Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11

| ing SOLO VlOllnlSt ana TENOR 5OlOlst.
Arrangements are being made for a dance
to follow the entertainment, and this
event, too, it is hoped, will be largely
| attended.
| Tickets for the last of the popular
en- ertainment course will be on sale at
Cunningham's tomorrow morning. The
| date is Monday, March 20, and the enter
| tanners are the ladies' symphony orchestra
| and violin and tenor soloists.
News has been received from far-away
Porto Rico that son (SamueD has been
born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Lord. Mr..
Lord is an Ellsworth boy, son of Capt.
| and Mrs. Samuel Lord, and is at present
| assistant commissioner of schools in
Porto Rico.
Owing to the stormy weather, the
| school attendance this week has been SO
broken that the superintendent has
given notice that examinations will ex-
tend into Saturday in those schools in
which the work of examinations has not
been completed.
Rehearsals for the minstrels to be given
In connection with the Easter Monday
ball are now being held regularly. There
will be a mixed chorus of forty-one
voices for the opening. All the features
for the second part have not been decided
upon, but among them will be drill.
The next rehearsal of the troupe will be
held on Thursday evening.
A bill In equity, returnable within
thirty days, was filed on Tuesday, March
8, in the supreme judicial court in this
city against w. II. Foss and James B.
Eye who, 1t is alleged, kept intoxicating
liquors for sale and a gambling place
at II and 13 Main street, Bar Harbor.
County Attorney Bedford E. Tracy is the
complainant.
An unfort unate neighborhood quarrel
was aired In the police court last Monday
afternoon. Josiah Phillips, Of North
Ellsworth, was arrested on complaint of
Alvin, son Of Mrs. Mary Maddocks, also
OF North Ellsworth, for assault. The
parties became involved in a war of
words, and, according to the evidence,
each applied to the other epithets not re.
garded as extremely polite. A broom and
a cane figured to some extent in the case,
the latter being broken. Judge Peters
fined Mr.. Phillips s. and costs, which
were paid. A. w. King appeared for
complainant; Hale & Hamlin for defense.
The annual supper and concert given by
the members OF st. Joseph's Catholic
parish will take place at Odd Fellows
hall next Tuesday evening. Supper
will be served at $50, in the banquet
hall, where there will also be table
for the sale OF aprons and home made
candies. The programme for the
concert, to be given in the evening,
will include illustrated songs by Mrs. e.
J. Walsh, violin solo by Myrtle Mona
CHAN, a soprano solo by Lucy Monagh han,
character songs and dances by little
Margaret Grant, a mbourine dance by a
corps OF children under the direction of
Mrs. Emo. Other features may be added.
The committee In charge of the arrange
ments are Mrs. E. j. Walsh, Mrs. Ed
mond Emo and Charles P. Halpin.
The lyceum exercises held at he Els
worth high school last Friday afternoon
consisted of music by Rena Bonsey, Helen
Cousins and Ruth Goodwin; a debate,
"Resolued "that the Indians were not
| shamefully treated in America" was dis
cussed by Josie Essington and Edward
Jordan on the affirmative, and by Mary
Bowden and Ralph Holmes on the neg
stive. Those who spoke on the debate
| were: Hugh Campbell, Ida Higgins,
Mary Doyle and Martin Garland. "Cur.
| rent Events" were read by Sidney Bonsey.
| The school paper was read by Addie
James and Milton Beckwith. Recitations
were delivered by the remainder OF the
| first division.
The ladies of the March committee OF
| the Congregational church gave a chat
ing dish party in the vestry last evening.
| On account OF the disagreeable weat her
| the attendance was not large, but none
except those who oraved the elements
will have the pleasure of enjoying the at
tractive features of a chating- dish party
unless the affair is repeated. Many pretty
| forms OF entertainment were introduced
| the most taking feature seemed to be the
musical wedding. Tnen the 'cbafing
| dish" came in, and welsh rarebits, cake
and coffee were served. The ladies having
| the affair in charge were Mrs. q. p.
| Dutton, chairman, Mesdames F. T. Grows,
l. H. Cushman, H. E. Davis, Misses
Hannsh Holmes, Alice Scott, Katherine
Hale and Leonice Foster. contribution,
for which the ladies In charge are espec-
| tally grateful, was box OF some eight
pounds of delicious chocolates from
| George P. Woodward.
Rev. David L. Yale, former pastor of
the Congregational church in this city,
has resigned the pastorste of the Central
Congregational church in Bath. where he
| has been for the past four years. The
| reading OF his letter OF resignation last
Sunday was an utter surprise TO his peo-
| pie, who had no idea that it was contem-
| plated. No reason is given for the
| change. In his letter he says, after sum-