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

weather, was very successful, the
total proceeds having reached the
sum of $500. The members of the
club thank all who contributed in
any way to the success.
Ellsworth Boy Scouts will hold
public supper at their headquarters
on Monday at els p. m. Scout
Executive Marston and other officials
will be present, and it is hoped a
large attendance will accept the op-
portunity of meeting them.
There will be a Christmas sale
next Tuesday afternoon at the Metho-
dist church vestry, and supper at
o'clock. At 7.30 there will be
stereopticon lecture, "The Passing of
the Melting Pot" There will be
special music, vocal and instru-
mental.
The engagement of Miss Paulene
Foster, formerly of Ellsworth, to
George Gilbert Ring of Watertown
and Boston, Mass, was announced at
a dinner party given recently by Miss
Fosters mother, Mrs. Minnie NJ Fos-
ter, at Hull, Mass. Ellsworth friends
extend congratulations
Mrs. George Treadwell sends to
The American spring dandelion
blossom, picked Monday. Miss Mi
nerva Jordan, teacher of the Bridge
Hill primary school, brings in a but
tercup, picked by Alice Cushman,
and mayfower picked by Anna
Eliason, both on Monday.
Victor r. Miller was arraigned in
the Ellsworth municipal court last
week, and pleaded guilty to a charge
of forgery, in issuing a small check
on local bank in the name of
another man. He was bound over
for the April grand jury, and COM
mitted to Jail in default of 500 bail.
Capt. George w. Alley is moving
his secondhand goods store and shop
to the basement of the Lords hall
building, with entrance on the right
of-way a tthe west side of the build
ing A new plate glass front is be-
ing put in the store vacated by Capt.
Alley, which will be occupied Janu-
ary | by the Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Co.
The Ellsworth woman's club and
the local branch of the Red Cross will
unite this year in benevolent work
at Christmas. Donations of infants
and children's clothing, toys, games,
books, fruit and candy are solicited,
and may be left at the Red Cross
rooms. Contributions. of money to
buy candy for the Christmas boxes
would also be welcomed, and may be
left at or sent to j, A. Thompson's
store.
The Hancock County Fair associa-
tion will put on food show or carni-
val at Hancock hall, the week of
February Is to 23, to raise money
for the continuation of improvements
at Wyman park. Much work has al
ready been done at the park in clear
ing and regarding the track, and
with few more days of good
weather. this work will be practically
completed. The exact nature of the
program to be put on in February has
not been determined, but a full week
of fun of some kind is assured.
v Pictures will be resumed at Odd
Fellows hall on Friday evening of
this week, and continued there until
the new picture theatre is ready,
early in January. While Health
Officer Woodruff believed there was
no danger in having pictures at the
hall while apartments below were
quarantined for scarlet fever, he
thought it might be wise to discon-
tinue them, in which decision Mana
ger King acquiesced. Quarantine has
now been raised in the building, and
as an additional precaution, the hall
has been thoroughly fumigated
Monday evening, Dec 3, the mem
bers of st. Joseph's Catholic society
assembled at X. of C. hall to honor
their pastor, Rev. j. A. German, on
the fourth anniversary of his pastor
ate here. The hall was elaborately
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