Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-05-30

FROM WEsr-Tl5 a m, 6,l3 p m.
FROM EAsT-iit6 m. $50 and io.l7 m.
MAIL CLOSES AT rosroFFIcE.
GOING EAST a IN and $50 . 10.
GoIso wEsr-ii.s0 m, and pm.
SUNDAYS.
Mail from the West arrives at 81 m; leaves
for the West at on m.
Mrs. c. A. Hanscom, of Baltimore, ar
rived Sunday for the summer months.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet
as usual this evening at Manning hall.
Memorial Day-from 8 a. IN. until after
the distribution Of the evening mail.
w. II. Burien and /. L. HRlman are in
the city to-day Tuesday, on business con-
neeted with the Union river dam PROPOSE
tion.
The West Sullivan tug Phillips Eaton
was at Curtis yard last week for repairs
and painting. She was fitted with a new
propeller.
The schooner Lavolta, Capt. NJ. NJ.
Whitaker, arrived at Bar Harbor with
coal Monday. Capt. Whitaker is at his
home here.
Z. W. Lord, assistant commissioner OF
| education of Porto Rico, is expected to ar
rive in Ellsworth to-day for stay of
few days.
Chandler Hale spent few days last week
at 1.-THE Pines". He VIII return with his
family next week to occupy "Firlands"
for the summer.
Mrs. NJ. E. Dresser, who has spent the
winter in Southwest Harbor, is the guest
of Mrs. $. l.. Lord before returning to her
home in Orland.
AS Memorial Day this year falls on
Wednesday, the regular publication day of
THE AMERICAN, the paper is printed this
week on Tuesday.
DR.. Harry c. Mason and wife, of ston-
ington, and George Davis, of Rockland,
We're in Ellsworth Sunday, guests of C.
w Mason and wife.
Ellsworths share this year Of the State
stipend for ibraries-16 per cent of the
amount expended by city-is s9o.i7, Els
worth having expended s901.79.
William c. Bowden and Miss Nellie c.
stover, both OF this city, were married
last Saturday evening at the Congrega-
tional parsonage by Rev. J. NJ. Adams.
William r. Jellison, who has been criti-
cally i'll with pneumonia, is reported as
slightly better to-day. His infant daugh-
ter is also critically i'll with pneumonia.
Capt. Sidney A. Goodwin left this (Tues-
day noon for New York to resume COM
mand of the schooner Helena, which is
chartered for Savannah and return to New
| Bedford.
The official call for the Ellsworth demo
cratic caucus for the nomination of dele
gates to the county convention has not
been issued, but it is understood the date
will be Saturday, June 8.
Miss Sadie A. Latin, who has been at
| tending the Shaw business collage in
Bangor, has taken a position as book
keeper and stenographer with the Leonard
& Barrows Shoe Mfg. Co., in Belfast.
The Ellsworth minstrel troupe which
went to Mckinley last Thursday, re-
port an enjoyable trip by the Percy ", and
a warm welcome from the McKinleyites.
The minstrel band turned out Thursday
and marched to the boat.
The union memorial services at Han
cock hall Sunday evening were well at
| tended, in spite OF the rain. Rev. j. NJ.
Adams, of the Congregational church,
delivered an excellent sermon. Pastors of
the other churches assisted in the service.
Lejok lodge, 1. o. o. F., will work the
second and third degrees on three candi-
dates next Friday evening. Refreshments
will be served after work. This is the
last work before the summer recess, and
it is hoped there will be large attend
ance.
K. E. Mason and wife brought in a
handsome string of fish from Branch pond
last week. 1t included an eight-pound
German trout, a five-pound salmon, and
two trout of about two pounds each. One
of the trout was hybrid-a cross between
trout and salmon.
The Floyd Market has not yet com
pleted arrangements for reopening. The
damaged stock has been cleaned out, and
as soon as repairs can be made on the
building, business will be resumed. Mr..
Floyd is occupying offices temporarily at
room 13, Manning block.
Margaret, daughter OF Mrs. Julia Null
Ian, died Saturday, aged twenty-three
years. She had been an invalid for many
years. Besides the mother, she leaves
two sisters-Alice and Clara, and one
brother-Robert. Funeral services were
held at the Catholic church this Tuesday