Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
lain, Laura Curtis; conductor, Minnie
Stevens; guard, Mary Jordan; delegate,
Nellie Royal; alternate, Minnie Stevens.

. iaAn, Laura Curtis; conductor, Minnie
Stevens; guard, Mary Jordan; delegate,
Nellie Royal; alternate, Minnie Stevens.
The kindergarten class Of the Methodist
Sunday school is having sale Of home
made candy and fancy articles in the
Methodist vestry this afternoon. A
chicken supper will be served at O'Clock,
followed by social.
Acsdie Royal Arch chapter will hold q
special meeting next Tuesday evening,
when Deputy Grand High Priest Charles
| B. Davis, of Waterville, will pay his ofli-
cial visit. supper will be served at $40.
There will be work in the z. A. degree.
John Leighton, OF Bar Harbor, was
brought to the county Jail last week and
committed in default Of 1000 to await
action OF the grand jury in April. He is
charged with breaking, entering and lar
ceny at the Pineo cottage on Bar Island.
James L. Cook and wife left yesterday
for Norway, where they will remain two
or three weeks with their daughter, Mrs.
M. L. Kimball, after which they will go to
Everett, Mass, where they will spend the
winter with their sons Louis and Arthur.
The expected nomination OF Otha H.
Jellison, OF Bar Harbor, to succeed the
late John E. Webster as sheriff OF Han
cock county, was announced last Wednes-
day night. The nomination will doubt
less be confirmed at a meeting of the
governors council to morrow.
The s. L. C.'s will meet with Mrs. Ida
Treworgy to- morrow evening. There will
be readings, recitations, declamations and
the 'squerry box, ,interspersed with music.
The Civil war and the work OF the Red
Cross society will be taken for study in
| the early winter. A good time is assured.
| The State board of assessors has COM
mitted to the State treasurer the semi-an-
nual tax against loan and building associ-
ations. The Ellsworth associations tax is
1860. Only one other ASSOCIATION in the
State pays larger tax-Dexter, S77.48-
and no other OF the thirty-six associations
in the State approaches these two, the
third highest tax being s39.13, and only
two others are above SO.
Rev. Clifton N. d. Powers, acting pastor
of the Baptist church at Bar Harbor, occu-
pied the pulpit OF the Baptist church last
Sunday morning and evening in exchange
| with the pastor, Rev. P. A. A. Killam. In
the afternoon he preached at Hancock
Mr.. Killam, at Bar Harbor, preached at
the Baptist church morning and evening,
| and addressed a mems meeting at the Y.
M. &. A. in the afternoon.
The confusion of dates which arose in
connection with the sale and sociable of
Irene council, o. E. s., two different dates
being announced last week, has led to a
further postponement to Friday of this
| week, Dec. Is. There will be a sale of
aprons and home- made candy in the af-
ternoon. In the evening there will be a
sociable to which all Masons and their
families are invited. Members of Irene
chapter are requested to furnish cake.
Mrs. Henry B. Holt, OF Bayside, is in
Boston visiting two sisters, Mrs. Celia Z.
Taylor and Mrs. Mary e. Moore. These
three sisters and Mrs. Cazilla Holt, OF
Bangor, are the only remaining members
OF the family of Nathaniel and Mary B.
Murch, the last brother, Maynard H.
Murch, of Cleveland, Ohio, having died
two years ago. Mrs. Holt will return by
way OF Portsmouth, and complete her
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Byron Cat
lin, and her son Shirley.
VIM. H. H. Rice post, G. A. R., reelected
officers Monday evening as follows: Com
| mander, William Small; s. V. c., William
J. Connick; j. V. c., John o. Kief; Q. NJ,
William H. True; chaplain, d. L. Fields;
surgeon, A. w. Richardson; o. D., George
F. Haskell; O. G., Nahum Murch; patriotic
instructor, John o. Kief. 1t was voted to
change the dates OF regular meetings from
the second Monday evening of each month
to the second Saturday afternoon OF each
month, to accommodate members who find
it hard to attend evening meetings.
A concert and bali will be given under
the auspices OF the Village improvement
society, at Hancock hall, Thursday even
| ing, Dec. 28. Pullen's orchestra, OF Ban
gor, will furnish the concert and music for
dancing. The orchestra will be assisted in
the concert by Miss Erva Giles, pianist;
Adelbert Sprague, 'cellist, and DR.. L. B.
| Henderson, reader Ice-cream and cake will
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Is In the hands Of the December committee
of the Village improvement society," Miss
Emile Young, chairman; Harry L. Crab
tree and wife, L. F. Giles and wife and H.
w. Haynes and wife.
1 The Ellsworth Baptist society held it's
annual meeting in the yestry parlor OF the
church Monday evening. In the absence
of Mr.. leighton, the pastor was elected
moderator. The reports Of the treasurer,
the prudential and finance committees
were presented and accepted, and plans
were made for the work of the coming
year. Mr.. Killam was elected modera-
tor for the ensuing year; Miss Anderson,
clerk. Capt. E. 8. Means, who has served
the society so acceptably for several years
los treasurer, was reelected. Carlton 8.
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