Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13

frightened by a train. He was not seri-
ously injured.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge will have a
social dance at Odd Fellows hall next
Friday evening. All Odd Fellows and
their families are invited.
Officers of the newly instituted Philip
II. Sheridan council, Knights of Columbus,
were installed last Friday evening by Dis
triet Deputy J. II. Caine, of orono.
Mrs. James A. McGown, who is in the
East Maine general hospital at Bangor, is
resting as comfortably as can be expected
after the serious operation as reported last
week.
Mrs. M. l.. Tower announces the en-
| gagement OF her daughter, Fannie Ethel,
to Martin j. Thorsen, of Boston, formerly
of Hancock. The marriage will take place
in October.
| The Ellsworth w. c. T. U. will have
special meeting this evening at 80 o'clock,
at the Free Baptist chapel to elect dele
gates to the State convention at Bar Har-
Dor next week
! George F. Keene, first-class man at the
United States Naval academy at Annapolis,
is spending his furlough here with his
mother, Mrs. Keene, at the Redman home
stead on Bridge hill.
| Clerk-of- Courts j. F. Knowlton, who
attended the u. S. district court in Bath
last week, stopped at EoelSland for few
days on his return, coming home by way
OF Bar Harbor yesterday.
A son of Alden V. Carter, OF West Els
worth, aged about ten years, was kicked in
the face by horse Saturday. His nose
| was broken and the face cut and bruised.
Dr. J. t. Mcdonald attended him.
The high school and city schools opened
Monday, with the corps of teachers as pre-
viously announced. A class of twenty
eight entered the high school, the total
enrolment on the first day being eighty
| five.
W. T. Bradley and wife, of Tomahawk,
| Wis, who have been spending a month
here, have returned home. They were ac-
companied by her father j. NJ. Cheney,
and Miss Elizabeth I. Cushman, who will
\ EGlIldlu Will bIGuI ioI sSfSi6t htohtbSs
The KIark- Urban company, after COM
pleting three-nights' engagement at Han
cock hall Saturday, announced that it
would remain for three more nights
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. The company is playing to good
houses.
Miss Julia Cushman left Monday for
Bridgewater, Mass, where she will enter
the normal school. Miss CushmaD, who
graduated from the Ellsworth high school
1ris year, successfully passed the entrance
examinations for the Bridgewater normal
school in the early summer.
E.G. Burnham has moved his family
from Egypt to Ellsworth, occupying the
Page house, on Third street, owned by A.
f. Burnham. Mr.. Burnham will con-
tinue his mill business at Egypt, but
moves his family here that the children
may have better school advantages.
Secretary -of-State Root passed through
| Ellsworth Sunday for Bar Harbor. Seha-
tor Hale hoped to have Secretary Root as
his guest at The Pines during his visit,
but his stay is necessarily SO short that
| it was impossible. Senator Hale lunched
with him at Bar Harbor Monday.
Mrs. Lizzie F. Hodsdon, of Oakland,
department inspector of the w. X. c.,
visited VIM. II. II. Rice relief corps Mon
| day evening. After inspection pleasant
social evening was passed. Refreshments
were served. Mrs. Hodsdon expressed
herself as well pleased with the corps.
Seven members of the West End club, of
Bar Harbor, appeared before Judge Peters
| in the Ellsworth municipal court to claim
| LIQUORS which were seized from their
lockers at the club. They succeeded in
satisfactorily proving property, and went
home with heavy satchels and light
hearts.
| A young peoples society of Christian
Endeayor was organized at the Baptist
church last Friday evening. Officers were
elected as follows: U. G. Hodgkins. pres
| ident; P. A. A. Killam, vice-president;
Miss Eva Leighton, recording secretary;
Miss Minnie E. Hodgkins, corresponding
secretary; Carl $. Donnell, treasurer.
| improvements are pclAS hiauS az eAS
Ellsworth central telephone office, and ad-
ditions being made to the switchboard.
While this work is being done, it inter
| feres somewhat with the work of the
operators. Subscribers are asked to be
patient. If you don't get an answer to
your call as promptly as usual. don't swear
at sscentral" She is doing the best she
can.
| There have been several more changes
| in the teachers of the Ellsworth schools,
since first announcement of the list and
subsequent changes. In No. 8, Miss
Eleanor NJ. Pomroy will teach in place of
Winfred E. Clark, resigned, and Miss
Josie Essington will teach in No. IL in
place of Miss Pomroy. In No. Miss
| Catherine E. Drummey will teach instead
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