Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-12

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Oscar Hanscom is here from the West,
called by the serious illness of his
brother, Charles A. Hanscom.
K. B. Ladd and family have moved here
from Rumford. Mr.. Ladd has purchased
the F. II. Mcfarland house on Pine
| street.
Mrs. Edward L. Drummey, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edward
w. Ellsworth, at Dorchester, Mass, the
past two weeks, has returned home.
Mrs. Arthur 1. Saunders OF Machias was
the guest last week OF Mrs. John F. Whit
comb. She was returning home after q
visit of several weeks in New York and
| Boston.
Q. l.. Morang, local chairman, reports
good progress in the Red Cross roll call.
An extension Of time has been granted,
and definite figures cannot be given
until next week.
At the last regular meeting of the city
government, the pay OF city marshal and
night officer was increased 80 cents day.
This action OF the board was inadvertently
omitted from the report of the meeting in
THE AMERICAN last week.
George W. Higgins has purchased of DR..
A. c. Hagerthy the Robinson block on
Main street, in which his jewelry store is
located. This assures him permanent To-
cation in store Of his own, and one long
occupied as jewerly store.
Walter Mason has handed in his
resignation as one of the city mail
carriers, but it has not as yet been acted
upon by the department. William Fl.
Scott, substitute carrier, is serving tenn
porarily, and will probably be appointed
as regular carrier.
Rev. r. B. Mathews, pastor Of the Ellis
worth Congregational church, has pre-
sented his resignation. At special parish
meeting Monday evening, it was voted
not to accept the resignation. Mr..
Mathews has not as yet given his
| answer.
| There was large attendance at the
dance given last evening under the
auspices Of Frank E. Whitmore post,
American Legion. This is the first social
affair under the management of this
newly y-organized post. The service boys
proved themselves good entertainers, and
the public was glad to do them honor.
The club room Of the newly organized
Ellsworth Athletic association in the
Whiting block will be opened next Mon
| day. Enrolment for charter member
ship will be opened Friday, with MEM
bership fee Of S2 to those so enrolling.
Later the membership fee will be in
creased. The charter roll will be opened
for month or two. The association is to
be regularly incorporated.
Miss Esther Marion Orcutt of Bar Har-
Dor, formerly of Amherst, and Ralph S.
Torrey of Surry, were married in Els
worth last Thursday. The bride is
| graduate of Bar Harbor high school, and
has been employed the past year as book
keeper at the office of the Green & Copp
| Co. MIR. Torrey has also been employed
in Bar Harbor for several years. They
have gone to Gardiner for the winter.
| The Ellsworth high school football
team has played two games the past week,
winning one and losing one. Last Satur-
day, at Wyman park, the team was de-
| feated by the heavier team from Bucks
port seminary, by the score of 21-0, and
yesterday won from the "Have Beens" of
Ellsworth by the score of 1912. In the
first game between these teams the high
school was defeated. Next Saturday the
high school team will play Sullivan high
1 ,IIs
roofing support to push it to victory.
The Methodist society had most un-
! favorable weather for the two days of its
| fair last Wednesday and Thursday, but
| nevertheless had a successful fair and
good attendance. Wednesday evening
the play, "The Colonel's Maid" was ad-
mirably presented by local cast, and on
Thursday evening, the following program
was given: Instrumental solo, Jack Ma
| honey; duet, Mrs. Evelyn Brann and Miss
| Annie Emery; instrumental solo, Miss
Sylvia Cushman; solo, Miss Hazel Nevells;
reading, Miss Kenney; solo, Harry Parker;
| instrumental solo, George Mahoney.
Friends in Ellsworth were saddened by
| the death LOT Edward W. Austin, which
| occurred last Wednesday at Portsmouth,
| N. H., where he was employed. Death
| followed an illness of but three weeks, Of
tuberculosis. His health had been under
| mined by an attack of influenza while in
the service. He was twenty-seven years
| of age, q son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Milo r.
| Austin, formerly of Ellsworth. He was
printer by trade, learning his trade in
The AMERICAN Office, an efficient and
faithful employee. He left here some
eight or nine years ago, and had worked
| at his trade in Bar Harbor and various
offices in Maine, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts and North Carolina. He enlisted
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