Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-11

sheriff-elect Forrest o. silsby is in Ellis
worth today on business.
Mr.. Justice King is holding court this
week and next at Augusta.
The j. w. class of the Methodist church
will hold social tonight at the vestry.
The Thursday club OF the Congrega-
tional church will meet tomorrow after
noon at the vestry.
Mrs. {. C. BurrilI leaves too day for
Montreal to spend the holidays with her
daughter, Mrs. j. w. Tatley.
Mrs. Margaret G. Drummey left toe day for
visit OF a few weeks with her brother,
Michael Gaynor, in Attleboro, Mass.
George p. Woodward is spending few
days in Ellsworth, and is receiving the
hearty greetings which always await him.
The many friends of Mrs l.. A. Emery
are panied to know that she is again quite
ill, and is suffering from fall down the
stairway at her home yesterday morning.
At regular meeting of VIM. II. II. Rice
post, q. A. R., next Saturday afternoon
at 2.3o o'clock, officers will be elected for
the ensuing year. A full attendance is
desired.
The ruins OF the Coombs block, east OF
the Main street bridge are being torn
down to the first floor, to lessen possible
danger from collapse. Later some repairs
may be decided upon.
The Rose sewing circle, composed of
some of the younger girls of the Baptist
Sunday school, plans to have Christmas
sale on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 10,
at the Baptist vestry. An entertainment
will be given in connection with the sale.
The literature club met Monday evening
with Miss Mary F. Hopkins. An interest
ing paper was read by Miss Katherine
Hurley on the ''Four Greatest Wonders of
the United States". The next meeting will
be with Mrs. E. E. Rowe on Dec. 81.
Mrs. A. NJ. Foster returned Monday
from Montreal bringing with her her
daughter, Mrs. John Hardwick, who re-
Gently underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis. Mrs. Hardwick stood the
journey well, and is rapidly recovering.
The ladies of the Congregational parish
and Thursday club will hold an apron,
cooked food and candy sale at the Dorr
store on Main street ne xt Friday after
noon, beginning at $50. Liberal dona-
tions and hearty cooperation are earn
estly requested.
1t is expected that two more cargoes will
leave the river this year. This is unusu-
ally late for sailings from this port. The
schooner Julia Frances is now loading long
lumber for Providence, r. l., and the
Storm Petrol is due from Vinalhaven to
load for Salem.
The nomination of Boyd Bartlett as
postmaster of Castine was sent to the
His many Ellsworth friends congratulate
him on his appointment, and congratulate
Castine, also. MIR. Bartlett is the son of
Mrs. Maria l.. Bartlett, of this city.
BY curious coincidence the barrel of
-four furnished by Austin H. Joy and
awarded by lot at the moving picture
theatre last Saturday evening, was drawn
by Mrs. Joy. Under the circumstances
Mrs. Joy declined to accept the prize, and
divided it between two deserving families.
Irene chapter, o. E. S., last Friday even
ing elected officers as follows: Annie
Smith, worthy matron; Chester Norris,
worthy patron; Margaret Jordan, as
sistant matron; Mabel f. Lord, secretary;
Ada M. Lord, treasurer; Rose Norris, con-
dpctress; Edith Lord, assistant conduc-
tress.
Mrs. l. s. Emery, who has been the
guest of Mrs. A. P. Wiswell for the past
few weeks, leaves to-day for her home in
Brunswick, accompanied by Mrs. Wis
we'll, en- route for Massachusetts; thence
she will go to New York, where she will
spend the winter with her brother, DIR.
X. II. Greene.
The marriage is just announced of Miss
Alice Viola Lord, of Ellsworth, to William
Spratt Cole, of East Corinth. The bride
and groom slipped away TO st. Stephen,
N. B., last May and were married. The
secret was well guarded. Ellsworth
friends of the bride now extend belated
congratulations.
No new cases of.scarlet fever have been
in Ellsworth in four weeks; in