Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-04-26

| Ida Povich. Two other essay parts have
| not yet been assigned.
| The tiremen we're called out this fore
| noon by grass fire in the field owned by
jeremiah Hurley near the fair ground.
No damage was done. Half an hour later
the firemen wers called down the Surry
road, where an extensive grass fire was
| threatening houses.
The Burrill insurance office has been
moved from the Burrill bank building on
Main street to rooms at the rear OF the
Hancock County savings bank building on
State street. The rooms vacated have been
leased by Percy f. Higgins, who has
opened law office.
The marriage OF Miss Effie Estelle
DAVIS, OF this city, and John Frayne Brad
bury, OF Lawrence, Mass, took place at
the home OF the bride last evening. Rev.
8. w. Sutton officiated. Only immediate
| relatives were present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradbury left on the night train for
Salem, Mass, where they will reside.
The Fourth of July celebration commit
tee issues general invitation to all COM
pahiSo VI Ahc ouliofu hduhy n. VI anu
all tribes OF Red Men in Hancock and
Washington counties to hold big field
day in Ellsworth on the Fourth. The
Ellsworth fire companies, at special
meeting Monday evening, voted to invite
| the Calais firemen to Ellsworth for the
Fourth.
Persons who give fire alarm by notify
| ing the fire station by telephone could do
the public service by notifying at the
| same time the central telephone Office.
Immediately on the sounding OF fire
alarm everybody calls up central to learn
where the fire is, and central is no better
informed than others, and usually can't
find out from the fire station, because
naturally it pays no attention to telephone
! calls after receiving an alarm.
District Superintendent II. B. Haskell
will preach at the Methodist church next
Sunday, morning and evening. He would
be pleased to see a large attendance Of
members and all interested in the society
here. The matter OF appointment Of
pastor for this church has been referred to
Bishops John W. Hamilton and Earl
SEhu5tOu, VINO are now Win tue bishops
at Winona, MINI. They will within a
| week or two assign to this church a pastor
whom they will select for his special fit-
| ness to handle the situation here.
The whist party given by the Village
improvement society at the home Of Col.
G. C.. Burrill and wife last Wednesday
evening was very pretty affair. About
fifty attended. During the evening there
were piano selections by Miss Erva Giles
and Miss Louise Morgan, and vocal
selections by Mrs. E. J. Walsh and Miss
Margaret King. Delicious refreshments
were served. The able decorations were
in the national colors, in honor Of Patriots
day. The society is very grateful to Col.
and Mrs. Burrill for opening their home
for the occasion. About s25 was realized.
The affair was under the management Of
the April committee, of which Mrs. Henry
NJ. Hall is chairman.
State Land Agent Frank E. Mace, of
Great Pond, was in Ellsworth last Thurs
day, receiving the congratulations of his
friends on his appointment. His purpose
here was to meet the owners of timberlands
| in this vicinity, and perfect the forest fire
service for the ensuing year. A meeting
was held at the Office of John A. Peters.
The fire lookout station and patrol sys-
TENS were discussed. Among plans under
consideration for the near future is the
| establishment Of another lookout station
either at Eagle mountain in township No.
81, or on Passadumkeag mountain in
Grand Falls plantation. w. Nj. Nash and
William F. Campbell, of Cherrytield, were
present at the meeting.
The OLD Home week committee has al
| ready received letters from several former
residents OF the city expressing their in
terest in the plan and Offering suggestions.
| The committee would like to hear from
| more Of these former residents with sug-
gestions. 1t is also suggested that resi-
dents Of Ellswoth help along the old
home week plan by mentioning it to their
friends away from home when writing,
and inviting them to make their visit to
Ellsworth so as to include that -Augs
6-12. The committee would also like to
receive from the people OF Ellsworth the
names and addresses OF former residents
| TO WnOm announcements Will pe 5eut'
Letters for the committee should be ad-
dressed to the secretary, Roy c. Haines.
| A horse owned by Frank M. Gaynor,
and being used by DR.. III. l.. d. Woodruff,
was injured so badly in a runaway Satur-
day that it was found necessary to kill it.
The horse was left standing at Rev. s. W.
Sutton's place ON the Surry road, and ran
away, towards Ellsworth. Coming down
Bridge hill the carriage struck telegraph
pole and the horse cleared itself, coming
across the bridge. At postofiice square
the runaway collided with the horse OF
John Lullam, which, attached to a jigger
wagon, was crossing the square from
Water street. The runaway horse was
thrown and the wagon passed over the
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