Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-06-09

Gus shower. The affair was very
carefully planned, and maypole OF
artistic decoration added to the
splendid display of useful and beau
tiful articles which carried the good
wishes of at least fifty friends. Miss
Eppes will be married June % to
William A. Alexander of Ellsworth,
in which town they plan to make
their home-Natick (Mass.) Bulle-
tin.
Frank L. Barnes will open his
new shoe store in the Chrome build
ing, corner of Main and Hancock
streets, next Saturday. Mr.. Barnes
has for several years represented the
United Shoe Machinery Corporation
of Boston, in Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont and Massachusetts.
He comes here from Manchester, N.
H., where he has been for the past
year as their representative, leaving
their employ to open his business
here He fully understands shoe
making in all it's branches. He will
carry mems, women's and children's
shoes and hosiery.
Willis E. Parsons, State fish and
game commissioner, with Frank
Perkins, inspector of f1shways, and
Mr.. Briggs, superintendent of State
fish hatcheries, were in Ellsworth
last night, on their way to Washing
ton county. They took the op-
portunity to pay an official visit to
the power dam. Commissioner
Parsons said the fish that was sent
to Augusta-one of bushels that
have come over the dam this spring
was, in his opinion, a young ale
wive, but they were puzzled to know
how the alewives ever got over the
dam, unless water conditions were
different than this spring.
John S. Fogg and his orchestra,
from Brockton, Mass, arrived last
week for their fourth season in Ellis
worth. Fogg's Famous Five are well
coined now as Town folks" in Ellis
worth. Mr.. Fogg, leader and trum-
pet player, and "Perley" Reynolds,
drums, have been here all three
seasons. They will be joined soon
by their families. Gene Hall, piano,
was here two years ago, and George
Willette, saxophone, was here last
year. The only new man in this
years team is Pete Barton, violin
and banjo, and he is being accorded
the welcome awaiting anyone who
travels in John Fogg's outfit. The
orchestra will give welcome ball at
Hancock hall next Monday evening.
Sparks circus is coming to Ellis
worth Tuesday, July 6, for afternoon
and evening performances. The adj
vance agent has been in town during
the past week, making arrangements
for the lot location. His biggest job
is making contracts with local deal
ers to furnish the supplies necessary
to feed the 500 people, 500 horses,
three herds of elephants and camels,
and the hundreds of Gagged animals
carried by the menagerie of this
show, the largest circus in the
world still giving a street parade.
All of these supplies are ordered in
advance by the contracting agents,
and the day before the show the
twenty-four hour man will put in his
appearance and give instructions as
to their delivery on the lot.
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shouldn't throw stones" 1t almost
seems as though the Luch1n1 NOT
dog experts were guilty of this
misdeameanor. Another section of
plate glass crashed Monday after
noon, when Emmons L. Shea drove
his truck over the roadway between
Luchini's and Wescott's. Mr. Shea
was hauling burned lumber from the
rear of the Wescott block, and one
piece of timber covered with nails,
protruded out one side of the truck.
The alleyway was narrow, and the
nail-spattered joist scraped along the
side of the building and gently but
firmly forced in the up-street glass
of the store front. Some suspected
Mr., Shea of wanting another job, as
he set the large glass in the store
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