Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-02-22

was served. The Ellsworth brethren re-
port hospitabie treatment and fine tme
There will be a dance in the town hall
| at Franklin March /, and in the town
| hall at Hancock March 3. Monaghan
will furnish music for both.
The literature class will meet with NJ Mfss
Agnes Lord this evening, having been
| postponed from last evening on account
OF the Village Improvement party.
j. P. Eldridge, II. E. Hill and Moses
| Smith. at Patterns pond one day recently,
| caught nine trout and salmon aggre-
eating twenty and one-half pounds.
John F. Knowton will go to Boston
| next Monday as delegate to the grand
lodge, A. o. [. w. Mrs. Knowlton will
,ccompeny him for the week in Boston,
The Junior Epworth league of the
Methodist church will give a supper in
| tue vestry thi, evening. The mems sup
per will be gwen in the vestry Wednesday,
March l.
AT the annual encampment of he de-
| partment of Maine G.. A. K. in Bangor
| last week, James E. Parsons, of Ellis
worth, was elected member of the coun-
| oil of administration.
Rev. d. l.. Yale was in Ellsworth a few
| days last week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Austin NJ Foster. While in Maine he
| delivered stereopticon lecture at Castine,
| on the Holy Land. He returned to An
dover Monday.
John II. Brimmer has purchased the
house OF David Friend on Church street.
Mr.. Brimmer will take possession June !,
| until which time Mr.. Friends family
will occupy the house. Mr.. Brimmer
will occupy the house himself. His house
| on Pine street has been rented.
The board Of registration will be in
session at the aldermen's room from
Tuesday to Saturday of next week, from
8 "a. m. to p. M; to and 7 to 9p. M;
except on Saturday evening, when there
will be no meeting. Voters will be reg
| is cred on the first four days. Saturday
| will be occupied in revising The lists and
no new names will be received.
Lewis Friend & Co. have a very appro-
PIRATE window display to-day. \ large
picture OF Washington framed with red,
white and blue electric lights, and a
tasty display OF the national colors, do
honor to the birthday OF the "Father of
our Country. A Knight Templar in
uniform attracts the attention of Masons
| IN town to attend the convention.
There will ne a vesper service at the
Unitarian church Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock. The musical programme will
ineEie the following: Anthem, 'God is
OF ctug &C. P. Morrison); response,
- Nitl be Done Or. ii. Phippenl;
anthem, In Perfect Peace &C. p MOI
ri-on1. The choir VIII consist of double
quartette, Rev A. IL. Coar will deliver
a short address.
The party given by the Village Inn
provemeut society ia,t evening rs one
OF he prettiest social events of the pres
enJ season. There was good attendance.
Tue Drigo orchestra furnished music
TIE committee of arrangements WAS rs
follows Mesdames II. w. Haynes, W.
A. Alexander, +. a. Coombs, w. W. Nor
risoH, Il. +. Mason, A. X. Cushman and
NJ lss Ruble b. McGown.
The romantic drama, the Beggar
Venus to be given by students of The
hgh school under the auspices OF the
Onasouson club, will take place Thursday
evening, March 9, at Hancock hall. The
members of the cast have been rehearsing
ithfully for several weeks past, and the
play Will be well presented. The pro-
ceeds go toward the purchase OF piano
for the high school, an object i'll which ali
citizens should be interested.
Tue bill which has been referred to in
the report of Legislative proceedings as
IAN act to enable the Ellsworth Electric
Illuminating Co. to sell it's plant", is
formalty preliminary to the possible
consolidation of the electric light aud
water companies, or rather the purchase
OF the electric light plant by the water
company The two plants are located at
the same dam, and could be operated
more economically and advantageously
under one management.
Daniel J. Donovan died of consum pton
Thursday, in the thirty-eighth year of
his age. He was a native of Ellsworth, 4
and nearly all his life had been spent here,
He has been proprietor of the night lunch
cart for the past two years. He leaves a
widow and two children. Funeral SER
vices were held from the Catholic church
Saturday morning. Mr.. Donovan was
member of the A. o. L. W. Certificate of
his deaf h WAS forwarded last Friday, and
draft for 1000 was received this morning
Mrs. jeremiah Moore, Of Reeds Brook,
died Friday, in the sixtyhrst year of her
age. Mrs. Moore has been an invalid for
many years, bearing her affliction with
Christian fortitude. She leaves a hus-
band and six children-Mrs. Emery
Frazier, Green Lake, Mrs. Gertrude Finn,
of Lynn, Mass, Mrs. John Nevils, Miss
Jennie Moore and Norris Moore, of Els