Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-02

team. The second game was between the
high school boys team and town team,
the high school team winning by score
OF A-7. A dance followed the games.
There will be preaching in the Metho-
dist church next Sunday morning at 1890.
vesper service from to- 4. The afternoon
service will be addressed by one Of the
leading business men OF Ellsworth. All
are invited.
A week OF special services will begin at
the Baptist church next Sunday. Miss
Margaret Koch, field worker Of the Maine
Christian Endeavor society, will be the
speaker for the week. All are cordially
invited to attond the services.
The junior class Of the high school gave
an entertainment at the high school
building last Friday evening. After an
interesting program Of vocal snd in
strumental music, readings, ETC., there
was sale Of homemade candy.
Charles H. Curtis arrived home Thurs
day from New York, where he went in
his new schooner Nellie. He has sold the
schooner to Nantucket parties, who will
use her as packet. The model and Bail
ing qualities Of the schooner sold her.
Misses Elizabeth A., and Alma F. Silsby,
who have been occupying the Richards
homestead since last summer, returned to
Cambridge last Saturday. Miss Alma re-
sumes her position as teacher OF German
TO- = L. 1. IL:
Regular meetings at Salvation army
hall at p. m. Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. Sunday school at 1.45
p. m. Topical meeting at p. m. Leader,
Mrs. Moon. Sunday evening meeting at
730 p. M, Capt. and Mrs. Scott in charge.
On account OF the participation Of sew
eral members OF the literature club in the
entertainment to be given next Monday
evening, the meeting OF the club has been
postponed until Tuesday, Feb. 8, and will
be held at the home of Miss Mary H.
Black.
stephen N. Gilley, Of Southwest Harbor,
died Friday, Jan. %, at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Moore, in North
Southwest Harbor for interment. A more
extended notice appears under Southwest
HHrbor news.
The first of the series of four dancing
assemblies, under the direction OF Mrs.
Estelle c. Schafer, will be given this eve
ming at Society ball, instead of Friday
evening, as first intended. The others Of
the series will take place on Friday of the
three succeeding weeks-Feb. II, 1S and
25.
Lucille E., the little three year, old
daughter Of c. 3. Johnston and wife, died
Saturday Of typhoid fever. The little one,
doomed to the life Of a helpless cripple if
she had lived, had nevertheless found a
particularly tender place in the hearts of
the parents, and while they cannot but
feel the mercy Of her death, their sorrow
at the parting is none the less keen, and
they have the sympathy Of their many
friends.
B. 8. Jellison, of Ellsworth Falls, had
his knee operated upon yesterday by Drs.
Hodgkins and Osgood. Two months ago
when piece OF steel flew off and entered
his knee. 1t gave him no serious trouble
until recently, when Inflammation set in,
and he was confined to the house. In
the operation yesterday the piece of steel
which caused the trouble was removed.
Mr.. Jellison is still lame, but is able to
be out.
A large audience greeted Mrs. Ida
Jenness Moulton, Of Beverly, Mass, at the
Methodist church Monday evening, in her
presentation of "The New Mayor,
founded on the famous play, ''The Man OF
personation of fourteen widely different
characters, and brought forth Mrs
Moulton's wonderful ability as an inn
personator. For over two hours she held
the closest attention of her audience, and
gave all her hearers delightful evening.
The house of Miss Minnie E. Holmes on
Pine street was practically gutted by fire
early this morning. The fire evidently
started in wood near the furnace in the
cellar. The house was filled to suffocation
with smoke when the occupants awak-
ened, and they barely had time to escape,
saving practically nothing. The piano and
few pieces Of furniture were saved from
the lower part of the house by those first
on the scene, but the smoke was so dense
that itIwas almost impossible to enter the
house.i The fire burned up through the
partition and out through the roof. There
was an insurance of q 800 on the house,
and 81, 600 on the furniture.
The meeting of the grange fair commit
tee for the purpose of incorporating the
Hancock County Grange Fair association,
will be held next Saturday, probably at
the office of Harry l.. Crabtree, who is
acting as attorney in the matter. Among
those who are expected to attend this
meeting are J. F. Wood and Thomas
Grieve, of Bluehill; d. w. Mckay, OF
Surry; d. G. Hall, of Eden; Daniel Young,
of Mariaville; F. A. Noycs, Of Sullivan /;