Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-27

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| the season.
In the obituary notice OF Andrew Y
Newman last week the name of a sur
viving daughter, Mrs. II. A. Foy, of Cliff
tondale, Mass, was inadvertently omitted
| Ellsworth jurymen drawn last Saturday
for the October term OF the supreme court
are as follows: Grand jury, Charles w.
Mason; traverse jury, George Garland and
Nathaniel ]. Moor.
| M. GalIert has purchased of +. J. Walsh
his stock of boots and shoes. Mr.. Walsh,
who is studying law, and expects to be
admitted to the bar next spring, goes out
| Of the shoe business.
| Eighteen members of the Helpsomehow
society of the Baptist church went on a
hay-rack ride to Pleasant Beach last
Thursday evening. At the beach a
chowder and corn roast were enjoyed.
The AMERICAN received pleasant call
to-day from Mrs. A. Fl. Johnson, of Brook
lyn, N. Y, who has been spending the
one of the excursionists on the Percy v.
Judge j. A. Peters and wife, III. w.
cushman and wife, Mrs. Henry M. Hall,
Henry Whiting and Charles Peters left Sat-
| urday for week at Long Point camp,
Great Pond, where Miss Fannie E. Hall is
sojourning.
Capt. Horace f. Lord, son of Capt. John
A. Lord, of this city, has recently pur-
chased of Ney Killman the general store
at Green Lake. He took possession about
two weeks ago. The telephone exchange
| is located in the store.
The steamer Percy v. brought an ex-
cursion of about twenty-five people from
North Brooklin, South Bluehili and South
Surry to-day. Next Wednesday she will
| bring an excursion from Atlantic, Nc
Kinley and West fremont.
Mrs. Sarah Partridge has gone to Boston
for visit of several weeks with relatives.
She was accompanied by her niece, Mrs.
Maria Howell. On their way they will
| stop in Portland for few days. visit with
III. B. Saunders and wife.
e. II. Emerson, an Ellsworth boy,
formerly manager of the electric light
plant at Bucksport, and for several years
past in charge of the works at Dexter, has
gone to still larger field, taking charge
Of the electric works at Eastport.
The senior class of the Ellsworth high
school will give an entertainment at Han
cock hall soon, as benefit for Miss Lucy
M. Holt, now i'll at the Bar Harbor hospi-
| tai Miss Holt will go to the upper part
| of the State for the benefit of her health.
| The two-year old brown stallion Christie
/ q. .sibited at the Bluehill fair by G. F. Can
dage, of Bluehill, and which.w was award
ed first premium in his class, is owned
| by Arthur Clement, of Ellsworth. Christie
is by Columbo, dam by Hambletonian
Knox.
About thirty members of VIM. H. Fl. Rice
| post, G. A. R., accepted the invitation of the
Bennett Moulton Co. to attend the per-
| formance at Hancock hall last Friday
| evening. AT meeting of the post Monday
| evening vote of thanks was rendered the
| company.
James A. McGown went to Bangor yes
| terday, and returned with Mrs. McGown
who has been in the East Maine general
hospital. Mrs. McGown has rallied quickly
from the severe surgical operation she
underwent, and stood the journey home
remarkably well.
Mrs. Hannah E. Crippen, of Marilla,
N. Y, is visiting her parents, Thomas j..
Holmes and wife. Mrs. Hattie Foy, of
Cliftondale, Mass, who was summoned
here by the illness and death of her father,
Andrew Y. Newman, has remained with
her sister, Mrs. Holmes, for short visit.
At the Bluehill fair last week, Patrick
Bresnahan, of this city, purchased of P.
FL. McNamarah, of Bangor, the bay mare
Lizzie Wilkes, by Henry Wilkes. The mare
won the 2.29 race at Bluehill Wednesday,
in straight heats, going to new mark of
2.26A and on Friday took the 2.27 class,
also in straight heats.
E. E. Rowe has sold his gasolene dory to
Waldron Hastings, of Waltham. Mr..
Rowe took the launch to Waltham Satur-
day, putting it in the river at Brimmer' s
bridge and sailing up the river to Wal
than. Mr.. Hastings will keep the launch
on the river this fall, and put her in
Webb's pond next spring.
Some weeks ago Harold Demmons, of
Machias, was injured on the Washington
county railroad at Washington Junction.
He was brought first to Ellsworth and
then taken the hospital at Bar Harbor,
| where he died. Machias has refused to
pay the bills, which will amount to about
500. Bar Harbor will sue to collect.
| There will be a rehearsal of the Ellis
worth festival chorus tomorrow evening
at the home of Miss Mary f. Hopkins.
| All who intend to sing at the festival in
Bangor next week are urged to be present.
Chorus members tickets will be given
| out, and the prospects for special train
from Bangor to Ellsworth on Saturday