Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-10-23

Mrs. L. j. Backus is visiting relatives in
Waterville.
Mrs. Engene Hale has returned to
Washington for the winter.
Miss Bernice Eldridge is spending the
week with relatives in Bath.
Miss Leila Clark, of Egypt, is visiting
relatives and friends in Ellsworth.
Mrs. Thatcher, of Bangor, was guest
over Sunday Of Mrs. A. P. Wiswell.
Fred W. Goggins, who has employment
in New York, is home for vacation.
Miss Calista Hamor has returned from a
two weeks visit in Springfield, Mass.
Miss Harriet Rollins left Monday for
Lakewood, N. j., where she is TO teach.
Arthur Parcher left Saturday for Bruns-
wick to enter the Maine medical school.
The Beechland school is still closed, the
teacher, Miss Minerva Jordan, being still
too ill to resume teaching.
The L. l.. Z. club was pleasantly enter
tanned Monday evening by Mrs. Martin
Jellison. Refreshments were served.
VIM. H. II. Rice relief corps will hold a
special meeting tomorrow evening. All
members are requested to be present.
There will be a special meeting of Irene
chapter, o. h. s., Friday evening. Off
GERS are earnestly requested to be present.
Mrs. Ii. d. Moon, with little daughter,
returned to Bar Harbor to-day, after a
weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. l.. s.
Webber.
J. F. Knowlton and wife left yesterday
ter, Mrs. Kenneth NJ. Cameron, at OF
tawa, Que.
Michael Shea has commenced work on
the foundation for new house on the
eastern road, on the site OF the one burned
a short time ago.
Mrs. J. A. Bowden and daughter, Mill
dred Rowe, have returned from Bangor,
where Miss Rowe has been taking course
in millinery school.
Friends OF Capt. n. II. Means are re-
minded OF this eighty-e eighth birthday,
which he is to observe next Friday, Oct.
25, afternoon and evening.
John w. Armstrong and wife, who have
been visiting relatives and friends in
Lubec, Springvale, Gardiner and Roches-
ter, N. H., have returned home.
Charles A. Hanscom, of Baltimore, is
expected the last of this week for visit
Of two weeks. Mrs. Hanscom, who has
bnu rntt h
him.
HE. Vose, who comes to Ellsworth as
the manager OF the Century Shoe Shop,
formerly the Brimmer store, has rented
the house OF Mrs. Harriet c. Davis ON Oak
street.
William S. Cousins and family have
moved from East Lamoine to the Stratton
house on Lincoln street. Their many
Ellsworth friends are glad to welcome
them here as residents.
DR.. Charles II. Gibbs and wife have re-
turned from a wedding trip to the
Rangeley region and other points of in
terest. They will spend the winter with
Mrs. Gibbs parents, Jacob Frost and wife,
in Ellsworth.
Mrs. Chester L. Bailey, who has spent
the summer here with her parents, Capt.
Roland c. Bonsey and wife, recuperating
from a severe illness, returned to her
home in Searsport Saturday. Her mother
accompanied her for a short visit. Mrs.
Ella Morey, OF Searsport, who was guest
here few days, returned with them.
Florence Marie, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Cook, formerly Of Ellis
worth, now of Worcester, Mass, was mar
ried to James Cowan, of Worcester, on
Wednesday, Oct. 16. Ellsworth friends of
the bride extend congratulations. Mr..
and Mrs. Cowan are spending part of their
honeymoon with relatives in Ellsworth.
An interesting meeting of the mission
ary society of the Congregational church
was held yesterday at the home of the
president, Mrs. l.. A. Emery. The speaker
OF the afternoon was Miss Florence Ellis,
representing the Maine missionary So
ciety, who told i'll a most entertaining
way of the great needs of mission work
in Maine.
The marriage of Capt. Everett 3. Means
and Mrs. Ida E. Treworgy took place at
the home OF the groom's father, Capt.
Nehemiah Means, on the Surry road, last
Saturday evening. The ceremony was
witnessed by near relatives, and was per-
formed by Rev. P. A. A. Killam, the single
ring service being used. Their many
friends extend best wishes
The November committee OF the COM
mittees for the winter at the Congrega-
tinnal church is made up as follows: