Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-01-03

V George Partridge of Lakewood is
here to attend high school.
The Thursday club will meet this
week at 8 o'clock, with Mrs. C. A.
Hanscom.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lynch
have returned from Bar Harbor for
the winter.
A meeting of the local Red Cross
executive board will be held Wednes-
day at 7. p. m.
' George H. Gould, jr., of Portland,
spent New Years with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Gould.
Mrs. Samuel Moore has returned
home from Mariaville, where she Wis
tied friends for two weeks.
Mrs. J. H. Patten and little Doro-
thy spent Christmas with her son,
Ralph H. Patten, in Brewer.
Irene chapter, o. E. S., will hold
its annual meeting Friday evening.
Supper will be served at $50.
" Mrs Clara Leland of Trenton is in
Ellsworth to spend the winter with
her niece, Mrs. Flora Devereux.
There will be a special meeting of
Nokomis Rebekah lodge Tuesday eve
ming, January 8, for degree work.
The Catholic sewing club will hold
cooked-food sale Saturday after
noon at 2.3O at Fred c. Ccott's store.
The regular meeting of Frank e.
Whitmore Post, A. L., will be held
Thursday, Jan. IL, instead of this
week.
i Mrs. J. T. Giles accompanied her
daughter, Mrs. F. c. Burrill, on her
return to Portland yesterday, for
visit of few weeks.
The Woman's Alliance of the Uni
tartan church will serve a public
| supper at the vestry Wednesday eve
ming, Jan. 10, at $50.
The annual meeting of the men,
bers of the First Congregational
church will be held Friday evening at
$50, at the parsonage.
! Ralph ]. Barron, who is employed
in Bar Harbor as Y. M. c. A. physical
! director, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Addie Barron.
The New Year meeting of the Boy
Scouts will be held Thursday at
headquarters. Ice-cream will be
| served. Scouts only are invited.
v Miss Louise Deasy who is teach
| ing in Deering high school, spent the
| Christmas recess with her parents,
j Justice and Mrs. l.. B. Deasy in Ellis
worth.
w Leon Thorsen, a student at Hig-
| gins classical institute, spent the
| Christmas recess with his parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Martin j. Thorsen, at
| Thorsen Farms.
Perley E. Priest of the Strout
Farm Agency has sold the Olive
Leach homestead near Grants
corner to Hubert G. Farnsworth of
| the Farmers Union store, who will
occupy it.
On page three of this issue is
printed an article by Midshipman M.
| Y. McGown, jr., on the U. S. naval
academy at Annapolis, Md. 1t will
be read with interest by his many
| Ellsworth friends.
The first games of the county high
school basketball league will be
| played Friday evening. Ellsworth
| will play at Bar Harbor, Franklin at
| Northeast Harbor and Sullivan at
Southwest Harbor.
] D. w. Cony has been appointed
| city clerk and auditor of Augusta.
Mr.. Cony married an Ellsworth girl
| MARY Doyle), and at one time lived
| here. His many friends will be glad
| to learn of his good fortune.
An interesting meeting of the Con-
gregational missionary society was
held last Wednesday at the home of
| Mrs Luther Leach. Articles on the
work in India were read by Miss
Caroline Joy and Rev. George S.
Brookes.
The annual meeting of Lygonia
lodge, F. and A. M, will be held to-
morrow evening. Supper will be
served at $50 At the business meet
ing, the matter of alterations and
lease of the present quarters, or
new masonic building, will be dis
cussed.
At the annual meeting of Blanque-
fort commandery, X. t., Monday
evening, the following officers were
elected: Clarence E. Dow, eminent
commander; George S. Hagerthy,
generalissimo; Benjamin l.. Hadley,
captain general; T. e. Hale, prel-
ate; e. f. Robinson, treasurer; H.
e. Rowe, recorder; r. P. King, S.
W.; w. A. Alexander, J. W.; H. c.
Jordan, H. B. Estey, j. A. Haynes,
finance COMMITTEES; o. w. Tapley,
trustee.
q The creamery project which is be-
ing pushed by self-appointed COM
mittee of the Hancock County Farm
Bureau members, Is assuming
definite shape. Stock subscription
lists and patronage pledges are soon
to be circulated. The location of the
proposed creamery is not decided, but
will presumably be Ellsworth or vi
cinity. 1t is desired to raise $4,000
in cash, and patronage pledges Of 500
cows. The par value Of shares is to
be $40. 1t is proposed to run the