Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-01-06

4 AFTERNOON. JANU A
afternoon at 80 O'Clock, officers for the
eneuing ye.r will be installed. A large
attendance 10 desired.
Irene chapter, o. e. g., has been invited
to visit Harmony chapter, at Bar Harbor,
January IS. Members who will 20 are
requested to leave their names with Miss
Alice Garland on or before next Saturday !.
Howard W. Dunn, jr., and wife, Of Is
land Fails, made . brief visit last week
with Mr.. Dunn's father, H. W. Dunn.
They returned Saturday to Island Falls,
where Mr.. Dunn 10 principal OF the high
school.
Amateur night at the Strand has been
changed from Friday to Thursday even
ing. This week for Saturday matinee and
evening, special five-reel production
from the World Film corporation will be
presented.
The State board Of assessors, in it's
annual report, gives the valuation Of Els
worth as s2,O22, ,635, an increase Of s11, ,164
over the preceding year. Hancock
county's valuation Is given as go, ,199, ,119,
an increase Of s16O,6a6 over the preceding
year.
Sidney r. Ronsey, railway mail clerk,
who has been on duty since receiving In
juries in the accident at Chrystal station
on Nov. IS returned to duty yesterday.
He has spent most OF his enforced vaca-
tion with his parents, Capt. Roland G.
Bonsey and wife, Of this city.
Over 200 He'd Men assembled in Els
worth last Friday for big pow-wow.
Ellsworth enjoyed the visitors and hopes
they enjoyed their visit. The pow-wow
was held at Hancock ball. AT 6.3O O'Clock
banquet was served at Odd Fellows hall,
after which the degrees were worked.
Earl F. Gaspar and Miss Glenola Clark,
both Of Surry, were married on New
Years day at the Baptist parsonage, by
Rev. P. A. A. Kiiiam. Mr.. and Mrs. Cas-
par left on the night train for a short trip,
after which they will make their home in
Beverly, Mass, where Mr.. Gaspar has a
position as chauffeur.
8s
spent the Christmas recess at home, left
Monday on his return to Washington, ac-
companied By Mrs. Peters. Congressman
Peters will spend few days at Augusta
to be present when the legislature con-
venes. Mrs. Peters mother, Mrs. Cush-
man, also left Monday for Bangor, where
she will spend few weeks with her son
Henry, going later to Boston.
The transfer of the custody OF the poor
and the city farm from M j. Drummey to
the newly-elected superintendent, Arthur
B. Mitchell, was effected yesterday, Mr..
Mitchell taking possession in the after
noon. Mr.. Drummey and his family have
moved to his house on upper Main street.
Carl Wyberg, who has been occupying the
Drummey house, has moved to the Con-
nick house on Hancock street.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. H. Grapel, OF East
Orange, N. j., have announced the engage
ment OF their daughter, Gertrude NJ, to
Fred L. Mason, jr., OF Kansss City, Mo-,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Mason, Of
Ellsworth. The many Ellsworth friends
Of the prospective groom, and especially
those who had the pleasure OF meeting
Miss drapel during her visit here last
summer, extend congratulations.
The basket ball game which will be
played Friday evening between the Ellis
worth A. A. and Bar Harbor Y. M. c. A.
gives promise Of being the fastest gsme
ever played on the Ellsworth floor. Els
worth hopes to break Bar Harbor's long
string OF victories, and from the standard
OF ball the Ellsworth boys have been putt
ting up the past few games, Bar Harbor
will have to 20 some. As this may be the
last game Of the season here, lage at
tendance Is expected,
The board Of aldermen Monday evening
closed arrangements by which Fred E
Cooke will assume the janitorship Of Han
cock hall, and look after the booking
Mr.. Cooke has always taken an interest in
the hall, and has himself put on maLy
plays having for their object the raising
of funds for the improvement Of the hall
and stage. The play last week was bnt
one Of these. Mr.. Cookies large acquaint-
| ance with the professional stage ana his
knowledge Of companies on the road, viii
doubtless result in his bringing here some
good plays. He proposes also to put or
local plays occasionally for the purchase
OF stage furnishings. In Mr.. Cookies
hands the hall will be well cared for.
The go-to-cburch campaign opened
Sunday evening with q union service a
the Congregational church. Rev. R. B
Mathews delivered the first in the serie
OF sermons, under the general topic o
"Why Go to Church,, his subject being
ssThe Church. What 1t fs." After goins
back to the ancient origin of the Church
both as to the name and the organization
he brought out in forcefu. and eloquen
words three points = that the Church