Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-12-13

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will be q sale, during the evening, Of
useful and fancy articles, also q candy
table and parcel post booth. The public
is cordially invited.
Thursday evening the Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs enjoyed the first OF the assembly
dances which are being held in Odd
Fellows hall. Delicious rsfreshments
were served. Ali Odd Fellows aud
Rebekahs are cordially invited to attend
the second OF the series to be held Dec. a.
Hancock county friends OF Rev. p. A. A.
Killsm and wife, Of Oakland. are pleased
to know that their son Oliver, who was
seriously injured in an autoHobile atci-
dent a few weeks ago, is making sstisfac-
have healed, as well as the fractured jaw,
leaving no scars.
Next Sunday morning the pastor Of the
Baptist church will preach, in the morn
ing, on: 'sSome Vital, but Oft Forgotten
Items in Johns Picture Of the Holy City,"
and in the evening on ITO Them That
Overcometb.' These discourses will
supplement the Sunday school lessons
from the book of Revelation.
The high school basket-ba team met
overwhelming defeat at Southwest Harbor
last Friday evening, in it's second game
with Southwest Harbor high, the score
being 31-4. The Ellsworth team is un-
fortunate this year, one OF its best players
having been ordered by his physician not
to play, and anot her being ill.
M. H. Clement had a bad fall Friday
afternoon while delivering mail at the
rear OF the postofice. His foot slipped
from the wheel OF his wagon and he fell,
striking the back OF his head on the con-
crete curbing. No one saw the accident,
but he was found a few minutes later,
unconscious, and remained 80 several
hours. Except for bad scalp wound, he
is now all right.
The woman's club met yesterday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. A. P. Wiswell.
Mrs. Percy T. Hill, OF Northeast Harbor,
read an interesting paper on James Whit.
comb Riley. Mrs. Hill was the first pres
ident OF the Mt. Desert Isl,nd Federation
of Women's clubs and is also Dau ghter
of the American Revolution. Miss NJ. A.
Greedy read several selections from Riley's
, poems. There was music on the victrola.
The Ellsworth schooner Julia Frances
has been sold by Whitcomb, Haynes &
Whitney to the same parties in New Bed
ford, Mase., who recently bought the
Georgietta, for use as passenger vessel to
the Cape Verde islands. The (Ieorgietta,
it will be mbered, was lost on her
first triI. The Julia Frances was sold for
10000. She is now bound for New York,
aud will be delivered to her new owners
Immediately after dischargina there.
Mrs. George L. Rich, formerly of Ellis
worth, died Friday at her home in Holden
Mass. Mrs. Rich suffered shock Thurs
day, while in dentists chair, and died
early the following morning. She was
daughter Of the late Paul Curtis, OF Els
worth. She leaves, besides her husband,
three married daughters, four brothers,
Ernest L., OF Everett, Mass, Abijah, of
Bangor, Bert and Granville, living in
the West, and three sisters, Mrs. Harriet
Curtis, of Ellsworth, Mrs. Llcy Emery
OF Bangor. and Mrs. U. G. Hodgkins, of
Albany, Oregon.
There WAS a large attendance at the
meeting OF Donaqua lodge, K. OF p, last
| Wednesday night, when the annual roll
call was held. Roy G. Haines, grand vice.
chancellor, presided. There was a short
entertainment, including vocal solos by
Everett Royal and Nj. L. Scott, and piano
solo by Mrs. Frank Mccarthy. A banquet
followed. After the banquet the knights
| met and organized the Donaqua military
club, with E. F. Robinson, jr., captain,
F. g. Smith, first lieutenant; r. T..
Cunningham, second lieutenant; R. G.
| Haines, secretary-treasurer. The club
has purchased rifles, and will begin drill
work at once.
The Hancock County Good Roads as
| sociation held an important meeting in
Ellsworth last Friday afternon. The
president was authorized to appoint leg
islative committee of three members,
which will look after the interests of Han
cock county in road legislature during the
| coming session OF the legislature. One Of
the most important matters discussed was
that of making the Trenton toll bridge
free. The last legislature authorized
towns TO purchase the bridge, but no fund
| was provided for it's repair or maintenance.
1t is hoped that the bridge may be pur-
| chased, and arrangements made, by
joint fund from the State, county and
tow ms, to rebuild the bridge. H.F. Emery,
James Shea and Reginald Ingalls, we're sp-