and an enjoyable day was spent.
| DR.. @. 8. Bragdon, of Brockton, spent a
short vacation here, the guest of Mrs.
Bragdon's parents, Il. F. Robinson and
| wife.
| Miss Mary F. Hopkins has returned
| from Bar Harbor, where she has been the
| guest of Miss Jessie Foster for the past
| week.
| Mrs. Fred Fl. Mcfarland, bo has been
| the guest of Miss Emma A. r. Allen In
| Portland for the past week, returned
Tuesday.
Miss Edith Copeland, OF New York, who
has been the guest of Miss Millie Brown
| for the past three weeks, returned home
| Saturday.
J. W. Tatley, wife and son, who have
been spending the summer with Col. G.
G. Burrill and wife, have returned to
Montreal.
Mrs. Fl. H. Higgins is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. g. s. Foster, in Portland. Miss
| Blanche Hopkins, OF Bangor, is also Mrs.
| Fosters guest.
| Rev. David Kerr and wife are attending
| the seventy fifth annual meeting of Bap
| tist churches for Hancock county at La
| moine this week.
| Miss Anna Crippen, who has been the
| guest of her sister, Mrs. George Harmon,
at Southwest Harbor for. the past two
weeks has returned.
| Beginning Sept. the public reading
room will be open every evening of the
week excepting Wednesday instead OF
Thursday as heretofore. =
| Charles c. Knowlton went to Augusta
Monday to be present at the opening of
the special session OF the legislature. He
| Is House page. He returned to-day.
| Rev. J. M. Adams returned last Monday
to Ellsworth from his vacation. He will
occupy his pulpit in the Congregational
church next Sunday. He preached last
Sunday at Hancock Point.
] 'Uncie Terry" is booked to appear in
Hancock hall Sept. Is This play was
here last year and drew good house. Ii
is under the management of l. c. Beck
| with.
DIR. T. 8. Tapley, of Auburn, accom-
panied by his wife and child, is in the
city, the guest of his brother, o. W. Tap
| ley. DR.. Tapley and family are taking a
carriage drive through the State.
| Rev. w. H. Savary, former pastor OF
the Unitarian church, is expected here
| the latter part OF the week. He will
| preach at the Unitarian church here next
| Sunday and at Bar Harbor the following
| Sunday.
| Mrs. Edwin M. Moore is visiting Mrs.
Joshua Gross in Orland. Sunday, while
out driving, the two ladies were thrown
from the carriage, and while not seriously
injured, they were badly shaken up.
I Irene chapter No. 81 o. E. S. will hold
its first regular meeting after the summer
vacation on Monday evening, Sept. 7, at
80, in Lygonia hall. All officers and
members are requested to be present.
Miss Bernice Il. Dorr left on the noon
train to-day for Mansfield Mass, where
she will visit her sister, Mrs. W. c. Lowell,
for few weeks. Miss Dcrr will enter
Wheaton seminary Sept. 16.
The first examination held by the
State board of EN- balming examiners, a
board created by the last legisIatu was
held at Augusta last week. q. R. Foster
of this city, was in the list of successful
| candidates. Il
Here's late strawb berry item: On Sept.
l, DR.. Harvard Greedy, of this city, picked
pint or more OF nice ripe straw berries
They grew on the north side of the Black
stable on State street, in a rather secluded
spot, and, while growing, never saw the
sun.
Moses s. Smith, of Ellsworth, was
elected president of he Smith family asso-
citation, which held its seventh annual
gathering at West Franklin Aug. 10.
1t will meet next year ON Aug. 20 with
Mrs. L. w. Bunker, at East brook.
Mrs. Robert Pierce, of Dorchester, who
has been spending the summer with her
mother, Mrs. James T. Cushmsn, hes
returned home. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Cushman, who will spend several
weeks in Massachusetts, with relatives.
Harvey E. Gurney, of Saco, who hss
been visiting his mother, Mrs. II. w.
| Dunn, of this city, returned home Satur-
day, accompanied by Howard Dunn, jr.,
who will spend few days in Saco, Bid
deford and Portland.
Boyd Bartlett aud wife, of Chelsea,
Mass, who have been at their cottage at
Craig's pond, will spend the rest of their
vacation in Ellsworth with Mr.. Bartlett 8
mother, Mrs. NJ. l.. Bartlett. They are
accompanied by Miss Mscd Dority, of
Boston.
The annual meeting OF the Bar Hsrbor
& Uuion River Power Co. is to be held in
this city o-morrow. or the directors, j..
S. Sanger and j. A. Leonard are already
here. President Burlen, of Boston, and
| G. f. West, of Portland. are expected to-