Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-05-12

third in his series d ssrmons on tn
Pauline bsnsdlction. The subtsct nsxt
Sunday viii b ssThs communion Of N
holy splritn.
The degree team Of Donaqua lodge, &.
of r, has bssn busy this wssk. Monday
evening II went to Baf Harbor. whore Il
conferred the rank of knight on Iargs
class. and Tuesday Il went to ssd9wick,
where new lodge was instituted.
Ths special sunday excursion rates from
points on the Mt. Desert branch to Bar
Harbor will 70 into effect May 10 instead
Of the first Sunday In June q hsfeiofors.
The rate from Eilsworth 70 Bar Harbor
and return on Sunday will BE- q, with cor
responding rates from other points.
VIM. h. n. Rice relief corps has received
from Mrs. Pettengiii, manager Of the
strand, the proceeds Of one dsy's receipts
specially sst aside for the purposs. The
money ID for the Memorial day expenses
Of the corps. The generous donation u
greatly appreciated BY the corps.
A stubborn flrs in the partitions, rs-
sulting from the burning out OF .
chimney, damaged the house Of Colin
Mckenzie, on Union street, last Wsdnes-
day evening. Tho fireinsn sxtinguishsd
the hre BY use Of the chemicals, thus
avoiding serious damage BY water. The
| loss 10 covered BY Insurance..
It Ii Of pleasing interest to Ellsworth
friends Of e. B. Bowen and wife, Of New
ton, Mass, to know that Mr.. Bowden,
who had booked passage ON the iil-fated
Lusitania, had cancelled his passage 1t
| the last moment. Thus it happened that
while Mr.. Bowen was not on the steam
ship, his name appeared in the list Of
American passengers first published.
At the meeting Of the council Of the
High Priesthood in Portland last week,
James e. Parsons, OF Lubec, formerly Of
Ellsworth, was elected senior vice presi-
dent. Mr.. Parsons stopped in Ellsworth
Friday for short visit on his way home
| from Portland. Mrs. Parsons also spent
few days in Ellsworth.
Mrs. Mary Michaelis, who has spent the
winter in Weehawken, N. j., arrived here
Saturday, and opened her home, the
Tower homestead, for the summer. Mr..
Michaelis, it will be remembered, was
drowned in the Gulf OF Mexico on Jan.
IA. She was accompanied home by Mrs.
Reuel Bridges and infant daughter, who
will spend the summer with her.
Harold Ball, OF Everett, Mass, is visit
| ing his sister, Mrs. N. c. King. He is just
recovering from bullet wound in the
thigh received about two weeks ago. MIR.
Everett bank, was accidentally shot when
. revolver was knocked from the counter
and discharged when it struck the floor.
The bullet entered his leg above the knee
and ranged upward, making Z bad flesh
wound, but fortunately not hitting the
bone.
Capt. George W. Alley has sold his
| market business on Water street to Capt.
| Willis l. Pratt, who has for some years
hesn in business At Bayside. Capt. Pratt'l
son. in-law, Earl Smith, 10 associated In
business with him, the firm name being
Pratt a Smith. The new firm took charge
OF the business this week. Capt. Alley,
who has been in business up town about
i've years, retires after an honorable busi-
ness career, and with the good will Of Ill
who have had dealings with him.
The funeral OF Mrs. Arthur II. Merriam,
OF Essex, Conn.,, was held at the home oi
her parents, Frank 8. Lord and wife, on
Hancock street, last Friday afternoon.
The large attendance voiced the love ot
the community for the deceased, and sym
pathy for the home SO sorely bereaved.
Rev. J. w. Tickle, ofths Unitarian church.
| in which Mrs. Merriam was an active
helper until her marriage and removal
| from Ellsworth, oficiated. There were
large delegations present from Irene
chapter, o. E. g., and Nokomis Rebekah
lodge, Of which she was member. There
was profusion Of beautiful flowers.
Congressman John A. Peters lett Satur-
day for Washington, with Senator john
son and Congressman Guernsey, ON special
business in the interest Of the potato
growers OF Maine. The last Congress ap-
propriated 10000 for the inspection OF
| potatoes, and the matter was given over
| to the agricultural bureau to attend to,
in the belief that the potatoes would be
inspected in the infected region. 1t has
since been learned through the bureau
that shipments must be made to Portland
and the inspection take place there. 1t
was to confer with the bureau and ar
range if possible for inspection OF pota-
| toes at points OF shipment that the dele
CATION went to Washington.
VIM. II. II. Rice post, G. A. r., has been
disappointed in arrangements for Memorial
day music. The Ellsworth band has dis
banded, and in trying to get the members
together for Memorial day it was found
that several had employment for that day
out OF the city. Post Commander Small
now hopes to get together sufficient
number OF local musicians to form a band
for the Memorial day exercises. He in
ritoa all hand ,uu aicfn ana aavsacia llv forv,,or