Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-02-09

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George e. Pierfon, driver for the Ameri-
can Express Co. here. has gone to New
port for . short time ~ substitute for an
employee there who is i'll. George M,
Campbell 10 substituting for him here.
Word has been received in Ellsworth d
that Parlin Bonzey, formerly OF Eilswo orth,
now in Massachusetts, ID seriously I'LL,
suffering from q mental trouble, and has
been committed to an asylum for treat
ment.
Grand Scribe John e. Mari, OF Island
Fails, will pay an Official visit Of inspec-
tion to Acadia chapter, r. A. NJ, next
Tuesday evening, Feb. Is. A banquet will
be served at $50. Work in the M. NJ. de-
gree in the e,en ing.
The board Of aldermen, at its meeting
Monday evening, fixed the hour for
opening the polls on the morning Of the
municipal election day, March 8, at 7.30
o'clock. This is earlier than usual In re-
cen. years, the usual hour being 8 O'Clock
The Odd Fellows Of this district will
hold their annual convention at Bluehill,
Feb. "a. Lejok lodge, Of Ellsworth, will
work the first degree. A large attendance
Of members and full attendance OF those
in the first degree team 10 desired for the
regular meeting Friday evening. i5
Ellsworth win send quite delegation
OF Odd Fellows to the district convention
In Bangor next Tuesday evening. All
Odd Fellows in this section OF the State
are invited. The convention will be held
at the city hall. The grand officers will
be present, and Island lodge. Of Bar
Harbor, will work the frs. degree.
The Ellsworth telephone girls have
scored many tocial successes in their an
nual ball, but this years party at Han
cock hall last Monday evening surpassed
all previous successes. There was large
attendance, and the affair was delight
fully social and informal. Cake and
punch were served. Sinclair's orchestra
played.
Vincent Harmon and Kenneth Conner,
two young Castine boys, were arraigned
in the Ellsworth municipal court this
morning, charged with breaking, enter
ing and larceny at the house OF Miss Anna
WitherIe in Castine. A quantity OF jewell
ry stolen was recovered. Judge Mason
has no alternative under the warrant but
to hold them for the April grand jury.
Former Chief Justice L. A. Emery, Of
Ellsworth, is giving his series OF lectures
on "Probate Law and Probate Practice,
at the college Of law, University Of Maine,
beginning yesterday. The lectures will
be given every day except Fridays and
Washington's Birthday, from 10 to II
Q. m., until February "a, and are open to
members OF the bar as well as the law
students.
At the monthly meeting OF the Ellis
worth teachers association last Friday
evening, Mrs. N. c. King gave an inter-
esting paper on nature study, and Rev. J.
w. Tickle addressed the meeting briefly.
There was an animated discussion on
teachers problems, in which the moving
pictures and other forms OF evening enter
tainment received q large share OF the
attention as uniting children for study
''the morning after" a
The program at the Strand for the COM
ing week includes some good features.
Thursday, Julia Deane will appear in
"Judge Not. s'Three Weeks" which
had been billed for Thursday, will be
given week later, the film company wir-
ing Mrs. Pettengill that it would be inn
possible to send the picture for this week.
Saturday, John Barrymore will appear in
.sAre You Mason?" and next tuesday
Fretzi Schef will present "Pretty Mrs.
Smith.
Arthur Sweeney, of North Ellsworth b,
lineman in the employ OF the New Eng
land Telephone q Telegraph Co., fell from
pole between Old Town and Milford last
Wednesday, and was taken to the Old
Town hospital, suffering from conclusion of
the brain and a severe shaking up. Mr.
Sweeney was at work on the cross-arm at
the top OF the pole, and lost his hold, fall
ing to the frozen earth. His hip was
badly bruised and he showed symptoms
OF concussion OF the brain, having struck
partly on his head. = Old Toun corre-
spondent Bangor Commercial.
Arrangements are being made for an
anniversary service in commemoration OF
the fifty-second anniversary OF the found
ing Of the order Of Knights of Pythias.
The service will be held at Hanc ,ck hall
on the evening OF Sunday, Feb. 20, and
! will doubtless be union meeting. Rev
Ashley A. Smith, OF Bangor, will deliver
the anniversary sermon. The decorations
Of the hall for the big K. P. convention
two days later will be in place for the
Sunday evening service, which will afford
the only opportunity for the general
public OF Ellsworth to see them.