Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02

Charles w. Hodgkins was at home from
BATH for the holidays.
Earl Clark, ho has been employed for
the past few weeks in Philadelphia, is at
/ home.
! The neyt meeting OF the Thursday club
will be held Jan. 10, with Mrs. g. T.
/ Corneail.
! Marshall Johnson, who has been in
/ Portland the past three years, is visiting
/ Charles Tower.
| Mrs. A. p. Wiswell has closed her
Ellsworth home, and gone to New York
! for the winter.
! The ladies OF the Methodist society will
have sale of cooked food at their vestry
Saturday afternoon.
, Herbert l.. Salisbury, who has been en-
ployed at Chrystal Lake, N. H., arrived
home Monday for visit.
| The next meeting of the woman's club
will be held Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 10,
at o'clock, with Mrs. Z. r. Burrill.
/ Sergeant Arthur H. Ashmore, of oath
Co., Portland, Fort Mckinley, spent part
OF Christmas week in this city with his
family.
Congressman and Mrs. John A. Peters
left last night for Washington. Mrs.
Cushman left yesterday for Boston for the
winter.
4 L. F. Mahoney, State committeeman
from Hsncock county. left this morning
to attend meeting of the Safe com
Ei'tse III teEas =.
win. Ii. Ii Eice relief corps vii! meet
Thursday afternoon at 230 with Mrs.
ii. f. Wescott, Flu street; il stormy, the
next pleasant day.
Mrs. Ada johnson went to Hartford.
Conn. to spend Christmas with her sons
returned from England.
Capt. N. H. Means has been confined
to the house a week. In stepping upon
a sled he slipped, striking his leg just
below the knee, and is quite lame.
supper for mem oers of the parish only
| will be held at the Unitarian vestry this
evening. s. B. Knobbs, field secretary OF
the American Unitarian association, will
be present.
| Among the young people who left yes
| terday to return to their schools were
Misses Hannah Frances Malone, Muriel
Byard, Dorothy Coughiin, Thelma Fuller
ton and Paul rapley.
| The Junior Red Cross will meet Satur-
day, Jan. IL. Thanks is extended to those
who have contributed yarn for the ju-
veniles. 1t is hoped now to secure the
loan OF a sewing machine.
A meeting of the Ellsworth teachers
ASSOCIATION will be held at the office OF the
superints ndent Friday evening at 7 80.
Harold Allan, OF the State depsrtmen OF
education, will address the teachers.
wivurna encampment. 1, o. o. F.. has
elected officers as follows: H. b. Estey,
C. p; George S. hsgerthy, H. p; l. E.
Treadwell. s. W.; +. S. Call, scribe; H, F.
Wescott, treasurer; l.. W. Jordan, j. w.
Both the Ellsworth banks have now
| received the first and second liberty loan
| bonds for distribution. Purchasers OF
these bonds who have paid IN full may
obtain them by calling at the bank where
| they obtained them.
The report OF the State assessors just
| issued shows an increase in assessed val
uation of Ellsworth of sS7 $40, the figures
being 2, ,326, SAB in 1917, against 2.23s, ,s73
in 1915. The valuation OF Hancock county
shows an increase OF s4s3,50l.
The holiday party for the Juveniles,
which was held at Society hall Dec. q,
was so much enjoyed by those present
that another dancing party has been
arranged for Saturday afternoon, JAM 5.
The public is cordially invited.
The feature OF the week at the rijou
will be for THURSDAY, matinee and even
ing, the s.ven-sct production, when
Man Sees Red" taken from Larry Evans
story, "The Painted Lady" William
| Farnum will be seen at his best in this