Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-07-21

LIZ. ~. T.. brOWnt OF brOcktOn, MASS,
with son Albert and little granddaugh hter
Phyllis, have joined Mrs. Brown here at
the home OF her father, Albert F. Burn
ham, for short visit. They made the
trip BY automobile.
F. B. Nichols and wife, OF Bath, visited
relatives in Ellsworth recently while on
an automobile trip through Hancock and
Washington counties. Mrs. T. E. Hale
accompanied them to Bath on the return
trip, for visit OF few weeks.
who is spending the summer at Hancock
Point, with her friend, Miss Blackwell,
was in Ellsworth yesterday to attend the
lawn party. She was warmly welcomed
by her many Ellsworth friends.
Plans have been drawn by Herbert K.
Foster for q house to be built by DR..
Charles Z. Knowlton on the north side OF
Lincoln street, between the railroad and
c. l.. Morang's house. Plans for excava-
tion, foundation and grading are now
ready for bids.
Mrs. George Porter Paine and three
children left last Thursday night to join
Prof. Paine at Madison, Wis, where they
will make. their home. Mrs. Paine's moth
er, Mrs. E. E. Springer, accompanied
them, and will remain in the West for a
visit Of some weeks.
The Ellsworth school board, at several
recent meetings, has taken up the matter
Of schoolhouse repairs. The repairs in
most instances will be of minor nature.
The most important piece OF work is the
thorough scraping and repainting Of the
School street building.
Mrs. Georgia Pulsifer Porter, OF Old
Town, former resident OF Ellsworth, who
has never lost her love OF her old home
town and OF the Unitarian church, in
which her family was long prominent,
was in Ellsworth over Sunday to attend
the anniversary exercises at the church.
She was the guest while here OF Miss
Greedy.
Lillian NJ, wife Of w. H. Stacey, and
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. Harry j. Jor-
dan, OF this city, died Sunday at her home
in Bangor, aged thirty-six years. The
body was brought to Ellsworth, where
services were held at the home OF the par
ents yesterday. Besides her husband,
deceased leaves a daughter Mary Mad
docks, by q former marriage, and an
adopted son.
The w. c. T. U. held it's annual meeting
The union is proud Of the years work.
Twelve regular meetings and two public
meetings have been held. The union
gained eleven new members, over all
losses. Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. Julia Chatto; first vice.
president, Mrs. T. $. Ross. second vice.
president, Mrs. J. NJ. Killam; secretary,
Mrs. Ncttie Fullerton; treasurer, Mrs.
Ella Dunn.
Street Commissioner Newman has been
busy repairing the catch basins and
openings to the Main street sewer. The
upright tiles and several OF those near the
openings were in almost every instance
badly broken, but the straight stretches
OF the drain underground seem to be clear
and in good condition. The frost may be
responsible for some OF t he broken tiles,
but it is probable that giant firecrackers
placed in the drain openings by thought
less men and boys each Fourth OF July
are RESPONSE BILE for more.
Two Of the Ellsworth X. F. d. carriers
are now using automobiles on their routes
Frank E. Gray on route and Fred ?.
Haynes on route 3. These two routes, ap-
proximately twenty-seven and twenty
nine miles respectively, are now covered
before noon, the carriers frequently ar
irving back at the Ellsworth postoffice by
II O'Clock, instead OF the middle OF the
afternoon As by team. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Gray, several years ago,
soon after his appointment as carrier, put
an automobile on the route-one of the
first automobiles brought into Ellsworth
but regulations Of the postoffice later
prohibited their use, and he had to aban-
don it. The department now officially
recognizes the automobile as q reliable
carrier, and allows q special schedule on
routes where the carriers have automobile.
On the Ellsworth routes the carriers are
allowed from s a. m. to IL noon to make
their trips, and may use the automobiles
until January l.
Col c. c. Burrill, with Mrs. Burrill, their
daughter, Mrs. J. w. Tatley, and grand
son, Robin Tatley, OF Montreal, and q
party OF friends. including Mrs. M. K.
Oakes, OF st. Joseph, Mo-, and John H.
Brimmer, OF Ellsworth, celebrated his :?
birthday las near as the party could find
out, it was his fifteenth) at Mount Kebo
spring, Bar Harbor, with his son and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. BurrilI.
A picnic lunch was served, after which the
party motored back to Ellsworth, with
Col. Burrill at the wheel, certainly look
ing and feeling his fifteen years. From
one OF the party it is learned that it was
Col. Burrill's seventy fifth birthday. The
day was ideal, the roads were in the
best condition, which added very much to
the pleasure Of the ride. The party was
received most Hospitality by the colonel's
son, c. X. Burrill, manager OF the spring,
and his amiable wife. Supper was served