Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-04-08

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house In the basement Of the court house
The owner has been officially asked to
call for the goods, but he has not yet put
In an appearance.
Mrs. G. w. Sealander and her sister,
Miss Leah Friend, entertained last Wed
nesday evening in honor of Miss Mary
| McElwain, OF Salisbury, Pa, a cIassmate
OF Miss Friend at Wellesley college.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. M, will work
| the third degree on two candidates this
evening. District Deputy A. B. Hutchins
will be present on his official visit. A
banquet will be served after the work.
two weeks evangelistic service will
be held in the Baptist church beginning
next Wednesday evening. Rev. E. s..
Drew, OF Sedgwick, successful evangelis
tic preacher, will speak every evening.
The Sunday school class OF Mrs. c. l.
WEIGH will hold an Easter sale of aprons
and Easter novelties at the Unitarian
vestry next Saturday afternoon. The
proceeds will be devoted to church pur-
poses.
Mics Leah Friend, and her friend
Miss McEiwaine, have returned to
their studies at Wellesley college. Miss
Zelma Oak, who has been visiting them
here, returned with them to her home In
Bangor.
An alarm OF fire was rung in Monday
afternoon. The occasion was burning
grass on the Patrick Mullan place on
Main street above the railroad station.
The fire was extinguished, and no dam
age done.
City Marshal Silvey may be pardoned IL
bit OF strut is noticed In his gait. He
has received word that he is grandpa,
daughter having been born to his son,
Harry j., and wife on April 2, at Woon-
socket, r. L.
strong effort will be made by the
Methodists to have the conference con-
tinue Rev. j. P. Simonton In his pastor
ate here. Mr.. Simonton is just closing
his fifth year here, and 1t Is hoped he
will be returned. ~
1t Is understood that at the graduation
Of the class OF 1903 of the Ellsworth high
school, Lettie Moore will Ee salutatorian,
and Linwood Beckwitb, valedictorian.
Parts previously assigned are: history,
Addie James; prophecy, Leroy Sweeney.
Charles s. Hagerthy, who has been so
seriously ill at the home of his father-in.
law in Surry, died yesterday. The funeral
will be held in Surry to- morrow at o. m.
The deceased was brother OF DIR. G. s.
Hagerthy, OF this city, and a nephew OF
Mayor A. Z. Hagerthy.
The union service at the Baptist church
last Sunday evening was of unusual in
terest. Rev. s. w. Sutton, of the Unitar-
ian church, Rev. j. M. Adams, of the
congregational church, and Rev. David
Kerr, OF the Baptist church, took part.
The sermon was preached by Mr.. Adams.
A special copclave Of Blanguefort COM
mandery, K. t., will be held this evening
at Manning hall. Very Eminent Freder-
lex e. Thayer, deputy grand commander
of the grand commandery of Maine, will
be present on his official visit. A banquet
will be served. All Sir Knights are
earnestly requested to be present.
The senior class Of the Ellsworth high
school, following the pace set by the class
OF 1902. gave the juniors a reception at
Manning hall last Wednesday evening.
The affair, though informal, was a most
enjoya BILE one. The hall was tastefulIy
decorated. Dancing and cards were the
features Of the evening. L. T. Beckwith,
a senior, contributed a short poem.
The mill OF the old Trenton Lum ber Co
at Bayside, now owned by Whitcomb,
Haynes & Co., started up last Monday. A
full crew of from twenty to twenty five
men will be on in few days. The tim.
Der is mostly cut in Trenton, though a
considerable quantity was cut in Surry
and towed across the bay on RATS.
Slaves will be the principal product.
Mrs. A. G. Hagerthy was severely
burned yesterday by the explosion of
kerosene lamp. She was in the cellar
near the furnace when the lamp accident
ally struck a projection and broke. An
explosion followed. Her clothing caught
fire, and In her effort to extinguish the
flames, the right arm and hand were
severely burned. But for rare presence
of mind, the results might have been
more serious.
The last in the series OF lenten talks at
the Unitarian vestry will be given this
evening by Mrs. S. W. Sutton; subject:
Immortality. Mr.. Sutton's talk ON
"Dryden and the Literature of the Resto-
ration" last Wednesday evening was
thoroughly enjoyed. The musical part of
the programme was furnished by Miss
Mary F. Hopkins, Mrs. j. A. Peters, jr.,
Miss Lucy Monaghan, Miss Sophia
Walker and Miss Margaret Dresser.
At the morning service last Sunday, Rev.
David Kerr, OF the Baptist church, took
for his theme "The death of Moses" and
drew some parallel lessons illustrative OF
the great loss the church and state have
met by the death OF DR.. A. T. Dunn, gem
eral secretary of the Baptist church in
Maine. At the covenant mesting ii was