Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-21

| uNs resigned MS position IN Boston to
accept one with Montreal concern.
The inhabitsnts OF the city proper were
startled last Wednesday evening by what
they thought was fire alarm. 1t was the
curiew which was rung at 9 O'Clock for
the first time In many years.
| The funeral OF Charles w. Jellson, who
| died last Wednesday morning, was held at
his late home on Water street Friday,
Rev. j. p. simonton officiating, Inter-
| inent at Woodtine cemetery.
Rev. F. L.. Hayward, OF orono, presid-
Ing elder OF the Bucksport district, held a
preaching service In the Methodist chapel
here last Monday evening instead oi
quarterly conference at the parsonage, as
was intended.
| Anxiety ia felt over former Ellsworth
vessel, the VIM. II. Archer, Capt. Howard
Bennett, OF Brewer. She vas bound from
Bangor to Boston with lumber, and is be-
iIeved to have been out in the big blow OF
last week.
Charles /. Welch has secured position
| In the Chaflestown navy yard, and has
| resigned his positions as jsnitor of the
First national bank block and the high
| school building. l.. O. Denuett succeeds
Mr.. WEIGH in both places.
| The harvest supper that was to be given
by Nokomis Reoekah lodge Sept. % in
Odd Fellows hall, is postponed one week,
and will be held Friday, Sept. 30, from 80
to- p. m. In the evening there will be a
| social dance. Every body is invited.
Mrs. G. r. Cunningham leaves to- day
for Portland, where she will spend
week before going to New York to meet
her dangh hter, Miss Carrie, who is return
| ing from summers trip abroad. Mrs.
Cunningham will spend the winter In
New York.
| w. A. Alexander and wife observed the
| tenth anniversary OF their wedding last
Monday evening, Sept 10, at their home
on OAK street by entertaining a group of
| friends. A delightful evening was spent.
| Mr.. Alexander is the popular clerk in the
| store Of the W. K. Parker Clothing Co.
| Col, II. e Hamlin left Monday for st.
Louis to attend the meeting OF the com
| mittees from the various states on uni
formlty of legislation, which meets in
that city on Sept. %. The other Maine
| men bgrs OF this committee are Hon. G.
e. Libby, OF Portland, and Hon. F. M.
| Higgins, Of Limerick.
Extensive alterations are being made IN
the second story OF the Masonic block on
State street. The partitions have been re-
moved, and the entire story is being made
over into banquet hall, with kitchen
and pantry at the western end. The work
is being done by Lygonia looge, and A.
NJ, which now owns the entire building.
| Roy q. Haines, who was unfortunate
enough o meet with a severe loss by fire
| at Hancock Point few weeks ago, has
returned to Ellsworth, the Tarratine,
where be continued business after the fire,
| 0aving crossed for he season. MIR. Haines,
who was graduated from Hebron academy
| last June, will not enter college this year
as he expected to.
An alarm called out the firemen Sstur-
| day noon for a slight blaze at j. A.
| Tsylor's house on State street. Il was
ext'ngufshed before the firemen arrived.
| Ia returning the Senator Hale hose com
psny overturned its cart In coming round
| : nooi street corner, breaking one of the
| WHEELS beyond repair. 1t is now either
lev wheel or new cart. Why not new
c.rt?
| The schooner A. w. Ellis, which went
| ashore at Toot haker's Cove, Swans island,
week before last, has been floated and
| placed on the marine railway at Belfast,
for repairs. The Ellis is named for A. W..
| Ellis, OF Ellsworth Falls. She was built
| In Belfast in 1873, and for many years
| carried slaves from Ellsworth to Roudout,
| trade.
At a special conciave of Blanquefort
| conmandery, X. T., held at the asylum at
| Manning ball last Monday evening, the
| Order Of the Red Cross was conferred upon
| four candidates. Under Eminent Com
msnder j. F. Knowlton BIanquefort has
| been doing great work, and the season
opens most auspieiously. The Order OF
the Temple will be conferred on Monday
evening, Oct. 8. The work will be fol-
lowed by banquet.
Much interest is being manifested in
the educational meeting to be held in
this city on Tuesday evening, Oct. 4,
when DIR. A. L. Winship, OF Boston, and
Or. Henry Houck, of Pennsylvania, will
address mass meeting on educational
| work. Many teachers and superintend-
enls hroug hout the county have already
signifed their Intention of being present.
The Hancock coanty teachers association
will be held in this city on the afternoon
OF the same day.
An associated press dispatch from Bos-
ton says that Capt. Allen Holt, of Ellis
worth, and crew of five men arrived
there Monday from he wrecked schooner
Sad e Corey, OF Bangor. Capt. Holt's ves-
eel was dismasted In the storm of last
Thursday, aud was apparently about to
founder when the crew was taken of by
the schooner Clarence H. Venner, Capt.