Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-04-12

sunday. he VIII preach both morning
and evening and at Sur-y in the afternoon.
The Ellsworth woman's club met yester-
day with Mrs. e. J. Collins. Mrs. 0. W.
Tapley read an interesting and instructive
there was singing by Mrs. f. J. Walsh
and little Louise Collins.
At the meeting of the Unitarian club
Monday evening, there was an interesting
debate on woman suffrage, with A. l..
Friend and Mrs. Grace McGown as leaders.
After keen discussion, in which about
twenty members participated, vote was
taken which supported Mrs. McGown's
side of the debate, in favor of suffrage.
The bill for the coming week at the
Bijou includes "His Fathers Rifie", in
three acts, to- night; ''The Tyranny OF the
Mad Gar" four acts, to- morrow, and
"The Taxing Of Stingaree", Saturday.
Charlie Chaplin will appear Thursday and
Saturday. Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday Of next week, the Peter Murray
Comedy trio will appear in vaudeville, in
addition to the regular picture bill.
The Strand o-night begins its series of
Graft pictures, the subject being "Liguor
and the Law". The first twenty-five
ladies and first twenty-five children will
be admitted free. Tomorrow, the five
part society drama, ''The City," will be
presented. Saturday, "The FOOLS Para
disc" society drama in six parts, high
priced picture which has been a drawing
feature in the large cities, will be pre-
sented.
There will be house. warming ball at
Writings hall next Tuesday evening un-
der the auspices of Nanamissie court, l. q.
o. F., and Higgins orchestra, for whom
the hall has recently been reftted. High
Chief Ranger c. F. Mann, of Lisbon Falls,
will deliver a short address before the
dancing. The Foresters will serve supper
in the banquet room. special invitation
is extended to the older residents of Ellis
worth who have pleasant recollections OF
this old hall which has now "come back".
The funeral Of Fred B. Aiken, held at
the home last Friday forenoon, was largely
attended, there being an especially large
representation Vi tuo Duoiucs5 uneu VI Tue
city to pay their last respects to one so
long identified with the business life of
Ellsworth. AS further mark OF respect,
business places were closed during the
hour Of the funeral. Rev. X. B. Mathews,
of the Congregational church, OF which
Mr.. Aiken had long been an active sup
porter, officiated. The bearers were II. F.
Whitcomb, T. F. Mahoney, E. E. Rowe
and w. A. Alexander.
John F. Knowlton has opened law
offices in Ellsworth, occupying rooms
above the Morrison-Jo Joy Co. store on State
| street, which have been thoroughly reno
| waited, and made into a particularly attrac-
tive set of offices. Mr.. Knowlton retired
| from the law firm Of Peters & Knowlton
| last fall, on account of i'll health, and q
| long rest has resto ored him to his old ac-
tivity. His long and efficient service as
| clerk of courts, an Office which he filled
| for more than twenty years, has given him
| a wide acquaintance throughout the
| county, and his return to active practice
| is cause for congratulation from his wide
circle of business and professional friends.
| The Ellsworth board OF trade held it's
| regular monthly meeting Monday even
/ ing. Several matters of interest were in
| formally discussed and referred to the
proper committees for investigation.
President Whitney reported that all the
standing committees had not been filled,
pending the enrolment Of new members.
| 1t is hoped to have many moro new mem
bers before the next regular meeting,
| which will be a ''smoker', on Monday,
May s. George N. Worden, farm agent
for Hancock county, will be invited to
address the meeting. Committees will
have interesting matters to report.
| John o. Whitney's Ford car was badly
wrecked saturday evening, when it went
over q bank on Oak street. Mr.. Whitney
and two young ladies with him we're unin-
jured. Mr.. Whitney was driving up Oak
street shortly after 8 o'clock, when near the
depression caused by a sunken culvert.
| TIE jar shifted a basket of clothes that
was in the front seat beside Mr.. Whitney,
and in straigt tening it he momentarily
lost control of the car. In that moment
| the ear took the sidewalk and ditch on the
west side Of the road just beyond Lincoln
street and plunged down a four-foot bank
burying its nose in the soft mud at the
drain crossing there, but remaining up
right. The right side OF the car struck an
electric light pole glancing blow, and
the left side cleared a large tree by two or
three inches. To those who on Sunday
morning looked over the course the car
took, it seemed miraculous that the occu-
pants escaped injury. A matter Of inches
one side or the other would have spelled
| disaster