Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-12-12

The high school will close Friday for
the holiday recess.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, will work
the first degree this evening.
The literature club will meet with Miss
M. A. Greely next Monday evening.
Mrs. S. j. Morrison, who has been ill
with rheumatic fever the past week, is
slightly improved.
Rev. n. R. Pearson, of Sullivan, was in
Ellsworth yesterday, the guest of Rev. j.
P. Simonton and wife.
Mrs. Willard l. Olmstead, Of Bangor,
with little daughter, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. G. w. Mason.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet
for rehearsal tomorrow evening at Man
ming lall at 7.45. full attendance is
earnestly requested.
Mrs. Evelyn Donnen, who has been vis-
iting her..son, Carlton 8. Donnell, in Els
worth, the past two weeks, returned to
her home in Franklin to-day.
Walter j. Clark, jr., and wife were the
victims of surprise party at their home
on Water street last Wednesday evening.
A pleasant evening was passed.
The Postal Telegraph Cable Co. an
nounces that after Dec. 81 it will discon
tinue all free transmission of messages.
Outstanding franks will be honored to
and including Dec. 81.
DR.. Lewis Hodgkins has returned from
New York where he has been for several
months taking a special course in the
New York post graduate medical school
and hospital Mrs. Hodgkins returned
with him.
Justice Emery is sitting at December
term of the law court in Augusta. The
court opened Tuesday, but adjourned i'm
mediately until Wednesday out of respect
to the memory of the late Chief-Justice
Andrew P. Wiswel.
Patrick Bresnahan, proprietor of the
Franklin house, has closed the hotel for
the winter, and moved to his house on
Willow street, which has been thoroughly
repaired since the fire. The Franklin
house will be reopened in April.
James w. Smith, the obliging delivery
clerk of the American Express Co., has
been laid up the past week by injuries re-
ceived from a fall from his wagon. He
was out yesterday for the first since the
accident, but will not report for duty be-
fore next week.
Rev. r. B. Mathews, the new pastor Of
the Congregational church, with his wife
and two children, arrived yesterday.
They will remain at the American house
until the parsonage is ready for occu-
pancy. Morning service will be held next
Sunday at 1890; Sunday school at 11.45.
There will be special conclave of
Blanquefort commandery next Monday,
beginning at O'Clock p. M, when there
will be work in the order of the red cross.
At $50 there will be banquet. At 7.30
work in orders of temple and malta. This
will probably be the last work of the
commandery for the year.
Gov. Cobb, Adjutant- General Farnham
and Secretary Purinton while in Ellis
worth last Thursday toattend Chief JUS
tice Wiswell's funeral were entertained by
albOTH6y 1dLulIhs he
associate justices of the supreme court
were entertained by Judge l.. A. Emery.
All the supreme court justices were pres
ent except Judge Strout, of Portland, who
is ill.
Officers of the Royal Arcanum for the
ensuing year have been elected as follows:
F. B. Aiken, regent; w. A. Alexander,
vice-regent; E. K. Hopkins, orator; A. F.
Burnham, sitting past regent; o. w. Tap
ley, treasurer; F. L. Mason, collector; J.
E. Parsons, treasurer; M. Y. McGown,
chaplain; c. E. Doyle, guide; Fl. w. Cush-
man, warden; T. E. Brown, sentry; A. F.
Burnham, c. c. Burrill, F. W. Rollins,
trustees.
The new timel table of the Maine Cen
trail railroad went into effect last Sunday.
The only changes that affect Ellsworth
are train west in the early evening and
the discontinuance of the Sunday train.
The train heretofore leaving at 5.35 now
leaves at 5.55. Mail for this train closes
at the postoffice at $50. The afternoon
train from the west is due to arrive at A. 20
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Surry and Bluehill leaves at 5.15 instead
of as formerly.
Philip FL. Sheridan council, Knights of
Columbus, Ehas elected the following Of
ficers: Charles P. Halpin, grand knight;
Patrick E. Kearns, deputy grand knight;
Charles e. Mccarthy, financial secretary;
e. F. Small, recorder; Thomas A. Gaynor.