Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-01-20

| etery. AMr. Joy died last spring.
Mrs. u. W. Stsnton ard wife, who have
been #enaing several weeks with her
psranlg uapt Henry JOY and wife,
refareH rhardag @ Boston.
- ottbe coils wsather ot the pasf
waess sAsg5Q anA ttii n 0 the various
cafnFs ye bseu tha order OF the day and
Gig Slee5n epseielly, nas been We'll
pasreAs I'D.
wiu 4 ciaf ol Worcester, Mass,
and H8ald q CiarE, Of Lynn, Mass, are
1T hos esEied hers s5 the illness of heir
fathefsA W. Clark. Mrs. Clark ia also in
very pod health.
The Mird degree was worked on one
candidAfe by Esoteric lodge last evening.
This eVeI ing Esoteric viii work the third
at the IN svention which is being held In
Odd FeiAbws hail this afternoon.
Mrs J3T. Mcdonald is to hold series
OF twelxk private assem blies In Manning
hall. The first wRs given last evening, and
was veyy enjoyable affair. The next
assembly will be Tuesday evening, Jan. 26
X. G. Hopper, whom many OF Ellis.
worth's business men remember, is now
the Boston manager of Jacob Berry & Co.,
stock brokers, OF Boston, New York and
Philadelphia. The Boston office is at
10 Congress street.
Miss Jsssie l.. Long, OF East Buebill,
and Percy DeBeck, of West FRANKLIN,
were married by Rev.. ]. P. Slmonton at
the parsonage Friday afternoon. Satur-
day they left for West Franklin, where
| Mr.. Defseck is postmaster.
One ofsthe most enjoyable socials OF
the season was that held by Nokomis
Rebekah lodge In Odd Fellows hall Friday
evening. About 100 couple filed the floor,
and dancing kept up till O'Clock. Music
| was furnished by Higgins orchestra, of
three pieces. Supper was served in the
banquet ball.
| A business meeting OF the Lincoln I'm
provement league was held at the Pine
street scheolhouse Friday afternoon. Tne
| following officers were elected: Miss
Mary II. Black, president; Miss Georgia
| N. Emery, president; Jessie Morang,
secretary; Percivai Wescott, treasurer.
The next meeting will be held Friday
| afternoon, Jan. 20.
At q meeting OF the stockholders of the
Union Shoe Manufacturing Co. held last
week the following officers were elected
Myer Gallert, president; Arno W. King
general manager; George E. Greeley, su-
perintendent; John A. Peters, jr., attor.
ney; directors, M. Galert, j. A Peters, jr.
Charles W. Mason, A. w. King, j. F
Royal, J. a. McGown, A. P. Wisweil.
Friends OF Roy c. Haynes of this city
who is a STUDENT at Hebron academy, ar,
hustling TO secure votes enough for hin
In the Boston Herald contest to sent
him to the st. Louis fair next summer
A boom for him has been started by thu
the many friends he has made at Han
cock Point, and his friends everyw er,
are urged to get to work and try to max,
him one OF the Herald's "happy hun
dred".
A report Is current that the society o
Associated Charities is doing very littl
benevolent work this winter. II 1t Is so
1t is because the society has so littl
clothing at its disposal. At the presen
time half q dozen children are waiting
for suita Bile clothing to enable them tt
attend school, and 1t is earnestly re
quested that all persons having garments
to dispose of will send them to the head
quarters of the society in the publ,
library building as soon as possible.
"The Missouri Girl" given In Hancock
hall Monday evening was we'll attended
The comedy was one of the best seen II
Ellsworth for some time. 1t was bright
clean, catchy, full of amusing situations
and with just enough seriousness tt
balance 1t well. The parts were admir-
ably taken, Miss lola Pomeroy as "Dsisy
Grubbs", and II. j. Shrewsbury as "Zeke'
being particularly good. It is safe to say
that when the company returns her,
later in the season it will be greeted witt
a crowded house. The company wat
under the local management OF Charles
P. Hslpin. Mr.. Halpin promises Ellis
worth play-goers a rare treat when thu
season opens, as he has several first clas
compahies booked, and among them il
George F. Hall. in Ragged Hero" fo
May 3. Mr.. Hall needs no introduction
to an Ellsworth audience.