Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-25

Dr.J. H. Patten, OF Amherst, is in ELS
worth to-day.
Howard and Martin Adams are at home
for Christmas.
Fred w. Joy is at home from New York
for Christmas.
c. A. Hanscom and wife, of Baltimore,
| are here for the holidays.
Herbert r. Holmes is at home from
Rumford Falls for therholidays.
Mrs. Lizzie Goulden, OF Bar Harbor, is
the guest of Mrs. George P. Butler.
Miss Florence Smith is at home from
New York for the Christmas recess.
Mrs. Charles P. Libby, OF Limestone, is
the guest of H. L. Crabtree and wife.
George Parcher is at home from Har-
ward medical school for the holidays.
George W. Higgins, purser on the
steamer J. T. Morse, is at home for the
| winter.
J. M. Parker, of Midway, Mass, was
the guest last week of his brother, Walter
| X. Parker.
o. w. Tapley who has been confined to
his home the past week by the grip, is out
again to-day.
There will be dance at Hancock hall
Friday evening, Jan. II. Monaghan viii
| furnish music.
George Porter Paine, professor OF mathe-
matics in Ripon (Wis.) college, is at home
for the holidays.
| Irene chapter, o. E. s., will have spec
ial meeting Friday evening. Important
business will be considered.
Prof. Harry c. Emery, Of Yale, is spend
ing the holidays with bis parents, Chief
Jusice L. A. Emery and wife.
Master Charles Haynes is spending the
holidays in Boston with the Gieasons,
summer residents of Shady Nook.
/ II. E. Davis and wife left Monday for
Waban, Mass, to spend Christmas with
their daughter, Mrs. ]. A. Bryant.
The woman's auxiliary of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs. s. A..
Goodwin next Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 81,
at 2.3o.
| Shirly Norris, wife and infant son, of
Bar Harbor, are here to spend Christmas
with Mrs. Norris parents, G. F. Newman
and wife.
The Klark- Urban company delighted
| crowded house at Hancock hall Monday
evening with the comedy "a Girl from
Mexico".
The arrival at Port au Prince on Dec. s,
of the schooner Harry W. Haynes, Capt.
s. J. Goodwin, eight days from Whining
ton, N. c., is reported.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
society will take place next Monday even
| ing. All members of the society and
! others interested are invited to attend.
Rev. s. w. Sutton closed his pastorate at
| the Unitarian church last Sunday. No
arrangement has been made for q new
pastor, and the church will for the present
be closed.
Tomorrow being q legal holiday, the
banks will be closed all day. The post
Office will be open until 9 q. m., and then
be closed until after the distribution Of
| the evening mail, and will then remain
open until 8 o'clock.
The Sunday schools of the Methodist
and Baptist churches will have their
Christmas entertainments and trees this
(Tuesdsy) evening. The Congregational
Sunday school will have its Christmas en-
| tertainment Christmas night.
Wivurna encampment, l. o. o. F., on
Monday evening elected officers as fol-
lows: William E. Joy, chief patriarch;
Harold 9. Higgins, high priest; John A.
Moore, s. W.; William A. Alexander, J.
W.; F. L. Mason, scribe; H. F. Wescott,
treasurer.
There will be q recess meeting OF the
| city government Thursday evening, when
| the petition for the laying out of the new
section Of the Shore road as winter road
will be acted upon. The petition for Sun
| day closing Of stores may be acted upon at
| the same meeting.
Mrs. E. G. Nash, who is in charge OF the
| Western Union telegraph ONCE, returned
Monday from q vacation Of two weeks.
n. H. Duffee, who has been at home from
Boston on vacation, has been substit ut
ing for her. He will return to Boston
after the holidays.
Goodwill Sunrise corporation has
elected the following officers: President,
Charles NJ. Brooks; vice president, Free
man 9. Wheelden; secretary, John A..
Lord; treasurer, Charles E. Pho; trustee,