Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-04-20

of the food fair. Mr.. Small hopes
to be back at his position in the
Liberty national bank the last of
the week.
E. j. Lepogiannis will open a shoe
shining parlor and hat-cleaning and
reblocking establishment in the
Dirigo hall building, in the store re-
Gently occupied by the Campbell
printing office. Mr.. Lepogiannis will
do cleaning and reblocking of all
kinds of hats, women's or mems.
He expects to be open for business by
the middle of next week
Mrs. Harry E. Rowe was called to
Portland yesterday by the sudden
death of her father, w. A. Allen.
Mr.. Allen was about seventy years of
age. He had been in business in
Portland over fifty years, operating a
mill for cabinet work and stair
building, and now incorporated as w.
A. Allen Co. He was a past grand
warden of the N. E. 0. P. of Maine.
He leaves two daughters and four
sons.
Main street had a narrow escape
from disastrous fire last night.
Shortly before midnight fire was
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ment of the Tilden building and
under the store occupied by E. F.
Robinson, optician. 1t had gained
some headway among boxes and
shelving in the basement, and the
floor timbers were burning over
quite an area. The prompt dis
covery of the fire and quick
response of the fire department
prevented serious fire. The
damage is comparatively slight.
The members of the Ellsworth
school board and the superintendent
of schools will pay an official visit of
inspection to the high school to-
morrow. The board proposes to in
augurate this as a regular system,
planning to visit each school in the
city. The board is also planning
to have parents meeting some
evening soon, with an address by
some one from the State department
of education. The meeting will then
be thrown open for discussion of
school matters, and criticisms and
suggestions for the betterment of the
Ellsworth schools will be invited.
A district convention Of encamp-
ment Odd Fellows will be held in
Ellsworth next Monday The
encampments composing this district
are Mt. Desert of Bar Harbor, Wi
vurna of Ellsworth and Bluebrook of
Bluehill and Brooklin. The conven-
tion will open with special session
at 3 p. M, when Mt. Desert encamp-
ment will work the patriarchal de-
gree. Supper will be served at $50.
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the golden rule degree and Wivurna
will work the royal purple degree.
Another supper will be served at
midnight. 1t is expected that about
275 will be present. :.
The Boston University summer
school men are boosting" for Ellis
worth and the new high school
building fund. The last issue of
the Boston University News says:
Federal board students who at
tended summer school at Ellsworth
last summer, and all former resi-
dents of Maine who are students at
Boston university, are planning to
send a donation of money to the
Boosters club of that town for the
new high school building fund
George A. Lantz and Hervey Jen-
nings will gladly accept any offer
ing aud forward it without delay to
E. F. Small, treasurer. Boosters
Club, Ellsworth, Me-"
The annual business meeting Of
the Ellsworth Reunion association
was held at the Hotel Avery. Bos-
ton, last Friday evening at six
o'clock. Returns from the reunion
of the week before were compiled,
and it was found to be the most
successful ever held, due in part to
the large attendance on account Of
the interest in the high school
building fund and to the exemption
from income tax payment for the
same reason. While in previous
years the proceeds have barely met
| the expenses, this year there was sc
large a surplus that enthusiastic
members and friends contributed
enough to bring the sum up to 5000
which amount will be sent to the
| building fund. Officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows
| President, Franklin l. Jordan; vice
| tary, Ella F. Jordan; treasurer
Stetson Foster.
At a meeting of the board OF
trade Monday evening, the commit
tee on membership drive reported
good progress with eighty-sever
| members enrolled to that time, ant
| the campaign still on. The by
| laws were amended to do away will
the long list of standing commit
tees, and providing for just one
standing committee on manufac
lures and industrial development
other matters to be referred from
time to time to special committees
as more effective way of getting
results. The matter of a good
roads day on the Lamoine road, in
conjunction with residents of La