Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-09-22

John H. Brimmer is visiting in
Cherryfield this week.
Mrs. B. F. Joy of Westbrook is the
guest of Miss Leonora Higgins.
Miss Belle Potter has gone to West
Pownal, where she will be employed.
Mrs. Andrew P. Mcfarland of
Burnham is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred L. Kent.
Miss Katherine Scott of Bangor
spent the past week with her sisters
in Ellsworth.
Goodwin Mathews has gone to Ban
gor, where he has entered the en-
ploy of the Merrill Trust Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther A. Leach
leave to-day for a weeks auto trip
through eastern and northern Maine.
Miss Alvira Austin is spending few
weeks with Miss Leonora Higgins
before going to Boston for the win
ter.
Pearl S. Thorsen of New York was
at his Hancock farm over Sunday.
His brother Martin, of Boston, who
accompanied him, will remain this
week.
ID. E. Linnehan's building on
Water street, which he is having re-
modelled into garage, will be ready
for business this week. Mr.. Linne-
han has taken the Dodge agency.
The Methodist society is busy with
plans for its annual fair, which will
be held at Hancock hall Wednesday.
Oct. 6. There will be many at
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program.
There will be an important meeting
OF Frank E. Whitmore post, Ameri-
can Legion, at Odd Fellows hall next
Friday evening. Supper will be
served at $50. A large attendance
is desired.
dance viii be given at Hancock
hall next Wednesday evening, Sept,
20, by some of the young people of
the city, for the benefit of the high
school building fund. Sinclair's or
chestra of four pieces will play.
There will be a free parish supper
at the Congregational chapel to-mor-
row evening at $50, to which all
members of the parish are invited.
Following the supper the annual par
ish meeting will be held. at which
full attendance is desired.
The first of the series of five enter
tainments, to be given monthly dur
ing the winter, under the auspices of
Frank E. Whitmore post, American
Legion, will take place Friday eve
ming, Oct. s, at Hancock hail. The
Visocchi trio, well known musical
specialists, will appear.
There will be sociable at the high
school building next Friday evening,
under the auspices of the athletic as
sociation, for the benefit of the foot
ball team. The pupils will be as
sised in the concert by Mrs. Bertha
Giles Lamster and others. The COM
mittee in charge promises the best
sociable ever given at the high school.
Miss NJ. A. Greedy has presented to
the Ellsworth high school a framed
portrait of Miss Lucy Stone, leader
in the world movement for woman
suffrage, and long an intimate friend
of Miss Greely's mother, the late Ann
f. Greedy. Miss Greedy, in present
ing the portrait, very appropriately
on the day when the women of Maine
cast their first ballot. gave an inter-
esting sketch of Miss Stones life and
work
The annual county contest of the
boys and girls agricultural clubs of
Hancock county will be held at Han
cock hall, Ellsworth, Friday and Sat
urday, Oct. 15 and 16. This gather
ing always brings to Ellsworth some
of the brightest boys and girls of the
county They will be guests of the
city. The Woman's club has been
asked to take in hand the matter of
procuring entertainment for them in
private homes.