Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-01-11
BOOST! Ellsworth Food Fair,
Feb. 1925.

Feb. 2O-25.
There will be dance and supper at
Bayside grange hall Friday evening.
Donaqua lodge, K. Of p, will elect
officers this evening. There win be .
supper after work.
Mrs. w. l. Olmstead and little daughter,
Of Reading, Mass, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Addie Mason.
Capt. Henry J. Joy and wife arrived
home Saturday from visit Of several
weeks in Massachusetts,.
Coroner Harry @. Austin was called to
Winter Harbor yesterday by the suicide Of
Miss Eulalie Merchant, aged seventeen
years.
VIM. H. H.+Rice w. r. G. will install
officers tomorrow evening, Jan. II. Vet
Grams and their wives are cordially in
vited.
The Thursday club will meet this week
in the vestry OF the Congregational church
at p. m. All interest are cordially invited
to attend.
A basket ball game between the boys
teams Of franklin and Ellsworth high
schools is scheduled for Friday evening at
Hancock hall.
Mrs. George w. bennett received severe
injuries Saturday evening by being
knocked down by children coasting on
Hancock street.
Fred 81. Gerry, Of Bar Harbor, has de-
clined the appointment as deputy sheriff.
Sheriff Webster has made no other
appointment there as yet.
Ralph E. Carter, Of Naskeag, has rented
the Hamlin building at the west end Of
the bridge, and has opened store for the
carrying on Of the business of taxidermy.
Mrs. L. NJ. Moore, who accompanied Mr..
Moore, treasurer Of the Union Trust Co.,
to Boston last week, is home. Mr.. Moore
will remain in Boston few weeks longer.
The January committee of the Congre-
gational church will serve an old-fash-
ioned circle supper at the vestry next
Wednesday evening, Jan. 1S, at 8 o'clock.
The annual meeting Of the Hancock
County Grange Fair association will be
held at the Office Of M. E. Holmes in Ellis
worth Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 25, at
O'Clock,
The county commissioners, ct their
regular session in Ellsworth yesterday, an
nounced their decision on petition for
change of highway at Seal Harbor, deny
ing petition.
Ralph B. Cushman, although living in
the '-city", makes good showing among
his fellow farmers of the country" by
killing pig the other day which weighed
dressed 415 pounds.
The North Ellsworth Farmers club has
elected officers as follows: James A.
Salisbury, president; H. F. Maddocks,
secretary; Francis McGown and Arthur
W. Clement, trustees.
Omcers of Irene chapter, o. e. g., were
installed last Friday evening by Past
Worthy Matron Mrs. Hannah Bonsey,
assisted by Mrs. Zelms Wilson as marshal.
Refreshments were served after installa-
tion.
The hearings in the contests for the
seats Of John A. Peters, of Ellsworth, and
Frank L. Hodgkins, Of Lamoine, in the
house of representatives, will take place
1t Augusta Thursday or Friday Of this
week.
Acadia chapter, R. A. NJ, held special
meeting yesterday, working the degrees OF
past and hoSt excellent master in the af-
tefno0a, And royal Arch in the evening, on
two candidates.. A banquet was served II
8 o'clock,
The Dirigo cinb has elected onAtNfs %
follows: President, h. g. OsKCtd; vice-
president, r. q. Osgood, sStetary and
treasurer, Edward F. smaif; collector, F,
d. Mcfarland; chairpnsn of the room
committee, william T. Doyle.
The North El.swoith Telephone %. ha.
elected dlrectoissSs ID follows: a. r. Mad
duckA Charies a. Dews, Eugene Il. Moore
Webster n. Higgins and Emery Mad.
docks. q. Z. Maddocks is president ami
manager, and Mr.. Dews secretary.
The annual meeting Of the Ellswofti
msrchants' association will b held Ut tn
rooms in Hancock ball next Monda!
evening. Omcers will b etected, th
work Of the past year will b reviewed. ani
plans for the coming year discussed
There will BE- light refreshments, snd /
sssmoker".
Ever since VIM. b. n. Rice post, @. A. r.
has been organized, It has held it \ dut,
and privilege to decorate tho graves OF d
soldiers in cemeteries at Surfy, Trenton
lAmoine, North Hancock, Ekstbrook
Waltham, MartEvlaAe snd 9th, ~ well .