Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-10-12

| The Call house on Franklin street has
been leased to Mrs. Il. NJ. Dodge. Mrs.
Dodge viii close her house on the Surry
road.
| Mrs. Owen Byrne left Ellsworth Friday
| for Massachusetts, for the winter. Her
home has been rented to James F. Har-
| riman.
F.M, Gaynor has closed his hotel, the
| Gaynor, at Northeast Harbor, and the
family has returned to Ellsworth for the
| winter.
| The store on Main street formerly cccu
| pied by 0rrin K. Burnham as a shoe store
is being repaired. A. M. Foster is con-
tractor.
A new furnace has been Installed at the
east side grammar school. School was
not In session three days of last week on
this account.
The national flag was displayed over
the postoffice building until after the
funeral OF the late Postmaster General
| Henry c. Payne.
II. A. M. Joy has donated to the
| public library palm of great sz an
beauty. It was raised from the seed by
the late Mrs. Joy.
Mrs. Henry Whiting, of Boston, has
arrived in the city, and will spend he
winter here, making her home with her
son, s. X. Whiting.
| The public schools, the Union shoe fac
tory and the hardwood factory were
closed last Thursday son account of the
North Ells lsworth fair
| o. P. Terrence and Charles w Cottle,
have opened their market In the masonic
building on State street.
4 Miss Elizabeth T. Cushman, steuog-
| rapher In the office OF j. A. Peters, is away
on her vacation. Her place is being flied
by Morris w. Knowlton.
Mrs. D. c. Hale will close her cottage at
South Surry about the Goth, and go TO
Boston, where her children, SURREY and
David, will enter the public schools.
Miss J. A. Thompson returned Saturday
from hye-weeks trip to California.
During her absence she visited several
points of interest in the western states.
Mrs. Harry E. Walker returned to Fort
Fairfield Saturday. She, with her hus-
band, has been spending the summer
with her mother, Mrs. Emma Mcfarland
The many friends OF Harry s. Jones will
regret to learn that he is seriously Ill. He
passed comfortable night last night,
however, and his condition remains about
the same.
Roy c. Haines was in Calais Saturday on
business connected with the Calais Times,
in which publication he held interest. A.
f. Eaton, of Calais, purchased the paper
and plant.
A. r. Devereux, custodian OF the La
moine cosling station, states that the
work OF rebuilding the tower that was
recently blown over in gale, will begin
next week.
F. s. Nye, station agent al Green Lake,
has been succeeded by Ney Killman,
formerly station agent at Franklin Road
MIR. Killman has purchased Mr.. Nye's
store, and will continue the business.
Hiram c. Lord, who has been seriously
III for the past four weeks, was taken to
the Bangor hospital this noon. He was
accompanied by his brother, Frank 5.
Lord, aud Leslie w. Jordan.
l.. L. Halman, OF Boston, was in town for
a few days last week. On his return Sun
day he was accompanied by Mrs. Hslman
and Miss Doris and Mrs. Lewis Friend,
who have been spending the summer here.
Mrs. Charles H. Closson was visitor in
Ellsworth last Friday. Mr.. Closson, who
hss been i'll during he summer, is much
improved. They will leave for Hastings,
Bar bados, B. W. l., about the middle OF
October.
Miss Helen c. Davis, who recently went
to Porto Rico to teach, is stationed at
Carolina, about fifteen miles from San
Juan, and has begun her WORK. Besides
her regular school work, she is instruct
ing class OF teachers in the English lam
guage.
The Royal Arch degree was worked on
four candidates by Blanquefort com
mandery last Monday evening, The
Order of the Temple and Malta will be
worked on Monday evening, Oct. "a. A
banquet will be served at $50 p. m. instead
OF after the work.
Beginning about the first Of next week
the ringing of the curiew bell will be dis
continued, and In its place the shoe fac.
tory whistle will blow. The ringing pi
the bell comes 60 near the striking OF the
CLOCK that at times 1t is haro to distinguish
the difference. The children on the street
after o'clock will hereafter have no ex'
cuse. The whistle will blow one long and
two short blasts.
Roy c. Haines left town Tuesday fol
Porto Rico, where he will engage in teach
ing English to native teachers. Young
Haines spent three years In the Ellsworth
high school, and was graduated froE
Hebron academy last June. He intended