Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-26

| lnuTsudy evening. Kew. K. B. Math-
ews will deliver the sermon.
Miss Calista Hamor of Bar Harbor,
who has been visiting Mrs. M. H.
Clement, after a few days visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Aiken in Cherry
Held, will go to Massachusetts for
he winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Flaherty
OF Wooufords are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of daugh-
ter, born Nov. 21. Mrs. FIaherty
was formerly Miss Alice Drummey of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Parsons
left yesterday to spend Thanksgiving
with their son, DR.. George E. Par
sons, at 1slesboro. From there they
Will go to Brooklyn, N. Y, to
spend the winter with their daughter,
Mrs. Hoyt A. Moore.
DR.. E. H. Baker left Saturday for
business visit of two weeks in New
York and Philadelphia. For the
| convenience of his patients, on
| December 8 he will open offices in
his former quarters over Moore's
drug store, for the winter.
Rev. R. B. Mathews, pastor of the
Congregational church, acceding to
the request of his parish as unan-
1mously expressed at a recent meet
ing, has withdrawn his resignation
! OF the pastorate here. His many
friends in Ellsworth and the county
are pleased at his decision
Rev. julius Krolfifer of Boston,
field agent of the American Unitar-
Ian society, is in Ellsworth for few
weeks. He preached at the Unitar-
ian church Sunday morning, and will
occupy the pulpit again next Sunday,
and possibly the following Sunday.
An informal reception was given in
his honor at the vestry last evening.
Rev. j. B. Coy, who has been
called as pastor of the Baptist
church in Ellsworth, was here last
week to attend an ordination SER
vice at Salisbury Cove and a county
conference in Ellsworth, remaining
over Sunday to supply the pulpit.
He returned to Harrison Monday.
Mr.. Coy will begin his pastorate here
next Sunday.
G. M. Smith of Boston and E. F.
Robinson enjoyed few days hunt
ing in the vicinity of Great Pond
last week. The biggest game they
saw was a bear, and they got a
snap shot at it. A few days later
Frank Rowe, who was hunting with
them, succeeded in getting the bear,
a big fellow, weighing 460 pounds
The skin, a handsome one, was sent
to Mr. Robinson, and has been at
tracing much attention at his office.
Robert P. King left Saturday by
automobile for Boston. His wife
and infant daughter left by rail to
join him there, and they sailed from
Boston for Savannah, proceeding
from there by automobile to West
Palm Beach, Fla, where they will
spend the winter. Mr.. King will
be associated with a real estate firm.
Mrs. A. w. King has closed her
house and gone to Rockland to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Glenn Lawrence.
Later in the winter she may go
South for visit.
Pearl Rice of Outer Long Island
was, arraigned in the Ellsworth
municipal court Saturday on COM
plant of William S. Lunt, who
charges him with criminal assault
on his thirteen-year-old daughter,
Virginia Lunt. In the absence of
Judge Crabtree, T. F. Mahoney, re-
corder of the court, presided.
Probable cause was found, and re-
spondent was bound over in the
sum of $1,000 for the April grand
jury and committed to the county
Jail in default of bail.
The funeral of Charles A. Hanscom
was held at the home on Franklin
street Thursday afternoon, Rev. R. B.
Mathews officiating. There was a
large attendance of friends. During
the hour of the service, stores of
Ellsworth were closed as a mark of
respect and esteem, an honor seldom
accorded to one not actively engaged
in business or a profession in Ellis
worth, and perhaps never before for
a private citizen not a resident of
Ellsworth. The bearers were Oscar
Emery of Camden, Joel and William
Emery of Bar Harbor, Webber Emery
of Boston, Charles H. Leland and
George Christie of Ellsworth.
Robert Guptill, son of Herbert
Guptill of Brewer, formerly of West
Ellsworth, was shot in the foot Fri
day, by the accidental discharge of a
rife in the hands of his brother
RMerle. The brothers were camping
/ at the old home in West Ellsworth
for few days hunting. They were
hunting in the region between upper
and lower Patten ponds Friday, fol-
| lowing moose tracks. Robert
was in the lead, his brother Merle
following closely behind him, when
the rife of the latter was accident
ally discharged in some way, pre-
sumably by the hammer catching in
a twig. The bullet entered the top
of Roberts left foot, just back of the
toes, and ploughed through, splinter
ing the bones of several toes. The