Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-04-18

probable that many fish will be taken
at the upper pond.
| Miss Catherine Simonton returned
Monday night to Wesleyan university at
| Middletown, Conn, to finish her course.
| She Will graduate in June.
| Baseball teams from the sophomore
| aud freshman classes of the high school
will play Saturday for a bet and ball
offered as prize by Principal Il. IL, Pratt.
O. w. Tapley, who was republican
delegate from Ellsworth to the district
| and state conventions last week, extended
| his trip to Boston on business. He ar
| rived home Sunday.
| Rev. J. NJ. Adams, of the Congregational
church, has organized reading club for
| young people, It starts in with MEM
| bershp p of over thirty. The club will
read and discuss standard English works.
Rev, j. P. Simonton left yesterday to at
| tend conference at Belfast. He will re-
| turn Tuesday. There Will be no preaching
services at the Methodist church next
| Sunday.
| Blanquefort commandery conferred the
| orders of the Temple and Malta on four
| candidates Monday evening. V. E. Al
| bert NJ. Spear. ID. G. c., OF Gardiner, was
| present. After the work a turkey supper,
| with extras, was served.
The express Office in George A. Parcher's
| store has been partitioned off from the
| store by handsome counter and the brass
grill work from the former quarters of
| TIE First national bank. The improve
ment in the store Is marked.
The entertainment by the Music club
| for the benefit OF the Onasouson club OF
| the high school. which was postponed
| from the date first announced, will be
given at the high school building Thurs
day evening OF next week at O'Clock.
Prot. II. c. Emery will lecture on "Com-
mercial Geography" before the Ellsworth
school teachers at the high school next
| Saturday morning, at 10 O'Clock. This
will be the next to the last lecture in the
course given by Bowdoin professors to
| Ellsworth teachers.
Mrs. Alexander Starkey died at her
home at Reeds Brook Saturday, aged
| fifty-three years, after long Illness. She
lie sves husband and four children. She
was an estimable woman, and will be
missed in the community In which she
| lived. Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon, Rev. J. p. Simonton
l
Percival, the little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
II. w. Cushman, fell yesterday afternoon,
| dou bling his left leg under him In such a
way that the large bone was broken
| above the ankle. DR.. Lewis Hodgkins
| such a nature that 1t is believed it will
knit quickly. Percivai will be laid up
three or four weeks.
| Tba la IA tpn ia ri at Ia mi
meeting yesterday afternoon elected Off
GERS as follows; E. E. Parker, president;
+, 81. :. Walker, vice. president; f. X.
SWEET, secretary; &. f.. Alexander, treas
| urer; b. B. Whitcomb, r. &. Burriii and
| n. w. Haynes, executive committee. A
| committee was appointed to arrange for
| party to be given by the club probaol the
| latter part OF next week.
| Supt. l.. II. Cushman, OF the Ellsworth
Water Co., who WAS "a delegate to the re-
| publican State and district conventions,
extended his trip to Portland on business
| for his company. AT the Portland head
| quarters OF the company he learned that
| the prospect for the establishment OF a
power circuit in connection with the
electric light plant here, was good. Mr.
| Cushman also visited Augusta and
| Auburn.
OF the Ellsworth high school have been
assigned as follows: Valedictory, Miss
| Helen Louise Campbell salutatorian,
Miss Mary E. Doyle; prophet, Arthur M.
| Alley; historian, Miss Helena B. Latin;
class esssyist, Miss Maud Goggins. The
commencement exercises will take place
| on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 20,
and the reception and ball on evening OF
same day. An orchestra of twenty pieces,
| sIt. fTNr
bot b afternoon and evening.
| A week from tomorrow, April 26, the
| Odd Fellows of Ellsworth will observe he
eighty-first anniversary Of the establish
ment OF the order. Rev. j. p. Simonton
will be the principal speaker. The Apollo
quartette, OF Bangor, will sing. Local
| talent will contribute the rest of the pro-
| grHmme, which Will consist OF music,
| recitations, &c. A banquet will be served.
| All Odd Fellows and their families are
| urged to he present and contribute to the
success ct the affair, which will be given
under the auspices OF Wivurna Encsmp-
ment, Lejok lodge and Nokomis lodge,
| Daught OF Rebekah.
The Easter masquerade ball given in
Hancock hall last Monday evening by the
City Hose Co. was a big success in every
sense OF the word. The attendance both
OF spectato ors and dancers WAS ve.y large;
the costumes were fine; the supper was
abundant and well served, and the affair
WAS financial success. Monaghan's
| orchestra furnished the music. Much
satisfaction WIS given by S. 5. Folsom,
cost tuner, of Boston, W hose stock was large
and attractive, and his relations with all
| whom he met were most agreeable.
Last Friday evening special rehearsal
Of the Ellsworth b festival chorus was held.
Director-in-c W. X. Chapman was
present, and conducted. 1t proved one OF
the most delightful occasions in the his
tory of the chorus. After refres hments
had been served, Mr.. Chapman played for
the chorus his yet unpublished concerto
for orchestra and piano in four move
ments, (1) allegro, (2) andante, (3)
scherzo, (D allegro viyace. The Ellsworth