Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-08-31

| a year In Wilton academy, was super n
| tendent OF Eilsworth's schools ia 1896
taught the high school here three years,
and the high school in Putnsm, Conn,
two years. He entered the Harvard Law
school in 1901, and was graduated last
June. His many friends wish him all
possible success.
Services at the Unitarian church will bf
resumed next Sunday afternoon with
dedication exercises. Addresses will bt
| made ty Rev. Henry II. Saunderson, of
| Cambridge, Rev. A. l.. Hudson and Rev
s. w. Sutton, the pastor, aud others.
special musical programme will also bt
rendered. The hour is 8 o'clock.
Mrs. J. T. 'Crppen Is spending few
days with her daughter, Mrs. George
Harmsn, at Southwest Harbor. Mex
week Mrs. CrippeH and her two daugh-
| g'rs, Miss Elizabeth and Miss Anna, will
60 to Boston for the winter. Their mouse
has been leased to Mr.. Lysetb, foreman
OF the finishing room OF the Union shcv
company, who has moved in.
Miss Amy r. FeImly, OF Newark, N. j.,
anu (Stti ID. Slts NJ Vi ItuuttDDTD, hAse,s
sbo nave been the guests of the Missts
| Rollins, left last Saturday. They were
accompanied by Miss Helen Rollins, who
will vIsit friends In New York and Phila-
dephia before entering upon her work ~
Instructor III German and Euglish in the
Maryland college for women at Luther
vile.
1t will be OF interest to many OF the
city's old engine players to hear from a
| hand tub that at one time held warm
plsca in the hearts of the Ellsworth citI-
zens. The tub Is now called the Watch
City, and halls from Waitham, Mass Sae
was formerly No. 2 of Ellsworth. When
in Ellsworth this tub had q record of 227
feet, but since leaving the city she cannot
throw stream VI over 200 feet. In a
muster held at Taunton, Mass last week
thirty five tubs were present and the
Watch City landed in fourteenth place
She played 1859 feet 3la inches.
b. Silsby Osgood, aged seventy mine
years, his wife, and his brother, Stephen
B Osgood, aged eighty three years, of st.
Paul, Mimi, were guests one day last
week of A. NJ. Hopkins The Osgoods
we're former residents here, Silsby going
West in 1856. de has been back but twice
since, once in 1889, and again in 1895 He
Is president OF the Osgood & Blodgett
Mig Co., OF ST. Paul, concern that en-
ploys nearly 800 hands. A son, ii. e. Os-
good, is secretary OF the corporation. IL
spite of their advanced ages, both men al e
vigorous. Stephen has retired, but Silshy
goes TO the mill regularly every day.
Next Monday is Labor Day, and Els
worth will probably be deserted A cele-
bration Is to be held at Bangor with the
usual attractions, and at Calais. Tue
Calais celebration will last two days and
will be the / ,gest thing ever attempted
In that city. II is an old Home week cele
bratIon and firemen's muster combined,
and Of course Ellsworth will have to send
her companies as usual. At Bangor a
hose race is also promised. G. d. Wig
gin, station agent at Ellsworth, has an
| nounced that a rate OF 80 cents will be
offered from Ellsworth to Bangor and re-
turn. Tickets will be good to go the 4th
or 5th and return the 9th. Exceptionally
low rates will also be offered for the Calais
affair.