Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-02-28
Miss Mary F. Doyle is visiting friends in

Leslie w. Beckwith was at home from
| Boston few days last week.
Guy Raymond has gone to Manchester,
| N. H., to work in a shoe factory.
A report of the Mason's convention in
Ellsworth last Thursday may be found on
| page7.
| Mrs. G. G. Gardner, of Bangor, is visit
| ing her daughter, Mrs. Harry L. Crabtree,
| for few weeks.
| Mrs. H. C. Woodward left Saturday to
make her home in Boston, where Mr..
Woodward is employed.
| The ladies' circle of the Methodist
| church will serve dinner at Odd Fellows
hall next Wednesday al noon.
James Whitmore, who is employed as
station agent at Stockton Springs, was at
home for short visit last week.
The firemen were called out Friday af-
| ternoon for a slight fire on the roof OF the
| foundry. There was no damage.
Thomas B. McAloon, the Bangor horse
man, well known here, died Monday Of
consumption, aged sixty-two years.
+. A. Orcutt and wife have returned to
their home here after visit of five weeks
in Detroit, Mich, and Toledo, Ohio.
The gentlemen of the Unitarian society
will serve supper at the vestry next We'd
nesday evening, March 7, at o'clock.
The woman's relief corps of William H.
III. Rice post will serve supper at Grand
Army hall tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
Mrs. E. K. Hopkins arrived home from
Boston Saturday. Her sister, Mrs. Flora
Roberts, is now recovering from her crit
| ical illness.
| c, L. Morang, who has been in Boston
on business, is expected hone the last OF
this week. Mrs. Morang accompanied
him.
Mrs. A w. Curtis tripped on a rug at
her home one day recently, and fell,
spraining her leg. She is still confined to
the house.
| The regular rehearsal of the Ellsworth
| festival chorus will be held in Manning
hall to- morrow evening. A full attend
ance is earnestly requested.
George II. Grant has awarded contract
to Austin NJ Foster, of this city, for cot
| tage to be built by him at Hancock Point
| near the one he sold last season to Mrs.
| William T. Sampson.
| Charles II. Closson, the well-known
| travelling man who has been visiting
Ellsworth for years, is critically i'll with
Bright's disease at the Revere house in
Boston. Mr.. Blossoms home is in Sedg-
wick. He is member of Blanquefort
commandery X. T. of Ellsworth.
The board of registration, composed of
E. K. Hopkins, F. H. Mcfarland and
John E. Doyle, is in session at the alder
mems room at Hancock hall. The hours
are from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m, to p m. and
7 to 9 p. m. New names will be received
up to 8 p. m. Friday, after which time the
board will revise the lists. Those who
wish to vote at the election next Monday
and whose names are not already on the
lists, must register before Friday after
noon at 5 o'clock.
The March social committee of the Con-
gregational society is arranging for the
presentation of the pretty parlor drama,
| nS lIob lluiCt hb tbC SOhSiSSabiohaA
| vestry, Friday evening, March 16. The
members of the committee in charge are
Mrs. Henry w. Cushman, chairman; Mrs.
]. NJ. Adams, Mrs. o. w. Tapley, Mrs. G.
| R. Foster, Mrs. Herbert r. Holmes, Mrs.
| Elbridge Milliken, Mrs. Perley Phillips,
Mrs. f. F. Robinson, Mrs. N. C. King and
| Miss Lora Parsons.
Thomas H. Maloney, only brother of
| John F. Maloney, of this city, died at his
| home in Bangor Saturday, aged forty
seven years. Funeral services were held
| from st. Johns church, Bangor, Monday
| forenoon. MIR. Maloney was in the en-
ploy of the Maine Central railroad as a
boiler maker. The Bangor Netos, in re-
porting his death, says: "He was re-
| spected and beloved by his fellow
workmen, to whom he had endeared
| himself because of the sterling qualities
| of his character. His death will be a
source OF sorrow to large number of
| friends" He was a frequent visitor to
Ellsworth, and had many friends here.
Owing to the heavy rain last Wednesday
the George Washington reception and
social in the Baptist vestry was not well
attended. Those who went, however, had
! good time. The "get-ups" were espec-
tally good. H. w. Dunn, jr., made dig
| nified 'sFather of his Country, and Miss
NJ. A. Hodgkins looked very stately as
ssMartha Washington. Mrs. U. g.
Hodgkins looked impressively colonial in
her impersonation of "Lady Fontaine-
bleau". The readings by Miss Pomroy,