Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-25


for Boston. The tug Little Round Top"
has not beer touched as yet. but prob
ably will be put in shape the coming
week.
The ladies OF the Park street improve
ment society are to have Saturday after
noon sales OF cooked food through April
at room IA Manning block. The frst
sale will be on April "A week from next
Saturday.
There will be special meeting of No
komis Rebekah lodge on Saturday
evening, March 2S, for the purpose of
taking action on an invitation from Uni.
son Rebekah lodge, OF Bar Harbor, April
10. A full attendance is requested.
Mrs. s. d. Wiggin gave the second in
the series of lenten talks at the Unitarian
vestry last Wednesday evening. Her
subject was: "OId Houses of Ellsworth"
Music was furnished by Miss Fannie
Tower, Miss Mary F. Hopkins and Miss
Sophia Walker.
The steamers OF the Rockland, Bluehiil
q Ellsworth Steamboat Co. will COM
mence trips to Surry March 81, with the
service of two trips a week. A. p. Nc
FarIand will be the company's agent in
Ellsworth and will attend to the transfer
Of passengers.
G. H. Hooper, Castine's postmaster,
stopped over at Ellsworth Thursday on
his way east. He visited the G. A. r.
post, which held meeting that evening.
He also attended the meeting Of the
Esoteric lodge, and witnessed the work
ing OF the third degree.
Charles W. Campbell, a student at the
University of Maine, is home to remain
until he fully RECEIVERS from the effects OF
an operation for appendicitis, which was
successfully performed recently at the
hospital in Bangor. Mr.. Campbell was in
the hospital thirteen days.
Mrs. q. P. Dutton and Mrs. F. W. Roll
Inns leave tomorrow for Massac b usetts-
Mrs. Duttop to spend the Easter vacation
with her daughter Louise, who is coming
there from Vassar college; Mrs. Rollins
to spend few weeks with her mother,
Mrs. M. A. King, and her daughter
Harriet in Abingdon. Miss Helen Rollins
will spend Easter with friends In Phila-
delphia.
Lewis Young, of this city, was the VIC
tim of singular accident last week 1T
Bar Harbor. He was strapping trunk,
when The strap broke and the buckle few
and struck him in the eye. The wound
was of such a nature that the fluid Of the
eye exuded, utterly running the eye.
Much sympathy Is expressed for Mr..
Young, who Is a hard-working man, with
a large family dependent upon him.
The sociable given by Lygonia lodge,
F. and A. M, in Odd Fellows hall last
evening was we'll attended and much en-
joyed. Preceding the dancing there was
a short entertainment. Supper was served
about 1890. Music was by Monagban's
orchestra OF four pieces. The thanks of
the lodge are due Miss M. A. Clark for
her beautiful floral contributions, also to
w. L. Thomas, who was the caterer.
The retirement OF David Friend from
The management Of the Reliable Clot hing
Go. caused vacancy which has been filled
by the company's securing the services OF
Henry E. Condor, of Pittsfield, who took
charge of the store last Monday. Mr..
Condor comes to Ellsworth highly rec
commended and with an experience OF
several years in the business. The store
was closed Monday and Tuesday on
account OF stock taking, but is now
open. Several important changes and
are contemplated.
Cards are out announcing the concert
and bali of the City hose company at
Hancock hall Easter Monday, April 13.
The first part Of the concert will be
minstrel show by local talent. The ends
are Charles P. Halpip, Miss Rubie b.
McGown, Ernest Brown and Mrs. j. 7.
Mcdonald, bones; John ii. Linnehap,
Mrs. c. w. Sealander, Charles Hurley and
Miss Mary Drummey, tambos. A. L.
Friend is interlocutor. Mr.. Halpin is
director. Monaghan's orchestra OF seven
pieces, will furnish the music. Supper
will be served in the lower hall.
Last Wednesday evening an order OF
Eastern Star, an auxiliary to the masonic
orders, was organized in Ellsworth by c.
E. Meservey, OF Rockland, with forty
charter members. The new organization
will be known as Irene chapter, No. 93
Eastern Star chapters bear the same rela-
tion to masonry as do the Rebekah lodges
to Odd Fellowship. The officers so far
elected are: Mrs. Ella A. Dunn, worthy
matron; Mrs. Hannah Bonsey, associate
worthy matron; George p. Smith, worthy
patroni Helen e. Bonsey, treasurer; Carrie
B. Means, secretary. The remainder OF
the officers are only elected temporarily.
The officers of Oasis chapter OF Eastern
Star, Of West Sullivan, will visit the
recently organized Irene chapter of this
city tomorrow evening, and confer the
degrees on the charter mem bers W no were
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