Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-06
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Nokomis Rebekah lodge entertained
about seventy-five Rebekahs from Blue
hill andsSouthwest Harbor last evening.
After supper, there was work by the lis
worth degree team, followed by an enter
teinment of music and ia bteaux.
District Deputy John E. Doyle, accom-
panied by Edward F. Brady as warden
paid an official visit to the council o,
Knights of Columbus at Calais on Me-
mortal day, working the third degree on 9
class OF thirty-five. J. w. Cougblin snd
Frank J. Dunleavy also attended.
A lawn party under the auspices Of the
Eastern Star will be gvein Wednesday
afternoon, June 13, at the lawn OF Mrs
Charles Hodgkins, corner of Pine and
Hancock streets. Bungalow and other
aprons and home made candy will be fol-
sale. II stormy, the party will be held
the first pleasant afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Bartlett OF Castine
with sons Wheeler and Frederick, are
spending the day with Mr.. Bartlett's
mother, Mrs. Maria L. Bartlett. The
boys will leave Castine tomorrow,
Wheeler to enter the military academy
| at West Point and Frederick to enter the
naval academy at Annapolis, A ga
-"Above ali, taking the Shield Of Faith,
whereby ye shall be able to quench all
the subject OF the sermon at the Uni
tartan church next Sunday morning. The
national flag will be hung in the church,
to remain there during the war. Miss
8. walker will sing ''The Battle Hymn Of
the Republic, by request.
Irene chapter, o. e. s., entertained
about fifty members OF the Southwest
Hsrbor and Sullivan chapters last Friday
evening. Supper was served at $50, fol-
lowed by work by Irene chapter, and a
banquet before the guests left for their
homes. The Ellsworth Stars enjoyed
it appeared that The guests enjoyed their
visit.
The food conservation committee OF
Hancock county has about completed it's
splendid work in the distribution OF seed
and fertilizer. The last car Of fertilizer
is now on the road. From the Ellsworth
office during the campaign there have
been distributed 3,7O0 bushels OF seed po-
tatoes, 200 bushels of wheat, 260 bushels
OF oats, 100 bushels of barley and eight
bushels OF beans.
There will be public canning demon
stratiou in Ellsworth next Tuesday after
noon at 1 O'Clock, probably at Odd Fell
lows hall, under the auspices OF the pub
lie safety committee of Hancock county
and the extension department of the Uni
yersity OF Maine, with County Agent
Worden in charge. Miss Platts and Miss
Gordon OF the University will give the
demonstration. ALI are invited.
The work of registration in preparation
in Ellsworth yesterday. The total
registration in Ellsworth, from unofficial
figures,is lS9, divided by wards as follows:
Ward /, So; ward 2, So; ward $3.50; ward 4,
II; ward 5, 81. This is a busy day at the
clerk OF courts Office, where Sheriff
Wescott and Clerk OF Courts Mahoney are
receiving returns from the entire county
to be forwarded to the governor. Under
their instruction, they are not allowed to
give out the official figures.
The women OF Ellsworth, and even the
boys and girls, are all busily knitting the
jackets, muffiers and wristlets which are
SO much needed by the soldiers and sailors,
especially on the coast OF Maine. The
yarn used is made by Charles A. Dews at
the wooden mill here in Ellsworth. The
only thing needed is more money with
which to purchase yarn IA $40 buys one
skein OF yarn, and q jacket costs just a
little less than 81. Contributions aggre-
eating SOL have already been re-
ceived and paid out for yarn. Dona-
tions for the purchase of yarn will be
very gladly received, and no donor need
hesitate on account OF the smallness Of the
gift, as every little helps. Donations may
be sent to Miss Alice II. Scott, Ellsworth b.
All having completed work are requested
to send it to Miss Scott.
By odd coincidence, two girls known
10 far Japan, to meet there and wed the
men Of their choice. Miss Mariory
Cousins, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cousins Of Bangor, formerly of
Lamoine, has already started on her
5000 mile.trip to Kioto, japan, where she
will be married to Prof. Carl B. Esta brook,
forn,eriy of Orono, now head of this
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