Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-02-04

Desert branch noted last week, went into
effect Monday. The timetable printed
elsewhere in this issue has been corrected
TO date.
Moor and wife, celebrated her sixth
birthday yesterday by entertaining
party of her small friends. All had de-
lightful time.
The fourth quarterly conference will be
held at the Methodist vestry Friday even
ing at 7.3o. All who are interested in the
welfare of the Methodist church are in
vited to be present.
Lejok lodge, /. o. o. F., held one of its
old-fashioned socables last evening.
There was large attendance OF Odd Fell
lows and Rebekahs, and an enjoyable
evening was passed.
The Ellsworth local union OF the w. c.
T. U. will meet at the Baptist parsonage,
Pine street, Thursday afternoon, at
2.30. At nearly every session recently
| new members have come in.
Officers of Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ,
| were installed last Thursday evening.
The installation was public to families of
Masons. Supper was served at $50, and
| sociable followed the installation.
| The Unitarian club will meet this even
ing at the church parlors. Following the
| business meeting, there will be musical
| program. All members of the club, or
any wishing to join, are invited.
| Miss Irene Wescott entertained ten of
her young friends at her home ON High
street last Thursday evening, in honor of
! her tenth birthday. Refreshments were
served and a very pleasant evening was en-
joyed by all.
Mrs. u. Shirley Norris left Boston Mon
| day for Jacksonville, Fla, where she will
spend the remainder of the winter. Mr..
Norris, now employed as Pullman con-
| ductor, is running between Columbia, s.
| C., and Jacksonville.
The first of the series of entertainments
| to be given by the Pierrot and Pierrette
committee of the Unitarian club will take
place at the Unitarian vestry Monday
evening, Feb. Is. A novel and entertain
| ing program is promised.
The convention OF Odd Fellows OF the
twenty-second and twenty-third districts
will be held in Ellsworth Friday of next
week. A large attendance is looked for.
| The convention will be under the super
vision OF Lejok lodge, of Ellsworth.
Next Sunday at the Methodist church
will be educational day.. Sermon at
| 1870 a. m. At 7.30 p. m. there will be an
address by Roy c. Haines, of this city.
Teachers and pupils of the public schools
are especially invited to this service.
An interesting meeting OF the literature
club was held with Mrs. C. E. Alexander
Feb. 2. Papers were read by Mrs. H. E.
Rowe on "Mechanical Arts and Sciences,
and by Mrs. H. H. Emerson, on ''Leyden".
The next meeting will be with Mrs. E. j..
Collins Feb. 16.
The three-act comedy, "The Elopement
of Ellen," which is to be presented by the
January social committee OF the Congre-
| gational church under the direction of
Fred E. Cooke, has been set for Wednes-
day, Feb. IS, instead of Feb. 10 as first
| proposed, the change being made to avoid
conflicting with the Knights of Pythias
celebration.
| The concert and ball by Pullen's or
chestra at Hancock hall next Wednesday
evening, under the management of Miss
Emile Young, promises to be the social
event OF the season. Owing to the quick
sale of the limited number of gallery re-
served seats, all being taken soon after
the sale opened this morning, it has been
decided to reserve some seats on the floor.
| A horse owned by Harold V. Moore, OF
] Ellsworth Falls, ran away yesterday noon,
coming down Oak street from the Falls,
making the turn safely into Main street,
but falling on the sidewalk in attempting
| to make the turn into Osgood's stable.
| The pung was smashed against the corner
of the Donovan building, the horse cleared
itself from the wreck and ran into the
| stable.
| M. Gallert received a telegram Sunday
announcing the death of his brother Hill
man in New York. The news was a Sc
we're shock to Mr.. Gallert, who did not
know his brother was ill., He left Monday
| for New York. Hilman Gallert was for
merly in business with his brother here,
and is pleasantly remembered by many
Ellsworth friends. For some years he had
been in business in New York
The gold fish guessing contest at E. G.
Moore's drug store closed Saturday. The
| fish weighed sixty and one half grains,
the nearest equivalent in gold coin being
$3.50, or sixty-four grains. Eight persons
divided the prize, guessing within
one-half grain of the exact weight, as
follows; c. G. Burrill, James Abram,
Dana McGown, Roy &. Haines, Mrs. c. R.
Burrill, l.. E. Rowe, Paul Tapley, j. B.