Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-11-20

Mrs. L. NJ. Smith left Sunday for Vir-
ginia to visit her parents.
The supper announced for this evening
at the Baptist vestry has been postponed.
Mrs. s. K. Meeck, OF Roxbury, Mass, is
the guest OF her parents, Josiah Tinker
and wife.
Mrs. Charles c. Knowlton left last Fri
day for her home in Hartford, Conn.,, for
the winter.
| Capt. Whitney B. Lowe and wife, OF
Deer Isle, are the guests OF Mrs. loves
sister, Mrs. B. 7. Sowle.
| The Thursday club will meet to-mor-
row as usual at the Congregational chapel.
Supper for members at 6.
c. w. Mason and wife have closed their
house on Oak street, and will live with
their son, F. L. Mason, this winter.
| F. l.. Mason is getting about again, after
a severe attack Of grip, which has confined
him to the house for over two weeks.
| Glenn A. Lawrence and wife, Of Rock
land, are visiting Mrs. Lawrence's par
ents, Justice Arno w. King and wife.
Irving Osgood and wife have returned
from visit OF several weeks with their
son and daughter in New Hampshire.
| There will be regular meeting of the
woman's relief corps o-morrow evening.
All members are requested to be present.
Mrs. N. A Kizer is attending the Sum
day school convention at Bar Harbor as
delegate from the Ellsworth Sunday
school.
The G. of Fl. class of the Methodist
church will give a dime social Thursday
evening, Nov. q. Refreshments will be
served.
John Gibbs, of Livermore Falls, has
been visiting his uncle, DIR. c. II. Gibbs.
Thursday evening Mrs. Gibbs entertained
| in honor of her nephew.
Roy c. Haines has been in Belfast this
week in the interests Of the food fair cir
cult, which includes Belfast, Bangor,
Rockland and Ellsworth.
| c. NJ. Holloway, of Brockton, Mass,
| Joined his wife here last week. They will
make their home here at the Thomas
homestead on Bridge hill.
| F. NJ. Gaynor and wife and Miss Mary
A. Gaynor attended the funeral OF Mrs.
| Michael Gaynor in Attleboro, Mass, last
Wednesday, returning home Thursday.
The ladies' aid society Of the Methodist
church will have an all-day session at the
home OF Mrs. N. A. Kizer on Friday,
Nov. q. A good attendance is desired.
| Ellsworth marketmen say that your
Thanksgiving turkey this year, il an
| Aroostook, or 'native" bird will cost you
IS to 40 cents a pound. Western birds
will cost about cents less.
| The j. W. class had succussful supper
at the Methodist church on Nov. 6, and
raised enough to finish its subscription for
the new furnace recently installed, with
balance for the bank account. Mrs.
Jordan was the chairman of the COM
| mittee.
| Next Friday at 7.30 the topic discussed,
| at the Methodist prayer service, by the
pastor will be: 'The Church and Social
ISM" Sunday the sermon topics are:
| Morning, s'America for Christi" evening,
| SIS Religion Worth While?" Next Sun
day closes the home mission week.
The union Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Congregational church
Thanksgiving evening at 730. Rev. o. J.
Guptill, of Ellsworth Falls, will deliver
the sermon. The pastors of the other
churches will assist in the service. Full
details of the service will be given next
| week.
A meeting has been called to assemble
in the vestry of the Methodist church
next Friday evening at S.15 to discuss the
advisability of organizing civic associa-
tion upon the basis SO successfully
adopted in other communities. A COM
mittee OF three from each local church is
to represent each parish.
Friends in Ellsworth learned with regret
Of the death of Clayton M. Ward on Satur-
day, at his home in Portland. Mr.. Ward
was for two years, 1909 to IL, principal OF
the Ellsworth high school. He was ma
tive OF Cherryfield, and graduate of
Colby. He was elected sub-master OF the
South Portland high school last summer,
but resigned this fall because Of ill health.
Several false rumors of new scarlet fever
cases have been current the past week, but
investigation by the board of health has
proven them without foundation. The
only new cases are in houses previously
under quarantine. There are now seven