Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-07-24

Mrs. Kerr, who has been an invalid for
more than year past, is now confined to
ksr bed.
Notice was given out last Sunday that
there would be no services at the Baptist
church for three weeks, but it has since
be en- arranged that Paul Alden OF West
brook, a graduate OF Colby college, will
occupy the pulpit Sunday morning, July
IS.
DeRue Bros Ministries played at Han
cock hall last night to a good sized au-
dience. The show was clean and MP to
date and included many vaudeville acts
outside OF the first part minstrel. The
company gave two excellent band con-
certs on the street in the afternoon and
evening.
Nahum II. Brsgdon of franklin was
arrsigned' in the Ellsworth municipal
court Friday, on complaint of d. NJ.
Hsrdison OF franklin, charged with
breaking down fence. He pleaded not
guilty, was adjudged guilty, and
sentenced to fine of 80 and costs and three
days in jail, from which sentence he
appealed.
Arrangements are all completed for the
midsummer fair of the Unitarian wom-
ans alliance. The booths will be dec
GRATED with the colors OF the allies, and
while the decorations will not be as elab-
crate as usual they give promise OF being
very attractive, and good time is planned
for both days. The feature OF the OPEN
ing day, August Z, will be an old home
reunion and plans are made to get together
a large number of former residents.
Mrs. Grace A. Wing OF Auburn, ex-
ecutive chairman for Maine OF the
woman's committee on liberty loan, has
appointed Mrs. o. W. Tapley, president
OF the Ellsworth woman's cluh, as chair
man for Hancock county in the fourth
liberty loan drive for next October. Mrs.
Tspley was chairman OF the woman's
committee for Ellsworth in the third
liberty loan drive.
The remains OF Mrs. Catherine Collins,
who died in Roxbury, Mass, last week,
were brought here Saturday for burial.
Mrs. Collins was a daughter of the late
w ilIldlL bOhbBuhD, u IOTtDtT OF
Ellsworth, but left here about thirty-five
years ago. She is survived by one brother,
Charles Monaghan, OF Ellsworth Falls,
and one sister Miss Rose Monaghan, of
Massachusetts,.
During sharp but short thunder
shower Saturday afternoon, lightning
struck in several places in Ellsworth. One
strange coincidence was the striking OF
me James Carter place at West Ellsworth,
owned by Harold K. Carter. The building
was burned. During the same shower,
and only moment later, lightning struck
the chimney OF Mr.. Carter's home in Ellis
worth, the h. K. Hopkins house on II n
cock st rect, doing but slight damage.
Just aho ut year ago, the barn on MIR.
Carter's place at West Ellsworth was
struck and burned. Saturdays shower
also struck the Burnham store building on
State street, now occupied by c. II.
Wooster, ripping a few clspboards from
the gable and tearing small hole in the
root. Lightning also struck a tree near
John Z. Doyle's house on Bridge bill.
The Ellsworth high school alumni ssso-
citation had delightful reunion at Han
cock hall last Wednesday evening. The
association has the past few years absn-
doned the iormality OF banquet and
speeches, and old schoolmates mingie
socially for dancing, with a few entertain
ment features interspersed. This year the
Camp Fire girls gave their drill, Mrs.
Mortimer Levi. Miss Sophia Walker and