Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-07-08
naming until yesterday. He will return
in August for longer visit.


pastor hopes to have a large attendance on
this last service of the season.
DR.. Harry G. Mason, of Old Town,
joined his wife and family here for the
Fourth and Sunday at the home of his
parents, c. w. Mason and wife.
Miss Mabel N. Joy, who has been in
Portland the past winter, is at her home
here for the summer. Mrs. Florence
Dewey, Of South Portland, is her guest.
Barry y. Woodward, with his wife and
two children, and Marcellus Woodward,
of Springvale, have been visiting their
mother, Mrs. w. P. Woodward, the past
week.
Royal J. Goodwin and family are at
their cottage, "Nokomis" at Bayside, for a
few weeks. They have with them as
guests Mrs. F. A.. ..scribner and son, of
Bangor.
Monaghan's orchestra is playing We'd
nesday and Saturday evenings OF each
week for the season at Holmeside, the hall
in the new masonic block at Northeast
Harbor.
Miss Alice Garland has returned from a
weeks vacation spent at Mrs. c. I.
Welch's cottage at Shady Nook, and her
sister, Miss Ruth Garland, is now there
for week.
Mrs. c. E. Beane, with daughter Ida, of
Auburndale, Mass, is the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. Harry E. Rowe. Miss Mar
jorie Rice, OF Waban, Mass, is also the
guest of Mrs. Rowe.
James E. Ford, wife and daughter
Margaret, of Melrose, Mass, came Satur-
day. Mr.. Ford returned the first of the
week but Mrs. Ford and Margaret will re-
main for longer visit.
The contractors for the State highway
work on the Trenton road arrived in ELS
worth this morning, with a crew of
thirty Italian laborers. Work on the
highway will begin at once.
Mrs. ]. T. Crippen, of Allston, Mass, is
in Ellsworth for few days, the guest of
Mrs. Fl. Il. Mcfarland. Mrs. Crippen is
on her way from Southwest Harbor to
Bluehill, where she will visit relatives.
Mrs. M. L. Kimbau and son, of Nor
way, are visiting her parents, James L..
Cook and wife. Mr.. Cooks son. j. A.
Cook, editor of the Brunswick Record,
has been spending few days at his old
home here.
Cards have been received in Ellsworth
announcing the birth of ten-pound
daughter Dorothy Lousie) to Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur E. Smith, OF Gardiner, on
July6 Mr.. Smith is the son OF Frank
E. Smith, formerly OF Ellsworth.
Mrs. Morris w. Knowlton and little
daughter, OF Washington, D. c., arrived
Friday to spend the summer with Mr..
Knowlton's parents, J. F. Knowlton and
wife. Mr.. Knowlton is expected in about
two weeks to spend his vacation.
Edward A. Hopkins, OF Trenton, well
known in Ellsworth, died last Friday,
aged fifty-eight years. Mr.. Hopkins was
stone mason and brick-layer by trade,
and had been employed on many Jobs in
Ellsworth. He leaves a widow and one
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. DeLAittre, who came
from Minnesota recently, in company
with Mrs. Josephine Farrell, after a two
weeks stay in Portland, are at Sandy
Point, where they have opened up the
Castine alumni cottages, and are keeping
"open house" during July.
The lawn party under the auspices OF
the ladies' aid society of the Congrega-
tional church, three times postponed, is
being held to-day at the residence of John
A. Peters. Supper will be served on the
lawn at 6 o'clock. Ice-cream and cake are
for sale. The party will continue into the
evening, with many attractions.
Hancock county democrats have as
sembled in Ellsworth to-day for a con-
ference meeting and to start the campaign
going. Oakley q. Curtis, of Portland,
candidate for governor, and William r.
Pattangall, OF Waterville, candidate for
congressman from this district, addressed
meeting of democrats this afternoon.
R. B. Carter, who was called to Swamp
scott, Mass, five weeks ago by the death
of a SON in-law, George Smith, returned
home Friday. Mr.. Carter has also visited
in Marblehead, Lynn, Boston, Stoneham
Brockton and Salem, seeing the ruins
from the big fire in the last-named city.
He was accompanied home by his grand
daughter, Miss Nellie Alexander.
Fred L. Mason. ir., and Edward Parsons
are at home from East Orange, N. j., for
two weeks vacation. They have as guests
party of East Orange friends - Elmer
Slipner, Misses Mary Sherry, Gertrude
Grapel and Isabel Anderson. This makes
lively party of young folks at the Parsons
cottage at Shady Nook, which they are
occupying. Mrs. Mason and Mrs. Parsons
are chaperoning the party.
One of Maine's most remarkable old
ladies, Mrs. Harriet Austin, died Monday
at Newcastle, lacking but three weeks of
rounding out century of life. Mrs.
Austin was connected with some of the
Ellsworth Austins and with Mrs. John H.
Brimmer. "Aunt Harriet" was loved by
ALL and was spared to this reuarka hle old