Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-11-25

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urer's report was read, showing good
years work, with only small deficit to be
met Plans for the coming year were dis
eussed.
/ The first Of the series of four dancing
assemblies to be given by thirty Els
worth men was held at Society hall last
evening. 1t was pretty affair, and about
twenty-five couples enjoyed the dancing.
Punch was served. The second in the
series will be given Tuesday, December 8.
The outlying schools Of the city-dis-
tricts !, 2, 4, s, 1873, II, 10, and 14-which
have feen closed for recess of two weeks,
will open next Monday with the same
teachers as at the last term. The city
schools Will not open until after the holi-
days, and during the vacation will be
tAcroughly fumigsted.
hanry M. Hall leaves tomorrow for
buSaness trip to Philadelphia and vicinity.
Hs will be accompanied by Mrs. Hall.
From Philadelphia they 60 to Washington
whre they win be the guests next Mon
day OF Senator and Mrs. Hale. They will
be accompanied as far as Boston by Henry
W. CushmAn and wife.
The board Of railroad commissioners an
nounces that the hearing on the petition
Of the municipal officers Of Ellsworth for
the crossing Of highway, Davis street,
which was to have been held in the Maine
Central railroad station in Ellsworth Nov.
n, has been postponed to Friday, Dec. 4,
| at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The fair OF the ladies' aid society Of the
Methodist church will be given at Odd
Fellows hall Thursday evening, Dec. 8.
A musical program will be given in con-
nection with the fair. 1t will be known
~ "A Merchants FAIR, and its booths will
| represent five different stores dry and
fancy goods, groceries, confectionery,
bakery and Chinese laundry.
Miss Lucy A. Monaghan was graduated
yesterday as trained nurse from the
Woman's charity club hospital, Boston,
after two years. course. She has been
appointed to position as graduate nurse
at St. Paul's private hospital, where she
will also pursue course in medical study,
surgery having received special attention
during her course at the hospital from
which she has just been graduated.
Attorney General Hannibal E. Hemlin
on Thursday authorized the payment of
/ 500 reward to Inspector Calvin Knaide
and Patrolman Cornelius J. Donovan, of
the Bangor police department, for the cap-
| ture of Frank Baldassari, who was arrested
| by The officers at Bangor on complaint of
Sheriff Mayo Of Hancock county for the
killing Of his brother at Stonington. This
is instruct accordance with the wording
of the reward notice, which ffered the re-
WARD "for the arrest and delivery" Of
Baldassari.
The annual Thanksgiving eve entertain
ment and ball of the Dirigo club will take
place this evening at Hancock hall. The
ball will be preceded by vaudeville
entertainment which will include the
farce, "Matrimonial Difficulties" George
A. Fox in songs, dances and banjo spe
cialties, the "RoyaI Marionettes", Frank
and Dora Reynolds in specialties and
dances, moving pictures and illustrated
songs. Music for the ball will be fur
nished by Monaghan's orchestra. Supper
will be served in the lower hall by j. II.
donovan.
There was an interesting meeting of
Donaqua lodge, X. OF p, last Wednesday
evening at the presentation OF the diploma
awarded by the grand lodge to Donaqua
lodge as one of the ten lodges in the State
showing greatest increase in membership
from January to July 1 last. Donaqua
| cfo iv,t ba Iict urit in
crease OF 50 per cent. There were speeches
by Wilfred e. Kicker, of Portland, grand
keeper of records and seals, who presented