Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-21

ana careful consideration OF what they
have to say will well repay reading.
For other local netCs see pages I, 5 and s.
The high school will open Wednesday,
| Dec. 2S.
r. f. Mason nas been appointed no.
tary public.
Judge Haskell will preside at the COM
ing term of court here.
Judge Emery is holding court at Skow-
hegan, and Judge Wisweil at Bath.
The literature club will meet next
Tuesday evening with Miss NJ. A. Clark.
Deputy Sheriff Hatch, OF Dexter, was in
Ellsworth Saturday on business.
II. Z. Mason is home from the Boston
dental college for the Christ mas vacation.
Monaghans dencing school will open
in Odd Fellows hall tomorrow evening.
Rev. J. W. Day WIS at the Met hodist
parsonage Monday, on his way to Bucks
port.
Next Sunday will be The last of Rev. d.
l.. Yates pastorate ut the Congregational
church.
Mrs. Carrie Tripp, Of Bar Harbor, Wis
tied friends in Ellsworth several days
| recently.
II. L. Walker and c. L. Bellatty are
home from Bowdoiu college for the Christ
mas vacation.
W. IL. Brown, of Ellsworth Falls, has
been drawn H. traverse juror for the Jan
uIry term Of court.
Harry c. Emery is spending the holi-
day. -. nome. y. ia5 Annie {. Emery is
expected home from Madison, Wise,
next Saturday.
The regular meetings of the Kings
Daughters Will be neId ut the home of
NJ. +. /. Smith ON Main street until
further notice.
The Kings Daughters had dime
sucAbe Monday evening at he home of
Mrs. f. G. SWEET. An evening of games
and social intercourse vas enjoyed.
The socaole of the Dirigo athletic club
last Thursday evening was a social sue
cess. The music by the new Dirigo club
orchestra Was Il leasing feature OF the
evening.
Fr. Charles Collins, of Portland, for
merIy OF Ellsworth, Is in the city, called
here ty tic critical illness OF his grand
mJtuer, Mrs. William Murphy, who suf-
tered paralytle shock last week.
There is every promise that the cloth
ing factory, mention OF which was made
in The AMERICAN last week, VIII be
brought 10 Ellsworth. The right men
are Interest ny them -elVes in the matter.
Mr.. and Mrs W. X. Parker and Mr.. and
Mrs. o. w. Tspiey are receiving congrat-
ulations on the advent of little ones
Both are hoys-the latter born last Sur
gay, ne 18th; the former on Monday,
the 18Th.
J. f.. Parsons, cashier of the Burrill ma
tional bank, left this morning for Bar
Hurbor, to take he place for few days
OF Mr.. Gould, the cashier of the First ma
tional bank OF that place, who is about to
be married.
Rev. II. II. Cantwell, of Boston, is ex
pected in Ellsworth next week to tempo
rarly supply the pulpit of the Free Bap-
tist church. He viii preach Sunday, Jan.
l. He may be called to the pastorate of
the church.
Last evening BIanquefort commandery,
Clayton j. Harrington, of Portland, c. G.
of the grand commandery OF Maine
There work i'll the r. c. degree.
banquet followed.
Addison c. Squirting, wife and two chill
dren, of West McHenry, ILL.,, are visiting
Mrs. Spurling's sister, Mrs. George a.
Phillips, in this city. Mr.. Squirting re-
Gently graduated from the Illinois Neter
mary college Chicago.
Miss Abbie Leighton, of Deblois, aud
Frank T. Jellison, of Surry, were married
in Ellsworth at noon to-day, by Rev. {. ).
McLearn OF the Baptist church. The
groom is the representative-elect from the
cass towns of Surry, Bluehill and Ded-
ham.
Ex-senator Calvin S. Brice, who died
in New York last Thursday, was finan-
cially interested in the Washington
county railroad, and also in the railroad
enterprise in China, on which several of
the contractors who have been employed
here will work.
Officers of VIM. II. II. Rice post, q. A.
r., will be installed Monday evening,
Jan. 2, by Past Commander Irving Osgood.
All members of the post are requested to
be present. Wives OF comrades, mbers
of the relief corps and their husbands
are invited. Refres eshments will be served.
Millard Kittredge, an Ellsworth boy,
representative of John s. Emery & Co.,
OF Boston, in Central and South America,
Is ia Ellsworth for few days. His wife
and children have been in Ellsworth since
their return from South America last
year. Mr.. Kittredge tas been in- Seattle,