Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-08-11

cstion Of this years road at Ellsworth
Fniis.
There will be special service at the Sal
| vsfion Army Monday evening, Aug. is, al
s o'clock, led by Major Cowan, the divis.
ional officer for the Maine division. The
1se3or will be accompanied by Adjt. Zedau
who has been called the English nightin-
gsie'.
The new cruiser Salem arrived at the
c0aling station at East Lamoine Sunday
evening, coaled early Monday morning,
and sailed at 8 a. m. for Rockland for q
speed test on the government course. She
is expected, at the coaling station again
tomorrow.
! An enjoyable evening was spent at the
home OF Miss Alice H. Scott on School
street last Wednesday evening, at the
card party given under the auspices Of
| the Village improvement society. Whist
and hearts were enjoyed. Refreshments
were served.
Capt. Joseph NJ. Pomeroy died to- day at
his home on lower Water street, aged
seventy-three years. He had been in fail
ing health for many years, and this com
| PEELED his retirement from the sea several
yearsago. He leaves one daughter - Mrs
HarryS 8. Jones.
! Mrs. Susan Adams Heppner, Miss Ruth
Heppner and Miss Agnes A. Lord have been
guests OF Miss Annie r. Stock bridge at her
cottage at Patterns bay the past week.
Mrs. A. W. Cushman, Mrs. J. A. Peters
and Miss Mary A. Stockbridge were also
guests on Friday.
Harold II. Clark, OF Pittsburg, Pa, join
ed his wife here last week to spend week
OF his vacation with his mother, Mrs.A.
w. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark left Sun
day night to spend week on the Cape
Cod shore with Mrs. Clark's sister before
returning to Pittsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vibberts and daughter, OF
Manchester, Conn, are guests OF Mrs. G.
/. WEIGH and daughter Helen at the Call
cottage, Shady Nook. DR.. F. E. Bennett
and wife, of Presque Isle, arrived Monday
for visit CT 3 few days. They made the
bile.
TIE State board of assessors will be in
session at the court house in Ellsworth
neSt Friday, beginning at 9 O'Clock, TO
meet the assessors OF tne towns Of this
vicinity, for the purpose of obtaining
information which will result in the equal
izing of assessments in the towns of the
county, and to investigate charges of
concealment of property liable to assess
msnt.
IIoyt H. Austin, of Ellsworth, and Miss
Ethel Williams, Of Augusta, were married
at Bar harbor Wednesday, Aug. a, by Rev.
7 c. 3. Bolles. The groom is son OF Mrs.
Clifford G. Royal, of this city, and a
graduate of THE AMERICAN office. He
| has been employed the past few summers
at the office of the Bar Harbor Record.
| Ellsworth friends extend congratulations.
| William II. Dresser, for thirteen years
principal of the Ellsworth high school,
has been elected superintendent of schools
for a class which includes Livermore
Falls, Jay and other neigh boring towns.
| The position is an excellent one, and Mr..
| Dresser is we'll qualified to fill it. His
Ellsworth friends congratulate him on his
election. Mr.. Dresser will move his fami-
ly to Livermore Falls soon.
Alden V. Carter, of West Ellsworth,
was arrested at Bucksport last Wednesday
and turned over to City Marshal Fuller, OF
Ellsworth, who drove to Bucksport for
him. Carter was arraigned in the Ellis
worth municipal court Wednesday even
l To m, oh Cfo nj
mitted on his wife. He was sentenced to
a fine of 80 and costs, and placed under
$500 bonds to keep the peace for one year.
He was committed to Jail in default OF
bond, which has not yet been furnished.
Another industry has been started in
Ellsworth. Walter A. Bonsey has set up
concrete block manufacturing machinery,
and is prepared to turn out all kinds OF
concrete blocks and building material
At his place on the Bucksport road, Mr..
Bonsey has exceptional facilities for the
manufacture of concrete. There is large
sand pit, from which can be obtained
various grades of sand, from a fine white
sand to coarse gravel. He has erected
shed at the pit, and installed the ma
chinery. He is starting in a small way,
with the intention as business develops
of putting in more machinery.
The new law requiring milk-dealers to
obtain licenses, and to have cows tested,
goes into effect August 15. There has
been some uncertainty among owners OF
cows as to the steps to be taken to have
them tested, and the expense attached
thereto. The local board of health has
taken up the matter, and will make ar
rangements to have man come here to
test cows. All owners OF one or more COWS
in Ellsworth should, as soon as possible
notify M. 8. Smith, secretary of the local
board of health, so that arrangements can
be made to have the cows tested. There
will be no expense to the owners of the
cows, and if a COW is condemned, and
ordered killed, it is paid for by the State
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