Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-28
W. Foss, Of Hancock, retires from tht
board, and will be succeeded by w. H
Sherman, Of Bar Harbor.

board, and will be succeeded by w. H
Sherman, Of Bar Harbor.
Irene chapter, o. e. g., will hold Z
special meeting Friday evening for work
The degrees will be conferred on two
candidates. A large attendance is desired
Mrs. Estella g. Allen and William II
Norris, both Of Ellsworth, were married
Christmas eve BY Rev. P. A. A. Killam, al
the home OF the bride on franklin street
Fred w. Joy, Of Rogers, Peet & Co., New
York, is in the city for q few days. A
midwinter visit from Mr.. Joy is unusual,
nevert heless, his friends are glad to greet
him.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge has elected on
GERS % follows: Mrs. Alice Goodwin, N.
g.; Miss Ethel Brown, v. g.; Mrs. Harriet
K. Giles, secretary; Mrs. Letitia Brown,
treasurer.
Bsyside grange will give . New Years
ball next Tuesday evening, Jan. 8. Sup
per will BE- served. A prize will be
awarded the best waltzing couple. Music
by Monaghan's orchestra.
The high school and common schools Of
the city proper will open Tuesday Of next
week, with the same teachers 80 at the
fall term. Next Monday will be holi-
day in all schools OF the city.
Miss Catherine Simonton, who is teach
ing at Weehawken, N. j., 10 spending the
holiday recess with her brother, DR.. F. F.
Simonton. DR.. Simonton's father, Rev. J.
p. simonton, is spending few days here
this week.
There was but small attendance at
the concert and dance given last Thurs
day evening at Hancock hall, BY the Uni
versity OF Maine music clubs, under the
worth high school.
The small building on franklin street,
formerly occupied by the Ellsworth
Bicycle Co., is being repaired and will be
moved to the lot of L. w. Jordan at the
corner OF Franklin and Pine streets, to be
used as casket room and Workshop.
Among Ellsworth boys at home from
school and college for the holidays are
Robert King and Arthur Parcher from
Bowdoin; Ralph Holmes from the Univer-
sity Of Maine; Clarence Tspley from
Colby, and Norris Hodgkins from Rox-
bury Latin school.
Alexander NJ. Robinson, the well-known
druggist OF Bangor, died Thursday, aged
sixty-six years. For year or two Mr..
Robinson was in the drug business in
Ellsworth, but closed his store here and
returned to Bangor. He was veteran Of
the Civil war, serving in the 9Th Maine.
The dancing and card party at Odd
Fellows hall Tomorrow evening, under
the auspices Of the December committee Of
the Village improvement society, promises
to be one OF the most delightful social
affairs OF the season. The music will be
under the direction OF Albert H. Hopkins,
OF Bangor. Refreshments will be served.
Wivurna encampment, /. o. o. F., has
elected officers as follows: George 8.
Hagerthy, &. p; w. A. Alexander, II. p;
Benjamin L. Potter, 8. W.; F. ). Call,
scribe; H. F. .Wescott, treasurer; l.. W.
Jordan, j. W. Officers will be installed
Jan. Q, by District Deputy Grand Patriarch
Frank 8. Call, assisted by Charles W. Joy
as deputy grand warden. The installa-
tions will be private.
At the annual meeting OF Ellsworth
lodge, No. Is, A. o. U. w., held last even
ing the following officers were elected:
Harvard Greedy, P. M. W.; E. F. Robin
son, jr., M W.; F. B. Aiken, F.; E. E
Springer, o.; W. E. Whiting, recorder; E.
F. Robinson, fnancier; F. 8. Lord, re-
ceiver; L. }. Wardwell, g.; G. r. Burrili, l.
W.; J. H. Leland, o. W.; David Friend,
trustee; W. E. Whiting, representative to
the grand lodge; ii. Greedy, alternate. The
installation will take place some time in
January.
In an extended article now going the
rounds Of the press telling Of many inven-
tors who accept no royalties or take no
profits from their inventions, giving them
to the public and thereby becoming pub
lie benefactors, credit is given to Harold
H. Clark, son OF Mrs. A. w. Clark, of this
city, who has patented and dedicated to
the public an invention which gives warm
ing OF impending explosions in mines.
Mr.. Clark, as an electrical engineer in gov
ernment employ, was connected with the
government testing station at Pittsburg,
Pa, where experiments were made with
the view OF lessening the loss OF life Of
miners. BY a strange fatality, Mr.. Clark,
who has given to the public this device
for the saving Of lives Of miners, narrowly
escaped death himself by an explosion
during his experiments some months ago,
and has not yes fully recovered from the
effects of it.
The food fair committee OF the Els
worth merchants association met at the
store OF E. +. Robi"son yesterday after
noon to discuss plans for the food fair.
The secretary reported that all but two or
three OF the exhibition spaces in the hall
had been sold, largely to out-of-town
exhibitors. Many OF these exhibitors will
give away samples OF their products,
literature, ETC., which help to make a
food fair attractive Some very fine ex-