Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-01-08

No Sunday mail
And now Bangor has seen the spook
air-ship.
Miss Efhe E. Davis is at home from
Waterville for weeks vacation.
The fourth annual State convention Of
the j. o. U. A. NJ. will be held in Ellis
| worth Friday.
., Irene chapter, o. E. S., will install OFF,
GERS next Friday evening. A large atten-
dance is desired.
Col. c. c. Burrill returned this morning
from visit to his daughter, Mrs. j. W..
Tatley, at Montreal.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Congregs-
tional church will meet with Mrs. F. w.
Rollins on Tuesday, Jan. II, at 2.3o p. m.
The State has reimbursed the city un-
complainingly for Stephen Gross's hens
and chickens, which were killed by mink.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Ellsworth loan and building asso-
ciation will be held on Monday evening,
Jan. 20
apt. j. A. Bowden, of the schooner
| Willie l.. Maxwell, arrived home last
week. His vessel is hauled up at Rock
land for the winter.
Miss Annie Mitchell, who has been
spending few weeks in Massachusetts
, since her return from Spokane, Waeh.,
arrive home yesterday.
The engagement is announced of Leon
ard NJ. Moore, assistant treasurer Of the
Union Trust Co., Of this city, and Miss
Margaret Cheney, Of Portland.
There will be special meeting OF VIM.
II. II. Rice relief corps at Knights OF Col
umbus hall next Friday evening. All Of
icers are requested to be present.
Hon. William T. Haines, of Waterville,
rsas in the city yesterday. Mr.. Haines is
q leading candidate for the republican
nomination for governor of Maine.
A surprise party was enjoyed by several
friends at the home Of Walter A. Bonsey
and wife Tuesday evening, the event being
! the twentieth anniversary OF their we'd
ding.
Fire in the Nichols building on Ex-
| change street, Bangor, caused heavy dam
age bysmoke and water in the store of C.
L. Morang on the first floor. MIR. Morang's
loss 10 covered by insurance.
A psir Of work horses owned by C. 8.
johnson backed into the river near the
new power house last Friday morning,
and were drowned. The driver went into
the river with the team, but got out
safely.
The University Of Maine glee and man
dolin club will appear at Hancock hall
Thursday evening, Jan. 10, under the
auspices Of the Ellsworth high school
lyceum. The entertainment will be fol-
lowed by dance.
The January committee of the Congre-
gational church is busy preparing for the
chafing-dish party that is to be given in
the chapel next Tuesday evening, Jan. IA.
There will also be sale of confectionery
and useful and fancy articles.
No trace has been found of Roderick
Mcdonald, who lhas been missing now
four weeks, and is believed to have perish
ed in the woods near Aurora. The search
ing party which went into the woods last
Thursday, has not yet come out, but is
expected out in day or two.
Mrs. J. A. Bryant, who has been spend
ing week with her parents, H. E. Davis
and wife, left yesterday for her home in
Waban, Mass. Mrs. Davis accompanied
her as far ss Gardiner, where she is visit
ing a few days. Last Saturday Mrs.
Davis entertained group of friends in
honor Of Mrs. Bryant.
You must put your words closer
together now il you wish to save money in
your long distance conversations over the
phone. Heretofore the time limit on q
long distance call for single toll charge
was five minutes, beyond which time an
extra charge was made. The limit has
now been reduced to three minutes.
VIM. H. H. Rice post, G. A. R., and the
woman's relief corps will install officers
Monday evening, Jan. 13, at the hall OF
the Knights OF Columbus, kindly ten
dered for the purpose free of charge.
Every member of post and corps should
HihAe ah enore " DC present. Inc post
meetings have teen held at the Osgood
studio while Grand Army hall is being
repaired.
Omar J. Stevens, Of Surry, Jasper Kane
and Frank e. Witham, Of Ellsworth, were
arrested last Thursday, and arraigned be-
fore Judge Peters in the Ellsworth munich
pal court charged with violation OF the
special law forbidding the seining OF
smelts in Surry bay. They were arrested
on complaint OF Harry e. Conary, How
ard H..Clark, and Elmer c. Withee, all OF
Surry, who had been watching for seiners,