Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-01-07

D. ~ II. o. INJURIES II. Y. austlh, n. W
Dunn, finance committee; T. l.. Hale,
trustee. Five applications were accepted.
1 G. s. Johnston is building new ice
house on the west side Lake drive, just
across the lake from the one blown down
in gale few months ago. Mr.. Johns
ton has already cut some ice for local de-
| livery, and expects to start in on the regu-
lar ice harvest this week. The ice ON the
lake is now from twelve to fourteen inches
thick.
| Blanquefort commandery, X. T., on
| Monday evening elected officers as fol-
lows: Edgar j. TrusseiI, Il. C.; Chester Il.
| Norris, O.; f. r. Robinson, jr, c. G.; Carl
/. Wiberg. S. W.; II. g. Austin, J. w; r.
+. Robinson, sr., treasurer; &. w. joy,
| recorder; j. +. knowlton, II. G. Jordan
| George T.. Davis, finance committee; A.
| W. King, trustee.
| Acadia chapter. x. A. NJ. on Tuesday
evening elected officers as follows: Her
bert A. Ash, E. IL. r.; Chester +. Norris,
X; J. II. Brimmer, scribe; +. f. Robinson
| sr., treasurer; C. w. JOY, secretary; II. c.
Jordan, c. OF H.; Carl /. Wiberg, p. s. !;
John Blood, jr., X. A. &C.; II. c. Jordan,
| J.A. Haynes, w. A. Alexander, finance
committee; II. c. Jordan, trustee.
|, A new series lamp has been erected at
| the corner Of Main and Hancock streets,
| and another at Town House hill on State
street. The are tight at the Hancock hall
corner is to be split up into series lamps,
one to remain at the same corner, and
| another to be installed on Oak street at
/ the foot of Lincoln. The larger number
OF series lamps is giving better lighting
service than the fewer arc lamps.
DIR. A. c. Hagerthy and Frank r. Moore
| have purchased the old Methodist church
| property on Bridge hill. The building
will be torn down. and the frame and part
ofthe lumber will be used in the building
OF a barn fer DIR. Hsgerthy on the site OF
| the one burned recently on the eastern
road. The new barn will be the size OF
the present church building on the
ground-62xi2 feet but lower posted
| The church lot has been sold to Fred L.
| Kent.
| Mrs. Mercy B. Jordan died last Friday
at her home on Grant street, in the
eighty-seventh year of her age. Mrs.
Jordan was the widow of Joseph b.
Jordan, who died Dec. %, 1898. She
was native of Ellsworth, and this
city had always been her home. She
leaves one son, Willis, whose home was
with her. The funeral was held at the
home Sunday afternoon, Rev. T. s. Ross,
| OF the Methodist church, officiating. Mrs.
Jordan was the oldest member of the Ellis
worth Methodist church, having been a
| member over sixty years.
| An interesting meeting of the literature
club was held with Miss NJ. A. Clark Dec.
%, when her nephew, Edwin Clark, who
has twice visited Holland, talked of his
impressions of that country and people.
| Postcards OF Rotterdam and other cities
were enjoyed. Another visitor and two
members of the club who have been in
| Holland added experiences of their visits.
Jan. 5 the club met with Mrs. II. +. Rowe.
An interesting and instructive paper was
read by Mrs. Royal, "The Dutch on the
| Sea" and a biography of Albert Cuyp by
| Mrs. E. f, Rowe. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. c. II. Gibbs Jan. 10.
| The Young Adams stock company is
! billed for three-nights engagement at
| Hancock hall next week Monday, Tues
| day and Wednesday, with Wednesday
matinee. Monday night the company will
present "The Convict's Sweetheart;
| Tuesday night. 1.-THE Queen OF the
Ranch;" Wednesday matinee, "The Cow
boy Preacher" Wednesday night, ''Th9
| Banker, the Thief and the Girl" II. Will
mot Young and Miss Marie Adams, the
stars OF the company, have strong sup
| porting cast. The plays are all new to
Ellsworth. Many new vaudeville special
ties will be introduced between the acts.
| Michael Coughlin had one leg broken
last Wednesday afternoon while at work
at the soap factory building. The large
tanks and other machinery are being
moved from the building to make room
for the Russell shoe factory. Mr.. Cough
lin and three others were rolling a large
casting from one of the tanks, weighing
more than a thousand pounds, when it
canted to one side and fell over. All sue
ceeded in getting out of the way except
Mr.. COughlin. One leg was broken in the
upper part of the thigh, and the knee was
badly bruised, but not broken, as at first
feared. He was taken to the hospital at
Bangor, II is pronounced bad break,
but beyond possible slight shortening
OF the leg, it is believed there will be no
permanent injury.
| Go-to-chureh Sunday was a success in
point of church attendance, something
like GOO people attending church in the
forenoon in the several churches. 1t
would be too bad to draw comparisons
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