Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-03-12

noupced his engagement to Miss Harriet
Rollins. About the same time in the
evening the engagement was announced
by Mrs. Rollins, following a meeting of
the Literature club, which was being held
at her home on Bridge hill.
Irene chapter, o. e. s., will hold socia-
BILE at Masonic hall next Friday evening,
to which all Masons and their families
are invited. Music by Monaghan's or
chestra. Refreshments will be served.
Sisters are requested to furnish cake.
Harris Leavitt, held at the county Jail
on charge of larceny at Tunk Pond, and
the prisoner who few weeks ago as
saulted Deputy Sheriff Newman, mas been
ordered by Judge Hanson to the insane
hospital at Bangor, for observation as to
bis sanity. He will be taken to Bangor
to- morrow.
At a meeting of the school board Tues
day forenoon to organize for the year, the
full board was present. E. j. Walsh, Harry
L. Crabtree and e. K. Hopkins. Mr..
Walsh was reelected chairman. Mrs.
| Clara o. Hopkins was unanimously re-
elected superintendent of schools for the
ensuing year.
| Coon Sing, of Boston, arrived in Ellis
worth last night to look over the situa-
| tion with the view of establishing a
laundry here. He has leased the Stuart
building on Water street, now occupied
by John A. Lord, who will move his goods
to store few doors below. The laun-
dry will be opened in few days.
Victor, the four year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Campbell, is ill of scarlet fever,
and under quarantine at the home of
his grandparents, r. M. Campbell and
wife. The case is supposed to have origi-
mated from mild cases in the family OF
Joseph Clark, not reported as scarlet fever.
THE Clark family is now under quarantine.
The Literature club met Monday even
ing with Mrs. f. w. Rollins. The topic of
the evening was 'sWashington Irving";
| readings relating to him we're given by
Mrs. Rollins and Miss Harriet Rollins,
| supplemented by personal recollections of
visits at Tarrytown, N. Y, Irving's home.
The next meeting will be with Miss NJ. A.
Clark, date to be announced
| Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Bernice Edna, daughter of
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Giles, of this city, to
!, Harry Carver Aohorn, of Boston, which
will take place at the Congregational
church in this city Wednesday evening,
4 March 26, ats o'clock. A reception will
follow at -"Pinehurst', the home of the
bride's parents on South street.
| Important business will be before the
| Ellsworth Merchants assocition at its
regular meeting next Monday evening.
| The proposition of the Sterling Manu-
facturing Co., and also proposition from
| Mr. Normandy, OF the Mutual Shoe
makers of Ellsworth, for the enlarge
ment OF the factory here, will be among
ltheindnstrial propositions considered. A
secretary will be elected in place of Roy
C. aaines, resigned.
A. Hoiz, the baker, who has purchased
'the,Cnnningham building at the corner of
Main and Franktiu streets, plans to move
his bakery there early in April. The
street floor will be remedeled to suit Mr..
4 Hoz's purposes, and a new Middleby-
Marshall No. g oven will be installed.
Mr.. Hoh expectsto have his new quarters
open for business by May.1. A. E. Moore,
/ the present occupant of the building,
expects to vacate by April 1, but just
what disposal he .~ill make of his dry
goods business he has not yet determined.
The public is strongly urged not to
overlook the,concert to be given in Han
cock .haH next Saturday. evening by the
chapman Concert Co. 1t is.not often that
d world-famons tenor like sGiordano, not
to mention the other great artists who are
coming, is heani outside the Larger cities
| for many 1t will be anevent of Lifetime.
Seats are ,en sale at Aoore,s drug store.
The company brings its own piano-a
Hume grand-and withit comes an expert
~ho sees to at that it is properly cared for,
properly placed, and kept in perfect tune
C. l.. Morang has purchaed of .Lejok
ledge, l. %. o. F., lot Of land just west
of the Main stEeet bridge, on which he will
build .this spring large, modern garage.
The western line of Mr.. Moranggs lot is
forty feet east from the tower of the Odd
Fellows block, which projects sixteen feet
beyond the line of the main building.
The Morang lot ulns to the rixer, giving a
frontage Of about ninety feet on Main
street The new garage will be of steel
and concrete constructions one story and
basement. The basement will be Access
sible from the rear, Mr.. Moraag's pur-
chase including a fjght-of- back of
the Odd Fellows block. The location is
a most desira bi e one, and the garage will
be distinct addition 10 Maine street.