Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11

hNiC VIII NC d publlC supper DIT
the Unitarian vestry Wednesday eve
ming of next week.
The Methodist club will have a
birthday social and entertainment in
the ve5try Thursday evening, Feb.
26.
Ellsworth and Bluehill friends are
extending congratulations to Mr..
and Mrs. E.. E. Chase on the arrival
of daughter born Feb. 2. in Port
land
Ellsworth friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burleigh Davidson of Lafayette,
Ind, extend congratulations on the
birth of daughter on Jan 81 Mrs.
Davidson was Miss Leah Friend of
Ellsworth.
Rev. George T. Jones of Warwick,
Mass, will preach at the Unitarian
church next Sunday morning at
1880. Preaching service will be
followed by the usual session of Sun
day school. A large attendance is
earnestly desired.
The meeting of the woman's club
which was to have taken place at the
home of Mrs. w. B. Mills yesterday
afternoon, was, owing to the illness
~ WV iobiVo w NJ WtIt OIl lH6 pro-
gram, postponed to next Tuesday
afternoon, at the same place.
A class in home nursing is to be
formed in Ellsworth. with Miss
Helen Gould, county Red Cross
nurse, as instructor. All persons
desiring to join this class should
communicate at once with Mrs. B. S.
Jellison, Ellsworth Falls. This is
most opportune time for such a class,
with grip and influenza threatening.
News was received in Ellsworth
to-day of the death at Columbus, O..
on Sunday, of the wife of Prof. Ed
win A. Clark of the University of
Ohio. Mrs. Clark's maiden name
was Elizabeth Bodfish, of Palmer.
Mass, and she was married to Prof.
Clark about two years ago. Death
followed short illness of influenza
and pneumonia. Her parents were
visiting her at the time She leaves
also one brother. Prof. Clark is a
grandson of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus w. Clark of Ellsworth,
sympathy of Ellsworth friends is
extended to the husband and family.
Superintendent Kenyon of the
Carroll Felt Shoe Co. factory will
leave tonight for Boston, hoping to
expedite the shipment of material
and machinery that, owing to the
freight embargo and the snow en-
barge, has delayed the speeding I'D
of the factory. He hopes to have
the factory running with a full crew
in a week or ten days. Mr.. Carroll
is here this week for a few days. He
expresses satisfaction at the progress
made at the factory.
The funeral of Herbert F. Foster
was held Sunday at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin NJ. Fos-
ter, Rev. r. B. Mathews officiating.
1t was a masonic funeral, Mr.. Foster
Delng thirty-second degree Mason,
member of Lygonia lodge here and
OF the higher lodges in Texas, where
he was stationed during the war.
His widow and his sister, Mrs. D. l..
Yale, accompanied the body here, to-
gether with his parents, who were
with him in Boston at the end.
large section of the roof of the
Ellsworth Foundry & Machine Works
garage on Water street collapsed
early FRIDAY morning under the
Welght OF the snow. A section of
the roof the full width of the garage
and some thirty or forty feet long,
puckled down in the middle and
about midway of the garage. Fortu-
hately 1t was partially supported by
the sidewalks and timbers, and no
damage was done to cars stored in
the garage. The continuing snow and
ram Friday night added to the diff
Guilty or strengthening out the wreck.
Dut by Sunday the roof was Temporal
rlly in place. The damage will be
comparatively slight.
Albert H. Lullam died Thursday
at his home on the Shore road, at the
age of seventy-one years. Mr.. Lul-
lam was born in Ellsworth a son of
the late George Lullam. This city
had always been his home, though
for some years he was employed
away, for short time in Wisconsin
and for several years in Berlin Mills.
N. H. During his residence in Wis
consin he was married, his wife dy-
ing year later, leaving an infnt
daughter who was brought up in the
nome of relatives in the West. This
daughter, Mrs. Bertha Kettler of
Eau ClalrQ Wis, was with her father
during the last two weeks of his ill
ness. He leaves also one brother.
John Lullam, with whom he lived.
The funeral was held at st. Joseph's
Catholic church Saturday morning.
The good work for the high school
building fund started by Albert Da-
Wis and James Carney is being con-
t1nued by them and other pupils of
the high school. They are setting a
pace that older ones will find it hard
to keep up with. Last Saturday af-
ternoon they gave another dance at
Knights of Columbus hall. Music
was furnished by Miss Walker. Char
lotte Whitcomb, Marion Lord and
Hazel Giles, piano, and Alfred
Morang and Kenneth Rich, violins.
The sum of $19.05 was realized. in
Guiding donation of $40 from A. II.
Norris which was much appreciated.
The money was turned over to the
treasurer of the High School Build
ing association. Next Saturday af-
ternoon the same students will give