Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-07

| tue comfort ana good cheer within were
emphasized by the storm which ragged
without. The Rebekah degree was
worked by a team from Bangor lodge.
| After work, dancing and banquet were
enjoyed. The visitors returned to Bangor
| by special train about 2 O'Clock this
| morning.
Miss Rena M. Bonsey entertained about
| thirty OF her friends Monday evening,
her fifteenth birthday anniversary. There
were graphophone music, dancing and
| games. The late hour at which the
guests departed sttested to the good time
enjoyed.
The board OF aldermen met to canvass
the returns yesterday morning. The re-
! turns from ward had been done up with
| the returned ballots by mistake, and were
not found until man had been sent out
to the ward to look for them. The official
| figures are printed elsewhere.
| The special meeting of the womans
| relief corps, which has been prevented
| two Thursday evenings by severe storms,
| will be held tomorrow evening. II storm
again interferes, meeting will be held
Friday evening. Members are requested
to come at sharp. Important business.
Lejok lodge I. o. o. F. will give a socia-
| bic Thursday evening, March Is. Mem
| bers OF Lejok lodge, OF the encampment
| and Rebekah branches, and all visiting
| Odd Fellows who may be in the city are
| invited, with their families. Members OF
| Leiok lodge are requested to bring cake.
horse ow ned by Charles Kittredge ran
| away Sunday. He started at Trenton and
| ran six miles, reaching Ellsworth covered
with lather. From High street he turned
down Main street, and then down Water
| street, turning in At the alley to Gray's
stable. There he stopped. No damage
was done.
In the recent competitive examination
OF the Philadelphia school OF anatomy
Walter Foster, OF this city, son Of l.. d.
Foster, presented . paper which received
honorable mention. His many friends
here will be pleased to learn OF this, W hich
indicates that he is doing excellent work
In his chosen profession.
Rev. George H. Sailey, OF Richmond
Corner, who has preached at the Free Bsp-
tist church the past two Sundays as a can
didate, received a unanimous call from
the society, and has accepted. He will
move here with his family the last OF this
month, probably occupying the pulpit
the first time as pastor on Sunday, March
rs. Mr.. Salley has made a very favorable
impression during his short stay among
| the people here. He is young man ap-
| parently well adapted to this field. In
engaging him, the Ellsworth society has
| the aid of the State association.
| Offensive improvements are being made
in tne rooms OF the Burriii national and
| Hancock county savings banks. The
walls have been covered with heavy bur
| lap, which will be painted. A new
counter of quartered oak, with iron grin
work above. will be put in. 1t wIli be
arranged to give more room outside the
counter for customers. The alterations
are being made according to plans by
! George A. Ciough, of Boston, the archi-
tect of the new addition to he court house.
A. NJ. Foster is doing the work. The
offices OF Col. Burrill at the rear of the
bank will also be improved
George c. Lawrence, OF Detroit, Mich,
! died last Wednesday night at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. f. A. Orcutt, on
the Surry road. MIR. Lawrence WAS
seventyfour years of age. He WAS a
native of Bucksport, but had spent most
of his life at Detroit. He has made his
| home with his daug hter, Mrs. Orcutt, for
some time. He leaves son, George Z.
Lawrence, jr., of Detroit, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. +. NJ. Reed, OF Toledo, ONO,
and Mrs. Orcutt, of this city. Mrs. Reed
| with her ushand had been at her sisters
| for the past six weeks. They viii leave
| for home this evening, accompany ing the
| remains of Mr.. Lawrence to Detroit,
" here they will be laid in Wood
mere cemetery beside his wife, who died
twelve years ago.
| Ellsworth friends will be interested in
the following item from the Roslndae
Mass Ne,us Of March 3: "a pleasant
event occurred at the Thorndike Saturday
| evening, when Miss Elvira Austin, " no
recently resigned her position in the
| Charles SamDer school, was the honored
guest at banquet rendered her by The
| teachers of the district, Vocal music and
readings were added o the pleasure OF the
evening, and Miss Hanley, one OF the
| teachers, contributed an original poem.
| The croWning event OF the evening Was
! the presentation to NJ ISIS Austin OF beau
| tifuI diamond brooch as a fitting testimo
| nai to one so worthy of love and esteem.