Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-11-09

The Thursday club will meet this week
with Mrs. Harry w. Haynes.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, will work
the first degree tomorrow evening.
i B. T. Sowle and H. r. Wescott left last
night for few days deer hunting In the
vicinity Of Blanchard.
Mrs. Lawrence Silvia and little daush-
ter Segrid left Saturday for Haverhill,
Mass, whore Mr.. Silvia is employed.
Miss Margaret Bresnahan, who has
spent month at her home here, returned
Monday to Dover, where she 10 employed.
| Clarence Davis and wife, Of East Boston,
who were guests Of Elmer e. Rowe and
wife few days last week, returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. Bertha N. Crane, Of Machias, D. D.
q. NJ, will inspect Irene chapter, o. E. g.,
next Friday evening. Supper will be
served at o'clock.
Morey w. Tripp, Of somerville, Mass,
has been spending week here, called by
the serious illness Of his father, Orrin W.
Tripp. Mr.. Tripp il gradually improving.
Charles l. Welch and wife, who have for
some years been living in Somerville,
Mass, Mr.. Welch being employed in the
Charlestown navy yard, have moved back
to Ellsworth.
Bayside grange met Wednesday evening,
Nov. 2, with forty-eight members and
several visitors present. Three applica-
tions were received, 1t being the married
members night, . good program was
given. The married members are now
$40 points ahead in the contest.
H. b. Phillips to-day completed the
burning of bricks at his kiln on Water
street. He has made 10000 this year.
Yesterday he began saving hoops at his
factory on Church street. He has . con-
tract for 5000 ten-foot hoops, but ex-
poets to manufacture about 1900.
The Essington farm on the surry road
has been sold through H. B. Phillips, Of
Ellsworth, to Charles A. Thompson, OF
Dedham, who will soon move to the farm.
Mrs. g. w. Essington will leave soon for
California, to make her home there with
her daughter, Mrs. George Foster, who
with her husband will move there from
Lisbon Falls.
The Helpsomehow society Of the Bap-
tist church was pleasantly entertained
last Thursday evening at the home Of
Miss Helene Bellatty on Laurel street. A
delightful evening was spent, games
being enjoyed. Dainty refreshments were
served. The next meeting, at which Of
Acers will be elected, will be held Tuesday
evening, Nov. q.
At the regular meeting Of the school
board last evening, Miss Nina Franklin
was elected teacher of the Infant street
school for the next term, to succeed Miss
Mary r. Davis, resigned. The rural
schools of the city will close Friday for
the fall vacation of two weeks, reopening
Monday, Nov. %. The school board took
. recess until this evening.
J. w. Taylor, Of Augusta, State in
spector Of high schools, was in Ellsworth
last week for an official visit to the high
school. He expressed himself % pleased
with the general work Of the school, and
said the physics apparatus recently in
stalled was. sufficient for the require
ments. The school is listed under class A.
The greatest need he sees here is more
suitable building, though the lack of this
in NO way affects the grade Of the school.
An action for damages for . hunting
dog killed by an automobile was tried in
the Ellsworth municipal court last Fri
day. Michael A. Shea, Of Bar Harbor,
wss plaintiff and owner OF the dog, and
Boyd A. Blaisdell, of Franklin, was
owner and driver of the automobile.
d. e. Hurley appeared for plaintiff, and
John A. Peters for defendant. The dog
was run over and killed last July near the
city poor farm. Judge Hall rendered
Judgment for plaintiff for 900 and costs.
Defendant appealed.
The annual meeting of the Village inn
provsment society, called for last Monday
at the homo Of Mrs. Frank NJ. 0aynor, has
been postponed to next Monday, ct 3 p.
m, at the Same place. Owing to rain,
there was not quorum present last Mon
day. 1t should not Be- forgotten that this
II the annual meeting, and all members
should make special effort to be present.
The change to holding the annual meet
ing in the fall il in accordance with the
suggestion adopted last spring, the object
being TO afford time for organization and
plane before the opening Of the spring
campaign.