Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-04

The festival chorus will meet for re-
hearsal at Society hall tomorrow evening.
The junior class OF the high school gave
an entertainment at the schoolhouse last
evening.
There will be baseball game at Wyman
park tomorrow between Bar Harbor and
Ellsworth town teams.
Mrs. w. A. Alexander is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. George II.
Grant, at Hancock Point.
Mrs. Albert A. Joy. OF Presque Isle, was
the guest of Mr.. joys parents, Austin II.
Joy and wife, over Sunday.
l.. f. Giles, after long and critical ILL.,
ness OF pneumonia followed by pleurisy,
was at his office yesterday for the first
time in over nine weeks.
Mrs. A. p. wiswell, who has spent the
winter in New York, has opened her sum-
mer home here. Miss Charlotte 5. Hop
kins, OF Bangor, is her guest.
Mrs. Endors Hopkins, Mrs. Charles A.
Lyon and Mrs. Gilbert Howell, OF Bangor,
are in Ellsworth to-day to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. Sarah F. Hopkins.
Mrs. Embert {. Osgood and little
daughter Catherine left last Thursday for
a visit of several weeks with relatives in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The terms of all the common schools
will end on Thursday, June II, instead of
on Friday, June II. The change is made
4 haeau rid hn ia -, do
Roy c. Haines, who was private secre-
tary for the late Congressman Goodwin,
arrived home Saturday, after attending
Mr.. Goodwin's funeral in Skow hegan.
Mrs. Nancy Cunningham, of orono, and
Hutsou b. Saunders, of Portland, were in
| Ellsworth to attend the funeral OF Mr..
Saunders brother, Arthur |. Saunders.
| Frederick L. Doyle, OF Millinocket, son
OF Daniel e. Doyle and wife, of this city,
| has been named by Governor Haines as
At special meeting OF the school board
| this morning, K. 4. Mason was elected a
member of the board to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Harry l..
| Crabtree.
Charles E. Bellstty, formerly of Els
worth, is on the faculty of the new "Col-
| lege OF Business Administration" recently
added to Boston university. Mr.. Beliatty
! is instructor in advertising.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Blood knitting Mills, called for
Monday, June 2, was recessed to June %,
at 2 p. m., at the office of the company, to
allow the completion of stocktaking.
Mrs. Florence E. Blake, OF Talladega,
Ala, is visiting her brother, ex-Chief-
Justice Emery. Mrs. Blake is the widow
of Maj. John w. Blake, CT the 42d Wis
consin regiment during the Civil war.
The longest long distance call for one of
the Congregational church centennial
pamphlets which Miss j. A. Thompson
has received, came from G. Curtis, of Cres-
cent City, Del Norte county, California.
The Calendar society of the Methodist
church, recently organized, has arranged
for social in the vestry OF the church
this evening. No admission will be
charged. The society hopes for a large
attendance.
The graduation exercises of the Ellis
worth high school will take place at Han
cock hall Wednesday afternoon, June IS,
followed by the class play and ball in the
evening. The baecalaureate sermon will
be delivered Sunday, June 10.
Blanquefort commandery, K. T., OF Els
worth, has invited st. Johns command
cry, OF Bangor, to be its guests on the
Fourth of July at Bar Harbor, where
many of the Blanquefort members reside.
Luncheon and dinner will be served at
the Newport.
The schooner Melissa Trask arrived at
Seal Harbor Sunday with loan from Ho-
boken, n. j., and after discharging will
come to Ellsworth to have her stern newly
planked and receive other minor repairs.
She will load here with slaves for Newark,
N. j., for c. j. Treworgy.
The Memorial day services at Hancock
ball last Friday afternoon were largely
attended. The services at the soldiers
monument were omitted as usual, the
veterans marching directly from Grand
Army hall to Hancock hall. Post Com
mander Irving osgood presided. Prayer
was offerd by Rev. r. B. Mathews.
Lincoln's Getty burg address was read by
Miss Elsie Estey, DIR. N. c. King, of
Ellsworth, delivered an eloquent me-
mortal address, reviewing some incidents
of the Civil war, and paying fitting
tribute to the boys in blue. There WIS
singing by a mixed choir and solo by
Mrs. e. j. Walsh.
A feature OF this years beautiful Office
of decorating the graves OF soldiers, in
Ellsworth, as, in fact, OF several years past,