Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-09-25
Orland, where Mrs. Scott will spend a
month at her mothers home.


month at her moth srs home.
Hutson DelIee, who left here few
weeks ego to take position as telegraph
operator IN Boston, has gone to Atlanta,
Ga.
Senator Eugene haie sailed from New,
York Saturday ID the new record making
steamship Lusitania, for short stay ia
Europe.
Clifton Woodward and f. A. Orcutt
entertAined party Of eightsen at baked
bean dinner Sunday, at Camp Porcupine,
Green Lake.
Miss Mary l.. Drummey has gone to the
Western Union telegraph office at Calais
for few weeks. after which she expects
to 20 to Boston.
John Middleton and wife, OF St. John,
N. B., have been visiting reistives III
Ellsworth. Mr.. Middleton is former
resident Of this city.
Tax Collector Foster says that he In
tends to put all poll and personal taxes,
unpaid on Nov. 1, in the hands OF con-
stable for collection.
The winter schedule on the Maine
Central and Washington County railroads
will 60 into effect Monday, Oct. 7. The
service will be practically the same as last
winter.
The members of Nokomis- Rebekah sew
ing circle are requested to meet at Odd
Fellows hail, Tuesday, to commence work.
The president and committee will furnish
supper.
Edward f. Brady and J. A. Cunning
ham represented the Ellsworth board OF
trade at the meeting OF the State board iii
Portland last week. They report an in
teresting session.
James A. Davis, of Boston, was in the
city last Thursday. He was here only for
the day. but managed to see many OF his
old friends and acqusintances, all Of
whom were glad to greet him.
Shareholders in the Ellsworth loan and
building association are reminded that
dues are payable not at the bank, ~ here
tofors, but to Q. W. Tapley, secretary, at
his oAlce in the First national bank build
ing.
At the meeting of the 18th Maine reg
mental association in Belfast last week,
Ambrose w. Ellis, of Ellsworth Falls,
Vas elected president. 1t is expected the
association will hold it's reunion next year
in Ellsworth.
DR.. J. T. Mcdonald is soon to move his
ofiice and home from the apartments in the
Manning block to the rooms in the Smith
building, over E. e. joys store. J. T.
Silvy, who has been occupying these
apartments, has moved to Pine street.
G. w. Grindal is building small grist
mill on Water street adjoining his new
grain storehouse in the south. The mill
will 10 equipped with roller mill, run
by electric power. An elevator will be
built to carry grain from the storehouse
to the mill.
Ellsworth's milk dealers have given
formal notice that after Oct. the price,
which heretofore after that date has been
eight cents a quart, will be nine cents.
This action, they state, is made necessary
wing to the increased price OF grain and
the scarcity of hay.
The high school and schools in the city
proper, the opening OF which was deferred
ON account Of scarlet fever, opened Mon
day. At the high school the total enroll
ment will be something over 100. The
entering class numbers about thirty-five.
This is about the average of recent years.
The county commissioners left yester-
day for Deer Isle, where there will be
hearings on two road petitions. There
was hearing yesterday on the discon-
tinuance of the old road over Sand hill on
the Surry- Bluehill road, new road hav-
ing been built around the hill, as laid out
by the county commissioners.
Miss Ethel Hodgkins, who has been g
stenographer in the Office of Hale Ham
lin for the past seven years, leaves to-
morrow for Washington, where she has
secured position as stenographer in the
census bureau. Miss Hodgkins some time
ago passed the civil service examination
and recently received her appointment.
A born and bred Bridgton man, who
has come back to spend his last days or
his native heath. 1t is Andrew Epes
Burnham, who is about eighty sever
years old, but well and smart. He is al
the home of his brother, Charles Burn.
ham, in South Bridgton. Another brother
has Just joined them--Arthur Augusta!
Burnham, who has of late been living al
Ellsworth. .-Kennebec Journal.
The changes made in Curtis r. Foster
store, now completed, give him one Of thu
most attractive stores in Ellsworth. A
hard pine floor has been laid, the offic'
moved to the rear, and the stairway lead
| ing to the work-room and show room
above has been moved to one side, open