Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-11-18

Frank E. Mace, OF Great Pond, was in
the city on Tuesday.
J. A. Cunningham is fitting up con-
venient office in the rear OF his store.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs. 1.
NJ. Grant this evening at o'clock.
Monaghan's dancing school opens
Wednesday, Dec. I, at Odd Fellows hall.
The painters have improved the ap-
pearance OF the post office corridor this
week.
The Woman's club will meet with Mrs.
II. II. Harden Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
The damp snow storm did considerab BILE
damage to telegraph and telephone wires
in this vicinity.
Rev. {. f. Woodcock, OF the Free Bap-
tist church, spent last week with his fam
lily in Lewiston.
Owing to the storm, there was no meet
ing OF the Village Improvement society
on Tuesday evening.
Mayor II. E. Davis has returned from
Boston. Mrs. Davis and daughter Muriel
Will remain few weeks longer.
NJ ISIS Isabel Jordan, OF Waltham, de-
ltvered an interesting sermon at the Free
Baptist church last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Pearl b. Day gave party to little
friends OF her son Clarence last Saturday,
the thirteenth anniversary OF his birth.
The Unity club Will meet this (Wednes-
day afternoon in the parlor OF the Units-
rian vestry. Supper will be served at s
o'clock.
The Unitarian society is busy wit
preparations for the annual fair, which h
will take place about the middle OF De-
cember.
The winter schedule went into effect on
the boat Monday. The boat now leaves
Ellsworth Mondays and Thursdays, and
returns Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The local office OF the Metropolitan life
insurance company, T. ID. Murphy,
manager, has been moved from the
Peters block to the Manning block.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Perkins cut her hand
badly Monday by falling on the tin cover
OF preserve jar. A small artery was
severed. DR.. Hagerthy dressed the wound.
Miss Mildred Vsrnum, OF Bangor, will
open a dancing school at Odd Fellows hall
on Tuesday, Nov. %. The juvenile class
will meet at 430 p. m, adult class at y.
III.
Carroll Whitney, the Postal telegraph
operator in Ellsworth, is relieving the
Western Union operator at Lubec for Il
short time. Ralph Moore relieves Mr.
w hitney.
Wivurna encampment next Monday
evening for the nomination of officers for
the ensuing year. a full attendance is
requested
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Higgins, formerly of
Ellsworth, have returned to their home
in EImhurst, California. Mr.. Higgins
was suddenly called away on business OF
importance.
The Mt. Calvary Catholic cemetery has
been greatly improved by the clearing
ahuy VI titcS anu
the erection of a new fence. Many of the
lots are being cleared and improved.
Mrs. Mary r. Hagerthy, of West Surry,
mother OF DR.. A. c. Hagerthy, of this
city, is very i'll with typhoid fever, but
now seems to be improving. 1t is quite
unusual for person of her advanced age
seventy eight years to have typhoid
fever.
1t may relieve the anxiety of some Els
worth teachers to learn that the man who
has had the ranking of the examination
papers of candidates for State teachers
certificates, has nearly completed his task J.,
and finds that between 80 and 95 per cent. g..
OF the teachers have passed successfully.
The Literature club will hold its first
meeting for the winter with Miss NJ. A.
Greedy on Saturday evening at 7.30 sharp.
A full attendance of all members inter
ested in the work of the club for The win
ter is requested as matters OF great impor-
tance will come up for discussion and
vote.
Ben jamin b. Wbitcomb, who was adj
mitted to the Hancock county bar at the
last term of court, has opened law office
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