Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-06-14

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day from a short visit in Gardiner, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. G. s. Cook,
who will make her home with her.
?. B. Day and wife, Mrs. ". X. Parker
and Miss Ray N. Whiting attended the
graduating exercises of the Eastern State
normal school at Castine last Friday.
Members of the graduating class of the
Ellsworth high school attended the COM
mencement exercises of the Bluehill-
George Stevens academy last Friday.
B. T. Sowle arrived home Monday from
| Portland, coming in an automobile which
he has purchased. Mr.. Sowle is the first
Ellsworth man to invest in ''whizz-cart''.
Daniel Mcintyre, who had his eye in
jured while at work on the rock-crusher a
short time ago, has lost one eye, which was
| removed at the hospital in Bangor Mon
| day.
| Rev. J. P. Simonton viii preach at Bay
side this evening at 7.30. On Sunday he
will deliver a memorial sermon to the
| Foresters and companion court at Wal
| than.
| Fulton J. Redman, Bowdoin '07, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. f. Redman, formerly of
| Ellsworth, has been elected secretary and
treasurer of the athletic council of Bow
doin college.
| AT Wyman park last Saturday afternoon,
a base ball nine from Bluehiu defeated
picked team from Ellsworth, by the score
of 6-5. A return game will be played at
Bluehill Saturday.
| AS the date for the next regular term of
the probate court to be held at BluenilI,
falls on holiday, July 4, Judge Cunning
ham has ordered that the court be held on
Wednesday, July 5.
Miss Eva Mayo, daughter of Sheriff
Mayo, is in Bucksport this week to attend
the commencement exercises at the semi
nary. She is the guest while there of Mr..
and Mrs. DeCourcey.
Fred Raymond's great comedy, ''The
| Missouri Girl" will be the attraction at
Hancock hall tonight. The advance sale
of seats has been large, and everything
points to crowded house.
Representative II. H. Sturgis, of Stand
ish, chairman OF the committee of temper
ance of the last legislature, who gave his
name to the "Sturgis" commission, was in
Ellsworth few hours yesterday.
The county commissioners held their
regular session yesterday. To-day they
are at Northeast Harbor on a road hearing
tomorrow they will hear the petition oi
the Union River Telephone Co. for the
right to construct telephone line through
certain plantations.
Mrs. A. p. Wiswel left Ellsworth las
| Monday, and will not return until after
her return from a trip abroad Judge
| Wiswen wifi meet Mrs. Wiswell in New
York whence they sail June q on the
Baltic, of the White Star line. They will
| spend two or three months abroad.
The launch Viking, built by Charles H..
| Curtis for c. W. Wilder, of Boston, a
summer resident of Newbury Neck, was
launched last week. She was given trial
| trip and showed up very satisfactorily.
| Mr.. Wilder and his family arrived at
Newbury Neck yesterday by steamer
Percy V.
Good Will Council, J. o. U. A. M. at a
meeting last evening nominated officers
for the ensuing year as follows: Milton
| Beckwith, vice-councillor; Freeman S.
| Wheelden, recording secretary; Charles
| W. Pierson, assistant recording secretary;
| Charles B. Moore, treasurer; Everett
! Brown, conductor.
Trips to Swans Island and return by
steamer Percy V. promise to be popular
| feature of the summer in Ellsworth.
| There are pleasant accommodations to be
| found there for short or long stays. The
| company has made a special rate of
| q 80 for the round trip to Swans Island
| in parties of five or more.
Clerk of Courts John F. Knowlton was
in Bangor yesterday to attend meeting
of the clerks of courts of the State. All
but three counties were represented. A
permanent organization was formed, the
1 object of which is to secure uniformity of
| work and procedure in the clerks offices
| of the several counties, and to discuss
| methods.
| Ellsworth will not celebrate the Fourth.
| On account of the celebration at North
Ellsworth, it was decided to give up the
proposed celebration in the city this year.
| The meeting called for last Friday evening
| did not materialize ON account of the more
| important meeting of the board of trade,
and it was decided not to call another
| meeting.
| Friends in Ellsworth have received an
nouncements of the marriage of Miss Ag-
mes B. Brown, of Armour, S. D., to George
| Pitkin Brown, of Sioux Falls. The groom
| is a native of Ellsworth, the son of George
| II. Brown and wife, formerly of Ellsworth,
| but now of Sioux Falls. Mrs. Brown, his
| mother, is sister of Henry L. and William
| T. Moor, of this city.
The steamer Percy V. on her trip up
Friday, made the new landing at North
Brooklin The Percy V. is the first steam
boat ever making a landing at North
Brooklin, and the people turned out in
| force to welcome her. The Eastern
Steamship Co. viii also touch at North
Brooklin. A new wharf has been built
there. On Friday, for the first time under
the new arrangement, the Percy V. made
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