Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-28

Calais, Bar Barhor and Bucksport, thoug h
NJ dates nave been fixed. The boys are
already practicing.
Tue county com missioners, j. r. Ell
dridge, Perry w. Richardson and Nahum
Hinekley, ieit yesterday morning on their
annual Inspection OF plantation roads.
On MONDAY they held session at the
State roads ot the county.
Mrs. B. f. Thomas, who went to Bos-
ton last week, underwent a surgical
operation last Monday at DIR. Emerson's
private hospital. Her many friends will
be pleased to learn that the operation was
highl successful. Mr.. Thomas accom-
panied his wife to Boston.
Payne Whitney and family, who have
been occupying Judge Emery's house
"Firlands," this summer left last Thurs
day for their home IN New York. Their
horses and carriages were sent to Bar
Harbor, thence hy boat to New York.
the remaining servants left last Monday.
Capt. Horace F. Lord, son OF Capt. John
A. Lord, OF this city, has retired from the
sea, and has purchased a farm in Holden.
Capt. Lord has followed the sea since boy
hood, havi0g been commander for the
past twenty years. His last vessel was
the schooner scotia. He has been en-.
gagged mostly in sailing foreiga voyages.
Ellen, widow OF Benjamin Wood,
who was reported last week seriously
I'll, died st her home on Pine street last
Thursday. She was seventy-four years OF
age. She leaves one dsughter-Mrs. Annie
r. Phillips, and two grandchildren-Mi Miss
Rubie and Charles A. Phiiips. The
funeral was on Saturday, Rev. p. A A.
Killam officiating.
Johu D. Duffy, who for the past eeven
years has been In the employ OF w. r.
Parker has rented the Bresnshan build
Ing on Franklin street, and has opened
custom tailoring establishment. Fer sew
ersi months past Mr.. Duffy has been in
Boston perfecting himself in the art of
cutting, and enters business on his own
seee0ns we'll equipped.
Gay Raymond received an itiury at the
Uniou shoe factory last WeGn ~ that
came very near resulting fatally. A
wrench which he was using to remove
rut on rspidly-revolving sasft Aew off
| ana struck him terrific blow Just below
| the heart He was rendered unconscious
and remained SO tor some time. but finally
| FeeovereE and was removed to his home.
| The prospects 0s the high school having
a football team this season are slight as
there is not material enough H. is prob
able, however, that the girls will organize
a basket ball team for series OF gameA
| smong themselves Last year two
snsppyteams were made up In the school,
l The tesM this yeSr wjii be managed by
| MisaJulis Cushman.
| Tie departure of the Payne Whitneys
who have been occupying Judge Emery IS
l beavtifu III ONE, "Firlands, ,"t tkls summer
reees:s the fact hat two children of dis
tingsisbed parentage have been born
| here. Asew yesrs ago a 500 was born TO
Chandler Esie, soR OF Senator Eageue
| Hale, ,whSse wife ~ he daughter of Ex-
Senator Cameron, OF PehRsylVaais. This
aEmmer a,son WAS born to the Whitneys; !;
| the father being the son Of the Sate w. c..
w hitBey, sx secretary OF the navy; the
| unatho- a daashtsr of John Hay, The pres
| ent secretary of state
Commanding MondsR. Oet. 5, the pop
uisr Klark-Urba cospany VIII present
for the entire week a change OF plays that
are all new and OF high reputation Spec
islties are introduced bet weeR the acts as
usual The class of plays that Mr.. Klark
and his company will present are those
that are sure TO meet the wants o. all
lovers of good amusement. ca Monday
evening the Flay will be the beaatiful So
ciety drama, A'how Women Love" Mr.
Klark has spared no pains or money to
make the Klsrk- Urban company one OF
the best. and ss 1t is so we'll known here,
there Is little need of making long story.
The following from recent issue OF
the Bangor CofnszerciGf will be of inter
est to many readers In this city: abr.
William C.. Peters, who last March pur-
chased the outfit OF the late DR.. Gibson,
has moved into the Offices at Ill State
street. DR.. Petsrs served az externe phys
can ~ %hS ihiuS-iu ACoP'b9+s boSOohI anu
as house physician at the Good Samaritan
hospital for chronic eases. He Is a grad
uate OF the Boston city hospital, where he
was for three years on the medical and
surgical house staff; also graduate of the
Children's hospital, Boston, having for
six months been assistant TO DR.. Brad
ford, tue eminent orthopedic surgeon.
For the past year he has been instructor
in surgery at Tufts college med ical school,
and Is president of the alumni association
of that institution. DR., Peters was born
in Ellsworth; he is nephew OF the late
Chief-JGstice John A. Peters, a cousin OF
Chief-J ustice WiswelI, and brother of