Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-12-25

ant evening was spent in dancing and
whist. Music was by Monaghan's or
| chestra.
| The ball OF Senator Hale hose company
will take place next Monday evening, at
Odd Fellows hall. Supper will be served
In the banquet hall. Music by Mona
| ghan's orchestra.
| A. w. Curtis has so far recovered from
| his recent critical Illness as to be out.
| He was out for the first time last We'd
nesday, and since then has spent few
| hours each day at his store.
The county commissioners are in Els
worth this week settling up the years
business and preparing their annual re-
port. They will not get fairly at work on
the report until after Christmas. "
Nokomis Rebekah lodge has elected
| officers as follows: Mrs. X. b. Holmes,
| past grand Mrs. e. e. Springer, noble
grand; Mrs. A. M. Foster, ice.grand;
Mrs. L. f. Giles, secretary; Mrs. Henry
| Brown, treasurer.
| The party to be given by the social
| committee Of the Unitarian society will
take place at Odd Fellows hall Friday
evening. Dancing and whist will be the
attractions. Music will be furnished by
Monag hans orchestra.
| It. e. Hale left Monday night for Bos-
ton to resume his position with Norcross
| Bros, the large contractors, with whom
| he has been employed since last spring.
| His wife and daughter expect to leave
| for Boston in two or three weeks, to re-
side there.
Rev. J. D. O'Brien, pastor of st. Joseph's
church, will sail from Boston next Satur-
| day on steamer ''Izeruia", for a trip to
Ireland to visit his parents. He plans to
return about the middle OF March. Rev.
P. A. Hayes will have charge of the Cath
| olic church here during FIR. O'Brien's
| absence.
Miss Charlotte Moor and Maurice Fl.
Chick were married Saturday evening at
the home OF the BRIDES father, Nathaniel
| Moore, Oh Main street. Rev. j. p. Simon
ton. OF the Methodist church, officiated.
| The immediate families were present.
The bride and groom have the best wishes
of their many friends. They will reside
| on High street.
The body OF John FL. Jellison, who
died in Boston Thursday, Dec. 10, was
| brought here Sunday, for interment.
The remains were accompanied by the
wife and daughter of the deceased. Mr..
Jellison formerly lived in Ellsworth. He
was a mason by trade. He left here for
Massachusetts about fifteen years ago.
His age was sixty nine years.
Roscoe Holmes this week received from
the National Trotting association a check
for $40 for second money in the protest ed
horse race at Bluebill, in which Mr..
Holmes started Frank II. The decision
OF the board OF review of the national as
sociation, reversing the decision of the
judges in giving second money to FL. b
Phillips horse, Harry p, was printed in
THE AMERICAN two weeks ago.
Mrs W. N Woodsde, Of mberisnd
Mnts, STATE organizer of he Daughters Of
Liberty, viii come to Ellsworth Friday to
instau tue E sworth council Mrs.
Wood.ide will have he charter OF he
new council, and everything will be In
readiness to put 1t on a working footing.
Tue meeting will be held at Grand Army
hail Friday evening at Z 80 Officers ill
be chosen and Installed.
Lat Wednesday evening members OF
the Baptist society with number of
young friends of Rev. and Mrs. Kerr.
gave he pas or and his wife a real old
fashioned Santa Claus surprise party. 1t
vas new experience as we'll as a
pleasant surprise TO Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr.
Everyi hing needful for a home for weeks
was carried or sent in. most nioya BILE
evening was spent. Refreshments were
served during l. he evening.
Mrs. Mary E. Bird ges died at her home
on Grant street Sunday, aged sixty seven
years. Mrs. Bridges formerly resided at
Surry and lat er in Bar Haro DOR. She came
| to Ellsworth seven years ago. She leaves
a husband and several children, among
them being Mrs. Willis NJ. Foster and
Mrs. William Raymond, OF Ellsworth;
Timothy Finn, OF B uehill; Mrs. VIII hee,
of Surry, and John Finn, OF Bangor.
Funeral services will be held at the house
this (Tuesday1 afternoon, Rev. J. p. ST.
m lnton officiating.
The Lewiston Journal last Saturday
printed a group picture of the Auburn
, hose racing team, with a sketch OF the
team, in which it gave Ii the credit OF { he
/ State championship. The Senator Hale
J hose team of Ellsworth disputes this
claim of Auburn to the title OF champion
ship. At the meeting in Watervilie, at
which the race was won by Auburn, they
, are credited with making the run in 45
J seconds, whereas the official time OF he
team WAS 46 seconds. At the carnival In
Ellsworth a few weeks later, both Ellis
worth teams beat the Auburn's record, on
the same run, the Senator Haes making il
In 45 seconds and City hose in As 1t
seconds.
Last Sunday evening Rev. David Kerr
at the Baptist church, gave the second oi
his sermons on city reform. His subject
was: "Who Should Reform the City,
He pointed out the individual RESPONSE
bility of each good citizen who had the
interests of his city at heart, to do what
he could toward making it what it should
/ be. He devoted some of his remarks