Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02

Monday afternoon, in q rather one-sided
game, by score OF Ill. This was the
first game Of either team this season.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will at
tend services in body at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday morning.
Members are requested to meet at Odd
Fellows hall at 10 o'clock.
z. L. Morang has commenced the work
OF repairing the middle one Of his store
buildings. This building was almost q
complete ruin from the fire, and the new
store will he practically new building.
The date for the presentation Of 'sThe
Love Spell" under the auspices Of Dona-
qua lodge. K. OF p, has been set for FRI
day, Mays11. Thisis comedy with music,
arranged by Roy G. Haines, and will be
presented by local cast.
The B. Il. N. trio Of Bangor, always
popular with music and dance lovers here,
will sppesr at Hancock hall Friday
evening, May 4, for concert and ball.
A good attendance is assured. The con-
cert commences At 8 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith OF Win
throp, Mass, formerly of Ellsworth,
announce the marriage Of their
daughter Lillian to Lewis F. Davis
OF New York city, on April 80. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis will live at Bayside, Long
Island, N. Y.
Two inches Of snow on the ground this
morning, May q, is not bad for wind up
for this long winter-if it is the wind-up.
e. H. Greedy, the veteran borseman, was
out on runners this morning. He says it
is his first May sleighride for at least
twenty years.
The last of the series Of patriotic meet
ings under the auspices OF Donaqua lodge,
K. OF p, was held at Odd Fellows hall
Sunday evening. 1t was we'll attended.
Rev. r. B. Mathews Of the Congregational
church gave an able address on
"Democracy."
Fire broke out Friday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Daniel Card on High
street. 1t originated around the chimney,
and did considerable damage, quitting
the upper part OF the house badly and
breaking through the roof. The loss is
covered by insurance.
DR.. A. c. Hagerthy has commenced work
on q new building on the site Of the one
formerly occupied by H. P. Carter, which
was burned. The new building will be
larger than the old, about 34x70 feet, and
two stories high. 1t will be occupied by
Fred E. Silvy as garage.
Ellsworth will be represented in
Roosevelt's army, il the exPresident gets
the consent of the government to take an
army OF volunteers to France. Roy G.
Haines, register OF probate Of Hancock
county, has sent in his name as one of the
Roosevelt volunteers, and has received his
'heart's desire" is realized, his will be the
first American army in France.
A feature at the Bijou this week will be
Edmund Breeze in ssThe Weakness OF
Strength" which will be the bill for
Friday. The pictures for this play were
taken at Millinocket. Tonight Florence
Reed will appear in "Her Own Way;'
to- morrow, Lillian Walker in "The Blue
Envelope;" Saturday, Owen Moore in
"Rolling Stones;" Monday, "The Little
Girl Next Door," Tuesday, Sessue
Dayakawa, the Japanese actor, in
"Honorabie Friend"
The Ellsworth high school has begun
work organizing a baseball team, and
about TWENTY-FIVE candidates are practic-
ing every afternoon. Carroll Johnston
has been elected manager. The captain
will be chosen after the team is selected.
The difficulty this year, as in the past
few years, is to secure q pitcher, but
Manager Johnston has promising nate
rial to pick from in Milton Barron,
Harold Carlisle, Maurice Googins and
Daniel Harrington. He is confident of
procuring a winning team. No schedule
hae yet been arranged.
Additional train service will be resumed
on the Mt. Desert branch beginning
Monday, May IA. The early morning
train will, on and after that date, leave
Bangor at instead OF $50. Another
morning train for Mt. Desert Ferry will
lea ,e Bangor at 1880. The night train
service will also he resumed, 9 train
leaving Mt. Desert Ferry at $50,
connecting at Washington Junction with
train leaving Calais at sos. Parlor
and sleeping car service on the Mt. Desert
branch will be resumed the same date.
The Maine Central steamer service to
points beyond Bar Harbor will be
resumed June 4, connection being with
the first morning train down and the
night train returning. The boat con-