Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-10-25

Brown, OF Ellsworth.
Ellsworth friends of Mrs. s. B. Swan, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, who has a summer cot
tage at Hancock Point, will regret to learn
that she has been seriously i'll at the home
of her sister, Mrs. M. F. Woods, at VIM
chester, Mass. She sable to sit up only
few minutes alta time.
Mary Ann Moran, widow of Owen
Moran, formerly of Ellsworth, died at
her home in Bar Harbor Monday, aged
seventy-four years. She leaves three
sons-John and Thomas, of Bar Harbor,
and Owen, of Bangor, ,and three daughters
Mrs. Frank Moore, Mrs. E. B. Rodick and
Miss Kate Moran, of Bar Harbor.
The date for the entertainment-th
old-fashioned "singing schoop'--to be
given by the October committee of the
Congregational church has been fixed for
Monday evening, Nov.6; the place, Han
cock hall. About thirty-five, old and
young, will participate, and highly en-
tertaining performances is looked for.
FL. Il. Lufkin, secretary OF the Maine
State Sunday school association, who will
be in Ellsworth to attend the county Sun
day school convention, will speak at the
Ellsworth Falls church next Sunday fore
noon, and at union service in the Baptist
vestry Sunday evening. The regular Sun
day services at the other churches will be
omitted.
Miss Lucy NJ. Campbell, of Ellsworth,
and Clinton 0. Ladd, Of Bangor, were
married Monday evening by Rev. j. P.
Simonton, of the Methodist church. Mr.
and Mrs. Ladd left on the night train for
a wedding trip. They will reside in Bel
fast, where the groom is at present en-
ployed. The bride and groom have the
best wishes of their many friends.
Frank Cochrane, of Princeton, Idaho,
who has been visiting his father, William
Cochrane, and other relatives here for the
past month, left Friday. He will make
short visits with relatives at Lewiston,
Lee, N. H., and Lynn, Mass, before start
ing for his western home. This was Mr..
Cochrane's first visit to Ellsworth since he
left for the West twenty years ago, and his
many friends here were pleased to renew
old acquaintance.
Friends in Ellsworth will be interested
in the announcement that Chaplain David
I'll. Tribou, U. S. N, senior chaplain of the
navy, has been detached from duty at the
Charlestown navy yard, and directed to
become the chaplain at the U. S. naval
home and hospital in Philadelphia.
Chaplain Tribou is at present in Philadel-
phia, as the government representative at
the national prison conference. He is con-
sIdered the leading naval authority on
prisons and prison management.
Frederick w. Bancroft, of Boston, wfll
give two descriptive song recitals in ELS
worth, one on Friday evening, Oct 27,
subject: sScottish Songs and Singers"
and the other on Nov. 10, subject: ''Irish
Songs and Song Writer'S" at Odd Fellows
hall. Tickets are being sold on subscription.
Mr.. Bancroft comes highly recommended,
and his talks are said to be instructive
and highly entertaining. He is said to be
an eloquent speaker and to possess rich
tenor voice. Mr.. Bancroft gave two re-
citals in Bangor last winter in the
Unitarian parish house.
Deputy Grand Master Albert F. Smith,
in his annual report submitted to the
grand lodge of Rebekahs at Portland last
week, said: "May 16 visited Nokomis
Rebekah lodge, No. 70, of Ellsworth. Al
though the night was a very stormy and
disagreeable one, the hall was well filed
with their own members and visitors from
Bangor and elsewhere. The degree was
conferred in a manner difficult to surpass"
Lejok lodge, /. o. o. F., of Ellsworth, was
near the head of the list of lodges in the
State for gain in membership during the
year, as shown by Grand Secretary Dyer's
report. Newport lodge led with thirty
nine admissions, while Lejok lodge, OF
Ellsworth, and Oriental lodge, of Bangor,
were tied for second honors with thirty
three admissions each.
The Helpsomehow society of the Baptist
church is planning to give an entertain
ment next Wednesday evening in Han
cock hall. 1t is to be called "a Mathe-
matical Merrytime". There will be hu-
morous scenes and dialogues emblematic
of something in mathematics, and prizes
will be given the first one in the audience
giving correct answer. Among the
scenes to be introduced is Chinese laun-
dry in full operation, court scene, and a
thrilling elopement. During the inter-
mission ice-cream and home made candies
will be on sale. The society will be assist
ed by Miss Gertrude Greene, pianist; Miss
M. A. Hodgkins, aceompanist; Miss Flea
nor w. Pomeroy, reader; and Harold s.
Higgins, violinist. The entertainment
will conclude with the laughable farce en-