Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-07-29

of the house for short time, and when
the fire was discovered, the interior of
the kitchen was in flames. The house
was gutted, and is practically total loss.
There was an insurance Of $500 ON the
building. The Rays lost much Of their
furniture They had a small insurance.
Ellsworth friends of Fred L. Mason, jr.,
are pleased to learn of his advancement to
position OF larger responsibility with
the Westinghouse Electric Co., with
which he has been employed at East
Orange, n. j. Upon his return from his
vacation in Ellsworth week ago he was
surprised to be informed that be had been
selected to take charge of a new branch
Office which the company was to open in
Kansas City, Mo. He left Sunday for
Chicago, and after few days at the COM
! pany's offices there, will proceed at once
| to Kansas City. ..
About thirty Ellsworth Knights Tenn
pIar went to Eastport yesterday, where
| they were guests of Eastport Sir Knights at
| field day exercises and a banquet. A
party of Bar Harb Dor members of Blanque-
| fort commandery joined the Ellsworth
delegation at Washington junction. Dele
cations from five other communicates
| made the largest gathering of Knights
Templar in eastern Maine for some time.
| noon to-day, reporting grand good
time, and loud in their praise of the
EHstport Knights as entertainers.
| Next Sunday will be a day OF special
observance at the Baptist church because
| it marks the tenth anniversary of the
present pastorate. Services appropriate
| to the occasion are planned. The music
will be a feature. In the morning the
vested choir will sing and the sermon by
the pastor will be in harmony with the
| thought OF the day. The exercises of the
evening will include greetings. from the
pastors of neighboring churches, and will
close with a midsummer musicale, a pro-
gram of special numbers by the regular
| choir. A souvenir program is being pre-
pared for the occasion. The public is cor
| daily invited.
Friends in Ellsworth learned with re-
gret of the death on Sunday, at the East
Maine general hospital in Bangor, of
Hollis E. Smith, formerly of this city.
Mr.. Smith, who had been employed at
Forest City in upper Washington county,
for some time, suffered a heart attack some
weeks ago, and took a rest from work.
He visited in Ellsworth over the Fourth.
A week or two ago he went to Hampden to
work in a bayfield,. He suffered another
heart attack last Wednesday, and was
taken to the Bangor hospital, where he
died Sunday morning. Deceased was thir-
ty-seven years of age. He leaves two sisters
Mrs. E. F. Robinson, jr., of Ellsworth,
and Miss Agnes Smith, of Howard, r. l.
The funeral was held at the home of Mrs.
Robinson yesterday morning, Rev. r. b.
Mathews officiating. Interment was at
Mariaville.
Interested visitors in Ellsworth this
week were Orville b. Grant and wife, of
Greenup, ILL.,, here for the first time in
thirty six years. Mr.. Grant is brother
OF the late Isaac M. and Silas Irving Grant,
of Ellsworth. For many years school
teacher, Mr.. Grant is now in the news
paper business, being editor of the Green
up Press. Mr.. Grant of course sees many
changes in Ellsworth, but more in its
people, comparatively few OF his old
friends remaining. He misses the activity
of the flourishing lumber and ship build
ing business he knew, but says that on
the whole the city has improved in ap-
pearance, and it's stores and homes look
more prosperous than in ''the good old
days" some Ellsworth people still talk
about. Mr.. and Mrs. Grant spent but
day.