Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-01

from Bangor, and was received yesterday.
1t is expected to have the new shaft in
place in time for the steamer to make her
usual trip out tomorrow.
The Bowdoin college debating team, Of
which Fulton J. Redman is one, defeated
the Syracuse university team in debate at
Syracuse, N. Y, last Wednesday evening.
Charles A. Phillips, who has been laid up
in the hospital at Portland since fall
from . telephone pole in that city several
weeks ago, which resulted in Q broken
leg, is at home.
| The reception to the juniors by the SEN
iOr class OF the high school at Odd Fellows
hall last Friday evening was pretty and
pleasant affair. The junior reception has
become an annual feature OF the school
year.
Dea. Joseph e. Dunn, OF franklin, a
brother of Howard w. Dunn, OF this city.
ano well known throughout the county,
died suddenly of heart failure last Friday,
ct Caribou. Mr.. Dunn was in the sixty
second year of his age.
Morris w. Knowitoh, accompanied by
his wife, arrived home from Porto Rico
yesterday. He has two months leave OF
absence from his duties in the educational
department there, and will spend the
greater part Of his vacation here.
/ Rev. R. B. Matthews and John H. Brin-
mer, of Ellsworth, and Rev. ]. d. Prig-
more, of Ellsworth Falls, are attending
the Hancock county Congregational con-
ference at Somesville. Mr.. Mathews and
Mr.. Prigmore will deliver addresses.
While the Methodist conference at Bar
Harbor last week assigned Rev. r. M.
wilkins to the church here, it is under
stood that there is to be change in the
appointment for Ellsworth. The new ap-
pointment will be announced in few
days.
Miss Mary Mullan, Of North Hancock,
daughter OF the late Marcus Mullan, and
well known in Ellsworth, died Sunday, in
the forty-sixth year Of her age. She
leaves mother, two sisters and two broth
ers. They have the sympathy of friends
here.
Another Of the old feet o: Ellsworth
vessels, the little fifty-ton schooner Allen
dale, has laid her bones on the beach to
whiten. The Allendale, now owned by F.
!. Lamson and hailing from Rockland,
| was driven ashore at ssClam City, beach,
near Stonington, in the gale last Wednes-
day. She has been stripped.
Roy c. Haines has been given the
charge Of the Porto Rican building and
exhibit, at the Jamestown exposition
grounds, Norfolk, Va. Mr.. Haines ar
rived in the states last week, and after
few days in New York and Washington,
\ z T., went 10 Jamestown. His assistants
are Foang male Porto Ricans.
Rev. J. P. Simonton, pastor of the
Methodist church here for the past nine
years, has been appointed pastor of the
churches at Stonington and South Deer
Isle. Mr.. and Mrs. Simonton expect to
leave here the last of this week. They
| will take with them to his new field the
best wishes of their many friends here.
State Forest Commissioner E. E. Ring
was in Ellsworth last week investigating
the forest fire warden service in this sec
ton, which he found satisfactory. 1t is
understood the present fire wardens will
be reappointed. They are H. T. Silsby, of
Aurora, chief warden; Henry French, of
Eastbrook; Nahum Jordan, of No. 2s, and
Ezra Williams of No. SO.
The he"Evening in Birdland with Edward
Avis" at Hancock hall Monday was most
instructive and entertaining. There was
a good attendance. The colored stereopti-
con views showing birds in their natural
haunts were exceptionally good. The
whistled limitations OF bird songs and calls
by Mr.. Avis were excellent; those of the
robin and the thrushes were particularly
good.
| The Unitarian Woman's alliance held
its annual meeting last Thursday. Off
GERS were elected as follows: Mrs. s. w.
Sutton, president; Mrs. E. K. Hopkins,
vice president; Mrs. E. B. Wyman, secre-
tary and postoffice mission correspondent;
Miss M. A. Greely, treasurer; Mrs. NJ. A..
King, chairman Of social and benevolent
committee. The meeting then adjourned
until next fall.
The anniversary meeting Of Lejok lodge
l. o. o. F., last Friday evening was in
every way a most pleasant affair. At $50
o'clock chicken supper was served.
This was followed by work in the first de-
gree, after which there was smoke talk
Several past grands spoke reminscently Of
Lejok lodge, OF its early struggles with
crude and scant paraphernalia, and its
growth to its present large membership,
it's own.
A remarkable coincidence recently hap
pened in Havana, when five Maine
schooners, all built by Sawyer Brothers,
OF Milbridge, were in one of the docks,
| side by side. They were the Edward II