Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-03-04

The literature club will meet with II.
E. Walker, Friday evening.
Miss Mary F. Hopkins is recovering
from a severe attack Of the grip.
The newly-elected officers OF Acadia R.
A. chapter were installed Tuesday even
ing.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
l. NJ. Grant Thursday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
Morris A., the eighteen mont hs- old son
OF Alderman Brown, died OF measles
Tuesday.
Miss Carrie Cunningham is home from
Kent's Hill, and her friends are glad to
welcome her.
The village improvement society is
planning to give party Easter Tuesday
evening, April 20.
Esoteric lodge, F. and A. M, worked
the third degree on two candidates last
Thursday evening.
Rev. W. r. Hunt, of the Unitarian
church, landed handsome trout at Pat
tens pond one day last week.
The ladies OF the Catholic society will
have a supper and sale at Odd Fellows ball
st. Patrick's evening, March II.
Mrs. Eleanor Greene, mother of Mrs. J.
II. Crippen, of this city, died at Bluehill
last Wednesday, aged eighty years.
The Kings Daughters gave an excellent
supper at Odd Fellows hall, Tuesday
evening. The proceeds amounted to $50.
Abel Hunt, of Bangor, with his wife
and daughter, spent a few days his week
with his son, Rev. W. r. Hunt, in this
city.
The Kings Daughters were pleasantly
entertained at dime. sociable at tue
home of Mrs. c. l. Welch last Thursday
evening.
Miss Mary H. Mcfarland, formerly
assistant teacher at the Ellsworth high
school, is home from Westerly, r. L.,
where she is now teach ing.
E,oteric lodge, F. and A. NJ, will give a
sociable Wednesday evening, March 10.
All Mssons are invited. Members of
Esoteric, please bring cake.
Rev. Edward A. Horton, of Boston, who
was expected to preach at the Unitarian
church last Sunday evening, was pre-
ven ed from SO doing by illness.
Last Friday was Longfellow day in the
higu school lyceum. The exercises were
appropriate to the occasion, sketches OF
Lon fellow and selections from his poems
being read.
The basket ball team from the Dirigo
hose racing team will meet team from
the Bangor Y. NJ c. A., at Hancock hall
Monday evening. The Dirigos are prac-
ticing ghtly.
The report that E. H. Greely, of this
city, has purchased the Echo hotel at
Etna. is premature. Mr.. Greedy has been
negotiating for the purchase of the house,
but no sale has yet been made.
George +. Newman, jr., one of THE
AMERICAN force, had one of his fingers
badly jtmmed in the folding machine last
Wednesday. 1t is now thought he will
not lose he finger, as was at first feared.
Rev. Mr.. Marsh, of Waterville, who oc-
cupied the pulpit OF the Congre gstionai
church last Sunday morning and even
ing in exchange with the pastor, Rev. ID.
l.. Yale, preached Two excellent sermons.
The circle supper at the Unitarian ves-
try last Wednesday evening was served
by gentlemen members and friends of the
society. and broke all previous records
for circle suppers in the matter of re-
ceipts.
A. F. Burnham has returned after
visit of several weeks with his daughter,
Mrs. ID f.. Brown, in Brockton, Mass
Mrs. Burnham, who accompanied him,
viii remain in Massachusetts several
weeks longer.
Christian Endeavor Day was observed
with special and very interesting services
at the Baptist church last Thursday
evening. The services were conducted
by Rev. c. S. McLe e.rn. His address was
on "New Method, of c. E. Work.
Al the third anniversary of the Knights
Of Pythias lodge in Kittery recently,
Charles X. Wasgatt, a former Ellsworth
boy, responded to the toast "Our Order"
Mr.. Wasgatt was also chairman of the
committee of arrangements of this most
successful affair."
The seven teams of the Wrought Iron
Range Co., each drawn by pair of hand
some mules, make picturesque showing
about the city. The company's division
perintendent, II. w. Robinson, ha-
charge of the work IN this section. He
makes his headquarters at the Hancock
house.
the report of the State bureau of indus
trial and labor statistics for 1896, "a copy
of which THE AMERICAN has just
received from Commissioned S. w
M+lthews) shows that the eleven shoe
fhclorle' of Maine, two of which are in
hLS"or'h h, have totai output OF = 351,
63), an increase of SOL $50 over 1895