Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06

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| Miss Beatrice Kelliher, of Massachusetts,,
a former resident here is in the city visit
| ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. J. A. McGown is home from East
port, where she has bsen visiting her
| daughter, Mrs. A. NJ. Dorr.
| Mrs. G.. F. New man, ST., left to-day to
spend week with her daughter, Mrs.
| Shirley Norris, in Bar Harbor.
| Seth T. Campbell and wife, who anne to
| Ellsworth to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
| W. B. Campbell, returned to Island Falls
to-day.
| The democratic county convention to
nominate candidates for county officers
will be held at Hancock hall, Tuesday
afternoon, May 26, at 1.30 o'clock.
| Judge A. W. King, c. r. Foster, John B.
| Redman, W. II. Dresser and James Z.
| Parsons are attending meetings of the
grand masonic bodies in Portland.
c. R. Burrill and wife left yesterday for
Bar Harbor, where Mr.. Burrill will again
| be located during the summer as manager
OF the Mt. Kebo Spring Water Co.
| Fire in the house of Mrs. Elizabeth
I Coleman on Grant street last Friday even
| ing caused about 500 damage. The fire
| caught about the chimney in the attic.
| Ellsworth friends of Miss Margaret
Frances Gaynor congratulate her on the
high rank she attained in the Attleboro
high school, she being second in a large
| class.
AT recess meeting of the city govern
ment to be held this evening, the adviss-
bility of having Fourth of July cele bra
ticn in Ellsworth tnjs year will be con-
| sidered.
A republican, caucus will be held at
Hancock hall next Saturday evening, at
7.3o O'Clock, 20 choose delegates to the
at Ellswo worth on May 10.
s'The Toymakers" will be the attraction
at Hancock hall next Saturday evening.
The author wrote ''Quincy Adams Sawyer,
and the ''Toy kers', his latest play, is
full of fun. A feature Of the performance
is the ladies' orchestra.
f. w. Lord, OF Boston, is in the city for
a week or so settling up the estate OF his
father, the late Capt. S. l.. Lord. Mr..
Lords mother, who has spent the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. F. s. Smith, IN
Gardiner, is here also, and will remain for
a week or two.
Charles A. Hanscom and wife, OF Balti-
| more, who were called to Ellsworth by
| the death Of Mrs. Hanscom's mother, Mrs.
w. B. Campbell, will leave for Boston the
| last of this week. After a short visit
| there, Mrs. Hanscom expects to return to
| Ellsworth for the summer.
The marriage OF Harold H. Clark, son of
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Clark, of this city,
| and Miss Maude Hortsmann, of Sche-
nectady, n. Y, took place Saturday even
| ing at the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
| o. n. Dana, in Schenectady. A reception
| followed. Ellsworth friends extend con-
| gratulations.
The Sunday train on the Mt. Desert
| branch will begin running next Sunday.
| The train will leave Bangor at 6.10 a. M,
| arriving in Ellsworth at 7.2O and Bar Har-
Dor at $40. Returning, the train will leave
Bar Harbor at $40 p. m, Ellsworth at 6.10.
| The summer train schedule Will go int o
effect June q.
Columbus will be held at Ellsworth next
| Tuesday. The business session will be
held at the hall of Philip II. Sheridan
council in the afternoon. In the evening
there will be a banquet at the American
house. 1t is expected that about seventy
five delegates will be in attendance.
Rev. w. F. Emery, the newIy-appointed
preached his initial sermon in this pas
torate last Sunday. The subject of his
morning sermon was: 1.-The Christian s
Hope" and it was ably treated. In the
evening he spoke on the value Of work.
Both sermons were enjoyed by large con-
1
The marriage of Miss Matte l.. Oren,
to Hollis &. Joy, son of Calvin Joy and
| wife of Ellsworth, took place April
80, at the home of the bride in Boston.
A reception followed. Ellsworth friends OF
the groom extend congratulations. Miss
Mabel N. Joy, sister of the groom, went to
| Boston to attend the wedding and to re-
main for short visit.
The Oak Park-Lincoln streets branch
OF the Village improvement society will
hold a rummage sale Monday, Tuesday
| and Wednesday of next week at the store
| on Main street recently vacated by Harry
| o. Tracy. Contributions for the sale are
solicited from all who would like to assist
! in the work. Samples OF window boxes
| will be on exhibition and orders taken.
Malandon Small, formerly of Ellsworth,
| died at the home of his brother, Augustus
| Small, at Otter Creek last Friday. Mr..
| Small had been a helpless paralytic for
several years. For many years he drove a
public carriage in Ellsworth. The body
| was brought to Ellsworth, and funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon at
the Baptist vestry, Rev. p. A. A. killam
officiating.
The county road meeting under the aus
pices OF the State commissioner of high
| ways and tie county commissioners, will
be held in the grand jury room at the
court house next Monday, at p. m. This
meeting is q sort Of school OF instruction
on road building for selectmen and road
brought out in the discussion OF road
building subjects. This year the new law