Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-08-08

August 10, Rev Clarence Emery
Will conduct the services in the
morning at the Methodist church
and in the evening at the Baptist.
Miss Marian Crosby, district nurse.
who is attending. a training school
for nurses at Castine for two weeks,
Will return next Monday. The regu-
lar baby conference will be held Aug.
%, at the Red Cross rooms.
Arthur E, Cook, wife and daugh-
ter, of Boston, and his brother
Frank, of New York, were in Ellis
worth Monday for short visit, on
an auto trip through the State. Mr..
Cooks sister, Mrs. Eva Kimball, ac-
companied them from Norway.
DR.. and Mrs. F. r. Simonton of
Thompsonville, Conn, were guests
two days last week of judge and
Mrs. Harry L. Crabtree, at their Con-
tention Cove cottage. They left Sat
urday for their camp near Moose
head lake, Judge Crabtree and fam
lily driving there with them for the
Weekend
Ellsworth has sent its check to the
State treasurer for its proportional
part of the new Main street bridge
to be $1S,576. The bridge is not
built yet but bids Wilt be opened
Tuesday of next week. The law
provides that the citys part of the
estimated cost shall be in the hands
of the State treasurer before bids are
/ opened.
fIn spite of the fog last Tuesday
evening, the ice-cream festival, held
at the home of the Misses Trevor
gy, at Ellsworth Falls, was a sue
! cess, the proceeds amounting to
$3.50. The Hastings Sunday school
class thanks all who so generously
! contributed to make it a success, not
forgetful of the monkey and organ
: grinder
Mrs. j. F. Bradbury of Beverly
Mass, called here by the illness of
her brother Melvin NJ. Davis, ar
rived Vast Wednesday morning, the
day of his death. Mr.. Bradbury
came Thursday to attend the funeral,
returning to Beverly last week. Mrs,
Bradbury will remain a few weeks
with her mother, Mrs. John B. Dean.
Miss Beatrice Kelliher of Springfield,
Mass, was also here for the funeral.
Calvin Coolidge, who has been ele-
waited to the Presidency by the death
of President Harding. was class
mate at Amherst college of Rev.
George T. Jones, of the Ellsworth
Unitarian church. Mr.. Jones has
been asked to contribute to the Bos-
ton Globe reminiscent sketch of
Mr.. Coolidge as he remembers him at
Amherst He speaks Interestingly of
Mr. Coolidge's characteristics in his
college days, which have clung to
him in his public life-his silence
or reticence, yet keenness of intellect
that often prompted him, after an
animated discussion of students in
WHICH he had been silent listener,
20 add some brief remark that ''hit
the nail on the head and clinched
it." Cal" Coolidge, he said, had a
mind of his own, and an imperturba-
bility that caused his selection as
class orator. At Amherst, the class
oration consists of ''slams" at-class-
mates and faculty, and during its de-
livery the orator is under a constant
fire of groans, Kisses and heckling
remarks from his auditors, in an eff
fort to rattle him. Cal" Coolidge
didn't get ratified then. Mr.. Jones
says he won't get ratified as Presi-
dent of the United States.
The annual midsummer fair of
the Unitarian society last Wednesday
was one of the most successful ever
held The attendance throughout
the afternoon and evening was large,
the booths attractive to buyers, the
entertainments pleasing. The serv-
ing of delicious light luncheons was
a new feature, and many dropped in
for lunch at the supper hour instead
of going to their homes. The after
noon entertainment was by the chill
dren of the Sunday school. In the
evening there was program OF
music by Miss Erva Giles orchestra,
vocal selections by Miss Gertrude
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