Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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remaining days of the week to carry
the enrolment well up to or over last
years figure.
1t is little bit disconcerting to
have a man smash in your window at
o'clock on Sunday morning and
| insist upon coming in to spend the
| rest of the night as your guest. This
is what happened at the home of M.
| G. Colt on School street last Sunday.
| The would-be guest was young man
employed on the dam, who had been
| imbibing too freely of "hootch."
! Mr.. Colt had hard work to convince
him that his company was not
wanted. Night Officer Mcintosh
| convinced him that his company was
| wanted.
The Protestant ministers of ELS
worth have interested themselves in
religious community survey. They
will bring the subject before their
respective churches next Sunday.
With the approval and cooperation
of the churches, the survey will be
undertaken Immediately. Such
survey will consist of a house-to-
house canvass of all Protestant fami-
lies of the city to determine their
church preference, and to secure
other statistics. The canvass will be
made by workers from the several
churches. The object Is to identify
every family with some church or
Sunday school, and to encourage
regular attendance.
The Boyds, the first entertainers
in the lyceum course arranged under
theauspices of the senior class of the
high school, will appear at Hancock
hall this evening. The Boyds are
concert artists and entertainers.
Their program includes baritone and
soprano solos, vocal duets, story
telling and readings, dramatic
sketches, pianologues, humorous
and musical sketches. The voices of
the Boyds blend beautifully. They
have studied and sung together since
they were children, and their must
cal repertoire is almost unlimited.
The readings range from the heavy
dramatic and oratorical numbers to
the humorous. The sketches pre-
sented by the Boyds are full of life,
introducing the most laughable stu
atoms, yet giving ample opportunity
for the artists to show their ability
in rightly interpreting character.
Another important transfer OF
business property has been closed
this week, the Osgood garage build
ing on Main street being purchased
by DR.. d. E. Brown, the Osgood Auto
Co. taking as part of the consider
alton the Forsyth stable building.
The Osgood Auto Co. will continue
in business of auto trucking and the
sale of hay and wood, with office IN
the Lord hall building as at present
DR.. Brown plans extensive improve
ments on the garage building, in
Guiding a new and attractive front
similar to the one now being put in
the Shapiro store. The building will
be converted into two stores.
number of business moves will follow
the change of this building. Accord
ing to present plans, I. Perlinsky's
clothing store will occupy one of the
new stores, and the Tumble In
restaurant the other. The new hard
ware firm of Orrin M. and Roscoe
Clement will occupy the Greedy
building to be vacated by Tumble In.
Francis Wiggin, father of Station
ARouC ". D.~ w 1881 VI A1AAoW wa ~
died Tuesday of last week at his
home in Portland, at the advanced
age of eighty-six years. Mr.. Wig
gins life had not only been long, but
eventful and useful. He was one OF
the earliest graduates of Bates col
lege, and for some years was en-
gagged in teaching in Maine and
Massachusetts, He served In the
Civil war in the 18th Maine regi-
ment, and his history of that regi-
ment is a valuable contribution to
Maine historical records. After the
war, Mr.. Wiggin again engaged In
teaching for twenty years, and then
entered journalism. He was for
some years connected with the In
dustrial Journal at Bangor, and later
with the Pioneer at Houlton. He
then became connected with the
State bureau of industrial and labor
statistics, and from there he went
to the custom house at Portland,
where he had held positions as in
spector and clerk for twenty-one
years, retiring only last year on &C
count of failing health. He was
considered the dean of newspaper
men of Maine, and long after his d.
rect connection with newspapers had
ceased, he was contributor to
papers and magazines.