Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-03-27
the Bangor and Bar Harbor high school
pupils at Bar Harbor Friday evening.

| pupils at Bar Harbor Friday evening.
| Carlton s. Donnell will on Monday take
charge OF the Nealley barber shop, which
he has leased for four years. He will con-
tinue the shop in the Peters block, having
engaged j. w. Coughlin to take charge of
| it.
The first mayfiowers OF this spring to
reach THE AMERICAN office were picked
last week by Mrs. y. III. Drummey. The
snowstorm last Sunday temporarily put a
stop to the gathering OF these beautiful
harbingers of spring.
A republican caucus will be held at the
board OF trade rooms, Hancock hall, We'd
nesday evening, April 8, at o'clock, to
nominate nine delegates and nine alter
mates to the State and district conventions
to be held at Bangor, April 10.
George Brown was found guilty in the
\ Ellsworth municipal court last Wednes-
| day of assault on his wife. Judge Hall
sentenced him to thirty days in the Ban
gor work jail, and ten days additional in
case of default of payment of costs of
| court.
/ lut fUhyDT anu HiutGIutI uHNe dShtu
bids for the laying of new hardwood
| floor in Hancock hall. Bids will be opened
| to- might. The specifications call for the
completion of the work before April 10,
| the hall to be available for the beginning
of work April 9.
| John Blood, jr., arrived Saturday from
| Lewisburg, Pa, where he went to super
intend the shipment of the last of the
| knitting mill machinery and his house,
| hold goods. He brought with him two
| girls who will act as instructors in break
| ing in the ne W hands at the mill here.
The Giles store on Main street is being
| fitted up for occupancy by E. Palmer, of
| Portsmouth, N. H., who will open five
and ten-cent store. He expects to open
for business next month. A new plate
| glass front, with enclosed show windows,
will be among the improvements on the
building.
Sheriff Otha Fl. Jellison has moved his
household goods here from Bar Harbor,
and his family expects to came here this
week. Sheriff Jellison is at present ill at
Bar Harbor, but expects to be able to
come here in few days. Mrs. John E.
Webster is moving from the jailhouse to
1 the Rowe house near the railroad.
The s. L. c. will meet with Mrs. John
FL. patten to- morrow evening. The State
Of Maine, which has been taken for
study, will be resumed and the reading of
| "Evangeline" will be continued. There
will be the query box, club paper, music
and grab bag. 1t is earnestly hoped all
members will endeavor to be present.
The services Palm Sunday at the
Methodist church will be as follows: 1890
a. m, 'The Sacramental Aspect of Re-
ligion;" 7.30 p. m, 'The Prison Door
Opened" At 1.45 the Sunday school will
observe Decision day. A large attendance
is hoped for at all these services, as it will
be the last Sunday before annual confer
ence.
The basket ball game at Hancock hall
last Thursday evening between the Blue
hill academy and Ellsworth athletic as
sociation teams was too one-sided to be
interesting. The home team had the ad
vantage OF weight, and outclassed the
visitors in team work. The score was So
to II in favor of Ellsworth. dance fol-
lowed the game.
The committee recently appointed by
the Merchants association to arrange for
three entertainments to raise funds for
the associations work, has decided upon
dates as May 10 and "a and June 4. 1t is
proposed to have minstrel show and
dance, a short play and dance, and a con-
cert and dance, but the order in which
they will be given has not been decided.
The Literature club met last evening
with Miss Mary Gaynor, who read an in
structive and interesting paper ON
"Writers OF the New South. Equally
fine papers were read by Miss Eppes on
"New Orleans, the City OF the South, and
Miss Hamilton on "Song and Song
Writers of the South" The next meeting
April 9.
Charles L. Morang, president of the
Roosevelt campaign club OF Ellsworth,
went to Portland Saturday to attend the
Roosevelt meeting. He was the guest
while in Portland of Col. Frederick Hale,
chairman OF the executive committee of
the Portland Roosevelt club. Mr.. Morang
was put on the city reception committee,
and was with Col. Roosevelt during most
of the time he was in Portland. While
Col. Roosevelt was in Portland, a State
Roosevelt campaign was organized. Mr..
Morang was made the vice president from
Hancock county.
Walter Dolan, of Old Town, was ar
raigned in the Ellsworth municipal court
Monday, charged with assault on J. A.
! French. Dolan had been boarding at Mr.
French's for some months. Monday Mr..
French learned that he wes about to leave