Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-11

Ellsworth case, excepting family already
under quarantine, has been reported in
over six weeks. Quarantine has been
raised on all but three houses, in which
there are five cases.
The Klark- Urban Co. played at Han
cock hall Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Ellsworth play-goers are always glad to
greet this popular company. The plays
presented are always thrilling, and the
acting excellent. The specialties .snever,
fail to please, especially those BY Messrs.
hiark and Urban, whose byplay is always
genuinely humorous. - s-&'as'
The trustees of the Ellsworth city
library have placed in the library an
excellent photograph OF Zachariah Jelli-
son, OF Brooklyn, N. Y, a generous bene-
factor OF the library. Mr.. Jellison was
born in 1884 in the house now occupied by
Mrs. Charles j. Perry at the corner OF
State and Church streets and nearly
opposite the library building.
Charles Peters was taken suddenly ill
last Thursday. His physicians here pro-
nounced it appendicitis, and advised an
operation. He went at once to Bangor,
where an operation was performed Thurs
day night. Mr.. Peters many Ellsworth
friends are glad to know he is recovering
rapidly, and it is expected he will be able
to return home the first of next week.
The woman's relief corps of VIM. III. HI.
| Rice post last Thursday evening elected
officers as follows; President, Mary Laf-
I'm; senior vice. president, Mary Fields;
junior vice. president, Hannah Bonsey;
treasurer, Nellie Royal; chaplain, Laura
i Curtis; conductor, Minnie Stevens; guard,
Mary Jordan; delegate to department
convention, Mary Jordan; alternate,
Amanda Young.
The Ellsworth schooner Lavolta, Capt.
Wellington c. Bellatty, bound from Clin-
ton Point, N. Y, for Quincy, Mass, with
sand, was caught off Cape Cod in the
northwest gale early Monday morning,
and lost all her sails. She was making for
lee under the highlands of the cape
when the revenue cutter Androscoggin,
summoned from Provincetown by wire
less, came to her assistance, and towed her
to Provincetown.
Last evening Miss Hazel Giles enter
tanned sixteen of her young friends, boys
| and girls, the occasion being an observ-
ance of her sixteenth birthday. She was
t he recipient Of numerous gifts, pretty and
useful. Games were played, among them
being a contest at guessing the number of
articles on a tray. AT this Morton Whit
comb won the prize for boys; Christina
Doyle the prize for girls. All report
most enjoyable time.
G. W. Grindal has purchased the old j.
Il. d g. Ii. Grant storehouse on Water
street, recently occupied by the Ellsworth
Lumber Co., and the southern half of the
wharf connected Herewith. Mr.. Grindal
is having the storehouse repaired. A
roomy basement, with concrete floor, is
being built under it. A concrete wall has
been built along the Water street front
and across the southern end and the
western side and northern end of the
basement will be of frame construction,
with doors to admit teams, and we'll
lighted by windows. Mr.. Grindal will
| use the building as a storehouse.
DIR. J. T. McDonald's automobile was
destroyed by fire while on the road last
Thursday night. DR.. Mcdonald was an
swering a call to Mariaville. Near the
Shack ford place, above Ellsworth Falls, a
burst of fame beneath his feet caused the
sudden exit from the car OF the doctor
and q. F. Newman, who was with him.
Fearing the explosion of the gasolene
tank, they kept respectful distance and
watched the car burn. The fire is sup
posed to have caught from an overheated
exhaust pipe. DR.. Mcdonald had been
having engine troubles, and the heavy
roads called for extra work by the en-
gine. The car was insured.
Albert E. Hopkins, of Bangor, having
severed his relation as organist with the
the musical committee has secured a
Miss Brown, of Bangor, for the va
cant position. Miss Brown will COM
mence her service with this parish next
Sunday. She comes with the recon-
mendation of Il. Everett Hall, who has
won such golden opinions from the music
lovers of this city by his playing ON the
new organ at the Congregational church.
Miss Brown is pupil of Mr.. Hall, and
was especially mentioned by him to fill
this somewhat exacting duty. The musi-
cal program at the opening OF the service
will be continued, and with the near ap-
proach OF Christmas Sunday, those who
worship at the Congregational church
may look forward confidently to an in
spring musical service. The voluntary
will begin at 1890.