Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-02-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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to Bar HarDOr. she was grdQudCoQ
from the Bar Harbor high school,
and before her marriage in Novem-
Der, 1920, worked in the central
telephone Office there. She was a
girl of lovable disposition, and had
wide circle of friends. She leaves,
besides husband and parents, one
brother, Harold.
A dance and costume party will
be-given by the Thistle troop of Girl
Scouts at Hancock hall Tuesday
evening, Feb 81. Homemade can
DIV will be on sale. The proceeds
will go toward the purchase of uni
forms for the Scouts. 1t is hoped
that everyone will help the girls get
them.
Mr. Stoddard, chief, and Mr..
Hanna, placement officer, of the sub
district station of the U. S. Veterans
, Bureau, will be at the grand jury
room at the county courthouse all
day tomorrow Ex-service men
having compensation claims or wish
ing training should take this oppor-
tunity to see them.
Walter l.. Sargent, deputy col
lector, will be at the postof1ce build
ing in Ellsworth on February Is and
16 for the purpose of assisting in
come taxpayers seeking information
in the rendering of returns. Ex-
piration date of filing returns is
March is. Mr.. Sargent will be at
the postoffice in Bar Harbor, Febru-
airy II and IS.
4 H. Styles Bridges. former agri-
cultural agent for Hancock county,
who recently went to the ThOrsen
Farms as manager, has resigned the
position, to take effect March 1. Mr..
Bridges has not yet decided upon his
|. future plans, but his many friends
in Ellsworth and throughout the
county trust that he may remain
here 1t is probable, however, that
he will get back into agricultural
extension work, in which he is
recognized as one of the most eff
ficient men in New England.
Several ladies from the Baptist
church went to Bangor Tuesday to
attend missionary meeting where
Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery,
president of the Northern Baptist
Convention was the principal
speaker. Mrs. Montgomery is the
first woman to be hOnOred by being
placed at the head of a great denom-
I ination, and is proving herself wor-
thy of this position. Among those
who attended were Mrs. Clarence
Emery, Mrs. H. w. Dunn, Mrs. Hat
tie Robbins and Mrs. Hattie Day,
Walter T. Thomas, district man
ager for the Standard Oil Co., last
Thursday received word that his
recommendations for additions to
the company's plant here at the
wharves had been approved, and an
appropriation voted. The plans in
clude large brick and concrete Of
fee, garage and stable building, two
stories high, 34x66 feet, gal
vanized iron shed, 22x30 feet, and
the concrete surfacing of the yard
The garage will have accommodation
for six trucks, with stable in base
ment. The work will be started as
early as possible in the spring. 1t
will involve the expenditure here of
something like 100000.
Mary Grant, widow of Colin
Davis, formerly of Ellsworth, died
February at her home in Newport,
aged fifty-six year. Mrs. Davis was
born in New York, July Is, 1865, a
, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John T..
Grant, who moved to Ellsworth
when she was five years old. She
was married to Colin Davis of Ellis
worth, and some years later they
moved to Corinna, and afterward to
Newport. Mr. Davis died in 1918.
Z She leaves seven children-Mrs.
Charles j. Riley of Arlington, Mass,
/ George H. Davis of Newport, Mrs.
! John Nutter of Saco, Miss Cornelia
! Davis of Newport, Eddie, Harvey
Nand Jessie Davis all Of Newport.
| Saturday afternoon, the members
I of the Goodfellowship club were
pleasantly entertained by Miss
| Eleanor Royal, at her home on State
street. The dining room was at
tractive with asparagus fern and
magnolias. The place cards and
| dainty valentine favors carried out
the color scheme of green and pink
and sealed prophecy of the future
Tor each guest, added to the enjoy
ment. Miss Sylvia Grindal read the
sentiment on her card last, exposing
a diamond ring that had been
f. cleverly concealed, and then the
club Ueaiized that congratulations
were'ln order on the engagement of
I Miss Grindal and Frederick C. Loun.
| der.
| Calls are out for the municipal
caucuses Of republicans and dem
ocrats. The republican caucus
| Will ybe held tomorrow and
! caucuses will be held tomorrow and
| the democratic caucus Friday
| The general caucuses will be held at
| Hancock hail at 80 p. M, followed
| by the caucuses of wards l, 2, 3 and
| b. The ward republican Caucus
viii be held at Agricultural hall
| Friday, at p. M, and the demo-