Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-08-02
OLD HOME WEEK.
(Contisssd frem pegs ~

., h. a big midway, or stssst fair,
WI ,o,,y spaces having bssn assigned.
'0 IT,. tsntsra Carnival Co., which hilsd
.ny,eement here few weeks ago. will
!" 80 with some OF it, best attractions.
fittper will make his .sslide for
~, .e,oss Union river from the tower in
-, nsa Fellows hall. Josh Harum will make
90 -. lively on the street. Prof. Mansur
rill give tr,pese performances.
W" OFT Thrill, OF Boston, will make bal
sscepsions from the Odd Fellows lot
wsduesday, Thursday and Friday after
Moons, .vpv,cua
rs. EXERCISES OF the week Will open with
anton service at Hancock hall Sunday
'.,rnoon at 8 O'Clock. Rev. Edwin ID.
r;,sr pastor OF the Methodist church.
-, ae,iyer the Old Home week sermon.
p,s,ors OF other local churches will as
III In the service.
Z, the evening there will be another
,niou service, with short address by
rs.,Iain D. II. Tribou, U. =. N, retired,
80 .ermon, 1.-THE American Home, by
psv Albert j. Lord, OF Meriden, Conn.
A, both these services there will be
..ns,sl music by the Ellsworth festival
chorus. 4.
The excursion to Newbury Neck by
schooner and tug will be the feature Of
Monday. The Old Home week orchestra
eli, furnish music. At Newbury Neck
,nsre will be water sports, athletic games,
and baseball game between the "Mun-
srsp and buffers.
TUESDAY.
Tuesday will be Old Home day. The
exercises will be held at Hancock hall at
ann. m. Mayor c. II. Leland will preside
and deliver the address Of welcome. There
will be short addresses by Rev. Albert J.
Lord. E. w. Lord. Col. Frederick Hale
and others.
There will be special music BY the chorus
and the lode to Ellsworth" written by E.
W. Lord, will be sung.
The Old Home reception and ball will
take place in the evening. Those in the
receiving line will be Mayor Leland and
wife. Hon. John A. Peters and wife, John
0. Whitney and wife, Charles A. Han
soon and wife, Col. c. c. Burrili and wife,
C.L. Morang and wife, Fullerton Merrill
and wife.
WEDNESDAY.
Wednesday will be carnival day, and
IL ,vxap IA
athletic events. The plans to make this q
band field-day had to be abandoned, the
committee being bic to make satisfac-
tory transportation arrangements.
In the evening the three-act pastoral
drama, "Dora," will be presented by the
following cast:
Farmer INSTRUMENTATION. Fred r. Cooke
william Alien.................R Roy @. Haines
Lake Bloomheld.....,..... Harry L. Crabtree
lem Hunt..,.-..........-.... Roger Higgins
Wllie-.................... Doyle
Dora Alleu....... ...-Mrs. Harry l.. Crabtree
Mary Morrison.........M Mrs Fullerton Merrill
dance will follow the play. Tickets
for the play, concert and excursion will go
on sale at the w. X. Parker Clothing Co. s
store to- morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
THURSDAY.
This will be Veteran fremen's day.
There will be q parade in the forenoon, in
which the position Of honor will be &C
corded to the "wstch City,, OF wslthan,
Mass, formerly Union 2, Of Ellsworth.
The Ellsworth hremen have extended a
special invitation to Old Town and
Calais iremen to be their guests Thursday.
After dinner, the match hose reel race
Between Bangor and Brewer teams will
take place on Water street. This will be
followed by firemen's sports.
The hand-tub contest will close the AZ
afnoon. In this the three local tubs will
o lined up against their old-time rival,
Vhion :, and something Of the old-time
spirit Will be aroused. Michael Shea will
I" captain OF Dirigo engine, NJ. j. Drum
mey viii line up his pct, Old Zimmerman,
ana John o. Whitney will bring down his
ha'ky crew from the Falls to pump IL
enie' while the visiting captains from
"AlnAm viii pump Union 2, with l.. II.
N.shman and John T.. Doyle at the pipe.
ms following rally call to friends of old
Union has been issued:
All members and friends OF Union en-
~. se ana hose company, formerly an ac-
we part OF the Ellis worth fire depart meut.
saa which was disband and ceased to
M, on April 7, 1880, arc requested to
81 the engine house on Franklin
as' Monday evening. Aug. z, at 7.30
ss, TO take such actions a. will rem
~ me most eflcient aid to their old en-
~, nov known - the swatch City,, OF
49, .nsn, Mos, which will b present
4a0r'dsy, Aug. 10.
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y. 3. LOAD, Ex-Forsman.
an eoanection With the handful con.
'As following letter 10 OF Interest:
s0rsaercy Park.
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n. AeAaS >. Dv~~~sy.
sra The late John D. Hopkins. with
- I spent nssy happy boyhood hours