Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS
[Continued from Page IL
John H. Nevelle Mrs. A. G. Finn,
Mrs. Everett Franklin and Norris
Moore of Ellsworth.

There was a good attendance at
Hancock hall last Monday evening,
when the University of Maine dra-
matte club presented "a School for
Scandal" under the auspices of
Whitmore post and auxiliary.
The members of the senior class
of Trinity college, Washington, d.
c., were entertained by Mrs. Hard
ing yesterday at an afternoon tea
at the White House. Among those
who attended was Miss Katherine
Brady of Ellsworth.
Miss Margaret Davis, who has
been i'll several weeks, was taken
to the Bar Harbor hospital Sunday
where an operation for appendicitis
was performed Monday. The OPP
Grafton was successful, and her con-
dition is reported as favorable.
The ladies of the Unitarian AL
lance will meet with the president,
Mrs. George H. Gould, tomorrow
evening at 7.30, to arrange for the
annual midsummer fair to be held
at Hancock hall August g. All
members are urged to be present.
The Boston Speciality Store has
| leased the store recently vacated by
the H. c. Austin Co., and will open
Saturday with women's and misses
clothing. The opening, originally
postponed because of unavoidable
! announced for Thursday, had to be
delay.
Charles E. Pho, formerly of this
city, now of Portsmouth, N. H., was
a delegate from the Railroad
Brotherhood to represent the Ports
mouth, Dover and Mountain Divi-
sion of the Boston & Maine road in
| the conference between the rail-
roads and labor union in Boston
Monday.
The Bangor bridge at Ellsworth
Falls will be closed for two or three
days, beginning Wednesday, May
Is, for replanking. A short detour
will be necessary, by way of the old
/ Bangor road and Infant street.
Later the Main street bridge is to
be replanked but it will not be
necessary to interrupt traffic.
When this bridge is replanked, a
dividing timber will be laid through
the middle of the bridge to keep
traffic to right and left.
more generally known as CAP
Saunders, who has recently con-
Quoted an evangelistic campaign in
Bangor is expected to hold a series
of meetings in Ellsworth and vicin-
ity beginning on or about May II,
and continuing to June 6. Mr..
Saunders comes with the best of
recommendations and has strong
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announcement of the services will
be made from the pulpits.
Miss Evelyn G. Dill of Gardiner
and Percival L., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Wescott of Ellsworth,
We're married at Roxbury, Mass,
Saturday, April 80, by Rev. Mr..
Lusk They were attended by Miss
S, May Fisk of Cumberland Mills
and John B. Rice of Portland.
After a short wedding trip, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wescott returned last Friday
to Ellsworth. where the groom is in
business with his father in the H.
F. Wescott Hardware Co.
The State department of health
makes the following report on
analysis of the public water supply
of Ellsworth ''Analysis of the
sample of water taken from your
public supply which you sent us
April 81 shows this water to be in
it's normal condition for this season
of the year. There was neither
chemical nor archaeological evil
dence of the water being in con-
tact with pollution or with surface
drainage contamination, and as
long as the water maintains it's
present condition, it can be consid-
cred safe and satisfactory one to
use for all purposes"
Baseball promises to loom large
in Ellsworth again this summer.
In addition to the "Aces," composed
of some of the younger school boys,
and the summer school team, which
will be better than last year, new
team has been formed under the
name of the Ellsworth X. c., the
lineup of which will include many
of Ellsworth's former A. A. men.
| Harold Linnehan is captain and w.
H. Scott is manager. The team
will play its first game next Satur-
day afternoon at Wyman park, with
Cuff" Jordan in the box and
Tommy" Linnehan wearing the
chest-pad. The game will start at 2.
Last Friday was Ford day in
Ellsworth, when the Morang garage
entertained Ford owners and their
families from all over Hancock
county. Over 400 were present,
and enjoyed the day. In the fore
noon there was a tractor demon
stration at the city farm, about an
acre of land being plowed and har-
rOwed. At noon the visitors were
guests of the garage at a big chow
der served by John H. Leland at the
banquet hall in Odd Fellows hall.
In the afternoon there were free
pictures at the Dirigo, illustrating
Ford building and Ford capacity
During the day many inspected the
Morang garage, and the up-to-date
service department. The visitors
enjoyed an interesting day and
cleaned much valuable information
A Ford day fer next year is already
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