Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-04-28

l. L. Halman was in the city Monday on
business.
The Thursday club will meet this week
with Mrs. G. F. Newman on Park street.
| Milton Beckwith will deliver the Mem
orial Day address before James E. Hall
post, g. A. R., at Bucksport.
The schooner Melissa Trask, Capt. A..
w. Hutchings, sailed Monday for Stoning-
ton to load stone for New York.
Mrs. Maria l.. Bartlett and daughter
Marion, who have spent the winter in
Boston, are expected home to-day.
A. F. Burnham and wife are here from
Brockton, Mass, for few days. From
here they go to Euna for the summer.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge will hold its
annual roll-call next Tuesday evening,
May A. A large attendance is desired.
The board of health now reports eight
cases OF scarlet fever in Ellsworth, con-
fined to four houses, which are under
quarantine.
Mrs. Carl Holmquist, of Albany, n. Y,
with her infant daughter, is visiting her
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| American house.
I The ladies of the Unitarian society will
have May sale of cooked food, aprons
and fancy articles at their vestry Thurs
day afternoon, May 6.
| James f. Parsons has been appointed
adjutant of VIM. H. Fl. Rice post, G. A. R.,
| to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Irving osgood.
| Miss Madella Murphy, of Tauptors
| Mass, who has been the guest of Miss
Paulene Foster since the King Lawrence
| wedding, returned home Monday.
A regular meeting of the Village i'm
| provement society will be held next Mon
| day at 8 p. m. at Mrs Edward K. Hopkins.
| All mem bers are cordially invited.
| U. G. Hodgkins and family left last FRI
day on their long journey to their new
| home in the West-Albany, Oregon. They
will stop for few days in Massachusetts.
| There will be May ball at Society hall
| Friday evening, April 80. A prize
| will be awarded the best-looking gentle
| man, the point to be decided by three
lady judges.
| The Sunday school of the Congregational
church will give an entertainment at the
| chapel to- morrow evening. After the en-
| tertainment there will be sale of candy
and May baskets.
Capt. John Kief has purchased the mar
ket business OF II. B. Phillips, and took
possession yesterday afternoon. He will
1 , ha for ba
least, at the same stand on Main street.
Lejok lodge, /. o. o. F., observed the
ninetieth anniversary of the order Mon
day evening, by sociable and supper.
There was a good attendance, and the
1 Odd Fellows and their ladies enjoyed
one OF their old fashioned good times.
! Boat service from Bar harbor, leaving
there at 9.20 p. M, and connecting with
the 1905 train from Mt. Desert Ferry,
began last Monday. The morning boat
| from Bar Harbor now leaves at 10.40 in
stead OF 1890, and the afternoon boat at
| $3.50 instead of $3.50.
Senator w. A. Walker, of Castine, has
accepted the invitation of VIM. II. II.
| Rice post, G. A. R., to deliver the Me-
| mortal Day address in Ellsworth. Rev.
| w. F. Emery, pastor of the Methodist
| church, will deliver the memorial sermon
at union service in Hancock hall Sunday
! evening, May 80. Memorial day will be
observed Monday, May 81.
| The date for the amateur presentation of
"Young Mrs. Winthrop, under the aus
| pices OF the Village improvement. society,
has been set for Wednesday evening, May
| hearsals which are being held frequently.
The stage setting for the play promises to
| be far ahead of anything ever shown here
| in connection with an amateur perform
ance.
The Osgood Photographic studio is now
| well settled in its new quarters on Frank
| lin street. The building was remodeled
for its purpose. A large skylight was
| put in the shed extension on the rear OF
| the store, giving splendid light for ex-
| posures. Few Photographic studios are
located as this one on the ground floor OF
buildings, the difficulty being TO obtain
| sufficient and proper lighting. In the
| Osgood studio the showroom, exposure
room, dressing room, darkroom and
| printiug-room are all on the ground floor.
| Jane, widow of Charles Carr, formerly
| OF Ellsworth, died in North Fairfield
| April 10. She was native of Dedham,
the daughter OF the late Thomas Pink
ham, and the last of a family OF ten