Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-06-19
association, only eight tickets being sold
at the Ellsworth station.

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at the Ellsworth station.
| Edmund q. Hopkins, who was so criti-
caily ill last week, has improved gradu-
ally since the second operation, performed
last Wednesday, and his friends feel much
encouraged at his condition.
Forrest r. Treworgy, an Ellsworth boy,
graduate of the Ellsworth high school
and now taking course in electrical en-
gineering at the University OF Maine, was
awarded the $50 Western alumni scholar
ship at the U. of NJ.
w. A. Allen ard wife, OF Portland, were
guests few days last week of their
daughter, Mrs. Harry E. Rowe. Mr.. Allen
renewed old acquaintances here, made
some years ago when he paid several visits
to Ellsworth as grand warden OF the N. E.
o. r.
Hon. e. G. Burleigh, of Augusta, was in
the city for few hours last Thursday.
He was accompanied by ex-Secretary OF
State Byron Boyd and friend. They
came from Augusta by auto, which they
left here, and proceeded to Bar Harbor on
the 6.Z5 p. m. train.
The pastor will preach at both services
next Sunday at the Methodist church.
The morning theme is. s'The Re-em-
| phasis of Religion" The evening lecture
| sermon will be upon New York in the
series on "Religion in Great American
| Cities". All are invited.
Friday evening, at $50 o'clock, the sup
| per to close the contest in the "two ships
| to Palestine" in the Methodist Sunday
| school will be given in the Methodist ves-
| try. All teachers and members of the
school will be seated the parents of each
scholar are invited also.
| Miss Marion l.. Woodward. who is
| teaching in an institution for the deaf in
| New York, arrived home to-day, for the
summer. Miss Phyllis Macomber, OF
Seal Harbor, who has just completed
training course as teacher in the same in
stitution, accompanied her to remain in
Ellsworth for the high school graduation.
William T. Moor, of Waltham, Mass,
spent from Friday to Monday in the city,
closing up the sale of his two houses on
Fourth street. One, the John L. Moor
homestead, has been purchased by w. G..
Brooks, the other by Willis E. Dunn. Mr..
Moor, on his return, was accompanied by
his wife, who has been in Ellsworth few
weeks.
AT the morning service at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday, the pastor,
Rev. r. B Mathews, announced the follow
ing committee of the society to prepare a
suitable acknowledgment of the highly
appreciated gift OF an organ, and forward
it to the donor, G. Nixon Black: Mr..
Justice King, j. F. Knowlton, Mrs. F. G.
Allinson.
The ''Story of the Orient'', an exercise
called a song story, is to be given at the
Baptist church next Sunday evening. 1t
embodies parts for reader following a
group OF incidents referred to in the gos-
pei narrative, with music appropriate to
the theme rendered by the choir. A
Wilbur, tenor, will render the musical
parts.
The ~semi-annual tax upon loan and
building associations has been committed
to the State treasurer by the State asses
sors. The Ellsworth loan and building
association pays the second largest tax OF
any association in the State. The Dexter
association leads, with a tax of S70.53;
Ellsworth, S62.51; while the third, San
ford, is $45. All the others are far behind
-Casco, with tax of s13.02, being fourth,
all the others paying less than so.
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knights from Bangor and West Sullivan
lodges last Wednesday evening. Supper
| was served for the visitors at $50. After
supper, the rank Of knight was conferred
on three candidates by degree team from
the Bangor lodge, in long form. The Ban
gor knights have recently received new
regalia, and this, with the excellent man
ner in which the work was performed,
made the work beautiful and impressive.
There was good-sized congregation at
Hancock hall Sunday evening, when Rev.
r. B. Mathews, OF the Congregational
mon to the graduating class of the high
school. Rev. e. d. Kizer, OF the Metho-
dist church, assisted in the service. The
superintendent of the schools, members of
the school board and the teachers of the
high school occupied seats upon the stage.
There was music by a choir of mixed
voices from the several churches, with a
quartette composed OF Miss Mary F. Hop
kins, Mrs. j. A. Cunning ham, o. w. Tapley
and j. A. Cunningham. Mr.. Mathews
spoke from the text, "Pay Me that thou
| Owest." His address was scholarly and
eloquent.
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