Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-01-05

r. Carroll Burrill, Harvard G. Jordan.
finance committee; A. w. Greedy, trustee.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet
for the first rehearsal Of the new year to-
morrow evening 1T Society hall. The book
Of miscellaneous music is out, and copies
may be had Of Harry L. Crsbtree.
H. B. Stanwood has moved his photo
graphic studio from the Campbell q True
building near the bridge to the Hagerthy
building, Main street, in the rooms for
merly occupied by Eugene Brann & Co.
The stewards Of the Methodist church
will serve supper at the vestry next
Wednesday evening, Jan. IL. The pro-
ceeds will be applied on the PASTORS
salary, and large patronage is especially
desired.
At the regular meeting OF the school
board last evening it was voted that
pupils who fail to make up the required
rank in order to pass should not be
granted diplomas at the end Of the high
school course.
Harrison Leach, OF Ellsworth, was
arraigned before Judge Redman in
the Ellsworth municipal court last
Wednesday, charged with liquor SELL
ing. He was held for the April grand
jury, under 900 bonds.
There will be services at the Methodist
church Sunday morning at 1890. Sermon
by the pastor, Rev. w. F. Emery. Subject:
IA Question in Arithmetic" Vesper
service at o'clock. Address by pastor,
Subject: ssThe Value of Time."s
Mrs. Harvard c. Jordan, chief operator
at Ellsworth's central telephone Office,
attended meeting OF the chief operators
Of the State at the Augusta house, Au-
gusta, last Thursday. Mrs. Jordan de-
livered one of the papers of the meeting
on the subject, practical cooperation. !"
Miss Evelyn o. Dupee, who has spent
the past few months in Ellsworth, left
Monday for her home in Chicago. She
was accompanied by Miss Clara v. Reid
holm, and her consin, Horace M. Wor-
cester. Miss Dupee has during her stay
here made many friends who will welcome
her return as permanent or summer
resident.
Officers of Blanquefort commandery,
K. r., have been elected as follows:
John o. Whitney, E. c.; John A. Haynes,
g.; Harvard G. Jordan, g. g.; William l..
Pierce, 8. W., Edgar j. Trussell, J. W.;
T. E. Hale, prelate; E. F. Robinson, treas
urer; M. 8. Smith, recorder; F. Carroll
Burrill, J. w. Nealiey, J. H. Brimmer,
finance committee; Arno w. King, trustee.
Sheriff Forrest o. Silsby has dispensed
with the services of deputy in Ellis
worth for the present, and with the be-
ginning OF the new year, Eugene d.
Brann was dropped from the corps Of
deputies. No successor to MIR. Brann has
been appointed, and will not be for the
present, as Sheriff Silsby believes he can,
for the winter at least, handle all the busi
ness here himself.
A steel tank for the storage of gasolene
for sale in this vicinity, is to be erected by
the Standard Oil Co. near the present oil
tank on High street, permission having
been granted by the city government. 1t
will rest on q concrete foundation, and q
similar foundation will replace the wood
en- one under the oil tank. Clifton Wood
ward, who is the distributing agent here,
will handle the gasolene as well as the oil.
Donaqua lodge, K. OF p, has elected
officers as follows: Charles ]. Brown,
chancellor commander; Joseph T. Silvy,
vice. chancellor; John A. Lord, prelate;
William E. Whiting, keeper OF records
and seals; Embert c. Osgood, master OF
exchecquer; Frank E. Moon, master at
arms; Asa c. Flood, master of work; Her
man Scammons, inner guard; George G.
Pierson, outer guard; G.. j. Brown, re-
preventative to grand lodge; Embert G.
Osgood, alternate; M. Y. McGown, trus-
tee. Officers will be installed Wednesday
evening, Jan. II, followed by banquet
The Three c class of the Baptist church
is planning to give a "twelfth night
sociap in the vestry on the twelfth night
OF January. There will be program OF
twelve numbers, TO begin at twelve min
utes after 8 o'clock. Cooked food and
home made candy will be for sale. The
feature of the evening will be the presen-
tation Of the Confectionery family of
twelve daughters, and a prize is offere d
to the one who gets in the first correct list
of names. The admission will be twelve
cents; half sizes (children under twelve
years) half price. Every twelfth person
will be admitted free.
The Ellsworth steam laundry, Hollis B.
Estey, proprietor, has moved to it's new
location on State street.-The old Masonic
building purchased and rebuilt by Mr..
Estey. The work of moving the laundry,
with steam power plant and machinery,
has been considerable, and necessitates
the cutting out of laundry work this
week. But the work OF installing the
plant in the new building is being pushed
and everything will be in running order
in 9 few days, with better equipment and
facilities for handling the business than
ever. A new drying-room is being in
stalled, among other improvements.
Business Notices.
The semi-annuaI mark-down sale of the