Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-02-12


E. j. Walsh and wife are in Boston.
Mrs. F. l.. Kent is home from visit to
her neice, Mrs. Torrens, in Bangor.
c. /. Staples and wife left yesterday for
a visit OF about two weeks in Portland.
The festival chorus will meet for re-
hearsal at Manning hall to- morrow even
ing.
Irene chapter, q. E. S., will give a
sociab at Manning hall Wednesday even
ing OF next week.
The Thursday club OF the Congrega-
tional church will meet this week with
Mrs. Harry W. Haynes.
Rev. V. F. Hendee, pastor Of the Metho-
dist church, is in Bucksport this week
assisting in evangelistic meetings.
Mrs. ). H. Dority, OF Sedgwick, who has
been the guest OF her aunt, Mrs. P. B.
Day, returned to her home Tuesday.
The schooner Harry w. Haynes, Capt.
Sidney A. Goodwin, arrived at New York
last Wednesday. The Haynes lost foresail
and jib in gale Jan. %.
The regular meeting OF the Rebekah
sewing club will be held at Odd Fellows
hall, Tuesday, Feb. IS. The usual baked
bean supper will be served at $50.
At the regular meeting OF Donaqua lodge
this evening important business will be
transacted. A large attendance is desired.
supper will be served after the meeting.
Lygonia lodge. F. and A. NJ, will work
the first degree tomorrow evening. The
appointive officers will also be installed.
There will be work each week for some
time to come.
C. NJ. Witham has sold his ice business
to George Lynch, who expects to begin
cutting next week. He will contract to
fill the ice-houses OF several large consul
mers, and will AL his own ice house for
local delivery.
8. E. Chapman, clerk at the Haynes mar
ket, has been awarded prize offered for q
window display by the Grccers' World.
The window was dressed by Mra Chap
man for the Christmas trade, photograph
taken and sent to the paper with the re-
suit as stated. 49,
James E. Parsons. who has been away
for some weeks for the benefit of his
health, returned Monday much improved.
has taken up his work as cashier of the
Burrill national bank. His hosts Of
friends are glad to greet him.
Word has been received from the Maine
general hospital IN Bangor that the sur
geons have decided that it is necessary to
smputate the right arm of Alderman
Alvin Staples. Mr.. Staples many friends
sympathize with him in this serious loss
but trust that this operation may be Of
permanent benefit.
The encampment OF Odd Fellows of this
district will hold convention in Bangor
Wednesday, March IL. Mt. Desert en-
campment, OF Bar Harbor, will work the
patriarchcal degree; Schuyler Colfax en-
campment, of Brewer, the golden rule
degree, and Wivurna encampnent, OF
Ellsworth, the royal purple degree.
Children's night will be observed by
Nokomis Rebekah lodge at Odd Fellows
hall, Friday evening, Feb. IA. Supper will
be served to the children at o'clock. All
Rebekahs' children under eighteen years
of age are invited. Rebekahs are re-
quested to be present during the evening
toj DIN in the fun-games, cards and dane
ing.
Mrs. N. c. King gave the second of the
series of three parlor talks at Mrs. Emery's
last Monday. Her subject was ''Oriental
Rugs, and was most interesting, and in
structiye. The last of the series will be Oh
Monday, Feb. "a, by Miss Mary A. Gree ly
on s'The Work of the American Civic Asso-
citation in Its Relation to Village improve
ment Societies..
George c. Finch and George Bowden, of
Castine, were brought to the county Jail
last Thursday, under sentences of 80
days and fine OF s5 and one-half OF costs
each, with additional term of thirty days
| if fine is not paid. They were found guilty
before Judge Spofford, OF the Western
Hancock municipal court, of larceny OF a
package containing two boxes OF cigars
| from the freight shed at Castine.
The patronage for the past week at the
new Gem theatre in Odd Fellows block
has been all that the manager could de-
sire. And the patrons have been equally
| we'll pleased. The moving pictures are
| the best ever shown in Ellsworth. The
attraction for the rest of the week is the
ssPassion Play, or Life of Christi, as given