Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-11-29

| AT the regular meeting Of Ellsworth
lodge, A. o. U. W., last evening, eight
new members were admitted as the re-
suit OF the recent smoke talk. More are
to follow.
fair and supper will be given at Han
cock hall on Dec. 20 by the Onasouson
club. The proceeds will be devoted to
the payment of the balance ON the high
school piano.
The Ellsworth high school foot ball
team will go to Oldtown tomorrow to
| play the Odtown team. The high school
| boys were offered $40 to play at Oldtown,
and accepted.
| The union Thanksgiving Day service
will be held Thursday afternoon at 4
| O'Clock, at the Unitarian church. Rev. J.
| M. Adams, OF the Congregational church,
will preach the sermon.
Misses M. A. Clark and M. A. Stock
| bridge have rented the store lately occu-
pied by p. II. Shea, and next Monday will
| open it for their annual holiday sale of
| decorated china, paintings and novelties.
feature OF the circle suppers at the
Unitarian church will be the social hour
| after supper, with an informal entertain
ment OF music, readings, etc. After the
| supper last Thursday, many remained to
| enjoy the evening.
| Rev. j. E. Lombard, Of Franklin,
preached at the Methodist church Sunday
morning and evening in exchange with
the pastor. Mr.. Simonton returned Mon
day from Franklin, where he had been
assisting in revival services for several
days.
| The literature club met with Miss M. A.
| Greely last evening. Rev. A. H. Coar
read a paper on Italian literature, and
| Miss NJ. A. Clark one on Italian art. It was
a very interesting evening. The next
meeting will be held with Miss Annie
| Mulan.
| X. +. Mason, while in Boston last week,
had he rare opportunity Of sailing on
the new battleship "Kentucky" on her
trial trip. His father, Capt. George w.
Mason, was navigator of the "kentucky"
on her trials. MIR. and Mrs. Mason re-
turned home Sunday.
| ut OpSHlBB VI sCHoOl w. HhS OtSD
postponed until spring. Miss 1dyiene
| NJ. Shute, who taught there the last term,
will teach at No. I in place Of Miss Susie
L. Long, who resigned to take a Surry
school. School No. II, NJ ISIS Mary r. Joy,
tea her, will open Monday.
Mrs A. X. Cushman returned home
from Boston yesterday. She was accom-
1anieu by Percyal Cushman, who has
been in Boston a week with his aunt,
Mrs. j. A. Peters, jr. Mr.. Peters went to
New York Monday, and will return with
Mrs. Peters o-morrow morning.
The schooner "Mary {. Stuart, Capt.
| j. Atwood Bowden, which went ashore at
Long Island, n. V, recently, proved to be
not so badly damaged as supposed. She
| was repaired at New York, and proceeded
for Portland with her cargo OF coal. She
was reported at Vineyard Haven Monday
A mattress used in the gymnasium of
| the Dirigo club caught fire Sunday after
| noon, and was thrown from the window.
| 1t was supposed that the fire was extin-
| guished, but in the evening it began to
| shoulder again, and some one anxious to
see hose wet, turned in an alarm. No
damage.
b. B.Whitcomb, deputy collector OF Gus
| toms at Ellsworth, and Thaddeus Somes,
deputy at Southwest Harbor, took nom
| competitive civil service examination i'll
| Ellsworth yesterday. Mr.. Whitcomb was
| examined in the first grade and Mr..
Somes in the second. These deputies
were appointed year ago, with the un-
destanding that they were to take the ex
aminati ion later.
Next Sunday will be missionary Sunday
at the Methodist church. In the morn
ing the pastor, Rev. J. p. Slmonton, will
preach sermon appropriate to the day.
In the evening there will be missionary
co lcert The regular programme of The
church for the twentieth century Offering
Will be used, interspersed with singing
and recitations. The music Will include
solos by Misses Addie Tinker, Fannie
Tow er and Lizzie Lord. All are invited.
An interesting event at the rehearsal
of he Ellsworth festival chorus last We'd
nesday evening was he presentation tothe
conductor, F. w. Rollins, of a neat package
which was found to contain s35 in gold
coin. neat presentation speech was made
by Benz. B. Whitcomb at intermission.
| The recipient was taken completely by
surprise, SO much SO that, although not
usually wanting for words, he was utterly
una Bile to give expression to his feelings.
Miss Mabel Monaghan sang in Bangor
Monday evening at concert given by
| the Progress club of that city. She Will
sing in Hancock hail, as already an
| nounced, at the Thanksgiving concert OF
| the Dirigo athletic club. On Saturday
| evening she will sing at the Onasouson
| club entertainment, and on Sunday she
| will sing at the morning service at the
Conversational church. She will leave on
the Sunday evening train to sing at City
ha in,