Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-09-19

Mr.. Joy.
Fred. p. Haynes made six entries of his
barred Plymouth Rocks at the Central
Maine fair in Wateryille last week, win
ming four premiums first on cock, second
on hen and first and second on cockereD.
| Miss Julia r. Cushman. who has been
| spending the summer vacation with her
parents, L. II. Cushman and wife, re-
turned to the Bridgewater (Mass.) nor
NAL school last week for her second year.
The Rebekah sewing circle will hold a
meeting without supper at Odd Fellows
hall at go p. m. next Tuesday, Sept. %.
| All Rebekahs are requested to be present
to help make arrangements for the fair to
be held at an early date.
| The superintendent of schools, r. E.
| Mason, gives notice that there will be no
school on Thursday of next week, Sept. 27
The closing is to give teachers and pupils
an opportunity to attend the last day of
the fair at North Ellsworth.
| Friday, Oct. IL, has been decided upon
as the date for the dramatic entertainment
under the auspices of Philip II. Sheridan
council, Knights of Columbus. Dion
| Boucicault's Irish drama, '"The Colleen
Bawn," will be presented by local cast.
| Fred f. Cooke is assisting the society in
the production of the play.
The second degree will be worked by
| Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, this evening.
| The officers will appear in new regalia.
The collars are of blue braided silk, with
silver shield bearing name and number
of the lodge. From the shield depends
/ the jewel of office. The new aprons for
| the officers are of handsome design.
Capt. George w. Alley, of the schooner
Julia Frances, has purchased the small
| general store of W. L. Remick, Bayside,
and will move it to his house. Capt.
Alley will remain at home the next trip of
his vessel his brother, Perry W. Alley,
going in his stead. The Julia Frances sailed
yesterday for ,Machias to load slaves for
| Rondout, n. Y.
| Albert n. Cushman, who is in the
employ OF the Edison Electric Co., Bos-
ton, returned to Boston Saturday after
vacation of two weeks spent with his
mother, Mrs James T. Cushman. Mrs.
| Cushman accompanied him on his return
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Robert Pierce,
! in Boston. Mrs. Pierce's two children,
| Mildred and Howard, who have spent the
summer with their grandmother here, re-
turned home with her.
The L. $. department of commerce and
! IL SIr+, ,,a ha
following official report on the range OF
the bell buoy established during the past
summer in Jericho bay: ''On July H.
1906, bell buoy painted black and white
in perpendicular stripes, to be known as
/ Green Island Reach bell buoy, was moored
/ in 90 feet of water about IL miles Sc. by
E. q E. from Green Island. The buoy is
on the bearings: Bluehill Bay lighthouse,
/ NNE. Clio f.; Egg Rock tripod (beaconl,
I E. y s., distant x mile; Crow island,
right tangent, NV. 5-16 N"
Though official announcement has not
yet been made of the fall change in time
on the Maine Central, there will be sew
eral important changes from the schedule
! of last winter. 1t is understood the Wash
| ington county train will run through to
Bangor, which will give additional trains
! from Ellsworth. The lilo express east
out OF Portland, which heretofore has
been discontinued in winter, will be re-
tanned this winter, but whether or not
connections will be made with the Mt.
Desert branch, giving Ellsworth an early
afternoon mail as in summer, has not been
announced.
Marcellus Steele, of Bangor, who was
arrested at Bluehill fair last week for
pocket peddling, was tried in the Els
worth municipal court Friday. Deputy
Sheriff Howard, who made the arrest,
found thirteen bottles of whiskey in a
dress suit case hidden in underbrush on
the fair grounds. This was Steele's stock in
trade. from which he from time to time
replenished his pocket supply. Steele was
represented in court by d. E. Hurley, Of
Ellsworth, while County Attorney Wood
conducted the prosecution. Judge Peters
found Steele guilty, and imposed fine of
800 and sixty days in the county Jail. He
appealed.
| Jere Grady and frankie Carpenter
will be the attraction at Hancock
hall, next Saturday evening, Sept %.
Mr.. Grady has surrounded himself with
company Of vaudeville artists. The
programme is made up OF the following
numbers: Knox brothers, comedy musical
artists; Joe Ellis, German comedian;
Ward and Raymond, singing sketch; the
smallest singing midget in the world;
Arthur Fisher, the human band and
| mimic; Diette and NORM, comedy aero
bats, and frankie Carpenter and Jere
Grady in novel automobile skit, "a
Modern Hold Up" Reserved seats on sale
at Moore's drug store Wednesday morn
ing.
The most fragrant piece of vandalism
that has happened in Ellsworth for many
day has just come to light at the soap