Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-08-18

They came from Bar Harbor to Ellsworth
in the yacht White Wings.
There will b. hearing before the State
railroad commissioners tomorrow fore
noon at II o'clock, at the store Of Whit
comb, Haynes 4 Co., on the petition Of the
city government for gates, signals or flag
man at the Ellsworth Falls crossing.
Miss Bernice Eldridge is entertaining
Misses Gladys Aver and ELSIE Hill, Of
Dexter, Miss Gertrude Foss, OF Hancock,
and girl friends from Ellsworth ct Oak
Grove cottage, Pleasant beach, this week.
party.
The date OF the musicale to be given at
the residence Of John A. Peters for the
benefit Of the Village improvement society
has been changed from Tuesday, Aug. "a,
to Thursday, Aug. 26. A strong program
is being arranged and will include out Of
town talent.
Hiss Wilhelmina s. Frost. who has
taught the State street school several
years, has resigned to accept a position in
the schools OF Berlin, N. H. Miss Frost is
one Of the best-equipped and most sue
cessful Of the Ellsworth teachers, and her
going is distinct loss to the city.
Mrs. Carolyn F. Jelley, OF Wakefield,
Mass, is on her first visit to Ellsworth.
Mrs. Jelley's husband, the late George
Jelley, laid the first gas pipe laid in this
city. Mrs. JeIley and Mrs. .Jclia A. Hem
derson are guests OF Mrs. H. w. Dunn.
They will leave the last Of this week.
Mrs. Austin D. Stevens, with little son
Everard, Of Minneapolis, Mimi, who has
been visiting relatives in Washington
county since coming East in june, has re-
turned to Ellsworth for few weeks
among old friends before leaving for the
West. She is stopping at Mrs. L. D.
Fosters.
Mrs. A. w. Gott, who has been house,
keeper for Pearl B. Day, has returned to
her home IN Bluehill, where she will re-
main until October 1, when she will 60
West to make her home with sister. Miss
Emma Hinckley will keep house for Mr..
Day until the arrival of Mrs. Ruby Gray
in September.
An informal reception was given to Rev.
p. "A. A. Killam and wife ar the Baptist
vestry last Wednesday evening, to COM
lnemorate the completion OF the fifth year
Of Mr.. Kulam's pastorate here. A social
time was enjoyed. There was a short
address by Rev. Gideon Mayo. Refresh
ments were served.
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worth gun club have had several practice
shoots at their range at Wyman park
reseatly. The range has been fitted with
trap house ind traps, and its location and
the lay Of the land, which give a clear
skyline, make it one OF the best in the
State. There will be shoot tomorrow
afternoon.
George c. Walker, OF New York, son
OF the late Nathan Walker, at one time
she id OF Hancock county, was in the city
o, Monday. Mr.. Walker left Ellsworth
in 1869. He is now with Arnold, Consta BILE
& Co. With his family he is spending q
vacation at Sullivan Harbor. Mr.. Walker
was accompanied by his soa-in-law, Theo.
E. Jewell, of Boston.
Clifton Woodward and wife, Fred A..
Orcutt and wife, of Ellsworth, and E..
E. Strout and wife, of Brewer, are taking
q novel trip. In an old-fashioned stage
coach owned by Mr.. Woodward, they left
Monday for Gouldsbor and will take the
AIRLINE road through Beddington to the
up-river towns. They carry q tent and
camp outfit with them, and will camp by
the ~ayside.
Harry e. Rowe, Of Lewiston, spent last
Sunday with his parents here. He was
accompanied by friend, Alvah Pettingill,
also Of Lewiston. People here who met
Mr.. Pettingill were shocked to hear that
shortly after returning home he had COM
mitted suicide by shooting. The cause of
the act is mystery, as he was well-to-do,
aud, SO far as is known, had no financial
or domestic troubles. He was forty-on
years of age.
Under the new law providing for the
furnishing OF diphtheria antitoxin by the
local boards OF health to families which
need such help, the State board OF health
has been making arrangements for the
establishment OF local antitoxin stations
all over the State, and for the grouping Of
the towns SO that each group may have q
convenient central point from which anti
toxin in time Of need may quickly be OBJ
tanned. E. G. Moore's drugstore is the
station for Ellsworth and vicinity. Other
stations in Hancock county are Rogers
pharmacy, Bar Harbor, and R. B. Stover's
pharmacy, Bucksport.
The body OF Robert R. Kelley, Of Mars
Hill, was found in the river at Bangor
yesterday morning. The circumstances
surrounding his death are peculiar. Mr..
Kelley left Mars Hill Thursday with John
Clough, who recently came here from
Mars Hill and bought the Murch farm at
Bayside. Kelley was coming here to work
for Mr.. Clough. While waiting at Bangor
for the afternoon train to Ellsworth, kel-
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