Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-05-13
arrived at the Tower homestead for the

| drfiVeu at tne IOWer homestead Tor Lne
summer.
The baseball game between Ellsworth
and Sullivan high school teams was post
| poned on account OF rain from Saturday OF
last week to next Saturday.
Mrs. Nancy Emery, who has spent the
| greater part OF the winter in Ellsworth h
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Fl. Leland,
has returned to her home at Salisbury
/ Cove.
Frank w. Brackett, of Brooklne, Mass,
has been spending few days with G. F.
Newman and wife, leaving yesterday for
a short visit in Gardiner before returning
home.
| Capt. John o. Kief and wife arrived
home last week from Lawrence, Mass,
where they have spent the winter. Capt.
Kief has sold out his restaurant business
! there,
| Mrs. M. E. Thibodaux and little daugh-
ter Corinne left Monday for Charlestown,
| Mass, for visit with her husband, who
| is chief quartermaster on the U. s. s.
| North Carolina.
A progressive caucus is called for next
Tuesday evening, May 10, at Hancock hall,
| to choose thirteen delegates and thirteen
| alternates to the progressive county con-
vention to be held in Ellsworth June e.
There was large attendance at the pres
| entation of the original sketch "At the Big
Game', under the auspices of the Dirigo
LII, LII
| evening. The parts were well taken. A
| ball followed.
Among those in attendance at the
| State convention of the Knights of Column
bus in Ellsworth yesterday was Hon.
Peter Charles Keegan, OF Van Buren,, one
of the democratic candidates for the nomi-
nation for governor.
| Harvey w. Morang discovered a taran-
| tula in bunch of bananas at his store
| last week, and now has him safely pre-
served in alcohol and on exhibition in his
store window. This is not the first taran-
| tula to visit Ellsworth, but the first for
several years.
| j. T. Giles will begin hemlock lumber
ing operation on the Buffalo, in towns hip 2,
Penobscot county, next week. He expects
| to take in bark crew of forty men. The
| lumber will be landed in the Passadumkeag.
Mr.. Giles does not expect to break camp for
ten or eleven months.
DIR. II. l.. d. Woodruff's boat house at
his camp at the foot of Green Lake was
burned Saturday afternoon with launch
and two row boats. Fred Studer was there
at the time doing some soldering, when
the lamp used in the work exploded, set
ting fire to the building.
sFriends, and Friendship" will be the
subject of the sermon by Rev j. w. Tickle
next Sunday morning at the Unitarian
church. The bible class will meet i'm
mediately after service. The subject fol
discussion will be Winston Churchill's
novel: "The Inside of the Cup"
Congressman John A. Peters is at home
from Washington for a few days. Mrs
Peters accompanied him as far as Boston
where she will remain for a short visit
returning home for the summer early next
week. Mrs. A. K Cushman and Mrs. r
E. Mason have joined Mrs. Peters in Bos.
ton for short visit.
Contractor Austin NJ. Foster, of Ellis
worth is building a handsome cottage al
Marlboro for Grace G. Baxter, of Boston
The main house is 31x34 feet, with ell
15x4O, with large pergola and piazza. The
cottage will cost in the vicinity of $1,000
| i.
boro's rapidly-g growing cottage colony.
Ellsworth friends of Miss Doris Halman
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Halman
are pleased to hear of her continued sue
cess in literary lines. Miss Halman, who
is a sophomore at Radcliffe college, recent
ly was awarded the first prize in her clas:
for book criticism. She is also contrib
uting occasional articles or verse to the
Boston papers.
The governor has named Friday, May 15
as Arbor day. So far as the schools are
concerned, it "caunot be recognized as
school holiday unless observed by teachers
and pupils for the purpose Tor which it is
designated by the governor and council'
Exercises appropriate to the day will
probably be held in all city and rura
schools, and teachers and pupils will dc
work upon the school premises to improve
their appearance.
Bloomfield T. Smith was in Ellsworth
Saturday on the way to his summer home
at Lamoine, after spending the winter, al
usual, in Florida. He reports a good time
He stopped this winter at Amelia, sever
miles south of Fernandina, and thinks il
the most comfortable and healthful plac'
he has visited in Florida, with such sid'
attractions as good fishing, plenty o
oysters, and oranges galore. He expects
to return there for another winter.
The funeral of Capt. Samuel A. Goodwin
was held Friday forenoon at his home or
Bridge hill, Rev. X. B. Mathews officiating
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