Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-26
shown; Friday, "Wife by Proxy" with
Mabel TaIiaferro, and Saturday popular
Fannie Ward in '.Betty to the Rescue"

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Fannie Ward in "Betty to the Rescue"
Mrs. Louis F. Higgins, who is in the
Eastern Maine general hospital, where
she underwent a critical operation, is
gradually improving, reports last night as
to her condition being most favorable.
The first meeting Of the Woman's club
for the ensuing year will be held at the
home OF Mrs. 3. H. johnson on Pine
street Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 3 o'clock. As
| this 10 an important business meeting, all
members are urgently requested to be
present. Cordial invitation is extended
to ali omen 10 join the club and be
present at the meeting.
Three new cases OF diphtheria have
been reported to the board OF health
| within the past week-one OF the children
OF Schuyler F. Higgins, Sylvia, daughter
of Walter Cushman, and Robert, son
OF Joseph Salisbury. Several other cases
have been under suspicion, but DR.. N.
c. King, health officer, said to-day that
these were the only new cases known to
the board OF health.
Mrs. j. s. Donovan entertained twenty
ladies monday afternoon. These ladies
have formed club for the purpose OF
helping the soldier boys Of Elisw ortb.
They will hold cooked food and candy
sale next Saturday, Sept. 20, afternoon
and evening. All donations and help
OF any kind will be gladly received by
Mrs. Donovan. The general committee
is composed OF Mrs. l.. +. Giles, Mrs. Il.
G. Moore aud Mrs. George $. Hagerthy.
Friends in Ellsworth and vicinity were
shocked and grieved to learn OF the death
OF Mrs. Louis Naumann OF Orient
Heights, East Boston, who left here only
recently after spending the summer with
her aunt, Mrs. Mary Reid, OF Ellsworth,
and other friends in Hancock county.
Mrs. Naumann died Monday, Sept. II,
at Frost's private. hospital in Chelsea,
| Mass, after an operation for chronic
appendicitis. She was forty years Of age.
The four-minute patriotic talks at the
Bijou theatre are proving interesting
aud instructive. In sense, these talks
are official utterances OF the government,
as the subject and subject matter are
furnished through the publicity bureau
esta blished by the government. The
subject for this week and next is "Onward
to Victory" Rev. X. B. Mathews will
be the speaker Friday evening and
Fulton J. Redmsn Saturday evening.
Last week s speakers we're Mr.. Mathews,
Mr.. Redman and Harry L. Crabtree.
Dana Grindle of Belfast was lodged in
the county Jail here last Wednesday
evening, under thirty days sentence
from the Western Hancock municipal
court, for larceny Of bicycle and pair
of trousers from Willis Gray of Brooklin.
The theft was reported to Sheriff
Wescott, who promptly located Grindie in
Belfast, and instructed Sheriff Cushman
Of Waldo county to hold him. Sheriff
Wescott went to Belfast by automobile,
brought Grindle to Bluehill for trial and
lodged him in Jail that evening, all
within six hours.
The winter schedule will go into effect
on the Maine Central railroad next Sun
dav. The train arriving at El-worth
from Bangor at II IS ~, aif,i tne nia III
trans West wln ~ iis'p,tr'a i. " ,sh-
i,s. pn ep.pty c,iIl .e.;itoI - ~ nt,f'
with tram leaving aiis~or,n al $50.
The morning train down wlf lsav Ban
gor at $50 instead OF 80 as at present.
and run local to Mt. Desert Ferry, con-
Meeting at Washington junction with
Washington county train. Sunday train
service will oe continued until Novem Der
%, and the New York train will run
until Sunday, Oct. Z. Maine Central
steam IN boat service to points beyond Bar
Harpor will be scontinued after Oc-
tober 6.
The annual fair OF the Methodist society
at Hancock hall Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday Of next week, promises to be
the greatest yet OF long chain OF
successful fairs conducted by this society
The agricultural exhibit will be a
prominent feature, and useful turn will
be given it by the lectures on agricultural
subjects each /; afternoon. Premiums
aggregating S25 are offered in this
depart ment. Dinners will be served
Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday
evening "Bachelor's Hall" will be pre-
scented by local and outside cast. Thurs
day evening the B. E. n. trio of Bangor,
and reader, will furnish entertainment
Friday evening there will be musicale
by Miss Marianne Kneisel, violinist, and
Miss Clara RAbinowitz, pianist.
The Union River yacht club had its
first race yesterday, over triangular
course OF approximately fifteen miles :
from Contention Cove to the black buoy
off Newbury Neck, thence to the steam