Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02

Henry &. Emery, formerly OF Ellsworth,
but now domieiled in Petrograd as the
representative of the Guaranty Trust
Co. of New YORK, has been appointed to
the American military commission to
Russia, with RANK of major in the U. s.
army.
Officers OF Irene chapter, o. E. 6, will be
installed Friday evening by ID. ID. G. M.
Margaret II. Jordan. Refreshments will
be served after installation. The worthy
matron requests all efficers-elect to be
present at practice meeting this evening
at 7.30.
An enjoyatls dancing party was held
Monday evening at Society hall in honor
of those leaving this week for their schools
and colleges. Music was furnished by
Doyle and Richard Harvey. About thirty
| couples were present.
L. jok lodge, 1. o. o. F., has elected
! officers as follows c. E. Alexander, N. G. !;
A. /. Studer, V. g.: Fred p Haynes, sec
retary; w. A. Alexander, treasurer, Off
GERS will be installed Friday evening by
District Deputy Neal A. Raymond. Sup
per will be served at $50.
Vernon H. Bonsey, formerly OF Ellis
worth, died December IS in Philadelphia,
at the age of fifty-eight years. He had
been i'll more than a year. He leaves
widow, two daughters and son; also
four ssters-Mrs. Charlotte Clement, Mrs
Betsey Torrey, and Mrs. Susan Murch of
Sparks, New, and three brothers Roland
&. and Alexander, of Ellsworth, and Fred,
of Pierre, N. d.
Under the law passed by the last legis-
lature providing for expert supervision Of
all schools OF the State, union of towns
being designated by the State department
OF education, Ellsworth has been placed
in a union with Dedham and Surry. This
will be effective July next. Franklin,
which has been in the union with Els
worth under the former plans by which
the towns themselves formed the unions,
will be in union with Eastbrosk, Han
cock and Lamoine.
Ellsworth during the past week has ex-
perienced some weather that has started
the usual discussion about the ''cold Fri
day" and told fashioned winters". From
Friday night to Tuesday noon local ther-
| mometers did not get a above zero. Satur-
day morning it was IS to 20 below; Sunday
morning, 2S to 35 below, and 10 to 10 be-
low at noon; Monday morning, "a to 30
below, with a gale blowing. The same
low temperatures were recorded from all
, over the county, 30 below being reached at
| the seacoast. The thermometer at the
| power house, from which the official
record printed each week in The AMERI-
CAN is taken, ranges several degrees
higher than those about town, being
| tempered by its nearness to large body
| of water. The lowest point touched there
was 16 below. This morning Ellsworth
! thermometers again dropped to 25 and 30
below.
| delightful song recital was gwen at
| Hanr ock hall last Thursday evening bv
/ H.ss Grvs tiiit's. unaer NC auspices ot the
! T. isv ort h Snloier i;n.s' ,'ub. Miss Giies
/ was ut home for the honiays from Ne ,
| York, where she is pursuing her studies
| in vocal music under Robert Hosea, one oi
| the foremost instructors in the country.
| Her many Ellsworth friends were glad OF
this opportunity to hear her, and they
were pleased with her rendering of the
| weliselected program. The improvement
| in her voice and her handling OF it was
marked. Miss May Bonsey acted most
| efficiently as accompanist. After the
| recital, there was dancing with music by
| Higgins orchestra. The proceeds from
the evening were for the benefit of the
Ellsworth boys in the service, and were
| gratifying to the club, which acknow-
| ledges it's indebtedness to Miss Giles, Miss
Bonsey, the orchestra, and all others who
contributed to the success of the enter
| tainment.
W. Fred Emerson, formerly OF Ellis
| worth, died Sunday at his home in Ban
gor, aged seventy-six years. He had been
failing in health long time. Mr.
| Emerson was a native of Lee, Mass, but
| came to Ellsworth as a boy with his
| father, who conducted a tannery near
the site of the present creamery building
| on Church street. Fred succeeded his
| father in the management OF this busi-
| ness He was veteran OF the Civil war,
havi seen severe service with Co. c.
First Maine heavy artillery. He returned
to Ellsworth after the war, and was
prominent in local affairs. He was past
master of Esoteric lodge, F. and A. M,
now consolidated with Lygonia lodge,
and was active in the volunteer fire
department. He was highly esteemed
| citizen. He moved to Bangor some
thirty years ago. widow, who was
Miss Ella Kelliher OF Ellsworth, survives
him. He was brother of he late H. II
Emerson OF Ellsworth. He was mem Der
1 of Penobscot lodge, l. o. o. r., and Orient
lodge, \. +. q. p, OF Bangor.
Fire at East Surry.
The farm buildings of Capt. NJ. ID.