Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-26
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Miss Alice Clough visited her grand
mother, Mrs. Sarah Jordan, in Walthan
| last week.
Miss wilda Jordan, OF Pittsield, wal
here Saturday on her way to Waltham K
| visit friends.
Mrs. Tina Coombs, with daughter, o.
West Franklin, visited her brother
Eugene Whitaker, last week.
Mrs. Frank Allen and daughter Pris-
ella, of Sedgwick, we're here Sunday,
guests OF Mrs. Agnes x. Jordan.
The Union Congregational church will
unite with the other churches of the city
in the observance of Thanksgiving day.
Miss Marion Jordan, OF Waltham, was
| here over Friday night, the guest OF Miss
Clark, OF Southwest Harbor, who has
been teaching the grammar school.
William Ii. Brown has returned from
East Machias, where he has been for
| several weeks repairing the mill of Whit
comb, Haynes g. Co., and installing new
machinery.
John H. Dyer, of Portland, who was
called to South Thomaston to attend the
funeral Of his uncle, John w. Woodward,
has been home for few days with e. A.
Flood and wife.
Mrs. Frank L. Moore with her husband,
who was called here from Portland by the
death OF Mr.. Moore's father, is spending
the week here with her parents, Oscar
Staples and wife.
George p. Durham, Henry ID. Smith and
moose at Doggy Brook Friday OF last week.
Mr.. Crocker took the moose to Bangor
with him Monday.
| The Sunday evening lecture this week
will be on "Home Missions in Twenty
three Tongues, illustrating the work of
the Congregational Home Mission society
in the United States.
! The "Echo meeting" Thursday evening
at the church was success. The dele
gates to the Maine State Sunday school
association, Mrs. E. Z. Cochrane, Miss
Frances MilliSen and Mrs. Annie l.. Fl.
Guptill, gave clear and interesting reports.
The elementary exhibit furnished by Miss
Storey, of Lewiston, added much to the
occasion.
Tine untimely death OF Henry Edgar
Davis came with shocking suddenness to
his family and friends early Tuesday
morning. He had been i'll only week, oil
pneumonia, but had been troubled fol
several months with rheumatism, and his
general health was not strong enough tc
Withstand the disease. He grew i'll fast
and was under the care of a trained nurse
from Bangor from Sunday morning. Mr.
Davis was born here, the son of George E
and Priscilla Davis, and had always lived a
home, which fact brings his sudden death
more forcibly upon his parents, who ars
nearly Frustrated by the shock. His age
was thirty-eight years. He was OF genia
disposition, of quiet and unassuminG
manner, and great fayorite among hi
associates. His honesty was upques
toned. He leaves besides his parents
one brother-William NJ. Davis, and fiv'
sisters Mrs. John A. Scott, Mrs. Harry c
Austin, Mrs. William P. Moore, Mrs. Lee
B. Belts and Miss Olive Davis, who ar
shatlhS ING s1 uiphtuy VI many iIieuus d
this time. The funeral will be held at tn
home tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
The pupils of the intermediate an,
grammar schools presented a creditabl
program in the vestry on last Frida
evening, the proceeds of which went t
help pay Miss Lillis J. Phillips. for he
instruction in music during the fall tern
Following is the program; Piano sole
Lois Guptill; dialogue, Lois Carter, Tessi
Patten, Vera Mosley, Burton Conley
Harold Carlisle, Earl Gray, Winston
Moore; song, Clarissa Strout; piano solo
Vera Mosleyi song Zelma Smith, Cath
crime Conley, Gertrude Flood, Doroth
Shackford; reading, Richmond Shackford
piano solo, Catherine Austin; dialogue
Elsie Hamilton, Marjorie Jellison, Ethe
Lake, Doris Whitaker; song, There's
Cook; dialogue, Villa Mosley, Geni
Salisbury, Virginia Moore, Bertha Googin:
Addie Carlisle, Dorothy Hagan, Myrtl
Moore; piano solo, Clarissa Strout; song
Lois Guptill reading, Sadie Kane; song
Irene Patten, Catherine Austin, Rosco
Higgins; piano solo, Theresa Cook
reading, Dorothy Hagan. The exercise
concluded with exhibitions by the inter
mediate and grammar grades under tn
direction OF Miss Phillips. The pupil
are receiving many compliments on tn
advancement made in music during tn
past year under their efficient teacher
Miss Phillips, assisted by the schoo
teachers.