Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-12-24

tween halves, the secone team OF Els
worth high will play Franklin high.
Wivurna encampment, l. o. o. F., on
Monday evening elected officers as fol-
lows: c. p, Harold s.. Higgins; II. p,
Il. A. Mitchell; s. W., II. N. Treworgy;
scribe, r. $. Call; treasurer, II. f. Wes-
colt; J. W., Everett v. Mowry. After the
election there was work in the royal
purple degree.
Robert King from University OF Maine;
Miss Hannah f. Malone, from Bates col
lege; Miss Helen shute, from Mt. Ida
school at Newton, Mass. Ludike Hall,
from Phillips Exeter academy, Exeter,
N. H.; Miss Catherine Hurley, from Cor
ham normal school.
The Mullan barn on the eastern road,
owned by Or. A. C. Hagerthy and con-
tanning fifty or more tons OF hay, was
burned shortly before midnight Monday
night. The barn had been enlarged and
repaired by DIR. Hagertby, and was in ex-
ceIlent condition. The loss is estimated
at 5000. There was no insurance.
Ellsworth captains are arriving home
for the winter. Among those coming
home the past week are Capt. Alexander
Hutchings, OF the schooner Melissa
Trask, hauled up at Newark; Capt. John
W. Jordan, OF the schooner Henrietta A.
Whitney. hauled up at New York; Capt.
w. c. Bellatty, OF the schooner Lavolta,
| hauled up at RockIand.
Nanamissie court, I. o. f., has elected
officers as follows: &. D.. Herman Jor-
dan; C. p, DIR. C. C. Knowlton; ]. p. c.
R., Harry c. Seeds; c. R., Reuel E. Bart
lett; V. G. H., Morris Bowden, jr.; r. s.,
Minerva s. Jordan; F. s., Edward F.
Robinson, jr.; T., Charles e. Chapman;
o., Frank T. Campbell; organist, Thad-
deus Pinkham; s. W., Charles Mitchell;
J. w, Richard Doyle; s. B., C. Arthur
Hart; j. b., Collie A. Jordan; trustee,
Hiram Grant.
The Russell shoe factory is soon to be
| moved from its present location over the
Bijeu moving picture theatre, to the
former soap factory building on Main
street, near the railroad. This will fur
| nish an excellent building for the shoe
factory, and in good location. The
building is now being put in readiness for
the shoe factory. The heating plant is
being overhauled, and minor repairs made.
Electric. power will be used. The build
ing is in good condition. MIR. Russell ex-
poets to be installed in the new location
early in the new year.
The relief corps OF VIM. FL. II. Rice post,
G. A. f., has elected officers as follows:
President, Mary Fields; senior vice-presi-
dent, Mary Jordan; junior vice-president,
Hannah Bonsey; chaplain, Georgia Le-
land; treasurer, Nellie Royal; secretary,
Minnie Stevens; conductor, Julia Gray;
assistant conductor, Louisa Goodwin;
guard, Mary Latin; assistant guard,
Laura Curtis; musician, Kate Hooper; color
bearers, Amanda Young, Ella Dunn, Nancy
Beckwith, Lizzie Deane; delegate to State
convention in June, Mary Latin; alter
nate, Nancy Beckwith. The installation
will take place at the second meeting in
January.
The Sunday schools of Ellsworth will
have their usual Christmas festivals this
week. The Baptist and Methodist schools
will have entertainments and trees this
evening. The Unitarian school will have
tree, games and refreshments for the
children this evening. st. Joseph's
Catholic church will have its II Sual Christ
mas observance to- o-morrow, with special
services, consisting of low mass at Z, high
mass at 10 and vespers at 7.30. There
will be the usual observance for the chill
dren of the parish in the afternoon. At
the Congregational church the Sunday
school Christmas festival will take place
Christmas night.
The first Christmas with the parcel post
system in operation has put big rush OF
business upon the local postofiice. All
records for amount of mail handled have
been left so far behind that they do not
even furnish figures worthy Of compari-
son. The biggest mail received was that
OF Monday morning last, when eighty
four sacks and pouches of mail came in
one mail The biggest single mail de-
spatched from this office was ON Monday,
twenty-six sacks and pouches. All this
extra mail has been handled promptly by
the regular postoffice force and 4. F. d.
carriers, and the only material delay has
been caused by late trains.
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