Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-05-10
been entered, and quantity OF lead pipe
and some brass door knobs stolen.

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been entered, and quantity OF lead pipe
and some brass door-k stolen.
Tinker's famous singing orchestra, al
ways popular in Ellis worth, will appear at
Hancock hall next Wednesday evening
in concert, and playing for a ball which
will follow.
Mrs. Harriet Z. Davis, who has spent
the winter with her daughters in Massa-
chusetts, arrived home last Thursday, ana
has opened her Ellsworth home for the
summer.
Blanguefort commandery, Knights
Templar, will hold conclave next Mon
day afternoon and evening. The order OF
the red cross will be conferred IN the after
noon and the order Of the temple in the
evening. A banquet will be served at63o.
A. l.. Witham has been appointed
manager Of the new store OF the Great
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., in Belfast.
Mr.. Witham will leave this week to open
the store. Winfred B. Joy, OF Ellsworth
Falls, succeeds him as clerk in the store
here.
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gram at the Stand for this week. Thurs
day, Robert Warwick will appear in ''Sins
Of Society,"; Friday, Annette Kellerman
in ''Neptune's Daughter, and Saturday
the society drama, forbidden Fruit
To-night's picture in the Graft series will
be 'sGrinding Life Down..
The monthly meeting OF the Ellsworth
teachers association will be held next
Friday evening at 7.45 O'Clock, at the high
school building. Two topics will be taken
up for general discussion: l. Compul-
sorry education; the duties Of teacher,
superintendent and truant officer.
p. Some Of the problems Of graduation.
Daniel Adams, ir., native Of Ellis
worth, son of the late Daniel and Abigail
Adams, died in Onida, 8. D., April 27 aged
sixty-two years. Mr.. Adams left Ellis
worth when boy, and had since lived in
and daughter brother, Herbert, ana
three sisters, Mrs. q. e. Heppner, Of
Oregon, Mrs. H. M. Allen, OF Billings,
Mont, and Mrs. W. R. Bradley, Of St. Paul.
James E. Parsons, Of Lubec, stopped OF
in Ellsworth last Friday on his way home
from Portland, where he attended the
| meetings Of the grand masonic bodies.
Mr.. Parsons has just been elected first
| vice president of the Maine council Of the
| order OF the high priesthood. His daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. A. Coombs, is now visiting
her parents in Lubec. She expects to
make short visit in Ellsworth with her
mother before returning to her home in
East Orange, Nj.
| The Ellsworth woman's club held its
annual meeting yesterday, at the home Of
| Mrs. 3. B. Whitcomb. Officers were
elected as follows: Mrs. Austin H. Joy,
president; Mrs. F. M. Gaynor, first vice.
president; Mrs. b. B. Whitcomb, second
vice. president; Mrs. John Duffy, secre-
tary; Miss Alice H. Scott, treasurer. The
program for the day included an interest
| ing paper by Miss Elizabeth True on
"Woman as Breadwinner'', piano selec-
tions by Miss Dorothy Mathews, and
violin selections by Mrs. Ida L. Sinclair,
with MISS Erva Giles as accompanist.
Luther A. Leach has been appointed
general superintendent OF the Bar Har-
Dor & Union River Power Co., having su-
pervision over all lines east OF Bangor.
MIR. Leach comes to Ellsworth from the
Bar Harbor Office Of the company. He
| has been connected with the company
since its organization, and before that had
been with the Rar Harbor Electric Light
Co., since 1887. He is not q stranger in
Ellsworth, having for few months. some
years ago, been located.at the Ellsworth
Office. l.. H. Cushman, of Ellsworth, has
been appointed superintendent of con-
struction, and will make his headquarters
this summer at Brooklin, where the lines
are being extended.
A farewell reception was given to Rev.
and Mrs. p. A. A. Killam last Wednesday
evening at the Baptist vestry, by the
Three B. class OF the Sunday school. The
pastors OF other churches of the city, with
la few guests from outside the Baptist
parish, united with the members OF the
Sunday school and Baptist society. Al
$50 O'Clock a banquet was served. This
was followed by informal speeches by
Revs. X. B. Mathews, j. W. Tickle and
Mr.. Killam. II. w. Dunn acted as toast
master. A short musical program fol
lowed, consisting OF piano solos by Mrs
c. d. Wiggin and Miss Louise Donnell
vocal solos by Misses Mary Ann and Elsi
Morrison, and reading by Miss Gertrud
Giles. A delightful social evening fol
lowed.
An additional train will be put on tn
Mt. Desert branch beginning next Mon
day. This train will leave Bangor at 1913
g. M, reaching Ellsworth at about 11.3
and returning, will leave Mt. Desert Ferr
ct $50 p. m. On the Washington count
road, the earlier afternoon train will /
discontinued, and train will leave Gala
at SOS for connection with the late nigh
train, The time of the early mornin
train from HouUnp u-ili 10 ohanraa -