Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-16
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for the holidays.
Tue Spofford grammar closed Friday for
the Christmas recess.
Mrs. n. II. Webster is clerking fer
Warren 4 Co. during the holidays.
George A. Rich is loading a car with
Christmas trees at the Center station.
Fort Knox lodge, l. o. o. F., is having a
boom, there being five candidates ON the
way.
The annual Christmas sale and supper
was held In the Elm street vestry on Wed.
nesday evening.
The schooners "Chase' and "Lewis X.
French" are In port with fertilizer for
s-shipment.
The Alice Carey concert company APP
peared in Emery hall Tuesday evening, in
the K. M. Z. s. course.
Large quantities of ship timber for the
Camden ship yard are being received
here aud shipped by vessel.
Miss Inez Smith is cIerking for s. A.
Cobb in place of Miss Grace Grant, who
Is having trouble with her eyes.
The East Bncksport Sunday school Is
arranging for Christmas concert In the
church on Sunday night, Dec. q.
movement Is being made to re- organ
lie the local camp OF Sons OF Veterans.
The g. A. r. has offered the use of Ito
ball for meetings.
Ruth, the uineteen- mont old dsugh-
ter Of Joseph Forsyth died last Saturday
ts,p rrh s,r Tksat .r< ~ xk.t
here for interment.
Herbert L. Abbott, younger son OF Capt.
George w. Abbott, leads the student body
OF the University Of Maine in the COM
psrative strength tests.
The concert given Thursday evening ny
Miss Mildred Stone and Madame Raw
Brooks was one OF the best OF the kind
heard here for long time.
A large delegation OF Winterport
Rebekahs visited Riveiview Rebekah
lodge on Monday evening and worked the
degrees. There was q banquet after the
work.
A recital was given on Saturday after
noon by the music pupils OF Miss Lillian
Ames' classes. Frederic Mariner and
Miss Abby Garland, Of Bangor, were In
town and attended.
The owners of the Ice boat fleet at
Aiamoosook have been out this week rig
ging up their craft and enjoying the Ice.
The lake Ia frozen over. and 10 like glass
from one end to the OF her.
The Deluge Engine Co. has decided to
hold its annual concert and ball on Feb 1.
has been appointed: w. T. Hill, ID. b.
Clay. l.. H. Hopkins, Jere BULLDOG, L. @.
Leach.
The steamer fremont. Capt. B. r
Arey, will commence daily trips between
Bucksport and West BrooksviiIe Jan. /.
She will come up In the morning, and
lesve In the afternoon, connecting with
be middle trains on the Bucksport
branch.
The new officers quarters on Fort Knox
are NEARLY completed, and will be ready
for occupancy within month or go.
Contractor Perry has been ordered to
build barn adjoining, and also has the
contract to tear down the present old
building used as officers quarters.
The schooners "Landseer" and "a. NJ.
Nicholson, of the Nicholson fleet. have
sailed for Newfoundland for herring. and
the 1T. M. Nicholson" is fitting out for
the same trip. The schooner "A. v. 8.
Woodruff IL bound from Newfoundland
for Boston or Gloucester with full cargo
OF herring.
The Torrent Engine Co. will give its
annual concert and bail I'm Emery hall on
Friday evening. Jan Music will be
ia 'nisoed by The Meservey quintetie Of
Rockland. The committee in charge Is !:
f; W. McAlister: F. w. CHM, Chandler
Wilson, w. d. Guilty, Harry Ames,
James Mcneil and D. r. Courcey. Mrs.
j. h. GiIley will furnish the supper. ~
James E. Hall post. g. A. R has elected
officers as follows: A. l.. Conant, com
mander; c. II. Bonzey. sen'or-vice; Dam
lei r. Davis, junior vice; Tnomss Bulduc,
officer OF the Gay; Fred Wood, chsp ain;
" iilism Townsend, quartz naste~; =. B,
LaGros, adjltant; John k-Dr.dt. sur
geon; delegate to state encampment, Fred
Wood; alternate, Isaac Homer. u
Officers have been elected by James e.
Hall post, W. r. c., as follows: Mrs. Car
oiine Stetson, president; Mrs. Nancy La
Gros, senior vice; Mrs. G. Crosby, junior
vice; Mrs. Bernice Calden, chaplain; Miss
Annie Stetson, secretary; Mrs. Eliza
Richardson, treasurer; Mrs. H. M. Hutch
ms, conductor; Mrs. Annie Davis, guard;
Mrs. Bernice Calden, delegate to State
convention; Miss Annie Stetson, alter
nate.
Rehearsas are progressing finely for an
amateur product ion of the drsmr. The
Danger signal" which will be given in
Emery hail next mouth for the benefit OF
he baseball association. The perfor-
nance will he under he direction OF DR..
and Mrs. Conner. The principal parts
will he taken by Alexis Luce. Jere Bal.
due, Ray Fellows. George M ddocks, Earl
Grindle, Bessie Robinson, Mrs. Conner,
Myrtle Marks and Mrs. Snow.