Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-04-16
GRANGE ENTERTAINMENT.

The regular meeting OF the grange was
held at the hall on Friday evening, March
Is. An entertainment was given by the
gentlemen. There was an interesting
programme Of singing, reading, questions
pleasant evening was spent. There was
candy for refreshments.
AT the regular meeting Friday, April l.,
the ladies entertained the grange with the
10 lowing programme;
Singing
Remarks.-.......... ................Abbie Page
ouestion-"what constitutes good house.
keeper" opened by Annie L Alien, fol-
lowed by all the ladies present.
Singing. Della Campbell
Reading.... Cora Hanscom
Anecdotes. by the three lady officers
Dialogue. ....-..Mrs Elwell and Ethel Pierce
Charade
Question-"Resolved. that woman Is better
than man." opened IN the Affirmative by
Annie 6 Allen. in the negative by Bertha
Circuit. Decided In the affirmative
Ethel Pierce
Old sayings by all the ladies'
charede
After the entertainment ice-erea was
served. All enjoyed the evening.
April IA. RAE.
southwest Hsrpor.
Simeon Mayo has added new glass
front to his bicycle store.
Mrs. Emily Fsrnsworth went to Bos-
ton last week on business.
The whistles OF the frank Jon .sn,aMt.
Desert" ''Cimoris", etc. now make
music on the air.
Henry Tracy has crew of workmen
from Portland freb-sssi5rSA and ve,,ing
stonr ths -aajassn si.s AIS y -. l3s.s..$ss
fhsv for the new steamboat whsrf.
Rev. Mr.. Goodwin, of Pawtucket, r. l.,
was at the Hotel Holmes for a few days
last week, making arrangements for the
building OF his cottage. He has given
the contract to Manchester & Clark.
Miss Jessie Lswton went to Boston last
week for two months visit to relatives.
She will spend the most OF the time with
her aunt, Mre. r. p. Brown, at Newton
highlands.
Postmaster R,iph occupied his leisure
time last week in exercising new horse
recently purchased. Muddy roads in
terfered somew hat with the pleasure, but
the horse seems satisfactory.
Mrs. Walter Stanley has house grown
pausy given her by Mrs. Freeman Luryey
which is quite a curiosity. 1t is pretty
banging plant with runners several feet
long, with budding branches bristiing all
over the long streamers.
The store of Henry Clark was broken
into on Friday night, and small sum of
money taken. The break was made by
removing a panel in the door, exactly
similar to the entrance of sneak thieves q
| few years ago. No clue to the affair has
yet been found. Nothing but money
was missed, though many things might
have been taken among the miscellaneous
goods and not noticed at first.
| The chief topic of conversation and
| lament the past week has been the news
that the Seacoast Packing Co. will not
open the factory here the present season.
A. E. Fsrnswortb, the superintendent,
has used his best influence with the firm
to induce them to contiaue the business
here, but low prices OF sardines and over
stocsed market is the reason assigned for
closing several factories along the coast.
Rev. Dean Walker goes to Cranberry
Isles this week to help MIR. Dsvie in q
series of evening meetings. After Sun
day, April 20, ne will take his vacation
trip OF three weeks, and, with his wife
accompany to Auourndale his mothei
and sister. who have spent the winter al
the parsonage. Madam and Mis-
Walker have entered so heartily into al
the interests of the church and social life
OF the place that they will be greatly
missed and gladly welcomed back an.
other winter.
April IA. SPRAY.
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