Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-07-25

tiohed al Fort Russell, Wyoming.
Miss Annie Powers, formerly of Els
worth, died at her home in Madison Tues
day of last week, after long illness
Miss Powers was in the twentieth year OF
her age
The republican caucus for the nomina-
tion for representative to the legislature
from Ellsworth has not been called, but
probably i'll be in a few days. The eau
cur probably will be held Aug. 4.
A. II. Duffy, who has been employed at
the Western Union telegraph Office in
Ellsworth, has secured position as oper-
stor with the Postal Telegraph Co. at Ban
gor. He left for Bangor Saturday.
Mrs. A. w. Hutchings and son Pearl are
with Capt. Hutchings at Popham Beach,
where he is discharging his vessel, the
Melissa Trask. From there he will go to
Stockton to load lumber for New York.
| There will be an excursion to Stoning-
ton by steamer Percy v. next Monday,
leaving Ellsworth at 7.30 sharp. There
win be opportunity to visit the granite
quarries at the busy Hancock county
/ town.
Rev. A. B. Lorimer, pastor of the Sec
| ond Baptist church of Bangor, will oc-
cupy the pulpit OF the Baptist church here
next Sunday morning and evening in ex-
change with the pastor, Rev. P. A. A.
Killam.
DR.. Woodrufrs family are at their cot
tage at Green Lake for the summer. At
present they have as guests Mrs. A. w.
Miles and daughter Gladys, of Randolph,
Albion and Herbert Buckley and Harry
Sarvis, Of Summit, N. J.
| Mrs. J. l.. DeIaittre and her daughter
Marie, and Allan B. Means, OF Mime
apolis, Minn., and Mrs. J. d. Farrell and
| her two granddaughters, Julia and jose
phine Mcdonald, spent last week at Oak
cottage, Pleasant Beach.
| NJ. Beckwith has been invited to deliver
the oration at the State meeting of the
j. o. u. A. M. at Mexico, Me-, Wednes-
day, Sept. S. His subject will be "Patri-
otism; the parent OF the home and the
beacon light to our posterity".
The excursion announced to be run from
Mckinley and West fremont to Ellis
worth Monday had to be given up on ac-
count of the dense fog. This is the Sec
ond time an excursion from these towns
has been prevented because of the
! weather.
Z The steamer Bristol, which last Thurs
F.; day night ran down a skIff in the Penob-
scot river near Orrington, resulting in the
drowning of two persons, was commanded
/ by aEspt. A E. Smith, formerly OF the
steamer Percy ", of Ellsworth. No blame
for the accident attaches to the captain,
however.
The firm of Stratton & Wescott will be
dissolved by mutual consent within few
days. ii. F. Wescott will buy the interest
of his partner, II. C.. Stratton, and will
continue the business at the same place.
Mr.. Stratton has not decided just what he
will do, but he probably will leave Els
worth for while at least.
John B. Redman arrived last Thursday
from Washington to spend the summer
here. He was accompanied by his niece,
Miss Carrie Redman, of Pawtucket, r. |.
Mr.. Redman has not resigned his position
in Washington, and is undecided as yet
whether he will return there for the win
ter, but he intends eventually to make
Ellsworth his permanent home.
Horace Webber, bound home from the
circus at Bangor last Wednesday, was
pushed from the platform of the train
near Holden. He was found by some sec
tion men and sent back to Bangor by the
night train. He was taken to the hospital
at Bangor for treatment, and later was
brought to his home here where he is still
suffering from the effects OF the fall.
Owing to a confiiction of dates with
other excursions, the date of the Re
bekahs' excursion has been changed to
July 81. The excursion will be by
schooner and tug to Mckinley instead of
to Bluehill as first announced. The ex-
cursion will leave Ellsworth at 7.30 a. m.
If stormy, it will take place the first fair
day.
Ex-Mayor John DeLaittre, of Mime
apolis, native of Ellsworth, was here
last Thursday making short calls on old
friends. Mr.. DeLaittre, with his cousin,
Howard NJ. DeLaittre, and f. d. Moulton,
of Minneapolis, is cruising along the
Maine coast for a few weeks in steam
yacht which he chartered at Rockland
They ancho ored off the mouth of the river
last Wednesday night, and ran up the
river in their power boat.
Rev. A. l.. Hudson, pastor Of the Chan
ming church at Newton, Mass who is now
at his summer home in East Surry, occupied
the pulpit OF the Unitarian church in Els
worth last Sunday. He preached an able
sermon on brotherly love. The choir was
assisted by George p. Paine, who rendered
two violin solos. Next Sunday Rev. c. F.
Dole, OF Jamaica Plain, Mass, will preach
at the Unitarian church. This will be
union service of the Congregational and
Unitarian congregations. Both these
churches will be closed during August.
Weaver Again in Trouble.
Charles A. Weaver of Bar Harbor is