Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-07-29

were present.
Miss Eleanor B. Putnam, OF Gardiner
who has been the guest OF Miss Genevi
L. Smith, at Contention Cove, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Orcutt, Q. A
Lowe, of Boston, and Miss Alexander, ot
! Connecticut, are visiting at Mr.. and Mrs
F. A. Orcutt's.
| The schooner "Wesley Abbott", Capt
Jordan, arrived Saturday with cargo ot
Georgia Creek Cumberland coal fol
Frank 8. Lord.
Mrs. A. K. Cushmsn and Miss Ray N
| Whiting have returned from Lamoine
Point. They were the guests Of Mrs
John A. Peters, ir.
A meeting of the Baptist society has
been called for Monday, Aug. 8. AS i'm
portant business will be transact ed, full
attendance is desired.
Mrs. w. A. Alexander has returned
from Hancock Point, where she has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. George H.
| Grant, for the past week.
A. 8. Littlefielo and wife, OF Rockland.
and George E. Morrison and wife, of
Biddeford, are guests OF F. Carroll Burrill
and wife at Shady Nook.
The merchants of Washington county
will hold their annual excursion to Mar
ion next Thursday. The fare from Ellis
whrth Is eighty-five cents.
Curtis R. Foster, wife and daughter,
ISIS Paulene, who have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Cation Osgood In Bluehill for a
few days, returned home to- day.
Mrs. G. 8. Bragdon and children, of
Brockton, Mass, have arrived, and will
spend the summer with Mrs. Bragdon's
parents, E. F. Robinson and wife.
Miss Fannie Tribou, of Boston, daugh.
ter OF Chaplain d. F. Tribou, U S. N Is in
the city visti' g relatives ard friends.
She is at present the guest of Mrs. G. A.
Alexander.
Miss Alice Twombly, OF Winchester,
Mass, who was the guest of Mrs. George
E. Greeley for Two weeks, has left for For
est, where she will visit fciends before re-
turning home.
l.. F. Giles, wife and daughter, j. HI.
Mcdonald, wife and daughters and
Misses Helen Bonsey aud Millie Brown
are at the Bellatty cottage, Contention
Cove, for two weeks.
The vacancy in the chairmanship Of the
board of registration Of the city OF Els
| worth, caused by the death of Albert w.
Cushman, has been filled by the appoint
| ment by the governor OF Edward K.
Hopkins.
Charles A. lHanscom, of Baltimore,
Nd, arrived here for the summer last
Thursday. Mrs. Hanscom arrived about
three weeks ago. They will spend the
summer at their cottage, "Driftwood", at
Bayside.
FL. A. Dollard and Joseph H. McGown
have been chosen grand jurors, and T. F.
Mahoney and Hillman B. Heath petit
| jurors for the United States district court
| to be held at Bath on the first Tuesday in
| September.
Miss Lucy Monaghan, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Arthur H. Grant,
in Bangor, for the past week, has returned
and gone to Lamoine Beach to be the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Edmon Emo, at
Shore Acres.
Miss Josephine Crosby, OF Auburn, was
the guest of Miss Catherine Simonton at
the Methodist parsonage last week. Miss
| Crosby is the daughter of Rev. j. T.
Crosby, former pastor OF the Methodist
church here.
| Fred l.. Mason and l.. W. Jordan went
| to Rockland Tuesday to bring back the
remains of Mr.. Mason's brother, DIR. E
Leslie Mason, who died in that city Tues
day morning. They will return this
afternoon by boat.
| The Maine Central is having an ex.
cursion to Bar Har bar to- day to visit the
war-ships. The excursion starts from
Gardiner and takes in all points along the
| line. The fare from Ellsworth was sever
ty, five cents the round trip.
The store at Contention Cove, which ba.
been conducted by W. j. Clark, jr., for
several summers past, was closed for th'
season last Saturday. This store was {
great convenience to the summer colony
and will be greatly missed.
Considering the weather conditions, L
j French's "Peck's Bad Boy" drew goot
house last Thursday evening. The show
was first-class in every particular. Th
| specialties-aud there we're many-wer
better than is unuaily seen with travelling
shows.
Capt. Horace F. Lord and wife arrived
from New York Friday. Capt. Lord Ii
the son of John A. Lord. He has com
mand of the bark "Julia" which rum
from New York to foreign ports. This ii
the first time for two and one half year
that Capt Lord has been home.
The three-masted schooner "Meliss'
Trask" arrived Monday, and is loading
slaves for Rondout, N. Y. The "Trask'
| is the latest addition to the Ellsworth
| fleet, and Is owned by Ellswort hsparties
| She was built In Brewer in 1880; is 23t