Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-04-17
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Miss Julia II. Barron, OF Ellsworth, has
been chosen salutatorian of this years
graduating class at Castine normal school,
Miss Barron was graduated from the Ellis
worth high school in 1909, as class leader
| and valedictorian.
| Charles Welch, OF Winter Harbor, was
arrested Sunday in Bangor charged with
larceny from the boarding house at Halls
mill, Salisbury Cove. He was bound over
for the grand jury and committed to the
county jail iu Ellsworth yesterday.
The S. l.. C.'s will meet with Mrs. Ida
Treworgy tomorrow evening. The pro-
gram will be similar to the two previous
evenings, with the addition OF an original
story, humorous sketches, contest, etc.
| 1t is hoped all members will make an ef-
fort to be present.
The missionary meeting OF the Congre-
gational church held its annual meeting
| with the secretary, Mrs. j. IL. Brimmer,
| yesterday afternoon. Mrs. l.. A. Emery
was chosen president; Mrs. A. H.. joy,
vice. president; Mrs. l.. j. Bac&us, secre-
| tary. There will be no more meetings un-
til fall.
Ex-Chief-Justice Emery left Tuesday
for a sea trip to Bermuda for the benefit of
his health, which has been somewhat inn
paired of late by persistent biliousness.
Prof. II. e. Emery, chairman OF the tariff
board, who has been here for short visit
with his parents, left Monday for Wash
ington.
Mr.. Justice Hanson, who is presiding at
the court now in session, is supreme grand
chancellor OF the United States of the
Knights of Pythias. This evening Judge
Hanson will visit Donaqua lodge, of this
city, and witness the comforting of the de-
gress OF page on three candidates. after
the work, ban1uet will be served.
d. Shirley Norris and wife, OF Bar Har-
Dor spent Monday afternoon in Ellsworth,
with Mrs. Norris parents, G. F. Newman
and wife. They left Monday evening for
Boston. After few days visit there,
they will go to Lexington, KY, 10 make
their home with George Douglass Shirley,
to remain indefinitely, if they like the To-
/ cation.
The little schooner Nellie, built by the
late Charles Fl. Curtis, has been sold by
/ the Curtis estate to Barbados owners, to
| be used in the fishing business. She is
| being fitted out here with a gasolene en-
| gine, preparatory to her trip't Barbados.
After her arrival there, she ill undergo
| further repairs, including the metal plat
ing of her bottom.
| There doubtless will be a large attend
ance OF music-lovers and dancers at Han
cock hall next Monday evening when the
new floor will be dedicated. The music
lovers will be there for the concert by
Pullen's orchestra which will precede the
ball; the dancers will be there to try that
new floor, which will add so much to
the delights of dancing in Hancock hall
The new floor is practically completed
now, and will be in the best possible con-
ditions next Monday evening.
A party OF Ellsworth men will leave to-
night for st. Fereol, Que, where they will
be employed for six months or more by
the Ambursen Hydraulic Construction
| Co. Those who will leave to- night are
Charles M. Brooks, Frank E. Moon, Al
bert l.. Witham, John W. Coughlin,
Tullio Boier, Herman Sinclair, james Nc
Intosh, Shirley Garland, Walter Warren,
Henry Smith and Harry E. Brooks
Charles w. Harley, Harry Davis, and Per-
ry Bowden and wife are already at ST.
Fereol. Others may go from here later.
The two suits against the city of Ellis
| fnr fr,o 81 hn
term Of court-that Of William Nevills for
| injuries to horse, and that of Fred Dun
ham to recover a sum claimed to be due
| from city ON road-roll credit assigned to
| him by Henry Colpitts-were disposed of
| without trial. In the Nevills case an offer
| for settlement was declined by the city,
whereupon the plaintiff withdrew. In the
Dunham case a settlement was agreed
| upon whereby part of the sum due was
allowed to third party, to whom it ap-
peared it rightfully belonged, the balance
to be applied to Mr.. Colpitts' taxes.
| The county commissioners have placed
| the contract for new steel filing shelves in
the vault-room of the registry of deeds
also for steel desks and curtains, the OBJ
| leCL DSlHP 10 int EOOIu ds nearly
fire. proof as posi- BILE, for the safeguard
ing OF the valuable records. The new
shelving wiltalso give room for the esti-
mated increase of record books for ten
! years. The Office of the clerk of courts
| was equipped with these modern filing
shelves several years ago. The vault
room OF the registry of probate should
also have similar equipment at an early
date, for the safety of the valua BILE records
| kept there.
An accident in which three teams were
mixed up, and which resulted in the
fatal injury of one horse, occurred just
west of the Main street bridge this fore
noon. A pair of horses from the farm of
A. f. Clement, being exercised by one OF
his drivers, became frightened at an au-