Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-26

| vice. Subject, "Echoes from the National
Convention Of Men at Indianapolis. .
There Will be special music.
Samuel w. Moore and wife have been
at home the past week, visiting MIR.
| Moore's sister, Mrs. John Frazier, and
other relatives, returning to Belfast FRI
| day,
Miss Marjorie Harvey, of Brooksviile,
was the guest of Miss Georgia Jude in
| Ellsworth several days last week. She re-
turned Sat aturday to Cranberry Isles, where
| she is teaching.
Supper will be served at the Unitaria n
vestry Wednesday evening OF next week,
| by the Woman's Alliance. The supper
will be followed by general meeting of
the members OF the parish.
The teachers OF the Congregational Sun
day school and a committee of ladies from
the society entertained the children of the
Sunday school at the church parlors last
Friday evening. Games were played and
refreshments served.
AT Hancock bail to- night the gorgeous
| and grotesque will mingle in the dance. 1t
is the annual ball of Senator Hale hose COM
pany, this year a mask affair. Indications
are that an unusually large number Will
appear in mask. Prizes are offered for the
prettiest and the funniest costumes.
George Siebert and wife, who have
! been boarding with Mrs. Augusta Emery,
while Mr.. Siebert was employed here
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Christmas trees, have returned to their
home in Easton, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Siebert
made many friends during their stay
| here.
| Mrs. L. Il. Hale entertained last Thurs
| day evening at her home ON Pine street
| The party was given in honor of her
seventy-fifth birthday (no one would sus-
pect it) and all enjoyed delightful even
ing. The guests left with Mrs. Hale
| handsome rug as a substantial reminder
of their regard.
| A union Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Methodist church to- morrow
evening at 7.30 o'clock. The order of SER
vice announced is as follows: Invocation,
Isev. II. B. Mathews; prayer, Rev o. j.
| GuptiIl; scripture reading, Rev. r. A. A.
| Killam; sermon, Rev. Sydney S. Booth;
| benediotion, Rev. T. s. Ross.
Lygonia lodge, f. and A. NJ, will work
the third degree on three candidates to-
| morrow. evening, work beginning at $50
At 7 o'clock venison supper will be
served. The venison for the occasion is the
gift OF j. Sherman Douglass, OF Lamoine,
who has on several other occasions do
mated the venison for banquets OF delight
ful recollection.
Henry Moulding, Of Swans Island, was
arraigned in the Ellsworth municipal court
yesterday, on complaint and warrant
sworn out by Sheriff Silsby, charging him
with being common seller OF intoxicat-
ing liquors. Probable cause was found,
and respondent gave cash bail III the sum
of 900 fol appearance at the April term of
the supreme court.
Surveyors in the employ OF the State
highway commission were in Ellsworth
last week, running the lines and getting
the width and elevations OF the proposed
trunk-line highway from Bangor, to Bar
Z
was by way OF OAK ana High streets
Edgar l. LORD, OF Bar liarbor, is in charge
OF the surveying crew working from Mt.
Desert bridge to Bangor.
George P. Dunhsm, OF Ellsworth Falls,
last Friday shot bull moose at the old
Boggy Brook settlement. This is within
the city limits of Ellsworth, and is the
first moose killed in this city this year.
The three moose killed at No. s, Back
meadow and Trenton last week, were Just
outside the city limits. At least fifteen
bull moose have been killed this season
within ten miles of the Ellsworth post
office.
George II. Turner, of Portland, a dry
goods salesman, well known in Ellsworth,
where he was formerly frequent visitor,
fell dead last Thursday in a store in
Augusta. Mr.. Turner was sixty years OF
age. He had been travelling salesman
in Maine for more than thirty years. OF
recent years his business had not brought
him to Ellsworth. He leaves widow
and one son-Dr George II. Turner, jr.,
of Portland.
AT special meeting of the city govern
ment Monday evening, at which Mayor
Cunningham and Aid. Clark, Moore,
Heath and Moor were present, petition
was presented by the New England Tele-
phone x Telegraph Co., asking for per-
mission to erect poles and wires on Wash
ington street from High to Water street.
Notice was given for a hearing on the
petition at the aIdermen's room Tuesday
evening, Dec. 8, at 7.30 o'clock. No other
business was transacted.
The room in the Franklin street store OF
the Manning block is being fitted up for
occupancy as the American Express Co.'s
office. A counter and grill have been
erected in the front, with an enclosed
office at one side, and good sized room
for the handling and storing OF express
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