Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-03-09

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Lygons lodge will work The rst degree
this evening.
Fred Hale, OF Portland, was in Els
worth over Sunday.
Mrs. G. S. Cook is quite i'll with tonsil-
tits at her home on the Bayside road.
The W. c. r. U. will meet with Mrs. L.
J. Call Thursday, March 10, at p. m.
Judge A. P. Wiswell will preside at the
April term OF the supreme judicial court.
Leiok lodge, l. 90. F., will give socia-
BILE in Odd Fellows hall to- morrow even
ing.
Mrs. l.. c. Beckwith has sold her dwell
ing house on High street to Mrs. A. NJ
Franks.
Mrs. George w. Whiting went to Port
land Tuesday to attend the grand opera in
the evening.
Lygonia lodge, f. and A. M, has pur-
| chased the fine stereoptcon lantern of
Rev. ID. l.. Yale.
Rev. c. T.. Woodcock has accepted a
call to the Free Baptist church of Ellis
worth for another year.
The county commissioners are in ses-
sion to-day. Only routine business will
come before the meeting.
Homer H. Emerson, who is visiting his
son, l.. II. Emerson, in Bucksport, has
been quite ill but is now improving.
Misses Mary f. Hopkins and Mabel joy
left to-day for visit in Boston. Miss
JOY will visit New York before her re-
| turn.
Rev. q. II. hetflJn, OF Southwest Har-
Dor, was in Ellsworth Thursday on his
way home from pleasure trip to Boston
and Washington.
The SOC able of Nokom Rebekah lodge
| last Thursday evening Was well attended.
The Rebekahs served as hostesses with
their usual success.
Mrs. G. X. Cunping ham, of the Ameri-
can house, is IN Portland. She was ac-
companied by her sister, NJ iss Alice Me
GouIdrick, of Cherrytield.
saturday evenings train from Bangor
WAS held up a mile above Ellsworth Falls
| by the breaking down of the engine.
The tram was delayed three hours.
Judge A. =. Wiswell was one of the
| judges in the debating contest between
Bates and Colby at Waterville last Thurs
day. The debate was Won by Colby.
Dr. j. +. Manning has bought of Mrs.
| Rah Lot.
street occupied by the store of 2. H..
Shea, and the rooms of the Dirigo club.
The graduating class of the East side
grammar school has elected Fulton Red
man, presidents Grace King, vice presi-
dent; Roy Haines, secretary, and Bessie
joy, treasurer.
I. Wallace Cook, house painter and in
terror decorator, who hes been doing
business i'll Ellsworth for some years, has
opened shop over c. E. Sincair's black
smith shop.
L. $. Marshal II. B. Saunders was in
Ellsworth over Sunday. 1t was his first
visit home since receiving his appoint
ment, and congratulations were ready for
him on every hand.
Miss Lizzie Mills, who has been visiting
her cousin, Mss Eva Nealley, left Friday
for Brookton, where she will make short
visit before returning to her home in
New wburyport, Mass.
j. F. Knowlton was one Of the speakers
at the reunion and banquet Of the Bucks
port seminary association, held in the
United States hotel, Boston, Friday even
ing. Mrs. Knowlton accompanied him to
Boston.
last week the printer made James A. Nc
Gown the choice Of the caucus for alder
man in ward g. The nominee of the
caucas was Jenness McGown, who de-
cined to run.
John M. Shute, son Of BENJAMIN
Shute, OF Hancock, has been engaged as
as an instructor in Cushing academy at
Ashburnham, Mass. Mr.. Shute is
graduate of Ellsworth high school and
Bowdoin college.
H, w. Estey will move his variety
store to the store on Main street formerly
occupied by Woodward Bros, druggists.
The office OF the Postal-telegraph COM
pany will also be moved. Mr.. Estey ex-
poets to be in his new quarters early next
week.
Col. George Moore Smith, of New York
city, commander OF the Sixty-ninth regi-
ment, was last week elected brigadier
general, to command the newly created
Fifth Brigade of the National Guard of
the state of New York. The brigade is
Bargains in Mems Mittens, &c.,,