Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-04

" Nog. 1917, 35,io
Station Agent {. D. Wiggin is ill of
bronchial pneumonia.
Roy e. Haines arrived home last evening
on ten-days' furlough.
The Ellsworth Soldier Rovs' club gave
$50 to the united war work fund.
came last week to spend the winter here.
Il. d. Moon and family of Bar Har bor
spen, Thanksgiving with his sister, Mrs
L. NJ. Dodge.
Mrs. N. j. Drummey returned to
Woodfords Monday, after few days
here on business.
Pearl S. Thorsen OF New York, and Mar
tim j. Thorsen OF Boston were in Ellis
worth Monday and Tuesday.
II. Z. Dodge and son Harold OF Bar
iisrbor spent Thanksgiving with his
parents, George f. Dodge and wife.
First payment on the united war work
fund pledges are due, ana should be paid
TO the local chairman, Rev. J. W. Tickle.
The subject OF Rev. j. w. rckie's SER
mon at the Unitarian church next Sunday
m rning will be, "Testing the True Gold" "
Tue adjourned meeting of the Unitarian
parish will be held at the vestry parlor
next Friday evening. A large attendance
is desired.
Mrs. Hannibal Hamlin and her niece,
Miss Ellen Butler, OF Bangor, spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Hamiin's son,
FL. 4. Hamin.
The woman's club met yesterday after
poon with Mrs. Emma G. Wiswell. Rev.
r. B. Mathews gave an interesting talk
on current events.
Mrs. Harriet l.. Curtis and Henry Z.
Smith, both Of Ellsworth, were married
on Thanksgiving day by Rev. B. H. John
son OF the Baptist church.
The annual meeting OF Irene chapter,
o ES., will be held Friday evening. AS
officers for the ensuing year will be elect
ed, a large attendance is desired.
The Thursday club OF the Congrega-
tionaI society will give supper to the
members and their husbands Friday
evening at $50, at the Congregational
vestry.
Mrs. Lucy Fmery of Bangor and her
daughter, Mrs. Lawrence E. Gott, and
two children OF Swampscott, Mass, were
Thanksgiving guests OF Mrs. Harriet
Curtis Smith.
Fred E. Coleman and family were here
to spend Thanksgiving at their home.
They will return this week to Auburn,
where Mr.. Coleman has employment In
the Ault- W Williamson shoe factory.
The vacancy in the office OF superinten-
dent of schools OF the Ellsworth union
has not yet been filled. The school board
has in hand several applications, and will
probably meet this week to elect super
intendent.
Letters received from John f. Bresna-
han, with the American forces in France,
written since the armistice was declared,
report that he was in tn last "big JAM"
but he came out all right, and ''it can't be
too soon to set me back to the old
U. s. A."
Mrs. John A. Moore, who has been
seriously ill OF tetanus, or lockiaw, is
reported this week as slightly improved.
Mrs. Moore was thrown from her car
riage few weeks ago, receiving severe
cut on one leg, and tetanus developed
from that.
Work at the office Of the local exemp-
ton board i, practically completed,
though the office will remain open until
further notice, with r. A. Flye OF the
board in charge. Chief Clerk Roderick
K. stanley OF Islesiord and Assistant Clerk
Tbibedeau OF Norway, have completed
their work. and left to-day.
All victory girls in Ellsworth proper
wishing to ct work to do after school
hours and Saturdays, telephone Mrs.
Maude Higgins, who has been appointed
agent. All housewives who
have siiverwsre to clean, dusting, clean"