Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-06

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dies which have practically been decided
upon are arithmetic, bookkeeping, COM
mereial law, and grammar. The next ses-
sion Of the school will be this evening.
There probably will be three sessions
weekly from to 8. The evenings have
not been decided upon.
Tne Ellsworth Baptist church will OBJ
serve its annual meeting on Tuesday, Dec.
II. supper viii be served at o'clock in
the evening, after which there Will be a
the church is requested to respond either
personally or by letter.
Hearty congratulations await Carl S
DonnelI, the popular assistant in j. w.
Nealey's barber shop, who celebrated
Thanksgiving Day by getting married
His bride was Miss Maidie L. Gerrish OF
East Franklin. Mr.. and Mrs. DonneIl
will live in Ellsworth.
Miss Mary j. Moore and Charles M.
Higgins, both OF Ellsworth, were married
las Wednesday evening at the home of
the brides mot her, Mrs. Edwin Moore, by
Rev. J. p. Simonton. Both the young
people have many friends in Ellsworth
who offer congratulations.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Miss Villa n. Blasdell, of East Franklin,
to Rev. II. A. Lucken bach, pastor OF the
Free Baptist church at Ellsworth. The
marriage will take place at the home of
the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. M
Blaisdell, Tuesday evening, Dec. II, at 8
O'Clock.
P. A. Smith has resigned the position Of
assistant superintendent of the Ellsworth
water company. Before the consolida-
tion OF the electric light and water COM
panies, Mr.. Smith was superintendent of
the electric light company, and faith
ful and efficient employee.
Next Thursday and Friday at the store
OF +. j. Walsh, Mrs. F. M. Gaynor will
have on exhibition an assortment of
Christmas novelties and fancy articles
the result, for the most part, Of her own
WORK with the needle, in the use OF hich h
she is an adept. Connoisseurs in art wor k
OF this sort will be interested in this ex-
hibit
Shipments from Union river for the
season of 1899 are about completed. The
schooners "Myra Sears and "Forrester''
are loading for Rockland and the .Sara h
Elizabeth" for Bar Harbor with the last
loads OF the season. The schooners
..Storm Petrel', .Leonora" and min
NJ N - al " in, int tor ot
Surry.
Judge l.. A. Emery, Mrs. Emery and
her sister, Mss Sally Crosby, are to sail
f. ruary ] on a two months tour OF the
Mediterranean. Several Maine people
Will join the party. The tour includes
he Azores, Gibraltar, Algiers, Alexandria
Cairo, Jerusalem, Constantinople, Athens
Naples, Rome and Nice. The party Will
sail from Boston.
The chapel of the Congregat ional
church, which has been undergoing ex-
tensive repairs, will be opened informally
next Monday evening with reception to
the society from 80 to O'Clock. Re.
freshments will be served. After the
reception the ladies will hold business
meeting. The committee having il
charge the work OF repairing is composed
OF Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. A. 2. Wiswell
and Mrs. j. A. McGown.
The county mmissioners are in Els
worth to-day for hearing on petition tC
reopen the case OF George H. Witherle
VS.. Castine water company. This case fol
assessment Of damages for land taken by
water company, was heard before the
commissioners last May, but their report
has not been made. The present hearing
is on petition to reopen the case in order
that new facts may be introduced. l.. b
Deasy, Of Bar Harbor, for petitioner; A
NJ. Devereux, clerk OF water company
for company.
Everything is i'll readiness for tue X. OF
p. school to be held in Ellsworth to- NOR
row. The programme for the day Was
outlined in The AMERICAN last week
Grand Chancellor Maxwell, Grand Keeper
Of r cords and Seals Smith, and Supreme
Representatives Reynolds, of Portland
and Bean, Of iallowell have signitied
their intention to be present. Othei
GRIND officers are expected. The grand
lodge officers viii hold session in the
evening. for the purpose of conterrIng tht
grand lodge degree on those past chan
ceilors who have not taken it and wish to
DO so. Good weather will see from 125 tt
$50 knights in Ellsworth tomorrow.
The entertainment given at the hist
school building Saturday evening by
music pupils of Mrs. Hathaway ant
pupils OF the high school, WAS a very
pleasant affair. The programme as an
carried out, with thesexception that Mis-
Sophie Walker was unable to play. NJ Isl
Mabel Monaghan sang very acceptably
and rpsnnnGed To an encore The emf z