Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-02-01

E6pUft une time. ABOUT in1rIy-uVe
attended and spent the evening playing
bridge. Refreshments were served.
Representative B. E. Tracy of Winter
Parbor, and Mrs. Tracy stopped over in
while here we're the guests OF Mrs. J. A.
Crabtree aud her son, Harry L. Crab rec.
L@jok lodge, /. o. o. f. will hold an
old fashioned soc!able in Odd Fellows hall
nsxt Tuesday evening. All Odd Fellows
aud Rebekahs are invited. Music will te
furnished by Higgins orchestra of three
pieces.
Thursday evening of next week Esoteric
lodge will hold a sociable and public
Installation. ID. d G. NJ. Eben X. Whit
taker, OF Bar Harbor, will install. AL
Masons with their families are cordially
invited.
Mrs. David l.. Yale, who came home
while her brother, Herbert Foster, was SO
seriously III, re, urned to her home in Con-
ntcticut last week. Master Herbert is
up a little every day.
A meeting OF the Hancock county fire
underwriters was held at the Office of Z.
W. & f. l.. Mason Saturday afternoon for
the purpose OF discussing the new rates
VIII ch have recently been put into effect
throughout the county.
Miss Helen c. Davis, who went to Porto
RicI last fall to teach, and who WIS
obliged to relinquish her work on &C.
count OF ill health, has returned to the
United States, and Is at present with her
mot her and sister In Wellesley, Mass.
Miss Margaret Koch. prominent in af-
fairs OF the Y P. 8 c E. In Maine, was
an inter esting speaker at tue Biptist
church last Sunday morning. In the
evening she delivered the address before
church.
Plans for the Odd Fellows convention
which IL to be held in Ellsworth f, b. II
are progressing satisfactorily. The only
Working term definitely decided upon at
present. Is Leiok lodge which will work
the initiatory degree. Other assignments
will be announced later,
The trout and salmon fishing season
opened this morning OH ponds about
Hancock county. All sporting camps are
tiiied 10 overfowing. Several teams
drove through Ellsworth from Hancock
aud Bar llarbor yesterday headed for
Branch and Patterns ponds.
An innovation in the line of public
suppers will be the one to be given at the
Uuitarisn vestry next Wednesday even
ing, Feb. s. The gentlemen Of the So
ytety viii have entire charge OF the supper
iroll he preparation to the serving. The
public is iuyited.
Repairs on the old Methodst church
which wes damaged by fire last wintfr
have started. AT present the workmen
are busy tearing out the burned part.
The building was purchased by a corpora
ton OF Sunrise council, d. OF L., and the
junior order OF American Mt chanics.
Mrs. Eugene Hale arrived In New York
last Saturday from Europe, W here she has
been since last fail with her son, Chandler
Hale, who is secretary OF the legation at
Vienna. Senator Hale met Mrs. Hale on
arrival. Mrs. Hale will remain in Wash
ineton until after Congress adjourns.
The Unitarian society is preparing an
entertainment to be given by the children
OF the Sunday school Feb. %. The first
part of the entertainment viii be min
strel show by the little ones dressed in
colonial style, and the second half will be
a farce entitled "Wooing under d fficul-
ties". Further particulars will be an
nounced later.
The programme o. the Dirigo club min
strels Is about complete, and many OF
Ellsworth's cieverest amateurs will par
tieipate in the performance. One
pleasing feature OF the entertainment will
be the restr ictlon of "roasts" to club
served seats will be held at Le.and's
beginning Feb 27.
NEE ting OF the A. G. Hagerthy league
was held last Friday at the Beechlsnd
school. Officers were chosen as follows
President, Mary F. DJye; secretary,
Alice Blonde'te, treasurer, Vernon Ray
mond. Through their own efforts The
pupils OF this school have recently pur-
chased a nice book case, which tney hopS
In time 10 see well filed,
D. I'll. Tribou and +. I, Doyle have com
bined forces In the Crippen building Oh
Water street, and will hereafter do busi'
ness under the firm name OF the County
Supply Co. The stock OF crookery and tin
ware has been moved from the Trioou
store on Franklin street TO the CrippsI
store. The new firm will carry varied
stock OF crockery, tinWare, hats, boots
shoes, and teas aud coffees.
The meeting CT the Senator Hale host
company was held last Thursday evening
when 1t was decided to buy rubber coats
for the whole COMPANY. The money I, !