Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-10-06

them being already packed ready for re-
moval. The buildings we're comparatively
new, having been built about eight years
ago. There was an insurance OF $1,000.
There will be an autumnal service at
the Methodist church Sunday morning,
with sermon by the pastor, on the theme,
s'The Fading Leaves" vesper service in
the afternoon from to 4 o'clock. All are
cordially invited to these services; pews
are free.
Mrs. Thomas Main, Of Bath, with
daughter Elizabeth, and Miss Dove, Of
Deer Isle, are guests OF their sister, Mrs.
B. z. Sowle, this week, coming from
Brooklin in Mr.. Sowle's automobile Sat-
urdAg. This is Mrs. Mains first visit to
Ellsworth.
HUDSON Duffy, Of Ellsworth, has been
appointed night manager Of the Western
Union telegraph Office in Bangor. In this
caparity he was one Of the eight operators
chosen to travel in the party of Explorer
Peary in Maine. Mr.. Duffy is but nine-
teen years old, and an expert operator.
The members OF the Methodist society
gave the pastor, Rev. w. F. Emery and his
wife, surprise "harvest home" party last
Thursday evening. A very pleasant social
evening was spent with the delightful
host and hostess. The invited guests left
many material tokens OF their good will
!! and esteem.
The sloop yacht Sycamore, sailed by
Capt. Charles Stanley, Of Manset, has been
hauled out for the winter at Charles H.
Curtis q Co.'s shipyard. The big steam
yacht owned by John 8. Kennedy, Of
Bar Harbor and New York, will be
hauled out on the railway at the Curtis
yard this winter.
Those in Ellsworth and vicinity who are
intending to attend the music festival in
Bangor on Saturday, should not overlook
the fact that special tram will be run
from Bangor over the Mt. Desert branch
- far IS Washington Junction, and to all
points on the Washington County road,
after the evening concert.
Capt. Edward L. Fullerton, OF Reading,
Mass, who came to Ellsworth to attend
the Morang- Knowlton wedding, is spend
ing few days renewing old acquaint-
ances. Capt. Fullerton, though still hale
and hearty, has retired from the sea, and
on his little place at Reading, which he
calls his farm, is taking life easy.
The local construction department of
the New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., under Superintendent H. q.
2Cpi hrar do a - G<a ,srt-
last week, when the central Office and
| switchboard were moved from one build
ing TO mother with an interruption OF
only forty minutes in business of the Of
fee.
| Ellsworth pastors have been invited to
unite in an evangelistic campaign for
| Maine which is being planned by the
Chapman evangelists for January next.
1t is proposed to hold evangelistic meet
ings in some forty or more cities and
towns throughout the State. The Els
worth pastors have not yet taken definite
| action.
Eighteen Ellsworth men were in Port
land Monday and Tuesday to testify at the
hearing in the U. 8. district court in the
condemnation proceedings Of the United
States vs.. Z. c. Burrill, of Ellsworth. The
proceedings were to determine value of the
property on Water street which is to be
taken by the government for enlargement
Of the postoff1ce. The jury fixed the value
at $3.50.
Invitations are out for the wedding OF
| Miss Muriel GoodeIl Davis, Of Ellsworth,
to franklin Edwards Gregory, of Brook
| line, Mass, which will take place at the
| Congregational church in this city Satur-
day, Oct. %, at noon. Only few invita-
| tions have been issued to relatives and in
innate friends, for whom pews will be re-
served, the remainder Of the church being
open to all friends.
Horace F. Milliken, Of Fort Bragg, Men
docino county, CAL, arrived in Ellsworth
to-day for visit to scenes of his boyhood.
MIR. Milliken is native OF North Bend,
He left here for California thirty-five years
ago, and this is his first visit East. He
will spend few weeks in Maine, visiting
a brother in Aroostook county, and his
aged mother, who is now living at indian
River, Washington county.
| The Ellsworth high school foot ball team
played its first game Of the season Satur-
day with Bluehill academy, which went
down to overwhelming defeat by score Of
40. The Ellsworth team is showing up
strong under the efficient coaching of e.
W. Ellsworth, first assistant at the high
school. A game with Bar Harbor sched-
uled for yesterday was cancelled because
OF the illness of one of the Bar Harbor
teams best men. The Bar Harbor team is
now scheduled to play here Saturday.
Ellsworth this afternoon defeated Wash
ington academy team, East Machias, SO.
| A new time table went into effect on the
Maine Central Monday. Trains arrive
at Ellsworth from the west at 7.13, 11.47 a.
M, 4.2S and sos p. m. The 7.13 and 4.2S
trains connect with Washington County
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