Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-06-03
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or Catch - Recent Deaf s.
Inc uncks,ort Girl Honored.
s.,on Parker, Of Boston, Is visit
M friends 10 town for a lew days
a.. J. F. Haley, of Portland, was in
airing commencement.
w va. Gertrude Conaut is home from
ton 90 brief visit.
D '.. asrtrude Perkins has gone to Wal
dobOro to teach
-. Margaret Warren is home alter
ending the winter in the South. =
,,.s Mary Mckay, a former preceptress
,ho e. NJ. Q. s., was In town during
commencement week.
p,ed II. Gem has shipped as steward on
-. new barge "shenange" commanded
~ Capt. Cyrus Croker
Harry Morton and wife, OF Peabody,
-. ara the guests of Mrs. Morton's sis
a. Miss Nellie Keene.
Miss Evelyn Buck entertained the stu
,.r,s and faculty OF the seminary at her
some last Friday evening.
,,s Neycomb. the Misses Newcomb
"a Ralph Newcomb are home from the
m,nter in West Upton, Mass.
Memorial Day was observed with tie
-, exercises. The address ives deiiv-
.,sa by George e. Googins, OF Bar Harbor.
Rev. Fl. F. French. OF orland, ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. William For
9th Of the Elm street Congregational
church, Sunday.
The stock OF liquors which was on hand
uben the liquor agency was abolished has
hesn Turned over to Albert r. Page to be
sold under the usual restrictions.
The graduating class OF the grammar
school will number fourteen. The class
will give reception in Emery halt on
Friday evening, June 10.
There was an alarm of fire on Saturday
,orss ANAL blazs on the roof of the house
AZ Mrs. Lena Buck, on Elm street. 1t WAS
extinguished without damage.
Word has been received here OF the
death IN Westerly. r. / of David r Suth-
srlsnd, a former resident, connected for
some time with the Moses Conservatives
The frosts have done considerable dam
sge, especially to the straw berry growers,
and 1t Is feared that the crop will be con.
sidersbIy lessened.
Rev. Henry Blodgett. former resident
and brother OF Capt. George Biodgett,
died at his home In Bridgeport, Conn, on
Sunday last, aged seventy eight years.
The members OF Fort Knox and River
view Rsbekah lodges, L. o. o F., attended
special memorial service to departed
members, held In the franklin street
church Sunday morning.
Both the steamers "Golden Rod" and
"Merryeoneag" have been OF the Bucks
port Camden route this week for repairs
at Brewer. Tue steamers IN and NJ" and
4'Verona" have been on the route.
Daniel r. Courcey has been notified
that his was the highest rank in the ex-
animation for rural free delivery carrier
on the new route which will be estab-
lished this fail. u
Inc champion hedgehog killer OF Bucks
port, so far as heard from, Is John Hub
bard, OF Long Pond district, who has
slaughtered eighy-one OF the animals,
and presented the required credentials, to
the town treasurer.
Miss Alice Forsyth, younger daugh-
ter OF Rev. William Forsyth, has been
honored by being ected president OF the
college league OF Mt. Holyoke seminary.
This Is considered the highest honor In
the school, which has $50 students.
The summer cottagers at North Bucks
port are arriving early. Miss Margaret
Mckeon, of New York, has opened her
summer home, and tue Snow cottage Is
occupied by Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles c.
snow, Madame Snow and Mrs. Letitia
Lewis, OF Washington, ID c.
BENZ. H. Pease, veteran OF the Civil
war, aud weii-known and highly-es-
teemed resident, died at his home on
friday evening of paralysis, the result OF
ashock lev days before. He was sew
ehty-eight years old. Besides wife be is
survived by one son, Charles II of North