Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-07-27

| that he Is much better, and In no danger.
The Congregational church will b.
closed for sunday services till the first
Sunday Ia September. Rev. }. NJ. Adams
preached last Sunday at Hancock Point.
Prayer meeting Friday evening, as usual.
Monday, Aug. S, Sunrise council, D. OF
L., VIII bold Its annual excursion to
Northeast Hsrbor. Lyneh's band has
been engaged for the trip and Higgins
orchestra will play for the dance in the
afternoon.
The venerable Alexander b. Black was
eighty-eight years old yesterday. The
event was observed by a family gat herring
at the Stock kbridge cottage near Conten
tion Cove. His grsndda lighter, Miss
Anna Stockbridge, made the birthday
cake.
Miss Mabel Monaghan arrived home
last night she will remain the rest OF
the summer. she has been engaged at
Northampton, Mass, at the Chautauqua
meeting there, singing the soprano role
In 'rhe FEN Virgins".
Ralph Mayo, OF Waltham, Mass, and
Miss Emma Hinckley, of North BluehilI,
were guests last week OF Mrs. Pearl b.
Day. Friday evening the party enjoyed
buck board ride to East Lamoine and q
visit to the ships.
George p. Brown and his mot her, Mrs.
George ii. Brown, of Sioux Falls, South
DaEots, are here for month visiting
among friends and relatives. AT present,
they are the guests OF Mrs. Browns
brother. Henry l.. Moor. MIR. Brown,
sr., was at one time extensively engaged
In the lumber business in this vicinity.
Mrs. a. L. Beilatty was badly injured
Friday by being kicked in the head by a
horse. Mrs. bellatty in some manner fell
beneath the horses feet, frightening the
animal. lie kicked Mrs. Bellatty behind
the ear, the shoe cutting deep cash. DR..
Hagerthy dressed the wound.
Hoyt A. Moore has made application to
the State bar examiners to take the exam
ination the first OF August. MIR. Moore
is graduate OF the Harvard law school
aud has Deeu superintendent OF the Els
worth public schools and principal OF the
high school. He is the son of A. E.
Moore.5
Miss 1nez Marian Glass aud w. r..
Meserye, Of Gardiner, were married at the
| Congregational parsonage in Gardiner
last Wednesday, morning and left i'm
mediately TOR Ellsworth, where Mr.. Me-
! .e-ve. who is clerk on the Rockland and
Ellsworth r. P. o, will make his head
quarters.
party was given at the home OF Ms.
W. w. Morrison last Monday evening In
honor of Misses Helen aud Mary Camp
bell, of Cherry field, by their cousins, Mrs.
Morrison, Mrs. Il. q. Woodward and
Miss Margaret Dresser. Miss Helen is a
Smith college girl, and Miss Mary q
Colby college girl.
Stephen Decatur Joy, OF Hancock, was
before Recorder Knowlton Saturday
charged with abusive treatment to his
horses. The complaint was made by Miss
Juliette A. Nickerson, OF Bar Harbor.
Mr.. Joy was discharged and the horses
returned to him. William E. Whiting
appeared tor the defense.
Several prominent democrats OF Ham
Saturday for the purpose OF outlining the
coming campaign. Among those present
were Byron Il. Mayo, of Winter Harbor;
Merle f. Tracy, of Southwest Harbor, DR..
Otis Littlofeid, OF BluehilI, Walter J..
Creamer, OF Penobscot, and Edward E
Brady, OF Ellsworth.
Mrs. o. w. Tapley entertained a circle
of lady friends at whist Monday after
noon In honor OF her guest, Mrs. E. d.
Tspley. DR.. and Mrs. Tspley have JUS,
returned from a trip to Europe. DR..
Tapley has been practicing at fremont,
but sold out last fan before going to
Europe, and Will not return there. He
will probably locate in Maine, but has not
yet decided where.
Preparations for the excursion to Rock
land Aug. II by the Senator Hale hose
company are going forward rapidly, and
by the last OF the week paper will be out
| giving all the details. A meeting of the
company was held Monday evening when
several committees were appointed to at
tend to the minor matters. The Cath
crime has been chartered and will leave
Ellsworth about a. m. on the 17th, re-
turning the next morning. A band will
accompany the excursionists.
Cards are issued announcing the mar
risge at Rochester, N. H., on July 26, oi
! Rev. J. NJ. Adams, pastor of the Congre.
| gationsI church, Ellsworth, and Miss
Alice e. Dalrymple, of Rochester. Mr.
and Mrs. Adams will be sat home" at the
parsonage, Ellsworth, after Sept. 7. Mrs
Adams is graduate of Wellesley college
class OF 1903. 1t is safe to predict that
Mr.. Adams and his bride will receive q
most cordial welcome in Ellsworth.
The Jere MeAuIiffe stock company ID
playing a three e-nigbts' engagement at
Hancock hall this week. The company is
an exceptionally strong one, such as Is
seldom heard in Ellsworth, and the two
nlays an far nresanted have nrovan en-