Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-06-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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loading the vessel, which he refused to do.
He was ordered ashore. As he was com
ing out of the forecastle after getting his
clothes, he was attacked by the mate.
Gardiner was found guilty, and fined $40
and costs. He appealed, and gave bonds
for 800 to appear at the October term of
the supreme court.
B. Il. Sowle was riding about the city
this morning in a automobile for the
purchase of which heis negotiating. The
cruel suggestion was made by one of Mr..
Sowles friends that the purchase of an
auto is purely matter of business with
him. He is selling life insurance.
z. Jellison, of New York, made Ellis
worth flying visit the first of the week.
glad to welcome him. He left Monday for
Green Lake, whence, after few days fish
ing, he will go to Bucksport, thence to
Portland, and then back to New York
The Bennett Moulton Co. played to good
houses at Hancock hall Monday and Tues
day evenings. AS an indication of the sue
cess scoreg by the company, the second
nights house was larger than the first.
Good houses are assured the company on
its return here for the week beginning
| Sept. IL.
| Mrs. Willard Lyseth and little daughters
left this week for Auburn, where Mr..
| Lyseth, formerly foreman of the stitching
room at the Union shoe factory, has taken
charge of the finishing room in a shoe
factory. During her residence here Mrs.
Lyseth has made many friends, who
greatly regret her departure.
| A test OF speed between ELS Sorth's
motor boats will be in order soon. There
will be dozen or more of these boats IN
| commission in Ellsworth this summer
several of them pretty evenly matched as
to speed. The betting Just now favors
the new Whiting launch. A race is in
order to settle the controversy.
| Warren Murch, son of Charles Murch
and wife, of Bayside, who recently retired
| from the position of keeper at West
Quoddy lighthouse, has moved his family
here from Eastport. He arrived Tuesday,
with his family and furniture, by schooner
Eldorado, OF Lubec. He will occupy the
Charles II. Curtis house on Water street
which he purchased last year.
The county commissioners will hold
their next regular session in Ellsworth
next Tuesday. Next Wednesday they
| will go to Northeast Harbor for road
hearing, and on the following day will
have a hearing on the petition of the
Union River Telephone Co. for the
| privilege OF erecting telephone line
from Great Pond to Ellsworth.
w. f. Schwartz, of Camden, owner
of the steamer Percy ", arrived in Ellis
worth Friday night by way of Bangor, in
his new cadillac touring car. He was &C
companied by his superintendent, Mr..
Greenlaw, who while here looked over the
Hall house, for the remodelling of which
into high school building Mr.. Schwartz
has prepared plans. They left for Bangor
on the return trip Sunday afternoon.
At st. Joseph's Catholic church last
| Thursday morning, Miss Frances 7. Lar
kin, daughter of Patrick Larkin, of Els
worth, and Isaac Crawford, also of this
city, were married by Rev. J. D. O'Brien.
Miss Celia Larkin, of Waterville, niece of
the bride, was bridesmaid, and Thomas
Larkin, brother OF the bride, was best
man. The bride wore a blue travelling
suit Mr. and Mrs. Crawford have the
best wishes of their large circle of friends.
| City Clerk T. L. Hale has made his an
nual report to the State superintendent of
schools for the year ending April l. The
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tion, balance and receipts from the State
to be s10,2sO.s0. The total expenditures
were SS,104.10, leaving a balance of
s2,176.7o. The largest items of expendi-
lures were 6,675 for teachers wages, $3.50. 10
| for fuel and S537 for janitors. The cit I
appropriation for schools this year wa
| $1,000.
| A new time table went into effect on the
Maine Central and Washington County
railroads on Monday. The timetable on
page is corrected to date. Train due at
! Ellsworth from the west at 1913 p. m. and
leaving Ellsworth for the west at 2.23 will
run through cars from and to New York
beginning next week. The service is
| substantially the same as last summer.
| Inc GuunRe5 III but dIIhNdi anu SiCoihS VI
mails at Ellsworth postoffice are shown in
| the table at head of the local column on
page /.
A change in the service of the steamer
! Percy V. has been made, by which here
after the boat will make Bluehill regular
landing. Bluehill will be the transfer
point for freight and passengers from the
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mas been South Bluehil. Beside the adj
vantages of better terminal facilities, it
makes direct boat connection from
| Ellsworth to Biuehill, and viii doubtless
result in more passenger traffic to Blue
hill by way of Ellsworth. During the
summer Shady Nook will be flag landing
| for the Percy V.
| 1t was discovered last week that the
camp OF Clifton Woodward and F. A. Or