Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

pthuu y lhlhnhy concert.
John y. Scott is home from Bowdo!n
for the holidays.
Barlow Hall, jr., is home from school in
Boston for the holidays.
X. q. Hopper, of New York, is guest
at the American house.
The W. c. 7. I. will meet this evening
at 7.30 with Mrs. |. NJ. Grant
Harold II. Clark is home from the
University of Maine for the holidays
{, r. Thomas is home for the holidays
from Boston university medical school.
Mrs. Hattie Hughes, OF Iowa, formerly
OF this place, Is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Porter Smith.
The annual meeting of the Nicolin club
will be held at the clubhouse on Tues
day Jan II, at 7.30 p. IN.
Judge Emery will preside at the Jan
uary term OF the supreme judicial court
to convene Tuesday, Jan IS.
Rev. \. J. LORD, OF Hartford, Vt,
preached at last sunday evening service
at tac Congregations. vestry.
There was party at Manning hall
Monday evening, given oy twelve Iadic,
Dancing and wht-t were enjoyed.
Rev, Henry Parsons, who has recently
been called to the Free Baptist church at
Hancock, va, in Ellsworth Monday.
Tae county commissioners are in se--
business and making out their annual
report
Ray T Stevens, OF the University OF
Maine, Is spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. :. &. Stevens, in
this city.
Rev. {, L. Woodcock, OF the Flee
Bapti-t church N nj, city, Is coudu,Jit..
st series OF revival services at North
OrlaHd this week.
Fred +. Whitaker, of Portland and
Erwin Nj. Whitaker, OF Boston, spent
Christmas With their mother, Mrs. J.
Maynard Whitaker.
The body OF lIervey Tate, who died at
5 savannah, Ga., Dec. l6, arrived IN this city
Monday and Has taken to his home at
Bayslue for imermeut.
Barlow Hali's horse, harnessed to a
two-seated trap left standing at the
pot Thursday evening, ran away.
rAe carriage Vas badly damaged.
Nine. Black, G. Nixon Black and Charles
PIttm,,n spent Christmas at the Black
homestead. Chlei Justice john A. Peters
ana wife were their guests Tuesday.
George \. Pareher reports the holiday
express business in Etls~ orth this year
to have been the largest On record. This
i, an encouraging Ign Of the times.
Percy Bartlett and Charles IIodgkins,
who have been spending their vacation
at home, hsve returned to their medical
studies at Dartmouth college, Hanover,
Nh.
The report that n new Cat holic church is
to be built at Bar Harbor is without fouu
dation in fact. Rev. Fl. O'Brien is au
thority for the denial, and says the re-
port is causing him no eno of annoyance.
The members OF the Hand in Hand
circle of the Kings Daughters are re-
ticers occurs next Monday, January 3,
and large attendance is earnestly de-
sired.
Mr. and Mrs L. b. Bowen of Newton
Center, Mass, spent Christ mas with Mrs.
Bowen's parents, Mrs. and Mrs. S. X.
Whiting. Mr.. Bowen has returned to
Boston. Mrs. Bowen will remain until
after New Years.
Sheriff Hooper was notified from Bar
Harbor Monday to watch for Edward
Ellis, an old offender, who WAS wanted for
breaking and entering. Sheriff Hooper
soon found his man. He was taken to
Bar Har Dor Tuesday for hearing.
Renewed interest has been awakened in
the Ellsworth lodge, A. o. L. w, bya cir
cular recently sent out to members. At
the meeting Tuesday evening the attend
ance was the largest for many months,
Two new members were initiated.
The next in the series of assemblies at
Odd Fellows hall under Miss Narnums
direction, " III be given next Tuesday even
ing, Jan. 4, instead of two weeks hence |
This change is made so as not to conflict |
with the Maine Symphony orchestra
concert which takes place in Bangor on
the evening OF Jan. H.
Mayor Henry F. Marston, of Berlin, y. |
H., is hrot ther-in-law of j, A. and |
Carlton MeGoHn, OF this city, and lived |
mere many years ngo. On the evening OF |
Dec. &c Mayor and Mrs. Merston tend