Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-21

For other local mescs see pages 4, 8 and 8.
Lysonia lodge F. and A. N. will work
the second degree tonight.
W. e. whiting returned Friday from .
visit Of three weeks In Boston.
T.F. Mahoney and Miss Lizzie Mahoney
arrived homo from Boston last night.
The Dirigo athletic club gives another
social dance this evening It its club rooms.
Mr.. and Mn. w. H. Dresser returned
Saturday from . short visit to relatives
in Cherryneld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Halpin are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of .
daughter ON Sunday.
e. X. Hopkins and Mrs. Hopkins ar
rived home last evening from their trip to
Boston and New York.
Rev. J. p. Simonton, of the Methodist
church, returned from . visit to Rock
port Wednesday night.
A turkey supper will be served this
evening At the Methodist vestry by the
Junior Epworth league.
There will be social dance next Satur-
day evening at Odd Fellows hall. Music
by Monsghan's orchestra.
Mrs. Della Pickett, OF East franklin,
with her little son Harvey, Ia visiting her
sister, Mrs. Carl Donneii, in this city.
Mrs. G. c. Burrii arrived home last
night from Montreal, where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Tatiey.
F. Carroll Burriil will build cottage 1t
Shady Nook this spring. 1t will be
located between the Foster and Morrison
cottages.
John Chapman, who has been living In
Brewer for the past year, has moved back
to Ellsworth, and Is occupying his house
on Spring street.
Miss Effie F. Walker, who has been
teaching Ellsworth school No. the past
two terms, is attending Csstine normal
school this spring.
b. T. Sowle returned home Saturday
night from Southern Pines, n. {. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Sowle, who is
still in very poor health.
Dr. Abby NJ. Fulton contributes to THE
AMERICAN this week an article on the
national convention of woman suffragists
at Washington. Ii Is printed on page I.
The colonial tea at The Congres stional
vestry last Wednesday evening was well
patronized. The costumes worn by the
Mattresses added novelty to the occasion.
On page7 TsE AMERICAN prints this
week another interesting letter from
Judge l.. A. Emery concerning the cruise
Of the "New England" in the Mediter-
ranean.
Edward Royal had one finger Of his
right hand jsmmed off and another badly
injured in the machinery at Higgins q
Curtis paint factory on Water stre.t
Monday.
l.. B. Wyman, James NJ. Barbour and
Lester l.. Moore have been drawn traverse
jury men for the term OF court which will
convene Tuesday, April 10 Judge Powers
will preside.
A. W. King has been confined to his
house by illness for several days. He lie
reported to be more comfortable to-day,
and his hosts OF friends hope to see him
out again very soon.
A crew is at work to-day raising the
cutter "Thetis", which was sunk at East
Surry. The mast Of the "Thetis" was
broken off above the deck W hen the ice
went out last week.
DR.. A. c. Hagerthy has sold the Samuel
Bunker plsce-iarm OF fifty acres, with
buiidings-at Bsyside, to w. Loring
Thomas, who lost his buildings at South
Surry by Are some weeks ago.
Grand Scribe William N. Howe, CT
Portland, will pay his annual visitation
to Acadia Royal Arch chapter next Tues
day evening. The Royal Arch degree will
be worked. After work there will be a
banquet.
At the high school Saturday, Prof. Mac
Donald, OF Bowdoin, in the course OF lee
lures to Ellsworth teachers, lectured oil
"American History. Next Saturday DR.
Whittier Is expected to speak on ''Schoo
Hygiene.
About dozen friends OF Mrs. Sarah f.
Hall surprised her last Friday at her
home on Main street by taking possession
OF the house about supper time, and in
sisting on remaining to tea and also during
the evening.
The schooner "Lulu w. Eppes" sailed
in the river yesterday. She is the first
vessel in this spring. This Is earlier thai
usual for vessels to sail in. Others which
have been in winter quarters at Surry
will start soon.
Capt. Alexander Hutchins left Monday
for Boston to take command OF his vessel,
the 81. NJ. Kennedy, which has been
hauled up there for the winter. He will
go to Jonesboro to lose slaves for Whit
comb, Haynes & Co.
Schooner "Mary q. Stuart", which has
| always been owned by Ellsworth and Sui
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