Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-03-18

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No Sunday mail.
Charles A. Hanscom, of Baltimore, is
| spending week here.
| Mrs. Grace Baldwin, OF Boston, is the
guest of Mrs. Arthur Shute. =
Mrs. A. H. Brown, OF Old Town, is the
guest Of Mrs. Lewis Hodgkins.
| B. F. Gray, who has been ill for some
| time, is now in a critical condition.
| W. Fl. Fl. Rice relief corps will meet
o-morrow evening with Mrs. Z. Bonsey,
Pine street. .s !.
| Frank E. Smith, Of Gardiner, was in
Ellsworth last week to attend the masonic
convention.
| The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet
for rehearsal at the vestry OF the Baptist
church tomorrow evening. hh
| Mrs. c. A. Brann, who has been spend
I ing the winter with her son, W. z. Brann,
at Bar Harbor, has returned to her home
here.
| F. R. Bunker, OF Winter Harbor, passed
through the city last Monday, on his way
to the Eastern Maine general hospital at
Bangor.
| Joseph w. Nealley has been drawn as
traverse juror to serve at the April term
of the supreme court, which will convene
Tuesday, April IA.
| Doua9ua lodge, X. Of p, will hold
| special convention tomorrow evening,
| the 18th, to confer the second rank on
| several candidates.
| There will be meeting Of the Village
| improvement society next Friday after
noon at o'clock at the grand jury room
| in the court house.
| Frank d. Rowe, who is principal of the
| high school at Warren, is spending two
weeks vacation with his parents, e. f.
Rowe and wife, here.
| Rev. George l.. Mason, Of Rochester, N.
H., will occupy the pulpit OF the Units rian
church here March 20 and April 5 as can
didate for the pastorate.
VIM. II. II. Rice pest, G. A. R., will hold
a sociable Thursday, April 9, at Grand
| Army and Society halls. There will be
| speaking, music, dancing and cards.
| The Ellsworth board of assessors will be
| in session at the aldermen's room in Han
cock hall from April to April 10, during
the business hours of each secular day.
Charles +. Monaghan will on Thursday
evening open his dancing school in SO :iety
hall, the new hall in the Peters block,
which he has leased for term OF years.
DR.. n. Y. Bradford Mckenzie, of Frank
| lin, n. H., and Daniel Mckenzie, of Bos-
| ton, are in Ellsworth, called by the serious
illness of their father, Colin Mckenzie.
Eugene Brann q Co. have added to their
| menagerie another wildcat. This one
came from the Waltham woods. 1t was
caught by George Reynolds, of Bayside.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge will hold
sociable Friday evening, March 20, at Odd
Fellows hall. Refreshments will be served
during the evening. All Odd Fellows and
| their families are invited.
Irene chapter, o. E. s., will have a roll
| call this evening, the fifth anniversary of
| the organization of the chapter. Supper
will be served at 7.30, followed by roll
| call. 1t is hoped all members will respond
in person or by letter.
About thirty members of Wivurna en-
campment, l. o. o. F., went to Bangor
last Wednesday night to attend the dis
| trict convention. They were royalty en-
tertained. Wivurna encampment worked
the royal purple degree.
| Ellsworth friends OF Oscar A. Tompkins
| will be panied to learn of the death of his
mother, Mrs. Rachel Tompkins, formerly
of Ellsworth, at her home, 29S French
street, Bangor, Monday afternoon. She
was eghty-three years OF age.
Michael Povich was found guilty last
| Wednesday on the charge of liquor SELL
| ing on two counts, and sentenced to
sixty days in Jail and a fine Of 500 or
one, and thirty days in jail and d fine of
| $50 on the other. He appealed and gave
bonds for his appearance at the April
| term of court.
Frank III. Gould, who has been for many
years the proprietor Of the Hancock house
| in this city, and who has bought it up to
and maintained it at high state Of
efficiency, has leased it to E. G. Hamilton,
of Eastport. Mr. Hamilton took charge
last Monday morning. He is a we'll