Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15

| county court, is down for trial in new
form in Penobscot county at the present
| term OF court. Miss Garmong, since the
| trial in Ellsworth, has gained legal resi-
dence in Ban gor, and now brings suit for
| $l00, 600 da images for breach of promise to
marry. Papers in the case were served on
| the defendant at the last term OF court in
Ellsworth. John B. Merrill, OF Bangor,
| is counsel for plaintiff, and o. F. Fellows,
OF Bangor, and l.. h. Deasy,. OF Bar Har-
| Dor, appear for defendant.
An open competitive civil service exami-
nation will be held at Ellsworth and Bar
Harbor on Saturday, May 9,to make GER
tification to fill vacancy in the position
OF rural carrier at Ellsworth, and other
vacancies as they may occur on rural
| routes at postoffices in Hancock county.
The compensation of rural carrier is
based upon the length of the route. Sal
| aries range from s4S4 to 81, 100 year. APP
plicants must be between the ages of
eighteen and fifty five years, though the
maximum age is waived in cases OF persons
| honorably discharged from the naval or
| military service. Application forms and
full information may be obtained OF the
| postmaster at Bar Harbor or Ellsworth.
| The Odd Fellows minstrel show, which
will mark the anniversary of the order,
will be held Monday evening, April a.
Arthur l.. Frazier will be the interlocutor,
and Walter j, Clark, jr., Harry Brown,
| Harold S. Higgins and John q. Estey will
| be the end men. Miss Erva Giles will be
the pianist. In the circle will w. A.
| Alexander, Forrest o. SiIsby, Walter Will
| son, Linwood Treadwell, Roscoe Smii h,
| Mesdames j. p Eldridge, IL. s. Higgins,
] L.. f. Giles, Arthur l.. Frazier, r. j. Good
/ win, George E. Sinclair, Grace Benson,
| Misses Edith Lord, Bernice Eldridge, Ida
Povich, Marion Nealley, Helen Cousins.
A ball will follow, with music by Higgins
orchestra. The entertainment is for Odd
| Fellows, Rebekahs and few guests.
The Ellsworth board of trade has taken
| up the matter OF observance of s'fire- pre-
i vention day" April 30, and hopes for CO.
| operation of the people OF Ellsworth to
make the day of some real benefit. The
people will be urged to spend some part
| OF the day in an inspection of buildings in
| which people assemble public halls,
| schools, churches, etc-with the view of
| safeguarding lives and removing fire
hazards Property-owners and house,
| holders are also urged to look after
! ehimneys and stove and furnace pipes.
| The merchants are especially urged to re-
| move accumulations Of infiammabl rub
| bish in the BUSINESS section of the city.
| The board of trade is also considering
arrangements for public ing, with
| addresses on fire. prevention topics, with
| a general discussion of the subject. At
| this meeting a suggestion for an obser-
vance of a "clean up and paint up week" a
| little later in the season will be consid
| cred.
Annie, wife of Arthur Fl. Grant, former
| ly of Ellsworth, died at the Carney hospi-
I tai, Boston, Sunday, A pril II, of ulcers of
the stomach and local pneumonia. She had
been ill only week. Mrs. Grant was born
in Ellsworth forty-four years ago, the
daughter of the late Stephen and Mary
Monaghan. For the past twelve years her
home had been in Dorc hester, Mass, where
Mr. Grant is employed. She leaves, besides
her husband, one daughter, Margaret. OF
her own family, two brothers and five sis
ters survive-T. Frank Monaghan, of Gar
| diner; Charles E. NJ onaghan, of Ellsworth; !;
Mrs. Edmon Emo, of Searsport; Miss Mary
Monaghan, OF Ellsworth Mrs. Carroll j.
Swan and Miss Lucy Monaghan, of Bos-
ton, and Miss Marg aret Monaghan, of
Houlton. Misses Mary and Margaret
Monaghan went to Dorchester to attend
the funeral which was held at st. Peters
church yesterday forenoon. Interment
was at New Calvary cemetery, Dorchester.
Ellsworth friends ex tend sympathy to the
family.