Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-04-10

centennial at st. Louis In 1908. The
other members Of the commission are
Louis B. Goodall, Sanford; F. W. Cram,
Bangor; Frank H. Briggs, Auburn; and
Lemuel Lane, Westbrook.
The dancing party to be given by Mrs.
Wiggin's class Of the Unitarian Sunday
school, will take place at Odd Fellows
hall Thursday evening of next week.
This party promises to be one of the
prettiest of the season.
A supper will be given by the Baptist
ladies' aid society this evening at o'clock.
Following the supper the Easter concert,
postponed from Sunday, will be given.
Admission to the concert is free;
collection will be taken.
VIM. H. H. Rice post, G. A. r., is
already preparing for the Memorial Day
exercises. John B. Redman will deliver
the Memorial Day address, and Rev. A.
H. Coar, of the Unitarian church, has
been invited to deliver the sermon.
The ladies Of the Congregational
society will hold their annual sale and
supper on Thursday evening, in the
vestry. Supper will be served at 6.
There will be on sale fancy articles,
homemade candy, flowers and May
baskets.
The firemen were called out this morn
ing by an overheated chimney in the
house on Franklin street occupied by
Charles Eppes. Damage slight. Mr..
Eppes is moving into the house on
Spruce street owned by Mrs. A. c.
Hagerthy.
The masquerade ball Of City hose COM
pany Monday evening was largely at
tended, though comparatively few were
In mask. The prizes for costumes were
won by John Linnehan and Miss Cora
Whitaker. Monaghan furnished music.
A good supper was served.
The Belgian hares exhibited in Wiggin
and Moore's window are attracting much
attention. The hares are from the Hill
side rabbitry, Hugh Campbell, jr., pro-
prietor. Mr.. Campbell is the first one in
Ellsworth to go into the rabbitry bus
iness. He has some fine stock.
Mrs. Alfred M. Hastings died last
Thursday evening, after a long illness
with cancer. Mrs. Hastings was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Kin
caid, OF Ellsworth Falls. She leaves
hus sband, two sons, William and Arthur
Hastings, Of Boston, and daug hter. Miss
Georgia Hastings, OF Ellsworth. Funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon,
Rev. A. H. Coar, OF the Unitarian church,
officiating.
A. M. Foster has the contract to build
r. NJ. Campbell's house on the site of the
one burned on Laurel street. The main
house will be 24x2S, with ell 1Sx20, two
stories high. A tower will run up three
stories on the northeast corner, and
there will be projection on the west
side. The architecture is attractive, and
suited to the lot on which the house will
stand. Mr.. Campbell hopes to be in his
new house in June. ~
Two of Elder Sanford's converts from
the Holy Ghost and Us society at Shiloh
are doing missionary work in Ellsworth.
There is directness about their methods
which is embarrassing. "Are you Chris
tian?" is the salutation they fire at the
householder who answers their summons
at the door. One man whose neighbors
know him as good man, but!who knows
more about the set OF the tides around
Cuttyhunk than he does Of the inside of
an Ellsworth church, tried to beg off by
saying he twas baptized when he was a
kid. That would not work. The
Shadowy Sisters from Shiloh insisted that
the effects OF that baptism had long since
worn off. For the next half hour the
poor sinner was the centre Of a prayer
meeting, and tracts were showered upon
him. He came out of the trying ordeal
alive and-a good neighDor. Another
man had better success. When the greet
ing OF the Sisters smote him, he replied
that he 'attended the Baptist church,.
That was very diplomatic answer. The
Sisters are not proselyting, and they let
him alone.