Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-06-17

fielding average for the season, was
awarded to Robert P. King The cup was
presented at the Friday afternoon exer-
cises at the high school.
The government engineersand surveying
party arrived this week, in the govern
ment steam-yach Norka, and are making
the preliminary surveys for the dredging
OF Union river.
County Commissioners John p. Eldridge
accompanied State Highway Commissioner
Sargent to Columbia Falls Monday as one
OF special commission appointed on a
State road hearing.
Chief-Justice Emery addressed the
Maine medical association at it's annual
meeting in Bangor last week, his subject
being: "some Suggestions Upon Medical
Expert Testimony"
Arrangements have been made for
series of band concerts to be given on
Main street on Thursday evenings during
the summer. The first was given last
Thursday evening. There will be another
morrow evening.
| Among nominations by Gov. Cobb an
nounced yesterday are the following in
Ellsworth: Toadminister oaths, acknow-
ledge deeds and solemnize marriages, Helen
E. Bonsey; justices of the peace, John F.
Knowlton, Willis L. Pratt
Donaqua lodge, K. Of p, will entertain
M. L. Stevens lodge, of Sullivan, this even
ing. The visiting lodge will work the
third rank in long form on several candi-
| dates. A banquet will be served at Z
O'Clock, and supper at midnight after the
work.
| The annual reunion of the East Maine
veteran association will be held at jack
sonville next Wednesday. Many Ellis
worth people will attend. The business
meeting will take place at II o'clock, and
the campfire will begin at o'clock. The
excursionists will leave Ellsworth at 7.19
a. M, and returning, will leave the camp
ground at $40 p. m. The fare for the
round trip from Ellsworth is IL.
| The Bucksport ministerial association
4 will meet at Belfast Monday and Tuesday,
June % and 49, Rev. W. F. Emery, pastor
of the Ellsworth Methodist church, will
deliver the annual sermon Tuesday even
ing, and also on Tuesday afternoon will
deliver paper on ''The demands of social
life in the church, and how best to meet
them. Mr.. Emery will go to Waterville
Wednesday to meet an appointment there,
returning to Ellsworth Thursday.
| The summer time table will go into
effect on the Maine Central railroad next
Monday. The Maine Central boats began
| their trips around Mt. Desert island last
Monday, leaving Bar Harbor after the ar
rival of the early morning train, and
reaching Seal Harbor at 9.35 a. m, North
east Harbor at 955 a. M, Southwest Har-
Dor al 1905 a. m, and Manset at 1918 a. M.
Returning the boat leaves Manset at
240 p. M, Southwest Harbor at $50,
Northeast Harbor at 3, Seal Harb at
800, arriving at Bar Harbor at 4.3O.
An interested visitor in Ellsworth on
Monday was Edwin Swan, OF Overton,
Neb., who for the first time in thirty-three
years is visiting his native county. MIR.
Swans home was in Franklin, and this is
his first visit East since he left here thirty
three years ago. He thinks the business
section Of the city has not changed much,
but the old familiar faces of thirty-three
years ago are sadly missing. Mr.. Swan
expects to remain East about two months.
he is cousin to Mrs. Gideon s. Cook, of
this city, and Of the late Daniel H. Swan,
of hotel fame.
Tue large row of horse sheds, about
twenty. five stalls, at the south side of the
Wyman park fair grounds, was burned at
II o'clock this morning. The fire is
believed to have been of incendiary origin
The fire started about the middle of the
row of sheds, and spread both ways. The
buildings were almost fiat before the
alarm was given. There was a quantity
of hay in the buildings, two moving
machines and hayrake belonging to Jere-
m;ah Hurley; one moving machine and
a rake belonging to Joseph Morrison, and
two moving machines belonging to F. H.
Osgood. There was no insurance.
A democratic caucus was held at Han
cock hall last Thursday evening. c. r.
Foster was chosen chairman, and W. H.
Dresser secretary. The following were
elected delegates to the county convention
held to-day: B H Mayo, E E Brady, AL
vim Staples, lW1K McGown, E T Finn,
William Joy, Fred Moore, D E Hurley, G
B Stuart, F L!Heath, E E Doyle, E Wy
man, Charles H Leland, John E Doyle,
Harvard Jordan,lH H Harden, Fred P
Haynes, Harry l. Stanwood, S Scott Estey,
Roscoe Holiness A McGown. The dele
gates were instructed to support d E Hur
ley for the nomination for county attor-
ney.