Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-10-07

moluihs NOV. y. w. Alckies euuJect VIII
be, "What is Gentleman?' The adult
bible class will continue the study OF
"The Other Side Of the Street,.
Miss Ella Goodwin, who has been so
critically ill following an operation for
appendicitis on Monday of last week, bas
shown gradual improvement during the
past few days, though still seriously ill.
Judge Emery, with the assistance OF
Mrs. Harry W. Haynes, entertained at
''afternoon tea" at his residence last FRI
day ten little misses Of his neighborhood,
none over twelve years OF age. All re-
port s'lovely time''.
Mrs. M. E. Thibodaux, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. John O'Brien, at
Harrington, was called home Thursday by
the serious illness of ber mother, Mrs.
Carrie O'Connell. Mrs. O'Brien and
daughter Leona accompanied her.
Mrs. Vesta Written, of Fairfield, presi-
dent of the Rebekah assembly Of Maine,
paid an official visit to Nokomis Rebekah
lodge last Ievening. A delicious supper
was served at $50 o'clock, followed by
business meeting and degree work.
Miss J. A. Thompson 4eft yesterday for
Belfast, where she joined her aunt, Mrs.
B. M. Plummer, OF Philadelphia, to motor
with her to Philadelphia. Miss Thomp-
son will return by rail, making her usual
business visits in New York and Boston.
DR.. A. &. Hagerthy has added another
business block to his already large hold
ings Of this class Of property in Els
worth, having purchased Of Mrs. B. F.
Joy the building on the north side of
Main street, the store in which is now oc-
cupied by Harold P. Carter.
| Mrs. Charles w. Mason was taken sud-
denly ill in Belfast last Wednesday, suf-
| fering slight shock. She had gone to
Belfast the day before, by automobile, to
| visit her sister, and was taken ill soon
after arising. She was brought to her
home here Friday, and has been gradually
improving.
| THE AMERICAN has received a copy of
the initial number of the Woodland Press,
Maine's newest paper, published at Wood
land. Harry M. Bellatty, an Ellsworth
boy, son of Capt. A. L. Bellatty and wife,
is the editor and manager. His many
| Ellsworth friends will wish him success
| in his new venture.
| Ellsworth people are leaving for Boston
| in fiocks. Among those who have left this
week or will leave tonight are E. g..
Moore and wife, Mrs. Z. w. Grindal and
daughter, David Lipnehan and wife,
| Stephen Donovan, wife and daughter,
Walter J. Clark, jr., Ernest Brown, George
| G. Pierson, Arthur L. Frazier.
The schooner Henrietta A. Whitney ar
rived in Bangor last Thursday with a
cargo of 10000 bushels Of corn, from New
| York, which had arrived there by steamer
| from Argentine. This is the first cargo of
| South American corn to arrive in Bangor
| to $4,000 bushels of southern corn will
have been received by Bangor whole
salers by the time the season is over. A
wholesaler says that in all probability the
shipments next year will be still larger.
| Robert M. Campbell is in the hospital
in Bangor, in a critical condition as the
esult of shock sustained Monday, while
in Bangor. Mr.. Campbell's health has
| been such as to alarm his friends for some
| time, but q long rest which he had re-
Gently taken seemed greatly to benefit
him. Monday he went to Bangor. He
was running to catch the train home
| when he was suddenly stricken on the
| street, the shock undoubtedly being due to
| the over-exertion. he was taken at once
| knk ,toI Jso y,hu inyo friu No
| hope that he will recover sufficiently to be
brought home in few days.
Mrs. Abbie W. york. Staples died at
| the home of Capt. and Mrs. David F..
| Closson Sept. 25, at the age of eighty-one
years, three months, twenty-six days.
Mrs Staples'was born in Ellsworth, and
| had always lived here except short time
| in girlhood, when she lived in Bucksport
with an aunt. December 80, 1858, she was
| married to Capt. Hezekiah Staples, of
Swans Island, who died twelve years ago.
Mrs. Staples is survived by two sisters
| Mrs. Eliza Joyce, of Ellsworth, and Mrs.
Lois p. Abbott, of California, besides several
nieces and nephews. For the last eleven
years she had lived with Capt. and Mrs.
SlUSSOl, WIN nave hludly GdI6o tOI
her in her declining years.
The Garmong Henderson breach Of
promise suit, assigned for trial at the
October term of the supreme court in Ban
gor, will go over to January. A different
phase of this case has already been aired
twice in the Hancock county supreme
court, giving the present case wide no.
toriety here. After the present suit was
brought, John B. Merrill, attorney for
Miss Garnong, petitioned for the right to
increase the amount of damages asked to
$3.50, 900, and to make certain changes in
the declarations ofthe writ as filed. Oscar
F. Fellows, attorney for Henderson, OPP
posed the petition, and the matter went
to the law court. This was six months
ago, but rescript has not been returned,
hence the further delay in the trial of the
case.