Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-01-18

LYfnbufnef, IL. :. ~. H.; Laura 5cribDer,
r. s. V. g.; Maud Raymond, l.. s v. g.;
Alice Goodwin, inside guard; Leila Davis,
warden; Lena Holmes, conductress. After
the insts Iation banquet was served in
the lower ball.
A dancing and card party is to be given
in Hancock hail next Monday evening,
Jan. %, by the ladies' in honor OF the
Nicolin club. TIE reception committee Is
composed OF Mrs. H. M. Hail. Mrs. J. f.
Knowlton, Mrs. o. W. Tapley, Mrs. F. W.
Rollins. Mrs. E. j. Walsh and Miss Mary
f. Hopkins. The public is cordially
invited. The affair promises to be one of
the leading social events OF the season.
| Arthur L. Gould, OF this city, student
at the Maine medical school at Portland,
| who is to graduate next June, has, after
sharp competition, received an appoint
ment as inferno at the Bangor hospital. He
will enter upon his duties In July. Mr..
| Gould is the youngest son OF George
Gould and wife, OF this city. He is grad
uaie of the Ellsworth high school. His
appointment is highly gratifying to his
many friends.
Another improvement has been added
to the fire department. Two pungs for
hauling hose to the fire have been placed
I'm the franklin street house. The pungs
are OF the double runner variety, a bout
| the size OF a delivery pung. Sideboards
eighteen inches high have been built on
and other changes made to make them
serviceable They are seven feet long and
and will easily take 700 feet of hose, all
the pipes, straps, axes, bars and pro-
tectors.
The following programme will be rem
dered at the Ellsworth high school next
Friday afternoon: Music, by Mary
Agnes Fields, Margaret Downey and
| Margaret Dresser; current events will be
read by Harry L. Gerry; oratioD, by
Milton Beckwith; weekly school psper
| by George A. Campbell and Julia r.
Cushman. A debate, Resotped, That
Arctic expeditions should be discouraged,
will be discussed in the affirmative by
| Frances Armstrong ana Chandler H.
Drummey, and in the negative by Ray
Dollard and David A. Foster.
| Last Wednesday evening Donequa
| lodge, K, of p, installed officers as fol-
| lows: Hollis B. Estey, G. c.; g. L. Wis
| we'll, V. c.; Jonn A. Lord, preiate; Harry
| l.. Crabtree, keeper OF records and seals;
Embert &. Osgood, master of exchs quer:
8. l.. Lord, master of work; Roswell
| Murch, master at arms; W. E. Doyle, in
side warden; Eugene p. Warren, outside
| warden; Charles II. Leland, representa-
tive to the grand lodge; John A. Lord,
alternate. c. w. Hopkins, grand cham
cellor, of Miibridge. VAS the installing
off .er. After work refreshments were
served followed by social hour.
The installation of the officers OF Blan-
quefort commsndery last Wednesday
evening WAS a most entertaining affair
The installing officer was A. W. King,
. whose work was admirably done. There
was music by the Ellsworth male quar-
tette and by M onag hans orchestra. After
the exercises dancing and cards were in
duIged in. AspIendid supper was served
about IL o'clock by Caterer John H.
Leland. The retiring eminent comman-
der, John F. Kuowlton, received we'll
deserved compliments for his work. The
new com f1hrFy Il. MOVE, Is Tue
youngest man ever elected to the office by
iauqut fort. His record for proficiency
In masonic work Is excellent, and with
the assistance of his able corps OF officers
good work may confidently be exp cted
In replying to an inquiry of the Port
land Board OF Trade Journal regard ng
the business OF the past year, the Union
shoe Mfg. Co, OF this city, writes: This
company has manufactured more goods
du ing 1904 than any year since We went
iato operation. The profits have not in
creased, as he gradual rise in all prices on
stock and material entering into the
goods we manufacture, has made the
cost of our output much in excass OF any
| ADVANCE we have been a. BILE to obtain from
customers. The shoe manufacturer Is
practically contractor, and prices made
on spring and fall samples are held
through each season, so that the rise in
stock and material must come from
profits figured on samples, which are
especially small on medium priced goods
when competition is very strong. For
| several years past these conditions have
existed, and consequently results have
been unsatisfactory to most manufac-
turers. With our increased output we
think he business for the year will be as
satisfactory as that of the past two or
three years"