Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-12-05


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Hattie Mason, from Bangor bushes,
college.
The glee club OF B owdoin college would
like to give concert in Ellsworth h during
the winter. Arrangements may be mad g
for such concert under the auspices Of
the high school.
Charles Hartman, of this city, who has
been seriously Ill with typhoid fever at The
Victoria hospital, Fredericton, N. B., is
now rapidly recovering, and will soon be
able to come home.
Senator Hale hose company Is arrang-
Ing for its annual New Year dance. This
year 1t will be masquerade ball, and on
Thursday evening, Jan. 8, instead of New
Years eve as usual.
The union Thanksgiving service at the
Congregational church was well attended.
Rev. George II. Salley, who delivered the
sermon, spoke largely Of the duty OF citi-
zens toward the city.
E. K. Hopkins returned last Wednes-
day from Brooklin after winding up the
seasons business at the sardine factory.
He says the past season has been an un-
usually good one at the factory.
Norman b. Thicker, of Concord, N. H.,
who has been visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Josiah Thicker, Of this city, left
Thursday for New Hampshire, where he
holds a position at the Alexander sani-
tarium.
The Hopkins family had its Thanks
giving Day reunion at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. E. K. Hopkins this year.
Among members Of the family from out
OF town were c. A. Lyon, wife and son
John, OF Bangor.
Austin M. Foster spent Thanksgiving
with his daughter, Mrs. d. l.. Yale, in
Bath. He returned home Friday, accom-
panied by Mrs. Foster and daughter
Georgia, who had spent several weeks
visiting in Bath and Boston.
Curtis R. Foster and Irving Osgood,
WHO were drawn as grand jurors at the U.
s. district court, left for Portland Mon
day. T. F. Mahoney and Henry L. Moor,
who were drawn as traverse jurors at the
same term, will leave tomorrow noon.
The horsemen OF Maine are pred citing
very bright future for E. II. Greelys
colt Colum bo. by Bingen, 2O6A; dam by
AlIerton, 2 09A. He is an elegantly
patternedcoit and a natural trotter, that
should get a fast record and also prove
great sire.-Turf, Farm and Home.
One OF the ladies' committees OF the Con-
gregetional society will have sale of
cooked food every Saturday afternoon
through the month OF December, COM
mencing next Saturday. The sale will be
hdd in the Manning block in the room
reAgatly vacated by Il. L. Mason.
Road Commissioner Hurley has repaired
bad place in the Shore road near the
five saw dam. The road was washed out
when piece of the dam went out last
spring. 1t was filled in with stockings,
which settled this fall leaving danger
GUS hole. 1t was filled in with rocks.
A meeting OF the executive committee
OF the merchants carnival is called for
Friday evening at 7,30 o'clock, at the
office of L. {. Giles. At this meeting
the unfinished business OF the carnival
Of forming a permanent organization
will be discussed.
VIM. H. H. Rice post, q. A. R., has
elected officers as follows: N. H. Joy, COM
mander; B. F. Gray, senior vice-com-
mander; James l.. Cook, junior vice.
commander; d. L. Fields, chaplain; IT.
wing Osgood, quartermaster; M. 8. Smith,
adjutant; George L. Haskell, officer OF the
day; Irving Scammon, guard.
Rev. J. G. Perkins, of the First Uni
tartan church Of Portland, preached in
the Unitarian church Sunday in exchange
with the pastor, Rev. A. II. Coar. Mr..
Perkins preached doctrinal sermon
from he fam,iiar text: "Biessed are the
pure III heart, for they shall see God"
using it to Illustrate the Unitarian idea
that right living and right thinking were
the fuouamentai principles OF II Ieigion
for to-day.
MIR. and Mrs. o. r. Burnbam have heard
nothing from their daughter, DR.. Mary l..
Burn ham, in China, for over a month.
In her last letters she wrote OF coming
home for a visit, and hoped, through her
services as nurse in the English hospital,
to obtain passage to England by way of
Suez canal. Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham think
she may now be on her way home. Com
ing by way of Sutz canal, Miss Burnham
would complete the circuit of the earth,