Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-30

| by Eminent Commander j. +. KnowltoD
and was heartily responded to. A social
half hour was spent before dispensing. y
DR.. Ralph Higgins and wife, OF Brewer
and Miss Georgia Tripp, OF Bar Harbor,
were in Ellsworth Saturday.
New Years Day-Friday--the postoffice
will be closed froD 9 a. m. until after the
opening Of the evening mail.
Summer P. Mills, of stonington, will de-
liver the Memorial Day address for the
VIM. H. H. Rice post, OF Ellsworth.
Miss Mary H. Mcfarland, of Augusta,
spent Christmas with relatives in Els
worth. She returned to Augusta Mon
| day.
| Rev. J. p. Simonton preached at Bayside
| Sunday, Rev. David Kerr preached al
Trenton, and Mrs. Kerr preached at
Surry.
G. A. Hanscom and wife, of Baltimore,
| are spending the holidays with Mrs.
| Hanscom's parents, W. B. Campbell and
wife.
Lygonia lodge, f. and A. M, will work
the third degree on five candidates this
evening. Supper will be served after the
| work.
The Epworth league will give a supper
in the Methodist vestry next Wednesday
evening, Jan. 6. The public is cordially
invited.
The Junior league OF the Methodist
church has bought and PAID for $40
range which has been placed in the par
sonage.
The January meeting of the Associated
Charities will be held at the home of Mrs.
Fl. L. Wiggin Monday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The literature club met with Mrs. Helen
l.. Wiggin on High street Monday even
ing. The paper was read by Miss Mary
H. Black.
The county commissioners are in ses-
sion at the courthouse, settling the
years accounts, and preparing their an
nual report.
Several from here will attend the dedl-
cation by the Masons of fremont hall at
Southwest Harbor tomorrow afternoon
and evening,
Miss Marie s. Grant, who is attending
school in Boston, is spending the holiday
vacation in Ellsworth, the guest of w.
A. Alexander.
Miss Della F. Cronin, OF New York,
who has been spending week with her
sister, Miss Kate Cronin, in Ellsworth,
returns tonight.
E. G. Smith, OF Seattle, formerly of this
city, has been seriously ill with typhoid
fever. His many friends here will be
glad to learn of his recovery.
Rev. s. w. Sutton of the Unitarian
church, delivered a Christmas sermon at
the morning service Sunday. The Sunday
school also held Christmas service.
Mrs. P. w. Scott, who has been here
with her daughter, Miss Alice Scott, since
last July, has gone to st. Louis, where
she will visit her daughter Mary, now
Mrs. Campbell.
The bark of the Ellsworth Lumber Co.
will be hauled to Riceville this winter
instead of to Amherst as heretofore. The
recebt puruiuR VI tue I1dHcock tauuery
makes this necessary.
Rev. l. B. Mower, secretary of the State
missionary society, and successor to the
late DR.. Dunn, and Rev. Nathan Hunt, Of
Charleston, were guests of Rev. David
Kerr and wife Tuesday.
The installation of the officers OF the
VIM. H. H. Rice post, g. A. R., and the
Woman's Relief corps will be held at the
g. A. r. hall Monday evening, Jan. IL.
The installation will be public.
On New Years Day there will be two
masses at the Catholic church-at and
O'Clock. AS New Year falls on Friday,
general dispensation from abstinence
has been granted to all Catholics. II
M. J. Dews, proprietor of the Branch
pond wooden mill, has opened an office in
the city. He has taken the store at the
corner OF Main and Hancock streets,
formerly occupied By the late J. A. Hale.
James B. Eye, OF Calais, who figured
prominently in the many liquor seizures
at Bar Harbor during the past year, died
last week in the county jail at Houlton.
He was about sixty years of age.
Melvin A. Franks and wife will cell
ebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their
marriage by entertaining the Baptist sew
ing circle tonight. Supper will be
served at 6 O'Clock to which the public is
invited.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Congregs-
tional church met with Mrs. G. M. Hodg-
man on Pine street Tuesday afternoon.
The principal topic of discussion was
missionaryiwork in India. Tea was served
at 5 O'Clock.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Florence Ethel, daughter of Perry s.
Bowden and wife, to Rodney Wyman
Higgins Wednesday evening, Jan. 6, 1904,
at the home of the brides parents on
Hancock street.
Esoteric lodge, F. and A. M, has re-