Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-02-08

At the annual meeting of the Maine
hotel proprietors, which was held iu Port
land last Friday, Frank Fl. Gould, propri-
etor OF the Hancock house, Eliswort b +,
was elected vice. president from Hancock
county.
Friends of Albert NJ. Hopkins, who fell
and broke his thigh week before last, will
be glad to learn that he is getting on as
well as can be expected. He suffers very
little from the broken limb, and his gen.
erai condition is good.
Miss A. May Bonsey entertained about
twenty five parents OF her music pupils
at her home Friday evening. Several
selections were rendered by the pupils and
by Miss Bonsey, ell of which made an
attractive programme.
Mrs. g. Frank Newman left this noon
for Gardiner. She will return the latter
part OF the week accompanied by her
mo- her, Mrs. g. s. Cook, who has been
spending several weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank L.. Smith.
James l.. Gray and Henry Glass, of West
Ellsworth, have been secured for the Dir
igo club minstrels, and will be seen In
parts specially created for them IL the
farce, - Stage-Struck Boarding house,"
which closes the per formsnce.
Mrs. J. T. Mcdonald, Miss Carolyn
Smith and Miss Mabel Joy spent last
week fishing at the Mcdonald camp on
Green lake. Mrs. Mcdonald landed the
largest fish to Ee brought into Ellsworth
this season-a salmon weighing twelve
pounds.
The missionary circle of the Congrege-
tional church met yesterday atternoon
with Mrs. A. W. Clark. The meeting was
unusually Interesting, owing to the
informal talk on work in China by DR..
Mary l.. Burnham. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. l.. A. Emery.
The following Ellsworth gent .emer are
included in a fishing party at Camp Enis
this week: z. X. Foster, proprietor of
the camp, F. Carroll Burriil, john ii.
Brimmer, j. A. Cunningha o. w. Tap
ley, A. W. Greeiy, IL. F. Whitcomb sno Z.
q. Burrili.
This evening the gentlemen of the
Unitarian society will give fab chow
der supper at the vestry at 6 O'Clock. The
gentlemen Of The parish get around to
doing h1nors about once a year, "but
when they do break loose they spread
themseves.'
Miss Grace NJ. Wescott, daughter of
George 8. Wescott and wife, of Ellsworth,
aud Thomas P. Murtagh h, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, IRE quietly married at the parochial
residence by Rev. j. d. O'Brien MOI day
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Murtagh left Oh
the noon train for their home In
Brooklyn.
Charles II. Curtis has made an addition
on his work shop about 12x15 for the pur-
pose of building gasoline launch for
Boston parties. The launch will be
thirty. five or six feet long, with a ca bin
and sleeping accommodatinns. she ~ill
be Ettod witt Walker gasoline engine Of
16 horse power.
Tomorrow evening Esoteric lodge, F.
and A, M, will hold rs annual isstal'a-
tion of officers. Following the iustal-
lation will be a soclabie and supper.
grand master, of Bar Hsrbor, will be in
staling officer. All Mssons and their
families are invited.
Sunday the fire department was called
out twice for burning chimneys. The
first alarm was about 10 80 in the morning
G. W. Mason's house on Pine street.
But little waller was used and the damage
slight Tue second alarm was at O'Clock
for burning chimney in NJ. s. Smiths
house on High street. Water was not
used and there was no damage.
Albert G.. Garland was arrested Satur-
day on a warrant charging him with SELL
ing liquor and lodged in j Ill over Sunday.
Monday morning he was taken before
Judge Peters but for want OF sufficient
evidence was discharged. 1t was Garland's
liquor that was seized by Deputy Sheriff
Carney at the Maine Central station last
Wednesday morning. The liquor was re-
turued to aim wAen he WAS discharged.
Joseph f. Henuessoy. who bad been Ill
for a long time. died al h home on Grant
street Feb. q eyed fifty two Yeas and
three months. Although not uuexpe cted,
his death was a shock to his many friends,
who held him in high esteem. He leaves
a widow aud two dAughters-Lizzia and
Teresa, an aged mother and one sister
Mrs. Charles Goggins. The funeral was
held Sunday at st. Joseph's Catholic
church Rev. FIR. OBrien officiating.
There is a rumor current about town
that tug boat Is 10 be built at the Curtis
yards this winter to take the place of the
Little Round Top. Rumor also says that
the proposed boat is to have twin screws
driven by gasoline engines. TIE rumor
is evidently the result OF talk made last
summer about tue prscticabiiity OF having
a gasoline boat to take the place OF Rou
Top. White 1t is possible that a boat
may be built 1t Is not probable. A boat
OF sixteen or twenty horse power would
not be heavy enough for the work ie-