Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-05-01

loss is covered by insurance. The origin
of the fire is being investigated.
No definite announcement can be made
as yet in regard to the shoe factory propo-
| sition. The special committee appointed
at meeting under the auspices OF the
Merchants association is still busily at
work.
The business mems luncheon, at which
Joe Mitchell Chapple, OF Boston, editor
OF the National Magazine, will be the
guest Of honor, first announced to be held
May 2. has been postponed to Monday
| May 8, at 1215 o'clock at Odd Fellows hall.
| The first salmon brought into Ellsworth
this year was captured at Branch pond
last Thursday by Perry J. Langley, fishing
five-p pound fish. The fishermen were out
in force Sunday, but the gale of wind
made pond fishing impossible.
Ellsworth friends of Linwood T. Beck
| with and wife, OF Gloucester City, N. j.,
extend congratulations on the birth OF
son = Elton Lord, born April 20. Mrs.
Beckwith will be remembered as Miss
Annie Louise Lord. Mr.. Beckwith is
son Of the late Levi G. Beckwith.
Rehearsals are now being held aim ost
nightly for the Merchants association
minstrels, which will be put on at Han
cock hall next Wednesday. There will be
big chorus, with many specialties and
some novel features. A dance will follow
the show, with music by Monaghan.
c. L. Morang has taken the entire stock
OF goods Of the Adams dry goods storeNat
Bangor, which he is selling on commission
for the insurance companies adjusting the
fire loss in the Adams store. MIR.
Morang has leased the two stores in the
Odd Fellows building for the storage Of
the goods.
Irene chapter, o. E. s., will hold regu-
lar meeting next Friday evening, at which
full attendance is earnestly requested, as
| business of Importance is to come up.
Circle supper at . o'clock. All intending
| to go to Bar Harbor May 13, must leave
their names with the secretary at this
meeting.
| The opening for inspection of Palmer's
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evening drew great crowd. Monaghan's
orchestra furnished the music. Mr..
Kaula, the manager, was very much grati-
+ fed with the turnout. About fifteen
clerks are employed, all girls, and all Of
| Ellsworth.
Principal H. A. Mcclellan, of the high
school, has been ill the past week, a cold,
following an attack of mumps, making
| bim seriously ill for a few days. He is
now improving, but will not return to
school work until next week. Mrs. Ed
ward j. Collins is assisting at the high
school this week.
Capt. Sidney A. Goodwin, who has been
sailing in southern waters'all winter, was
at home few days last week, while the
| Harry W. Haynes was discharging at Bel
fast. This, by the way, was the first
opportunity Capt. Goodwin has had to
make the acquaintance of his son, now a
young man OF nine months. Capt. Good
wins father, Capt. Samuel A., is now en-
| joying few days at home.
| Us. Donovan is having extensive re-
| pairs made on his store building, occupied
| by his restaurant and David Friend Is
| clothing repair-shop. New sills and some
new floor timbers will be put under the
building, and the whole building
Strengthened up. Mr.. Friend has moved
temporarily to the store two doors further
down Main street, but will return to the
Donovan building as soon as repairs are
completed.
The fish and game commissioners will give
a hearing Friday, May 10, at 80 p. m, ,at the
Hancock house, on petition of Frank L.
Hodgkins and eighteen others, of Lamoine
and vicinity, praying that close time be
placed on Blunt's pond, lamoine,- from
| Oct. OF each year to the first day OF May
| following, and also that Sunday fishing be
prohibited in said pond, and that no per-
son shall be allowed to take more than
twelve fish from said pond in any one day
The Ellsworth high school baseball
team, Bryant Moore, manager, has the
following games scheduled for the season
May A, Brewer high at Ellsworth; May II,
Brewer high at Brewer; May IS, Bar Har-
Dor high at Ellsworth; May 30, Bar Har-
Dor high at Bar Harbor; June 1, Wash
ington academy at Ellsworth; June 8,
Washington academy at Cherryfield; June
II, Higgins classical at Charleston. The
team has two open dates it would like to
fill May % and June 10. The high school
has material for good team, and is show
ing up well in practice.
The third in the series OF prize speaking
exhibitions by pupils OF the high school
took the place of the regular lyceum ex-
ercises at the school last Friday afternoon
In this competition five boys spoke, those
awarded first and second prizes to be
selected to represent the school at the
prize speaking contest under the auspices
OF Colby college at Waterville May %