Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-02-14

N"ies buia ouitu, VI Fresque Isle, Is tne
guest OF Mrs. Austin II. Joy.
Joseph Tufts, OF Hancock, is employed
at the Ellsworth Foundry Machine
Works.
Irene chapter, o. e. s., will hold regu-
lar meeting Friday evening. A good at
tendance is desired.
President Arthur J. Roberts, of Colby
college, addressed the students OF the
Ellsworth high school last THURSDAY fore
noon. e+.
The firemen were called out yesterday
forenoon by chimney fire at Charles
Whitmore's house on Hancock street. No
damage.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, will work
the third degree on three candidates to-
morrow evening. Supper will be served
after work.
Officers of Donsqua lodge, K. of P, will
be installed this evening. Installation
will be followed by work in the third de-
gree, and a supper.
A surprise party was given Irving Jor-
dan and wife last Thursday evening.
About fifteen were present. Refresh
ments were served. ,.--.r-
The VIM. II. Il. Rice relief corps will
serve supper at G. A. r. hall tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. Members are re-
quested to furnish food.
Miss Eliza beth DeMeyer, of Eastbrook,
aud Miss Florence Dunn, OF Franklin,
came to this city last Wednesday on
visit to their uncle, III. w. Dunn.
The PASTORS topics at the Methodist
church next Sunday will be: Morning,
'How Should we Meet God?" E7ening,
sThe Church and Her Critics." ALI are
invited.
Cecil G. Hodgkins, of Bar Harbor, and
Miss Nancy L. Higgins, of Eden, were
married at the Baptist parsonage, in Ellis
worth, Sunday afternoon, by Rev. P. A. A.
Killam.
George P. Woodward and William
Greathead, of Boston, and Joseph W..
Nealley, of Ellsworth, are the guests for a
few days of Harvard C. Jordan, at Uneeda
best camp, Sireen lake.
Members of the social circle OF the Bap-
tist church will serve supper this evening
in the vestry. The committee in charge is
composed OF Mrs. Nellie Curtis, Mrs p
A. A. Killam and Miss Cora V. Anderson.
The missionary society of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs. E. F.
Robinson, sr., tomorrow afternoon at
2.3O. The pastor, Rev. K. B. Mathews,
will talk on the troubles in China. A large
attendance is requested.
The Ellsworth high school will be in
session Saturday Of this week to make up
for Friday of next week, when the school
will be closed. AS Thursday of next
week is a legal school holiday, this will
give the teachers and pupils three free
days for food fair week.
The JOINT good roads committee of the
Ellsworth Merchants association and the
board of trade met at the office of the
chairman, John A. Peters, Monday even
ing, and decided to submit to the incom-
ing city government set of recommends
tions as to the good roads problem in
Ellsworth.
The literature club met Monday even
ing with Mrs. o. w. Tapley, who read an
interesting paper, "The Period of Recon-
struction." Mrs. Fl. H. Emerson also gave
an interesting and instructive paper on
'sThe Development of the New South.
The next meeting will be held with Mrs.
Harry K. Rowe on Feb. 20.
The reception given by the senior class
of the Ellsworth high school to the
juniors, at Odd Fellows hall last Thursday
evening, was a very pretty affair. The
hall was attractively decorated with BAN
ners and evergreen. Music for dancing
was furnished by Monaghan's orchestra
OF four pieces. Refreshments were served.
OF candidate for mayor will be held at
the board OF trade room in Hancock hall
Thursday evening, Feb. %, at 7.30 o'clock.
Ward 1, 2, and caucuses will be held
Immediately after the general caucus.
Ward caucus will be held at Agricultural
hall, North Ellsworth, at 2.30 O'Clock in
the afternoon OF the same day.
Elsewhere in this issue may be found an
article or .sLife in Persia, OF special in
terest at this time owing to the political
disturbances in that country, and OF still
futher interest to all who areinterested in
foreign missions. The young ladies re-
ferred to in the article are nieces OF Mrs.
William Dulles formerly Miss Helen
Rollins), Of Englewood, N. j.
The Boy Scouts installed officers on last
Friday evening, the scoutmaster, Rev. e.
d. Kizer, presiding. The officers installed