Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-09

L. g, Webber is ill at his home on the
Surry road.
Mrs. Mary P. Lord, of Gardiner, is in
town visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Ella M. Grove, of Benedicta, is en-
ployed as stenographer at the registry OF
deeds.
Mrs. Ellen Brady and daughter Agnes
have returned from visit OF several weeks
in Boston.
Harry l.. Wheelden, carrier of R. F. d.
No. 3, has bought the George Cunning
ham property on Birch avenue.
Mrs. F. w. Rollins left last week to
spend few weeks with her mother, Mrs.
NJ. A. King, in Arlington, Mass.
Freeman g. Leach has bought out the
grocery business OF T. s. Workman on
Main street. near the depot, and took pos
session last week.
Southwest Harbor, are visiting her
mother, Mrs. J. T. Crippen, at her summer
home on Pine street.
L. F. Giles has been confined to the
house for the past two weeks by illness.
He is, however, his friends will be glad
to learn, improving, though slowly.
Rev. w. F. Emery will deliver the ad-
dress to the graduates Of the Ellsworth
Falls grammar school at the graduation
exercises Thursday evening, June II.
The summer schedu.e on the Maine
Central railroad will go into effect Mon
day, June 21. The service on the Mt. Des-
ert branch will be practically the same as
last year.
Robert Wallingford, OF Bar Harbor,
found guilty in the Bar Harbor municipal
court of larceny at the Franklin shoe
store, was brought to Ellsworth Friday,
to serve sentence OF three months in the
county Jail.
At the regular meeting of the school
board last evening Superintendent-of-
Schools Killam submitted his school CEN
sus for the year. He reports $50 children
OF school age in the city. The report was
accepted and placed on file
Rev. R. B. Mathews, Judge John B.
Redman and J. H. Brimmer are attending
the Hancock County Conference Of Con-
gregational churches in Bucksport. The
conference opened yesterday. Judge
Redman is presiding as moderator.
Irene chapter, o. e. s., will entertain
Jephthah chapter, OF Southwest Harbor, on
Friday evening OF this week. Supper will
be served at $50. This will be followed
by degree work and social hour. Re-
freshments will be served after work.
At regular business meeting Of the
Methodist church Monday evening, it
was voted to give the pastor, Rev. w. F..
Emery, vacation OF four weeks in July.
The pulpit will be supplied by clergymen
from Bangor, Boston and elsewhere dur
ing DR.. Emery's absence.
George H. Patterson, arrested in Boston
last week, charged with the larceny Of $l45
from Sherman T. Squirting, Of Corea,
pleaded guilty at a hearing before Judge
Redman in the Ellsworth municipal court
last Wednesday. He was bound over for
the October grand jury under $500 bond,
and committed to the county Jail in default
of bail.
Ellsworth friends of Rev. s. NJ. Bowles,
pastor of the Methodist church at
Columbia Falls, sympathize with him in
the sad death of his bright little four year
old daughter, who was burned to death
Monday. Mr.. Bowies attended the recent
session OF the East Maine conference in
Ellsworth, being accompanied by his wife
and little daughter. They weTe~senter-
tanned by Capt. John Kief.
DR.. H j. Noonan, OF Charleston, has
bought out the dental Office and practice
of Dr. L. L. Larrabee, in the First
national bank building, and assumed
charge Monday. DR.. Noonan comes to
Ellsworth highly recommended. He is q
graduate Of the University of Maryland,
and has been practicing at Charleston. Dr..
Larrabee will spend q short time at his
former home in Prospect Harbor, with the
intention later Of making a speciality Of
one branch of dentistry in some large city.
The Maine Central railroad is making
extensive improvements at the Mt. Desert
Ferry terminus. A new coal pocket has
been erected on location little farther
back than the old one, which will be re-
moved, and it is proposed to change the
tracks SO that trains will arrive and leave
the Ferry on the ground instead Of on the
piling as now. This will necessitste the
setting back of the freight sheds and some