Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-08-20

Miss Sylvia Gaynor of Attleboro, Mass,
is visiting in Ellsworth.
DeRue's minstrels will appear at Han
cock hall Friday, Aug. 20.
Miss Rena Roberts OF Boston is visi ting
her aunt, Miss Grace Smith.
l.. E. Kimball and wife are guests of
Wellington Haslam and wife.
Mrs. Josephine Farrell of Minneapolis
is visiting friends in Ellsworth.
Mrs. Daniel Coney of Augusta is visit
ing her parents, e. E. Doyle and wife.
Miss Mary sheedy of Maiden, Mass,
is the guest. of Mrs. James T. Hartman.
Misses Carrie and Hattie Baker are vis-
iting their sister, Mrs Rogers, in South
Orrington.
A. K. Cushman of Boston visited his
| sister, Mrs. John A. Peters, few days
| the past week.
Frederick 2. Smith of Bangor is spend
ing a week with his grandmother, Mrs.
Ann Bresnahsn.
Miss Lotie Johns OF Boston is spend
ing months vacation in Ellsworth and
Prospect Harbor.
There will be a dance at Hancock hall
tomorrow evening, for the benefit of the
Ellsworth baseball team.
Mrs. Clinton o. Ladd and two children,
| OF West New bury, Mass, are visiting her
parents, John w. Campbell and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Finneron OF
| Boston, Mass, are visiting their nephews,
Masters John Hsgerthy Benedict and
George Francis Mahoney.
Mrs. Perry j. Langley Of Millinocket is
visiting in Ellsworth. Her son Carroll,
who has been employed in Millinocket,
has returned to Ellsworth.
A State teachers examination for
certificates for all grades will be held at
the School street grammar school in
Ellsworth Friday, Aug. %.
| Lieut.. Morton Whitcomb, recently re-
| turned after eleven months service in
France, is spending a furlough of two
weeks with his father, H. F. Whitcomb.
John Merrill, well known to many in
Ellsworth, died yesterday morning at the
home OF his daughter, Mrs. Hiram Patten,
at Green Lake. He was seventy-nin
years OF age.
Announcements have been received of
the engagement OF Miss Helen Alice Allen
| OF Peabody, Mass, and Lieut.. Boyd
Wheeler Bartlett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd Bartlett OF Castine.
Ernest l.. Moore of Longmopt, Col. -,
IS visiting his parents, A. f. Moore and
wife. This is Mr.. Moore's first visit
home since he went West seventeen years
| ago. He is warmly welcomed by his
| many Ellsworth friends.
The Ellsworth baseball team has two
hard games scheduled for this week Z.
| The Fasteners of Brewer will play here
| tomorrow afternoon, at 4.30, and the
Great Northern Paper Co. team Of
Bangor is expected for Saturday.
The men employed on the constru ction
| work at the dam OF the Bar Harbor &
Union River Power Co., struck last We'd
| nesday afternoon, for higher pay. The
matter was quickly adjusted by COM
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back at work Friday.
The North Ellsworth Farmers club will
hold fair at Agricultural hall and
grounds Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
| II and IS. There will be the usual exhibi.
tion of produce and stock, farmers race,
and ball game the afternoon of the second
day, and dance the last night Of the fair.
A Maine bible conference, under the
auspices of the Moody Bible Institute of
Chicago, will be held at Castine Aug. "a to
81. Among the features will be singing
| by the "American Four" male quartette,
which has achieved worldwide fame