Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-04-24

| Methodist church. Rev. IA. b. Haskell
will attend as delegate from the East
| Maine conference. DR.. Kizer goes in the
financial interest OF the Ellsworth church.
| During his absence, for four Sundays, the
pulpit will be supplied by Rev. N. f. At
wood, OF Bangor.
Representatives OF Conners Bros, OF
| Lowell, Mass, the successful bidders for
the postofflce building extension, have
been in town during the past week; also
some of the sub-contractors on the work,
the present building and the.lot. Actual
work of construction, it is understood,
will begin early in May.
The concert and ball al Hancock hall
Monday evening, to dedicate the hand
some new floor, was success socially and
financially. Many compliments were paid
the contractor, A. NJ. Foster, who laid 1t
in record time. The committee, OF which
Harry w. Haynes was chairman, worked
hard in behalf of the affair, and is deserv-
ing of much credit. About $40 net was
realized.
H. p. Carter, of West Ellsworth, has
leased the store on Main street in the Joy
block, and will, in week or ten days,
open general store. Mr.. Carter, who is a
successful farmer, has been conducting q
small store at his home in West Els
worth; this will be given up, and Mr.. Car
ter will move his family to town about
May /, and will occupy apartments over
the store.
| G. Porter Smith, who has been at his
home here i'll for some time, is at present
confined to his bed. His son Walter, who
has been employed on a steamer running
| from Key West to Havana this winter,
| arrived home yesterday. MIR. Smiths
daughter, Mrs. l.. NJ. Kidder, Of Lynn
Mass, ana his mother, Mrs. Greenley
Smith, who has spent several weeks in
Massachusetts,, also came yesterday.
| Class parts for the commencement exer
| cises of the Ellsworth high school have
been assigned as follows: Valedictory,
Erva Giles; salutatory, Adelia Barron;
address to undergraduates, Percival Wes-
colt; presentation OF gifts, Bryant Moore;
history, Eva Gerry; prophesy, Jessie
Morang. The valedictory and salutatory
are assigned according to rank for the
four years of the high school course, the
| other parts being assigned by election.
Dana Smith, son of the late Everard G.
Smith, formerly of Ellsworth, who has
made study OF navigation, with expert
ence on both steam and sailing vessels,
has steadily risen in his profession. He
will soon sail for Europe in the palatial
Vanderbilt steam yacht, Warrior, as Sec
ond officer. The yacht will cruise in
European waters until next December,
when Mr. Smith expects to visit relatives
home in Seattle, Wash.
A county road meeting under the aus
pices of the State department of high
ways, was held at the courthouse Satur-
day afternoon. There was a good attend
ance of municipal officers and road COM
missioners from Ellsworth and other
towns of the county, with the full board of
county commissioners. After an extended
address by State Highway Commissioner
Hardison on road building, there was a
general discussion OF road problems which
brought out many valuable points.
Donaqua lodge, K. of p, had the dis
tinguished honor last Wednesday evening
of entertaining the supreme grand chan
cellor, the highest officer of the order in
the United States, in the person Of Mr.
Justice Hanson, who was presiding at the
April term Of the supreme court here
There was work in the first degree, fol-
lowed by banquet at which George B.
Stuart acted as ast-master. The prin-
cipal speakers OF the evening were Judge
Hanson, Clerk Of Courts Bunker and Rev.
K. d. Kizer.
The Ellsworth Merchants association
minstrel show will be the big attraction
for Wednesday evening, May s, at Ham
cock hall. Miss Moreau, OF Portland, ex-
perienced in this work, will stage the
show. 1t is hoped to have a chorus of
forty voices. The first chorus rehearsal
| will be held at Hancock hall tomorrow
evening. This will be the first of series
Of three entertainments to be given under
| the auspices OF the Merchants association
to raise money for association expenses,
largely for promoting the industrial ad
| vancement OF Ellsworth.
One candidate from Nokomis Rebekab
lodge of Ellsworth, resident of Surry,
two from Unison lodge of Bar Harbor,
one each from East Corinth and
Danforth will receive the decoration OF
Chivalry at Hancock hall this evening.
This is the first time this ceremony has
ever been performed in Ellsworth. The
decoration will be conferred here by Can
ton Bangor, Patriarchs Militant-forty-
five of them in full uniform. About fifty
are expected here from Bangor. The
affair will be public, an admission fee
being charged, to include dancing which
will follow the ceremony.