Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24

OF the Methodist Sunday school on Tues
| day evening was decided success, reflect
| ing credit upon the superintendent and
committee in charge.
| Next Tuesday, Memorial Day, being
legal holiday the banks will be closed.
The postoifice will be open until o'clock,
| and closed from that hour until after the
distribution of the evening mail.
Ellsworth high school stands No. 8 in
| the Boston Herald's contest for high
| schools in the State of Maine. Twelve
prizes are offered IN this contest consist
| ing of reproductions of classic statuary.
| Miss Ida NJ. Baker, after a vacation of
ten days spent in Ellsworth, left Friday
for Boston, where she takes a new position
as stenographer with the wholesale dry
goods house of Blodgett, Ordway 4
| Webber.
Col. G. l.. Saunders, who served in the
Philippine war, gave lecture with NOV
| ing pictures, at Masonic hall last evening.
| The feature of the pictures was the battle
scenes. After the entertainment there
was dance.
| The tug Phillips Eaton, of West SIlli-
van, was brought to Ellsworth last week,
and taken out on the railway at Curtis
yard for general overhauling and repairs
| to machinery She was taken back to
| West Sullivan Monday.
| Fulton j. Redman, son of Erastus F.
Redman and wife, formerly of this city,
member of the class of '07, Bowdoin col
| lege, is one of the prize speakers selected
| to compete in the contest to be held dur
| ing commencement week
| G. l.. Morang was called to Boston Mon
| day by the sudden illness of his daughter,
| Miss Ella, who ia a student at the New
| Englend conservatory of music. Miss
Morang's friends will be pleased to learn
| that she is not seriously ILL.,
| Miss Louise s. Patten, youngest daugh-
| ter of Alderman G. w. Patten, and Prem
| tiee f. Soper, of Orland, were married
| Tuesday afternoon by Rev. j. P. Simon
ton: The young people have the best
wishes of host of friends.
| The schooner John F. Whitcomb is load
ing headings at the Bayside wharf, from
| Whitcomb, Haynes & Co., for Rondout.
| She will tow up river to finish leading.
The schooner Henrietta A. Whitney is
| loading slaves for Rondout.
! FIR. j. D. O'Brien and e. e. Brady left
| yesterday for Portland to attend the
| reception and banquet rendered to Rt.
| Rev. VIM. ii. O'Connell, bishop of the
Roman Catholic diocese of Portland, who
| has just returned after six months in
| Rome.
The liCtle schooner Hattie, bought by
Alfred Starkey, was dismasted by a squall
| in the river Sunday. Both masts broke
well up toward the gaff. This was really
the trial trip of the craft by her new
| owner, and he found her weak spot. She
will be repaired.
Those who are interested in the future
| of the Ellsworth festival chorus are urged
not to forget the meeting in Manning hall
this evening at 8 o'clock. Director-in-
Chief W. r. Chapman will he present.
he will conduct the rehearsal, and also
4 address the meeting.
Mrs. Fred H. Osgood received a telegram
last evening announcing the sudden death
at Moosehead Lake, of her brother in-Ia law
George B. Hartman, of Boston. No par
ticulars have since been received. Mrs.
Hartman was Miss Matte Means, a twin
sister OF Mrs Osgood.
A. X. Cushman, who is on the road for
the Thomas p. Beals company, of Port
| land, furniture manufacturers. arrived
! last week for a short visit in Ellsworth.
| Mrs. Cushman, who has been in Boston
! the past few months, accompanied him,
and will remain through the summer.
Rev. P. A. A. Killam. of the Bantist
church, returned Monday from Milli-
nocket where he has been for a week
assisting Rev. {. f. Young, pastor of the
church there, in special services. Mr..
| Young came to Ellsworth Sunday and
conducted services at the Baptist church.
| Robert Fl. Clough, of Surry, was ar
/ rested on complaint OF Annie +. DuunAIl5
of the same place, charged with assault
| The case was to be tried in the Ellsworth
municipal court Monday, but before
coming to trial was settled. F. l.. Mason
| appeared for defendant and W. Z. " hit
ing for complainant.
James Murphy is building new house
on his lot on Pine street for his own occu-
pancy. The small house now on the lot
will be moved back and the new cottage
huiIt in front Mr. MurnhU formerly
lived in Ellsworth, but for many years has
lived in Trenton. He has sold his place
there to Louis Googins.
Miss Rose d. Jordan died at her home
on Hancock street, last Friday morning,
aged eighty years. Miss Jordan was a sis
ter of the late Dyer p. Jordan, and one of a
large family, only one of whom survives, a
sister, Mrs Elvira Jordan. Funeral SER
vices were held at the house Monday, Rev.
j. p. Simonton officiating.
The government of Bolivia, South Amer
lea, has just made proposition to Assist
ant Commissioner f. w. Lord, of Porto
Rico, to undertake the reorganization of
the school system OF Bolivia in accordance
with American ideas. This offer came
through the Bolivian minister at Washing
ton, and Mr.. Lord is now considering it.
Ruel S. Bridges, an Ellsworth boy who
has been teaching school at Hail Quarry,
HAS gone To view IOEh anu bnlpp6u Oll II
steamer running from that port. His
brother, Howard C. Bridges, who is in the
sophomore class of the high school, will
take the Hall Quarry school to complete
the term.
Nokomis RebeKah lodge viii attend the
| convention at Southwest Harbor, June 7.
The lodge was invited to work the degree,
| but at meeting last night decided that
it would be impossible to do so. Everett
J. Davis and Mrs. r. J. Goodwin were
appointed a committee on arrangements
for the trip to Southwest Harbor.
A. f. Mace, of Aurora, was in Ellsworth
Saturday in the interest of the Union
River Telephone Co. Mr.. Mace was So
liciting subscriptions to stock in the COM
pany, and it is understood met with salts
factory response from the business men
of Ellsworth. The work of building the
line will begin soon, and be pushed to
completion this summer