Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-08

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in East Hampden, is improving slowly.
Walter A. Bonsey, who has been, during
the winter, in the grocery and creamery
| store of e. l.. Smith, is back on his farm.
Harry L. Wheelden is with Mr.. Smith.
| The ladies' aid society of the Congrega-
tional church will hold the last meeting of
| tie season, tomorrow afternoon, at the
home OF Mrs. J. f. Knowlton. A large at
tendance is desired.
| The annual roll-call of Nokomis Re-
bekah lodge last evening brought out
large attendance. Supper at $50 was fol-
lowed by roil-cali, after which musical
and literary program was enjoyed.
| The local w. Z. T. U. will meet to-mor-
row afternoon at 2.30 with Mrs. P. A. A.
Killam. This will be a memorial meeting
! for Mrs. Stevens, the national w. Z. T. U.
president, who died Monday in Portland.
The dance last Wednesday evening
under the auspices Of the Foresters was
largely attended. Mr.. Higgins furnished
music, and to his efforts was largely due
| the social and financial success of the affair.
A! On account of the special services there
will be no meeting of the festival
chorus this week. After this week and
until further notice the meeting will be
held oa Friday evening, beginning at 7.3o
| O'Clock.
| w. f. Aiken, who has been employed as
night clerk at the Penobscot Exchange
hotel, Bangor, during the winter, and A.
Il. Witham, who has been employed as
night porter at the same hotel, have re-
signed and returned home.
! Ellsworth friends extend congratu-
lations to Lieut.. and Mrs Louis J. Guilt
yer, U. S. N, on the birth of daughter
| (Grace Whiting] born at Portsmouth, N.
H., April A. Mrs. Gulliver was Miss Doro-
thy Whiting, formerly of Ellsworth.
The Foresters will hold their next regu-
lar meeting April IA. All membe are re-
quested to be present, as business of i'm
portance is to be transacted, after which
the guard of honor will exemplify the
floor work, comforting the second degree.
The sheet and pillcwcase party under
the auspices Of the iremen will be held
The tiremen are good entertainers, and the
people are always loyal to their fremen
This combination of facts assures the suc-
cess Of the affair.
At the last meeting OF the literature club
held with Mrs. X. Hopkins, Mrs. Jordan
gave an interesting paper, "The Island Of
Marken and the Dead Cities of the Zuyder
Zee;" Mrs. Welch, sketch of 'Delft"
The next meeting will be with Mrs. Har-
ward Z. Jordan, April 10.
The missionary society of Ellsworth
Falls met by invitation with the Ellsworth
Congregational society, at the parsonage
yesterday afternoon. Mrs Beach, wife ot
Rev. David N. Beach, of Bangor, gave an
interesting talk on home and foreign
missionary work. Tea was served.
Ernest White, of Ellsworth Falls, was
arraigned in the Ellsworth municipal
court last Thursday, charged with assault
on Bernard McDavid.. Mrs. Abbie
Shoppee was the complainant. Respond
ent pleaded not guilty. He was adjudged
guilty, and paid fine of S5 and costs
amounting in all to $16.7s.
James A. Hale, native of Ellsworth
son of the late John M. and Sarah L. Hale
died at Sacramento, CAL, March 8. Mr.. Hale
was born in Ellsworth March 27, 1881. He
went to California in 1852, in company
with his brother Samuel, who died in Sar
Francisco in 1876. He leaves two brothers
Thomas E. Hale, of Ellsworth, ano
Charles F. Hale, OF Lowell, Mass.
Ellsworth friends of Rev. Sydney s
Booth send congratulations across the
water to Mr.. and Mrs. Booth, on the ar
rival of a second son. Edward Scott Booth
arrived at Teignmouth, Eng, March q
last. In the words of his happy father
''he is strong little beggar." The AMERI-
CAN prints THIS week a communication
from Mr.. Booth, telling of his trip across
j, The basket ball team of Ellsworth high
school was defeated by Milbridge high at
Milbridge last Friday evening. Score, &c
to 12. This ties up these two schools foi
basket ball honors, Ellsworth having WOE
a game early in the season by the score Of
q to is. The rubber game. will be played
at Hancock hall next Friday evening
This will probably be the last game OF the
season in ELS worth.
This week-Passion WEEKS being OBJ
served by special union services at the
Methodist vestry. There will be services
every evening except Saturday. The
general topic for the week was "The Mis-
sion of jesus. The speakers and subjects
for the remainder of the week are as fol-
lows: Wednesday, "His Spiritual Iso-
lation," Rev. o. j. GuptIll; Thursday
''His Gethsemane," Rev. IL. w. Conley
Friday, "The Lords Supper" Rev. T. s.
Ross. A union communion service will
follow the Friday evening service.