Ellsworth American., 1920-03-31

udyS vacation.
There will be cooked food sale
at the Methodist parsonage next Sat
urday afternoon.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge will OBJ
serve children's night tomorrow
evening, All children of Rebekahs
are invited
At the Baptist church on Easter
Sunday there will be special music by
the young peoples choir at both
morning and evening services.
Harrison Merritt and L. c. Clarke,
of Ernst & Ernst, auditors, of Boston,
began the work yesterday of auditing
the city's books, as voted by the
board of aldermen.
There will be special Easter music
by the vested choir at the Congrega-
tional church at the Sunday morning
service. In the evening there will be
an Easter concert by the Sunday
school.
The Rowe buildings on South
street, owned by Charles Pierson, are
being torn down for the lumber in
them. These buildings, partially des-
troyed by fire, have long been an eye
sore.
Easter services will be held in the
Methodist church on Sunday. At
the morning service there will be
baptism, reception of members, fol-
lowed by holy communion. The
Easter concert will be held in the
evening.
In keeping with Holy week, the
churches will unite in three services
"Wednesday evening at the Metho-
dist church; Thursday evening at the
Baptist church; Friday evening at
the Congregational church. Each
pastor will conduct the service at his
own church. Services at 7.30. All
are invited.
The Hancock county conference in
connection with the inter-church
world movement will be held in the
Baptist church Friday, April 8.
Ministers and delegates from the sew
eral churches of the county are ex-
pected. A group of leaders will be
here to present the work in it's diff
ferent phases. The public is in
vited.
The Woman's club will meet Tues
day afternoon. April 6, at the home
of Mrs. H. M. Hail. The program is
in charge of the civics committee,
and DR.. H. D. Worth, State officer on
public health and sanitation, will be
the speaker. There will be a special
meeting of the club Wednesday eve
ming, April Z, at o'clock at the
home of Miss NJ A. Clark to hear
Miss Clark's report of the Federation
meeting at Orono and to take up
special business.
Anna F., widow of Robert Falls,
died last Friday at the home of her
son Arthur, on the Surry road, at the
age of seventy-two years. She was a
woman of quiet tastes, devoted to her
home, but esteemed by her many
friends in the community. She leaves
one son, Arthur, and a daughter,
Mrs. James Dorgan. The funeral
was held at the home Sunday after
noon, Rev. R. B. Mathews officiating.
On Sunday, little granddaughter of
Mrs. Falls, Frances E., daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Falls, died in
the same home, at the age of nine
months. The funeral was held yes
terday afternoon, Rev R. B. Mathews
officiating. The sympathy of all goes
out to the family.
AT the republican State conven-
tion in Bangor last Thursday, DR.. A.
C. Hagerthy of Ellsworth was hon
ofed by election as one of the presi-
dental electors from Maine. T. F.
Mahoney of Ellsworth was chosen
State committeeman from Hancock
county. The district and county
chosen by the Hancock
county delegation were as follows:
District-George L. Beck, Deer
Isle; c. E. Marceyes, Bar Harbor;
M. Y. McGown, Ellsworth. County
committee-R. E. Mason, Ellsworth;
George A. Savage, Northeast Harbor;
A. B. Holt, Gouldsboro; Fred A. Tor
rey, Stonington; Roscoe A. Eddy,
Bar Harbor F. B. Snow, Bluehill:
Fred R. Page, Bucksport; G. Roy
Tapiey, BrooksVillei s. s. Seammo1,
Franklin.
Capt. Charles L. Smith, who has
spent the winter in Florida, arrived
home Friday Mrs. Smith, who ac-
companied him South, remained in
Brockton, Mass, with her sister, Mrs.
Bessie Bond, who has just returned
to her home after a very critical
operation at HOSplldl Sdpt'
Smith brings details of the loss of
his vessel, the schooner Lejok,
though he has another captain in her
for some years. The Lejok sailed
from Jacksonville, Fla, February 2S,
with lumber for Porto Rico. Capt
Smith was abroad of her just before
she sailed. On Monday, some 800
miles of the coast, she sprang aleak.
With decks awash, but with the lum-
ber cargo keeping her afoat, the cap
tain had succeeded in working her
back 100 miles toward the coast,
when the vessel rolled over on her
side, and the crew was compelled to
leave her. They were picked up
after forty hours in the boat. and
landed at Key West. The Lejok
was owned principally in Ellsworth.
Whitcomb, Haynes & Whitney were
the principal owners, Capt Smith
and Capt. O. w. Foss also having
large interests There was no insur-
ance on the vessel