Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-06

70 ouftouhueu Win htroug supporting
| company and the play abounds in numer-
| ous stirring incidents, and many specisi-
ties OF the highest order will be intro
duced.
The missionary meeting of the Congre-
gational church was held yesterday after
noon with Mrs. II. J. Joy. Mrs. L. A..
Emery end Mrs. G. H. Hodgman read
Tea was served at O'Clock.
Miss Anna Crippen, who has been In
New York and Boston for several weeks,
Is home. Mrs. J. T. Crippen, who has
been visiting her daughter Mrs. Harman
In Southwest Haebor, has also returned to
her home here.
Whist continues to be the order OF en-
tertainmeut among the ladies. Last
Thursday evening Mrs. J. F. Knowiton
entertained twenty-foD of her lady
friends. On Monday evening Mrs. o. w.
Tapley entertained large party.
Mr.. Justice Emery left yesterday to
hold the April term OF court in Rockland.
From Rockland he is to go to Wiscasset,
and from there to Alfred on the same
duty. He will probably not return to
Ellsworth un til the last of May.
It is pr obable that Payne whitney and
family, OF New York, will occupy L. A.
Emery's Ellsworth h house. "Firlands," this
| summer. Mrs. Whitney Is daughter of
Secretary OF State Hay. The Whitneys
are friends OF Senator and Mrs. Hale.
Senator Hale Is just recovering from
| severe attrack OF the grip and fever. On
this account and by the advice of his
physician he was unable to make trip to
Maine to attend the funeral OF Judge
Peters W hicb % "A held in Ranp0r veater
day.
A. W. King went to Hancock last We'd
nesday evening and gave an address on
"Our Laws, and our Relation to Them".
This was one of series of addresses that
prominent speakers have been giving in
Hancock this winter under the auspices
OF the grange.
The weekly rehearsal OF the Ellsworth
festival chorus will be held at Manning
hall this evening, instead OF Thursday as
usual. The change is made In order not
to interfere with the juvenile operetta
which is to be given at Hancock hall to-
morrow evening.
false alarm called out the fremen yes
terday. The companies rushed down
Main street and turned round and rushed
back and into School street. Then they
Ing to locate the blaze, but not finding 1t
retired to the house.
The funeral services of Mrs. Aphia Joy
were held at her home Oh the Surry road
Friday morning at 10 o'clock. The pail
bearers were Henry s. Adams, Capt. Sam
uel l. Lord, Robert B. Holmes and l.. 8.
Webber Rev. J. p. Simonton officiated.
Interment was at Woodbine cemetery.
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was that of a schooner, the Henrietta A.
| Whitney, Capt. W. p. Woodward, sailing
| up win the tug Little Round Top in tow.
| Thstug, minus her machinery, has been
I hsuleG up down the river, aud this oppor-
| tunity to get her up to receive her ma
| chinery was gladly taken advantage of by
| her owners.
| The sociable of Esoteric lodge last
Wednesday evening was the most success
ful OF any of the masonic sociables held
this winter. The halls we're crowded to
over1owing and everyone thoroughly
| enj ,yed himself. After supper 1t was
turned into a leap year party. and it was
| then that the popularity of some of the
gentlemen was shown. A turkey supper
was served at IL O'Clock.
Next Wednesday evening Donaqua
| lodge, K. OF p. will give an old-fashioned
| dance at Odd Fellows ball. A unique
| feature of the evening will be reward
| offered to the one making the most noise.
| At Intern ission ba quet will be served
| in the lower hail. After supper series OF
| eig ht- hand reels. fore and after fall back,
| dodge and sit and DEVILS dream will be
| given by party from Reeds Brook. In
vitstioDs must be presented at the door.
Word was received here Sunday
announcing the death OF James Larkin,
| In Minneapolis, MINI. Mr.. Larkin wss
| born and bred In Ellsworth where he
| made his home till he moved West twelve
years ago. Besides a widow and one
| dang hter, he leaves an aged father, Patrick
| Lar. in, and sister, Fran ces, OF Elswori b,
| aud four rothers-Thomas, OF Bangor,
| Pe'er, OF Winslow, Andrew, OF Portland,
| snd John, who resides in the West. MIR.
| Larkin was fifty-seven years of age.
| What promises to be three fast steppers
have been seen In front OF Morrison q
joys lately getting weighed. The colts
are by the Wilkes Morgan stallion Game
| BIRD owned by Roscoe Holmes. The colts
are Il bay fly, eight and one half months
old Weighing $40 pounds and owned by
/ Gideon ). Cook. This colt ia from mare
| by Hynonemous by Lexington. half
| brot her OF MIR. Cooks colt is owned by
John B. Redman and WEIGHS $50. The
| third Is ray filly, eight months old, snd
| weig hing 4S0 pounds. The dam is mare
| by Sultan and is owned by G. W. Smith.
| The many friends of Harry E. Condor,
who has been the manager OF the Reliable
| Clothing Co., for the past year or two,
will regret to learn that he is to leave
| Ellsworth at the end OF this week. He
| goes to Pittsfield, his former home, where
| he has accepted clerkship in the post
| office OF that busy town. Mr.. Condon's
/ successor here ia to he George p. Smith {,