Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-01-03
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Of England," .Mrs. e. ]. Collins; "Wood
Wastes, Results and Remedies" Miss
Alice Mullan.
Ralph M. Holmes, Of the University OF
Maine faculty, and Mrs. Holmes, who have
been visiting relatives in Ellsworth for
few days, returned to-day. They were ac-
companied by Miss Hannah Holmes, who
will visit them.
representative elect Fulton ]. Redman,
| who has been in New York several weeks,
arrived horne Friday, and left Saturday
for Augusta. Mrs. Redman, who is now
in Lakewood, N. j., will join him soon in
Augusta for the legislative session.
Fulton J. Redman OF Ellsworth, DR.. ).
D. Phillips OF Southwest Harbor, and
Herbert C. Emery, of Bar Harbor, have
been appointed as legislative committee
OF the Hancock County Good Roads asso-
citation, by Roy G. Haines, president.
Officers OF Lejok lodge, l. o. o. F., we're
elected last Friday evening as follows
Leo J. Wardwell, N. g.. Everett b. Morey,
v. g.; Fred P. Haynes, secretary; W. A.
Alexander, treasurer; Fl. &. Jordan, John
P. Eldridge, Fred l.. Mason, trustees.
At the Baptist church next Sunday the
morning service is the junior congrega.
ton, with music by the vested choir, and
sermon by the pastor on, ''Some Famous
Soldiers of the Prince of Long Ago" In
the evening, "Capital Stock for Life Busi-
ness"
| The Ellsworth schooner Lavolta which
had foresaii torn and forerigging carried
away when an oil barge dragged into her
in Portland harbor in a recent ga e, has
repaired at Portland, and proceeded. She
is bound from Bangor for Bridgeport with
lumber.
| MIR. and Mrs. Charles S. Thomas, of
Eden, are in Boston, where Mrs. Thomas
entered the Massachusetts, general hospital
for a critical operation on the stomach.
All hope for her speedy recovery. MIR.
and Mrs Thomas have many friends in
| Ellsworth.
The Methodist church was filled last
Sunday evening, when DR.. Z. Z. Knowl-
ton gave an intensely interesting and in
structive lecture on tuberculosis, it's cause
and methods Of prevention. The lecture
was illustrated by slides prepared by the
United States public health service.
| w. A. Alexander, district deputy l. o.
U. F., left Monday for official visits to
lodges in the western part Of the county,
where he will install officers. Officers
were installed Monday evening at Brook
lin, last evening at West Brooksville, and
tonight will he installed at Castine He
was accompanied by Frank s. Call as
grand marshal.
The firemen we're called out last We'd
nesday evening by an alarm first
sounded on the whistle of the hardwood
factory. The cause was the burning out
Of the factory smokestack, which was
converted into fountain Of fire, which
showered sparks in threatening profusion
on the building and nearby lumber piles.
No damage was done.
The annual business meeting of the
Baptist society will be held in the church
this afternoon at four o'clock. There
will be social supper at $50, with roll
call and at s O'Clock an address by Rev.
George ii. Hamlen, ID. D., OF Lewiston.
gregation is earnestly requested to be
present. The public is invited to the even
ing meeting.
George w. Lowell was arraigned in the
Ellsworth municipal court last Saturday
on two complaints, one for assault and
battery committed on his mother, Mrs.
David Lowell, and the other for larceny Of
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found guilty, and sentenced to sixty days
in the Bangor work Jail, and a fine of SO
and costs, or thirty days additional i'm
prisonment in default of payment. He
was also found guilty on the second COM
plant but this complaint was filed.
Mrs. Celeste Cham berlain Harding, Of
Elgin, ILL.,, native OF Ellsworth, died
December 20, at PasadeI a, CAL, where she
had been two years for her health. Mrs.
Harding was born in Ellsworth, and was
married to the late Daniel j. Chamber
lain June Is, 1874. Two years later they
moved to Elgin, where Mr.. Chamberlain
was engaged in business until his death
in 1900. In 1907 Mrs. Chamberlain was
married to David j. Harding, salesman for
Boston clothing house, who died in April,
1914. The only near relatives are a sister,
Mrs. Ella A. Belknap, and niece, Miss
Maude Belknap, both of Boston.
An important transaction in Bangor
residential property is the purchase by
Henry w. Cushman, president of the
Merrill Trust Co., OF the residence of Mrs.
Fred H. Small ia Broadway. The house
and large lot are among the most desirably
located in the city. The house is three
stories in height and has a large lot ex
tending from Broadway TO Pine street,
with an attractive lawn to the south and
large stable of most attractive design
in the rear. The north side of the house
is owned and occupied by F. w. Aver and
family. Mr.. Cushman will make ex-
tensive changes and improvements, and
will occupy it with his family when they
are completed. The property was pre-
sented to Mrs. Cushman by her husband
as Christmas gift. -Bdngor Netrs.
George p. Dunham, Of Ellsworth Falls,
who il spending the winter at ST. Peters,