Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-04-06

order of the red cross this afternoon,
banquet at $50, and work in the orders o.
Temple and Malta this evening.
The members of the former City hose
company are arranging for an entertain
ment Tuesday evening, April 10. A NOV
ing picture show will precede the dancing
The committee appointed at the city
meeting Monday evening to purchase a
new road machine, has purchased Cli-
max machine, through H. e. Davis, agent.
Mrs. Lydia c. Berry was pleasantly re-
membered Monday. her eightieth birth
day anniversary, by gifts and flowers and
letters OF congratulation from many
friends.
Mrs. Herman Sinclair and Mrs. Perry
Bowden left Saturday for Minneapolis,
where their husbands are employed.
Mrs. Bowden's grandson, James Abram,
accompanied them.
There will be no rehearsal Of the Els
worth festival chorus this week, but, un-
less notice is given to the contrary, there
will be one a week from tomorrow even
ing Thursday, April IA.
The Ellsworth Automobile Co. has pur-
chased a Maxwell touring car, which with
a competent chauffeur in charge, will be
for rent. Another Ellsworth man who
will join the ranks Of automobilists this
year is Charles l. Staples.
There will be a meeting of the Hancock
County Grange Fair association in Els
worth Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
at that time it is hoped to make final
arrangements for the purchase of the fair
ground. An additional director will be
elected.
The boys basket ball teams of Ellis
worth and Franklin played at Hancock
hall Monday evening. At the end of the
second half the score stood 1916. The
game was played off for an additional bas-
ket, Ellsworth making the first basket,
thus winning the game.
The 'wayback" ball at Hancock hall
last Friday evening under the auspices Of
the Ellsworth merchants association was
a social success, though the attendance
was not as large as hoped for. Only q
oihoh HAOpOACloA OA tAOoC dbLCuuluk WoIc
in costume. The net proceeds were about
go.
George A. Wardwell, of Bucksport, who,
as chief engineer of the Roosevelt, twice
accompanied Commander Peary on ex-
peditions to the north pole, will deliver
his illustrated lecture, IA Dash to the
North Pole," at Hancock hall next Tues
day evening, April IL. The lecture is
given under the auspices of the Ellsworth
merchants association. The lecture will
be illustrated by over 100 stereopticon
views.
The ice left Patterns pond March 81
the earliest since 1902, when it went out
March %. Patterns pond was the first in
this vicinity to open. The ice held on in
places in Green lake and Branch ponds
until Monday. The early fishermen have
been out, but few fish have so far been
brought into Ellsworth. Bangor men
caught several good fish at Green Lake
Sunday. A few trout were taken from
below the big dam in Ellsworth.
At meeting Of the school board last
evening, Mrs. E. K. Hopkins was unani-
mously elected superintendent Of schools
for the ensuing year. All the schools OF
the city, including the high school will
open next Monday, with the same
teachers as during the past two terms
except in the West Ellsworth school
where vacancy exists because of the
resignation OF Roy Moody, who has
been appointed census enumerator
The superintendent was empowered te
fill the vacancy.