Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-06-05

thy, Margaret Moore, Madeline Jordan
Dorothy Crabtree, Karin Eliason, Eliza
beth Linneban, Lovina Moor, jamie
Abrsm, Madeline Rounds, Gertrude Dor
gan and Sylvia Grindal. Refreshment
were served.
There will be no collections OF mai
from the street boxes on Sundays or holi-
days until further notice. On those day.
persons mailing letters they wish for.
warded without delay should drop then
in the post office box.
Mrs. Thomas f. Scotsman, who for th,
past few weeks have been with hel
parents, III. H. Hooper and wife, has re.
turned to her home at Watertown, N. Y.
where Mr.. Scotsman is the superintendent
OF the New York Air Brake munitior
plant.
Another Ellsworth boy in the servic,
has just been heard from. Francis H.
Murch, son OF Maynard Murch, private
in Go. X, 3rd Eng. Reg, is now at Camp A
A Humphrys, Virginia. He writes that it
is fine down there, but very warm. They
expect to be there two months or more.
| Ellsworth and Ellsworth Falls firemen
were called out Monday afternoon for a
fire which caught from the waste burner
near Whiteomb, Haynes & Whitney's
| short-lumber mill. The fire looked
| threatening, and the Ellsworth firemen
were called as matter Of precaution, but
the fire wss extinguished before serious
damage resulted.
Congressman John A. Peters and wife
arrived from Washington Sunday. Mrs
Peters will remain for the summer, but
Mr.. Peters stay will be brief, as he must
return to Washington tomorrow. It will
be busy summer for Congress, but in
dications now are that a recess will be
taken for July, which Mr.. Peters thinks
will be the extent of his summer vacation.
One of the most thorough jobs of high
way construction to be found anywhere
in Maine has just been completed for the
State highway commission by John H.
Stafford OF Bar Harbor, who had the
contract to build the section of road from
the Bar HarborT Trenton line to Mount
Desert bridge. This section OF road,
about 5000 feet in length, has been
transformed from an almost impassabl
road to first class boulevard. The road
he'd has been widened, the grade has been
raised 80 that the road is well above ex-
treme tide, two bridges have been filled
with stone, and the whole road given
first class gravel surface. Necessary
culverts and guard rails have been con-
structed, and the whole job is one OF W hich
the State highway commission feels
proud.-Bar Hdrbor Times.
A wedding OF interest to Ellsworth
people took place Saturday noon at the
home OF George M. Tower in Bar Harbor,
when his daughter, Merle Frances..Tower,
ried. The ceremony was performed by
Rev d. E. McClsin OF the Methodist
church, and the wedding march was
played by Arthur Tower OF Ellsworth
Mrs. May Michaelis of Ellsworth, aunt of
the bride, was mstron of honor, and
Frank Haslam OF Bar Harbor was best
man. The young people left on Saturday
evening for short wedding trip, after
W which they will return to Portland where
Mr.. Cooney is employed by c. A. Weston
Il Co., wholesale grocers.
The graduating exercises OF Ellsworth
L
at o'clock in the afternoon. The senior
class play and graduation ball will follow
in the evening. For the graduating ex-
ercises in the afternoon no seats will be
reserved. Owing to war conditions, the
exercises will be carried out along simple
and inexpensive lines. The class has de-
cided to limit the cost on graduation
dresses to few dollars, to ask that no
flowers be presented those who have parts
on the program, and to expend only small
sums for decoration. The baccalaureate
address will be given by Rev. J. W. Tickle
Sunday evening, June 9, at s o clock, in
Hancock hall.
The Memorial day exercises in Ellsworth
were carried out in accordance with the
program announced. The beautiful
weather brought out more than the usual
number OF Grand Army veterans and their
friends to do honor to dead comrades.
The boys now fighting in France were not
forgotten in the observance of the day,
and many tributes were paid to them.
The graves of dead comrades were deco
rated in the morning. Shortly after noon
impressive memorial services for dead
sailors were conducted by the woman's
relief corps at the Union river bridge,
flowers being cast upon the water as
tributes. The regular services OF the post
at Hancock hall followed. NJ. Y. McGown
presided, pleasingly introducing the
speaker of the afternoon, Principal Stod-
dard of the high school, who gave an ex-
cellent address. Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech was well read by James f. Cough
lin. Music was furnished by Higgins or
chestra, and the singing was LED by Harry
l.. era btree. The Ellsworth fife and drum
corps did escort duty most acceptably.