Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-05-14

Registered mail should be at postoffice half
an hour before mail closes.
Percy E. Higgins, OF Limestone, is in
Ellsworth for few days.
Miss Eva NJ. Leighton is spending
two-weeks' vacation in Bangor.
The festival chorus will hold a rehearsal
| at Society hall to morrow evening.
A circus has Ellsworth on its date
sheet, for about the middle of June.
Ground was broken last week for c. L.
Morang's new garage west of the Main
street bridge.
Edward Mcdonald, of Boston, is spend
here in five years.
Mayor Cunningham has ordered 500
| gallons OF oil for experimental use in
sprinkling streets.
Charters w. Hopkins, of East Boston, is
here for his annual spring fishing visit Of
two or three weeks.
| NJ. y. Smith, who has spent the winter
| in New York with his daughter Florence,
arrived home Friday.
Irene chapter, o. L. s., will serve circle
supper Friday evening at $50 at Masonic
hall. Work will follow.
Mrs. E. r.. Springer is home from Mid
with her daughter, Mrs. George Porter
Paine.
| Mrs. Marion ID. Higgins, who was taken
suddenly i'll last week at the home OF her
son Charles on Central street, is now inn
proving.
| Charles B. Partridge, OF the post office
staff, has been laid up for the past week,
quite seriously Ill. He is reported now as
improving.
The local w. c. r U. will hold meet
ing for the election OF officers in the par
lors of the Baptist church next Friday,
May IS, at 230 p. m.
| Blsnquefort commandery, K. T., will
work the orders of Red Cross, Temple and
Malta next Monday, work beginning at
| p. m. Banquet at $50.
Joseph A. Phelps and Amanda F. Bailey,
| both of Bar Harbor, were married at the
Methodist parsonage in Ellsworth Satur-
day, by Rev. T. 8. Ross.
George Ii. Grant arrived from Boston
yesterday. Mrs. Grant, who has spent
| the winter here, expects to open her
| Hancock Point cottage this week.
| At the meeting of Lejok lodge, /. o.
| o. F., Friday evening, there will be work
l sv.t hn fnfInwad hu hau
quet. A large attendance is desired.
Elvert E. Parker of Lewiston, formerly
| OF Ellsworth, was elected grand master of
the grand council of Royal and Select
Masters, at the meeting of that body in
| Portland last week.
| George A. Parcher met with q painful
and peculiar accident Sunday, slipping In
| q bathtub and falling across the side OF
the tub, breaking two ribs. He will be
confined to the house some time.
| Arthur w. Greedy, who has been in poor
health long time, the effects OF partial
paralysis, had an i'll turn last week, and
for several days was In critical condi-
tion. He has since rallied, and to-day is
reported as improving.
Rev. T. s. Ross, pastor of the Methodist
church, has been invited by VIM. Fl. II.
Rice post, g. A. r., TO deliver the sermon
at the union service at Hancock hall Sun
day evening, May 25. The Memorial day
address will be by DR.. N. Z. King.
| At the Methodist church next Sunday at
1880 a. M, the pastor, Rev. It. s. Ross,
will preach on the subject, "The Church
| and the Community" Sunday school
at 11.45. Evangelistic service at 7.30. A
condiaI welcome is extended to all.
The Thursday club will resume its
weekly meetings at the Congregational
chapel to- morrow afternoon at 2. 30. Ii is
hoped that the ladies Of the club will re-
new their interest in the work, and that
there will be a full attendance, as special
| business will come before the meeting.
Clifton Woodward, local distributing
agent for the Standard Oil Co., has re-
ceived from the company new pair Of
black horses, weighing $500 pounds. The
other pair, which was too light for the
work here, has been sold to Road-Com-
missioner Lewis B. Googins, of Trenton.
There will be a special meeting Of the
Ellsworth Merchants association this
evening at 7.30 o'clock, to decide whether
or not Ellsworth will have a celebration
in August, when it is reasonably certain
that warships could be secured to visit