Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-02-01

For othei locai neros see pages I, . and s.
Schools Nos. / aud Will close Friday.
Several Bar Harbor men are fishing at
Branch Pond.
The Literature club will n eet with Mrs.
David Hale next Tuesday evening.
NJ iss Daisy Stratton, daughter OF p. H.
Stratton, is seriously i'll with the grip.
Edward II. Emerson, OF Bucksport,
spent Sunday with his parents in this
city.
The w. c. T. L. will meet with Mrs.
! afternoon.
The ladies missionary meeting will be
held at the Congregational vestry Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock.
John Pritchard, who has been employed
as plumber by f. b. Aiken for several
months past, has returned to Bangor.
The sociable OF the Dirigo club last Fri
day evening was very pleasant affair.
Music was furnished by the Dirigo Or
chestra.
The Riverside improvement society
held fair and supper in the Morrison
-choolhou-e last Friday evening. neat
sum was realized.
|. l.. Hail went to Lewiston last Fri
day night to take the Mystic Shrine de-
gree. From Lewiston he went to New
York Oh business.
\ Abie l.. Friend left for Caribou Monday,
after visit of several days at his home in
tins city. David Friend viii remain here
several weeks longer.
Harry Joy entertained hi young friends
at the NIcolin club house last Saturday
Ice boating, skating and dinner at the
club house were enjoyed.
Tne Whist party given by the King
Daughters last evening WAS not largely
"ttended, but ali present enjoyed a social
evening. Tie net proc eeds We're about 30
Rev. j. NJ. Adams wh ho has accepted a
csll to the pastorate of the Congregat ional
church of thls CRY, Nill arrive this week.
He viii occupy H. Z. Davis house on
Oak street.
y letter from Mrs H. +. Davis an
nounces her safe arrival i'll New York and
departure tnerefrom on the steamship
"Pennsy ;vania'' OF the Hamburg AmerI-
can line at : II. m. lust Monday.
NJ - l.. a. Belcher, matron Of the read
ing room, has been very i'll during the
past week, bur is now able to be about
again. Her position III the reading room
has been filled during her illness by Mrs
Annie joy.
The ice harvesterS have been busy
Newman x Lord have stored about 1,0C0
tous in their house on Oak street.
Arthur Shute will begin cutting this
week, and VIII cut about 400 tons for
himself and different parties.
The young people of the Falls are pre-
pairing to present the operetta "Iaila" at
Union church Thursday evening, Feb. 8.
fne entertainments at Ellsworth Falls
are always popular with and well pat
ronized by Ellsworth people, and this
play Will doubtless draw large crowd to
the Fails.
\ party will go from Ellsworth to
Frank Jones camp at Tunk pond to- NOR
row fora few days fishing. The party
Will include Judge A. P. Wiswell, DIR.
George A. Phillips, A. w. King and JOHN
f. Knowtton, of Ellsworth, l.. b. Deasy,
of Bar Harbor, and O. f. Fellows, OF
Bucksport.
A meeting OF the teachers of the first
five grades was neld at the superin-
tendent's Office Saturday afternoon. These
meetings We're introduced by Superin-
tendent Moore, and are proving OF great
benefit to the teachers and schools by the
mutual help sff lrded by discussion of
scnool work. They also serve TO keep the