Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08

VINO has been the guest of Mrs. J. f.
Whitcomb few days, returned home
to-day.
The fair given under the auspices
OF the junior class of the Ellsworth
high school at Hancock hall last
Saturday was financial success.
The high school basketball team
last Friday evening defeated Winter
Harbor by the score of 1911. Next
Friday evening Ellsworth high first
and second teams will go to North
east Harbor for games with the first
and second teams there.
Ellsworth merchants who during
past Christmas shopping seasons
have met with many losses through
petty thieving, this year propose unit
ing for the purpose of hiring 'spot-
ters" to mingle with the Christmas
shoppers, as is done in Bangor
The women of the Unitarian
parish will meet with Mrs. Martin l..
Adams Friday for an all-day session,
beginning at 10 o'clock, to sew for
the Red Cross. A picnic lunch will
! be served at noon. All women of
the parish are urged to be present.
Those who cannot come in the fore
noon are requested to come early in
~the afternoon
The Ellsworth A. G. basketball
team, in its first game of the season
| at Hancock hall last Friday evening.
| showed lack of practice and wind
The @. H. Rice team of Bangor bad
| both, and put it over the Ellsworth
| boys by a score of $500. The ELS
worth team will play it's second game
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of the University of Maine. A better
| game is expected The front seats
1 of the gallery are reserved, as before.
and for sale at the Tumble Inn.
Mrs. Clara NJ Wheelden of Derby.
Conn, formerly of Ellsworth Falls,
died at her home December 5. Mrs.
| Wheelden spent many summers with
relatives and friends in Ellsworth
after settling in Derby, and is pleas
antly remembered. She was men,
Der of the Methodist church and of
the Rebekah lodge in her home city.
She has several nieces and nephews
in this vicinity, and is also survived
by one sister, Mrs. Nellie Keisor of
! Bar Harbor. Mrs. Wheelden was
seventy-four years old. She leaves
one son, Clarence E. Wheelden of
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The third In the series of union
Sunday evening services by the
churches of Ellsworth, in commemo-
ration of the Booth anniversary of
the landing of the Pilgrims, was held
/ at the Congregational church last
/ Sunday evening. Rev. r. B.
Mathews, pastor, spoke on 1.-THE Rise
! and Development of Congregations
alism." Next Sunday evening at the
Unitarian church, Rev. G. T. Jones
Will speak on "a Step Further in the
Freedom of the Spirit, the Uni
tarlans. This will be the last meet
ing of the series.
A letter from Bowdoin college
correspondent says: John J. Whit
ney of Ellsworth has been one of the
mainstays of the Bowdoin football
eleven this fall. With no previous
experience in football, either in prep.
school or in college, Whitney has de-
veloped in his senior year into one Of
the best halfbacks at Bowdoin. In
his sophomore year he was president
OF his class. Last year he was
member of the Ivy Day committee
and of the Bowdoin musical clubs.
He is member of the Abraxas,
Kappa Sigma fraternity"
At meeting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin L. Adams last We'd
nesday evening, the young people of
the Unitarian parish organized the
Unity club. Members of the parish,
and all others not affiliated with any
other church, are eligible to member
ship. The following officers were
elected: President, Edwin Royal;
vice-president, Leon E. Rowe; secre-
tary, Miss Vera Mosley; treasurer
Miss Vena Hagerthy. The club will
meet fortnightly, on Wednesday eve
nings. The next meeting will be on
December Is, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon E. Rowe. At this meeting, the
committee on program will report on
a program for the winter.
At the regular meeting of the
board of trade next Monday evening,
to which the citizens generally are
invited, the summer school propo-
sition will be threshed out and
definite answer given whether Ellis
worth can entertain the students next
summer. The school will be twice
as large as last year; the problem is
one of housing. The committee ap-
pointed at a former meeting of the
board has gone pretty thoroughly
into the matter, and has been in cor
respondence with Mr.. Bellatty of the
summer school. The matter has sim
mered down now tc pretty definite
proposition, and this will be laid be-
fore the people at the meeting next
Monday evening. The committee
and officers of the board of trade do
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