Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-22

was accompanied by Miss Maud Derby, Of
Dorchester, Mass, who will spend the
summer here.
Next Sunday evening at 2 o'clock there
will be union memorial service at Han
cock hall. The sermon will be by Rev. r.
B. Mathews, of the Congregational church.
Pastors Of the other Ellsworth churches
will assist in the service.
Edward Aver, Of Dexter, spent last
night in Ellsworth with his sister, Mrs.
J. P. Eldridge. He returned home to-day,
accompanied by his mother, Mrs. s. j.
Aver, who has spent the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Eldridge.
The Methodist society has sold the par
sonage on Hancock street to Marks Hertz.
The society reserved sufficient ground be-
tween the house and church for parson-
age site, but it is not likely that new
parsonage will be built before next year.
Isaac N. Avery, OF West Ellsworth, has
sold his farm to Myron r. Carlisle, of
North Bend, Surry Mr.. Avery will move
to Brewer. He is one of the leading farm
ers Of his section, and will be loss not
only to his own community, but to the
city.
Chief-Justice L. A. Emery, Clerk Of
Courts John F. Knowlton and Arthur T.
Richardson, Of Southwest Harbor, the
commissioners appointed to determine the
line between Trenton and Eden at the toll
bridge, will view the premises tomorrow,
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| The city has purchased pair Of horses
for the fire department and sprinkling
cart. They have also purchased of B. F.
Gray the sprinkling cart. The price paid
for the horses was $3.50. 1t is we'll
matched pair of chestnut horses, young
and lively workers. For the sprinkling
cart the city paid $500.
| The twentieth annual convention of the
Hancock county w. c. T. U. will take
place at the Methodist church Tuesday
and Wednesday Of next week, May Is and
%. The convention will open at $50
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. There will
also be an evening session Tuesday, and
forenoon, afternoon and evening sessions
Wednesday.
The Ellsworth driving club met at the
| office OF F. c. Burrill last Friday evening,
| and discussed plans for the season. 1t was
condition for speeding horses. The pros
poets Of having trotting meet in Ellis
worth this season were discussed, and
there is every probability that at least one
meet will be held here.
Mrs. c. J. Swan, of Boston, who was
Mabel Monaghan before her marriage, has
seen engaged to sing at the concert to be
given at Hancock hall on the evening Of
the graduation day of the class of 1907
June II. Mrs. Swan has been singing re-
Gently in public, and is everywhere re-
ceived with enthusiasm. Her friends here
will be glad of this opportunity to hear
her again.
Bowdoin is still winning honors in de-
bate, and Fulton J. Redman, former
Ellsworth boy, is the leader on the Bow
doin team. Last week the debating team
from Cornell university was worsted in
debate. By winning this debate Bowdoin
now has to her credit five consecutive VIC
tories, having won two debates from Am
herst, one from Clark and one from Syra-
cuse university.
The Richard Tinker house on the Ellis
worth Falls road was partially burned last
night. The house was unoccupied, and
the fire was undoubtedly Of incendiary
origin. The fire started in the upper part
of the house and burned out the roof.
bat hoI To If ioo
stored in the shed attached to the house,
but this was uninjured. The house was
owned by the Tinker estate. There was
no insurance.
Charles E. Mccarthy and Leo J. Ward
we'll have formed a partnership, and have
purchased the stock and good will of Fred
H. Osgood, who for several years has
carried on the grocery business in Odd
Fellows block. Messrs. Mccarthy and
Wardwell have for some time been clerks
at Whiting Bros'.; they are exemplary
young men, and start out in business for
themselves with the best wishes of large
number of friends.
At the recent annual election of officers
of the Hancock county savings bank,
Col. John F. Whitcomb declined re-elec-
tion to the Office of president, on account
OF increasing business cares, and Capt. S.
L. Lord was elected to the Office. R. M.
Campbell was elected trustee. Col. q. G.
Burrill was reelected treasurer, and
Charles R. Burrill assistant treasurer.
This savings bank was established in
1873, and is one of the solid financial in
stitutions Of this county.
Road Commissioner Hurley has laid
crushed rock on Church street on the hill
near the Congregational church; on the
upper end of Pine street, completing the
work on that street, and on the mill road,
near Whitcomb, Haynes & Co.'s mill.
Repairs have also been made on the Falls
road. Rock will be laid on Birch avenue
from school to State street, completing
the work on that street from Oak street
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