Ellsworth American., 1907-01-09

had been bringing liquors to bar Harbor
In trunk. He was suspected, and Deputy
Sheriff Shea seized the trunk and found it
full Of quart and pint bottles Of whiskey.
Harry L. Crabtree and wife are in Ban
gor attending the wedding to-day Of Mrs.
Crabtree's sister, Miss Grace Gardner, and
Fullerton Merrill, of the Merrill Trust
Co., OF Bangor. Miss Bernice Giles, OF
Ellsworth, is one Of the bridesmaids.
VIM. H. Fl. Rice post and relief corps
till have public installation OF officers
hext Monday evening, Jan. IA. A social
will follow. Refreshments will be served.
A large attendance is desired. James E.
Parsons will install the post officers.
Following the week of prayer, the
Methodist and Baptist churches will unite
for series of evangelical services. DR..
F. w. Troy, of Brooklyn, N. ", a we'll
known evangelist, will be here. The SER
vices will begin next Monday evening, and
continue throughout the week or longer.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, has elected
officers as follows: E. s. Means, w. NJ;
Charles A. Dews, s. W.; Andrew Moor, J.
W.; George A. Parchery treasurer; n. j.
Moor, secretary; Andrew Falls, $. D.;
Howard w. Damn, jr., J. D. Arrange
ments for installation have not been made
News has been received here of the death
Of Mrs. Abbie X. Hallett at Waco, Texas,
Dec. "a. Mrs. Hallett's former home was
in Waltham. She leaves three sisters =
Mrs. Carrie Robinson, of Bangor, Mrs.
Julia Kingman, Mrs. j. F. Morrison, and
one brother, Wellington Haslam, OF this
city.
I. L. Halman, OF Boston, was in the city
two days last week on business. Mr. Hal
man is intensely interested IN the electric
railroad talk now rife, and while he hopes
all the recently projected roads will be
built, he is confident that his proposed
road from Ellsworth to Castine will be
built first.
The State convention of the j. o. u.
A. NJ. will be held at Odd Fellows hall in
this city next Friday. The convention
will open at 2.30 p. M, and the afternoon
session will be devoted principally to
business. At o'clock supper will be
served. In the evening there will be de- |
gree work. Refreshments will be served
at midnight.
The annual election of officers of the |
Senator Hale hose company was held |
Monday evening. R. ]. Goodwin was
elected captain; H. H. Higgins, first lieu
tenant; G. F. Newman, jr., second lieu
fsnant; Fl. G. Austin, secretary; L. w.
Jordan, treasurer; J. B. Holmes, stew; I'd.
A committee was also appointed to ar
range for the annual reunion and banquet
to be neld some time during January.
Blanquefort commandery, K. T.,
elected officers Monday evening as fol-
lows: F. G. Burrill, eminent commander;
E. K. Whitaker, generalissimo; L. III.
Cushman, c. g.; J. o. Whitney, s. W.; H.
c. Jordan, j. W.; NJ. M. Moore, prelate;
E. F. Robinson, treasurer; w. Fl. Dresser,
recorder. Officers will be installed Mon
day evening, Jan. 2S. The installation
will be public to Sir Knights and their
families.
Esoteric lodge, F. and A. NJ, last Thurs
day evening elec.ed officers as follows: j. |
F. Knowlton, W. NJ; Martin M. Moore,
S. W.; Herbert A. Ash, ]. W.; A. w.
Greely, treasurer; w. H. Dresser, Sec
retary; Fl. C. Austin, S. D.; Leon e. Rowe, |
j. d. Officers will be installed by Dis !
trict Deputy W. H. Dresser Thursday |
evening, Jan. II. The installation will be |
public to Masons and their families. A |
sociable will follow.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet |
for rehearsal tomorrow evening and to
complete the organization. Next week
the rehearsal will be held on Wednesday |
evening instead of on Thursday evening,
as Manning hall will be used on Thursday
evening by the Masons. At the rehearsal
next week Director in Chief w. R. Chap
man is expected to be present. He will
describe and plan the chorus parts of the
music to be sung at the next festival, and
all who are interested, though not mem
bers of the chorus, are cordially invited to
be present.
The week Of prayer is being observed by
the Methodist, Baptist and Congregation
al churches with union services. Sunday
evening, at the Baptist church, Rev. R. B.
Mathews preached. Monday evening,
at the Baptist vestry, the sermon was
by Rev. j. P. Simonton. Last evening, at
the Methodist church, Rev. p. A. A.
Killam preached. This evening the SER
vice will be in the Methodist church, Mr..
Mathews. Thursday and Friday evenings |
the services will be in the Congregat ionaI
chapel with Rev. Messrs. Simonton and
Killam as the preachers. The public is
cordially invited.
An artistically printed pamphlet of
twenty pages has recently come from the |
publication Office OF the Sparrell Art Co.,
of Boston, entitled "Childhood Poems".
The poems are by Doris F., the little
daughter of !. l.. Halman and wife. Fac
ing the title page is a fine portrait Of the
youthful author. From earliest child
hood Miss Doris has manifested the /
poetic instinct, and at as early an age an |