Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-09-25

will be used as an ice-cream parlor. The
entrance to the offices above will be in the
Brady building, recently purchased by
Judge Peters, and above this will b an
other store. On Main street there will be
store at ths rear OF the Leland store. The
stores will have handsome plate-glass
fronts, and the entrance to stores and to
Offices will be Of attractive design.
A school Of instruction for this district
OF the Order OF the Eastern Star will be
held 1t the masonic lodge room in Ellis
worth next Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Grand Matron NJ. Elizabeth Leach, Of Bar
Harbor, and Grand Patron Arthur h. Tot
man, Of Fairfield, will be present. 1t is
expected large number Of members Of
chapters in the district will he present.
At Q O'Clock supper will be served, and in
the evening Irene chapter, Of Ellsworth,
will be inspected by the grand officers.
Thomas J.. Holmes has purchased the
interest Of his brother, Robert B. Holmes,
in the burned building on Main street,
which he is soon to rebuild. Mr.. Holmes
is now the sole owner OF the building,
having purchased F. A. Eddy's interest
some time ago. The new building will be
Of the same general design as the new
ces on the second floor instead u four. The
party wall, which will be built between
this building and the Eddy building on
the east, will be of concrete. The first
floor will be finished in one large roomy
store.
William E. Meservey and wife, OF Nevada
City, CAL, are guests OF Clerk-of-C Courts
j. F. Knowlton and wife. Mr.. Meservey
is brother OF Mrs. Knowlton, and a ma
tive OF Appleton, Me. This is his first
visit East since he left home thirty three
years ago. Mr.. Meservey is assistant
superintendent Of the South Yuba Water
Co, and has charge Of eighteen large stor-
age dams. This company, consolidated
with the Bay Counties Power Co., fur
nishes electrical power to San Francisco,
Oakland and other large towns and cities
in the neighboring counties. Mrs.
Meservey u q western woman, and this is
her first visit East.
The board Of aldermen did mot meet
last Thursday evening ~ appointed, but
extended the recess to Thursday evening
OF this week. The business for which
the meeting was to be held-a further
hearing on petition to erect power trans
mission line on old Bangor road is held
in allegiance pending proposed change Of
route. It is now pr opposed to run the line
up the old Bangor road and through on
the road connecting with the new Bangor
road above the Bangor bridge, and thence
to the Maine Central's right Of way, which
it will follow to Brewer. A new petition
probably will be presented at the next
meeting OF the board.
The Ellsworth fire department has
adopted . system of fire alarms which will
be OF benefit in locating fires, and inform
residents of the city in general way,
where the fire is. After the usual ringing
of the bell, one tap will indicate first
ward; two taps, second ward, and five
taps, fifth ward. Four taps rung three
times in quick succession will indicate a
fire in the business section. The chief
engineer urges all telephone subscribers
who see a fire from their homes before an
alarm has been rung, to turn in an alarm
by telephone Often fire is seen from a
distance before it is discovered by those
living in the immediate vicinity.