Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-23
ther Of the early morning prevented many
from going, and the high school gradua-
tion kept others at home.

ther Of the early morning prevented many
from going, and the high school gradua-
tion kept others at home.
Fred L. Mason, jr., and Clarence Tapley
returned home last week from Hebron
academy. Mason, with Percival Cush-
man, OF Bangor, will leave next Monday
for Somerset county, where they will put
in the summer in the woods with Roy
Marston, Of Lewiston, a practical forester,
in work on forestry survey and exploring.
Rev. j. L. Renaud, who has been assist
ant at the Catholic church in Orono for
| several months, has been transferred to st.
Joseph's church in this city during the
summer months. FIR. Renaud began his
work here last Sunday. Rev. T. F. Flan-
nagan, who succeeded FIR. Hayes here,
will have charge of the Catholic church at
| Northeast Harbor for the summer.
The board OF registration was in session
six days last week, revising the voting
lists. Notices were sent out to several
notifying them to appear before the board
| Wednesday, June %, to show cause why
! their names should not be stricken from
the list. Cards notifying others Of changes
from one ward to another were also sent
out. The board is in session again to- day,
and expects to complete its work this
week.
| A party of Ellsworth men left this city
last night for Wyoming where they are to
work for the Ambursen Hydraulic Con-
struction Co., the concern which built the
big concrete dam in this city for the Bar
Harbor & Union River Power Co. Those
| in the party were A. l.. Witham, Charles
+. Mccarthy, F. f. Moon, E. Z. Clement,
Lewis Morrison, Lawrence Sinclair and
C.. NJ. Brooks. The construction COM
pany, after it finishes the work it is now
on at Shoshone, has another contract in
Denver, Colo, and still another in Texas,
and the men who have just left expect to
| be gone from three to five years.
| The summer session of the western min
isterial association OF the Bucksport dis
trict convened Monday afternoon at Win
terport. AT the business meeting, Rev.
Milton Beckwith was elected secretary.
The meeting then adjourned in order that
fine ministers in a body could visit for
mer Ellsworth pastor, Rev. l. H. W..
Wharf, who resides in Winterport. Rev.
H. b. Haskell led the praise service in the
evening. Rev. Milton Beckwith delivered
the annual sermon Tuesday morning.
Rev. w. F. Emery, of Ellsworth, gave an
interesting address on s'The Future State"
Several Hancock county pastors read pa
pers during the day.
One of the best repertoire companies to
visit Ellsw orth in long time was the
Avery Strong Co., which played to good
houses the first three nights of last week
The opening play was the ministers
Sweetheszt''. A. B. Luce took the part
OF the minister, and Eva Scott the part
of the waif Daisy, who turned out to be
the sweetheart. Peter Murray, as the
funny man OF the company, proved to be
all that was said of him. On Tuesday
evening the play was Mrs. Holmes .Lena
Rivers', and on Wednesday evening ''The
Fatal Coin" was presented. The leading
parts had most excellent support, and the
company is sure of a cordial welcome
should it return to Ellsworth.
At special meeting of the city COVER
ment Monday evening, it was voted that
the Maine Central railroad company be
instructed to maintain fiagman at Els
| worth Falls from 6 a. m. until II midnight
every night in the week; also to establish
and maintain gates across the way back
OF Whitcomb, Haynes & Co.'s store, the
same to be closed at the passing Of every
train, and that the rate Of speed OF
all trains shall not exceed six miles an
hour through the square at Ellsworth
Falls. The city clerk was instructed to
notify the railroad company that il the
terms Of this vote are complied with, the
petition to the State railroad commits
sioners for gates at the square will be
Withdrawn; otherwise hearing will be
demanded. The board also voted that the
chief engineer be instructed to place a
water gage in the engine-house on Frank
lin street at once. A recess was taken
to Wednesday evening, June %.
The sale of the Greedy stable takes place
at Maplewood park, Bangor, to-day. The
Bangor Commercial says: "Few men in
Maine have been so well known in con-
nection with the great interests of our
horse breeding industry, or have brought
to Maine such good stock, or given such
an impetus to this great and most i'm
portant agricultural feature of Names
prominence abroad as has E. H. Greedy
Of Ellsworth. Never, since the time when
Thomas s. Lang brought Gen. Knox to
this State, has so potent stallion been in
troduced here as the great Bingen
brought by Mr.. Greedy from Kentucky;
while Hambletonian Knox and other
great ones have kept Maine famous since
the days OF Mr.. Lang. Wherever there are
great and famous horses to-day in the most
celebrated stables, they trace back directly
to Todd and Bingen, and those who have
their produce are indeed fortunate, as they
rank among the blue ribbon horses in the
light harness brigade. Mr.. Greedy has al