Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-09
is extended to all. The proceeds will be
given to the Red Cross.


given to the Red Cross.
Mrs. +. fl. Macomber and son of Seal
Harbor are in Ellsworth for the winter.
Miss Elizabeth Macomber. who has been
spending the holidays at home, is with
them this week, but win leave Saturday
for Skowhegan, where she is teaching.
Judge and Mrs. A. w. King have closed
their house for the remainder of the win
ter, and Mrs. King is now with Judge
King in Portland, where be is holding
court. They will go from there to Frank
lin county. where Judge King will preside
at the February term of court.
Tue r. F. d. mail route heretofore run
Mig from Lakewood to OILS and Maria
R. F. ID. 1, has been extended to Ellis
worth Falls. 1t is understood that later
the Lakewood postoffice will be discon-
tinued, but it has not been as yet.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge, No. 70, has
elected officers as follows: Ella N. Ward
well, N. G.; Della c. Hopkins, V. G.;
Annie Springer, secretary; Amanda
Leland, treasurer. Officers will be pri-
vately installed Tuesday evening, Janu-
ary Is. Supper will be served at $50.
Friends of Harold L. Hooper, who en-
listed as photographer in the aviation
corps and left for Fort Siocum Dec. 10,
will he pleased to learn that he has been
assigned to Cornell university, Ithaca,
fAr s,v ha, IN
graphy. Mrs. Hooper expects to join him
there later.
Fred W. Bowden Of Prospect and Mrs.
Lena B. Sylvester of Ellsworth were mar
ried by Rev. Henry W. Webb at the Con-
gregational parsonage in Bucksport Sat-
urday evening, Dec. 30. The double ring
service was used. They were attended by
Mrs. Bowden's sister, Mrs. w. c. Picker
ing, of Verona.
The breaking of a six-inch pipe between
the main and the bydrant in front of H.
z. Austin & Co.'s store yesterday after
noon, filled the cellars of Z. l.. Morang's
stores with two or three feet of water,
flooding out the fire of the steam heating
plant. The cellar Of the building occu-
pied by the A. & P. Tea Co. was also
flooded, but no damage was done.
Mrs. William Royal is critically ill at
the East Maine general hospital in Ban
gor, following second operation. Mrs.
Royal underwent an operation some
weeks ago, and recovered sufficiently to
return home. A second operation was
found necessary, and she returned to the
hospital last Wednesday. Her condition
this morning was reported as slightly i'm
proved.
The January committee of the Con-
gregational church has secured Rev. A.
NJ. Macdonald of Bar Harbor to give
one of his illustrated lectures on
Jerusalem, Thursday evening, Jan. II,
in the church. Mr.. Macdonald travelled
for eight months in the Holy Land,
and took hundreds of pictures, many
of which were colored for him in
Jerusalem. This lecture will be especially
interesting to everyone, coming as it does
just after the capture OF Jerusalem by
the British. Tickets will be for sale by
the committee. School children are
especially urged to attend, special
price having been made for children
under fifteen years of age.
Announcements have been received in
Ellsworth of the marriage of Miss Eliza
beth Bodfish OF Palmer, Mass, to Edwin
Leavitt Clark, son of DR.. and Mrs. Edwin
A. Clark OF Akron, Col, and grandson OF
the late Augustus W. " rk Of Ellsworth.
The wedding took place at the home of
the brides parents in Palmer Tuesday
evening, Jan. l, in the presence OF rela-
tives and few intimate friends. An in
formal reception followed. The bride is
a graduate of Northfield seminary, Brown
university and the University of Illinois.
The groom, who is graduate OF Columbis
university, is now associate professor oi
economics and sociology at Hamilton
college, Clinton, n. Y. He has enlisted
in the medical reserve corps, and is now
awaiting call.