Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-11-18

| great Improvement TO that part Oh Watet
| st rect.
Mrs. Henry Whiting will leave to-mor-
| row for Boston for the winter. She will
| be accompanied by her son Henry and
Miss Ray N. Whiting.
The "Melissa Trask", Capt. A. w.
| Hutchings, has loaded 100000 slaves at
Jonesboro for c. j. Treworgy, and sailed
Monday for New York.
George P. Woodward was in town for
a day or two last week. His mother, Mrs.
S. B. Woodward, is spending the winter
in Brooklyn, N. Y, at 1s9 Sterling place.
Mrs. Newell Hardison, of West Frank
| lin, died at her home after an illness of
| only few days. She leaves beside hus-
band, son living in ward
| Fl. Jordan.
Rev. George F. Sibiey, of franklin, will
preach at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon and evening. The pastor, Rev.
David Kerr, is conducting evangelistic
services at Manset this week.
One of Ellsworth's numerous picnic
supper clubs had turkey supper at the
| home OF Fred l.. Mason last Saturday
| evening. The occasion was the birthday
of Mr.. Mason and one of his sons.
| Last Thursday q committee appointed
by the State was at the court house, look
ing after the salaries and fees OF the
county officers. They will report at the
next regular session of the legislature.
The next regular session of the Unity
club alliance will be held at the Unitarian
parsonage this afternoon: The subject for
| discussion will be: s"What relation does
| the church in our thoughts bear to saliva
| tion?"
There will be union Thanksgiving
| service at the Congregational church
Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. 26, at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. s. W. Sut-
ton will deliver the sermon. All are
cordially invited.
The literature club met with Miss M. A.
Clark on Park street Monday evening.
There WAS good attendance, and an in
terestiug meeting in spite OF the bad
weather. The next meeting will be with
| Miss M. H. Black on State street.
Mrs. George E. Greeley, who has been
J on two-weeks' hunting trip near Patten
with party of Boston friends, is home.
Mrs. Greeley's prowess with the rifle is
demonstrated by a handsome deer she
| shot ana brought to Ellsworth.
Miss Anna Beal, deaconess of Boston,
and who was recently called to Bangor
| Will lecture in the Methodist church Sun
| day evening at Z o'clock. Miss Beal has
been connected with the good work in
| and about Boston for several years, and
| she tells many thrilling incidents. T.
The 700 pound moose at Floyd & Haynes
| market last week drew as large crowd
| as would fire. The animal was shot by
| Mr.. Crabtree between here and Frank
| lin. MIR. Crabtree also got another moose
| weig hing about 500 pounds. This was
the first moose to be seen in an Ellsworth
market this season.
At recent meeting of the stockholders
| of the Ellsworth Shoe Co., it was voted to
| raise the sum of Sc, 900 to carry on the bus
| mess. The stockholders also elected off,
| GERS as follows: John o. Whitney, presi-
1 ucubJ Ehuh .. LOEoJ tEChsuEcTs 0lTcCtOFsy
Frank S. Lord, John o. Whitney, Jere T.
| Giles, Hosea B. Phillips, B. Frank
| Thomas.
Last Friday afternoon Judge j. B. Red
man presented to the Ellsworth high
| school frame containing several views
of the buildings at Bowdoin college.
Judge Redman is Bowdoin man, and an
enthusiastic and loyal alumnus. The
| Judge stated that Bowdoin would here
| after admit graduates of high schools of
| approved standard on certificate.
John Maloney's barn on the Stabawl
| road was burned to the ground last Friday
| night, together with a large amount OF
pressed hay, farming machinery and tools.
The cause of the fire Is not known, but is
| supposed to have been due to the careless
ness Of gunners who frequent this section.
This is the second fire in this vicinity
| cause.
| Arthur H. Pray, an electrician, Of Bar
Harbor, is In the city wiring private
houses. Mr.. Pray has just received from
/
at the battle of Santiago, in our recent
war with Spain. Mr.. Pray was on the
cruiser Brooklyn" during the engage
ment off the Cuban coast. He has also
in his possession piece of the flag the
Brooklyn" flew during that battle.
| The November committee of the Con
gregational society will give party to-
morrow evening, Nov. 10, at the residence
| of Mrs. j. M. Hale, Main street. There
will be an exhibition and sale of portraits
| of come we'll. known Ellsworth citizens,
| drawn by fiattering artist who made it
her care "to draw men as they ought to
be, not as they are". A prize will be given
to the one most fortunate in recognizing
his friends.
During the course OF construction of
the postoffice extension it was found that
the building owned by G. G. Burrill, and