Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-11-21

Miss Mabel Monag han, who is to sing
at City hall, Bangor, on Friday evening
has received an invitation to remain over
Sunday and sing in one of the city
churches. She will probably accept the
invitation.
The woman's club met with Mrs. A. M
Hopkins last Saturday. An interesting
paper on the w. c. T. U. and it's work
was read by DIR. Abby NJ. Fulton. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs. Ann
F. Greedy Saturday, Nov 30.
At the fortythird annual meeting of
| the Penobscot medical association, held
in Bangor, Tuesday, DR.. George A. Phil
| lips, of this city, president OF the as socia-
| tion, delivered the annual address. DR..
| Phillips was reelected president.
| At meeting of the pastors of Ellsworth
held on Tuesday, Nov. 10, it was decided,
in view of the lack of interest in such
services, as shown by the extremely small
attendance in recent years, to omit the
Thanksgiving Day service this year.
Business is improving in the shoe fac
tories. The lower factory is now run
ming about fifty dozen day. The upper
factory has been running only about
thirty dozen, but few orders are being
received and the output will soon be IN
creased
Ex-City Marshal J. II. Donovan has
rented the store recently vacated by
Lewis A. JOY, and is remodelling it into
business next week. Mr.. Donovan has
the good will of the public generally in
his new undertaking.
Thomas Larkin, of Bangor, Andrew
Larkin, Of Portland and Peter Larkin, of
Winslow, We're in the city Sunday, being
called here by the serious illness of their
mother. Mrs. Patrick Larkin. Friends of
Mrs. Larkin are pleased to learn that she
is now much improved.
Friends of David C. Hale, son of John
NJ. Hale, of this city, are pleased to hear
more encouraging reports of his health.
He left Colorado last Saturday for Phenix,
Arizona, where he now is. He was ac
companied by his wife. He reports his
health as much improved.
At a meeting of the library board held
last Friday evening, DR.. Geo. A. Phillips
was elected chairman, rice Judge L. A.
Emery resigned. The members of the
board as now constituted are DIR. G. A.
Phillips, Judge Geo. P. Dutton, A. w.
King, E. F. Robinson and j A. Peters, jr.
In reporting the mask ball Tuesday of
last week an error was made. The dance
was not given by the people of the shore
road, who were in no way interested in it
The affair was in charge of the residents
of the old Bangor road, and the proceeds
We're for a sidewalk from Leonard Moore's
corner to the Flood district.
The schooner Edith" Capt. A. f.
Belts, of this city, which went ashore on
Little Egg Harbor shoals, New Jersey, on
the night of October 81, is total loss. 1t
was thought the vessel could be saved,
but the storm Wednesday of last week
completed the wreck, and she will be
stripped. A portion of the cargo of fer
tilizer may be saved.
The last lecture in the peoples course
at the Methodist Episcopal church will
be given Tuesday, Nov. 26, instead of
Wednesday, Nov. 81 the date announced,
by Chaplain Tribou, U. S. N. Subject
'Chestnuts. The lecture this evening
(Thursday) is by Rev. II. E. Foss, of BAN
gor, subject: "Up the Ladder Lecture
to begin at 745 p. m.
That busy and benevolent society of
little girls, the Happy Thought club, has
been at it again. This time they took for
the object of their benevolence the chill
dren's home at Belfast to which they sent
six silver spoons and as many knives. A
most interesting letter of acknowledge
ment has been received by the club from
Miss Juliet A. Gratfin, representing the
home at Belfast.
A meeting of the Congregat ional paris h
was held at he vestry last Tuesday even
ing. The financial affairs of the parish
were discussed and plans proposed for
raising the slight deficiency necessary to
meet the expenses of the current year.
Judge L. A. Emery resigned as member
of the standing committee. The vacancy
will be filled at the next meeting, which
day evening, Nov. %.
The lecture by Rev. E. F. White, of
Houlton, at the Methodist church last
Thursday evening, was much enjoyed.
His subject was "Queer Folks" and he
told in an interesting manner of many
queer folks he had seen, many Of whom
We're familiar to the people Of Ellsworth.
The lecture abounded in humor, but be-
side amusing it served to point moral
that could not but benefit all who heard
it. Next Thursday Rev. H. E. Foss, of
Bangor, will deliver his postponed lecture,
Cup the Ladder"
Among visitors to t4e city during the
past week were George c. Lyman, Sulli-
van; E. T. Kittredge, Mt. Desert; L. B.
Deasy, Frank M. Conners, E. B. Richards,