Ellsworth American., 1907-04-17

COUNTY NEWS.
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CAsrINE.

Leslie Gray was at home from Bangor
over Sunday.
@. F. Jones & Co. had their spring open
ing Friday and Saturday.
Hiss Elsie Slower left on Saturday for
Franklin, where she will tsach.
Miss Kathryn Martin was home last
week for few days visit with her
mother.
Mrs. Edward Cox arrived Saturday from
Bangor, where she has spent the
winter.
Harry McKinnon and wife, Of Belfast,
have been guests Of Mrs. Aaron Chamber
lain few days.
Miss Bernice Philbrook, who has been
Spending the winter in Boston, arrived
hpme last week.
Adrian Tuttle, of Belfast, has had his
Photographic studio opened for several
days work here.
Stephen Cash has gone to Dark Harbor,
where he will be employed painting for
the spring season.
The pulpit at the Congregational church
was occupied Sunday by Mr.. Greig, of the
Bangor theological seminary.
E. Julian Seybt and wife will soon
leave for several months business trip to
Lewiston, Augusta and other places.
Mrs. N. B. Gray and two granddaugh-
ters arrived Saturday night from Bar Har-
Dor, where they have been spending the
winter.
Mrs. Baker, of Brooklyn, N. Y, was in
town last week to inspect her new cottage
which has been built at Dyce's Head this
winter by Perkins & Bowden.
On account OF illness among tie teach
era, the town schools were somewhat
broken up last week, but at present they
are all in running order again.
The selectmen, in accordance with q
vote passed at town meeting, have posted
notices governing the keeping OF gaso
lene, naphtha and similar explosives.
F. N. Slower, plumber, has been busy
the past few days connecting the water
systems in the Porter and McClintock
cottages, which viii be opened for the
summer soon.
The memorial sermon to the G. A. R. on
the Sunday preceding Memorial Day
will be given in the Methodist church.
The address on Memorial Day viii be by
Rev. Mr.. Douthit, Of the Unitarian
church.
Owing to the bad weather and bad
walking Wednesday night the stereopti-
con lecture at the Methodist church by
Rev. Mr.. Hatch, OF Belfast, was very
slimly attended, but those venturing out
were well repaid.
At a hearing before the selectmen Fri
day permission was given Horatio Crie to
erect a weir for the purpose of catching
herring and sardines at some point above
the old bfickya-d. Mr.. Crie is already at
work on the weir.
Castine people will be pleased to know
that the Concert of Nations" that has
been given in many places in the State is
to be presented here the latter part Of
May under the auspices of the teachers of
the village schools. A chorus of sixty
voices is to be organized and will meet for
the first rehearsal Friday evening, April
-, under the auspices OF N. w. Little-
field, Of Bangor. A children's chorus OF
forty voices will also take part.
| The Witherle wharf at the foot Of
Green street has been purchased by w. H.
Hooper, who has begun to make some
changes in it. The old building which has
stood SO many years at the foot of Green
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changes made to fit the wharf for his lum-
ber business. His wharf at the foot Of
Main street has been leased by the Maine
Central for boat landing, and will be
fitted up for such purpose6t once.
Friday afternoon q pair of horses be-
longing to w. P. Hooper and attached to
the heavy forward wheels of a dump cart
ran away out of the stable yard and
turned down down Main street, running
over the te am of George Bowden, of North
Castine. Mr.. Bowden was thrown out of
his wagon and received bad scalp wound.
He was taken to the office Of DIR. Parsons,
where his wound was dressed, and then
taken to his home, where he is now rest
ing comfortably. Frank Dunbar, who was
in the team with Mr.. Bowden, jumped
and escaped injuries.
Hancock lodge, F. and A. NJ, and s. K.
Whiting chapter, Eastern Star, held a
joint Hociable and supper at Emerson hall
Friday evening. About 125 members were
present. The tables were bountifully
spread. An entertainment was given,
consisting OF music by the orchestra and
. sleight-of-hand exhibition by E. H.
Carpenter. One feature of the entertain
ment was the rendering OF q selection by
. ladies' orchestra imported for the occa-
sion and made up as follows: Sewall
Perkins, cornet; w. A. Kicker, specialist
on various instruments; c. F. Jones, tri-
angle and bird calls; Mr.. Douthit, fife; j.
F. Rea, slide trombone or plant spray.
The music was something beyond the
widest dreams of any one in the audience.
The diractinp bv Sewall Perkins was mar