Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-05-24

sailors of the Civil war, to be held on the
Union river bridge at 1.30 o'clock Me-
mortal day. There will be a short program
the water in memory ofthe dead soldiers.
Gorilla E., wife OF Samuel Dow, OF Wash
ington Junction, died Monday at the home
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Cole,
on Fourth street. She leaves husband
and two children.
The moving picture, "The Chalice OF
Courage" ill be presented at the Strand
Thursday afternoon and evening, June 1,
under the auspices OF the young peoples
league OF the Congregational church.
Miss Christina Doyle returned Saturday
| from a visit OF three months with her
aunt, Mrs. Carroll j. Swan, in Boston.
On her return she visited her aunt, Miss
Margaret Monaghan, in Houlton, few
weeks.
Miss Florence Hysom, who for the past
few months has been employed as
pianist at the Strand theatre, left Sunday
for Northeast Harbor for the summer.
Mrs. Anna F. Coffin, OF Bangor, succeeds
her as pianist at the Strand.
Mrs. Edward E. Brady and daughter
Katherine, and Miss Agnes Brady left
Monday for Annapolis, Md, to be present
for commencement week at the naval
academy, where Mrs. Brady's son Edmund
completes his third year.
The lecture on "Preparedness", an
nounced to be given this week in Ellis
worth, has been indefinitely postponed,
Adjutant General Presson being unable to
fill the date here at this time. 1t is hoped
to have the lecture early in June.
At the annual meeting of the grand lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, in Bangor last week
Roy c. Haines, of Ellsworth was elected
grand chancellor. In the natural
course of events, this means advancement
to the chancellorship in another year.
The last regular meeting of the Els
worth woman's club for the season OF
1856 was held yesterday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Harry W. Haynes. Mrs. N.
q. King gave paper on "Birds OF the
Dooryard," and Miss Platts, OF the do
mestic science department Of the Uni-
veisity OF Maine, gave short talk on
household economics. Mrs. Howard
Walker and Miss Erva Giles sang.
Rev. T. s. Ross, pastor Of the Methodist
church, who has been attending the
Methodist general conference at Saratoga
Springs, NY, will be back in his pulpit
next Sunday, preaching at 1890. Sunday
school at 11.45. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening at 7.30. There will be no service
in the church Sunday evening, the
union memorial meeting being held at
Hancock hall.
Capt. o. W. Foss, OF Hancock, who took
the auxiliary launch Julita to New York
for shipment to his son in Venezuela,
arrived home Monday. He reports good
trip to New York, the launch proving a
splendid sea boat, and satisfactory in
every way. He made the trip by easy
stages, running each day and making
harbor each night, and arriving in New
York last Wednesday. The launch has
not yet been shipped from New York,
owing to congested condition of freights.
She may be shipped to Porto Rico, and go
from there to Venezuela under her own
power.
ellsworth is planning for another good
roads day. A special meeting OF the
board of trade is called for next Friday
evening ct 7.3O, at the board Of trade
rooms, when the project will be discussed
and plans made. Everybody is invited to
attend this meeting and take q hand in
making the good roads day success.
Last years good roads day furnished not
only q coed time, but some real road i'm
provement work was accomplished. The
board Of trade has taken the initiative this
year, and invites everybody to help to
make this years. road day an even greater
success than that Of last year.
C. 8. Grows, who for the past three years
has been located at Newport News, Va, in
the employ Of the government as a
draughtsman, has recently been trans
ferred to the Brooklyn navy yard. Mr..
Grows furnishes good illustration of
what young man may do by utilizing his
spare time in study. After his graduation
from the Ellsworth high school, he took a
course in a correspondence school. From
the office OF F. A. Patterson, architect, of
Bangor, he went to the Bath IronWorks as
draughtsman, from there toQuincy, Mass,
and then to Newport News. To obtain
the position in the Brooklyn navy yard he
was required to pass rigid civil service
examination, in which he took high rank.
The funeral of Her bert 8. Higgins, who
died suddenly on May 16, took place from
his late residence, GA Rutledge road, Bos-
ton, Friday, May 10. The service at the
residence was conducted by Rev. J. Ham
ilton Woodsum, pastor OF the Baptist
church Of Milton. Mrs. Mary White
Mullen rendered two solos, "Crossing
the Bar" and "Lead Kindly Light.
Among the many friends attending the
funeral was a delegation OF 200 employees
of the Boston Elevated Railway Co., with
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