Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-04-11

and being put in shape for larger sum-
mer business than heretofore.
| One of the prettiest parties Of the win
ter was given at Odd Fellows hall last
Friday evening, by number OF young
ladies, for the benefit of the Ellsworth boys
and girls at home from school and college.
There was a number present from out OF
town
Mrs. William III. Crippen, who has been
living in New York state, is spending a
few months with her parents, Thomas J..
Holmes and wife, while Mr.. Crippen is in
Cuba, where he will be located for some
time. Mrs. Crippen expects to join him
there later.
| An important aid to navigation in this
section, secured through the efforts of the
Ellsworth, Blnehiil & Swans Island
Steamboat Co., is bell buoy to take the
place of the present black spar buoy at
north point of the easteriy entrance to
Mackerel cove, Atlantic, SWANS Island.
Henry NJ. Hall has purchased OF Mrs.
Marion d. Higgins the house and lot at
the southeast corner of High and Main
streets. Mr.. Hall, who is now occupying
the Phillips house ON Main street, re-
Gently purchased by John B. Redman, ex-
poets to move to the Higgins house before
the first OF May.
| BY invitation, Blanquefort tcommandery,
I K. T., will attend special Easter service
in body at the Methodist church, Sunday
/ afternoon, at 2 O'Clock. Services viii be
conducted by Sir Knight Rev. :. P, Simon
/ ton. Sir knights, in full Templar uni-
form, viii assemble at the asylum at 1
p. m. All Sir Knights, whether in uni
form or not, are requested to be present
| The high school lyceum has elected
| officers as follows: Lawrence TreworgY,
president; Chandler Drummey, first vice
president; Frank Dunleayy, second vice
president; Bernice Eldridge, secretary;
Harry Jordan, treasurer. The class lead
ers for the past term at the high school
are; Senior, Harvey Jordan; junior,
Lawrence Treworgy; sophomore, Berniee
Eldridge; freshman, Pereival Cushman.
\ special meeting of the aldermen was
( held Monday evening. Mayor Hagerthy
was in the chair. Aldermen present, Me
Carthy, Tripp and Moore. A. w. King
appeared before the board as attorney for
Miss Flora Watts in claim for damages
sustained because OF an alleged defect in
the sidewalk ON upper Main street. The
full board of aldermen, with Street Com
missioner Newman, was appointed com
mittee TO examine the sidewalk and report.
The toase of James Wilson on South
Maple street was burned early last Thurs
! day afternoon. The fire started in the
upper part of the house, evidently around
the chimney. Owing to distance from the
/ fire hydrant, which neccssitated the
/ doubling up OF hose OF the two companies,
/ it was some time before water could be
I put on. This was done in time to save the
Michael Sargent house adjoining, the roof
OF which caught FIRE several times. Prac-
tically all the contents OF the Wilson
house were saved. The loss on building
is about $3.50; insurance on house and
contents, 500,
J. Y. Gilman, treasurer and manager of
the Somerset County Creamery at Pitts
field. WAS in Ellsworth last week in con-
sultstion with II. B. Phillips and other
business men of the city in regard to
starting up the Ellsworth creamery. 1t
is hoped arrangements can be made to do
so. Mr.. Gilman took hold OF the Pitts
field creamery when only about twenty
five farmers were supplying it with
cream, aud has built up the business,
until now it is receiving cream from
nearly 100 farmers and paying out
Sj0,GQo yearly.
The steamer Percy v, of the Ellsworth
Bluehill & Swans Island Steamboat Co.,
will 90 on her route next Tuesday. The
run this year will be slightly changed
from last year, though the landings are
the same. The boat will leave Ellsworth
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and
make the return trips Wednesdays, Fri
days and Sundays, lying over at Els
worth Mondays, when she will be avail
ahte for excursions or special trips. The
steamer has been thoroughly o5erhauled,
repainted and put in first-class condition
! for the season.
The chapter Masons OF Ellsworth en-
joyed pleasant session last evening. BY
| invitation OF High Priest A. w, King, of
Acadia chapter, Elmer P. spofford, high
priest o. Pine Tree chapter, of Deer Isle,
occupied the chair, and, assisted by the
regular officers Of Acadia chapter, con-
ietrsd the royal arch degree ON two can
didates in An easy and impressive manner.
A banquet followed. The after-dinner
exercises afforded opportunity to hear
from several visiting brothers. High
Priest King presided as toast-master.
Among those who spoke were Rev. j. p.
simonton, Capt. Daniel Deasy, of Goulds-
boro, l.. b. Deasy, E. P. Spofford, High
Priest Edgar Trussell, of Mt. Kebo chap
ter, Bar Harbor; II. Fl. Smith, of Bucks
( port and Past High Priest Sewell T. Royal,
OF Ellsworth.
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