Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-07-19


Monday, July 81.
Mrs. Dora Hopkins and daughter, Miss
Blanche, of Bangor, are spending week
in Ellsworth, the guests of A. NJ. Hopkins
and wife. Their many Ellsworth friends
are pleased to see them.
Rev. z. A. A. Killam, of the Baptist
church, will exchange pulpits Sunday
evening with r. n. Jessup, of Brooklyn,
y. ", who is supplying the pulpit at
Ellsworth Falls for the summer.
A. F. Burnham and wife are here from
Brockton, Mass, for visit of few
weeks. They are stopping at their old
home on Third street with F. B. Kings
bury, who is occupying the house.
Rev. P. A. A. Killam conducted baptis-
NAL service at the church in Hancock last
Sunday afternoon. Four candidates were
Baptized, and received the right hand of
FELLOWSHIP at the afternoon service.
The schooner Willie L. Maxwell, Capt.
j. A. Bowden, is discharging coal at Mt,
Desert Ferry. Capt. Bowden has been
spending few Gays at home. He will
aloadsstone at Sullivan for Philadelphia.
The Steamer Percy V. brought an ex-
cursion OF thirty-eight people from At
4sntie today. There were none from Bass
Hsrbor or West fremont, where the ex-
eursion had not been sufficiently adver-
tised.
{ Louis NIcolls and wife, John Billings
and wife, Of Woonsocket, r. L., and Miss
Nora Higgins, OF this city, returned Mon
siay from a short cruise ar round Mt. D escrt
Island in the yacht Lorelei, with Capt.
Frank s. Lord.
The lady clerks at c. l.. Morang's store
Misses Carrie Baker, Sibyl Fields, Marion
Joy and Caroline Harrington, together
with Misses Harriet Baker and Kate Nc
Donald, spent last Sunday at the Dorgan
cottage, Pleasant Beach, Bayside.
Mrs. Ada W. Unruh, national organizer
Of the w. G. T. u, and one of the best
speakers in the organization, will speak in
the Baptist vestry next Monday evening,
Jaly p. Admission is free, but a collec-
ton will be taken to defray expenses.
Mrs. A. W. Hutchings and son Pearl
went to Bangor Tuesday evening to join
Capt. Hutchngs, who is diseharging his
vessel, the Melissa Trask, there. Capt.
Hutchiugs VIII bring his vessel here to
load slaves for New York for Charles j.
Ireworgy.
Judge John b. Redman's residence on
Bridge hill is occupied by his sisters, Mrs.
q. F. Keene and her daughter, Miss
Bessie, and Mrs. c. A. Cole, of PawtucEet,
RI. Mrs. Cole who has baen seriously
i'll, is, her many friends will be glad to
ssarn, much improved.
DIR. F. Il. Bennett, of Presque Isle.
arrived in Ellsworth yesterday afternoon.
joining his wife, who has been here the past
week the guest of Mrs Berth. JOS Thomp-
son. DR.. and Mrs. Bennett left to-day for
Bar Harbor for a visit of few days before
returning to Presque Isle.
During the vacation necessary repairs
are being made on several of the school
houses of the city. At the west side and
School street grammar school buildings,
new floors are being laid. The school
houses at Branch Pond, Bayside, Beech
land and the Shore road are being re-
painted.
There will be an excursion to some point
on Swans Island or along Eggemoggin
Reach, by steamer Percy V. on Wednes-
day. July 26, under auspices of the Con-
gregational society. This excursion is
open to all, but the number of tickets is
limited to seventy-five. Tickets will be
on sale at f. F. Robinson's store.
Arthur L. Gould, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gould, of Ellsworth, who gradu
ated from the Maine Medical school this
year, has returned to Ellsworth, after tax
ing the examination before the State board
of registration of medicine. He will enter
the Eastern Maine general hospital at
Bangor next month for practice.
new plate glass front is being put IN
the store on Water street occupied by the
County Supply Co., d. II. Tribou and T. F..
Doyle, proprietOrs. corner entrance is
being made on the side toward Main street,
and the new windows extend across the
entire front of the store. Improvements
will also be made on the interior of the
store.
The first wireless message ever received
in Ellsworth was received by Capt S. l..
Lord, last week. 1t was from his son, E.
w. Lord who has just returned to his duties
as assistant commissioner of education in
Porto Rico after visit of several weeks
here. The message was sent from the
steamer Pennsylvania, while she was in
the gulf stream, twelve hours out.
Mrs. Sarah j. johnson, of North Ellis
worth, died Saturday night at her home
in North Els worth, aged seventy-two
years. Mrs. johnson leaves one son, living
in Colorado, one sister, Mrs. Haney, of
Penobscot, and brother, Hillman Heath,
of North Ellsworth Euneral services