Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-02-20

was worked, and in the evening the order
Of temple. AT $50 there was banquet.
It is expected that the Ellsworth festi-
val chorus will be able to resume re-
hearsals next week on Thursday evening.
Postal notification will be sent in due
season.
The Unitarian woman's alliance will
meet at the parsonage Wednesday, Feb. q,
Iat p. M; subject: 1.-THE Relation Of
Right Thinking, to Conduct Business
session at 2.3O p. m.
The Ogalallah club, of Bangor, will ap-
pear at Hancock hall Thursday, Feb. 2S, in
. musical sketch. ssCollege Chums." There
are minstrel features. Ellsworth people
have not forgotten the excellent minstrs !
show which this club gave here last year
Everett j. Davis has leased the Greedy
store, adjoining the First national bank
building, and will open fruit, confec-
tionery and cigar store. The store is now
being renovated and repainted. Mr.. Davis
|expects to have his store open for business
by Saturday, March2.
n washington Day will oe observed at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning.
Mr.. Simonton will preach an appropriate
sermon. VIM. II. Il. Rice post and relief
corps are invited to attend. In the even
1ns .nere VIII We eon's'. AZ 'ne in'eie''
~ 'ne rieeuinan anu soeie's'
male quartette has been organized in
the Baptist church and will make its first
appearance at next Sunday evenings SER
wee. The quartette 10 composed OF Y. u.
Hodgkins, first tenor; 3. 3. Whitcomb,
second tenor; II. W. Dunn, lr., first base;
IseV. r. a. a. Aiiiain, seconu pase'
superintendent OF schools Mason an
nounces that the Longfellow centennial
noon by appropriate exercises IN all the
schools OF this city, including schools at
the Falls and the high school. The exer-
cises will be public. All Interested are
invited.
Senator Hale hose company held its
annual banquet al the American mouse
last wednesday evening. There We're
thirty present, including present and past
members OF the company, ana Chiei Eaton
and ex-Chiefs brown and Doyle, and
former Assistant Chie1s L. III. Cusnman
and +. r. Brady, VINO were guests OF
honor.
The ''singing school of We olden time',
being prepared by the January COM
mittee of the Congregational church, is to
be given in Hancock hall on the evening
of Tuesday, March 5. No end of fun is
promised. Mrs. F. T. Grows is in charge
OF the anair, ana tnls Is sumclent guarantee
| that " Will pe success.
I, 4he concert by tie BowLcin college gle,
club will take place at Hancock hal
tonight. Bowdoin has always sent {
good glee club here and in anticipation O
another excellent concert there has beer
a large advance sale of seats. A dance viii
follow the concert. The affair is under
the management of a number of Ellsworth
young ladies.
desnatcb from Portsmouth. N. H..
dated Yesterday. gives the record for ,
long coastinp massage to a former Els
worth vessel. IT follows: s.The record
| for the longest passage made by a schooner
from a Maine port to Massachusetts, il
| believed to be held by the coastine
schooner l.. d. Remick, which sailed from
Bangor on Nov. %, for Scituate, Mass.
with lumber, and is now at Portsmouth
| waiting favorable weather to be towed tt
her destination. The Remick is already
out eighty nine days, forty-eight of which
have been spent in Portsmouth, storm
bound.
The many friends of lanes A. Davis. o
R,sto, an old Ellsworth how. will regret
to leorn thot be wac unfortunate enonpt
last Thursday night to lose by fire tn,
stable nm his heautifpl home at Lexington
Mass. Four valuable horses, the carriages
sleighs, harnesses, clothing, &c., were
saved. So also were four dogs and three
canary birds, but three OF Mr.. Davis
prize-winning coach dogs, which were II