Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-08-25

Ernest L. osgood of Berlin, N. H.,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Irving
osgood.
Miss Della Hopkins, who has spent
the past few months in Portland, is
at home.
Earle II. Young of Stoneham,
Mass, has been visiting his mother,
Mrs. Rose Young.
Mrs. Charles G. Royal and son
Preston left Monday for their home
in SomerviIle, Mass.
Mrs. Charles Mum and daughter
Marion, of Lowell Mass, are visiting
relatives In Ellsworth.
DR.. Harvard Greedy is spending
this week in Boston, attending the
national dental convention.
Contract for carrying the mails be-
tween the Ellsworth postoffice and
station has been awarded to C. s.
Johnston at $3.50.
Rev. Albert j. Lord of Meriden.
Conn, with his wife and son, arrived
| Monday for a shert visit with Mrs.
| Lords father, II. B. Phillips.
| Mrs. John Shriner, with little
| daughter Betty, who has spent the
| summer here, leaves to-day for
visf in Bangor and Portland, on her
return to her home in West Newton,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ross and son
Donald, of Winthrop, Mass, who are
spending their vacation in Bucksport,
spent the weekend with their aunt.
| Mrs. Mary Reid.
z. 5. Th5rsen arrived yesterday
/ from New York, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs Henry Dendall of Hoboken,
N. j., who are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Thorsen at Pleasant Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ. Young of
New York have been spending a few
days with Mr.. Young's brother, c. C.
Young. in Trenton. Walter has been
renewing old friendships in Ellis
worth.
Services at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning al 1899. Gospel
and song service in the evening at
7.3o. Meeting in the afternoon at
the South Hancock church, at $50.
Rev j. B. Coy, pastor.
DR.. James p. Whitmore OF Mar
qnsste, Mich, has been visiting his
mother, Mrs. Charles Wkitmere. He
VIE leave for has home to-day, ac-
companied by his mother. who will
sp5ad the winter with him.
Henry B. SSockbuhge of New
York is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Stockbriage. He has as guests
Nj. and Mrs Byron Gay and Mr.,
Barns of New York. Mr. Cay is the
aTthor of one of the late popular
sOzg g hits, The Vamp."
DR.. and Mrs W. A. Purington of
Fexcroft and DIR. and Mrs. o. r.
emerson of Newport were guests of
Nh. and Mrs A n. Merrill Friday and
Saturday. Buell. Brown of Wolhas-
tm Chambers, WoIlaston, Mass, is
now a guest of the MerriIls.
Postmaster Charles HI. LELAND re-
turned Thursday from a vacation of
two weeks spent with Harry Tracy
and Freeman Paine OF Brooklyn, N.
Y, at Mr.. Traey's bungalow in South
addison. Mr.. Tracy and Mr.. Paine
accompanied him here ON his return,
returning to Addison in the evening.
| The south-bouna Bar HarbGr ex-
press left the rails just beyond the
franklin Road station last Wednes-
day afternoon, tearing up the ties for
a long distance. The cars remained
upright, and no one was injured The
line was blocked tsor several hears,
passengers being transferred around
| the wreck
Mary Bunker, aged nine years, had
Hnrorw escape from drowning in
the river last week. Mrs. Ralph
Smith took her own children and the
children of some nsighbGrs to Woods
shors for little picnic. The chill
/ dren were in bathing. and the Bunker
| child, riding on a log. was carried
7 into Geep water. In her fright, The
/ chilli jumped from the log. Mrs
| Smith fully dressed, plunged in to
| save the child, and though she could
not swim herself, and the water was
| beyond her depth, she succeeded
| somehow in reaching the child and
| struggling back to a footin and to
shore. But for her prompt and heroic
work the child would have drowned
| The chihl had swallowed eonsidera-
| ble water, and it was some time be-
KOre she recovered from the effects
OF her experience.
John A Scott of Ellsworth, who
has been principal of the academy at
COrinna the past four years, will go
TO the high school at Machias in the
fall. The Oorinna correspondent of
the Bangor Commercial writes as fol-
lows of little party given Mr.. Scott:
Mem bers of the class of 1920, Corin-
ma Union academy, gave John A. Scott,
the retiring principal, very happy
surprise Tuesday evening, Aug. IT.
They came in body, and stole ia
upon him without his suspecting
what it all meant During the eve
ming, games were enjoyed and re-
freshments of iee-cream, cake and
punch served. Just before leaving,
Donald Maxim. president of the class,
in few weli-chosen words, presented
Mr.. Scott with a beautiful gold watch
chain, to which was attached
knights Templar emblem. This class
has been with Mr.. Scott during all his
fouf years stay in the academy, and
the members OF 1t wished, as they
expressed it, to show their appreeia-
tion of his kindness to them"
The marriage of Miss Hilda M.
Holtzman of Allentown. Pa, to Rob