Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-03-07

nrSt ana second degrees.
Miss Hannah Holmes is visiting in
Boston.
j. A. Peters, jr., and wife returned from
Boston Wednesday morning.
Miss Lillian Crippen is home from the
Pennington normal school
George L. Morrison is on a business
adelphia.
Mrs Lorenzo Foster gave whist party
at her home on School street Friday
evening
Miss Lizzie Crippen, recently organlst
at the Methodist church, is now engaged
in the same capacity at the Baptist
church.
w. II. H. Rice post, G. A. r., has en-
gagged Rev. Charles A. Southard, of Liver
more Falls, as orator for the Memorial
Day exercises.
Charles IL. Drummey is in Augusta to
attend the hearing on the petition for
legisat ion to allow Ellsworth to return
to town form of government.
regular meeting of Lvgonia lodge, F.
and A. NJ, will be held this "Wednesday
evening. Business of Importance will be
before the meeting. The third degree
will be worked.
Little Frances, daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Harry Lord, entertained party of
little folks at her home ON Oak street last
Wednesday, it being he occasion of her
second birthday.
The hearing on petitions asking for
! legislation to ena Bile Ellsworth to return
to town form of government takes place
before the legislative committee on towns
to-day wednesday,.
There will be a teachers meeting at he
Ellsworth Falls grammar school Friday
afternoon of this week. All schools
except the high school, will close at noon
to allow teachers to attend,
The monthly meeting of the Ellsworth
loan and building association was held
last Monday evening at the rooms of the
First national bank. Several new share
holders were received.
f. II. Greedy, of Ellsworth h, will have
he aristocratic Kentucky bred "Bingen,
recently purchased by him, in the grand
circuit the coming season. He has entered
him in the three Near-0ld class, purse,
- 600. -LeWiSton JoHrHdl.
The committee appointed to solicit sub
scriptions for stock in the proposed
electric railroad from Ellsworth Falls to
the bay, report that they are meeting
with good success, aud feel much en-
couraped at the prospect.
\ special meeting of Acadia Il. \. Chap
ter will be held next Monday evening to
take action in regard to ii change of
quarters from Masonic hall to the rooms
hat are now being fitted up for Banque-
fort commandery in Manning hall.
An entertainment will be given at Han
cock hall, Monday evening, March Is,
under the auspices of the ladies of St
Joseph's Catholic church. Mrs. Julia
Leonard of Bangor and Miss Mae SuIli-
van, reader, will assist. Supper will be
served in the lower hall.
The entertainment and ball to be given
at Hancock hall this wednesday, even
ing, under the auspices of the Odd
Fellows, promises to be a most pleasant
social event. The dancing will be pre-
ceded by a musical programme. Supper
will be served in Odd Fellows hall.
Soldiers applying for pensions, or in
crease of pensions, should take notice
that examining boards ordered to re-
turn to this department at Washington,
the orders for examination of all appli-
cants who do not appear for examination
within three months from the date of
their orders.
The young ladies of the Lamoine side
walk society, in district No. >, will pre-
sent the drama "Anita's Trial; or Our
Girls in Camp" at Lamoine grange hall
Thursday evening, March :. If stormy
following evening. Ice-cream, cake and
coffee will be served at the close of the
entertainment.
We are glad to learn that the new board
OF trade at Ellsworth has voted to join
the State board OF ade at its next
session. This is wise thing for the new
and wide-awake organization to do, be
cause it will aid and benefit them il
many ways If its members but take the
advantages open to them as others have
done.-Portldnd Board of Trade Journal
On Tuesday evening, March II, there
will be grand ball at town hall
Lamoine, under the auspices of the
Latona sidewalk society The ladies o.
this society will endeavor to make thi,
pleasant occasion, and hope to have &
large attendance. Music will be furnish
ed by Monaghsn's orchestra, OF this city
Refreshments will be served. II stormy
the next pleasant evening.
Among visitors to the city during the
past week were F. ii. Pray, Miss Media c
Pray, Fred Fl. Somes, Miss Lillian Swazey
Miss Addie Swazey, Mt. Desert; c. B
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