Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-12-17
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Jan. 8. Miss Ida A. True has been
elected teacher of the School street pri-
mary school.
Irene chapter, o. e. s., will hold its an
nual sale of aprons and home made candy
at Manning hall next Friday afternoon,
from to 5. Circle supper at $50, followed
by regular meeting.
DR.. George E Fellows, former president
OF the University of Maine and a summer
resident OF Bayside, has just been in
| augursted as president OF Mi,iiken uni
versity, d. catur, III.
Wivurna encampment, l. o. o. f., will
elect officers next Monday evening. Fol-
lowing the election, there will be work in
the royal purple degree. Luncheon will
be served after work.
The regular ms citing OF the VIM. II. H..
Rice relief corps will be held Thursday
evening. A large attendance is especially
requested, as important business is to
| come before the meeting.
Col. c. c. Burrll and wife will leave
Monday to spend Christmas with their
| daughter, Mrs. j. W. Tatley, in Montreal.
Col. Burrill will return the last OF the
week, but Mrs. Burrill will remain for
longer visit.
In the item last week regarding assign
| ment OF justices to the supreme court
terms in Hancock county, an error was
made. Chief-Justice Savage will preside
! at the April term, and Justice King at
the October term.
Capt. Nehemiah II. Means, who is
spending the winter with his son, Capt
E. s. Means, has sold his horse. Capt.
Nehemiah, who is in the ninetieth year
OF his age, says he will worry along with
| out horse until he begins his farming in
| the spring.
The literature club met Monday even
ing with Miss Mary A. Gsynor. Interest
ing papers were read by Mrs. c. Ii. Gibbs
on civilian Of Orange, and by Miss NJ.
A. Hodgkins on 'Scheveningenn. The
next meeting will be with Miss M. A.
Clark, Dec. %.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge elected officers
last evening as follows: Miss Helen Neal
, ley, N. G.; Mrs. Rena Staples, V. g..
Mrs. Annie Springer, secretary; Mrs.
Letitia Brown, treasurer. There will be a
special meeting of the lodge on Dec. 80.
| Circle supper for members at $50.
Mayor j. A. Cunningham has sent out
notices calling attention OF owners of
the clearing OF all trees OF brown-taiI
moth nests before January /. II the nests
are not destroyed by the property owners,
| the city is required to destroy them and
assess the cost against the property.
Eggs have taken a decided slump in the
local market within the past week, drop
ping from fifty cents to thirty cents.
Just how much the Boston boycott had to
! do with the drop in price, Ellsworth mer-
chants are unable to say, but better
| travelling and greater production are
probably the chief factors in the local
conditions.
Miss Mary A. Stock bridge is the agent
in Ellsworth this year for the sale of the
Red Cross stamps. Little Mary Ann Nor
rison is selling the stamps for her, and
thus enters a contest between children in
other towns and cities in the same class as
Ellsworth as to population, the prize in
which is watch for the child selling the
greatest number of stamps.
The Baptist, Methodist and Congrega-
tional Sunday schools OF the city and the
Ellsworth Falls and North Ellsworth
Sunday schools have entered the attend
4..l
were printed in THE AMERICAN of Dec. 8.
The banner to be presented to the win
ming school will be given by Mrs. Hast
ings' class, of the Ellsworth Falls school.
Miss Alice Gaynor, who has been visit
ing her grandmother, Mrs. Charles Gay
nor, for several months, leaves for her
home in Attleboro, Mass, Friday. Mon
day evening Mrs. Frank NJ. Gaynor de-
lightfully entertained a party of young
people in honor of Miss Gaynor. This
evening Miss Margaret Dunleavy enter
tains at a farewell party for Miss Gaynor.
VIM. Fl. II. Rice post, G. A. R., on Satur-
day elected officers as follows: A. W.
Curtis, commander; William J. Connick,
senior ce-commander; James L. Cook,
junior vice commander; A. l.. Richardson,
surgeon; R. F. Jordan, o. OF D.; George F.
Haskell, quartermaster; Albert Garland,
o. Of G.; Irving Osgood, chaplain; D. l..
Fields, adiutant; J. o. Kief, patriotic in
structor; John w. Armstrong, S. M; Levi
w. Bennett, @. NJ. 5.
Deputy Collector of Customs B. b.
Whitcomb has been assigned to Bangor
custom house for special work during the
holiday rush OF parcel post matter. All
packages received by the Bangor post
office from Canada are turned over to the
custom house for examination. l.. r.
Moor, former clerk at the Ellsworth
custom house, is already at Bangor to as
sist in the extra work. Mr.. Whiteomb
has not yet been called there, but expects
to be during the height of the rush.
Hancock hall was crowded last wednes-
day evening at the entertainment and
way- back ball given under the ausnices