Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-29

was sold for $500. Capt. Edward Fuller
ton, Of Ellsworth, was captain and part
owner OF the Miner.
Mrs. Rebecca Il. Bray died at her home
in Trenton Friday, aged seventy five
years. Funeral services were held Satur-
day forenoon, Rev. P. A. A. Killam offici-
ating.
The Bar Harbor & Union River Power
Co. has adopted q new rule with regard
to water bills, which will be sent out
quarterly instead OF mi-annually as
heretofore.
Sidney r. Bonsey, who has been ap-
pointed substitute clerk in the railway
mail service, left last Wednesday. He is
employed on the route between Farming
ton and Kingfeld.
The city has purchased strip OF land
% feet wide by 100 feet deep adjoining the
Franklin street engine house lot on the
north, thus giving access to the basement
Of the building at the rear.
Rev. P. B. HIATT, pastor Of the Congre-
gational church at North Anson, with his
wife, is the guest OF Rev. P. A. A. Killam
and wife. Mr.. HIATT will deliver the Mem
orial day address at Hancock tomorrow.
VT. Hendee, who will graduate from
an Illinois theological seminary this week,
has been assigned to the pastorate OF the
Methodist church in Ellsworth, and will
begin his duties here June 9. This will be
his first pastorate.
| Miss Marion Treat, who was SO seriously
injured three weeks ago at East Orange,
N. j., is gradually improving. The en-
couraging news is now received here that
she will have the use OF her limbs. It was
at first feared that even if she survived
the injury and shock, she would be a
cripple.
| The Clark building on Water street,
recently damaged by fire, is being re-
paired. Austin NJ. Foster has the contract.
The store will be ceiled, and new plate
glass front will be put in. d. H. Eppes,
who for the past few weeks has been SELL
ing out the goods damaged by fire, has
stored what remained of his stock.
The annual convention of road COM
| missioners of Hancock county will be
he'd at the COURT mouse in Ellsworth next
Wednesday afternoon, beginning at 1
o'clock. State Highway Commissioner
Sargent will be present to address the con-
vention- 1t is expected there will be a
large attendance OF road commissioners
and municipal officers.
| Henry NJ. Hall, of this city. is one Of
sever citizens at large appointed by the
President, who, with two senators and
three members of the house or repre-
fensatives, form board of visitors tt
inspect the United States naval academy
- as... leaves to-day for Annapolis
where the board is about to meet. Il,
| expects to be gone about ten days.
| The Bar Harbor and Ellsworth higt
school base bail teams played a practic,
game at Wyman park Friday, Bar Har
! day the Ellsworth team played Frank
Yin nine at Ellsworth Winning by score %
/ "a tot. Harry Rollins and George Higgln!
are the battery for the Ellsworth higt
sschool. A return game with FRANKLIN
will be played at Franklin o-morrow-
! Fire early Tuesday morning at Whit
ANS billiard room and bowling alley
caused slight damage. The fire started il
room adjoining the bowling alley, pre-.
\ sumably from smoRsdering cigar stub
4 The damaEE was prinoipally by smoke
\ P. H. Shea, whose tailoring esta ablishmeni
/ is in an aGjoining store, also suffered
damage by smoke. The damage to the
| building isslight. The losses are covered
by insurance.
At recess meeting OF the Ellsworth
city government last FRIDAY evening, bids
| for the proposed bond issue of s13;zO0, te
refund bonds. to that amount maturing
June l next, were opened. Only tue bids
were received, one from E. H. RGlMns &
Sons, Boston, at $3.50, and one from the
First national bank OF Ellsworth ut par
hrecess wssrsaken untllXaturday evening
| when it was voted to reject both bids, anC
to issue five-year notes at per cent in
stead of bonds.
There was a large attendance at the
union memorial service at Hancock hal
Sunday evening. Rev. S. W. Sustor
read scripture selectxons and OF
ferad prayer, and Rev. II. g. McGlaufsin
of Brewer, who supplied the pulpit OF the
MetIo odist chunch here Sunday morning
offered prayer. The memorial sermon by
Rev. X. B. Mathews, of the Congrega-
tionai church, was an eloquent and inspir-
ing discourse. There was singing by tde
Ellsworth male qaartette.
A house on Spruce street, owned by DE-.
A. C. Hsgerthy, was Quilted by fire at mid
night Wednesday. The fire is attributed
to a defective chimney. 1t started in the
main house, which is practically 6
total loss. The ell was saved. The
house was occupied by John Me rrill
and family, who had barely time
to escape. Little was saved from the
main house. There was an insurance OF
$500 on the house. Mr.. Merrill had a
small insurance on his furniture.