Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

George f. Haskell; delegate to State en-
campment, james L. Cook; alternate,
Dorephus L. Fields.
Misses Annie and Helen Mitchell, ac-
companied by their brother Asa, have
gone to Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire for short visit among relatives and
friends.
Esoteric lodge will work the third de-
gree on four candidates this evening. An
old fashioned baked bean supper will be
served after the work. All Masons are
invited to attend.
Rev. j. P. Simonton went to Hancock
Edmund Newell Foss, who died last We'd
nesday. Capt. Foss was a member Of
Lygonia lodge, OF Ellsworth.
There was a sale of ice'cream, cake and
fancy articles at the Methodist vestry last
evening. The sale was by the Junior
| league, under the direction Of Mrs. Fred
s. Snow and Miss Tena Mitchell.
J. H. Bresnahan, special tax collector,
has moved his Office from the masonic
building on State street to the room for
merly occupied by the Hancock County
fair association in the Morrison & Joy
building.
At the Methodist church Sunday there
were special Christmas services both
| morning and evening. Rev. J. P. Simon
appropriate to the occasion. There was
iol hp ho nj nt
vices.
On Friday, Christmas Day, the post
office will be closed from a. m. until
after the arrival and distribution of the
evening mail. On Christmas Eve, Thurs
day evening, the Office will close as usual
at 7, but will be opened again at 8.15, and
will remain open until O'Clock. u
The two basket ball teams composed OF
high school girls have disbanded for the
winter, owing to Hancock hall being too
cold for practice. They will reorganize in
the spring. In the short time organized
the teams have done good work, the girls
evincing great interest In the game. -
Miss Ethel M. Rowe has returned from
Bar Harbor, where she has been employed,
and has accepted the position of book
keeper with the Union Shoe Manufactur-
ing Co. Miss Holmes, the company's for
mer bookkeeper, is employed in the saw
Ings department OF the First national
bank.
At the Congregational church last Sun
day the hoir was assisted by Miss Bertha
l.. Giles, soprano, and Miss Bessie M. Joy,
violin. The service, including he sermon
by the pastor, Rev. }. M. Adams, was an
appropriate Christmas Sunday service.
On Christmas night there will be a
Christmas tree at the vestry for the
children OF the Sunday school.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
elected the following officers at their
meeting last evening: P. NJ. N, Elmer
e. Rowe; M. N, Harvard Greedy; F., E..
A. Lermond; o., John A. Lord; recorder,
John f. Knowlton; receiver, Frank s.
Lord; fiDancier, Edward F. Robinson; g.,
Edward F. Robinson, jr.; l. W., John H..
Leland; o. W., Daniel Doyle. Arrange
ments are being made for a special meet
ing Tuesday evening, January IL. at
| which time the grand lodge officers will
be present and explain the new rate
system.
The sidewalk in front OF the America n
house. which caved in after heavy rain
last week, has been repaired with Portland
cement. After the repairs were made a
fence was built around the piece of new
walk to keep pedestrians from going
across. This had no more effect than II
the fence wasn't there, as several who
came along, instead OF going round
climbed over the fence and left the i'm
| print of their little e? feet in the new
walk.
The Wellesley students, Misses Helen
| and Harriet Rollins, Grace King and
| Pauiene Foster, are home for the holidays.
| Miss Louise Dutton, OF Vassar, arrived
| Saturday. Miss Berniee Dorr, who is a
student at Wheaton keminary, Norton,
| Mass, Is also home. ,Ail the Bowdoin
| boys-Knowlton, Parcher, Rowe and Joy
| are home. Redman will spend his vaca
| tion with his parents in Pawtucket.
Knowlton is spending the few days before
| Christmas assisting the clerical force in
| the postoffice.
| William 7. Bradley and wife, OF Toma-
hawk, Wis, arrived here last evening for
a few days. visit among friends. Mrs.
| Bradley will be remembered as Miss Edit
| Cheney, formerly of Ellsworth. From
| Ellsworth Mr.. aud Mrs. Bradley will go
| to Boston, and Jan. will eail on White
| Star liner for Cairo, Egypt. En- route they
will visit the Azores, Gibraltar, Marseilles,
and Genoa. On Jan. 20 they are scheduled
| to arrive at Alexandria, and after few
| DAYS In this historic city, Will leave Tor
| Cairo, where they will make their head
quarters for twenty days. On their re-
turn trip they will visit Greece, Sicily and
revisit Italy. From Italy they will go to
| Paris, where they will spend several days.
From Paris they go to London and sail
| for New York, arriving In the latter
place some time in May or June.
A special conclave OF Bisnquefort
! commandery, K. T., was held at fhe
asylum In Manning block Monday even
| ing. The orders of the Temple and
Malta were conferred on four candidates.
banquet was served after the work.
Preparation Is being made for special
| work in the commandery next month,
and II Is the desire OF the eminent com