Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-07-20

MISS Maude Rose, OF North Dtghton
Mass, who has been spending severa
weeks With her brother at Schoodic, is ex-
pected in Ellsworth this evening She
will be the guest OF $. X Whiting and
wife.
+. Il. Cooke left Saturday for New York
to begin rehearsals at the Broadway
theatre for "Wedded but No Wife,. The
company opens its tour at the Euclid
Avenue theatre, Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 20
This is Mr.. Cooks second season with
the Fielding Amusement Co.
Mrs. G. P. Dutton entertained last Fri.
day evening party OF friends In honor
OF her guests, Mrs stearns and her
daughter, "a tss Anne Stearns, OF Bangor.
The Stesrus 90 to Hancock Point to-day
The Dirigo club has purchased new
billiard table, aud will as soon as possible
have it installed in its rooms. IL is the
intention OF toe club to remove the parti-
tions on the second floor, aud make Que
large room.
The schooner Wesley Abbott sailed
from Jonesboro Sunday for Jersey City
With staVes. The schooner Hattie Loring
loaded slaves last week from Steuben for
Portland. Both were for c. j. Treworgyy,
OF Ellsworth Falls.
Oa Sunday Paymaster T. w. Leutze, OF
The minneapolis, gave a dinner to the
officers OF his ship at the American house.
Included In the party were: f. r. Bitter,
u. L. Bennett and wife, E. II. Dunn aud
wife, Miss A. Bartlett, o. $. Kruppsr and
e. II. Watson.
The annual excursion of the Daughters
OF Liberty will be held at Northe Hsr-
Dor Monday, Aug. s. the steamer Cath
crime, Capt. o. A. Crockett, will leave
Lords coal wharf at O'Clock. Lyueh's
band Of Ellsworth Falls, will accompany
the excursionists. A dance will be held
at Northeast Harbor with music by Hig-
gins orchestra.
Miss Ethel Peterson and Miss Emma A.
r. Alien, aud Everett Hatch and wife, of
Portland, Harry e. Rowe and Embert c.
osgood and wife, OF Ellsworth, returned
Sunday from two weeks at Contention
Cove. Mr.. and Mrs. Hatch returned to
Portland Monday noon. Miss Allen left
this noon for Lewiston, where she will
visit few days.
Patrons OF the two rural free delivery
routes out OF Ellsworth will congratulate
the carriers ou the increase in their paw
which takes effect from July l. Up to
that date he pay has been 5000 year; the
last Congress raised the maximum to
$40, ard the carriers OF both tine routes
out OF Ellsworth have been allowed the
maximum, and they we'll deserve it, for
both routes are among the best paying
ones In the State.
The ever popular Jere McAuliffe stock
company will hold the boards at Hancock
hall, the first three evenings of next week,
July q, &c and 27. Comedy, drama and
vaudeville OF high order wilt rule. The
production on Monday evening will be
Between Love and Duty, to be followed
by "Shamus O'Brien" and The Belle OF
Richmond. Mr.. McAulffe is no stranger
to an Ellsworth audience, and he, wit h
his excellent company, is sure OF hearty
reception.
Repairs on the American house, which
vas damaged by fire In The early spring.
have been completed and Landlord Grows
now has one OF the best houses in eastern
Maine. A third story has been added to
What is commonly known ss the old
house, containing ten of the best rooms.
The office has been remodeIed, and now
has steel ceiling and walls beautifully
painted and decorated. Other rooms
damaged by the Ire have been remodeled
and refiitted.
The naphtha launch Narcissus, OF Bos-
ton, arrived in the river last Saturday,
having on board her owner and captain,
DR.. Charles A. French, Mrs. William
Hatch, Miss Eugenie Clark and Miss
Louise Harris. On Sunday afternoon the
launch took party of>twenty-tive for a
sail down the bay She left for Rockland
on her way back to Boston early Monday
morning. While here Capt. French and
his party were guests OF their cousin,
Mrs. +. w. Rollins.
The next tour OF the State board of
assessors for the purpose OF fixing
valuations OF wild lands will be made
n August and will be to Hancock and
Washington counties. On Tuesday,
August 8, the board will have a hearing
at Calais, and on Thursday, Aug. IL, they
will be at Machias, concluding the trip
at Ellsworth on Friday, August II.
Owners Of wild land as we'll as county
commissioners are expected to be in at
tendance at these meetings to give evil
denee as to value OF lands.
Hon. W. s. Shal!enberger, second assis-
tant postmaster general, was in the city
last Saturday making a personal investi-
cation into the feasibility Of establishing
a tw,ce-a- oar mail service between Ellis
worth and BluehilI. II tabiished, mail
will leave Ellsworth Immediately after the
distribution OF the mail arriving on the
afternoon train, returning the following
morning In season to connect with the
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