Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-08-11


Howard H. Adams, with his wife and
little daughter, is spending the honth.of
August with his parents, Capt. J. @.
Adams and wife.
Miss Carolyn Gonya, OF Bangor, is the
guest OF Miss Mildred Rowe. Miss Gonya
will enter the Lewiston hospital next
month to train fora nurse.
Mrs. Arthur Stndor and little son are
visiting Mr.. Studor's parents in Ellsworth.
Mr.. Studor is expected about the first Of
September for his vacation.
Harry G. Stratton, OF Waltham, Mass,
who has spent vacation OF two weeksin
Ellsworth and at Contention Cove, re-
turned TO Waltham Sunday.
A new set Of scenery has been painted
for Hancock hall by Herbert H. Fish, Of
Bangor. Other improvements have also
been made at the hail recently.
Dr. Mary Burnham is visiting relatives
in the city. DR.. Burnham has been prac-
ticing in Massachusetts, hospitals recently,
but plans to return to China this fall.
There will be special meeting Of the
city government next Monday evening,
when bids for repairing and painting the
Franklin street fire house will be opened.
Misses Doris and Ruth Higgins, OF
Maiden, Mass, who have been visiting
relatives here, left for Sedgwick Friday
for visit with relatives before returning
home.
The Baptist ladies' aid society will give
lawn party on the lawn OF Mrs. Charles
w. Hodgkins, corner OF Pine and Han
cock streets, this afternoon. There will be
no admission charge.
Mrs. Merton L. Kimball, OF Norway,
with SON Houghton, who has been
spending the summer in Bangor and Els
worth, was called home by the sudden
illness OF her aunt, Mrs. Clara Noble.
DR.. James p. Whitmore. OF Marquette,
Mich, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Whitmore. This is his first
visit home for three years. His many Ellis
/ worth friends were pleased to see him.
DR.. o. NJ. Drake and wife and Howard
Butler and family are spending week in
Maine, making the trip here by automo-
bile. The brakes are guests OF John A.
Peters and wife in Ellsworth. The
Buffers are at Buffers point, Franklin.
The announcement that Rev. A. j. Lord.
pastor OF the Congregational church in
Meriden, Conn.,, will preach in the Baptist
church next Sunday, will be received with
pleasure by his Ellsworth friends who
will be glad OF another opportunity to
| hear him.
Mrs. Harriet Curtis and daughter, Miss
Winnie Falls, entertained q jolly party
last week at Mrs. Lucy Emerys camp at
Toddy pond. The guests were Mrs.
William Byard and daughter Muriel,
Madella Hagerthy, Eleanor Joy, Martha
Miiliken and Theresa Emerson.
| Hans Seigars and wife have returned to
their home in Augusta after weeks visit
with Mr.. seigars' parents, e. C. Seigars
and wife. Leslie Davis, wife and daueh-
ter were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Seigars. Mrs. Annah Davis, " ho is visit
ing in Lamoine, was guest Tuesday.
| The State board OF assessors will meet
at the court house in Ellsworth Thursday,
Aug. 10, and in Bar Harbor the following
day, to meet assessors OF Hancock county
towns and secure information to enable
them to equaiize valuations and investi-
gate charges of concealment OF property
from taxation.
Sabine Jelitson, formerly of Ellsworth,
died Saturday At Old Town, where he had
been employed the past few years, work
ing at bis trade as Q carriage painter. He
was hfty-four years Of age. The body
was taken to Bucksport, where funeral
services were held Tuesday at the home OF
his SON, Harry Jeiiison.
The annual reunion Of the E.llswort
high school alumni association will take
place to morrow evening at the home oi
Miss Alice II. Scott, on School street
There will be an informal reception at
O'Clock, followed by business meeting
at which Fulton J. Redmsn will preside
Refreshments will be served.
The dates for the Ellsworth food fair OF
next winter have been fixed for the week
of February "A to 10 Inclusive. The Els
worth food fair will thus follow the Ban
gor and Belfast exhi bitions, which will be
most convenient for out-of-town exhibi-
tors. Roy c. Haines, manager Of the fair,
is already busy with plans to make it the
best ever.
A pleasing program has been arranged
for the musicale to be given August Is
at the home OF Hon. and Mrs. John A.
Peters. Miss Hardemann, Of New York,
the distinguished violinist, Miss Aver, a
cultivated concert soprano, and Mrs. New
man., who created such favorable i'm
precision here, as one Of the b. Z. N. trio,
are the artists for the evening, and q rare
musical treat is assured. The proceeds
are for the Village Improvement society.
The domestic and agricultural fair un-
der the auspices Of the Methodist church
will take place Sept. 20 and 30 and Oct. !.
The fair, as usual, will be under the
supervision OF the lastor, Rev. r. s. Ross.