Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-01

pared for the occasion.
Mrs. Myrtle Springer is seriously ill at
the home of Mrs. Frank Moon on Spruce
street.
The Foresters will give a public dance
at Odd Fellows hall this evening. Refresh
ments will be served. Higgins orchestra
| will play.
Mrs. Frederick e. Doyle, who has been
visiting Mr.. Doyle's parents, Daniel
Doyle and wife, has returned to her home
in Millinocket.
There will be a regular meeting of Irene
chapter, o. e. s., Friday evening. Circle
supper at $50. The meeting will be fol-
lowed by sociable, to which all Masons
and their families are invited.
There will be regular meeting of the
city government next Monday evening,
this years board having changed the
regular meeting night from the first Tues
day of each month to the first Monday.
Harry l.. Wheelden, carrier on r. F. L.
No. for several years, has resigned. Car
roll Meader, substitute carrier, is on the
route temporarily, until a regular carrier
is appointed after the usual examinations.
Friends of Walter A. Wells and wife, of
Josephine street, Dorchester, Mass, are
tending congratulations on the birth OF a
| daughter pearl CatherineI. Mrs. Wells
was formerly Miss Eva Closson, of this
city.
The official decision of Justice Leslie c.
oh ~
recent recount of ballots for street COM
missioner in the municipal election, has
been received, declaring Fred B. Marden
legally elected.
Monaghan's orchestra, of six pieces,
will go to Bucksport on Easter Monday
for concert and ball under the manage
ment of Bucksport encampment, |. o.
o. F. Miss Myrtle Monaghan will sing at
the concert, the encampment being fortu-
nate to secure her services.
The date for the play, Down by the
Sea" to be presented under the auspices
| OF the Methodist society, has been fixed
| for Wednesday evening, April 10, at Han
cock hall. The play is being staged by
Mrs. t. S. Bridges. In connection with
| the play there will be chorus of young
ladies who will appear in popular songs.
, The Newport A. A. basket ball team, on
its arrival home from Ellsworth last Sat-
urday evening, was given a rousing re-
ception. Met at the station by the band
and 200 people, the players were escorted
to the Shaw house, where a banquet was
served. In responding to toasts, the boys
all had a good word to say of the fine
treatment received in Ellsworth.
| Fred w. Coburn, former proprietor of
the American house in this city, died Sum
day at Seattle, Wash. Since leaving Ellis
worth, Mr.. Coburn had managed the Pc
nobscot Exchange in Bangor, the Smell
house in Houlton, the Porcupine at Bar
Harbor. He had been conducting hotels
in the West about ten years. He leaves
widow and one daughter - Mrs. Robert
Cruikshank, of Columbus, o.
| Register Of Probate T. F. Mahoney has
been appointed by Governor Haines one
OF the commission to revise the probate
rules and forms for the State. This is the
| first work of this kind undertaken since
| 1895, when a similar commission was ap-
pointed to prepare uniform systems and
blank forms throughout the State. The
present commission consists of three
judges of probate and two registrars.
| Ellsworth is coming to the front as
basket ball town. Hancock hall offers
| good floor, Referee Flanagan has given
excellent satisfaction for his quick eye,
| tai
the people have turned out in sufficient
numbers to ensure financial success for
the teams. Games between New port A. A.
and Bar Harbor are now talked of, and
two Bangor teams are talking of coming
here for game on a neutral floor.
AT republican caucus Saturday after
noon, delegates and altefnates to the
State convention to be held at Augusta to-
morrow were elected as follows: Dele
gates - John A. Pete RS, Alexander c.
Hagerthy, Howard B. Moor, William E.
| Whiting, Timothy F. Mahoney, John o.
Whitney, John H. Bresnahan, Ralph +.
Mason. Alternates-Hannibal E. Hamhn,
Fred l.. Mason, John F. Knowlton, Ira B.
Hagan, jr., Frank r. Moore, William
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Roy c. Haines, president of the Els
worth Merchants association, is member
of the advisory committee of the Develop
Maine Movement, recently organized in
Augusta. The plan of the movement is to
interest the business and professional men
| OF Maine generally, in ''boost Maine''
organization. The first step is to secure a
4 - a
of 81 is merely nominal. Mr.. Haines has
just received book of the membership
certificates, and will canvass Ellsworth h
for members.
New steel filing racks are soon to be in
stalled in the file room OF he probate office
at the court house, like those already in
stalled in the registry OF deeds and clerk of
courts Offices This ia an improyement