Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-08-27

| TON county,
Mrs. Harry L. Crabtree has as guests
her sister, Mrs. Fullerton Merrill, and
daughter, and mother, Mrs. Eva Gardiner,
OF Bangor. Mrs. Crabtree and daughter
Dorothy leave Saturday to join Mr.. Crab
tree in New York, and will make their
home there. Madame Crabtree will spend
the winter with daughter in Surry.
| Fulton j. Redman, who came here the
other day for short vacation, has volun-
teered his services as a repub blican cam
paign speaker. Besides his address at the
republican club, he went to Penobscot
yesterday; he speaks in Hartland to-
night, and is scheduled for Stonington to-
morrow night, Brooksville Friday night,
and Ellsworth Saturday night.
There will be a republican rally at Han
cock hall next Saturday evening, opening
earlier than .usual, Z 80 clock, owing TO the
play billed for the hall the same evening.
The speakers will be Congressman Sydney
Anderson, OF Minnesota, member of the
ways and means committee, and Gov.
| 2. ii. Kelley, of Pennsylvania. Fulton j..
Redman, of New York, formerly OF Ellis =.
| worth, will preside.
Gladys Klark and her company will
open a three nights engagement at Han
cock hall tomorrow evening. The OPEN
| ing play will be "Sweet Clover, beau
titul pastoral comedy drama by Pauline
Short and Marion Phelps Friday evening
a idramatization Of Marie Corelli's
"Theima" the Norwegian princess, and
Saturday evening the melodramatic sue
cess, ''The Unwritten Law" will hold
the boards.
The venerable E. F. Dillingham;, of Ban
gor, was visitor in Ellsworth yes
terday - his first for more than twenty
five years. He was accompanied
by his wife, two daughters and
grandchild. Mrs. Dillingham; in early
childhood lived in Ellsworth. Mr.. Dill
lingham was in business in Bangor for
fifty years withithe late David Bugbee, and
has been in the book and stationery busi-
ness there for sixty-seven years.
Lawrence NJ. Carroll, OF Springvale, and
his wife, mother and Mrs. Guy Raymond,
,, were in Ellsworth few days this week,
making the trip by automobile. Mr..
Carroll recently resigned as managing
superintendent of the two Sears Roebuck
shoe factories in springvale. His popu-
larity was attested one evening recently,
when, headed by band, the employees
and townspeople gave him a surprise
visit at his home, and presented him with
handsome diamond ring. Mr.. Carroll
is succeeded as managing superintendent
by Harry c. Woodward, another Ellis
worth boy.
Next Sunday morning at the Unitarian
church, it is hoped that Rev. A. l.. Hudson
or Rev. d. NJ. Wilson will preach Unless
otherwise announced, this will be the
last service for the present. The attend
ance upon these services has been most
satisfactory, and there is a strong desire
on the part of the people of the church to
have a minister throughout the year. II
the present solution of having a minister
at large for the whole district can be car
ried out, this hope will be realized At A
meeting of the parish in the vestry parIor
last Friday evening, hearty endorsement
OF this plan was given.
Mrs. c. J. Swan, OF Boston, is to be the
soprano soloist at concert to be given at
the Building OF Arts, Bar Harbor, this
afternoon at by the Bar Harbor Choral
society. Under the leadership of NJ. c.
Rumsey, director of the orchestra at the
Lyceum the atre, New York, chorus OF
ninety-six voices has been developed, and
the concert this afternoon promises to be
one OF the leading musical events of the
season. Besides several Bangor singers.
the chorus includes five Ellsworth men -
John Blood, jr., and o. W. Tapley, tenors,
and J. o. Whitney, J. A. Cunningham and
f. w. Rollins, basses.
At hearing in,the Ellsworth municipal
court Saturday, the $50 gallons OF whiskey
seized at Bucksport by Sheriff Silsby on
Aug. s, were declared forfeited, no claim
ant appearing. This is the lot of liquor,
it will be remembered, that was landed
by motor boat, being destined, it is sup
posed, for Bangor. Sheriff Silsby shipped
the liquor by freight from Bucksport, but
at Brewer, ten five-gallon kegs were
stolen from the freight car. This started
an investigation by the Maine Central
officials, resulting in the arrest OF Walter
, II. Mcdonald, of Bangor, a railroad fire.
man. He WAS arraigned in the Bangor
municipal court Saturday, charged with
larceny, and was bound over for the su-
preme court in the sum of $500.
About fifty members of the Ellsw ortt b
high school alumni enjoyed delightful
evening at Green Lake Inn, last Wed
nesday, when the annual reunion and
banquet were held. This plan was
pleasing change from that of previous
years, and the executive committee was
complimented on the innovation. The
ride to Green Lake by automobile and the
return by moonlight were delightful
Proprietor Farmer, of the inn, served 9
delicious supper. After supper busines!
meeting was held. Officers for the ensuing