Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-02-26

Mrs. r. M. Campbell is seriously Ill.
Eppes Leach are closing out their
market business.
Mrs. Elisha Higgins, of Brewer, is visit
ing her niece, Mrs. w. A. Alexander, this
week.
Miss Alice Adams, OF Newtonville,
Mass, spent Saturday and Sunday at her
home here.
Chief Justice A. P. Wiswell Is out again.
He will leave as soon as he is able for
trip South.
Last Saturday Henry E. Davis gave his
employees holiday and entertained them
royalty at the Nicoiin club.
Fred Davis, OF Boston, was In Ellsworth
Saturday and Sunday, the guest Of his
sister, Mrs. Elmer e. Rowe.
The Epworth league OF the Methodist
church will serve supper at the vestry this
evening from 80 to o'clock.
Miss Alice and Merle Usher, of Ban
gor, were guests OF their aunt, Mrs. Curtis
r. Foster, Saturday ana Sunday.
Henry /. Nelson, Of Portland lodge No.
l, F. and A. NJ, attended the Masonic
convention in Ellsworth last week.
The March meeting OF the Associated
Charities will be held at Manning ball
next MONDAY afternoon at 80 O'Clock.
Members OF Nokomis Rebekah lodge are
rehearsing for the drama Breezy Point,
which will be presented early In April.
A supper will be served in the Baptist
vestry Tomorrow evening by the men,
under the auspices OF the ladies' aid So
ciety.
Rev. David Kerr, OF the Baptist church,
will begin next Sunday week of special
services at the Baptist church, Mort heast
Harbor.
Work OF remodeling the second floor
OF the Holmes building, recently pur-
chased by NJ. Gallert, to connect it with
his store: began this week.
Esoteric lodge, F. and A. NJ, will give a
sociable tomorrow evening. All Ma
sons and their families are invited. A
turkey supper will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. David McRae and little
dsug Inter, OF Everett, Mass, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Mrs. McRae's
parents, MIR. and Mrs. c. Fl. Grindal, in
| Ellsworth.
| At the meeting of the Maine Sons OF
| the American Revolution In Portland last
week, Cot. Charles c. Burrili. OF this city,
was elected the FL H,ncock county vice
president OF the society
Alex r Hsgerthy, son OF DR.. A c
Hsgerthy, who is studying in medical
college in Baltimore, has been in hospt-
| tai several weeks, with diphtheria.
He is now out sgain.
Hezekiah Staples died Sunday at his
home on the Bayside road, in the
seventy-sixth year of his age. He has
been In fsiling health a long time. He
leaves'a widow and adopted children.
The monthly union service of the Prot
estant churches will be held at the Uni
| tartan church next Sunday evening. Rev
F. w. Brooks. OF the Southwest Harbo
Methodist church, will deliver the sermon.
Owing to the occupancy OF the hail in
Manning block by the Masons to- NOR
row evening, there will be no rehearsal of
the festival chorus. The next rehearsal
will Re held on Thursday evening, March
6.
The social committee of the Unitarian
society will give party at Odd Fellows
hall Friday evening OF next week. This
viii be the last In the series OF pleasant
taa c{u ufuta hp hta
mittee.
The board OF registration Is in session
at the sldermen's room this week. The
board will receive new names up to FRI
day afternoon. Saturday the lists will be
revised, but no new names will be reg
istered.
Rev. F. W. Brooks, of Southwest Har-
Dor, will exchange pulpits Sunday with
Rev. j. p. Simonton, OF the Methodist
church. In the afternoon he will preach
at Trenton, and in the evening at the
union service in the Unitarian church.
BIuehill council OF the Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics visited the
Ellsworth council last evening, and
worked the first and second degrees.
Supper was served after the work. 1t was
q very pleasant gathering.
This evening at the Baptist church, at
7.30 O'Clock, Rev. A. E. Seagrave, mis-
sionary to Rangoon, Burma, viii give
stereopticon lecture on Burma, illustrat-
ing costumes, customs and scenery of the
country. A collection will be taken for
his mission.
A party ofladies and gentlemen took
supper at Camp Ellis, Branch pond, Sstur-
day evening, by invitation of Mr.. and