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and was followed by ball, at which
music was furnished by the orchestra Of

| Castlne normal school and Miss Sylvia
Marshall from Coburn classical institute,
for the Christmas recess.
The Thursday club OF the Congrega-
| tional church last Saturday sent away two
barrels OF clothing made by the melnbe rs
for the Belgian war sufferers.
| Nicolin grangawill hold masquerade
ball at the grange hall in North Ellsworth b
on New Years eve, Thursday, Dec. 81.
| Monaghan's orchestra will furnish music.
The ladies' aid society OF the Methodist
| church will hold sale OF fancy articles
and home- made candy in the vestry this
evening. There will be a short musical
program.
Fer the benefit of Christmas shoppers,
the Strand theatre announces that there
will be matinees every afternoon next
week, with special program for Christ
mas matinee.
| Frank l. higgins, OF West Ellsworth, !,
died hast Thursday at the insane hospital,
in Bangor, aged sixty-nine years. The
remains were brought to West Ellsworth
for interment.
Irene chapter, o. e. s., will have a
Christmas sale Of fancy articles and home-
made candy Friday afternoon, at Masonic
hall. Circle supper at $50, to be followed
by installation.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge elected officers
last evening as follows: N.jG., Miss Ella
NJ. Jude; ". g., Mrs. Mary .Hagerthy;
secretary, Mrs. Annie Springer; treasurer,
Mrs. Letitia Brown.
Miss Elizabeth Macomber spent few
days the past week with her mother in
kEllsworth, on her way to her home al Seal
Harbor from the Machias normal school,
for the Christmas recess.
that George w, Whiting and wife in
tended to move to Pittsfield, was an
error. While they do plan to leave Els
worth, they will not locate in Pittsfield.
| The basket ball game between the Old
Town Indians and Ellsworth A. A.,
scheduled for Friday evening at Hancock
hall, has been cancelled, owing to the
death of the captain of the Old Town
! team.
Mrs. d. Shirley Norris, of Bar Harbor,
left Monday to join Mr.. Norris in New
York. They will spend the winter in
Florida, where Mr.. Norris run as Pull
man conductor takes him for the winter
season.
Mrs. ClintonO. Ladd and son Kenneth,
OF Haverhill, Mass; Miss Susan Mcintosh.
| nf Rar Harhnr nd
were called here this week by the illness
of their mother and sister, Mrs. John W.
Campbell.
Fred p. Haynes, who for 80 long has
been delivery clerk at Austin II. joys
store, has received notice that he has been
appointed carrier on r. F. D.. 8. He ex-
poets to begin his duties OH, the route the
first OF January.
Mrs. A. P. Wiswell left last week to
spend the winter with her brother, DR.. r.
II. Greene, in New York. She was accom-
| panied as far as Brunswick by Mrs. Ada
Emery, who has been her guest for the
last two months.
Chief-Justice Albert r. Savage has an
nounced the assignment OF justices at
nisi prius terms for next year. The
assignments for Hancock county are
Justice Spear for the April term and
Justice King for the October term.
| The woman's relief corps will serve sup
per at Grand Army hall tomorrow even
ing at 6.15 o'clock. If any soldiers wives
and loyal women who are interested in
the cause feel they would like to contrib
ute food, it will be greatly appreciated
! The Ellsworth A. A. basket ball team
won its first game for the season at home,
defeating the Kenelm club team, of Ban
gor, at Hancock hall Friday evening, by
the score Of 27-17. 1t was clean and fast
game, and gave Ellsworth basket ball fans
assurance of some good games during the
season just opening.
Tomorrow evening will be Rebekah
night at the Strand theatre. Nokomis
Rebekah lodge will have the Nhall for the
evening, for pictures and public dance.
The management of the Strand has Sc
cured special picture for the evening,
"For a Woman" The picture program
will be followed by dancing, with music
| by Sinclair's orchestra, four pieces. r. h.
Smith will serve refreshments.
| The woman's relief corps elected officers
last Thursday afternoon as follows
President, Mary Fields; senior vice presi-
dent, Mary Jordan; junior vice. president,
hannah Bonsey; secretary, Minnie
Stevens; treasurer, Nellie Royal; chaplain,
Maria Durgan; conductor, Amanda
Young; guard, Mary Latin; musician,
Kate Hooper; assistant guard, Laura
Curtis; color bearers, Nancy Beckwith,
Ida Byard, Lizzie Dean, Ella Dunn; dele
gate to convention, Mary Jordan; alter
nate, Minnie Stevens.
] Ellsworth's new mail boxes were placed
in position last Saturday There are
fourteen OF the boxes at present, located
as follows: Cor. Union and Main, cor
Oak and Main, cor. Oak and Birch, cor
Fourth and State, cor. Central and State.
cor. School and Church, in front of court