Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-08-21

enjoyed. The heanbag contest furnished
much excitement and noise, and was
finally won by Miss Cora Anderson. Ice
cream and candy were for sale.
Lieut.. Martyr H. Shute, U. s. A., who
il stationed at Fort Russell, Wyoming,
arrived here Monday night. He was sent
East for duty as range officer in marks
manship trials, and made a flying visit
home. He leaves for the West to-day.
At meeting OF the directors OF the
Ellsworth Loan & Building association
last Saturday, o. w. Tapley was elected
secretary, vice Henry H. Higgins, re-
signed, the change to take place Sept. /.
Mr.. Tapley resigned the Office OF auditor,
this also to take effect Sept. /.
H. P. Hopkins has purchased the
grocery business so long conducted by his
father, the late Albert NJ. Hopkins, and
will continue the business at the same
store where it has been located many
years. Mr.. Hopkins has had long ex-
perience in the grocery business, having
been in the store with his father for
twenty years, and during the past few
years the main work OF the store has
devolved upon him.
Capt. Joseph NJ. Higgins has returned
from New York where he went last week
in the interest OF the owners OF the
schooner Myronus, run down and sunk
in Long Island sound Aug. IL. No set
tlement has been made with the steam
boat company. Capt. Higgins has re-
ceived a letter from man who was pas
senger on the steamboat at the time OF
the accident, who says he was on deck and
heard the schooner's horn going before
she hove in sight.
Harold H. Clark is spending a short
vacation with his parents, A. w. Clark and
wife, in Ellsworth. Mr.. Clark, who has
been employed by the General Electric
Co., At Schenectady, N. Y, for some years
past, has recently received q dattering
government appointment a. electrical ex-
pert side at the bureau Of yards and docks,
Washington, ID. c., being the successful
candidate among many who took the
necessary examination. Mr.. Clark will
enter upon his new duties Sept. 9.
The Klark-Urbsn company closed q
weeks engagement at Hancock hall last
Saturday evening. This company, which
has been. coming to Ellsworth once each
year for the past eight years. grows better
and better. Always giving good per-
formsnces, it this year outdid itself. 1t is
far and away the best repertoire company
visiting this city. The house was well
filed at every performance. and many ex-
pressions of satisfaction were heard. The
next visit OF the company to this city
will be hailed with Measure.
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rather judicial companv. including Hon.
Melville w. Fuller. cbief-iustice of the
supreme court of the United States. the
Right Honorable Christopher Pallis.
lord chief baron of Ireland. Mr.. Bourke.
K c.. of Dublin. Ireland. and Judge Peck.
of the superior court of Connecticut. The
puests professed themselves much pleased
with the natural beautv Of Hancork
Point
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who had not heard her since her return a
few weeks ago from New York. where
sbe snent last winter studvine. Her selec-
t;ons covered a wide range, and showed
tho canac;tv and oual;tv of her voice to
6na advantage Atthe close Of the nro-
oramme sbe was heartily congratulated.
Those W ho did not attend missed the hest
uus;caI event of the season.
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