Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-06-23

him here, vail remain through the sum
mer.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Hall and daugh-
ter Margaret are in Exeter, N. H., this
week to attend the commencement ex-
ercises Of Phillips Exeter academy.
Ludike Hall y one OF this years gradu-
stes.
Mrs. Evelyn Stevens and daughter, Mrs.
Charles Lake, with her two children, have
closed their home here and gone to swans
Island, where Mr. Lake is in business.
Mrs. Stevens will remain with her daugh-
ter there for aw hile.
The summer schedule went into effect
on the Maine Central railroad last Mon
day. The condensed time ia BILE, and the
schedule Of mails at the Ellsworth post
office, appearing at the head OF the local
column, have been corrected to date.
The Foresters will hold their conven-
tion in Ellsworth, Thursday, June "a.
Several high court officers will be present.
A prize will be awarded to the guard OF
honor doing the hest floor work. Dinner
and supper will be served by the local
court.
Members Of Blanquefort commandery
attended service at the Met hodist church
last Sunday morning, by invitation OF the
pastor, Rev. T. 8. Ross, who preached a
special sermon. In the evening Mr.. Ross
| preached . special sermon for the For
| esters.
Wesley Sowle has returned home, after
q successful year in Daniorth.as principal
OF the high school. The school is ssclass
A" high school, with modern boilding.
b. T. Sowle visited his con and attended
the graduation OF fourteen seniors. He
reports pretty graduation.
"Thou marshal'st me the way that /
was going; and such an instrument was
to use." This will be the theme OF Rev.
J, W. Tickle's sermon next Sunday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock, al the Unitarian
church. The church will be closed dur
ing the months OF July and August.
Another good crowd OF patriotic ELS
worth citizens, and a good number OF
teams, are busy to-day on the good roads
work. At noon about one quarter OF a
mile OF road had been graveiIed, with
prospects good for the completion OF the
work laid out il the threatening rain holds
on for the afternoon.
Two more OF the checks stolen from II.
w. Dnnn's check book by John MUIR
phy", with Mr.. Dunn's signature forged,
have turned up at the Burrill national
bank. Both were issued for go, as in the
case OF the other three previously re-
turned, and were cashed in Portland.
There are seven more OF the checks yet to
be heard from.
| Henry Crowell and wife, OF Newton
Highlands, Mass, were in Ellsworth for
short call Monday, on their way to Bar
Harbor by automobile. This was MIR.
Crowell's first visit here since he was en-
ployed on the dam in 1907, and he enjoyed
q visit to the completed station. Mrs.
Crowell is better remembered here as Mrs,
Annie Newman.
Mrs. Carroll J. Swan, OF Boston, came
last week to be present at the graduation
OF her niece, Miss Christina Doyle, from
the Ellsworth high school. Monday,
accompanied by Miss Doyle and
Miss Hazel Giles, she went to Cas-
tine, for the graduation OF Miss
Winifred Doyle from the normal
school. She left there for Boston to- day.
Misses Elizabeth and Adelaide True are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. 4. Bradley
at their home at Westpcrt, N. Y, on Lake
Champlain. They were met At Albany,
N. Y, by Mrs. Bradley, for the trip BY
automobile through the beautiful and
historic Lake George and Lake Champlain
region. They will remain in Westport q
time on their way home.
An Ellsworth girl, Doris F. RaIman, has
established . new record for Radcliffe, in
which she has just completed her junior
year, by writing in blank verse the an
swers to q three hour examination in the
history Of education. She not only an
swered correctly every question on the
paper, but put the answers into perfect
verse within the time allotted for the test
She wrote more than 800 lines without an
error.
At special meeting Of the city govern
ment, held last Wednesday evening, the
finance committee was authorized to
negotiate temporary loan Of q ,OO0 1t
was voted to pay Mrs. Henry Wood and
Mrs. Frank A. Gray 800 each for inj ur les
received on highway, upon condition that
no further claim is asserted against the
city, and no liability admitted by this
vote, the same being for the purpose OF
compromising claim.
1t has just been finally announced by
the State highway commission that this
years. State road work in Hancock county
will be done on the direct route from
Bangor to Ellsworth. As soon as equip
ment can oe placed on the job, work will
begin. The improvements will consist OF
widening the road st points where neces-
sary, coating with gravel, building cul-
verts and clearing bitches, doing the work