Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-01-04

Judge e. E. Chase, of Buehill, was in
Ellsworth Monday.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, will elect
officers this evening.
Charles H. Emery and wife left Monday
for a short visit in Boston.
Esoteric lodge, F. and A. NJ, will elect
officers to- morrow evening.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge installed Off
GERS last evening. A banquet followed.
Miss Nan Drummey left Monday for
Boston, where she will study stenography.
John @. Adams left Monday for Bost on,
where he will be employed during the
winter.
Mrs. E. A. Austin, OF Cherryfield, is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. j. II. Brimmer,
in this city.
There was a duplicate whist party at
Nicolin last Friday evening. There wers
three tables. 1
At the supper at the Methodist chursh
last Wednesday evening the gentlemen
did the honors.
Mrs. y. i. borT anu uauS SnteE DeTb Se
are visiting relatives and friends in b s.
ton and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry c. Stratton are ~
ceiving congrat ulations OH the birth Of a
son last Thursday.
Ellsworth boys and girls who have been
at home for the holidays have returned to
school or business.
The annual meeting OF the Baptist cor
poration will be held at The chapel FIR ia y
evening at O'Clock.
The Univ, rsal literature club will mees
with Mrs. r. X 1.'>isirs IA gtan4t :.
street Saturday afternoon.
The annual meeting OF the Nicolin
club will be held at the club house next
Tuesday evening, January 10.
Clifton Woodward has sold his bay
driving horse to Arthur l. Saunders.
The horse has style and speed.
The W. &. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
William Moore, on Fourth street, next
Thursday at p. m. All are cordially
invited.
neN. H. Il. dit tDlS Week ITOIl
Bing ham, vi here he lectured. After few
days in Ellsworth he will leave for
Andover.
1t is urgently requested that all of the
Kings Daue hters Will be present at the
next meeting as there are very important
matters to be considered.
The county commissioners, after a
week = session closing up the years busi-
ness, adjourned yesterday. A summary
OF the report appears elsewhere in this
issue.
Miss Carrie Cunningham, OF Portland
is in town for a short visit to her mother,
Mrs. q. r. Cunningham, at the American
house. Her many friends are glad to see
her again.
Rev. A. Fl. Coar, OF the Unitarian
church, has been elected president OF the
Ellsworth literature club. The next
meeting Of the club will be held with
Mrs. F. A. Coombs.
The progressive whist party given by
the Kings Daughters at Manning hall
last evening was very pleasant affair.
Refreshments were served. About S15
was added to the treasury.
A handsome st. Bernard dog owned by
James Bartlett was shot last week, having
developed a bad temper. Last Wednes-
day he jumped at three men on Main
street, slightly biting one.
District-Deputy James E. Parsons paid
an off iciaI visit To Mount Daoart lodue II
and A. NJ, at Somesville, last Friday
night. He was accompanied by W. M. E.
E. Parker, Of Lygonia lodge.
Rev. X H. Cantwell, OF Boston, who is
supplying the pulpit OF the Free Baptist
church during January, preached fine
sermon Sunday. 1t is probable that the
church will extend a call to him.
Grand Patriarch Henry B. Thoms, Of
Bangor, will be in Ellsworth next Mon
day evening for the purpose of installing
the officers of Wivurna encampment, No.
AZ, l. O. o. F. Refreshments will be
served.
Principal Hoyt A. Moore, of the high
school, has been confined to his home this
week with the grip. There has teen no
interruption in the school work, and Mr..
Moore expects to be back in the school
again soon.
Miss Nellie Thompson, of Morrill,, a
successful evangelist, was in Ellsworth h
Tuesday on her way to Surry, where she
will conduct series of union meet ings.
While in Ellsworth she was the guest of
~: p. L. Sowle.
The Epworth league of the Methoaist
church last Friday elected the following
officers: B. L. Sowle, president; Mrs. e.
s..e....,,s. Erat ..ic.o-