Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-10-26

the past seven years engaged In mission
sry work. DR.. Burnhan Is home on q
years leave OF absence.
A. W King gave dinner party to Pre-
siding Justice +. A. Powers and several
members of the Hancock county bar on
Tuesday evening of last week.
Mrs. Trueworthy, of Lee, who has been
the guest OF her sisters, the Misses
| Alexsnier, and her brother, Robert Alex.
ander, returned to her home yesterday.
| Chester A. Maddocks, son OF Il. Fee-
mont Maddocks, of North Ellsworth, has
left for Porto Rico where he will enter
the public schools as Instructor.
Miss Annie c. Emery, dean OF the
Woman's college of Brown university,
spent last Saturday aud Sunday with her
| parents, Judge aud Mrs. Emery.
| Herbert w. Carr. and wife, forme Iy OF
| Ellsworth, now OF Skowhegsn, are in the
| city for short visit. Mr.. Carr is slowly
recovering from serious Illness.
Mrs. Orlando Brooks, OF Hsrtland, was
In the city few days last week. On her
return she was accompanied by her sister,
| Mrs. A. Fl. Carlisle, who will visit her for
few weeks.
Lejok lodge of Odd Fellows Will give an
| old fashioned sociable at Odd Fellows hall
to morrow evening, Oct. 81. The affair is
only for Odd Fellows and their families
and the Rebekshs.
Henry Sberwin Crosby, son OF former
pastor OF the Methodist church here, and
Miss Maud Evelyn Marshall, of Auburn,
| were married Tuesday, Oct. IS, by the
father OF the groom, Rev. j. T. Crosby.
/ Street Commissioner Newman has
finished building the road round Bull hill.
The road is about forty rods long and was
built on account of the bad ledge en-
| countered in going over the bill.
! William A. Walker, proprietor Of the
| Acadian hotel at Castine, and Mrs.
Walker were In the city for few days
last week. They we're making weeks
tour about the county with horse and
carriage.
| There was no football game at Wyman
park last Saturday, as announced. A
game had been arranged between Els
| worth aud Bar Harbor, but 1t was called
| off owing to Disagreement between the
| managers.
| Blanquefort commsndery, K. T., con-
| ierred the orders OF the Temple and
Malta on four candidates Monday even
| ing. Supper was served at 6 80 by Caterer
| j. Il. Leland, and was one Of the best ever
| served to the commandery.
1 The board OF registration will be in
session Tor the Eve secular days proceeding
Nov. s, the date OF the national election,
from la. m. to p. M; from to p M,
and from to 8 p. m. The last session
Will close at p, IN. on Now.
c. X. Foster has rented his house Cd
| Bridge hill to w. Scott Lane, of Portland,
travelling man, rho will. move his fam
lily here. Mr.. Foster is moving into the
Hall house, so-caIled, on Main street,
which he recently purchased and has mad
thoroughly repsired.
DR.. and Mrs. II. l.. Shepard, OF Win
chester, Mass, were the guests over Sun
day of George e. Greeley and wife. Dr..
Shepard is professor of materia medica
in Boston university. Mrs. Shepard
was NJ ISIS Ethel Weeks, whom many Els
worth people met last year when she was
the guest of Mrs. Greeley.
The American house had a narrow es-
cape from a blaze last Friday afternoon
during the heavy storm. The wind
brought some electric light wires to-
gether, and these were in q fair way OF
starting blaze when discovered by one
OF the servants, The current was shut
off and the wires Strengthened out.
| A record breaker for the Ellsworth
coastiBg vessels was made this month by
Capt. NJ. M. Whitaker in the SC ooner
Lavolta. The Lavots sailed from Ell
wort h at 9 O'Clock Oct. IA with slaves for
Newark, N. j., discharged and went to
Port Reading to load coal for Frank S
Lord. She arrived in Ellsworth at 8
o'clock Tuesday evening, making the trip
| in eleven and one. half days.
Next Wednesday evening, Nov. 2, Rev.
S. W. Sutton will deliver lecture at the
Unitarian cnurcu OI Julius NdNdi Nv
lecture will be preceded by an organ con-
cert, Mrs. A. P. Mcfarland organist.
Mr.. Sutton has made special study
of this famous historical character, and
hat he has to say is sure to be OF great
interest. The proceeds of the affair are
| for the benefit OF the society.
The regular rehearsal of the Ellsworth b
festival chorus will be held in Manning
hail tomorrow evening. The music has
arrived, and the work of winter will be-
| gin In earnest at this rehearsal. The out
look is for much larger chorus than that
OF last year. Plans are already being
made to give concert In the spring for