Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-02-05

| Miss Caroline NJ. Joy, OF Grand Forks,
N. D., is the guest Of her uncle, Calvin p.
joy.
| Mrs. Mae B. Sealander, OF New York, is
visiting her parents, David Friend snd
wife.
/ Mrs. A. W. Austin is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Vincent, in somervilIe,
Mass.
Miss Beulsh Greene, OF Bangor, was in
the city over Sunday, the guest Of Mrs.
| William A. Alexander.
Andrew NJ. Moor and wife are receiving
| congratulations on the advent Of daugh-
ter, born last Monday.
Vim. II. II. Rice post relief corps will
meet with Mrs. c. H. Leland on Pine
street to- morrow evening.
Miss Eliss beth Morrison observed her
twelfth birthday last Saturday by enter
tanning group OF her young friends.
Members OF the board OF trade are re-
| quested to bear in mind the regular
| monthly meeting at Manning hail next
Monday evening.
Alderman Alvin Staples went to Port
| land last week for another surgical opera
tion on his arm. A portion OF the bone
| at the elbow was removed.
Harry J. Joy, who has been employed
in Boston for some time past, is now sta
toned in Bangor in charge Of the opera
ting department OF the telephone exchange
in that city.
The fair Of the ladies' aid society of the
Methodist church will take place at Odd
sale OF fancy articles. Dinner will be
served at noon, and supper from $40 to
$50.
| Charles W. Fernald, son OF William Fer
| nald and wife, OF Ellsworth Falls, and
Iva B., daughter OF Frank Haycock and
| wife, of Cherryfeld, were married at the
| Baptist parsonage in Cherryfield last We'd
| nesday evening.
e. F. Osgood. photographer, son Of
| Irving Osgood, OF this city, was victim
Of the big fire in Berlin, N. H., yesterday.
This is Mr.. Osgood's second experience
with fire in Berli !, he having been burned
out about five years ago.
The Staples Piano & Music Co. has
leased the new store OF Thomas J. Holmes
on Main street, and it is now being put in
readiness. The company expects to be in
its new quarters in two or three weeks.
The location is . most desirable one.
Miss Almenia J. Tower returned Jan. 25
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grandmother, Mrs. NJ. l.. Tower, OF Ellis
worth, has been visiting daughter, Mrs.
Martin Thorsen, ct West Hoboken, N. J.
She also returned with Miss Tower from
New York and will spend the rest of the
winter here.-Bar Harbor accord
Capt. Calvin H. Gray, brother of b. F.
Gray, of this city, died at his home in
Bangor yesterday, in the seventy second
year of his age. He leaves two daughters
Mrs. A. b. Gillis, OF Bangor, and Mrs.
Henry Lovejoy, Of Boston, and one SON
Z. II. Gray, Of Bradley.
The Ellsworth board OF registration
will be in session at the aldermen's room
in Hancock hall from Tuesday, Feb, 25, to
Saturday, Feb. %, from 8 a. m. to p. M,
and from to p. m. The first four days
will be for registering voters, and the
last day for revising the lists.
Rev. l. B. Mower, u. D., secretary OF
the Maine Baptist missionary convention,
will occupy the pulpit of the Baptist
church next Sunday, morning and even
ing. In the afternoon he will preach in
Hancock. Rev. Mr.. Killam will preach in
Birch Harbor and Winter Harbor.
The second in the series of three parlor
talks at the home of Mrs. l.. A. Emery,
under the auspices Of the Park street i'm
provement society, will be given next
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Mrs. n.
c. King on ''Oriental Rugs; their Ancient
Origin and Modern Development.
Z. s. Johnson, who has been conducting
boarding house on Water street for some
time past, has leased the Abenaquis club
house building on Main street, next to the
American house, and will open boarding
house. Mr.. johnson expects to move
from Water street to his new location
next Monday.
Milton Beckwith, past councillor OF
Good Will council, ]. o. U. A. NJ, was re-
Gently chosen member Of the permanent
law committee Of the State council Of that
order. II. w. Salisbury was appointed in
stalling deputy for Ellsworth, l.. b. Brag-
don for Sullivan, and Elwell 8. Jellison
for the Hancock district.
Misses Carrie and Harriet Baker were
called to Faneuil, Mass, by the death on
Friday last of their brother-in-law, Ciar-
ence Z. Chase. Death resulted from con-
gestion of the brain. Mr.. Chase married
on Sept. 4 last, Miss Ida M. Baker, Of Els
worth. Mrs. Chase has the sympathy OF
her many Ellsworth friends.
The democratic city committee has
called its caucus for the nomination OF