Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21

despatched at B Il m.
Lygonia lodge will work the third de-
gree this evening.
Thomas Larlzin, of Waterville, was in
! the city this week.
Mrs. Henry s. Russell has returned from
a weeks visit in Rockland.
Street Commissioner G. F. Newman has
purchased the Gideon s. Cook farm.
There will be Thanksgiving concert at
the Methodist church Sunday evening.
Miss Eva Mayo was at home from Bos-
ton conservatory of music last Friday
night.
Rev. ]. P. Simonton will preach at
North Ellsworth Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
$. T. Campbell, of Island Falls, has been
in Ellsworth few days the past week on
business.
Members of the Unitarian Sunday
school enjoyed party at the vestry last
Friday evening.
Rev. j. D. McGraw, of Surry, and Rev.
oiuuohtoh SASudbSOo puIpilS
Sunday morning.
| Mrs. Rebecca Hale and daughter Kath-
crime are the guests of w. HI. Dresser and
wife for few days.
| Miss Julia Cushman is home from the
! Bridgewater normal school for the
Thanksgiving recess.
The common schools Of the city will
close tomorrow for the fall vacation. The
| high school will close Dec IA.
Mrs. Emma Mcfarland left last week
for Exeter, N. H., to make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Fl. E. Walker.
| Roscoe Smith has secured position as
railroad express messenger and is at pres
ent on the run between Bangor and
| Greenville.
| The Dlrigo club will move back to its
old quarters in the Hagerthy building
this week. The club will have very
| pleasant home.
Frank R. Moore has purchased of Robert
| Gerry the lot on School street south of the
grammar school lot. He will clear it up
and improve it.
The fire department was called out yes
terday afternoon for grass fire which
| threatened the grand stand at the fair
grounds. No damage.
| L. w. Jordan has moved his furniture
| and undertaking business from the Emo
building on State street to his residence at
the corner of Franklin and Pine streets.
The turkey supper and sale at the vestry
of the Congregational church last Thurs
day evening were great success socially
and financially. About 500 was realized.
! Mrs. Nancy R. Davis, of Somerville,
Mass, sister of Mrs. F. B. Aiken, of this
city, died last Friday. She was a daugh-
! ter of the late Samuel Farnham, of Bucks
port.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Congrega-
tional church met with Mrs. l.. A. Emery
yesterday afternoon. The next meeting
| will be held Dec. 4, with Mrs. F. W.
| Rollins.
At the Baptist church next Sunday
| morning Rev. P. A. A. Killam will deliver
| Thanksgiving sermon. Goodwill coun-
! ell, j. o. U. A. M, will attend the service
in body.
Capt. S. A. Goodwin was at home for
| day this week. His vessel, the Harry w.
Haynes, is at Stockton Springs. Mrs.
Goodwin and Miss Ruth are expected
home this week.
Charles W. Eaton went to Portland yes
terday and returned this morning with
his wife, who is improving satisfactorily
after a surgical operation at the Maine
general hospital.
Union Thanksgiving Day service will be
held at the Methodist church on the after
noon of Thanksgiving Day, at o'clock.
The sermon will be by Rev. s. w. Sutton
of the Unitarian church.
Presiding Elder HI. B. Haskell will de-
liver a lecture on Tennyson at the Metho-
dist church Monday evening, Dec. 8, un-
der the auspices of the Junior league.
There will be special music.
Christian Anton, mate of steam yacht
Priyateer, is spending week at his for
mer home here with H. w. Dunn. The
yacht is hauled up at New York, and Mr..
Anton will keep ship this winter.
Word has been received from Porto Rico
that two Ellsworth boys have recently
been promoted. Roy G. Haines has been
| made principal of the industrial schoolat
San Juan, an institution that has been
some time established, and Linwood T..