Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-03

window, and attracted no little attention.
The successful fishermen were Henry
Whiting and Henry w. Cushman.
Carlos P. Faunce, representing the Hol-
yoke fire insurance company, of Salem, was
in the city ON business to-day. While here
he made brief cali on his cousin, Mrs r.
w. Rollins.
Friday evening the senior class OF the
high school entertained the Juniors at
Masonic hall on State street. Games,
cards and dancing made up an evening Of
enjoyment.
The Epicurean club was entertained last
evening by Mrs. j. @. Adams and her
daughter, Miss Helen G.. Adams, at their
home on Pleasant street. picnic supper
was served.
Older residents of Ellsworth viii regret
to learn of the death at her home in
Brooklyn, n. Y, OF Mrs. Harriet 2. But
man, daughter of the late Andrew Pc
ters, of this city.
The graduation exercises of the Els
worth high school seniors will be held
Wednesday, June 2t. For the concert and
ball Monaghan's orchestra of ten pieces
has been engaged.
The ladies of the Park street improve
ment society will hold sales of cooked
food on Saturday afternoons during May,
at room 10, Manning block. The sales
will begin at 2 o'clock.
Frank E. and Fred s. Smith, of Gardiner,
were in Ellsworth last week. They came
to be present at the interment of the re-
mains of their mother which have been in
| the receiving tomb since her death last
| fall
The missouri Girl'', Fred Raymond's
great comedy success, will make its reap
pearance in Hancock hall, Wednesday
evening, June Ia, with the same great cast
and scenic effects as were given in the last
production.
The dancing party in Odd Fellows hall
Monday evening under the auspices of the
| Unity club was a pleasant affair and well
attended. At intermission refreshments
were served and short musical pro-
gramme rendered.
| Many Masons are in Portland this week
attending grand lodge. Among them are
James E. Parsons, James A. Taylor, Harry
f. Rowe, Curtis r. Foster, John Fl. Brim-
mer, Herbert A. Ash, William E. Leighton,
J. A. Cunningham, A. w. King and L. H..
Cushman.
| Chief-Justice Andrew P. Wiswell and
Mrs. WiswelI are planning to spend the
! =. ~,
lrhey are booked to sail from New York
on the Baltic, of the White Star line, on
June 21, and intend to spend two or three
months abroad.
Lizzie, wife OF John Chapman, OF this
city. died yesterday at the home of her
sister in North Orland, aged fifty-five years
and three months. Mrs. Chapman had
been an invalid for some time. The fun
eral will be held at North Orland to-
morrow Rev. j. P. Simonton will officiate.
The first street to receive crushed rock
this spring is Bridge hill, Workmen
be gan on it Monday morning. The road
machine has been put into commission on
the out-of-town roads Considering the
amount of snow that wRs on the ground,
the roads are in exceptionally good con-
dition.
A committee of three from the senior
class of the high school met the school
board Tuesday evening and asked that the
graduates be allowed more than five
tickets for the commencement exercises in
tine afternoon. The request wss refused,
but graduate may have more than five
tickets after the superintendent of schools,
school board, mayor and aldermen, with
their families and friends, and the tax
payers of Ellsworth are given seats.
Tuesday morning fire destroyed the
buildings ON the Surry road owned by the
Robert Falls estate and occupied by James
Dorgan. The fire caught in the stable,
and owing to the intense heat, soon set
the house on fire. The firemen responded
to an alarm, but the buildings were out of
the hydrant Line. The high wind which
was blowing at the time carried burning
cinders for half male, and set fire to the
| grass, but fortunately no more buildings
were damaged