Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-07-16


Mrs. votey's parents, DIR. H. L. d. Wood
ruff and wife.
Mrs. Joseph A. Callahan of Dorchester,
Mass, with infant daughter, is visiting
her parents, John Hawkes. and wife,
Capt. George P. Woodward and wife of
Bogots, N. j., and r. S. Warner and wife
OF West Hoboken, N. j., are visiting here.
L. Il. Cushman and family left last week
for their new home in Plattsmouth, Neb.,
where Mr.. Cushman will be superintend-
ent OF the water company.
Howard A. Mcclellan, principal OF the
Island Falls high school, with his wife, is
spending the summer vacation at his
wife's home on the Surry road.
At the close of the prayer meeting at
the Baptist church tomorrow evening
there will be an important business meet
ing. A large attendance of members is
desired.
The picnic of the Congregational Sun
day school planned to be held at A. K.
Russell's camp at Patten pond last Fri
day, was postponed, on account OF rain, to
Friday OF this week.
Ellsworth and Hancock Point baseball
teams will meet in a daylight saving
game at WymaD park tomorrow evening,
at $50. Saturday at 230, Ellsworth will
play Cherrytield at Wyman Park
Mrs. Gladys Stanley and little son
Winslow, accompanied by friend from
Haverhill, Mass, spent last week with
her mother, Mrs. Rose Young. Master
Wlnslow will remain through the sum-
mer.
Mortimer E. Richardson, implicated
with George FL. Richardson in the larceny
OF tire and cushion from an automobile
at Mt. Desert, as reported last week,
pleaded guilty in the Ellsworth NUM-
cipal court, and paid a fine of 50 ard
costs, amounting in all to S14.57
All women who are interested in the
approaching mid summer far under the
auspices of the Unitarian Alliance are in
vited to meet at the home of Miss Leonora
Higgins Friday afternoon, July IS, at 8
O'Clock, to complete arrangements. A
basket lunch will be served, and each
woman is requested to bring plate, cup
and saucer.
There will be lawn party on the Con-
gregational church grounds Thursday
afternoon, July a, opening at 4 O'Clock.
There will be some novel attractions, and
sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and cake
will be sold. In the evening "Ihe Pea
body Pew" with the same cast as on its
previous presentation, will be repeated
by request.
Mrs. F. c. Burrill entertained the
following at her cottage, "Rest While"
at Shady Nook Monday evening: Rachel
and Alice Haynes, Charlotte Sawyer, Ruth
Whiting, Evelyn Osgood, EIizbeth Royal,
Charlotte WhitcomU, Elizabeth Bartlett,
Phyllis Clements, Henry and John
Harrington, Albert Davis, James Carney,
John Whitcomb, Albert Cunningham,
John Murch, Elmer Peterson and Monroe
McGown, jr. Miss Frances Doyle was
chaperone.
Horace w. Grant OF Clifton was ar
raigned in the Ellsworth municipal
court yesterday, charged with arson. He
was bound over to the grand jury in the
sum of $1,000, and committed to the
county Jail in default. Setting fire in the
night time to house in which a person
is sleeping is a pretty serious offense.
Thomas j.. Turner of Waltham, alone in
his house, was awakened shortly before
midnight Sunday night by smoke, and
upon investigation found that fires had
been started with kerosene, paper and
rags at both doors to the house and also in
a third place under his window. One fire
had burned itself out; the other two were
burning briskly, but Mr.. Turner succeed
ed in extinguishing them. Early Monday
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