Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-03-20

e. j, Walsh is on business trip to Bos-
ton.
Walter Kane, who has been employed at
Cherryfield, is at home.
Paul ID. Tapley, U. of NJ, spent the
week. ned at his home here.
Walter j. Joy has position as assist
ant bookkeeper at the mine office, Blue
bill.
There will be juvenile dancing party
at Knights Of Columbus hall Saturday
afternoon.
Michael A. Shea has purchased Of Mrs.
George l.. Munroe her house on upper
Main street.
Miss Martha Royal is spending her va
cation with her sister, Mrs. A. R. McNabb,
at Pittsfield.
Miss Ella NJ. Johnson, who has been
visiting in Holden, the past week, arrived
home Monday.
Fred l.. Davis OF South Hamilton, Mass,
is spending week with his sister, Mrs.
Elmer E. Rowe.
Mrs. Katharine Staples will leave to-day
for business visit of eight days, in Bos-
ton and Portland.
Miss Dorothy McGown is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Portland and Augusta
during her vacation.
There Will be civil service examination
for clerk carriers in Ellsworth at the GUS
tom house Saturday, April 13.
The Thursday club will meet to- morrow
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Harry w.
Haynes. Roll call, Red Cross.
David f.. Linnenan went to Bangor
Monday where he will undergo slight
operation. His wife is with him.
The young ladies of the Baptist Sunday
school will have an entertainment and
sociable at their vestry Friday evening.
The public is invited.
A recital will be given by the children
for the benefit of the Junior Red Cross at
Odd Fellows hall, Friday afternoon at 8
o'clock. The public is cordially invited.
A republican caucus will be held at
Hancock hall tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock, to elect seven delegates and seven
alternates TO attend the republican State
convention at Portland March Is.
The literature club will meet Monday
evening, March 25, with Miss Hazel Giles.
Roll Call, "Foreign Opinions of Our
Soldiers" papers, "Russia's Man OF the
Hour" Miss Mitchell; "Our First
Alliance" Miss Doyle.
A bunch of wild violets brought
breath of spring to The AMERICAN
office Monday. But it was long breath,
| for the yiolets came from Pinehurst, n.
| c., q part OF a box sent to Mrs. s. K.
| Whiting by her son, Sherman Jellison.
A small house on Sterling street owned
by II. b. Phillips and occupied by David
Lowell, was damaged by fire yesterday
morning about s o'clock. The fire started
in the attic, apparently about the Chin
ney, and burned out through the roof.
The ladies OF the Red Cross in Ellis
worth are rehesrsing for a ''camouflage"
minstrel show to be put on at Hancock
hall Friday evening, April 10, for the
benefit of the Red Cross. The circle will
be composed entirely of ladies. dance
will follow the performance.
Corporal Percy s. Bosworth OF the 40lst
telegraph battalion, died March 13 in
England, of pneumonia. Corp. Bosworth,
whose home was in Machias, was we'll
known In Ellsworth, where he had fire.
qaently been employed as rime-keeper on
line work for the New England Telephone
& Telegraph Co.
Harry A. Rounds OF Portland, State
chairman for the third liberty loan cam
paign, was In Ellsworth Monday to meet
local chairmen from the Hancock county
towns, and map out the plan Of campaign.
/ Dinner was served at the Hancock house.
after which there was q smoke talk and