Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-25

Carroll Johnston is at home from Bath
for the holidays.
Lieut.. Robert P. King is at home on
furlough over Christmas.
The womsn's club will meet next
Tuesday afternoon with Miss M. A.
Clark.
II. A. Dodge of Bar Harbor, formerly of
Ellsworth, is spending the winter in
Florida.
Capt. Martin L. Hall is at home to spend
Christmas with his parents, Henry M.
Hall and wife.
Clarence Tapley and wife of Greensboro,
n. c., are visiting Mr.. Taplev's parents,
o. W. Tapley and wife.
Misses Alice and Celia Smith have gone
to Patten to spend the holidays with their
sister, Mrs. Laroy Miles.
Mrs. H. c. Woodward, daughter Marga-
ret and son Jarvis OF Augusta are in Els
worth for Christmas week.
Major Harold H. Clark OF Washington,
D. c., is here to spend Christmas with
his sister, Miss M. A. Clark.
Mrs. Earle Holt has returned from
visit in Boston with her husband, who is
ensign on he transport Cobasset.
Miss Dorothy Coughlin is at home from
massachusetts, to spend the holidays with
her parents, John w. CoughIin and wife.
Charles E. Pho of Portsmouth, N. H., is
in Ellsworth, for Christmas, receiving
cordial greetings of his many friends
here.
Edward NJ. Moore and family, who
have spent the past few months in
Hoboken, n. j., have returned to Ellis
worth.
Lieut.. Edmund Brady, U $. N, and his
sister, Miss Katherine, are spending
Christmas with their parents, E. E. Brady
and wife.
Christmas falling on Wednesday, the
regular publication day of THE AMERI-
CAN, the paper is issued day earlier than
usual this week.
George H. Gould, Harold L. Hooper,
Harold Linnehan and j. Article McGown
are at home, having received their dis
charge from the service.
The young people will be pleased to
know that the first OF a series of dancing
parties which were so popular last winter,
will be held at K. of c. hall next Saturday
afternoon from to 6.
The Baptist Sunday school will have its
Christmas tree at the vestry tomorrow
evening. In addition there will be a
sociable, with program and refreshments,
to which all members are invited.
Mrs. Susan Murch left Saturday for
Philadelphia, 10 visit her son, Lieut.. Ar
thur f. Murch. She was accompanied
from Portland by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Margaret Bonsey, who has been visiting
her daughter there.
Ellsworth Sunday schools will observe
Christmas with the usual festivals. That
of the Methodist church will be held this
tuesday, evening, and those of the Con-
gregational, Baptist and Unitarian
churches to- morrow evening.
Edward W. Austin, who recently re-
ceived his discharge from the service, has
been spending few days at his former
home here. He has returned to Ports
mouth, where he is employed in the
printing Office at the navy yard.
This Tuesday, evening, there will be
a dance at Hancock hall, under the
management of Misses Hazel Nevells,
Ella N. Johnston and Isabel Falvey, to
raise funds for the purchase OF uniforms
and music for the recently organized
Ellsworth band.
Frank I'll. lngraham, esq, OF Rocklapd,
who is a candidate for election as men,
her OF the governors council from this
councillor district, was in Ellsworth last
Wednesday. He was calling on senators
and representatives. elect in this county in
the interest Of his candidacy. 1t is Waldo
county's turn for the councillorship, and
it is understood there are two other candi-
dates in the field.
DIR. Il. l.. d. Woodruff of Ellsworth was
elected president OF the Hancock County
Medical association at its annual meeting
in Bar Harbor last Wednesday evening.
The other officers are: Vice president, DIR.
X. G. Hsgertby, Bar Harbor; secretary,