Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-08-22

ing, Main street.
Leslie Crockett has sold all his stock
and implements at his farm in Happy
town, and left last week for New Mexico,
where he will make his home His wife
and baby went with him.
Elmer L. Kingman, who is employed
at Lakeview, near Milo, was at home for
few days this week. He left for Machias
for few days visit with his daughter
before returning to Lakeview.
Hugh Campbell, who went to Bath Lass
week to enter the employ of the Bath Iron
Works, was overcome by the heat, and re-
turned home ill yesterday. His brother
Charles is managing the variety store
here.
Henry NJ. Hall left Monday for
South Dakota, accompanied by Capt. John
kief, of Lamoine. They go in the interest
of niece of Capt. Kief, whose father died
there recently, leaving considerable prop
erty.
The schooner Lejok, Capt. Charles L.
Smith, has been thoroughly repaired at
Milbridge, and has loaded stone at Sulli-
van for New York. Capt Smiths father,
GreenIey Smith, will accompany him ON
the trip.
Mrs. Austin M. Foster is seriously ill.
Last Thursday Mrs. Foster underwent
surgical operation from which no i'll effects
were feared until Monday, when she had
serious sinking spell. Since then her
condition has been critical.
son OF Thomas Jordan, who was drowned
at East Hampden Sunday, was a nephew
of Mrs. John Maloney, of this city. Mrs.
Maloney and son Charles went to Bangor
yesterday to attend the funeral.
The nomination by Gov. Cobb OF Charles
Peters to the Office of register of deeds
for the unexpired term Of the late W. B.
Campbell, was confirmed at the last meet
ing of the governors council. Mr.. Peters
will take charge Of the Office shortly.
The State assessors were in session at
the courthouse in Ellsworth last Friday
for their semi-annual meeting with wild
land owners of the county. Very few
owners of wild lands availed themselves
of the opportunity to meet the assessors.
The Bar Harbor 4 Union River Power
Co. is still busy with the survey, or re-
survey, for the dam improvement. Lines
are also being run for new pole line to
carry heavy power wires to Bar Harbor,
which will be among the first improve
ments to be made.
E. J. Walsh and Fred E. Doyle, of
Ellsworth, were among the successful
candidates for admission to the bar at the
recent examination in Portland. Both re-
ceived high rank. Mr.. Walsh, who has
been reading law in L. F. Giles office, will
open law Office in Ellsworth soon. Mr..
Doyle intends to locate in Bath for prac-
tice.
A. W. Ellis, of Ellsworth Falls, has
lately bought of DIR. II. d. Worth, Of East
Corinth, a four-year-ol gelding by Nell
sons Wilkes. The price is said to have
been 81 600. The colt is a fine performer,
and is now in the hands of X. w. Burrill,
who is to handle him. He is out OF the
Wilkes bred Milliken mare.-TurT, Farm
and Home.
Island Steamboat Co. will run an excur-
sion by steamer Percy V. next Monday to
Burnt Coat or Old Harbor, Swans Island,
touching at South Bluehill and North
Brooklin. Ellsworth people may make
the excursion to either of the three places
and return the same day. The steamer
will leave Ellsworth at 100 a. IN.
There will be an examination of candi-
dates for State teachers certificates at the
Ellsworth high school Friday, Aug. 81, b
ginning at s a. m. Teachers who have not
sent in preliminary examination reports,
can take the examination and send in
such reports later. All appearing for ex-
animation should take with them at least
twenty half-sheets of writing paper Sx10
inches in size, pencil, and pins.
The union excursion of the Methodist
and Baptist Sunday schools to Newbury
Neck took place Friday. The excursion
was scheduled for Wednesday, but no
suitable vessel was available. Thursday
the schooner Storm Petrol, Capt. Bonsey,
arrived and was chartered for an excur-
SION the next day. The word that a ves-
sci had been secured was soon circulated,
and nearly 800 were on hand Friday morn
ing. 1t was delightful day, and the ex-
cursionists had pleasant time at New
bury Neck A baseball game between
mines captained by Rev. P. A. A. Killam
and M. Beckwith was one of the features
of the day. MIR. Killam's team won.
A temperance mass meeting is planned
to take place in Hancock hall next Sun
day evening. The speaker is c. j. Fergu-
son, of Vermont, and he will discuss
the issues of the present campaign from
moral standpoint. He does not come as
the representative of any political party,
but under the auspices OF the Christian
Civic League of Maine. Inasmueh as he
comes from the state that repealed the
prohibitory law and substituted license
law instead, with local option, he is fitteG
to speak on that phase of the subject in
way that ought to be of interest to every
voter who is concerned about the temper
ance outlook in this State. All are cor
daily invited.