Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-01-31

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Postoffice open on Sunday from to 10 m
Ex-sherif Forrest o. silsby, OF Amherst
was in Ellsworth yesterday.
Miss Bernice EldrIdge left yesterday 10,
a visit with relatives in Dexter.
Roy G. Haines has been confined to the
house for several days by severe cold.
| The boys Of the F. l.. Z. class of the
Baptist Sunday school will serve supper
in the vestry this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin X. Russell are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of a
daughter on Sunday, Jan. Is.
Schuyler Higgins and family have moved
into the house recently purchased by him
Of the Watts estate on Court street.
Miss Ruth Goodwin is visiting in Port
lsnd for week. While Miss Ruth is
away, her mother is the guest OF her son
Roy.
VIM. II. II. Rice relief corps will serve
o'clock. ALI members are requested to
furnish food.
The high school basketball team went to
Franklin Saturday evening for its first
game OF the season. The score was 1913
against them.
The G. OF H. class OF the Methodist Sum-
day school will serve supper at the Metho-
dist vestry next Wednesday evening,
Feb. Z, from $50 to 7.30 o'clock.
The lectures on English literature given
by Rev. r. B. Mathews every Tue sdsy
evening, at the parsonage, are proving
most interesting and instructive.
Harold M. Remission, secretary of the
Northern Hancock Agricultural society,
and sll-around hustler for the up-river
fair, was in Ellsworth yesterday.
A threatening chimney fire at the home
of Ralph B. Cushman on the Surry road was
the cause Of an alarm being turned in Fri
day forenoon, The services of the firemen
were not needed.
A full attendance is desired at the regu-
lar meeting of Irene chapter, o. E. s., next
Friday evening, as there will be special
business to come before the meeting.
Circle supper at 6 o'clock.
Miss ELLA NJ. Grove, who has been en-
ployed in the Hancock county registry OF
deeds for some time past, left Saturday for
Houlton, where she will be employed as
stenographer in the law Offices Of Madigan
& Madigan.
oln NAY
Friday evening. Officers will be publicly
installed Friday evening of next week, at
the Methodist vestry. There will be a
cooked food sale in connection with the
installation.
The entertainment which is being
planned by the ladies of the Congrega-
| tionaI church, and was to have been given
about the middle OF February, has been
postponed, and will probably be given
sometime in April.
There will be public reception and ex-
hibition by the pupils of Miss Emile
Young's dancing class at Odd Fellows
| hall next Friday evening. The reception
| to the class will be from to O'Clock, fol-
lowed by social dancing. Music by Mona
ghan's orchestra, four pieces.
The basket ball game between the Boy
| Scout teams OF Ellsworth and Franklin al
Hancock hall Hast Wednesday evening
| was well played and closely contested, the
| game being tie at call OF time, and over
time was necessary to decide it. The visit
ors finally won by score of 1918.
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The democrats of Hancock county had {
conference in Ellsworth yesterday. The
full county committee and prominent
democrats from all parts of the county t.
the number of about fifty were present
The political situation in the county ant
the new primary law were discussed.
Officers of Blanquefort commandery, X
T., will be installed next Monday evening
| by Past Grand Commander Arno w. King
| The installation will be public to wives
| unmarried daughters and minor sons O
knights. There will be . banquet at $50
| installation at 8, followed by dancing.
The contract for building the extension
to the postofice In Ellsworth has beer
awarded to the conners Bros, Co., Of Low
ell, Mass, the contract price being Sss,3l5
Work will begin as soon as weather con
ditions permit, and, under the terms o
the contract, must Se completed by Jan
| l, 1913.
| The two children OF Henry A. Colpitt
at Grants corner are i'll Of diphtheria
Both are now doing we'll. The board o
health has taken prompt measures to pre-
vent the spread Of the disease. Tn
school which one OF the children at