Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-12

evening.
meeting OF the Calendar society at the
Methodist church pariors next wednes-
| day evening, Nov. 10, at 730. All mem-
bers are requested to be present; outsiders
| invited.
r. n. Shea, who has vacated the store on
franklin street which will be occupied by
the American Express Co. after December
l, has moved his tailoring shop TO rooms
on the second floor OF the Mason block,
| over the ave and ten-cent store.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will meet
for rehearsal Friday evening at o'clock,
at the Baptist vestry, where rehearsals
will be held her after. immediately fol-
lowing the weekly prayer meetings. Rev.
p. A. A. Killam will direct the chorus.
Raymond Lang, of Bangor, viii occupy
the pulpit of the Baptist church Sunday
| morning and evening. and preach at Sur
ry in the afternoon, in the absence OF the
pastor, Rev. p. A. A. Kiilam, who will be
| on a missionary "trip in Washington
| county.
A regular meeting OF Nokomis Rebekah
lodge will be held next Tuesday evening.
Several members Of Nokomis plan to go to
Bangor Friday evening OF this week,
where they will be guests of Excelsior
lodge, which will also entertain the grand
lodge officers.
Senator Hale hose company will award
rartx far no ~.
the funniest costume at its masquerade
ball on Thanksgiving eve, Nov 26.
Monaghan's orchestra will furnish music
Hollis E. Davis, C. S. Johnston and G. L.
PiersoD are floor managers.
| The Dirigo club is planning for a musi-
cal entertainment and way-back ball on
Wednesday evening, Dec. 10. The enter
| tainment will consist of an original sketch
| by Roy G. Haines, entitled, sMidnight
Scandal" The scene is laid in 1850, and
works in some of the old-time songs.
| Leslie X. Murch, aged fourteen, and
Charles IL. Murch, aged twelve, OF Ellis
worth, have been committed to the chill
dren's home at Augusta by Judge Hall, of
the Ellsworth municipal court, on COM
plaint of Mrs. Julia A. Chatto, agent for
| the prevention OF cruelty to children.
| Irene chapter, o. e. s., received an Of
| fetal visit OF inspection from Mrs. Lena
| N. Lyman, of Bar Harbor, district deputy
grand matron, last Friday evening. There
| was a good attendance. Supper was
| served at $50 o'clock, followed by in
| spection and exemplification OF degree
| work.
! The high school basket ball team has
started in practice for the season. With
the boys making up last years team still
| in the school, the prospects are bright
this year for fast team. Last year, it
will be remembered, with green team,
after a series of defeats at the opening of
! the season, the boys developed rapidly,
and at the close OF the season were more
| than holding their own with heavier and
older teams.
| Thomas NJ. Dean, a brother of John B.
Dean, of Ellsworth, died at his home in
Orono Tuesday OF last week, aged sixty
six years. He was veteran OF the Civil
war, serving throughout his enlistment in
| the Eth Maine regiment Besides the
brother in Ellsworth, he leaves one ether
brother-Samuel, of California, and two
| sisters-Mrs. Alice Goodsoe, of Winter
port, and Mrs. Jessie Moore, OF Minne-
apolis, Mimi.
The current issue OF the Maine Law Re-
Uieic contains an article on unconstitutional
Interpretation, by former Chief Justice
L. A. Emery. The legal fraternity OF Maine
recongnizes Judge Emery as the leading
authority OF the State on this subject, and
the article therefore attracts wide atten-
tion. A press communication from the
editors OF the Reuie1 says ex-President
Taft has written for copy of the paper,
thus indicating the interest taken by him
in the article.
The first moose of the season in Ellis
worth was brought in last Saturday by
Selden Smith, of Egypt, and sold on the
street. 1t was an old bull, with good
head. Mr.. Smith and his brother n-iaw,
Samuel Savage, were hunting on the
burnt land near the west branch OF Egypt
stream. Coming around a bluff, they
came suddenly upon four moose-two
bulls and two cows-iined up in a row and
looking 81 them. They dropped both
bulls within twenty feet OF each other.
Up at North Ellsworth this afternoon
lot Of Ellsworth's crack rifle shots, and
otherwise, are popping away at target to
see which side pays for the chicken
suppers for the crowd, to be served at 6
o'clock. 1t is the annual shooting match
OF Nicolin grange, originally planned to
be held in connection with the annual
bazaar, but postponed on account OF rain.
This evening there will be mask ball at
Nicolin grange hall, with music by Mona
CHAN. Supper will be served during the
intermission OF the dance.
The United States civil service commits
sion announces that the annual first grade
and third-grade examinations for the field
service at Ellsworth win be held February
7, 1914, for clerical and sub-clerical posi-