Ellsworth, along with the rest of the nation went dry in 1917 due to prohibition. With no alcohol allowed, the Morrow’s tavern became a soft drink and pool hall. John O’Connell and Emil Baar (great grandfather to a current owner) ran a lunch counter there. The business changed hands a number of times until it was sold back to Morrow when prohibition ended and returned to a saloon in the 1920s.

In the late 1940’s, the Morrow’s sold the bar to Pat Conroy who name it Conroy’s Bar. Pat later sold to his son John who operated the bar until the early 1990s. Conroy’s was a common hangout for many of the current owners who were growing up in the 80’s and the bar achieved local legend status for its annual St. Patrick’s Day event. Conroy’s was eventually sold to Bob Baker who renamed it The County Seat. Bob sold the business to Jim Dougherty around 1995 and it was renamed Dougherty’s Pub. A few years later, the tavern was sold to Roger Hendrickson who named it the End Zone. Roger Hendrickson owned it briefly and then sold to his brother, Roman Hendrickson in 2002. Roman renamed the tavern, The Century Saloon. We have Roman to thank for the significant renovations that highlight the back bar, brick walls and tin tile ceiling. The tavern changed owners briefly to Matt Schneider but was returned to Hendrickson before it was purchased by Jay McGrath in 2016. McGrath retained The Century Saloon name.