Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-03-11

GOING WEsr-l1.43, 1l.S0 m, 3 80 and p N.
No sunday mail.
Reuel Bartlett has moved to Ellsworth
from Lamoine.
Rev. s. w. Sutton has purchased the old
John Black homestead on the Surry road
Mrs. Pearl B. Day, who has been i'll for
several weeks, is recovering, and is able to
see her friends.
William Maxson, of the Ambursen
Hydraulic Construction Co., was in Ellis
worth yesterday.
Mrs. J. c. Logan, OF Bangor, was in the
city few days last week, the guest OF
Mrs. r. E. Gould.
Clerk Of Courts John F. Knowlton left
to-day for Augusta ON business. He will
return to- morrow.
Mrs. G. c. Burrin is home from an ex-
| tended visit with her daughter, Mrs. j. w.
Tatley, in Montreal.
Miss Elizabeth Lahey, OF Millinocket,
has been the guest OF Miss Elizabeth
Doyle the past week.
Winfred Clark, principal OF the school
at Ellsworth Falls, instituted fire drill in
| the school yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Walker are receiving
congratulations on the birth OF a daughter,
born Saturday, March Z.
Owing to small attendance at the regu-
| lar meeting Of the board OF trade Monday
evening, no business WAS taken up.
A meeting OF the Hancock county dem
ocratic committee will be held at the Han
cock house this evening, at 80 O'Clock.
The annual sale and supper Of St
Joseph's Catholic society will be held at
Odd Fellows hall next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Marshall Rogers, with little daugh-
ter Helen, OF Orrington, is visiting her
sisters, Misses Harriet and Carrie Baker.
Judge Peters has leased the Redman
house on Bridge hill. He will remain
there until the completion of the house he
is to build on Maple street.
Mrs. NJ. G. Leighton is returning to
| New York for few weeks and then is GO
| ing to Dallas, Texas. She expects to re-
| turn here in July for the summer.
! The Unitarian society expects Rev.
George L. Mason, OF Rochester, N. H., to
occupy the pulpit OF the church here
March % and April, as a candidate for the
pastorate.
| A daughter was born March /, at Am
sterdam, N. Y, to Carl Holmquist and
wife. Mrs. Holmquist was Miss Marie 8.
| Grant, daughter OF George H. Grant and
| wife, of this city.
| Rev. j. P. Simonton, OF Stonington,
formerly pastor OF the Ellsworth Metho-
dist church is spending few days in Els
| worth. Mr.. Simonton addressed the
Knights Of Pythias at Bar Harbor Sunday.
| The masonic district convention will be
held at Odd Fellows hall to- morrow. The
programme was given in THE AMERICAN
last week. Indications are that with good
weather there viii be an unusually large
attendance.
call next Wednesday evening, the fifth
anniversary Of the organization Of the
chapter. supper will be served, followed
by roll-call. 1t is hoped all will respond
in person or by letter.
There was good attendance at the read
ing OF 'The Lion and the Mousse, given
by Ida Jenness Moulton at the Methodist
church last Thursday evening. The enter
tainment was one of the most delightful
/ of its nature given in Ellsworth for long
time.
The Village improvement society will
give q concert and ball at Hancock hall
next Wednesday evening. The concert
will be by Pullen's full orchestra, Of Ban
gor, which will furnish music for the
dance. Refreshments will be served al
intermission. The concert will begin at
| 8 o'clock.
The festival chorus will meet this even
ing this week instead of on Thursday
evening, as usual. The place Of meeting
is the vestry OF the Baptist church. Di-
rector in Chief w. r. Chapman is expect
ed to be present at this rehearsal, and all
members are urged to be on hand. Friends
of the chorus, not members, are cordially
invited to come in.
The concrete work OF the vault in the new
building OF the Burrill national bank ID
completed The walls are sixteen inches
thick, of concrete reinforced by steel
The interior dimensions OF the vault are