Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-12
this month, and viii be gone until about

sept. 1.
| Mrs. Eugene Hale arrived home Sunday
for the summer. Senator Hale is rapidly
recovering, and is expected back in ELS
worth shortly.
Fred w. Joy, Of New York, arrived
yesterday for his annual summer vacation,
and is with his mother, Mrs. d. s. Joy, at
their home on Pleasant street.
Miss Annie E. Kingsbury, clerk in the
Office OF the American express, leaves to-
morrow to spend her vacation in Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut.
Miss Emma G. Fits and brother Harry,
who have spent the winter in Massachu-
setts and California, arrived last Friday to
spend the summer at their home here.
Albert B. Emerson, OF San Francisco,
son Of the late Capt. Loren G. Emerson, OF
Orland, was in Ellsworth yesterday. Mr..
Emerson is spending two weeks in the
East.
Charles c. Knowlton, student in the
medical department at Johns Hopkins
university, Baltimore, Nd, arrived home
last Wednesday evening for the summer
racation.
The baccaiaureate sermon to the grad
uating class of the Ellsworth high school
will be delivered by Rev. R. B. Mathews
at the Congregational church next Sunday
evening at 730.
The stable on A. E. Moore's place, which
has been converted into a dwelling, is
about completed. William Rankin did
the contracting work, and the concrete
cellar was laid by c. A. Brawn.
c. vey Holman, Of Bangor. spent several
days in the city last week on law business.
Mr.. Holman lived in Ellsworth some years
ago, when his father, Rev. W. o. Holman,
was pastor of the Baptist church.
Mrs. e. K. Hopkins is attending the
State Unitarian eonferepcelat Houlton.
Mr.. Hopkins accompanied her as far as
Island Falls, where he will visit his
daughter, Mrs. Seth T. Campbell.
The special Childreh's day service
arranged to be given at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday afternoon was
postponed on account of storm to next
Sunday afternoon at same hour-4 O'Clock.
Tickets of admission to the public grad
uation exercises Of the high school at
Harcock hall next Monday, will be issued
by Superintendent J. F. Royal at his Office
in the hall next Saturday, beginning at
9 o. clock.
The stamp and general delivery win
dows at the postoffice will hereafter-at
least while the summer schedule is in ef
fect-be kept open to the public until 8
o'clock. The closing time heretofore has
been Z O'Clock.
The first concrete was laid at the dam
Monday. There still remains considera BILE
blasting to be done on the west side of the
river, but with the beginning of the con-
crete work this week, progress of work on
the dam will be more marked than dur
ing the weeks of tearing down and blast
ing out.
About q 600 of the city bonds maturing
June remains to be turned in to the city
treasury. The bonds have been taken up
as fast as presented, money being raised
py the issue OF notes. lew more hotes,
in denominations from 500 to $500, will be
issued, citizens OF ELLSWORTH being gwen
the preference.
The summer schedule on the Maine
Central and Washington County railroads
went into effect Monday. The service is
the same as last year in number OF trains,
with few slight changes in time. The
timetable on page 2, and the mail sched-
ule at the head OF the local column, have
been corrected to date.
MissQLeah B. Friend, who is teaching in
Augusta, spent Saturday and Sunday with
her parents, David Friend and wife. She
was accompanied by friend, Burleigh
Davidson, of South Berwick. Miss
Friend will spend few days in Ellsworth
after her school closes before sailing for
Germany the last OF the month.
Morris w. Knowlton has been appointed
a clerk in the Office OF the Interstate Com