Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-09-05

Ellsworth friends extend congrat-
ulations to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Votey of White Plains, n Y, on the !
birth of son, Edwin Scott, born
August 25. Mrs. Votey was Miss
May Studer of Ellsworth
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Higgins
and daughter Ruth, of Maiden,
Mass, visited relatives in Ellsworth
over Labor day. They arrived by
automobile Sunday and left for home
Tuesday morning.
At the regular meeting OF Wivur-
ma encampment, l. o. o. f, next
Monday evening, arrangements will
be made for district encampment
at Brooklin early in October \
large attendance is desired
The delightful playlet, wings of
Mignonette, was greatly enjoyed at
the Congregations vestry, Friday
evening. The entire program showed
the good training of the children by
Misses Helen and May Bonsey.
Guy G. Raymond of Springvale has
been spending a few days in Ellis
worth, his first visit to his old home
town in seven years. He motored
here with friends who visited at Han
| cock Point, returning home to-day.
Harry c. Achorn of Brookline,
j Mass, spent Sunday and Labor day
| in Ellsworth. Mrs. Achorn and two
children, who have spent the summer
with her mother, Mrs. J. T. Giles, re-
| turned to Brookline with him yester-
| day.
The Hancock County Ministerial
| association will hold a special meet
| ing at Lamoine Monday. Sept. 10.
! A short program, a picnic dinner,
and social hour are planned. All
ministers and their families are in
vjted
| I Harvey E. Gurney, wife and son
Elmer and daughter Elizabeth, of
West Somerville, Mass, have been
Visiting Mr.. Gurney's mother, Mrs.
II. w. Dunn. They made the trip
from their cottage at Camp Ellis by
auto last Sunday and returned We'd
nesday.
The Ellsworth festival chorus will
resume rehearsals next Friday eve
ming at 7.30, at the home of John j.
Whitney at Ellsworth Falls. Di-
rector Chapman desires that all
! members of the Ellsworth chorus
will meet with him at a general re-
hearsal in Bangor, Tuesday evening
Sept. II.
"Billy Bray, the Eccentric Preach
err was the subject of lecture
given at the first Sunday evening ser
vice in the Congregational vestry las
Sunday. Next Sunday evening al
73O Mr.. Brookes will speak on ''Sil
Walter Scott and his Books Al
young people and others interested
in good literature are specially in
Vited.
A wedding of interest to many il
this vicinity took place at the Bap
tist parsonage Tuesday at 10 o'clock
when Leon E. Googins of Lamoint
and Miss Maude E. Fowler of Albior
were married by Rev. Clarence EN-
cry, the doublering service beins
used. Mr. Googns is the son O.
Wilson Googins of Lamoine, and ha
a position as railway postal clerk il
the city of Portland, where the cou
pie will reside for the present,
Committal services were hel(
Thursday afternoon in Woodbin(
n GENE etery for Mrs. Susan Adams
Heppner, whose death occurred il
Dallas, Texas, at the home of hel
daughter, Mrs. Truman Swayne, las
spring. The body was cremated an(
sent here for burial in the family lot
The committal service was attended
by relatives and friends. Two poems
were read by request, and beautiful
flowers were placed upon the lot.
The "Utah Kid was no match for
Jack Bergen of Biddeford in the box
ing match at Hancock hall Monday
evening. Though the Bangor boy
stood the punishment for the full
journey of twelve rounds, the Bidde-
ford boy had things his own way
from start to finish, but lacked the
punch to stop the Utah. Young
Brown of Portland decisively defeat
ed Jimmy Maroon of Bangor in the
six-round preliminary The attend
ance was small.
At joint meeting of the school
boards of the school union composed
of the towns of Ellsworth, Surry and
| Dedham, held last Wednesday night,
charles O.. Turner of Pennington
was elected superintendent to sue
ceeu III. n. Henry on september L.
Mr. Turner has entered upon the
| work here. He comes TO Ellsworth
! from Camden, where for three years
he was principal of the high school.
| Previous to that he had five years
experience as superintendent of
schools in Vermont
The graded schools of the city
opened Tuesday with the following
! teachers: West Side, Mary A. Gay
! nor, Minerva Jordan, Rosalind M.
| Garland School Street, Alice Null
| Ian, Doris Heath, Harriet S. Walker,
| Anna Scott. Pine Street, Grace Nc
Kenney, Ina Farnsworth. Branch
! Pond, Charles J. Puffer. Lakewood,
Mrs. Lucy M. Salisbury. North ELS
worth, Mildred L. Moore. Ellsworth
Falls GaOroa T. Thomas Annie |