Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-06
FROM BUCKSPORT.

| Breezy Bits from the River TOWN.
ozone Dry"-TeIephone Matters.
! Miss Asenath Chapman has gone to
Boston on visit OF a few weeks.
| The schooners "Charleston" and
collins Howes, it," are in port for repairs.
Miss Joan McInnis, OF Rockland, has
been visiting relatives in town during the
past week.
| The e. NJ. c. S. baseball team will play
Freedom academy on the home grounds
next Saturday.
! Capt. George W. Dow has gone to New
| York to meet his son, Capt. Willard Dow,
OF the bark 'Rebecca Crowell".
The schooner "Geo. B. Ferguson"
landed cago of soft coal here Wednes-
day for the Eastern Dredging Co.
Decatur Bridges has just received from
the builders at Brewer a fine naphtba
launch which he will use in his fish bust
ness.
Mrs. Violet Gross, who has been In
town settling the estate of Mrs. Dorothy
Gray, has returned to her home in Ston-
ington.
Mrs. Louise B. Swazey has returned
from Jacksonville, Fla, where she has
been spending the winter with her sister,
Mrs. Augusta Chaplin.
The run of salmon liz very scattering
averaging not more than one day for
the entire Verona salmon region. The
price is about fifty cents pound.
James Bennett, for many years citizen
Of Verona, is packing his goods and will
make his future home with his
daughter, Mrs. Eva Randall, in Boston.
Daisy, the young daughter OF Mrs. Eva
Patten, was operated upon for appendi-
citis at the East Maine general hospital
in Bangor last week, and is rapidly re-
covering.
A reception was rendered Rev. and Mrs.
Robert Sutclifs in the Methodist vestry
on Wednesday evening which was largely
attended Rev. and Mrs. s. A. Bender
also received.
There was a slight collision between the
steamers "GoIden Rod" and merry
under way Tuesday morning. Neither
was Damaged 10 any extent.
The dancing party given by the Odd
Fellows and Rebekshs in Emery hall on
Tuesday evening was largely attended,
and was q social success in every way.
Mouag hans orchestra. OF Ellsworth, fur
nished the music.
Horace E. Webb and family, OF Port
land, will occupy the residence OF Judge
o. z. Cunningham and family on Frank
lin street, during tins coming summer.
The Cunning hams viii 60 to their sum
mer home at Hancock Point.
. The remains OF Harvey B Page. who
died at his home in Boston on Sunday,
we're trought here for burial this week
accompanied By Elisha Hartman, Mrs.
Anna Harvey and Mrs. Bessie Harvey
Intermens MSS in Silver Lake cemetsry.
A. NJ Dsgereaux Is making extensive
arrangements for the coal business, and Il
building stages for unIoacing vessels tc
the cars. Il is understood that the Maine
, Central il 10 pa in two additional side
tracks, ann ;u4l general dlschargtng
. business iii De done here.
The scoooners -. M. Nicholson" ard
"Eiizabetb ~, woicn we're frozsn in Al
By Of I.l4Bds oariog the winter, have
, arrived nome not much the worse for
their winters irnprisOnmeBt, and viii q
out at once for the Grand Banks. rb'
ar. 81. Nicholson" landed 3 cargo Of her
ring at Laoec.
Bucksport j. bone dry" at present
Z
what little business there vas, and eEeep'
for private stocks, there Il nc liquor to b
h2e in town for love or money. On'
Eell-knoEn Individual, against whom
there IL one or more incict nents, hs,
left for parts unknown, with bat iittls
pro4Pect OF again bonoFiBg the village
with his presence A warrant Is said Tl
be waiting for him.
The Affairs Of the local telephone eye
tenn have not been ss yet dsiuitsIy act
tied. Representatives Of the SsH Eng
lang c.. and Of tos Backsport & Essf Or
land Co held meeting here on WedEes-
day. Il was decided to continus Bscsr
tue present cbarter. saa 10 make SONS
changes. to bs more fully dsel1s6 upon ss
iatUrs nesting. A construction crew
will shortly eOmDsnee a gs8ersi OTer-
hsuilng and repairing Of the linss-