Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-07-10

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drill by the Camp Fire girls, and read
ing by Miss NJ. A. Greely.
A dance was held at Columbus ball
Saturday evening in honor OF Frank j
Dunleavy, who was home on a short fur
Tough from Camp Devens. Music was
furnished by few young ladies.
The annual meeting of the Hancock
county chapter OF the American Red Cross
will be held at Hancock hall Wednesday,
July II, at 2.3o O'Clock. 1t is hoped there
will be large attendance OF members.
The Ellsworth board of registration will
be in session Tuesday to Saturday OF next
week, inclusive, and Monday OF the fol-
lowing week, for the purpose OF revising
and correcting the voting list. The hours
of meeting will be from ga. m. to p. M,
3 to and to9 pm.
The Unitarian Woman's Alliance is
busy with preparations for the mid
summer fair. The afternoon entertain
ments will be under the direction OF Miss
Erva Giles, and Rev. j. w. Tickle is ar
ranging another English play that prom
ises to De as attractive as the production
OF ''Cinderella" that he put on last year.
Last Sunday evening at the Methodist
church profitable service was held, the
Baptist church uniting. The boys who
have met at various homes for bible study
under the instruction OF the pastors of
the churches, took a large part in the
services, giving the gist in a months
| studies, which were on the "Heroes OF
Faith" as given in Hebrews. There was
good audience in spite Of the rain, and
much favorable comment was heard on
the value OF the work. All boys OF the
city are invited to these studies.
card file OF wartime recipes is being
started at the Ellsworth public library.
and every one is urged to contribute war
time recipes to it. This is to
be strictly wartime file, con-
tanning only those recipes calling for no
wheat or not over one-third wheat -four,
with the exception OF raised breads.
These recipes are free to all who care to
copy them, and it is hoped to have large
number brought in. Ali recipes should
be left with Miss Hodgkins at the library,
which is open Wednesday afternoons and
Saturday afternoons and evenings,
Linwood P. SWEET, son of the late George
S. Swett OF Ellsworth, died Sunday at his
home in Brewer, aged tifty-two years.
Mr.. SWEET was twice married. His first
Nova Scotia, died several years ago. By
this marriage he had one son, George, now
OF Camden. His second wife, who sur
wives him, was Miss Laura Robinson of
Blissfield, N. B., with one son, Linw ood.
He leaves also his stepmother, Mrs. Mar
him. The funeral was held in Brewer
this forenoon, and the body was brought
to Ellsworth for interment.
o. w. Tapley has been drafted into SER
vice as a member OF committee for the
Northeastern military department which
is to work with a general committee ap-
pointed by the National War Work Coun-
ell OF the Y. M. Z. A. to bring the require
ments OF the American expeditionsry
forces and the allied armies before the
American people. He left Monday night
to meet other members of the committee
and OF the general committee in Boston
yesterday. On the general committee are
Ex- President Taft, George w. Box,
Governor Milliken, John d. Rockefeller,
jr., Henry Ford, and other men of NATIONAL
prominence.
Margaret Elizabeth, widow of Daniel
Doyle, died last Friday at her home on
Chapel street, after long illness. She
WAS a most estimabie woman, and will be
missed and sincerely mourned by a large
number OF friends. Mrs. Doyle was born
in Bangor, sixty years ago, but her home
since girlhood had been in Ellsworth.
Mr.. Doyle died November last.
She leaves three children-John W. and
Elizabeth of Ellsworth, and Judge
Frederick E. Doyle OF Millinocket. The
funeral was held at St. Joseph's Catholic
church Sunday afternoon, Rev. P. F. tlan-
agan officiating.
The lawn party OF the Ellsworth
Soldiers Boys club will be given this
afternoon and evening at Mrs. r. M.
Campbell's lawn, State street. Cooked
food and ice-cre will be sold, and salad
and sandwiches, with tea, coffee or punch,
will be served. Among the attractions
will be colored band, prize tree, for
tune-tellng and thrift stamp booths.
Each stamp purchaser will be given a
number, the lucky one receiving a book
with six stamps. The party will open at
2 o'clock. At O'Clock there will be a
| flag drill, accompanied by the fife and
drum corps, followed by singing OF "rhe
Star Spangled Banner" All patriotic
persons are requested to be present. The
Lamoine band will play in the evening.