Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-06-07


ter, are ct their Hancock Point cottage for
the summer.
Charles A. Hanscom and wife, OF Balti-
more, arrived Saturday. Mrs. Hanscom
will remain through the summer, while
Mr.. Hanscom will spend but week here
at this time, returning in July for his va
cation.
Bishop Hamilton has notified District
Superintendent H. B. Haskell that the
pastor Of the Methodist church here has
been appointed, and in all probability will
occupy the pulpit next Sunday, morning
and evening.
The senior class OF the high school
has selected for its commencement
play on, the evening OF June q,
"The Deacon's Second Wife,. Rehearsals
are now being held under the direction OF
Fred E. Cooke.
The 8. L. C.'s will be enterta ined by
Mre. r. c. Bonsey and daughters to-mor-
row evening. There will be music, read
fngs, recitations, original compositions,
talks on the life Of James X. Polk, and
guessing contest.
Mrs. F. @. Allnson, OF Providence, R. l.,
who recently returned with Prof. Allinson
after years residence in Greece, has been
visiting her parents, Chief-Justice l.. A
Emery and wife. The Emerys have gone
to their Hancock Point cottage for the
summer.
Rev. Clarence M. Fogg, OF Waterville,
will occupy the pulpit OF the Baptist
church Sunday forenoon and evening and
preach at Hancock in the afternoon. The
pastor, Rev. P. A. A. Killam, will be
absent on missionary trip in Washing
ton county.
The twelfth annual reunion OF the East
ern Maine Veteran association will be held
at.the Jacksonville camp-ground Wednes-
day, June q. As this is the fiftieth year
since the beginning Of the Civil war,
special effort will be made to make the
meeting memorable one.
The house Of Mrs. Ephraim H. Pray on
lower Water street, near Cards brook,
caught fire from the kitchen chimney this
morning. The fire was confined to the
sheathing and walls around the chimney,
and the chemicals only were needed to ex-
tinguish the fire. The loss is covered by
insurance.
Clayton M. Ward, principal of the Ellis
worth high school the past two years, has
opened teachers agency in Portland. 1t
is known as the C. NJ. Ward teachers
agency, and has its Office at 1877 Middle
street, Portland. Mr.. Ward has taught
with success here the past two years and
has made many friends in Ellsworth who
wish him success in his business venture.
Charles c. Knowlton and wife arrived
home from Boston last Thursday, to spend
the summer. Mr.. Knowlton has complet-
ed his course at Harvard medical school
and will receive his degree this month.
In September he will enter upon his duties
at the general hospital at Hartford, Conn,
one of the largest and best-equipped hos
pitfalls in New England, to which he re-
ceived an appointment last March.
A pretty wedding took place at the
home of the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Stockdale, on
st. Botolph street, Boston, May 29, when
Miss Jessie Mae Mackenzie, youngest
daughter of Colin Mackenzie, of this city,
was married to Howard A. Smith, OF Bos-
ton. The bride was attired in an imported
navy blue suit and hat. After the cere-
mony, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left for a we'd
ding trip. They will be at home to their
friends after August in Boston.
Two gentlemen interested in corn pack
ing were in Ellsworth to-day looking over
the situation with the view Of the possible
location OF corn-packing factory here
next year. They came at the solicitation
of the Merchants association. They were
favorably impressed with conditions here,
and will come again in August, when the
corn crop is well along, to visit some OF
the corn fields to ascertain the practi-
cability of raising corn here in sufficient
quantity for packing establishment.
The prospective retirement OF Chief-Jus
tice Lucilius A. Emery of the Maine su-
preme court calls attention to the'fact that
but two of the forty-tive men who have
sat in that court served there longer than
he. Chief-Justice John Appleton served
thirty-one years and four months, of
which twenty years and eleven months
were as chlef-lustlce, giving hlm the rec
ord in that position. Charles w. Walton
was thirty-five years associate justice.
Chief Justice Emery has been on the
bench since Oct. 8, 1888 and has been chief
justice since Dec. IA, 1906. - Lepiston
Journal,
The committee on streets and the mayor,
to whom was referred the question Of re-
building or repairing more of the concrete
cross walks, looked them over yesterday,
and decided to rebuild those crossing
Main street in front Of the First national
bank building, and in front of c. l.. Mo-
rang's store. The committee also got to
work promptly on the sewer between Han
cock and franklin streets, to which the
mayor called attention at Monday even
ing's meeting, and it is being cleared and
rebuilt.
While the Fourth of July celebration
plans have temporarily taken procedure