Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-06-03

the Milo Lumber Co.
Harry L. Crabtree has purchased the
John B. Redman house on Bridge hill and
Will occupy it as soon as Judge John A.
Peters vacates it to occupy his new house
which will be built this summer.
c. E. Bellatty and wife, of Boston, are
spending a vacation Of two weeks with
Mr.. Bellatty's mother, Mrs. c. A. Bellatty,
in Ellsworth. They will open the Bel
iatty cottage at Contention Cove this week
DR.. J. H. Patten, OF Amherst, who de-
ivered the Memorial Day address in Ellis
worth Saturday, was accompanied by
his wife. Forrest o. Silsby, of Amherst,
the republican nominee for sheriff, was
also in town Saturday, accompanied by
Mrs. Silsby.
Rufus Goss died at his home at Beech
land Saturday, aged seventy-nine years.
He leaves widow and two daughters
Mrs. Blackington, of Attleboro, Mass,
and Miss Caroline Goss, of Ellsworth.
Funeral services were held at the house
Monday, Rev. P. A. A. Killam officiating.
| The Hancock County Rural Letter Car
riers' association met last Saturday at
Surry in A. o. U. W. hall. A business
meeting was held, and two new members
| T.J. Weseott, carrier, and w. w. Wescott,
substitute, of Bluehill, were elected. The
association will meet in Ellsworth on July
A.
Fred P. Curtis, of South Surry, died at
Waltham last Wednesday, after long ill
ness, aged thirty-two years. He leaves a
! widow. Funeral services were held at the
home of Charles H. Curtis, in Ellsworth,
| Friday, Rev. P. A. A. Killam, officiating.
Interment was in the Curtis family bury
| ing ground.
Rev. W. F. Emery, of the Methodist
church, will preach at Southwest Harbor
next Sunday morning and afternoon in
| exchange with Rev. o. G. Barnard. In the
afternoon he will deliver the memorial
address to the Odd Fellows at Southwest
Harbor. Ee will return in time to con-
duct the evening service here.
c. l. Staples will leave this week for
New York to attend the annual conven
tion of the National Association of Piano
Dealers of America, to which he has re-
Gently been elected a member. The con-
vention will be held at Hotel Astor. Sec
retary Taft will address the convention.
Mr.. Staples will be away about ten days.
The democratic county convention will
be held at Hancock hall Wednesday, June
II, at 1.3O o'clock. Obadiah Gardner, of
Rocl, land who will undoubtedly be the
democratic nominee for governor, and
Hon. samuel w. Gould, of Skowhegan,
democratic candidate for Congress from
this district, will address the convention
There are indications of heavy mortality
among the dog population of Ellsworth
in the next few weeks, unless applications
for licenses come in more rapidly. The
average number of dog licenses issued in
Ellsworth is well up toward 200. In 1906
21s dogs were licensed and twenty-three
unlice nsed dogs were killed. So far this
year less than seventy licenses have been
issued.
At repu blican caucus Monday after
noon, the following delegates and alter
mates to the republican State convention
at Bangor, June 80, were elected: Dele
gates-Dr. A. c. Hagerthy, F. c. Burrill
E. J. Walsh, H. E. Davis, DR.. F. F. Sim
onton, H. 3. Moore, J. 7. Giles. Alter
nates-A. F. Stock bridge, c. Nj. Witham,
R. NJ. Campbell, R. I. Moore, T. j. Holmes,
Benjamin Franklin, G. A. Parcher.
The fish supper given by the gentlemen
of the Methodist church last Thursday
evening was a culinary success. The men
took full charge of the preparation and
serving Iof the supper. The supper was
also in theinature of reception to Rev.
W. F. Emery, the new pastor OF the
Methodist church. B. T. Sowle presided
as toastmaster. Among the speakers of
the evening were Chief Justice L. A.
Emery, John B. Redman, L. B. Deasy,
Rev. ]. D. Prigmore and Rev. w. F.
Emery.
The work of erecting the plant of the
Maine Concrete Products Co., near Wash
ington Junction, is to begin to-day. A. L.
Bickford, of1Bangor, the treasurer of the
company, is here to superintend the work.
Louis Anderson is the local manager OF
the plant. The principal product OF this
plant is to he building blocks. but all kinds
of concrete material will be made-paving
and sidewalk blocks, ornamental work OF
all sorts, sewer and drain tile, etc. The
works are near the Graves sand hill in
Hancock, about a mile and half from
thelJ Junction.
The PERCEPTION given by Blanquefort
commandery, Knights Templar, last We'd
nesday evening, in honor OF Right Emil
nent Sir Arno w. King, grand commander
of the grand commandery of Maine, was
a very pleasant affair. Ellsworth Sir
Knights appreciate the honor which has
come to this commandery by the selection
of one of their number to the highest ma
sonic office in the State. The reception
took place from s to 8 O'Clock. The re-
ception committee consisted OF Chief-Jus-
tice l.. A. Emery and wife, f. X. Whita-
ker and wife, c. R. Foster and wife, j. F.
Knowlton and wife, and John B. Redman.