Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-12-26

Swans Island.
Mrs Ida Norwood and Alfred
Sprague, both of Atlantic, were mar
ried by Rev. Alfred T. Bradstreet on
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16. at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Ernest Sprague. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sprague will occupy part of the house
of Edgar Trask at Mackerel Cove
Mr.. Jones of the L. S. weather bu-
resu at Portland has been in town
planning for establishment of storm
signal service on the island.
Paris Gray of Southwest Harbor
trying to make his way from the
home of Ed Joyce in Atlantic to the
Stanley house at Old Harbor after
dark, got lost in the woods, and after
an hours wandering, came out on
rocky shore Taking "A new de
parture, after much travel he reached
the house of John Stanley on the So
called back road, where he was ORR
ented and given directions, and
eventually, with wet feet, bleeding
hands and somewhat tired, he
reached his objective, thankful to
have completed his journey, and to
have attained the well-known
hospitality of the Stanley house
! Off and on for the last two months
it has been rather rough on the
ocean. and the fishermen have not
been able to do much, at clustering.
Bait has been very scarce and high
priced, about 50 per bushel. The
supply is adequate now, being sent
here from Bass Harbor and Pulpit
Hdrbor.
Charles Foster of Stockton Springs
and Deer Isle visited Capt. viii
Burns at The Anchorage recently
Llewellyn Joyce has hauled out his
boat and, with Mrs. Joyce, has gone
to Rockland for the winter.
Most of the fishermen at Mackerel
Cove have hauled their boats out for
the winter Chester Joyce and Win
field Staples are fishing still.
Alex. Staples and Everett Carter
have just returned from a lucrative
claiming expedition at the flats near
Mt Desert bridge. The found the
clans unusually plentiful.
Capt William Herrick is again on
deck, making his home with Charles
Herrick and family at the Ocean
View.
Mrs. Flossie Sears has returned to
her home in Cambridge, Mass, after
a long visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Winfield Staples.
Miss Beatrice Stockbridge of Rock
land is visiting her parents, Mr., and
Mrs Seth Stockbridge, at their Win
ter home at the Cove.
Clyde Torrey has returned home
from an interesting trip through
Eggemoggin Reach, and across Pc
nobscot bay He visited Stockton
Springs, Sandy Point, Searsport Bel
fast and Unity.
Roscoe Joyce and family hove gone
to Rockland for the winter
Rev. f. N. Johnson and the mem
bers of the Advent church at Minturn
are rejoicing at the acquisition of a
new church organ, which was bought
by popular subscription. At the re-
cent dedication, Rev. w. M. Brewster
of Rockland preached, Rev. f. n
Johnson assisted in the service
Frank and Will Sprague furnished a
violin duet and Mrs. Vira Sprague
played the new organ.
Quilting parties, or lacking bees
have been held at the homes of Mrs
Tina Joyce and Mrs. Lottie Staples,
and many new quilts are available, if
any real cold weather arrives.
Messrs Bosworth and Witham of
the Salvation Army of Rockland have
been on the island taking a collection
for Christmas baskets for worthy
poor. Tonight they held an inter
estlng service with large at
tendance at the Atlantic church.
Percy Squirting is now boarding at
Walter Joyce's,
Miss Luella Joyce, during her
Christmas vacation from teaching, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Joyce
Capt. William Burns has closed his
house and is going to Deer Isle to
spend the winter with his daughter.
Mrs. A. o. Gross.
Charles Wallace of Waldoboro. d.
Lee Shepard of Portland, Miss Edith
Varney of Frenchboro, f. o. LeFevre
and Mrs. E. f. Nickerson of Lewis
ton, have been recent guests at the
Stanley house.
The end road leading to Morse's
store is to I've widened and improved