Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-07-14

Misses Helen and Frances Foster, OF
bingham, Mass, with q guest, Miss
Grant, are at the Foster bungalow on the
Surry road.
The board OF registration will be in
session beginning Wednesday, July q.
Tor the purpose Of revising and correcting
the voting lists.
Kenneth NJ. Cameron, Of Ottawa, Ont,
has Joined his wife and little daughter
here at the home OF her parents, J. r.
Knowltcn and wife.
MIR. ana Mrs. Charles Mccarthy, with
little daughter Claire, OF Brookline, Mass,
are visiting Mrs. McCarthy's parents,
Richard Hawkes. and vile.
There will be special meeting OF the
Friday afternoon at q 30. A reception will
be given ten new members.
Mrs. Harry E. Walker, OF Exeter, N. H.,
Is visiting her mother, Mrs. Emma Me-
Fariand. Mr.. Walker, who is attending
summer school at Dartmouth college, will
join his wife here about the middle Of
August.
| Miss Helen Thicker, OF Somerville, Mass,
is the guest OF Mrs. John F. Whitcomb.
Miss Thicker is a daughter OF the late
Richard Thicker, at one time sheriff OF
Hancock county, and q sister Of Mary A.
Thicker, the novelist.
Capt. George w. Alley will on Saturday
open = new market and grocery in the
building on Main street recently vacated
by the w. r. Parker Clothing Co. The
| store has been thoroughly renovated and
repainted, and fitted for the market.
Three bids for concrete repair work
were received by Street Commissioner
Newman. Mrs. c. 8. Johnston, being the
lowest bidder, will receive the con-
tract. The work will consist entirely OF
skim coating and repairs on sidewalks
and crosswalks.
District Deputy Roy &. Haines, with E.
G. Osgood as grand prelate and Clyde
Richmond as grand master-at-arms, went
to Bluehili last evening to install officers
OF the recentiy-instituted K. OF P. lodge.
The installation took place at the Baptist
vestry, and was public. Supper followed
the installation.
The Unitarian Sunday school had
picnic at Patterns pond Tuesday. The
trip to the pond was made by hayrack and
private teams. Several OF the camps were
thrown open for the accommodation Of
the party. The day was one OF the most
delightful OF, the summer and was thor-
oughly enjoyed. The warm weather en-
ticed many into the water, and some late
styles in bathing suits were In evidence.
The Hancock County Unitarian confer
ence will open this evening at the Church
| OF Our Father in Sullivan. There will be
forenoon and afternoon services, with
prominent Unitarian ministers who spend
the summer in Hancock county having
part in the program. The full program
was printed in THE AMERICAN last week.
The Ellsworth church will send quite a
delegation o-morrow.
The lawn party to be given under the
auspices OF the Thursday club OF the Con-
gregational society at the home OF Judge
A. w. King and wife next Tuesday after
noon and evening, promises to be one Of
the most delightful social events Of the
summer. There will be the usual lawn
party attractions, with . short play in the
evening as q special entertainment feature.
Supper will be served from $50 to 7.30.
The woman's Alliance OF the Unitarian
church Is busy with plans for the annual
fair, which will take place at Hancock
hall Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 4
and s. Indications are that the fair will
surpass the big success OF last year. This
will be Japanese fair, with the decora-
tions in keeping with that idea. There
will be play the first evening and dane
ing both evenings. Dinner will be served
each day at noon. Music will be fur
nished during the fair by Higgins orches-
trs.
An important Hancock county case
before the law court in Portland last week
was that Of Mrs. Edward L. Royal, OF
Ellsworth, against the Bar Harbor &
Union River Power Co., for 5000
damages for the death OF her husband.
This case, tried out at the April term of
the supreme court, went to the law court
by agreement, verdict being ordered for
the defendant company, which agrees to
pay the full amount OF damages claimed II
the verdict is not sustained by the Law
court. d. e. Hurley appeared for plain
tin, and Henry NJ. Hall, of Hale & Hamiin,
forthe defendant corporation.
Next Sunday will be observed as the
fiftieth anniversary of the Ellsworth
Unitarian church. There will be special
services morning and evening. At the
morning service, at 10.D o'clock, Henry L.
Moor, OF Ellsworth, undoubtedly the
best-posted man on local history now liv-
ing, will speak on "Ellsworth's First Uni
tartan Church., and Miss NJ. A. Greedy
will deliver paper on "Reminiscences OF
the Present Church.. Rev. H. H. Saund-
erson, Of Toronto, Canada, one of the
summer residents OF Hancock county and
vice. president Of this Unitarian county
conference, 10 expected to preside. In the