Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-05-02
NEWS MATTERS
OF SOUTHWEST HARBOR
Southwest Harbor, May 3

Mr.. and Mrs Fred A. Walls return
ed Friday from their trip to Boston.
While away, Mrs. Walls was SO unfor
tunate to lose her handbag contain
ing quite sum of money and val
liable watch.
Andrew Berry has purchased a
Hudson car and plans to run jitney
service between Southwest Harbor and
Ellsworth as soon as travel permits.
Thomas William Ash, who is en-
ployed at Pelchertown, Masss., was
severely injured recently by falling
from a staging on a building where he
was at work. He was unconscious for
four days, but seems to be recovering
rapidly now.
Clarence Austin Of Brooksville has
purchased of j. L. Stanley & Sons
the house known as the William New
man place at Manset and will occupy
it as a residence. Mr.. Austin has
formerly lived here and has many
friends in town to welcome him as
resident. He is employed at carpenter
work for r. M. Norwood
Mrs. Oliver H. Fernald and daugh-
ter, Miss Louise, have moved to their
summer home at the Fernald Farm,
after spending the winter in Mrs. Mary
The Agricultural club met recently
at the home of the leader, Mrs. Laura
Jordan. Some new rules were adopted
and a drive for membership planned.
The club Is enthusiastic over the pro-
jectS for the summer work in the GiT-
ferent branches of housekeeping and
gardening and the prospect is good for
excellent work to be accomplished.
The Thursday club met last week at
Ln hn, of Mro 1r1 n
High Road. The occasion was very
pleasant and delicious refreshments
were served at the close of the after
noon. The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Fred S. Mayo.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. NoyeS of
Manset are receiving congratulations
on the birth of son on Monday,
April 23rd. The newcomer has been
named Richard Willis.
1t IS very pleasing to the friends of
Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd w. Marble of the
Methodist church, to- know that they
are to be here for another year.
The Friday club held it's annual
meeting at the home of Mrs. r. P.
Clark with a full attendance and five
guests present. After the opening
roll call, which was responded to by
were sung by Mrs. w. B. Joy and the
members joining, the annual reports
of secretary and treasurer were read.
The club is in prosperous condition
with a full membership. 1t has re-
sponded to all calls from headquar-
ters, it has helped in various chart
ties and it has offered a prize to the
Junior class of the High scho i for
the best essay on "The Winter of
1929" This prize is $500 in gold,
to be awarded on graduation day.
The nominating committee offered
the following list of names as officers
for the coming year:
President, Mrs. w. 3. Joy.
Secretary, Mrs. Maud Mason Trask.
Treasurer, Mrs. o. W. Cousins.
Program Committee: Mrs. Seth S.
Thornton, Mrs. William Mason, Mrs.
Lewis Chester Morrison.
After some discussion of plans for
the Island Federation meeting at
Ellsworth in May and the State Fed
September, Mrs. Joy introduced Mrs.
Albert K Mcbride of Northeast Har-
Dor. who charmed and delighted her
audience with brilliant rendering Of
a piano program. Refreshments were
served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs
Birlem and Mrs. Tinker. The guests
of the evening were Mrs. Horace
Phillips of Ellsworth, Mrs. Bert Rim
lem of Cranberry Island, Mrs. Will
ford H. Kittredge of fremont, Mrs.
Clayton Wallace of Wolfboro, N. H,
aid Mrs. Mcbride.
About twenty-five members of the
Rebekah lodge went to Bar Harbor
Thursday night, where they enjoyed a
most delightful social time as guests
of the Bar Harbor lodge. Owing to
the difficult condition of the roads,
the travellers waited for daylight to
make the return trip, arriving home
at about five o'clock the next morn
ing.
Mrs. Lewis Taylor of Rockland ar
rived on the boat Saturday and will
assist her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as Savage, in packing their household
goods to move from the home which
they recently sold to Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur D. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. Saw
age will go to Hancock with Mrs.
Taylor to spend the summer with her
in the new home which has been late
ly purchased.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Reed of
Philadelphia were arrivals on the
Boston boat Saturday. They went to
Cummings island where Mr. Reed is
employed as usual for the summer.
Leslie R. Bunker opened his restau-
rant on Saturday evening for the sale
Of ice cream and on Monday began TO
serve meals.