Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-12-30
the store of W. H. Sherman in Bar Har-
Dor Sunday evening.

Mrs. Arthur l.. Frazier and mother,
Mrs. Lamson, will leave this week for
Brockton, Mass, to join Mr.. Frazier, who
is employed there.
The obligation ceremony will be worked
at the regular meeting of Irene chapter,
o. E. s., next Friday evening. Refresh
ments will be served.
Francis Murch, clerk of the st. Croix
hotel, Calais, spent Saturday and Sunday
with his parents, Maynard Murch and
wife, returning to Calais Monday.
The Unitarian club will meet at the
home of Roy Z. Haines next Monday
evening at 7.3O. The literary subject will
be ''Christmas in Different Countries.
Harry c. Woodward, with wife and two
children, OF Hallowell, and Marcellus,
Woodward, OF SpringvaIe, spent Christ
mas with their mother, Mrs. w. P. Wood
ward.
Mrs. Alice j. Murch fell on the side
walk in front of her home on Water
street Sunday, breaking two bones in her
wrist. Her sister, Mrs. Zulma Wilson, is
with her.
Pearl rborsen, OF New York, spent
Christmas with his mother, Mrs. s. &.
Thorsen, in West Hancock, and with his
wife's parents, H. K. Holmes and wife, in
Ellsworth.
The way-back ball at Hancock hall
Monday evening drew out good crowd
and many ancient costumes. The way
hackers maintained their reputation for
giving good. time.
Lejok lodge, /. o. o. F., elected officers
last evening as follows: Neil A. Ray
mond, N. G.; Willis M. Foster, V. g.;
Fred P. Haynes, secretary; William A.
Alexander, treasurer.
| At special meeting of the board of
aldermen last Tuesday evening, the con-
tract with Arthur B. Mitchell for the care
of the poor for a term of five years was
made and confirmed.
| A business and social meeting of the
Calendar society of the Methodist church
will be held at the vestry parlors this
evening. Refreshments will, be served;
no admission charged.
The regular Thursday evening prayer
meeting at the Baptist church will be
! omitted this week, owing to the absence
| of the pastor, who will be in Washington
county on missionary trip.
| One of the members of Governor Curtis
staff will be lawyer Frederick Bogue, of
East Machias, who is we'll known in Ellis
worth, being frequent visitor here dur
| :,,o~ ,~ff tn.
| Officers of Nanamissie court, l. o. F.,
will be privately installed Tuesday even
ing, Jan. r. Supper will be served. All
members are requested to be present, as
important business will be presented.
Cards have been received by Ellsworth
| friends of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Il. Lincoln, of
Taunton, Mass, announcing the arrival of
Robert Bradley Lincoln on Dec 20. Mrs.
Lincoln was Miss Mary Shute, of this city.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, will work
the second and third degrees tomorrow
| The second degree will be worked in the
afternoon, beginning at o'clock A BAN
quet will be served at o'clock, followed
by work in the third degree.
The title OF the New Year sermon at
the Unitarian church next Sunday is
s'Retrospection and Introspection'' The
ubject for discussion at the adult bible
class will be talk on Maeterlinck's play,
1.-THE Blue Bird" by the pastor.
Wivurna ,encampment, l. o. o. F.,
elected officers Monday evening as fol-
lows: Edgar A. Mitchell, c. P; Fl. B.
Estey, H. P; Willis NJ. Foster, s. W.;
Everett 3. Morey, j. W.; Frank s. Call,
scribe; H. F. Wescott, treasurer.
The Ellsworth A. A. basket ball team
measured strength last evening at Han
| cock hall with one of the strongest teams
| in eastern Maine-Dover-F F oxcroft A. A.
While the visitors won, the local team
| gave them good game, the score being
$3.50.
| George G. Pierson, who has for some
| years been driver of the express wagon in
| Ellsworth, has been appointed railway
express messenger on the run between
| Ellsworth and Bar Harbor. Edward
| Woods will succeed him as driver of the
express wagon here.
The new time-ta BILE, reducing the train
service on the Mt. Desert branch to two
trains each way daily, went. into effect
| Monday. The condensed time-tab BILE at
the head of the local column, showing the
time Of arrival and departure of trains at
Ellsworth, has been corrected to date.
The literature club met at Mrs. Elmer
f. Rowe's Monday evening. An interest
ing paper on DR.. s. Weir Mitchell was
read by Miss Carrie Harrington, and Mrs.
Alexander's review of "Hugh Wynne"
was very much enjoyed. The club was
invited to meet with Mrs. Tapley Jan. II.
letter bearing a Christmas greeting
from e. P. DeLaittre to the pastor of the
Baptist church arrived on Christmas day.
In it the writer generously offers to pay
one fourth Of the cost of painting the
church exterior. The church appreciates
the kindness of Mr.. DeLaittre, and plans
tn take ad va nfape of his offar