Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-06-27

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| Register of Deeds William b. Campbell
remains very i'll at his home on Franklin
street. DIR. Hunt, OF Bangor, was in con-
sultatlon last evening with the attending
physician, DR.. King. The report of the
physicians is not as encouraging as tht
many friends of Mr.. Campbell would like
Misses Grace King and Paulene Foster
are at home from Wellesley college for the
summer vacation. Mr.. and Mrs King
and Mr.. and Mrs. Foster met them at
Camden, giving them surprise on the
boat. Mr.. King and Mr.. Foster went to
Camden to be present at the institution
OF commandery there.
John W. Holmes, OF Brooklyn, n. Y,
with his wife, is spending two weeks with
his brother, Roscoe Holmes, in this city.
Mr.. Holmes has recently sold the Bijou
| theatre in Newark, n. j., of which he was
| solo owner. He has an interest in several
| other houses, but will retire for time at
least from the active management of a
| theatre.
Next Sunday will be the last OF Rev. J.
| M. Adams pastorate of the Congreea-
tional church. a communion servi,e will
follow the morning sermon. The church
will remain open during July, the pulpit
| being supplied by different clergymen.
Only one Sunday has yet been provided
for DR.. Hyde, of Bowdoin college, will
occupy the pulpit Sunday, July Is.
The steamer Percy V. brought an ex-
cursion from North Brooklin, South Blue
hill and Bluehill on Monday. About
forty were in the party. Monday of next
| week the steamer will take the Unitarian
| Sunday school picnic to Newbury Neck,
and on the Monday following, July 8, will
run an excursion from Mckinley and
| West fremont to Ellsworth.
| Roy c. Haines, who is teaching in the
central high school of San Juan, P R., has
arrived home for the summer vacation.
Mr.. Haines will occupy his time this sum-
mer travelling in Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts and Maine, for the Porto Rican
benevolent society, with fancy Porto
| Rican goods and embroideries which he
handled in small way last summer.
! Ellsworth is well represented at Bow
doin college commencement this week.
Three Ellsworth boys graduate--George
Parcher, Charles Knowlton and Frank
Rowe. Among those in Brunswick at
tending commencement exercises are
| George A. Parcher, and wife, John F.
| Knowlton and wife, Miss Halle Know
ton, Miss Margaret Dresser, Miss Georgia
Foster and Harry E. Walker.
The service at the Baptist church next
fsand " evening will be new departure.
| Instt I'D of the usual sermon the pastor
| will conduct query meeting. A ques-
( tion box was placed in the vestry and the
congregation was invited to place in it
any question pertaining to the Bible,
church or Christian life, and on the first
Sunday evening of each month these
questions are to be answered.
The Unitarian Sunday school will have
its annual picnic next Monday, going by
steamer Percy V. to Newbury Neck.
Tickets are limited to seventyfive Mem
bers of the Unitarian society, children of
the Sunday school and their parents may
obtain tickets at the office of Frank S.
Lord up to this afternoon. Tickets re-
naming unsold to- o-morrow morning will
be sold to the general public.
The marriage of Miss Mary Hale Nc
Farland, of this city, to Thomas Elwin
Genthner, of Boston, took place at Cliff
tondale, Mass, yesterday. Miss McFar-
land, who has been spending short time
in Ellsworth since leaving Augusta, left
here for Boston Sunday night. She was
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. A. E.
| Foster, and Mrs. F. II. Mcfarland
Ellsworth friends extend congratulations.
Sheriff Mayo last Thursday made a
search and seizure at the Elmwood hotel.
George 5. SWEET, the proprietor, was ar
raigned in the Ellsworth municipal court
Friday. He pleaded not guilty. Judge
Peters found him guilty, and imposed a
sentence OF 800 fine and sixty days in the
county jail. Mr.. SWEET appealed, and
| gave bonds in the sum of 200 for ap-
pearance at the October term of the su-
| preme court.
! A large number from Ellsworth are
| planning to go on the excursion to jack
sonville camp ground tomorrow, to at
tend the reunion of the Eastern Maine
| Veteran association. The excursionists
will take the train leaving Ellsworth at
| 7.19 a. m. Returning, special train will
leave the camp grounds at $40 p. m, and
run through to Ellsworth. Lynch's band,
of Ellsworth, has been engaged to furnish
music, and Miss Bertha L. Giles will sing.
A Franklin family feud was aired in
the Ellsworth municipal court last Fri
day, when Douglass NJ. Hardison was ar
raigned on a charge of assault and battery.
The complainant was his brother, John
U. Hardison, who was acting for his
wife. L. F. Giles appeared for respond
ent. Judge Peters found respondent
guilty, and imposed fine of s25 and costs.
He appealed, and gave bonds for 800 for
appearance at the October term.
The republicans of Ellsworth met in