Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-12-28
FROM BAR HARBoR.
Christmas at the Churches--Society
Minstrels-The Postmastership.


Gun shining brightly overhead and the
ground covered with snow. IL was the
coolest morning OF the winter, the Their
mometer standing at 70 degrees below
zero on Main street.
The Christmas services at the churches
were well attended considering the ex-
treme cold. The services at the Episcopal
church began with a celebration OF holy
communion at 7.30 a. m, followed by
morning prayer, holy communion and
sermon at 10 30 q. m.
A fne musical programme was rendered
by the male choir under Organist Maurice
q. Rumssy. The church was beautifully
decorated with some 800 yards of laurel
ropes hung from the raiters. On the
altar were two handsome punches OF red
immorteiles aud branches OF southern
pine.
Above the altar rail was a star of red
and evergreen lighted by twenty electric
lights. A large crown OF evergreen hung
from the dome OF the church, brilliant
with seventy Ave incaDdescent lights.
A festival service was held at 7.30 In he
evening.
AT the Congregational church the
Christmas sermon was delivered by Frank
Hanscom, son OF Rev. 8. l.. Hanscom, a
student at the Bangor theological semi
nary.
the church was decorated with ever
greens. Sunday e-ening the children of
the sunday school gave an interesting
concert consisting Of singing, recitstions
and class exercises. The Christmas tree
was held Saturday evening.
A sermon appropriate to the day was
preached at the Methodist church by the
pastor, Rev. 8. l.. Hsnscom. aud . special
musical programme was rendered by the
mixed choir. A Christmas concert was
given by the Sunday school In the even
ing
Tue distribution of gifts from the
ing.
Rev. Howard b. Tilden delivered the
sermon at the Baptist church, and special
music wss sung.
The Christmas tree exercises were held
Sat urdsy evening. the concert by the
Sunday school will be given Sunday even
log, Jan. /.
AT the instance OF Rev. Stephen II.
Green, rector OF St. Saw ours church, the
church choir sang several hymns at the
Bar Har Dor hospital Christmas afternoon
at 30, and the pstients at the hospital
expressed great pleasure for the Thought.
fuiness OF Mr.. Green aud tor the services
OF the choir.
According to their annual custom the
members of the whitmore and prsble
families assembled at the home CT Frank
E. whitnore Saturday evening for dinner
aud the distribution of gifts from the
Christ nss tree.
Arrangements for the society MINISTRIES
which vii, .oeigiven at the Casino Thurs
day evening, Dec. ?9, for the benefit OF
the Bar Hsrbor band are about completed,
and q good show is assured.
The hrst part VIII consist OF the min
strel setting including dity of Bar Hsr-
boris beet gocaiists, instrumentalists snd
miustrei talent. DR.. J. T. Hinch will be
the interloeutor. Bones, James Bernsr-
Nfhs @he - Aks w thaloOot
LiDnehan and s. A. Frost; songs by J.
Franklin Anthony, e. A. Dyer, Harry
Donnelly and r. IL. kidder; end songs by
Messrs. Frost, Bernardini, Linnehan and
Wiley, who have some good local hits and
q large stock OF jokes and funny sayings.
The hrst part will conclude with the pa
triotic finale - The Goddess OF Liberty.
The part will be the prettiest setting ever
seen In Bar Hsrbor. The scenery for the
production has been specially painted.
The oiio will consist OF vocal and in
strumentsl guartettes, trombone solo by
Lee Sanford, song and dance by s. A.
Frost, violin solo oy Miss Beatrice Kelly.
Wiley aud Bernardini will do pleasing
black face sketch and Frost and Farrar
will appear 10 Dutch nonsense. Dudley
Prescott, the famous entertainer, tho has
been secured for the occasion, win also
appear during the evening.
The performance will conclude with an
old-time farce. Tickets for the show
were put on sale at the Casino Monday.
What promises to be lively fight for,
I he postmasters hip at Bar Rsrbor Is on
and that the contest will belwaged vigor-
ousiy there is no doubt, as the office is the
best one In Hancock county, and one OF
the most important In the State.
Tneiotiice handles vast amount Of mail
matter in the summer season, and ranks
among theltirst ten In the State In the
amount Of salary OF the postmaster which
Is q, 400.
Thus far only two candidates have come
out openly as candidates, but there Is
every probability that others will be In
tie field later. William FennelIy Is = can
didate for reappointment, and q. Ray
mond Joy has a3nounced.h is candidacy.
Mr.. Fennelly was appointed four years
ago after a HARD contest with John e.
Bunker, ir. Mr.. Fennelly has been prom
inent In republican politics for many
years, q former sheriff OF Hancock cou rty,