Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-11-16

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Sheriff Charles F. Tarbox, OF Washing
ton county, was In the city last week
looking over Hancock county's handsome
county buildings.
The ladies' sux:liary will meet with
Mrs. Carrie II. Hodgman, 16 Pine street,
next Tuesday afternoon at 2.30. A full
attendance is desired.
B. B. Walker and bride returned from
their wedding trip Monday, and are at
home to their friends at the Walker
homestead on Bridge hill. &
james Smith and wife are in Newbury-
port, Mass, visiting Mr.. Smiths brother,
Samuel Smith. Before returning they will
visit friends in Georgetown.
This ell of the Thomas house at the
corner of Court and Pleasant streets on
Bridge hill has been reshingled. A new
plank walk has been laid from the street
to the house.
Rev. Thos. Mcdonald, pastor OF the
Baptist church in Lubec, preached last
Sunday morning at Lamoine, and in the
afternoon and evening at the Baptist
church in Trenton.
DR.. George A. Phillips and wife, of Bar
west Harbor, are in the city called here by
the illness and death of DR.. Phillips
brother, Francis F. Phillips.
At the Bowdoin junior election held
nc Wadn fmn IIut4y
elected officers-Frank d. Rowe, secretary
and treasurer, and George Parcher mem
her of the assembly committee.
The Thanksgiving service will be held
this year in the Unitarian church on
Thanksgiving Day at 4 p. M. The pastor
of the Baptist church, Rev. p. A. A
Killam, will preach the sermon.
County-Attorney- elect Charles II.
Wood, of Bar Harbor, was in the city last
week. He was accompanied by his
brother, Fletcher T. Wood, manager OF
the Clark Coal Co., of Bar Harbor.
The quarterly session of the Ellsworth
Free Baptist association will open in
Eastbrook Friday afternoon. Several
prominent speakers will be present to
make the meeting helpful and instructive.
A civil service examination for rural
free delivery carriers was held atthe high
school . building Saturday morning.
Eighteen candidates were examined-four
from Ellsworth, the rest from Bucksport
and Penobscot.
Mrs Frank w. Bracket, OF Brookline,
s.se. Harriet 9. Davis, of Boston, Mrs.
Frank e. Smith, of Gardiner, and H.
Il, Cook, of Newton, are in Ellsworth h,
called here by the illness and death OF
their father, Gideon s. Cook.
Fire destroyed the dwelling OF Edmund
Hamilton on the shore road last Wednes-
day night. The department from the
Falls and from the city proper responded,
and succeeded in saving tue stable and
sheds. The loss, about 500, is covered by
insurance.
The November committee of the Con-
gregational society is busily at work in
preparing the programme for the enter
tainment 1t is to give at the vestry on the
evening OF Tuesday, Nov. 49, Another
meeting of the committee is to be held
this evening.
The schooner Henrietta A. Whitney,
Capt. w. p. Woodward, was taken off the
railway last week, and will sail this week
for Machias to load slaves for Rondout for
Whitcomb, Haynes & Co. While on the
railway the Whitney had her bottom
caulked and painted.
A special meeting Of the Nicolin clu b
was held at the clubhouse last evening.
A quorum was present, but the number of
mem bers was not sufficiently large to
justify taking action, and no business was
transacted. A fine supper was served, and
the evening was spent in social way.
At recent meeting of the stock holders
of the Elsw orth Shoe Co.. the following
officers were elected: John o. Whitney,
president; Lynwood F, Giles, clerk Frank
s. Lord, treasurer; B. Frank Thomas,
manager; John o. Whitney, B. Frank
Thomas, Hosea B. Phillips, Jere T. Giles,
Frank S. Lord, directors.
Mrs. e. j. Barbour was given surprise
party Friday afternoon at the nome oi
her dsught Mrs. W. A. Alexander, the
occasion being her seventy eight birth
day anniversary. Many friends called to
offer congratulations, and several con-
gratulatory letters we're received and read
Mrs. Barbour was also kindly remem bered
by many gifts.
T. F. Nutter, of Bangor, has been ap-
pointed assistant superintendent OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., with an
office In Ellsworth. F. FL. Mace, who hai
been the company's representative here
for several years, is In New York on 6
vacation. On his return he will move tt
Bangor where he will be stationed in the
service OF the company.
Charles III. Curtis & Co. have recently
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