Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-09-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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Sargent farm, adjoining the Rich
ardson farm, was sold last July.
Mrs. John w. Coughlin and son
Kenneth left Thursday for Boston,
where they will spend the winter.
Kenneth will enter an electrical
school. Miss Dorothy Coughlin has
been employed in Boston the past
year.
Mrs. c. P. DeLaittre gave an in
teresting talk on the Passion Play"
at the Baptist church, Sunday eve
ming, to an appreciative audience.
Mrs. DeLaittre saw this play in 1910,
and gives vivid and interesting in
depreciation of it.
" Last Friday was weird night in
Ellsworth, with hours of rain and
thunder and lightning and darkness,
all the street lights of the city hav-
ing been put out of commission
earlier in the day by short cir
cult at the new dam.
There will be a union service at
the Unitarian church next Sunday
evening, with sermon by Rev. T.
Andrews of the Methodist church
There will be special music. Solo,
''The Day is Ended" Mrs H. E.
Rowe, and music by the girls choir.
The woman's club will hold a
special meeting at the home of Mrs
Harry L. Crabtree Tuesday, Sept 26.
All members, and all interested in
the welfare of the club, are urged to
be present, as very important
question will come before the club
u Another grocery store will open
! on Main street in about two weeks
Half of the Osgood studio building
| has been leased by George c. Pier
| son, formerly with Perlinskys cloth
| ing store, and shelves are being fit
| ted and alterations made for a "cash
! and carry" grocery.
| V Hollis e. Anderson has leased the
| Chrome building at the corner of Main
and Hancock streets, and will open
| a high class restaurant, with rooms
for transients. He plans to open for
business court week. Extensive re-
pairs and Improvements are being
made in the building.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. DeLaittre, who
have been spending the summer here
and at Mt. Desert island, left for
stop at New Gloucester to visit OPP
portunity Farm, a school for home
less boys. in which Mr.. and Mrs. De-
Laittre are greatly interested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dow of Meth
uen, Mass, and their son Halpert
and his wife of Lawrence, Mass.
motored through last week and Wis
tied Mr.. Dows sisters, Mrs. Rose
Young of this city, and Mrs. John
Marshall of West Hancock. This is
Mr. Dow's first visit to his former
home in thirty-two years.
v The young mems and young ladies'
classes of the Baptist Sunday school
will enjoy fox and hare chase Fri
| day afternoon. The young ladies
will leave the church at 4.30 to be
| followed by the young men at 5
| o'clock The object is to follow the
trail and locate the place of hiding,
where lunch will be served.
The date of the barn dance to be
given at the Thorsen Farms for the
benefit of the nursing fund of the
Ellsworth branch of the Red Cross
| has been changed to Thursday, Sept.
| 2S, and instead of a supper, there
will be buffet lunch. Plans are be-
ing laid that will make it one of
the big social events of the year.
A shower in honor of Miss Mary
| Coughlin was given by Miss Cert
rude Dorgan last Thursday evening,
at her home. Twelve girls enjoyed
| a delightful evening. The table de-
| corations were of red and white.
Miss Coughln received many beauti-
| full gifts. Her marriage to George F.
Hoye of Somerville, Mass, took
place yesterday morning.
The Boy Scouts held an enthusiast
tic meeting last Thursday evening,
to plan work for the year, and elect
officers. Rev. George S. Brookes
was reelected scoutmaster and treas
urer, and Harry c. Aldrich was ap-
pinted assistant scoutmaster. Donald
Jordan was appointed scribe. The
Scouts are planning to give concert
and play in about a month.
V The Milliken-T omlinson Co., whole
sale grocers, which established a
outgrown it's Ellsworth quarters in
the brick block at the railroad. Or
der has been placed for the erection
| of an additional frame storehouse
| in the rear. The building will be
| TWO stories nlSn, ana 4OXbO 1eet IN
| size Frank r. Moore will be the
| builder.
Mrs. Andrews and her daughter,
| Miss Florence, who have been visit
| ing in Eastport and Penfield. N. B.,
| after a few days with Mrs. Laura
| Alexander, returned to their home in
| Lynn, Mass. Mrs. Ida M. Smith of
Lynn, Mass, who has been visiting
her sisters and brother, Mrs. Laura
Alexander, Mrs. T. A. Pinkham and
E. A. Carter, returned to Lynn with
| the Andrews.
During the past two weeks extern
sive repairs have been made on the
| dancing floor of Odd Fellows hall,
under the direction of Erwin r.
| Brooks of Bangor. Over seven hun
bred feet of hardwood flooring were
used in replacing worn sections. af-