Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-05-23
COUNTY NEWS.
Aor aiai.ios.al County Ns,ss see Other pases
CAsrINE.


]. S, Snow left this morning for Rock
land on business for the town.
J. b. Roberts, regular summer resi-
dent, was in town over Sunday.
sewan Perkins has been III for num-
Der Of days, but is much improved,
Miss Aggie Perkins, who has been quite
i'll for namber OF days, is out again.
Mrs. Blanche Ross is spending few
days at home, the guest OF her mother.
E.w. Hutchins and wife, of Boston. are
at their cottage Fir Cone for several days.
Miss Amy Perkins, who is teaching at
the f. NJ. c. seminary, spent Sunday at
home.
Miss Madge Abbott arrived last Sstar-
day and will get her house ready for sum
mer occupants.
Mrs. @. Edward Tilden and daughter
arrived last week, and opened their house
for the sammer.
The senior class Of the normal school
held picnic saturday afternoon al
Wordsworth cove.
Mrs. Frank Coombs was delegate TO the
grand lodge Of the Eastern Star at
Hoalton last week.
Mrs. ". C. Sargent, who has been quite
seriously i'll for some days with grip, Is
reported to be improving.
The ocean-going tug senspe came in on
Sunday and took ON her supply OF water
from the Castfue Water Co.
Mrs. Myrtle whitney and son Charles
arrived last week, and are spending few
days with Mrs. whitney's parents, {. II.
Hooper and wife.
Mrs. Jennie Hill and daughter are in
town for q few days, the guests OF Mrs
Hills father, Dea. Thomas Hale.
Mrs. ]. Y. Hatch, who has spent the
winter in Salem, Mass. with her daugh-
ter Miriam, returned last week for the
summer.
Mrs. McClintock and son Oliver, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, with their families,
arrived last week and have opened their
cottage for the SKINNER.
CASTINGS population increased last week
the home OF Joseph Wallace, and boy at
the home of Levi Colson.
George Lufkin, of Bangor, proprietor of
the Lafkir stores, was in town several
days last week painting and otherwise i'm
proving the interior Of his store.
Fred wescott, OF Haverhill, Mass, was
in town over Sunday, called here by the
illness Of his mother, Mrs. Jerry Wescott,
who has been seriously i'll for some days.
About twenty-five members OF the $. K.
Whiting chapter, Eastern Star, visited
their sister ledge at Penobseot, Saturday
uight. The degrees were worked on four
candidates, at the close OF which boun-
tifal supper was served
Thursday evening a free lecture was
given at Normal hall. Prof. Crosby, Of
Washington, ID. c., spoke to the students
on school Gardens. Prof Tower, of L.
OF NJ, gave a very interesting talk on
Forestry, and Prof, Gilbert, OF U. Of NJ,
spoke on the Relation Of the College TO
Agriculture" The talks on school gardens
and forestry were proiuseiy illustrated
with stereopticon pictures, and the whole
evening was much enjoyed by those for
tanate enough to be present.
The county commissioners were in town
on Friday, inspected the piece Of State
road which was built last year, and also,
together with a number Of our citizens,
made trip to Arey's wharf at Brooks
vile where hearing was had on a petit
tion which had been presented TO them in
regard to establishing ferry from that
point TO North Castine. The various ar
gumenis for and against such e ferry were
heard and duly considered, and decision
will probably be gwen in few days.
May De. G.