Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-04-05
brother Walter returned to Presque Isle
with him fer a short stay.

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The supreme judicial court for Hancock
county will convene next Tuesday fore
noon at 10 o'clock. Grand jurors will re-
port at that time. Traverse jurors will
report at 10 a. m. Wednesday.
A regular meeting OF Irene chapter, o.
E. s., will be held Friday evening. Circle
supper will be served at $50. In the even
ing the work will be exemplified. ALI
officers especially are urged to be present.
| A party of seven gathered at the home
OF Mrs. j. II. Donovan on Liberty street,
in honor of her birthday, April l. She
received many pretty gifts. Dainty re-
freshments were served and a pleasant
evening was enjoyed.
The three or four progressiyes, who
seem to constitute the entire party in
Ellsworth at present, got together for
caucus last Friday. Z. l.. Morang was
elected delegate 10 the progressive State
convention being held in Bangor to-day.
Ellsworth friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. X. M.
Cameron, Of Ottawa, Ont, extend con-
| graf atulations on the birth OF a daughter,
Norah Mackenzie, on March 29 Mrs.
Cameron was Miss Hazel Knowlton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Knowl-
ton, OF Ellsworth.
i, Charles II. Turner, assistant general
manager OF the Community Chautauqua,
| OF New York, will be in Ellsworth next
| Saturday to meet the local committee and
others interested, to formulate plans for
the Cbautauqua assembly to be held here
this summer. A meeting for this purpose
will be held at the board Of trade rooms
Saturday afternoon next, at 2 o'clock.
Sunday train service will be resumed on
the Mt. Desert branch next Sunday. The
train south bound will leave Bangor at
7 a. rp., arriving in Ellsworth at 8.11, Mt.
Desert Ferry at S.45 and bar Harbor at
$50. Returning, the train will leave Bar
Har Dor at 4 p. M, Mt. Desert Ferry at 4.45,
Ellsworth at $50, arriving in Bangor at
$50.
The social for the three-B class OF the
Baptist church, arranged by Mrs. Nettie
Murch and Miss Alma Wilson, at the
home on Water street last Wednesday
evening, was well attended, and all re-
port a good time. Games were enjoyed
and fine refreshments were served. Per-
/ haps the most interesting feature of the
evening was the "stunt" program prepared
by the hostesses, in which each one
present was called upon to perform some
unexpected part to entertain the rest.
The literature club held its last regular
meeting Monday evening, March 20. Miss
Greedy read an excellent paper on 1.-THE
Electrification Of Everything, after which
a business meeting was held. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, Mrs.
E. X. Hopkins; secretary, Mrs. H. e. Jor-
dan; treasurer, Mrs. H. E. Rowe. 1t was
voted to hold special meeting April for
the purpose OF reviewing some OF Shaks-
peare's plays. Another special meeting
will be held Monday evening, April II, at
| which r. e. Haines will talk on "Observa-
tions Of Argentine and Buenos Aires"
| Postmaster Charles H. Leland assumed
the duties of the Office at the close OF
business last Friday evening. This fol-
lows the precedent esta blished by the past
few post stmasters OF beginning their terms
at the beginning OF the fiscal quarter,
which allows the transfer from the old to
the new with the least disturbanc of the
Office routine. J. W. NeaIley, postmaster
tor the past four years, returns to the
management OF his bar ber shop in the
First National Bank building. Carl 8.
Donnell, who has leased the shop during
Mr.. Nealley's term as postmaster, remains
with him.
| U 70 ~ d;al
Thursday at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
William H. Pomroy, on Hancock street,
aged twenty-three years. Mrs. Huntley
was daughter of the late Edw. 3. Stevens
and wife, and lived in Ellsworth until her
marriage in September last to Mr.. Huntley.
After her marriage, she lived for few
month in Amesbury, Mass. Failing
health, of tuberculosis, compelled her re-
turn few weeks ago to Ellsworth, where
she was tenderly cared for by her sister,
Mrs. Pomroy. The husband and sister,
the only near relatives surviving, have the
sympathy OF their many friends. The fu-
neral was held at the home of Mrs. Pom
roy Saturday afternoon, Rev. T. 8. Ross
officiating.
An unusually attractive program is
offered at the Strand for the coming week.
To- night closes the serial, 'The Broken
| Coin." Beginning next Wednesday, a
series OF "Grsft" pictures will begin.
This is not serial but a series, each story,
by well-known author, complete in it
self and treating one feature OF modern
graft. There are eighteen pictures in the
complete series, which will be given each
Wednesday afternoon and evening. To-
morrow Clara Kimball Young and Wilton
Lackaye will appear in ''Trilby". Fri
day, Cleo Madison and Murdock Me-
Quarrie, two picture favorites, will be
seen. Saturday, another popular novel,
ssThe Ivory Snuff Box" will be presented
in pictures. Next Mondays bill will in