Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26


vessel.
Sunday morning Ellsworth win receive
its first Sunday mail since the winter
schedule. The regular summer schedule
will go into effect June 5-about three
weeks earlier than usual.
Albert Garland was before Judge Peters
OF the municipal court Monday on
search and seizure warrant. Sufficient
evidence to hold him was not forthcom-
ing, and he was discharged.
Mrs. George f. Greeley will leave the
latter part Of this week for her new home
in Roxbury, Mass. Since her stay in
Ellsworth both she and Mr. Greeley have
made many friends who sincerely regret
their departure.
An alarm of fire called out the depart
ment Monday for burning chimney in
the house OF Mrs. j. NJ. Hale on Main
street, occupied by Fred II. Osgood. It's
services were not needed, however, and
there was no damage.
The May entertainment committee OF
the Unitarian church will give dancing
party in Odd Fellows hall, Monday even
ing, May l.. Dancing and cards will be the
entertainment, with a short musical pro-
gramme at intermission.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet
for rehearsal at Manning hall tomorrow
evening. AS the Masons are to use the
hall for banquet after their work, the
members of the chorus are requested to
mest promptly at 7.45.
Rev. j. P. Simonton went to Mariaville
last Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Carolyn Brimmer, who died at Vinal-
haven, April 20, aged eighty-seven years.
She is survived by three sons and one
sister-Mrs. Smith, of this city.
George U. Hamilton, of Ellsworth, who
for some time past, has lately passed his
examinations for position as conductor
with the Boston elevated railway COM
pany, and has received an appointment.
The annual concert, ball and supper of
the City hose company was held Monday
evening" and was a financial success. The
concert, made up ofa half-dozen numbers,
was well carried out For dancing the
floor was crowded, and at supper neat
sum was taken.
Shipping and business along the water
| front have been rather slow this week.
The Henriatta A. Whitney and the Lulu
| w. Eppes have sailed, but no vessels have
arrived. At the shipyard work is going
forward rapidly ON the Julia Frances, and
she viii be ready in few days.
A Doremus cancelling machine has been
| installed in the postoffice. 1t is not Gus
tomar5 sor Offices no larger than Ellsworth
to have machine, but the congestion o.
mail both morning and evening had
much weight in influencing the depart
ment to install he machine.
The ice has left all the ponds in the vi
cinity of Ellsworth, and fishing started in
earnest Sunday. The water is still little
cold for the fish to bite sharp or to make a
| good fight. Patterns pond was never
higher than this spring, and while the
o-her ponds are not up to freshet pitch,
the water is high,
| At the high school Friday afternoon the
usual exercises will be held. Music will
| be furnished by several pupils, current
events by Margaret Downey; the school
paper by Mary E. Jordan and Milton
Beckwth, and debate between Mary F..
Davis, Julia r. Cushman, Howard c..
Bridges and Chandler II. Drummey.
The annual meeting of the ladies' auxil-
iary will be held at Mrs. Emery's to-mor-
row at O'Clock. The ladies are requested
to bring their mite boxes or bring or send
lat that time or earlier) any contribution
they may feel inclined to give. A full
meeting is greatly desired, and it is hoped
all members will be able to be present.
Ellsworth friends of Rev. j. T. Crosby, a
former pastor OF the Methodist church
re, will be interested in the announce
ment of the marriage of his daughter,
The ceremony was performed by the
brides father on April 10 in the presence
OF the family and few intimate friends.
The building on Main street, opposite
the Manning block, formerly known as
Lords hall, has been purchased by DIR. A.
- Int bdsCliitht 10 ONtuplSu
by Young & Dow, agricultural imple-
ments; one of the apartments in the first
story by Mrs. Addie Duffy as a restaurant,
and the upper stories by the Dirigo club
The ladies of the Catholic church are
hard at work on the programme for the
minstrel performance to be given by that
society May II. An ella aborate programme
is being arranged, and it promises to be
one of the most pleasant affairs of the sea-
son. The programme is under the diree-
tion of Mrs. f. j. Walsh and Mrs. F. NJ.
Gaynor.
Fire gutted the house owned and occu-
pied by John Heath on Grant street Tues
day afternoon. Part of the household
furniture was saved. The fire started
from burning grass, and although Mr..