Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-16


City hose company will give its annual
concert and ball on Easter Monday, April
II.
b. r. Smith and wife and Charles Bor-
the city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Giles little daugh-
ter Erva is recovering from a severe at
tack of pneumonia.
Miss Maude Goodwin, OF Oldtown, and
Miss Gertrude Buck, Of Orland, are the
guests OF Mrs. c. r. Foster.
The Junior Epworth league of the
Methodist church is preparing for an en-
tertainment to be given soon.
The ladies' aid society of the Free Bap-
tist church will have a sociable this even
ing at the home OF Mrs. John Frazier.
The basket ball teams Of the Dirigo
club are practicing. 1t is intended to
play an exhibition game in Hancock hall
soon.
Wreckage from the schooner "Mar-
cellus" was sighted twenty miles south
east by east from Highland light Tuesday
Of last week.
Rev. e. f. Woodcock, OF the Free Bap-
tist church, spent the first half OF this
week with the Oriand and Dedham Free
Baptist church.
Monaghan's dancing school will meet
Thursday evening OF this week, having
been postponed from Tuesday evening
owing to the storm.
There will be a circle supper at the Uni
tartan vestry this evening at O'Clock,
following the second meeting in the
parliament of religions.
The literature club will be entertained
next Monday evening tinstead of Tues
day as usuaD by Miss Stock bridge, at the
home of Mrs. II. II. Harden.
A dozen mem bers of Esoteric lodge, f.
to attend the funeral OF Brdg ham Haynes,
a member OF the lodge. Mr.. Haynes was
buried with masonic honors.
Miss Marion Bartlett is studying music
in Boston under the direction of Arthur
toote, the dist ting uiohod pianist and COM
poser She will remain in Boston until
after the grand opera season in March.
Mark Hertz an employee Of Lewis Friend
& Co., clothiers, is in New York attending
a cutting school. Mr.. Hertz intends to
perfect himself in this branch of the
business, so as to be of more assistance to
Mr.. Haimsn.
The meeting of the Epworth h League cir
Gle which was to have been held at the
Methodist parsonage this afternoon bas
been postp poned until tomorrow after
noon. The meeting will be followed by
the usual social time in the evening.
That report that some Ellsworth people
hes1tated 10 accept the generous gift OF
library Duliolng, WAS All mistake. The
AMERICAN says Ellsworth VIII not record
one vote against acceptance-ln TACT the
| building already has been accepted with
| the thanks due Nj Black for his gener-
osIty. Would that more cities had MIR.
Black.-LetriSton Journal.
The Kings Daughters society met with
| Mis-. Agnes Lord Monday evening. The
| Kings Daughters have decided to hire the
room over b. {. Hodgkns' candy factory
for the benevolent work OF the socieiy.
The next meeting OF the society will be
held Monday evening with Miss Annie
Stock bridge.
| City hose company No. 2 last WedIes-
| day evening elected officers as follows:
| Frank K. Moore, foreman and treasurer;
Hollis Davis, first assistant foremanand
second pipeman; Harvard Cook, clerkand
first pipeman; Arthur Davis, first hy-
drant man; Daniel Hurley, second by
drant man; George Dunn, steward.
| Charles E. Bellatty, who has bee the
Ellsworth correspondent Of the Bngor
| Commercial for some time, is now epre-
senting the Whig and Courier, Which is
to be issued in improved form. Mr..
Bellatty is a bright news-writer, W III the
bump OF "news sense" well devioped.
Elmer F. Murch will succeed him Com
mercial correspondent.
At the Unitarian church Sunday morn
ing the usual sermon was omitte from
the service, as Mr.. Hunt was sffering
with cold. In place Of the sculpture
lesson, Mr.. Hunt read Wads-
worths poem, "The Happy Mrrior,"
which he thought could fifty beapplied
| to Abraham Lincoln, the anniversary OF
| whose birth was celebrated Saturay.
| The sociable given by Lygonia odge, r.
and A. NJ, at Odd Fellows lall last
Thursday evening, was verypleasant
affair, and we'll sustained the rputation
OF this organization as an etertalner
| when it sets about it. Over 200 ere pres
ent. Early in the evening Poi. Baker,
"the whistling coon," afforde amuse-
| ment for the audience.
|. l.. Hslman gave a stereoticon ex-
| hibition to the members OF he Dirlgo
club at their club rooms Saturday even
ing. Over one hundred ews were
shown, most of them from Photographs
taken by Mr.. Halmau. Mey were OF
local views, including some ne bits OF