Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-02-07

| known as William Mckinley council.
Congratulations from Ellsworth friends
are extended to Rev. A. Fl. Coar and wife,
| Feb. 5. Mrs. Coar was Miss Elizabeth
| l.. wiggin.
The sociable by the February social com
| mittee of the Congregational church will
take place at the vestry Friday evening,
Feb. 9. A literary contest will be one of
the features of the evening.
| Mayor Hagerthy has reappointed Fred
| III. Mcfarland as republican member of
the board of registration, his term to ex-
| pire May 1, 1908. The appointment was
made on the nomination by the republican
city committee.
F. s. Call left yesterday for visit of
| few days with his sister, Mrs. F. E. Ben
nett, in Presque Isle. Before he returns
| he expects to visit Boston. Mr.. Call takes
| this vacation in the hope that the rest
may benefit his eyes.
Mrs. F. W. Rollins is in Great Barring
ton, Mass, with her daughter Harriet, who
is an instructor in the high school of that
town. Miss Rollins is confined to the
house with mild form of tonsilitis, and
her mother is caring for her,
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Parsons announce
the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Lora V. Parsons, to Hoyt A. Moore, of
New York, son OF A. E. Moore, of this city.
Miss Parsons, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. F. A. Coombs, at East Orange,
N. j., the past two months, is expected
home the last of this week.
Rev. j. d. O'Brien has presented to
Philip H. Sheridan council, Knights of
| Columbus, a library of III volumes, with
case. The books include historical and
biographical works, and standard Eng
lish prose writings. The council rooms
on State street are now very costly fur
nished, and the library is valuable ad-
dition.
The official call for the Masonic district
convention has been issued The conven-
tion will be held in Ellsworth Thursday,
Feb. 22, afternoon and evening. The as
signment for degree work is Winter Har
| Dor, first; Northeast Harbor, second; Mt.
!
ments has been appointed from the two
Ellsworth lodges.
At the coffee party to be given by st.
Joseph's Catholic society at Hancock hall
"Wednesday evening, Feb q, the enter
tainment will include minstrel show, in
which local talent will be assisted by
members of st. Johns parish in Bangor,
who pladuce a minstrel show there next
week A dance will follow the entertain
ment Ice-cream, cake and coffee will be
served in the lower hall.
The new Methodist church was thrown
open for services Sunday morning for the
first time. About twenty members of
Goodwill council, j. o. U. A. NJ, and as
many more from Sunrise council, Daugh-
ters of Liberty, attended the service, meet
ing at their respective halls and marching
to the church in body. There was spec
ial music, including solos by Mrs F. B.
Kingsbury and Miss Eva Mayo.
Before the opening of the city meeting
Monday evening, the mayor and aldermen,
with City Clerk Hale, inspected the new
electric lights at Hancock hall. The inn
p-ovement over the old lights is marked.
The hall is much better lighted through
out, and especially the galleries in which
heretofore it was almost impossible to
read a programme. The board decided
upon few changes, including the install
lation of electric lights for kerosene in the
dressing-rooms.
Mrs. E. K. Hopkins was called to Bos-
ton last Wednesday night by the illness
of her sister, Mrs. Flora Roberts. Just
before Christmas Mrs. Roberts fell, bruis-
ing shin bone. The bruise was consid
ere1 slight at first, but blood poisoning,
developed, and during the past week her
condition has been critical. Letters re-
ceived this morning are more encourag-
ing, and lead her many friends here to
hope that danger is now past. Mrs. Rob-
erts was at her cottage in Falmouth when
the accident happened, but was moved to
Boston last week and is now in hospital.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Epworth league was OBJ
served at the Baptist church Sunday
evening by the " p. S. G. E., of Els
worth, Epworth League of the Methodist
church and the pastors of the two
churches uniting in the service. There
were special music, papers and reports
reviewing the work of the league, by
several members OF the society, and
short addresses by Rev, p. A. A. Killam,
| of the Baptist church, Rev. j. P. Simon
| ton, of the Methodist church, and B. B.
Whitcomb, president of Seaside local
union of Christian Endeavor.
| Funeral services of Charles A. Bellatty
were held at his home here last Thursday
afternoon. The remains were accom-
panied here from Boston by the widow
and son, and by Howard II. Adams. Rev.
P. A. A. Killam officiated at the funeral.
A delegation from Lejok lodge attended.
There were many beautiful floral tributes
| from friends, and from the Friend Supply
Co., of Boston, where Mr.. Bellatty had for