Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-15
and death OF her mother, Mrs. Carlton
McGown, returned yesterday.

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A. l. Saunders and wife, who have beer
occupying the H. B. Saunders house or
Main street, expect to 60 to Lamoine fol
the summer about the first Of June.
Charles H. May, the new superiEten.
dent Of the hardwood factory, will shortly
move his family here, and will occupy the
dwelling house on the factory property.
Charles P. Halpin and Daniel E. Hurley
are in Portland to attend the State con-
vention, Knights OF Columbus, as dele
gates from Philip H. Sheridan council, OF
Ellsworth.
The city government has not yet pur-
chased sprinkler, but, has made tempo
rary arrangements for sprinkling the
streets until horses and sprinkler have
been purchased.
The annual meeting Of the road COM
missioners Of Hancock county will be
held at the courthouse il. Ellsworth,
Wednesday, June 5, at p. m. State Com
missioner Sargent will be present.
The young ladies of the Unitarian
church will give "white supper" at the
vestry this evening at 6 o'clock. II con-
nection with the supper there will be a
sale OF homemade candy and fancy arti-
cles.
Mrs. Olive Hatch, Of Fall River, Mass,
who has spent the winter with her sister,
Mrs. William B. Campbell, in Ellsworth,
left last Saturday for Bar Harbor for
visit of few weeks before returning
home.
The University OF Maine dramatic club
will appear at Hancock hall Monday even
ing, May 20, in the Shakespearean comedy
"As You Like IT., under the auspices of
the senior and junior classes OF the high
school.
Capt. H. W. Joyce and Oliver Boxley, of
Swans leland, are in the city in the inter
est Of the Swans Island Telephone Co. An
effort is being made to raise funds for
building a cable line from the island to
the main land.
Mrs. Charles H. Emery has returned
home, and is occupying her house at Main
and School streets. Arthur Shute and
family, who have occupied the house dur
ing the winter, have returned to their own
home on State street.
At the Unitarian church last Sunday
morning, Rev. s. w. Sutton, who has been
| pastor of the church here for the past four
years, read his letter of resignation. A
meeting OF the parish will be called to act
| upon the resignation.
| Bluehill academy and Ellsworth high
i school baseball teams played a game in a
snowstorm at Bluehill Saturday. The
| Bluehill team won by score of 9 to /.
| Next Saturday teams representing Els
worth and Bluehill grammar schools will
play at Ellsworth.
Mrs. Charles E. Pettingill, who died last
Saturday at Salisbury Cove, was the only
surviving sister of Mrs. j. H. Donovan, of
this city. She also leaves husband and
one daughter-Florence NJ. Mrs. Pettin
gili'sage was fifty-eight years, four months
and seventeen days.
F. C. Burrill has filly colt out of his
fast mare Hortense B., born last week.
The filly is by John Ward, trial 2.11.
Hortense B. has never been given mark
She is by Columbo, out Of a mare by Do
mum, and is full sister of Diego, Mr..
Burrill's speedy stallion.
Henry E. Davis is making extensive re-
pairs at his carriage mandatory on
Franklin street. Concrete walls have re-
placed the old ones, and concrete floor
laid in the basement, making additional
floor space OF s5x35 feet. A tifty-foot ad-
dition to the building is contemplated.
All orse owned by John E. Bunker, of
Bar Harbor, which was being pastured at
the Guptin farm in West Ellsworth. was
found to have been badly cut on one leg
recently. The nature of the cut seems to
preclude the possibility Of the horse in
juring itself. The matter is being inves-
| tigated.
Arthur Mosely, formerly of Ellsworth,
died Sunday at his home in Bar Harbor,
aged thirty-three years. Death resulted
from diabetes, after long illness. He
leaves a wife and two children. Funeral
services were held at Bar Harbor yester-
day, Rev. c. F. McKoy officiating. The
body was brought to Ellsworth for inter-
ment.
The finest string of fish seen in Ellis
worth for many day was on exhibi-
ton in the window of H. F. Wescott's
store Monday forenoon. They were
brought down from Green lake Monday
by Dr. L. L. Larrabee and w. H. Titus,
and were the result of one days fishing
there with R. l. Moore and Fred Grace
There were six fish in the string, weighing
respectively 9, sh, s, 6, and pounds.
A building on the Jordan wharf, the
upper part of which was used as a store
house by C. w. Grindal, and the lower
part as freight shed for the Percy ",
collapsed yesterday noon. A large guam
tity of -four was stored in the building,
and overtaxed it's strength. Mr.. Grindal
lost several barrels of -four. The building,
which was owned by the Dyer Jordan
estate, is complete wreck.