Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-01-29


Mrs. L. J. Backus Is visiting in water-
vile.
II. W. Dynn and wife are spending .
week in- Massachusetts,.
ThS Thursday club will inset to- morrow
with Mrs. Henry NJ. Hall.
Mrs. Church, OF Cherryfield, is the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. J. H. Brimmer.
Irene chapter, o. e. g., will meet every
Friday evening until further notice.
L. B. Deasy and E. B. Mears, Of Bar
Harbor, are in Ellsworth on business.
Mrs. F. h. Oaks, OF Orono, has been the
guest OF Mrs. F. c. Burrill the past few
days.
The ladies' aid society OF the Methodist
church is arranging for fair to be given
soon.
Henry NJ. Brown and wife have gone to
Boston for visit OF several weeks among
relatives.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet
for rehearsal in Manning hall tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. o. W. Tapley gave an sat home" to
. group Of friends last Friday afternoon
from to6.
Mrs. Arthur Shute md Miss Helen, who
have been visiting in Boston, arrived
home this morning.
The infant daughter OF James H. Savage
Savage and wife, formerly OF Ellsworth,
died i'll Boston sunday. The body was
brought to Ellsworth for interment.
Mrs. D. E. Loweree and children, Of
Guadalajara, Mexico, who are spending
some time in the North, are now the
guests OF Col. and Mrs. John F. Whit
comb.
The ladies' auxiliary OF the Congre ga
tionsl church met yesterday with Mrs. J.
II. Brimmer. The next meeting, two
weeks hence, will be with Mrs. E. F. Rob-
inson.
Hon. Parker Spoford, OF Bucksport,
was in the city Monday. He is quite re-
covered from the effects Of the fall he sus-
tanned while inspecting the big dam on
Thanksgiving day.
The chatting dish party given By the
January committee Of the Congregational
society last Wednesday evening furnished
little variety in the way of church sup
pers, and was pleasing success.
Charles F. Hayes, indicted for obtaining
money under false pretences by the passing
Of forged checks aggregating 1900, it is
alleged, was sentenced in the superior
court at Portland Monday to two years in
the state prison.
F. H. Osgood has taken the stock from
the grocery store recently conducted by
Mccarthy & Wardwell in the Odd Fellows
block, and moved it to the Clark building
on Water street recently occupied by the
late d. H. Eppes, and opened a grocery
store.
On another page may be found some
verses which set forth the great changes
on Union river in way that will appeal
to all who knew the river in the busy days
of the numbering industry, and especially
to those former residents now in distant
states.
Mrs. Arabine 8. Sumner died Friday at
her home on School street, aged sixty four
years. Mrs. Sumner lived until recently
on the Shore road, purchasing the house
on School street few months ago. She
leaves one daughter-Mrs. Samuel w.
Moore. A grandson, Clarence l. Moore,
lived with her.
Word was received yesterday of the ar
nj l>xvo ofav ~
the schooner Harry w. Haynes, Capt.
Sidney A. Goodwin, leaking and short OF
provisions. Capt. Goodwin sailed from
Gonaives, Hayti, on Jan. 8, for New York,
with load OF logwood. Up to noon to-day
no further word had been received.
Schooner Melissa Trask, which has
been undergoing repairs on Gllchrist,s
was found to be leaking, and was hauled
out again the next day. The leak was
discovered, and she was launched again
Monday. She will be hauled up here for
for the remainder OF the winter, ana in
the spring will be hauled out for painting
and hanging the rudder.-Be1dst Journal.
The commissioners Of inland fisheries
and game will hold hearing Saturday,
Feb. l, at 2 p. M, at the Office Of Judge J.
A. Peters, in Ellsworth, to act upon
petition to regulate the fishing in Little
and Big Bog rivers. 1t is understood to
be the desire OF the petitioners to close
the streams to fishing on Sundays and the
last two or three days Of each week.
Hon. B. NJ. Fernald, candidate for the
republican nomination for governor, was
in the city Monday evening and Tuesday
forenoon, leaving on the noon train for
Bar Harbor. Mr.. Fernald is going over
the State in the interest Of his candidacy.