Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-01-13

Mrs. L. J. Backus is visiting friends in
Bangor.
T. F. Larkin, OF Watervile, was in the
city Monday.
Miss Minnie Tapley, Of calais, was the
guest this week Of her cousin, Charles E.
Alexander.
The woman's auxiliary of the Congre-
gational church met yesterday with Mrs.
l.. A. Emery.
Mrs. Annie Hurley and daughter Mary
A. were called to Brewer Friday by the
death Of James Landers.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Smith announces the en-
| gagement Of her daugher Carolyn, Of Salt
Lake City, to Roy Cropper, of Chicago.
w. B. Mitchell, whose house on the
Lamone road was recently destroyed by
fire, has bought the Avery house on High
street.
Mrs. A. B. Walker and Miss Sophia
have moved into the Hamlin house on
Bridge hill, which has been undergoing
extensive repairs.
w. +. Aiken left yesterday for New
York city, where he has taken a position
with a large furnace and stove house as
travelling salesman.
Capt. Charles P. Dorr has bought the
Henry W. Cushman house on High street,
and will occupy it after the Cushmans
move to Bangor about Feb. 1.
Donaqua lodge, K. of P, will install Of
ficers this evening, District Deputy Charles
II. Leland acting as installing officer. A
banquet will be served after installation.
The fourth and last in the series of pri-
vate dancing assemblies, announced to be
held last evening, was postponed to to-
morrow evening, On account of the severe
storm.
The annual meeting OF the Ellsworth
loan and building association will be held
next Monday evening, at 7.3o O'Clock,
at the Office of the association il the First
| national bank building.
The members of Philip H. Sheridan
council, X. OF c., will have a sociaple at
their hall next Friday evening, for mem
bers, their families and invited guests. Re-
freshments will be served.
George H. Grant has sold his house on
Franklin street to Capt. John o. Kief, who
will occupy it. AS a part of the transfer,
Mr.. Grant takes title to the Kief store on
Water street and the Kief house on Deane
street.
A business meeting of the Village i'm
provement society will be held next Fri
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock at Mrs. Ed
ward K. Hopkins house, Hancock street.
All members are cordially invited to be
present.
The schools of the city, the opening of
which was deferred one week by order of
the board of health as a precaution against
an outbreak OF diphtheria, opened last
Monday. All the schools Of the city are
now open.
Pearl, son of H. C. Fletcher, of No.
plantation, cut his right foot severely
with an axe one day this week. A deep
cash was cut between the toes and run
ming nearly to the instep. Or. H. w. Os-
good dressed the wound.
The Dirigo club at its annual meeting
last Wednesday evening elected the fol-
lowing officers: E. c. Osgood, president;
J. F. Knowlton, vice. president; J. A. Cum
ningham, secretary; George p. Smith,
financial secretary; E. F. Small, treasurer.
The board of registration of Ellsworth
will be in session at the aldermen's room
in Hancock hall, Feb. % TO n inclusive,
from a. m. to 1 p m, 3 to 8 and to 9p.
M, for the purpose OF registering new
names and revising the voting lists. No
new names will be registered after p. M,
on Friday, Feb. 26.
LeoJ. Wardwell was injured in a run
away accident last Friday afternoon.
Driving down State street after dark, his
wagon collided with another, and he was
thrown upon the cross bar. The horse ran,
but was stopped before going far. Ward
well was severely bruised, and is still con-
fined to his house. Il
The union services inaugurated during
the week of prayer were continued through
the present week. Last evening there was
a service at Ellsworth Falls. The service
this evening will be at the Methodist
church; Thursday and Friday evenings at
the Baptist vestry, and Sunday evening at
the Congregational church.
Frank H. Milliken and wife, OF Slough
ton, Mass, celebrated their silver we'd
ding anniversary Jan. 2, when about 400
friends assembled to do them honor at
Odd Fellows hall in that town. They re-
ceived many beautiful presents, among
them gold and silver service from the