Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-27
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Henrietta A. Whitney, is loaded with long
lumber for Huntington, N. Y.
There will be special communication
of Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, tomorrow
evening for work in the fellowcraft degree.
Members are especially requested to be
present.
The Hancock county conference of Con-
gregational churches will be held with the
church in Ellsworth Tuesday and
"Wednesday, June and 10. An attractive
programme is being arranged.
The democratic county committee held
a meeting Saturday, to decide upon the
date for the county convention. The call
has not yet been issued, but the convention
will probably be held Tuesday, June 16.
The rumor that there was diphtheria at
was current yesterday. Mr.. French re-
quests that the rumor be denied; there is
no diphtheria, and no one ill at the house.
Harry l.. Crabtree and wife and Frank s.
Crabtree returned last week from weeks
camping and fishing at Donnell's pond
/ AhSy Nausht uhc stEiHk Vi tTOuL auu
salmon, the largest being seven-pound
salmon.
| Mrs. o. NJ. Alexander attended the
county convention OF the w. c. 7. U. at
Bar Harbor this week. Mrs. Alexander
has been president for this county for two
years, but owing to her poor health she
declined a election.
| The North Ellsworth Farmers club held
a meeting Saturday, to fix the dates for
the fair. Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
16 and II, are the dates decided upon.
Thisis the week following the Bluehill
fair. The society plans to make this years
fair the "best ever''.
A shed at the rear of the double tene-
| ment on Franklin street owned by Fred
| Fl. Osgood, caught fire last Friday night
at 10 o'clock. 1t is supposed someone set
fire to the brush with which the building
was banked. The fire was soon extin-
guished. The damage was slight.
Bernice, nine-year-old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Reuben Treworgy, of the Surry
road, while playing in the school grounds
yesterday, collided with a playmate and
fell, striking on her head. Congestion of
the brain is feared. Last winter, while
coasting, Bernice broke one of her arms.
Arthur NJ. Alley has graduated from the
Massachusetts college of pharmacy, and
is spending few weeks at his home here
before going to York Beach, where he will
be employed in drug store during the
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from 1.-THE State board of pharmacy last
year.
The gentlemen of the Methodist church
will serve a fish supper at ODD Fellows
hall tomorrow evening. The menu will
include Holsters, clans, and all kinds of
saltwater fish, prepared and served by tie
men. There will be in connection with
the supper a reception to the new pastor,
Rev. W. F. Emery.
q Thel Higgins house on High street,
occupied as parsonage by Rev. W. F.
Emery, pastor of the Methodist church,
has been greatly improved. The house
has been newly furnished by the ladies'
aid society of the church, and electric
lights have been installed. A telephone
has also been put in, the number being
1913.
This years graduating class of the Els
worth high school will make departure
from the time -honored concert preceding
the ball on the evening of graduation day,
land will present the play, "Higbee of
Harvard" The cast will be composed of
nine members Of the graduating class.
The play will be given under the direction
of Fred E. Cooke. Rehearsals will begin
this evening.
| Extensive improvements are to be made
at the Methodist church. New pews for
the church have been ordered at cost OF
about S600.E EiThey will be of quartered
oak, semi-circular in form. The church
will seat 1856. The pews have to be built tc
order, and delivery is promised for July 8
and the building painted. The grounds
about the church are to be graded.
DR.. II. l.. D. Woodruff, city health Off
Ger, has been authorized by Mayor Simon
ton to investigate any suspicious disease
which..may prove to be contagious, wheth-
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not, atlthe request of the family or citi-
zens, or OF cases which come to his know
ledge as suspicious by common report
This action of the mayor has been sus-
tanned by the State board Of health in &
letter addressed to the health officer.
There. was a large congregation at the
union memorial service at Hancock hal
last Sunday evening. VIM. H. II. Rice post
and the woman's relief corps were vel
represented. The memorial sermon was
delivered by Rev. P. A. A. Killam, of the
Baptist church. Rev. W. F. Emery, of the
Methodist church, and Rev. r. B. Math-
) ews, of the Congregational church, as
sisted in the service. Music was furnished
by the Baptist choir and congregations
singing.
Plans for the observance of Memoria