Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-02-26

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The senior sociable at the high school
building, planned for Friday OF last
week, was postponed TO Friday of next
week. The senior reception to the Juniors
will be given as originally planned on
Friday of this week.
The Thursday CLUB will have picnic
supper at the home of Miss Helen Snute
next Friday evening. All arrangements
same as at last one. Members who are
unable to attend are requested TO notify
Mrs L. A. Leach not later than Friday
morning.
The womap's club met yesterday at the
hone Of Mrs. George s. Foster. The pro-
gram included a vocal solo by Miss Sophia
Walker. Miss Utecht gave an interesting
talk on "Women Missionaries in Amer
ica," and Roy c. Haines spoke on the
"Women of France"
A party OF Eastern Stars from Irene
chapter OF Ellsworth visited the chapter
at Mckinley last Thursday evening.
They were delightfully."- entertained, and a
little delay of a few hours by auto troub-
les on the return trip did not lessen the
enjoyment of the occasion.
Word has been received In Ellsworth Of
the deaths within the 1ast two
law and infant son of John Blood, jr,
formerly of Ellsworth. The brother-in-
law, Harry Monz, was also well known
here, being employed at the knitting mill.
The body of Mrs. Evelyn Butler Tay.
lor, formerly of North Hancock, was
brought here Friday and placed in the
receiving tomb. Mrs. Taylor died Feb. IS,
at her home in New York. She was a
daughter of the late James and Mary
Butler and was we'll known in this
vicinity.
The Washington Birthday social given
at the Congregational vestry Saturday
evening, under the management of the
February committee, was a very pleasant
affair. There was a program appropriate
to the day, including a four minute
address by Rev: R. B. Mathews. Re-
freshments were served.
The Washington Birthday party given
at Hancock hal! last Friday evening un-
der the auspices OF Nokomis Rebekah
lodge was well attended. The program
included tableaux, duets, by Harry Parker
and Martha Royal, and Ella Mae Johnston
and Madeline Sabans, vocal solos by
Louise Alexander and Hazel Nevells, a
piano solo by Catherine Austin,.. and a
drill by the young ladies on the floor of
the hall. Dancing followed.
The many friends OF John E. Doyle of
Ellsworth are warmly congratulating
him on his recent appointment as deputy
collector of customs for Bar Harbor and
Ellsworth. MIR. Doyle has been life
long resident of Ellsworth, being en-
ployed by the: Morrison-Joy Hardware
Co., ever since his boyhood. While his
new position will keep him at Bar Harbor
great part of the time he will still be
resident OF this city. He will report
for duty March 1.
Z. F. Robinson has rented the second
floor OF the building, above his former
store, and is fitting up there his optical
rooms and a music room for the display
and exhibition of Victrolas. The music
room is being attractively fitted up, and
will be open to the public as rest room.
The large room in the rear Of the music
room will be availa BILE for rehearsals or
meetings. Mr.. Robinson has contributed
its use to the Ellsworth festival chorus,
which will hold its first rehearsal there
to- morrow evening.
Sheriff Wescott has scored another sue
cess in quickly apprehending the parties
alleged guilty Of breaking, entering and
larceny at the camp Of Robert Brown OF
Bangor at the head of Branch pond.
Sheriff Wescott was notified that about
$50 worth of supplies and bedding had
been stolen from the camp. Suspicion led
him to the home of Mrs. Abbie Kenney,
where search disclosed nearly all the
stolen goods. Mrs. Kenney and her
daughter, Mrs. Rose Pickering, were ar
rested and brought TO Ellsworth. Ar
raign ed in the municipal court, they
pleaded guilty, and were committed to
Jail in default of $500 bail each.
The auxiliary boat Alexis l. dupont,
built by the Ellsworth Foundry &
Machine Works, is now on her way to
Jacksonville, Fla, having sailed from
New York last Friday. Capt. John
Peterson and Carl Wiberg, who sailed on
her from Southwest Harbor to New York,
arrived home Friday. Both were en-
thusiastic ove- her performance on the
trip. She showed seaworthlness, en-
countering some rough weather, and
being light, this gave her pretty
thorough testing. Her engines worked
smoothly, without skip for the entire
trip, and she developed better than
nine-knot speed, where the requirement
WAS only nine. The boat itself bids fair