Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-04-17

The Junior Red Cross will not meet this
week.
Mrs. }. Il. Donovan, who has been very
| ill, is better.
Miss Winifred Doyle arrived home yes
terday from Hebron.
Mrs. e. F. Robinson, sr, is visiting her
| daughters in Brockton, Mass.
Helen, little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| E. F. Robinson, is ill Of pneumonia.
Martin j. Thorsen of Boston was in
| Ellsworth few days last week on busi
| ness.
The Infant street school building was
sold at auction last week to Asa c. Flood
for $50.
The Thursday club will meet this week
with Mrs. r. J. Goodwin. Roll call, cur
rent events.
Mrs. Edward Ellsworth OF Dorchester,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Drummey.
Alfred F. Fortier, who has been en-
ployed at Machias through the winter,
is spending few days at home.
Boatswain Chaney w. Sadler, who has
spent the past week with his family here,
will leave to- morrow for Portland.
Fred II. Mcfarland, r. F. d. carrier on
route 4, is away on a weeks vacation.
Melvin Davis is substituting Tor him.
Mrs j.. F. Bradbury OF Salem, Mass, is
1 > hos har
Mr.. Bradbury will join her the last of the
week.
| Glass parts OF e. II. s. have been
awarded as follows: Valedictory, Miss
Mary Coughlin, salutstory, Miss Vera
Mosley.
A public sale and supper will be held at
the Congregational vestry Thursday after
noon and evening, April %, under the
auspices Of the Thursday club.
Lieut. Robert P. King has been at home
from Camp Devens on short furlough.
He was accompanied by his bride, who
was Miss Eleanor Brewer OF Bar Harbor.
Leslie E. Jones, well known in Ellis
worth, where he has been frequent
visitor for years as agent for typewriters
| and supplies, died suddenly Sunday at
his home in Bangor
| At the Bijou Thursday, matinee and
evening, in connection with the regular
five-act play, "The Little Duchess" with
| Madge Evans, a three-act picture Of the
l03d regiment in training will be shown.
The interior OF r. H. Smiths store has
been renovated, being repainted through
out. A grill has been put up, separating
the ice-cream parlor from the store, and
greatly adding to the attractiveness of the
| store.
The incinerated remains OF Matilda,
widow OF Waldo Essington, formerly OF
Ellsworth, who died in California last
October, arrived here yesterday for inter-
ment. Mrs. Essington was titty-four
| years Of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Wells, of 123
Maxwell street, Dorchester, Mass, are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth OF
daughter, (Cora Justina) born March Is.
Mrs. Wells was formerly Miss Eva A.
Closson OF this city.
Mrs. Nancy Jordan received news
Thursday of the safe arrival overseas of
her son Collie. He enlisted one year ago
this month, and was called to duty in
October. since January he has been at
Camp Merritt, New Jersey.
Llewellyn Fortier, one of the first
Ellsworth boys to enlist in the naval
reserve, and who has been stationed at
Bar Harbor the past year, has now en-
listed for full service, and been advanced
to the rank of chief yeoman.
The advance sale OF seats tor the camou-
fiage minstrel show Friday evening OF
this week assures its financial success; in
fact indicates that 1t will be one OF the
biggest successes in the local entertain
ment line for years. The circle will be