Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-05-16
COUNTY NEWS.
.CAgTTNE.

~ Wills. who hiss spent seVerat weeks
:. poston, returned last week.
u Kicker and wife left this morning
.,,.syeral days stay in Portland,
~ Ariaane Kicker returned home
81, ps.ton and vicinity last week.
~ &. Sears, Of Boston, occupied the
IN, At the Unitarian church on Sunday.
swan and wife, Of Everett, Mass,
=, few days last week with Capt. r.
B. Brown.
Me- John Billings was here several days
-. week on a visit TO her sister, Miss
Lucy wescott.
u,s Annie Coombs returned last week
=. postou. where she has been on
visit to her father.
NJ. Ina Bartram, who for several
- ba. been seriously III, is now rap
DIV recovering and viii soon be cut
again,
r., Maine Central railroad has con-
.,srted to carry the mail from Roekiand
,orsstins for the months of July, August
and september.
WI. Hvoper and wife, w. A. Walker
and wife. }. NJ. Vogeil and wife, and b. d.
perkins and wife spent Sunday at their
cottage at Alamoosook.
F p. wood and family, OF Bangor, ar
,i1sd las, week and are busy getting their
cottage in condition for summer. Mr.
Woo reports them all rented for the
sssson
The steamer silver Star has been with
drawn from her route for few days to
undergo her usual spring oyerbaallng,
dining which time the steamer Castine Is
running in her place.
The members Of the Rebekah and East
srn star lodges each held q supper at its
respective lodge room last week. At the
Rsbekah lodge after the supper two can
didsios were given the degrees.
Eugene Thombs has recently purchased
Of his son Arthur the house on wsds-
vorth street, and will shortly take pos
sss.ion. Arthur moving into the Perkins
house on Court street for the summer.
Pc. Lewis and wife returned Friday
from their vacation. While gone they
made among their other pleasures a trip
to Washington, spending week In that
beautiful city which Is now at its best.
Walter Brown arrived Saturday and will
spend several days with his parents here.
On his return he will be accompanied by
Mrs. Brown, who has nearly recovered
her health, thanks to good care and Cas-
tine air.
The Sithdrswai Of steamer Cimbria and
the abandonment OF the Bangor and Bar
HarboT route came as a surprise to the
people here. This lIne has been so long
established that IL was regarded more or
less as = fixture.
The many friends Of Capt. E. F. Dawes
and wife will be interested to know that
they will not return from Minneapolis,
where they have been spending the win
brwith their son WIN, until after the G.
A. R. reunion In August Capt. Dawes,
being member Of that body, considers
this too good a chance TO lose.
Fred Mills and wife left this morning
for Kstahdiu Iron Works, where Mr.
Mills has secured employment In a sport
ing camp which is ran by his sister.
Their many friends will miss them very
much, a. Fred has been familiar figure
on cur streets, with his big white horse
Tom, and mis- jolly word for every one.
The water front presents lively APP
pearanee these days with the numer Gus
launches, sail boats, etc, being scrubbed,
painted and put in condition for the sum
nsr business. The number Of launches
Owned here this year will be much larger
than formerly, as nearly every other man
who owns boat has had gasolene en-
CINE pat in, and several new launches
AsEe been or are being built. The harbor
vii present busy appearance when the
season fully opens.
Arrangements are all completed for the
excursion Of the senior class of the nor
mai school 10 Washington. Through the
kindness Of Principal Richardson, THE
AMERICAN correspondent is in receipt of
Raaer containing the itinerary of the
UP which embraces the usual line of
,'sht-seeing In Philadelphia and four
Jays IN Washington. The graduating ex-
s'clses, on account Of the excursion, will
somewhat abbreviated from former
seAfs. The usual morning examination,
"se'her with the comforting of diplomas,
SUI be held, and the evening exercises
su consist of lecture and reception.
ne lecturer has not up to this time been
Useiaed on. 1t is hoped by the students
AnO iAculty that Gov. Cobb Will be present
"sonier the diplomas.
May II. G.