Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-01

Registered mail should be at postofdce half
an hour before mail closes.
Juan T. Rosello is the guest Of Roy q.
Haines for the holidays.
Fred w. Joy, OF Rogers, Peet & TO-, New
York, was home for Christmas.
Mrs. Julia A. Crabtree is quite i'll at the
home OF her son, Harry L. Crsbtree.
DIR. @. c. Gardner, OF Bangor, spent
Christmas with Harry l.. Crabtree and
family.
Mrs. Perry W. Bowden, who has been at
st. Fereol, Que, where Mr.. Bowden is
employed, is at home for month.
Harry G. Achorn, who has been spend
ing the Christmas holidays at the home OF
Mrs. J. T. Giles, has returned to Boston.
Friends OF E. J. Walsh are pleased to
see him out, after an illness which con-
fined him to the house more than a week.
DIR. Arthur l.. Gould and wife, of Free
port, spent Christmas with DIR. Gould's
parents, George Gould and wife, in Els
worth.
All the city schools, including the high
school, will open next Monday for the
winter term. There are no changes in the
teaching force.
Albert A. Joy, treasurer OF the Mer-
chants Trust & Banking Co., OF Presque
Isle, spent Christmas with bis parents,
Austin Fl. Joy and wife.
William Woods and wife have the SYM
pathy of friends in the loss of their two
year-old son Lawrence, who died Satur-
day of spinal meningitis.
A tug is expected to-day from Rockland
to tow the schooner Julia Frances there,
where Capt. Dodge expects to get crew
and proceed to Providence.
Frank II. Bonsey, of West Lynn, Mass,
and Chester L. Bailey and wife, of Sears
port, spent Christmas with their parents,
Capt. r. c. Bonsey and wife.
The installation OF the recently-electe
officers OF the o. L. s. will take place nexi
| Friday evening. The supper, at $50, will
be prepared and served by the men.
Laurence L. Treworgy, of Bangor, ant
| Forrest r., a sophomore at the University
| OF Maine, spent Christmas day here with
their parents, Reuben Treworgy and wife
The many friends OF Mrs. c. E. Alex.
ander, who has been victim of the griI
for the past three weeks, will be glad tt
learn that she is now on the rapid road tC
recovery.
| Miss Psulene Foster, who had beer
! granted leave OF absence from her school
duties at Hull, Mass, since the close oi
her teaching.
| Albert +. Stock bridge, Lloyd DeBeck
Harold Spillane and Charles Pettengill
have joined the Ellsworth boys at work
for the Ambursen Hydraulic Construction
Co. at st. Fereol, Que.
The Christmas mail at the postoffice
here was the lar lest in the history of the
| office, and the boys had the time OF their
lives in handling it, but they did it, and
gave general satisfaction.
Wivurna encampment, 1. o. o. F., has
elected officers as follows: Everett G.
Davis, G. p; W. A. Alexander, IL. p;
Edgar A. Mitchell, s. W.; Charles w. Joy,
j. W.; f. S. Call, scribe; FL. F. Wescott,
treasurer.
Another case of scarlet fever broke out
in the home OF Carl Richmond last week
a few days after quarantine was raised
for previous cases in the same house
This is the only house now under quaran
tine in the city.
At the Congregational church next Sum
day the following music will be played by
Miss Brown, the organist: Prelude,
"Offertoire" in b fiat by Read; offertory
"Berceuse," by DeIbruck; postlude,
'sGrande choeur," by Spence.
The second floor OF the Hagerthy build
ing on Main street, over Stanwood's q
studio, is being remodeled into dwelling
apartments. There viii be ten rooms and
| bath. The apartments have been leased
by Edwin L. Royal for term of years.
A convocation OF Acadia r. A. chapter
was held at Masonic hall last evening.
Hugh R. Chaplin, of Bangor, grand scribe
Of the grand chapter of Maine, made an
official visit. The Royal Arch degree was
conferred on two candidates. A banquet
was served at $50.
The literature club met last evening
with Mrs. e. q. Rowe. A paper on
"Omaha" was read by Miss Ruth Fields,
and one on ''Salt Lake City and the Nor
mons" by Miss Mary A. Gaynor, the
clubs president. Both were interesting
and instructive. The next meeting will
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