Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-11-17

Frank Anderson has been at home
from Colby college for few days.
Irene chapter, o. E. S., will hold
regular melting Friday evening.
There will be work on two candi-
dates. Refreshments will be served.
Miss Myra Parker of the State de-
partment of health gave an interest
ing and enlightening address at the
meeting of the womans club yester-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. G.
A. Hanscom.
Miss Grace McKenney, teacher of
the Pine street intermediate school,
was called to her home in Fort Fair
field Sunday, by the serious illness of
her father. Mrs. e. j. Collins is
substituting at her school,
The prize dance at Smiths pa
vilion last evening was won by Miss
Marion Lord and Harold Hawkes..
There will be no dance at the pa
vilion next Tuesday evening, but on
Thanksgiving night there will be
masquerade ball.
The Unitarian campaign to raise
| national fund of $3,0O0,000 was
opened in Boston November / by ex-
President Taft, who contributed
$4,000 In his campaign message
to the Unitarians of the United States
and Canada he declared the need of
religion to combat the present lack
of seriousness, extravaganza and
luxury resulting from the past war
exertion and reaction Martin /.
Adams is the local chairman The
quota of the Ellsworth church, only
$40, will be easily raised.
Mrs. F. w. Rollins is the guest of
Mrs. Lucy Pareher. Mrs. Rollins
will leave soon to spend a few weeks
with her daughter Mrs. L. H. Cush-
man, in Nebraska, and after the holi-
days will go to California for the re-
mainder of the winter.
Michael ]. Duffee died at his home
on Davis street yesterday morning,
after long Illness, at the age of
Sixty-three years. Mr.. Duffee was a
native of Ellsworth, and had lived
here most of his life. For some
years he was employed in the shoe
factory in Belfast. He leaves
widow and two sons, Boyd and Owen,
and one sister, Mrs. Ellen Brady, all
of Ellsworth. The funeral will be
held at st. Joseph's church to-mor-
row at 81 o'clock.
A pleasant party was given at the
home of Mrs. L. F. Giles Thursday
afternoon, as farewell to Mrs.
Bertha Giles Lamster, who has spent
the summer with her mother, Mrs. J.
T. Giles. Mrs. Lamster, with her
little daughter, left to-day for Port
land to spend a week with her sis
| ter, Mrs. F. c. Burrill. She will be
| Joined there next week by her
mother and sister. Miss Hazel Giles,
and the family will go to Brookline,
| Mass, to spend Thanksgiving with
another sister. Mrs. Harry c. Achorn.
After Thanksgiving, Mrs. Lamster
and daughter will leave for their
home in California, accompanied by
Mrs. Giles and Miss Hazel, who will
spend the winter there.
The Baptist, Methodist, Congre-
| gational and Unitarian churches will
unite in evening service in commemo-
ration of the 300th anniversary of
the landing of the Pilgrims at Ply
mouth. The general topic will be:
1.-THE Founding of Religious Liber-
ty." The schedule of services is as
follows: Nov. 81, at the Baptist
church; subject. 1.-THE First Inde-
pendent Movement, the Anabaptist, -
rev. j. Is. COY. NOV. rs, at the
Methodist church; subject, "a New
Spiritual Way, the Coming of the
Methodists," Rev. r. H. Moyle
Dec. 5, at the Congregational church
subject, "The Rise and Development
of Congregationalism," Rev. R. B
Mathews. Dec. IL, at the Unitarian
church; subject, "a Step Further in
the Freedom of the Spirit, the Uni.
tarians," Rev. G. T. Jones.
At a special meeting of the Els
worth school board Monday evening
the resignation of l.. w. Elkins as
principal of the high school was ac-
cepted. The resignation will take
effect Friday of this week. Stanley
N. Shibles of Rockport was elected tc
fill the vacancy, and will enter upon
his duties here next Monday. Mr.
Shibles is a graduate of the Rockport
high school and of Colby college