Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-04-20

George s. Ober and W. H. Blaisdell have
joined the Horse -shoers' association of
this city.
News was received here last Wednesday
of the death at Westford, Mass, on Sum
day, April 10, Of Mrs. George A. Monaghan,
former resident of Ellsworth.
The Oak Park Lincoln street branch Of
the Village improvement society will, on
Thursday, April 2S, open rummage sale
in the store on franklin street, in the
Manning block.
Charles c. Knowlton and wife, Of Bos-
ton, arrived Friday for visit to their
parents here. Mr.. Knowlton will remain
week, while Mrs. Knowlton will re-
main several weeks longer.
! Donaqua lodge, K. OF p, will have its
annual roll-call this evening. There will
be program during the roll-call. Supper
will follow. All members unable to at
tend are requested to respond by letter.
The ladies OF the Methodist society will
have their semi sale and meat
supper Thursday evening, April 28.
hmOuk tuc uOItu5 Will UC 4dIhlh OOOths
apron booth, and candy and may basket
booth at the vestry.
The repairs on the Rowe carriage factory
on School street, recently badly damaged
by fire, are practically completed. About
the last job to be done was the electric
light wiring, which has just been done by
Edwin L. Royal, contractor, Of Bar
Harbor.
The home Of William Forsyth, at Beech
land, was burned, with contents, Satur-
day morning. The fire is believed to have
started from chimney. No one was at
home when it started. There was an in
surance Of 500 on the house, and 200 on
the furniture.
| Frequent rehearsals are being held for
the amateur minstrel show, which will be
| given early in May, under the auspices Of
the Village improvement society. There
will be a chorus Of forty voices, and the
entertainment will undoubtedly be the
big musical event Of the season.
| The dredger Frances Martin, with tug
P. H. Doyen, arrived at the bar Monday,
| and will begin work at once on the con-
tract begun last year. The first work will
be at the bar, and later in the season work
will be resumed in the river, where it was
not quite completed last season.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Rollins announce
the engagement Of their daughter Helen
to William Dulles, OF Englewood, N. j.
The wedding will take place on Monday,
i - IN Nav
q they will sail from New York on the
Lapland, OF the Red Star line, for an auto
mobile trip of two months in Europe.
Friends Of Mrs. Percival R. Halleron,
who was Miss Julia F. Ellington, of this
city, will Be interested to learn that Mr..
Halleron has been promoted to the posi-
ton of paymaster's clerk in the United
States navy, and has been ordered from
Baltimore to Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Halleron
expects to spend the summer with her
father, F. w. Ellington.
The annual county road meeting, under
the auspices of the State department of
highways, will be held at the courthouse
| in Ellsworth Thursday Of next week.
State Highway Commissioner Sargent
will be present to address the meeting.
1t is hoped there will be a large attend
ance' OF highway commissioners and
selectmen from all parts of the county.
There was a large attendance at the
annual roll-call Of Irene chapter, o. E. 8.
last Friday evening. A supper was served
at 6 O'Clock. The tables were prettily
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M. A. Clark. The roll-cal and meeting
followed. Many members responded in
person or by letter. several visitors
present also made interesting remarks.
The class parts for the Ellsworth high
school commencement have been assigned
as follows, the first two in order named
being decided by rank in scholarship, and
the others by election by the class:
Valedictory, Olive Davis; salutatory,
Alice McGown; prophecy, Wesley Sowle; ;
history, Nina Franklin; presentation of
gifts, Mary Fernald; address to under
graduates, Arthur Foster.
The freshman class of the University of
Maine came to Ellsworth by special train
! last Friday evening, for their annual
dinner, which was served at the American
house. For several years the boys from u.
Of M. have come to Ellsworth for their
dinner, fact which tells its own story OF
the excellence of the dinners served by
Mrs. Cunningham. The U. of M. boys are
always welcomed in Ellsworth.
The Millinocket high school girls came
to Ellsworth last Friday for return
game with the Ellsworth high girls. The
attendance was even larger than that at
the recent Bar Harbor game. The
audience was impartial, and cheered the
visitors and home team alike. The girls
from Millinocket put up plucky game,
but the Ellsworth team was too fast for
them, and they did not score basket ex-