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

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the morning. Jan. /. d. e. Hurley APP
peared for the respondents and Henry M
Hall for the State. Judge Peters SEN
fenced the men to the minimum fine Of
Fo0 esch and costs. They appealed and
gave bonds for appearance at the April
term.
The tenth wedding anniversary OF Rev.
A. j. Lord and wife, OF Meriden, Conn.,,
was observed on Dec. 30, by the parish
oners Of the First Congregational church
Of that city. The occasion was also
observed as the fifth anniversary Of Mr..
Lords pastorate in Meriden. Mrs. Lords
mother, Mrs. Hosea B. Phillips, Of this
city, who is spending the winter in Meri-
den, was present.
Word has been received from the grand
lodge approving the action 90 far taken by
Esoteric and Lygonia lodges, F. and A.
NJ, toward consolidation, but details for
perfecting consolidation have not been
arranged. Both lodges have elected mas
ters and senior and junior wardens, but
have postponed election OF other officers.
An election will be held in the new lodge
as soon ~ consolidation is perfected.
The annual meeting OF the Ellsw orth
board OF trade will be held next Monday
evening. Beside the election OF officers an
important proposition in regard to a
manufacturing industry for Ellsworth will
be submitted to the board. Also, the board
has been asked to entertain the State
board at its next meeting, and the
sense OF the board will be obtained as to
the feasibility OF extending such an invita-
tion to the State board.
The Methodist, Baptist and Congrega-
tional churches are holding union meet
ings during the week of prayer, beginning
last Sunday evening. The services for the
remainder Of this week will be as follows:
Wednesday. Congregational chapel, Mr..
Prigmore; Thursday, Baptist church, Mr.
Mathews; Friday, Baptist church, Mr..
Killam; Sunday, at Methodist church, Mr.
Mathews. 1t is possible that the services
may be continued through next week.
Miss Elizabeth Springham, of Boston,
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bible and deaconness school, to assist
Rev. v. F. Hendee, OF the Methodist
church, in his pastoral work here. Miss
Springham has for the past few months
been supplying the pulpit at Woodland,
in Washington county. She will occupy
the pulpit of the Methodist church here
for the first time next Sunday morning,
when she will speak en- deaconness work.
About 217 cor IS OF hardwood have been
cut on the city wood lot, and arrange
ments are now being made for its distri-
button among the schools and public
buildings os the city. Operations will
now be s.s-gsnded. Aid. Curtis, who has
been a committee OF one to look after the
cutting of wood on the lot, says he has
not personally gone over the whole lot to
inspect it, but the men who have been
cutting for the city, report that they have
got the best part Of the hardwood of the
lot now.
Two Of the large plate glass windows in
the new front just put in the Peters build
ing at the corner Of Main andlState streets,
were broken Saturday in a peculiar man
ner. Daniel w. Winchester, of Surry, had
left his team, attached to hayrack, stand
ing on Main street, just west of the cross
ing ana headed toward the bridge. The
lines were fastened to the front Of the
hayrack. The horses started backing and
as the lines became taut they continued to
back. Before the lines could be loosened,
the hayrack backed in q half circle and
the end crashed through the window.
Two Of the panes, valued at about 800,
were shattered.
The North Ellsworth Telephone Co. has
been organized for the purpose Of build
ing a telephone line from Ellsworth to
North Ellsworth, with branches to the
camp of Senator Hale and the Ellsworth
Lumber Co.'s mill, and also to the Ellis
camp at Branch pond. 1t is probable that
arrangements will be made for connection
here with the New England Telephone &
Telegraph Co., in the same manner as the
Union River Telephone Co. is now
connected. If such connection
is not made, central telephone
office will be established here. The
capital stock of the company is $4,000.
The directors are "A. F. Maddocks, Z. A.
Dews, Eugene II. Moore. Frank NJ. Moore
and Wallace E. McGown. Mr.. Maddocks
is president, Mr.. Dews clerk, and Eugene
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