Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-17

Alec ID. Stuart. Last week Mr.. Stuart
sold the Empress to DIR. Montgomery, of
Boston, summer resident of East Blue
hill.
E. F. Robinson, jr., is back from Boston
where he has been taking a two-months'
course in the study OF optics, under one OF
the most skillful oeulists in New England.
He has his diploma as a graduated opti-
clan.
G. II. Morrill,, of Westbrook, Bowdoin,
'06, was the guest of George Parcher, and
c. c. Hall, of Dover, 'O6, was the guest of
G. G. Knowlton over Sunday while
Ellsworth's contingent of Bowdoin stu
dents were here.
Mrs. Eugene Whitaker was painfully
injured last Friday evening by slipping
and cutting her heel cord on a broken
bottle. While the wound is not danger
Gus it is considered serious as it is liable
to lame her for life.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Porter Smith an
nounce the engagement of their daughter
Harriet to Luther McCutchereon Kidder,
of Lynn, Mass. Miss Smith is employed
in Bar Harbor, as stenographer in Freder
ick Mays real estate Office.
Mrs. A. F. Greely, in behalf of her sis
ter, the late Miss Jarvis, has rendered to
the high school twenty-five volumes of
the Atlantic Monthly on condition that
the school have the volumes bound. The
donation was gratefully accepted.
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rested Wednesday evening for intoxica
tion. Thursday morning Judge Peters
sentenced him to sixty days in Jail. He
appealed and gave bonds. The case will
come before the grand jury in October.
Among the successful fishermen at
Branch pond last week was Herbert Fos-
ter, son of Austin M. Foster. Young
Foster landed six-p pound German trout,
which stood off about twenty minutes.
Mr.. Foster was successful in landing an
| eight-pound salmon.
A civil service examination for rural
| free delivery carriers was held at the GUS
tom house last Saturday. Three candi-
| dates presented themselves, all from
| Franklin. A new r. F. d. route out of
| Franklin, covering Eastbrook, has been
recommended, and will probably be estab-
iished July 1.
Mrs. John Stewart died last Wednesday,
p, May 10, in her thirtieth year. The hus-
band has the sympathy of all in his be-
reavement, which is especially sad as he is
left with six small children. The funeral
was on Friday afternoon, Rev. j. P.
Simonton officiating. The remains were
taken to Olamon for burial.
The Union River Telephone Co, Or
ganized up river mainly through the
efforts OF A. z. Mace, OF Aurora, and DIR.
j. H. Patten, of Amherst, has decided to
run its line to Ellsworth instead of to
Bangor. The company is now at work
getting out poles and it is hoped that the
work of construction will be completed
this summer.
j. II. Cain, an organizer of the order of
| the knights OF Columbus, was in the city
Sunday. An informal meeting was held !;
it was found that a sufficient number of
! charter members was available, and it was
decided to organize council here. An
other meeting will be held tomorrow
evening. 1t is expected that the council
will be instituted next week-probably on
Thursday evening.
The Ellsworth high school has been
placed upon the approved list by the board
of college entrance certificates. This per-
mits pupils of this school to enter any
New England college ON the certificate of
the principal, and it is regarded as a high
compliment. This school has previously
had this privilege, which expired last year
by limitation, and is renewed because the
students who went to college under the
former permission have been fully justi-
fed.
Two runaway horses caused excitement
the past week. The first runaway occurred
Saturday afternoon when James Garland's IS
horse started at Whiting Bros store. In
trying to turn the corner at the postoffice
the animal ran into carriage, throwing
the occupants out and breaking the car
riage. No one was injured. The second
was Monday morning when A. J. Falls
horse ran down Turner's hill. He fouled
with II. B. Estey's horse in trout of the
laundry. Estey's horse started up Grant
street, but was stopped without damage.
E. w. Lord, assistant commissioner OF
education of Porto Rico, accompanied by
his wife and child, is in this country for
stay of month or two. Mr.. Lord ar
rived in Ellsworth last Saturday and will
remain in this vicinity for some weeks.
Since his arrival and previous to coming
to Ellsworth Mr.. Lord engaged in educa-
tional work in New York state and several
of the southern states, making one ad-
dress at Tuskegee, Ala, He brings most
favorable reports from the Hancock
county contingent of school teachers and
others who are in the government service
in Porto Rico.
The St. Joseph's Catholic minstrel show
last Friday evening at Hancock hall was
the best that has been seen in Ellsworth
for many years. The stage settings were
excellent and the effect very pleasing, All