Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-02-10

fell on the sidewalk there recently, break.
ing one arm. His many Ellsworth friends
hope bis recovery vii. be rapid.
Mrs. Charlotte CleEent arrived home
Saturday from Bucksport, where she has
been visiting her cousin, Mrs. d, r. Hag-
erthy. Mrs. Clements grandson, Wal
lace Hodgkins and wife, Of Massachusetts,,
are her guests.
John G. McFaul, formerly manager for the
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.
in this district, now Of Washington
county, was married in Boston last We'd
nksdsy, the bride being Miss Blanche
Hartman, OF Cherryfield.
The article printed elsewhere on the
trip Of the steamer Ell Monte to Bremen,
Germany, is Of special interest to people
in Ellsworth, as Capt. George p. Wood
ward, an Ellsworth man. in command OF
the steamship Ell Dia, sailed last week
from New York with cargo OF cotton for
Bremen.
The play and valentine dance to be
given by the junior class OF tbs Ellsworth b
high school, announced for next Wednes-
day evening, has been set forward to
Monday evening, Eel. is. The farce, "a
Thorn Among the Roses" will be pre-
sented. Sinclair's orchestra will play for
the dance. :
Ellsworth high school basket ball team
defeated Orono high at Hancock hall
Friday evening, by the score Of
1921, in one oft the best games OF the
season. Though the visitors were heavier
than the home team, the Ellsworth boys
seemed to have no great difficulty in cover
ing them and in scoring.
The literature club met with Mrs. Rob-
bins Monday evening. Two exceptionally
good papers were read by Miss Baker,
whose subject was 'sAmerican Types in
Life and Literature" and Mrs. WeIch on
"Modern American Paintersp. The next
meeting will be held on Tuesday evening,
Feb. 23, at the home OF Mrs. George s.
Hagerthy.
The democratic municipal caucus will
be held at Hancock hall, ia the board OF
trade room, Wednesday evening, Feb. II,
at 7 o'clock, to nominate candidates for
mayor and street commissioner The eau
cuses OF wards 1, 2, 8 and will be held af-
ter the general caucus. Ward caucus will
be held at Agricultural hall, North Ellis
worth, Thursday, Feb. 1S.
The ball given at Hancock hall last
Thursday evening by Miss Pauline Cate,
Of Boston, to mark the piose OF a series OF
dancing lessons she had been giving
here, was q delightful affair. Dancing
was preceded by concert by Wescott's
orchestra, OF Bar Harbor. The dance order
included many OF the newer dances, some
OF them seen in public in Ellsworth for
the first time.
The republican caucus for the nomina-
tion OF candidate for mayor and can
didate for street commissioner will be
held at Hancock ball Thursday~ ~even-
ing, Feb. IS, at 7.3O. The caucuses OF
wards l, 2, 8 and will follow the general
caucus at the ssne place. Ward caucus
will be held the afternoon OF the same
day, at 2.30 O'Clock, at Agricultural hall,
North Ellsworth.
Isaac Mccartney, one OF Ellswort h's
smartest old men, to-day passes the nine
tieth milestone OF his life. Mr.. Mccartney
has spent the greater part Of his life in
Ellsworth. He is in excellent health for
his years, and retains all his faculties.
Though he uses glasses hen reading, he
is not confined to them, and can read his
newspaper without them. His hearing is
acute, his general health good, and though
not quite so spry on his feet as few years
ago, he still gets about town and among
his friends.