Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-01-19

of next week by District Deputy
Brookes of Seal Harbor. Supper
will be served at $50. Installation
will be followed by work in the
third degree on five candidates.
The annual meeting of Frank E.
Whitmore post, American Legion,
was postponed until Thursday of
this week. The meeting will be
held at Odd Fellows hall Supper
will be served at $50, followed by
the business meeting.
Friends in Ellsworth learned with
regret of the death on Friday, at
the Bar Harbor hospital, of Mrs. Ella
Donlin of Trenton, who for several
years was housekeeper in the home
of H. F. Whitcomb in Ellsworth
More extended notice of her death
appears in the Trenton items.
Supper will be served in the
Methodist vestry Friday evening,
Jan. 81, by the Methodist club After
the supper, the fourth quarterly con-
ference will be held, Rev. James H.
Gray presiding, A lay delegate will
be elected at the conference to at
tend the annual conference at Gull
ford April 22
At Odd Fellows hall, Friday night,
the Ellsworth n. S. basketball team
will meet the fast Harrington H. S.
team. The team is fortunate in get
ting Lew" Fortier to coach, and he
is fast rounding it into shape. After
the game, which will start at 7.30,
the senior class of E. H. S., will give
the junior reception.
There was joint installation of
officers of Wivurna encampment, l.
o. o. F., and Nokomis Rebekah
lodge last evening. Supper was
served at $50 Officers of the en-
campment were installed by District
Deputy Henry Smith of Bar Harbor,
and officers of the Rebekah lodge by
District Deputy Annie Gray of Ellis
worth.
Under new order of the Treas
ury Department for the better pro-
lection of federal buildings, where
the personnel is not sufficient to keep
a night watchman in the corridor all
night, the outer doors of the build
ing shall be kept locked when the
last man leaves the building. Under
this order, the outer doors of the
Ellsworth postoffice will be locked,
until further notice, at p. m, begin
ming January 25. Later an outside
mail box will be established at the
building.
Hannah, widow of Patrick Scott,
formerly of Ellsworth, died Saturday
in Boston, aged about seventy-five
years. Her daughter, Miss Alice H.
Scott of Ellsworth, summoned when
her mother became seriously ill, was
with her at the end. Mrs. Scott,
since leaving Ellsworth some years
ago, had made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins, in
Boston. Besides the two daughters
daughter Mrs. George Campbell of
Boston. The funeral was held in
Boston Monday.
Makers" booked for Hancock hall
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day the Bangor Commercial says it
is one of the best musical companies
seen in Bangor for some time. This
talented aggregation is now playing
the Bijou theatre in Bangor to de-
lighted audiences. There is COM
plete change of program nightly
The principal comedians are Joe
Burkhart and Charles Bangar, sup
ported by Steve Hurley, character
impersonator, Jack Slater, leading
straigh man, with Miss Billie Carr,
soubrette, and a bevy of dancing
chOristers.
Rev. j. B. Coy of the Baptist
church was called to Harrison to at
tend the funeral last Sunday of S.
H. Dawes, aged ninety-two years
the oldest and one of the most promi-
nent citizens of that town for years
and liberal supporter of the Free
Baptist church. Mr.. Coy's daughter
Sybil accompanied him on the trip.
In Mr.. Coy's absence, the church here
was supplied by Rev. James E. Whit
more. Mr.. Coy will return this week
in season for the Thursday evening
meeting. Services next Sunday
morning at 1890; Sunday school at
AS; evening at 7.30. Services at
Trenton in the afternoon at 2.30.
Officers of Lejok lodge, 1. o. o. F.,
were installed Friday evening by d.
D. G.. Master Harry W. Bridges of
Brooklin, assisted by Lewis Smith,
G. M, C. L. Morang, G. W., c. j.
Brown, G. S., and F. E. Gray, G. T.
The officers are N. G., Elbridge MILL
ken; V. G., Hubert G. Farnsworth;
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