Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-07-27


worth.
A socialist address was given last even
ing in postoffice square by speaker from
the Southwest, Mr.. Simonton, Maine-
born man. He was attentively listened to
by quite crowd.
The Salvation army headquarters have
been removed from Odd Fellows block to
the building at the corner Of School and
Church streets formerly used by the Free
Will Baptist society.
Herman s. Austin, who is just out OF
the Bar Harbor hospital after an opera
tion for abscess of the bowels, is spending
two weeks with his mother, Mrs. Clifford
G. Royal, in this city, while recuperating.
The schooner Melissa Trask, Capt. A. w.
Hutchings, is loading slaves and heads
for Newark, N. j., for &. J. Treworgy.
Capt. Hutchings has been in Millinocket
for few days with his family, returning
home Monday.
Ellsworth has been made the telephone
toll centre for Northeast, Southwest and
Seal Harbors. With this increase in busi-
ness Ellsworth has become one OF the
largest toll centres in the Bangor district,
says NetD England Telephone Topics.
Morris w. Knowlton, Of Washington,
d. c., joined his wife and little daughter
here Saturday, to spend a months vaca-
tion with his parents, John F. Knowlton
and wife. Mr.. Knowlton is a stenog-
rapher for the interstate commerce COM
mission.
Early Sunday morning l.. Fl. Cushman
discovered fire started under one corner
OF the shed OF the Burnham tenement on
Third street, occupied by Mrs. Abbie
Wiley. MIR. Cushman and Edward Par
sons extingushed the fire before much
damage was done, without turning in an
alarm. The fire is believed to have
been started by an incendiary.
In the crowd brought to Ellsworth by
the Presidents visit Saturday were some
undesirable guests of the iight-fngered
variety. These mingled with the crowds
which greeted the President, and in the
c-ush piled their profession most success
fully. Many cases Of pocket-picking
have been reported. One Ellsworth man
lost over $50, and others report smaller
losses.
Bids for the removal of the building
next to the postoffice have been asked for
by the treasury department, and it is
understood that c. w. Grindal was
the successful bidder. He intends to
move the main building to a lot on Water
street next to his present storehouse. 1t
ia exnected that as soon as the lot ia
-.
cleared, WORK on the erection OF tne
addition to the postoffice will be COM
mepced.
Rev. Albert j. LORD ana family, OF
Meriden, Conn, arrived Friday to spend
tho amman bere Mrs Iord,s motber
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MIS- II. d. rhiiiips, VINO broke her MP
recently while visiting her daughter in
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AT = meeting oi ene directors OF tne
;stnn Wondav EIvert Everett parLer
was elected cashier to succeed the late
Rs b. Hayes. Mr.. Parker entered the
.,' MauiaIta, ~ thara 'ntu ~ 1909 noo' as 90
ING to Ellsworth to become teller OF the
Burrill national bank, returning to Lew
iston IN lsoo as teller, ana serving there
has TINS served twentv-three Years con-
tinuously in these two national banks.
Mr.. Parker's advancement to this position
gives much s,ad 70 ~ w.ue h, eifGie ol
ca paple and expert bank official. cour-
~ tr;ed and nrovsn unrigbtness and IN
tegrity. His choice was unanimous on
the part OF the directors, and will be
th Wnnto ot,rars at,onsi uis pas pc;ao, "
Journal.
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