Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-02-11

fair OF last year,
Lejok lodge, 1. o. o. F., will have an
other of its old-fashioned socia bles Tues
day evening, Feb. "a. Wives, unmarried
daughters and minor sons of Odd Fellows,
and all Rebekahs are invited. Members
are requested to furnish cake.
Anthony, son of Mrs. Assunta Luchini,
on his twelfth birthday, Feb. 6, enter
! tanned eighteen of his little friends. Re-
freshments were served, the table being
frightened by a handsome birthday cake
He received many presents, including
| gold watch.
| Some excitement was caused at the Bap-
tist Sunday school Sunday, when, during
| the Sunday school hour, fire was discovered
about the stove pipe in the vestry parlor.
| 1t was fortunate the fire broke out at the
time it did, resulting in prompt discovery.
1t was extinguished with slight damage.
William G. Dodge, electrician, met with
a painful accident at the new shoe factory
last Thursday, when the toes of one foot
were caught between the floor and eleva-
| tor platform. The flesh was crushed from
the large toe, but no bones were broken.
He was laid up for few days, but is now
about again.
| The republican caucus for the nomi-
| nation Of candidates for mayor and street
| commissioner will be held at Hancock hall
Saturday evening, at 7.30 O'Clock. The
ward caucuses of wards 1, 2, and will
be held at the same place following the
general caucus. The caucus of ward will
be held at Agricultural hall at 2.3O O'Clock
Saturday afternoon.
The democratic caucus for the nomi-
nation of candidates for mayor and street
commissioner will be held at Hancock
| hall Tuesday evening, Feb. II, at 7.3O
O'Clock. The caucuses Of wards l, 2, and
5 will be held at the same place, following
the general caucus. The caucus of ward
will be held at Agricultural hall, North
Ellsworth, Wednesday evening, Feb. IS,
at 7.3O.
The Unitarian club will give a crepe
paper dancing party at Odd Fellows hall
next Monday evening. This is a novelty
| for costume parties in Ellsworth. The
| ladies will appear in crepe paper costumes,
/ and only those in costume will be allowed
to dance before intermission. The gentle
men are not required to wear costume.
| Higgins orchestra will play. Refresh
ments will be sold. A prize will be
awarded for the prettiest costume. There
will be short musical program from to
$50.
Owing partly to the storm and partly to
misunderstanding as to the place, there
was no demonstration Of the pulmotor last
Saturday afternoon. THE AMERICAN was
in error in saying the puImotor was kept
at the office OF the power company. 1t is
kept at the power house on Grant street,
in order that it may be always availa BILE,
night or day. The demonstration will
take place at the power house next Satur-
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The public
generally and physicians especially are
invited to be present.
| The banquet and "smoker" of the Ellis
worth merchants association will be held
at Odd Fellows hall next Monday even
| ing. The banquet will be served at $50,
| followed by business meeting and
''smoker". The various standing commit
! fees will be heard from, and the president
will outline work for the year. Several
| more new members are expected to join at
| this meeting. Those wishing to join, or
members having new names to present,
should hand them in this week to the
Alexander, chairman of the members hip
committee, so that the new members may
participate in the banquet.
The convention of Odd Fellows of the
twenty-second and twenty-third districts,
which embrace nine lodges in Hancock
county, will be held in Ellsworth next
Friday. The convention will be called to
order at 1.30 p. M There will be exemplifi-
cation of the iEitiatory and first degrees
in the afternoon, banquet from $50 to 7.30,
and exemplification of second and third
degrees in the evening followed by lunch
con. 1t is hoped to have an unusually large
| representation of grand officers present.
Work has been assigned as follows:
Initiatory degree, Grindstone lodge, Win
ter Harbor; first degree, Island lodge, Bar
Harbor; second degree, Ocean lodge,
Northeast Harbor; third degree, Bluehill
lodge.
Miss Bridget Ford, one of Ellis worth s
old and esteemed irish residents, died
Saturday at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Annie Hurley, on West Maple street.
Miss Ford was born in Ireland, coming to
Ellsworth when a young girl, and this
city had always been her home. She was
a woman OF big heart and kindly nature,
faithful to every trust. For many years
she was employed in the home of ex-Chief
Justice l.. A. Emery. She leaves three
sisters-Mrs. Hurley, Mrs. Margaret Gay
nor and Mrs. Sabina Scott, and one
brother-Patrick Ford. The funeral was
held at st. Joseph's Catholic church Mon
day forenoon, Rev. P. F. Flanagan officiat-
ing. The bearers were four nephews-
Frank M. and Thomas Gaynor, Daniel E.
and Charles W. Hurley.