Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-01-26

For other local netCs see pages 4, 5 and 8.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the home
of Mrs. /. NJ. Grant to- morrow at 7.3O p. m.
There will be a vesper service at the
Unitarian church Sunday afternoon at
go.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, e. E. Par
ker, w. NJ, will work the third degree
this evening.
Mrs. o. F. Fellows, OF Bucksport, was
the guest Of Mrs. John F. Knowlton few
days last week.
F. A. Coombs and wife are in the party
Of Maine excursionists, which left for
Washington Tuesday.
The sewing circle Of the Congregational
church will serve supper in the vestry
this evening from 6 tot.
Rev. W. r. Hunt, of the Unitarian
church, will preach in the Union church
at Sullivan Friday evening.
The ladies' of the Free Baptist society
will serve clam stew, coffee and cake at
the vestry this evening from $50 to Z.
The regular Meeting of the Kings
Daughters will be held at the home of
Mrs. c. |. Welch on Franklin street, next
Monday evening.
Miss Marion Bartlett left yesterday for
Boston, where she will remain several
weeks, receiving advanced instruction in
instrumental music,
Principal Hoyt A. Moore, Of the high
school, was absent from school several
days last week on account of illness. He
is now back at his desk.
Rev. {. +. Woodcock, of the Free Bap-
tist church, will hold services Thursday,
Friday and Saturday at the Orland and
Dedha Free Baptist church.
improvements are being made OH the
interio. .. tho Fapti4t church The
platform is being enlarged, and the un-
used organ gallery is being enclosed.
Edmon Emo has had the dining room
of his store renovated throughout. The
ceiling has been sheathed, the walls
newly papered and the floor newly car
peted.
The Kings Daughters society met at
the home of Mrs. Elmer +. Rowe Monday
evening. 1t was voted to employ Miss L..
A. Belcher as matron OF The reading room
i'll he library building.
County Commissioner Nahum Hinckley
returned Friday from Augusta where he
has been attending the annual meeting of
the state board of agriculture, of which
he Is the Hancock county member.
Officers of Esoteric lodge, F. and A. NJ,
were installed Thursday evening by Past
Master A. w. Greedy, assisted by L. E.
Hale as grand marshal. The names of the
new corps OF officers have already been
printed in THE AMERICAN.
The Unity club, of the Unitarian
church, will give a sociable at the vestry
tomorrow afternoon and evening.
There will be an exhibition and sale of
pictures by well-known artists. A mu-
sical programme has been arranged for
the evening.
A dwelling house ON State street, near
Pond spring, owned by II. A. NJ. Joy,
was gutted by fire Monday afternoon.
The house was occupied by the families
OF Joseph Clark and Charles Taylor.
The fire was caused by a defective Chin
ney. Loss, $500; insurance, $500.
On Friday evening Of this week Lejok
lodge, /. o. o. F., will work the second
degree. The Bluehill lodge will be pres
ent. After the ceremony there will be a
social and lunch, and the Bluehill lodge
members with their ladies, and the Re-
bekah lodge will be the guests OF Lejok.
The Woman's club, at its annual meet
ing Saturday, elected officers as follows:
Mrs. Alma r. w hittemore, president; Mrs
Ann F. Greedy, vice president and treas
urer; Mrs. Fannie w. Campbell, secre-
tary; Miss Mary A. Greedy, Mrs. II. H.
Harden, Miss Annie X. Stock bridge
executive committee.
Another appropriate name for ''drive"
whist is "distraction" whist. but We
hardly know what to term the kind of
hist an Ellsworth club is accused of
iDdulging in where talking is allowed
provided it be in German. Possibly,
however, there isn't SO much OF general
conversation as at what is familiariy
known as silent whist.-kennebec
Journal.
Dexter authorities are looking for
Henry c. Hart, alias Charles w. Hart,
who is charged with bigamy. Hart has
deserted two wives, one of whom, Mrs.
Annie M. Hart, now lives at Ellsworth
Falls. Mrs. Hart, who was wife No. l,
moved here from Hartland recently, with
her four children. Her husband deserted