Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-09

| sDaily, Sundays included.
No mails dispatched to or received from the
east Sundays.
There will be a social dance at Societ '
hall Friday evening"
Miss Grace ". Riley, Of Boston, is the
guest of Miss Mabel F. Lord.
c. E. Monaghan will soon reopen his
dancing school for the winter.
Harry Royal, OF Plymouth, Mass, is vis-
iting his father, John F. Royal.
Miss Margaret J. Downey gave a party
to several friends last Wednesday evening.
Rev. A. j. Lord and family left last
Thursday for their home in Meriden,
Coan.
William P. Pratt, Of Portland, was the
guest OF B. F. Joy and wife few days the
past week.
J. w. Aaines, wife and daughter May
belle, OF Dexter, are guests of j. P. Ell
bridge and wife.
Fred Studer, OF Brooklyn, N. Y, is
spending his vacation in Ellsworth with
his mother, Mrs. H. L. D. Woodruff.
All the schools of the city except the
high school opened yesterday for the fall
term. The high school will open next
Monday.
The firemen were called cut this noon
bya brush fire along the railroad, near
Park street, started by sparks from To-
comotive.
George Parcher has gone to Boston to do
hospital work previous to the opening of
the Harvard medical school, at which he
is student.
Miss Myrtle Monaghan entertained
twenty-five Of her young friends at whist
Monday evening atSociety hall. Refresh
ments were served.
Miss Frances g. Leighton, who has
spent months vacation at her home
here, left Monday for Lawrence, Mass,
where she is employed.
Irene chapter, O. E. g., will hold a
special meeting next Friday evening.
The worthy matron desires all officers and
members to be present.
Mrs. 8. A. Pomeroy, who has been visit
ing relatives in Ellsworth and vicinity for
the past month, returned Monday to her
home in Andover, Mass.
Frank 8. Lord arrive home Monday
from a pleasure and business trip Of three
weeks to Boston and New York. He made
the return trip by vessel.
The steamer Percy ", which was pur-
chased by Capt. Benjamin B. Arey, Of
Brewer, few weeks ago, was towed to
West Brooksville yesterday.
The new moving picture theatre, in the
Giles block on Main street, to be known
as the "Bijou", will open this evening.
r. NJ. Campbell is proprietor.
Mrs. j. H. Brimmer, accompanied by
Mrs. Adelaide Emerson, is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs. George E..
Church, at her cottage at Rogers Point,
Steuben.
Miss Ella M. Hawkes. entertained a party
Of friends at whist last evening. Miss
Marion Willett, of Dorchester, Mass, won
the first prize, and Miss Frances Doyle
was awarded the BOBBY.
Mrs. Byron Gatchell and little daughter
Dorothy, OF Brewer, are visiting her
brother, l.. E. Treadwell, for, few days.
She will then 60 to Aurora to visit her pa
rents, j. A. Treadwell and wife.
Miss Harriet Rollins left last Friday,
after spending the summer at her home
here, for Shelton, Conn.,, to resume teach
To- ;o svct sv1
French in the high school OF that town.
Mrs. M. L. Kimball and son return to
Norway to-day. Mrs. KimbalIs mother,
Mrs. ]. l.. Cook, will accompany her for a
visit. Mrs. Cook will visit her son, j. A..
Cook, in Brunswick before her return.
Conductor Harry E. Rice, of the Wash
ington County railroad, is off duty for his
annual vacation. With Mrs. Rice and his
son Harold he left yesterday for visit to
Boston, Providence, r. l., and Buffalo,
NY.
Samuel E. Chapman, while hunting
ducks on the Union river near Waltham,
had the good fortune to run across half
grown black bear, which be shot. He
brought the bear down to Ellsworth
Friday.
Miss Leah B. Friend, who has spent a
part Of her summer vacation with her pa
rents, David Friend and wife, has gone to
Natick, Mass, where she will teach
English and German in the high school
the ensuing year.
The republican headquarters in the rooms
under the Dirigo club, opened last week
with T. j. Holmes in charge, has since
been busy place. Large quantities of
campaign literature have been taken and