Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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Roberts hired and drove. They
narrowly escaped a serious accident
near Bangor, when blowout of
forward tire caused them to strike
a culvert. The disabled car was left
and another hired for the remainder
of the trip. Next Friday party of
prominent Ellsworth business men
will accompany Mr. Roberts on a visit
to the new mill.
Francis Haskell of Bar Harbor is
visiting relatives here.
CRalph Barron has returned from
Bar Harbor to attend high school.
Stetson Foster and family have
closed their bungalow on the Surry
road and returned to their home in
bingham, Mass.
Melvin l.. Jordan of Ellsworth
Falls has been drawn to serve on the
grand jury at the October term of
court
George Partridge of Lakewood is
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Barron, and attending high
school
Richard, the five-months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. Haskell,
died Saturday at their home on Pine
street
Polls for the special election next
Monday will open in Ellsworth at
8 a. m. and close at 6 p. m. The
board of registration is in session
this week.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will
meet Thursday evening, Sept. s, at
the home of Mrs. A. P. Royal. All
members intending to go to the fes-
tival must be present in order to
know how many tickets are wanted.
A special meeting of the ladies of
the Thursday club and Congrega-
tional parish is called for Thursday
evening at 7.30, at the home of Mrs.
l.. A Leach, Pine street. A full at
tendance is desired, g..
Miss Joan Baker Of New York and
Miss Emma Baker of Whitinsville,
Mass, are spending two weeks with
Mrs. L.. M. Scott. Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle F Googins and two children,
of Whitinsville, who have been Wis
iting Mrs. Scott, have gone to Han
cock.
The money drawer at Hollis E.
Anderson's restaurant was rif1ed of
been issued for Percival B. Bird, a
Massachusetts man who had been
employed as cook by Mr.. Anderson
this summer, and whose disappear
ance conceded with that of the
money.
Rev. Clarence Emery will enter
upon his pastOrate of the Ellsworth
Baptist church next Sunday. Mr..
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here this week. The parsonage has
been thoroughly renovated, water,
electric lights and bathroom in
stalled, and the rooms painted and
repapered throughout.
l. Perlinsky, lately with the Bos-
ton Specially Co. store in Ellsworth,
has leased the Redman store on
State street, and will open mems
furnishing goods and clothing store
The store is now being fitted up for
his occupancy. Mr.. Perlinsky ex-
poets to be open for business the
last of next week.
Lygonia lodge, F. and A. M, will
celebrate it's centennial anniversary
this year. Committees will soon be
appointed and plans made that the
observance of the event will be
fitting one. Old age has not i'm
paired the activity of the lodge. 1t
has just resumed work for the Win
ter, with considerable work ahead.
Tomorrow evening there will be
work in the entered apprentice de-
gree.
Lieut.. and Mrs. S. r. Shealer of
Bethlehem, Pa, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs John F. KnowltOn a few
days the past week. Lieut.. Shealer,
now professor Of electrical engineer
ing in Lehigh university, was, during
the war, a member of the board of
inspection and survey of the navy
department, which reported on all
new naval vessels before their &C
ceptance by the government.
A runaway furnished some ex-
citement on Main street Saturday
morning, and narrow escape for
woman and two children. Mrs.
Arthur Graves of North Hancock,
with two children, was driving down
Main street, when the breeding Of
the harness broke, and the horse
ran. In front of the postoffice the
runaway collided head-on with
Bangor automobile standing at the
curb. Mrs. Graves was thrown out,