Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-07-22

'Daily, Sundays included.
No mails dispatched to or received from the
east Sundays.
Mrs. {. H. Closson is the guest of ex-
Mayor Greedy and wife.
Emery K. Sawyer, OF Auburn, is the
guest OF Miss Addie Tinker.
The parents of Stanley ]. Steward are
making their first visit to Ellsworth.
Miss Mary L. shute, of Boston, is in the
city, the guest of relatives and friends.
| Mrs. W. H. Dresser is spending few
days this week with relatives in Cherry
field.
The picnic of the Congregational Sum
day school has been indefinitely post
poned.
Alpheus Abbott, wife and children, OF
Barre, VT, are guests of Walter R. Parker
and wife.
| Mrs. George P. Woodward and two
children, of New York, are visiting rela-
tives here.
Boyd Bartlett, of Chelsea, Mass, has
been spending few days with his mother,
| Mrs. Maria L. Bartlett.
Mrs. D. Shirley Norris, of Bar Harbor,
with infant son, is visiting her parents,
G. F. Newman and wife.
| Delmar, the magician, will give an exhi-
bition at Hancock hall Friday evening,
for the benefit of the carnival fund.
Mrs. J. H. Brimmer, who was called to
Cherryfield by the illness of her sister,
Mrs. Church, is home. Mrs. Church is
improving.
| Mrs. c. j. Swan, after two-weeks' visit
here, left last Friday for her home in Bos-
ton, stopping on the way to visit relatives
in Norridgewock.
Mrs. Harry L. Crabtree, accompanied by
| Mrs. Eva d. Gardner and son alph S., of
Bangor, has gone to Winter Harbor for
stay OF two weeks.
Mrs. Hoyt A. Moore, of New York, is
visiting her parents, James E. Parsons
spend his vacation.
Hollis c. Joy, Of Boston, with his wife
and little son, returned home yesterday
after weeks visit with his parents, Cal
win P. Joy and wife.
The dedication OF the Methodist church
will take place the latter part OF August or
early in September. An attractive pro-
gram will be arranged. Eminent speakers
| will be present.
Rehersals have begun for 'The Private
| Goorotorv35 which ui1 ho cd w
in August by local cast, under the direc-
tion of Fred E. Cooke, for the benefit OF
| the carnival fund.
| The rains Of the past few days have put
an end to the forest fires in this vicinity.
A fire which started near the railroad just
above Ellsworth Falls Thursday, burned
| over about 200 acres.
| Frank III. Jellison and wife, of Boston,
| formerly of Ellsworth, are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of son, born
July Is. Mrs. Jellison was Miss Mildred
F. Brown, of this city.
Rev. W. F. Emery, pastor of the Metho-
| dist church, has presented to the Sunday
| school eighty-two volumes. The books
are carefully selected, and make valuable
addition to the library.
The crew Of linemen for the Bar Harbor
& Union River Power Co. is this week
erecting the sixty-foot steel poles through
State and Water streets, from the mill road
to the old Hall steam mill.
Mrs. c. s. Bragdon, of Brockton, Mass,
with son Charles and daughter Margaret,
is visiting her parents, E. F. Robinson
and wife. Miss Mary F. Robinson is
spending the summer in Europe.
Capt. Wellington c. Bellatty has been
given command of the schooner Lavolta,
in place of Capt. M. M. Whitaker, who
was compelled by ill health to give up
command OF the vessel this year.
Charles IA. Leland has been appointed
district grand chancellor of this district,
No. %, knights of Pythias. Other district
grand chancellors in Hancock county are
Charles w. Robinson, of Stonington, and
Loren w. Rumill, of West fremont.
Miss Marion Treat joined her mother,
Mrs. A. 8. Treat, and her sister Evelyn at
Labrador farm" last week. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Herman A. Shafer, OF
Syracuse, N. Y.p and Roy b. Shafer, of
New York, who are their guests here.
The lawn party to be given by the High
street branch OF the Village improvement
society will take place tomorrow evening
il pleasant, at the home OF George A.
Parcher. There will be . sale OF ice-cream,
homemade candy, fancy articles and
aprons.
The track program for the North Els
worth fair, Sept. 16 and II, has been an