Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-08-05

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| in Lamoine.
John F. Knowlton, of Ellsworth, and
B. E. Clark, Of Bar Harbor, have been
named by Chief Justice Savage as masters
Of chancery in Hancock county for five
years.
Mrs. Ernest I. Foster, with son and
daughter, of Fairbanks, Alaska, is the
guest of her husbands aunt, Mrs. Arthur
/. Saunders. Mr.. Foster is deputy U. 8.
marshal at Fairbanks.
Mrs. Margaret Moore, OF Salisbury Cove,
| who has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
orlena M. Drake, left Saturday for short
visit with her sister, Mrs. Della Flinagan,
at Forge Village, Mass.
| Owen Duffee has been visiting his
brother Hutson at Bar Harbor, being en-
tertained while there by William Boyle
and family, OF New York, and John T.
| Conners and family, of Bangor.
Mrs. J. W. Tatley left last week for
Montreal, to join Mr.. Tatley for an ocean
trip to southern waters. She left her
children here with her parents, Col. c. c.
Burrill and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Tatley
| will return in about three weeks.
Capt. Nehemiah H. Means has sold his
| farm buildings on the Surry road, to-
gether with about twenty-five acres OF
| cultivated land and pasture, to Edwin A.
Wescott, OF East Bluehill, who will move
there soon. Capt. Means reserves the
wood lot.
Fred E. Cooke, with local cast support
ing John ]. Farrell, will 90 to Seal Har-
Dor Friday evening Of next week to pres
ent "The Burglar, which was so success
fully staged here two years ago. Satur-
day evening the play will be presented at
Northeast Harbor.
Sidney R. Bonsey spent Sunday with his
parents in this city, returning to Bangor
Monday. Thursday, July 80, Mr.. Bonsey
assembled Mt. Kathdin. He says the view
well repaid him for the climb. More than
$50 lakes and ponds may be seen from the
summit of the mountain.
The young people of Shady Nook will
give an entertainment at Bayside grange
hall Thursday evening. Aug. 20. The pro-
gram will consist Of comedy playlet,
SHOW the Story Crew." and musical Sc
I lections by several of the young people.
The entertainment will be followed by a
supper and dance.
Richard Howarth, wife and sister and
Orington Cross and wife, ali of Camden,
| were weekend visitors at the Methodist
parsonage. They made the trip in MIR.
Howarth's touring car. Mr.. Howarth is
superintendent and largest owner in the
Seabright woolen mill, Camden. He was
much pleased with Ellsworth.
The Calendar society of the Methodist
church had successful lawn party
| last Wednesday afternoon, at the
church grounds. sudden downpour of
rain caused hasty adjournment without
formality from the lawn to the vestry, but
| no serious harm was done. In the even
| ing the farce, "The Coming OF Annabelle,'
| was presented.
William Z. Monahan, instructor in
poultry husbandry at the University OF
Maine, is now engaged in extension work
for the university as poultry expert. For
the past few days he has been with George
N. Worden, who is in charge OF the farm
demonstration work in Hancock county.
During the latter part of this week they
will visit the towns in the western part of
the county.
E. II. Emery, one OF the secretaries OF
the Maine Civic League, will occupy the
pulpit Of the Baptist church next Sunday
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will be on a missionary trip in Washing
ton county. In the evening the Baptist
society will unite in a service at the
Methodist church, when Rev. Horace B.
Haskell, formerly of Ellsworth, who has
spent the past year in Jerusalem, will
speak.
Sunday, Aug. 9, Rev. H. B. Haskell,
formerly OF this city, will preach at the
Methodist church at 1890 a. m. In the
| evening DIR. Haskell will give an address
on Jerusalem. He will appear in cos
tune, as well as having several others in
costume. DR.. Haskell's many Ellsworth
friends will be glad of this opportunity
to welcome him after his two years in
Jerusalem, and to hear from him some of
his experiences there.
F. B. Aiken was pleasantly surprised
few days ago to receive from the grand
council OF the Royal Arcanum of Maine a
watch and fob. The fob was in the form
of a seal and emblem of the order, and on
the reverse side was inscribed as a gift of
the grand council. No letter of explana-
tion accompanied it, but the watch is un-
doubtedly given in recognition of Mr..
Aiken's twenty-five years service as
regent Of the Ellsworth council.
Stetson Foster and family arrived Satur-
day and opened their bungalow on the
Surry road. Mr.. Foster is compelled to
return to Boston tonight, on account of
the present unsettled condition of busi-
ness. He has the contract for the fur
nishings of the Massachusetts building at
the Panama exposition in San Francisco
1t is problematical yet what effect the
European war will have on the exposition.
Daniel e. Loweree, formerly of Ellis