Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-04-03

conventions at Bangor next Wednesday.
Indications day are that there will be a
contest between Taft and Roosevelt dele
gates.
T. p. Packard, sub-master OF the Ellis
worth high school, was called to Houlton
last Thursday by the sudden death OF his
father, cf heart failure. He has the SYM
pathy of his Ellsworth friends. Mrs.
Packard accompanied her husband to
Houlton.
The advance sale of seats for the fire.
mems play and ball next Monday evening
has been large, and its financial success is
assured. The play, Little Lord Fauntle-
roy,' will be given by local cast, as
printed in THE AMERICAN last week.
Monaghan's orchestra will play for the
dance which will follow.
DIR. Harry c. Mason and wife of Old
Town, came Saturday to visit DIR. Mason's
parents, G. w. Mason and wife. DIR. Ma
son returned to Old Town Monday, but
Mrs. Mason will remain through the
week. Her little daughter Barbara, who
has spent two months with her grandpar-
ents here, will return with her.
NJ. j. Drummey and e. f. Doyle went to
Boston lastsweek to attend the funeral of
their cousin, John B. Walsh. Mr.. Walsh
was sixty-two years of age. He had been
frequent visitor to Ellsworth, and had
made many friends here. He had been
superintendent of elevators at the state
house in Boston seventeen years.
Mrs. A. W. Clark left Monday for Dem
yer, Col, to visit her son, DIR. Edwin
Clark. Her daughter, Miss NJ. A. Clark,
accompanied her as far as Brunswick,
where they met Mrs. c. II. Hodguhn, of
Bath, formerly of Ellsworth, who will be
Mrs. ClarK's travelling companion to Dem
yer. Mrs. Hodgman is on her way to Cali
fornia, where she will make her home.
Robert King, who is spending the Easter
vacation with his parents, Mr.. Justice
King and wife, has with him guest
Robert ID. Cole, a classmate at Bowdoin.
Miss Margaret King, who is also spending
her vacation with her parents, has as her
guest Miss Gertrude Rawxhurst, of
Evanston, ILL.,, student at Rogers hall,
Lowell, Mass, which Miss Margaret is at
tending.
There will be special Easter services in
the Ellsworth churches next Sunday,
with Easter sermons and special music at
all the churches in the morning. At the
Baptist church there will be an Easter
concert in the evening. At the Metho-
J dist church Rev. J. N. Atwood will occupy
the pulpit both morning and evening in
the absence of the pastor who is attending
conference in Rocklard.
| Special union lenten services are being
held this week. The first service of the
: series was at Ellsworth Falls last evening,
Rev. p. A. A. Killam delivering the ad-
dress. The schedule for the rest of the
week is as follows Wednesday evening,
at Congregational church, Rev. o. j. Cup
till. Thursday evening, at Baptist church,
Rev. r. B. Mathews. Friday evening, at
Methodist church, Mr.. Killam.
A concert and ball will be given at Han
cock hall Monday evening, April 22, TO
dedicate the new floor. The concert and
music for the dance will be by Pullen's or
chestra, of Bangor, of seven pieces. The
proceeds from the dance will be donated
to the city toward paying for the new
floor. The committee in charge consists
of Harry W. Haynes and wife, r. f. Ma
son and wife, Joh1 A Peters and wife and
F. NJ. Gaynor and wife.
News was received here last Thursday OF
the loss of the schooner Elm City, Capt,
| Fred Allen. The vessel was bound from
Norfolk for Charleston, s. c., with coal
| in bnr nH Hattaraa the
vessel sprang aleak. She was worked in
shore to six fathoms of water, where she
sank. One sea swept four men overheard,
but two OF them succeeded in getting back
to the vessel. The mate and one seaman
were drowned. The rest of the crew was
/ taken off by steamer. Capt. Allen is q
, brother of Capt. E. w. Allen, of this city,
, and has frequently visited here.
Ellsworth will have the pleasure of en-
tertaining mem bers of the Portland board
of trade on the morning of Friday, May
"a. According to the itinerary laid
the board of trade special is due here at
a. m. Breakfast will be served in the
dinipg-car OF the train. The train will
leave Ellsworth at 1870 for the run into
NdsHihEEob SouptS' z nc tiihS IA Lib
3 worth will give the party opportunity tc
2 visit the power plant, and other points oi
interest. 1t is probable that the Els
5 worth board of trade and the Merchants
association will unite in plans to make the
brief visit here pleasant one.
|. The death OF Nelson r. Jellison and wife
within two days Of each other this week
removes two of Ellsworths well-knowr
elderly citizens. Mrs. Jellison died Sun.
I day, aged sixty eight years. Mr.. Jellison
| died yesterday, aged nearly seventy-twC