Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-11-10
attend to business, but will carry his arm
in sling for some time.


in . sling for some time.
1 The stewards of the Methodist church
will serve supper at the vestry next Wed.
nesday evening.
Alden ". Carter, Of West Ellsworth
who was under bonds to keep the peace
has been surrendered by his bondsmen
and is again in county Jail.
The girls OF the high school propose
soon to organize basket ball team. The
aldermen have granted them the free use
OF Hancock hall for practice.
The many friends Of Mrs. Arthur Shute,
who recently submitted to severe surgi-
cal operation in Boston, are pleased to
hear much more encouraging reports as to
her condition.
Mrs. George Cunningham, one Of Els
worth's oldest and most highly-esteemed
ladies, has gone to Bucksport to make
her home with her son o. P. Cunningham,
for the winter.
There will be preaching services at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning
at 1880, and in the afternoon from to 4
o'clock. The afternoon service was
omitted last Sunday, owing to the pastor,
Rev. w. F. Emery, being called to attend
funeral.
The Ellsworth high school team met its
worst defeat Of the season at Bar Harbor
last Saturday. The score was 23-0. Sever
al Of the Bar Harbor high school team
were under the ban Of the faculty because
they were behind in their studies, and the
game was played as town team.
The Three c class Of the Baptist Sunday
school met at the Baptist parsonage last
evening, and enjoyed pleasant social time.
Officers were elected for the ensuing six
months as follows: Hazel Morrison,
president; Vera Anderson, vice. president;
Alice McGown, secretary; Amy Bellatty,
treasurer.
Frank NJ. Gaynor, Edward F. Small,
Walter Scott, Roy G. Haines and j. A.
Cunningham have been appointed COM
mittee Of arrangements for the entertain
ment and ball of the Dirigo club on
Thanksgiving eve. 1t is proposed to put
on vaudeville entertainment, to be fol-
lowed by the ball.
Ellsworth friends OF E. T. Irwin and wife
are interested in the fact that Mr.. Irwin,
who has been in the employ OF news
paper in Greenville, O., has accepted po-
sition with larger Office in Westerville,
o. Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin moved there two
weeks ago. Mrs. Irwin was Miss Ray
Whiting, OF Ellsworth.
Mrs George P. Dutebn, who has been in
town for some days, has returned to
Augusta to be with her mother. Her
house on Main street, which has been
occupied several years by Col. Hamlin and
Henry Whiting, will be closed for the
present, Col. Hamlin being abroad, and
Mr.. Whiting having taken rooms at the
American house.
At meeting of VIM. Fl. H. Rice post,
G. A. R., Monday evening, it was voted
to sell one-half of the soldiers and
sailors lot at Woodbine cemetery to Sena-
tor Eugene Hale, for private burying-
ground. The title to the lot is in the city
as trustee, and at the meeting of the city
government last Wednesday evening, as
reported elsewhere in this issue, action in
favor OF selling half the lot was taken.
Edward F. Doyle, son OF E. e. Doyle and
wife, of this city, left last Friday on the
long journey to Prince Rubert. British
Columbia, where he will be in the employ
of McCaffery & Gibbons, real estate. For
the past five years Mr.. Doyle has been
employed in the office of the Eastern
Manufacturing Co., Bangor. McCaffery
& Gibbons are Bangor men, so that Mr..
Doyle will not be wholly among strangers
in his new and far-away home.
All who have been accustomed to throw
papers, waste paper, envelopes, ETC., are
urged to bear in mind the request of the
ladies of the Congregational church to save
them. Arrangements will be made for
collecting this waste material, which will
be sold in bulk, and the proceeds applied
to church expenses. Information relating
to this movement may be obtained from
Mrs. J. F. Whitcomb, Mrs. F. W. Rollins
or Mrs. Henry NJ. Hall.
An interesting episode of the meeting OF
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, last Thurs
day evening was the presentation to the
lodge of a seven-volume set of a history of
masonry, enclosed in an artistically made
oak case. The books were the gift of Mr..
Justice King, and the case was the gift of
Melvin 8. Smith, the case being a fine
specimen of the donors handiwork. The
presentation address was made by Judge
King. The address of acceptance on be-
half Of the lodge was made by Rev. R. B.
Mathews. Both addresses were master
pieces of appropriate ness, and were highly
appreciated by the large number of breth-
rem present. The work of the evening
was the comforting of the third degree,
Thomas E. Hale being called to the chair
for the evening by w. NJ. Herbert II. Ash.
After the work banquet was served.
Up-River Guide Wounded.