Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-08-26

street last Wednesday afternoon. The
afternoon was pleasantly spent with
games. Refreshments were served under
the trees on the lawn.
| Ernest F. Osgood, with his wife and
little daughter stanton, OF Berlin, N. H.,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Irving Os-
good, making the trip here by automobile,
Embert c. Osgood, wife and little daugh-
ter returning with them.
The many friends of Rev. Albert } /.
Lord, pastor of the Congregational church
in Meriden, Conn.,, will be glad to learn
that he is to preach at the Baptist church
next Sunday evening. This is a privilege
that all are invited to share.
A subscription dance has been arranged
by some of the young people of Ellsworth
for this evening in Hancock hall. Those
| called upon have responded generously.
Higgins orchestra of seven pieces will
play. Punch and ice-cream will be served.
Harry e. Walker, who, with his wife,
has been spending two weeks at the
Walker homestead, left Sunday to attend
| school convention at Plymouth, N. II.
| Mrs. Walker will remain week longer,
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Emma Nc
| Farland.
| The tiremen were called out Sunday
| forenoon for slight fire on the roof OF
| Mrs. Amanda Young's house on Pine
| street, started, evidently, by spark
| from the chimney. The fire was ex-
| tinguished with chemicals. The damage
| is slight.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Buckley, OF Sum-
! init, N. j., and Herbert l.. Buckley, of
Philadelphia, who have been guests OF DR..
| HI. l.. D. Woodruff and wife at their Green
| Lake cottage, have returned home. Mrs.
Arthur l. Studer, of Brooklyn, N. Y, re-
mains for longer visit.
William E. Whiting left Saturday for
| Montreal, to meet c. P. Dorr, intending to
drive home his car, coming by way of the
White Mountains. His father, s. K.
Whiting, accompanied him. At Fabyans,
| in the White Mountains, the car broke
down necessitating repairs which will oc-
cupy week or more. The party returned
home yesterday by rail.
The first republican rally of the cam
| paign in Ellsworth will be held at Hancock
hall Friday evening. The speakers will be
| Col. c. E. Plummer, OF Bath, and Hon.
| Reuel Robinson, of Camden. Col PIummer
has been prominently connected with the
shipping interests of the country, and is
| conversant with national and State affairs.
MIR. Robinson is an eloquent speaker, al
ways in demand in political campaigns
The Ellsworth band will furnish music.
| Another meeting of the stockholders OF
the Russell Shoe 20. will be held at the
office OF the company next Saturday even.
| ing at 7.30 O'Clock, to take further action
for the continuance Of the business. 1t is
expected to start up the factory in about
two weeks. Mr.. Russell has two practical
shoe men interested with him, and the
duction than heretofore. 1t is hoped
there will be large attendance OF stock
holders at the meeting Saturday evening.
Miss Gertrude Dorgan entertained twenty
OF her girl friends at ''The Birches',
Pleasant beach, Monday. They were
1 ShoE'SAOhOo w I1ios IlCicH INtdll6y. In6
trip to the beach was made in hayrack
gorgeously decorated with golden glow.
The day at the beach was beautiful one,
and it was a late hour when the party
| reluctantly started on the return trip.
Those in the party from out of town were
| Misses Margaret Ford and Catherine
| Willett, of Boston, and Miss Pauline Nc
Kennon, of Bangor.
Mrs. Harry Austin, with two children,
of Bucksport who has been visiting Mr..
| Austin's parents, A. W. Austin and wife,
left for her home to-day. Word was re-
ceived last week, from Harry Austin, who
is engineer on large private yacht, that
he was safe in Norway, detained there
for want of oil fuel because of the war
conditions. William s. Cousins, of ELS
worth, who is on the same yacht, writes
under date of Aug. 13 that they had pro-
cured some oil and hoped to obtain
enough to start for the United States soon.
The American bittern is not an un-
| common bird about the lakes and woods
| of Maine, but it is not often they are seen
about the haunts of men. Last Friday
| one of these birds spent the greater part
OF the day about the lawn and shrubbery
| at the Mullan place at the corner of Main
street and Beal avenue. The bird seemed
| loath to leave, and when people ap-
preached too close, simply sought shelter
in the shrubbery. Mr.. Walsh called into
consultation his brother lawyer, L. F..
Giles, the local authority on ornithology,
who named the strange visitor.
| ZachariahlJellison, esq, at the request
| OF the library trustees, has presented to
the Ellsworth city library two interesting
documents. One is the commission to
| William Jellison as the first postmaster at
| North Ellsworth, dated May 8, 1886, and
| bearing the autograph of Amos Kendall,
postmaster general under President Van
Buren,. The other bears the autograph of
| President Lincoln, it being Mr.. Jellison's
commission as appraiser for the port of