Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-04-06

for West Somerville, Mass, to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Ruby
Gurney Livingston, and other
relatives in that vicinity.
regular meeting of Frank E.
Whitmore post, American Legion,
will be held at Odd Fellows hall to-
morrow evening. The woman's
auxiliary will serve supper at $50.
BY the will of Miss Anna F.
Hight, presented in the probate
court yesterday, the Ellsworth High
School Building association re-
ceives a bequest of $50 for the
building fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Brann of Ellis
worth quietly celebrated the sixtieth
anniversary of their wedding on
Monday, April 4, at the home of
their son, w. E. Brann, where they
are now living.
1.-The popularity contest at the Diri-
60 theatre closed last Thursday eve
ming. Miss Margaret Davis won the
watch given as first prize, and Miss
Ruth Whiting won the silk umbrella,
the second prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Drummey,
who were in Ellsworth last week
to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
Drummey's brother, Michael
Kearns, have returned to their
home in Woodfords.
A meeting of the Village Improve
ment society will be held at the
home of Mrs. F. M. Gaynor to-mor-
row afternoon at 3. Business of i'm
portance will be acted upon. A full
attendance is desired.
Eriands Of Mr. and MrS Aupuct
Z. Diemert of Kenilworth, Mont, are
extending congratulations on the
birth of a son (Lloyd Augustine)
born March 4. Mrs. Diemert was,
before marriage, Marion Rideout of
this city.
~ Edward Jordan and Albert Har-
den yesterday brought in from Green
lake the first good string of salmon
weighing five pounds. They attract
window of the H. F. Wescott Hard
ware Co.
The barn at the Sterling Haynes
place on Sterling street, owned by
David Carney, was burned to the
ground at Z o'clock last evening.
The house was only slightly
ududSou. he loss is pdTlldlly CON-
cred by insurance.
The annual Ellsworth reunion will
be held at Paul Revere hall, Boston,
Friday evening of this week. Indi-
cations are, that more than the usual
number from Ellsworth will attend.
The committee in charge has spared
no pains to make this reunion one
of the best ever.
Morning worship at the Baptist
church next Sunday at 1890. Sun
day school at 1145. Evening meet
ing at 7.30. Short story telling or
reading will be an interesting fea-
ture of the evening service. There
will be an afternoon meeting at the
Trenton church at $50.
A civil service examination will be
held at Ellsworth, April 23, as a re-
suit of which it is expected to make
certification to fill a contemplated
vacancy in the position of postmaster
at Green Lake. The compensation
OF the postmaster at this Office was
$239 for the last fiscal year. Full
information may be secured from the
postmaster at Green Lake.
William A. Alexander will next
week enter the employ of the Car
roll Felt Shoe Co., taking charge of
the finishing room. Mr.. Alexander
who for the past five years has been
employed in the c. l.. Morang de-
partment stores, received a pleasant
surprise Monday, when he was pre-
sented with handsome fishing ROD
and reel, given him by Mr. Morane
and his employees.
| Michael Kearns died at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Ann Bresnahan
last Thursday morning, at the age
| OF slxty-tWO years. Mr.. Kearns
was born in Ellsworth, but for the
past thirty-three years had been i1
Minneapolis, Minn., returning t(
| Ellsworth about three weeks ago
He leaves two sisters, Mrs. NJ. j
| Drummey of Woodfords and Mrs
Bresnahan. The funeral was helt
at st. Joseph's Catholic churct
| Saturday morning, Rev. j. A
| German officiating.
| John J. Carr. formerly of Ellis.
| worth. died Sunday at the home OF
| his daughter, Mrs. George W. Brim-
| mer, in Brewer, at the age of ninety
one years. Mr.. Carr was the last OF
a family of thirteen children. He
was UOIu III MdTldNlIlo, DuC IlV6O
| most of his life in Ellsworth, where
he was successful stone mason and
builder, having erected a large num-
ber of buildings in Ellsworth and
Bar Harbor during his active years
He was member of the Baptist
church of Ellsworth. He lived here
until ten years ago, when he went
to Brewer to live with his daughter.
Business is now picking up at the
Carroll Felt Shoe Co.'s factory.
This factory, in common with
factories everywhere, has felt the
business depression that amounted
almost to stagnation. Now the
orders are beginning to come in,
with every prospect of big
seasons business. The factory,
which has been running short time
and with short crew. is now in
creasing it's crew and by next week
expects to be running full time
New help will be put on as fast as
possible now for the next two
months. The new machinery for