Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-03-03


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There will be dance at Rural hall, East
Surry, next Tuesday evening.
The literature club will meet with Miss
M. A. Greedy Monday evening, March 8.
The woman's relief corps will serve sup
per at Grand Army hall tomorrow even
ing.
George Parcher, student at the Har-
ward medical school, is home for short
vacation.
George A. Parcher, who has been con-
fined to the house for the past two weeks,
is improving.
Mrs. f. G. Allinson, of Providence, r. l.,
is making a short stay with her mother
Mrs. l.. A. Emery.
Fifteen girls will give dance at Odd
Fellows hall next Friday evening. Music
by Cisrks orchestra.
Mrs. Estella Allen has returned from
North Ellsworth, where she has been car
ing for Mrs. Alvin Maddox.
Mrs. II. E. Davis left this noon for vis-
it Of two weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
J. A. Bryant, in Waban, Mass.
DR.. Eugene ID. Tapley and wife, of Bel
fast, have been recent guests Of DR.. Tap
ley's brother, o. w. Tapley, in this city.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, worked
the third degree on three candidates last
Thursday evening. A supper follow ed the
work.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ellsworth board of trade will be held next
Monday evening at 7.30 at the aldermen's S
room in Hancock hall.
Irene chapter, o. E. s., will hold its
annual roll-call next Friday evening,
March 8. There will be work in the de-
grees, with refreshments after work
There being no contest in the municipal
election, the board OF registration did not
have very strenuous session last week,
only two new names being registered.
Friends of Mrs. Alvin Maddox, of North
Ellsworth, are pleased to know she has 30
far recovered from her recent surgical op-
GRAFTON as to be up around the house
| again.
At special meeting of the city govern
ment Saturday evening, Albert F. Stock
bridge resigned as city treasurer, and John
| II. Bresnahsn was elected and qualified to
| fill the vacancy.
The next meeting of the Woman's
alliance will be held with Mrs. A. F.
Greedy Monday afternoon, March is.
Topic: "Glimpses from literature OF
American Scenery"
A large number Of Ellsworth Odd Fell
lows are planning to go to Bluehill to-
morrow evening, where they will be
entertained by the Bluehill lodge. The
degree team Of Lejok lodge will work the
third degree.
In the list of republican city committee
men printed in The AMERICAN last week
George w. Patten was named as the
committeeman from ward A. Hoyt E.
Austin is the member OF the committee
from that ward
The social circle Of the Baptist church
will have supper and apron sale in the
vestry this evening, March g. Supper will
be served at O'Clock. The committee in
charge is composed Of Mrs. Ida Byard,
Mrs. c. s. Donnell and Mrs. U. G. Hodg-
kins.
Rev. w. F. Emery and committee are
meeting with encouraging success in Sc
curing places of entertainment for. minis
ters and wives who will attend conference.
The list of names and places of entertain
ment will be published later in THE
AMERICAN.
The annual meeting of the Village i'm
provement society will be held on Tues
day, March Sat 2.30 o'clock, at Mrs. James
McGown's, High street. The secretaries
Of the various branches are requested to
send at once their yearly report to the
secretary Of the central society.
The hearing before the State railroad
commissioners on the matter of gates
or automatic signal at the Ellsworth
Falls crossing, has been indefinitely post
poned, the commissioners being unable to
get here until after the session OF the legis-
lature closes. Indications are that the
railroad company will put up a fight
against erecting gates.
The storm and bad travelling last We'd
nesday prevented many from attending