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

Utiore fssuninB PASTORAL WORK.
The slow rate at which dog licenses are
coming in seem to indicate that there has
been unprecedented mortality in the dog
population OF Ellsworth during the past
year, or else that there soon will be. Up
to noon Tuesday only eighty-two licenses
| had been issued. At the same date last
year, 176 had been issued. The total num-
Der Of dogs licensed last year was 207.
The time limit expires June 1, when the
dog constable will get busy.
Thirty thousand salmon fry from
the Green Lake hatchery were planted i'll
up-river ponds last week. Ten thousand
were planted in King pond, 10000 in Rift
pond and 10000 in Long pond. Several
plants have been made in previous years
| at these ponds, and the fish are doing well.
At Long pond, in which there were no
salmon previous to the first plant of fry
four years ago, six and one-half pound
salmon was taken this spring. At Green
lake 100000 togue fry from the Monmouth
hatchery were planted last week.
The sale of stock from DIR. c. c. Morri-
sons farm at MariavilIe, which took place
| at Wyman park last Wednesday, was not
largely attended, but those who were
| there came to buy. e. K. Hopkins acted
| as auctioneer. The cows sold were full
blooded Jerseys and Guernseys. DR.. Nor
rison had one of the finest herds in east
ern Maine. About fifty head were dis
| posed of. One of the largest buyers was
w. E. Peach, the Bar Harbor dairyman,
| who bought about eighteen Jersey COWS.
f. H. Tupper and N. E. Newman, of Ban
| gor, bought nine cows.
Preparations for the observance of Me-
| mortal Day in Ellsworth, according to the
programme announced in detail in The
| AMERICAN two weeks ago, are complete. In
the early morning details from the post
will visit the various cemeteries in the
| vicinity to decorate the graves of comrades.
At o'clock the members of the post will
| assemble at Grand Army hall and march to
the soldiers monument where the usual
service will be held. The line will then
be reformed and march to Hancock hall
for the Memorial services. The address
will be delivered by l.. B. Deasy, of Bar
Harbor.
Melvin NJ. Davis met with a serious
accident last Wednesday evening, his
kneepan being fractured and the ligaments
about the knee injured. Mr.. Davis, with
his brother, Everett j., was driving to
his home on the Hancock road, when the
cart dropped into a rut in the road. The
| seat came loose, and both men were
thrown in front of the cart. Melvin went
down between cart and horse, but whether
his knee was crushed by the horse step
ping on it, or by the wheel of the cart, is
not known. A wheel Of the cart also
passed over Everett, but, though badly
bruised, he escaped serious injury. Mel
win will be laid up several weeks.
The republican caucus for the nomina-
tion of delegates to the county convention
room in Hancock hall. 1t was well at
tended, over one hundred being present.
The caucus was called to order by It. F.
Mahoney, chairman of the city committee.
j. F. knowlton WAS made chairman and
w. Fl. Titus, secretary. NJ. y. McGown,
f. j. Walsh and A. W. Curtis were chosen
to receive, sort and count votes. A con-
test which was in the air up to within
few hours of the caucus, did not material
ize, and only one set of delegates was
presented. The list appears elsewhere in
this issue. The delegation was empow-
cred to fill vacancies.
The summer schedule on the Maine Gem
tral railroad will go into effect next Mon
day, except the through New York train,
which Will go on week later. The SER
vice on the Mt. Desert branch is practi-
cally the same as last year. With the
change of time dining-car will be run
from Portland to Mt. Desert Ferry on the
New York train, which passes through
Ellsworth at noon, and on the return trip
of the train will be attached from Mt.
Desert Ferry to Portland. This is the first
time for several years that dining-car
has been run on any train in the State,
passengers having to depend upon the
station restaurants and buffets in the par
lor cars.
A sewing machine agent named thinner
man caused considerable excitement in
Ellsworth Saturday evening. He was
lodging during his stay here at F. G.
Leach's on Main street. Saturday even
ing Mrs. Leach and occupants of an ad
joining room were alarmed by the report
of revolver. Night Officer Finn, who
was standing in front of the building, in
vestigated and found Zimmerman in his
room apparently badly frightened. On
stand near him was a revolver. thinner
man said it had gone off accidentally while
he was cleaning it. The women in the
house were much alarmed, thinking the
shot had been fired intentionally. Many
stories of eccentric actions on the part OF
Zimmerman during this and previous
visits to Ellsworth were soon shoat. City
Marshal Silvy took Zimmerman in charge.
He was allowed to remain in Ellsworth
until Monday to collect some money
owed him. He left at noon Monday.