Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-06-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

,.,;sts were left at home. Those who
.sont enjoyed fine day, the weather
Ing clear at Jacksonville, while it rsined
in Ellsworth.
~ Morang returned this noon from
.,,s,uess trip to Boston. AS chairman OF
.he hoard of trade committee ON the cot
.or yarn mill proposition, he had another
'n,srview with Arnold B. Sanford in Bos-
,op The committee is making thorough
,nvestieation OF the proposition and so
ar has found everything satisfactory. A
,,,.stinp Of the board OF trade will soon
be called.
The launch viking, built by Charles II.
rnrtis. was delivered to her owner, $. w.
wilder. this week, and was taken to an
anchorage off his summer place at New
hurry Neck by George NJ. Haines. Mr..
t1si,es will remain with the launch
abort time. until Mr.. Wilder is thoroughly
familiar with the machinery. 1t is prob
able that when Mr.. Haines returns he will
bring new launch which has been built
for hin, at Brooklin, and which win add
another to Ellsworth's rapidly growing
mosquito fleet.
p. W. Rollins and wife are in Massachu-
setts visiting friends and relatives and
attending graduating functions. Tester-
dsy they attended commencement at
wellesley, their daughter, Miss Harriet,
being member of the graduating class.
Last Friday class day--they were the
guests of William ID. Clark, Harvard, 'O5
Mr. Clark spent the summer of 1903 in
Ellsworth, the guest OF his cousin, Mrs.
Rollins. To-day Mr.. Rollins is attending
commencement at Cambridge. He is
expccted home the last OF this week.
Mrs. Rollins and Miss Harriet viii return
next week.
Last Thursday Polish laborer at work
on the railroad near Nicolin, in jumping
on a moving hand-car, was caught be-
tween the handie-bars and the frame.
receiving injuries from which he died a
few hours later in the Bangor hospital
The man was known as John Smith, but
that Is supposed to have been merely a
convenient English name in place of his
own unpronounceabie Polish name. His
relatives, II there are any in this country,
are unknown. Coroner G. X. Foster, OF
Ellsworth, held an inquest Friday, the
verdict OF the jury exonerating the rail-
read company or its employees from blame
for the accident
Maurice Downey, IT,, OF Ellsworth, died
at Bar Harbor Monday noon, after an ILL
ness Of less than three days from an acute
form Of Bright's disease. Mr.. Downey,
who was employed at r. II. Kittredge's
market, was taken suddenly ill while at
work Friday evening. Mr.. Downey was
forty-two years OF age. He leaves father,
wife and two children, also a sister,
Mrs Mary Hennessy, who have the sym
pathy Of Eliswo-t tn friends and neighbors.
The body was brought to Ellsworth Mon
day night, and funeral services will be
held at ST. Joseph's Catholic church to-
nIorrow morning. FEY. j. u. oi5rien will
celebrate requiem high mass at Q O'Clock.
The talk on Porto Rico, by f. W. Lord,
assistant commissioner OF education there,
was enjoyed by a good-sizcd audience at
Hancock hall last evening. His talk was
not confined to the educational work on
the island, but gave general idea OF lie
and conditions existing there, presented
In an instructive and interesting manner.
Mr.. Lord was introduced by Henry NJ.
Hall, president OF the Ellsworth high
school alumni association, under the aus
piees Of which the entertainment was
given. The musical programme included
piano solo by Miss Nan l. Drummey, vocal
solos by Raw. P. A. A.. Kiiiam and Miss
Bertha Giles, and a duet by Misses Mary
+. Hopkins and Emma Allen. The pro-
eeeds from the entertainment will form
the nucleus OF a building fund for new
high school.