Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-11-29

Mrs. 8. +. Jordan has gone to East brook
for an extended visit.
Lygonia lodge will work the third de-
gree Thursday evening.
Mrs. Alice J. Murch has gone to Gran
berry Isles to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Richard Hawkes., who has been
quite ill for several weeks, is improving.
Walter Smith, who has been employed
on the steamer Pemaquid, is at home for a
short visit.
George r. Lowell and wife have gone to
Portland to spend the winter with Mr..
Lowell's son Harry.
The first rehearsal of the Ellsworth fes-
tival chorus will be held at society hall on
Thursday evening, Dec. Z.
G. Nixon Black and Mr.. Pitman, of
Boston, spent last Sunday at Woodlawn.
They left on the evening train.
Mrs. F. G. Allinson, OF Providence, r. l.,
is here to spend Thanksgiving with her
parents, Judge Emery and wife.
Mrs. John F. Whitcomb is home from
thV Asoh6oh hoSPitoiY "hCAS oIo hdo DCCh
for some weeks, greatly improved in
health.
Rey. r. b. Mathews was called to his
former pastorate at Newcastle last Mon
day to officiate at a funeral. He is expec-
ted home tonight.
The timetable Of the Maine Central, in
effect Dec. 3, may be found elsewhere in
this issue. From now on there Is no Sun
day train either way.
Irene chapter, o. E. s., will have s
O'Clock supper Friday evening, followed
by work and election of officers. A large
attendance is desired.
The dance and supper of Senator Hale
hose company will take place this evening
at Odd Fellows hall. Monaghan's orches-
ira will furnish music.
At the banquet Of Blanquefort COM
mandery, K. T., last Monday evening,
roast loin OF venison was the piece de re-
sistdnce: it was the gift OF Sir Knight j..
Sherman Douglass, OF Lamoine.
Roy c. Haines, who attened the Harvard
Yale football game at Cambridge last
Saturday, is home. On Sunday morning
he entered a hospital to have minor
operation performed on his throat.
Miss Maud E. Bellatty left Saturday for
Bangor, where she will remain until after
Thanksgiving with friends. On Monday
she attended the wedding and reception of
Duncan Mcdonald at East Hampden.
Tomorrow being a legal holiday, the
banks will be closed for the day. The
postoffice will be closed from a. m. until
after the distribution Of the evening mail,
and will close at p. m. instead OF 8 as
usual.
Ex-Chief-Justice Emery was one OF the
speakers at the exercises commemorating
the one -hundredth anniversary of the
founding OF the First parish Congrega-
tional church in Bangor last Monday
evening.
H. E. Davis and wife returned Thurs
day from visit in Boston and vicinity.
Their daughter, Mrs. F. E. Gregory, OF
Brookline, Mass, with her infant daugh-
ter, accompanied them home for visit
until after Thanksgiving.
The union Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Baptist church at 7.30 o'clock
tomorrow evening. Rev. Edwin D..
Kizer. pastor OF the Methodist church,
will deliver the sermon. Pastors Of the
other churches will assist in the services.
Chief Quartermaster M. E. Thibodaux,
of the U. 8. 8. Trippe, is spending q
twelve-day furlough with Mrs. Thibo-
daux before leaving for South American
ports. Mrs. Thibodaux will spend the
winter with her mother, Mrs. Carrie
O'Connell.
The treasury department for the third
time is asking for bids for the building OF
the extension OF the custom house and
postoffice building in Ellsworth. Bids
under the two previous calls were beyond
the amount available, and were rejected.
Bidders have until Jan. 8 to put in their
proposals.
| A large number OF Ellsworth Rebekahs
went to Bar Harbor last Thursday night,
where they were delightfully."- entertained
by Unison Rebekah lodge. The Ellsworth
team worked the degree. The Ellsworth
Rebekahs returned home Friday noon,
singing the praises Of Bar Harbor hospi-
tality, while from Bar Harbor came many
compliments OF the Ellsworth teams de-
gree work.
The second mems banquet at the Metho-
dist church vestry was served last Wed
nesday evening. About twenty were IN
attendance. After the supper, which wal
served by Mrs. Kizer, Mrs. Haskell and
Mrs. Pomroy, DR.. Kizer introduced Roy
&. Haines o. toastmsster. Rev. Roya