Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-08-15

impressed by the beauty of the
scenery, especially that OF Mount
Desert island.
Dorothy Patten entertained some
of her little friends on her fifth
birthday last week, at her home on
the Surry road. Cake and ice-cream
were served. The dining-room was
tastefully decorated in pink and
blue, arranged by her mother. Mrs.
Ralph H. Patten of Brewer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George U. Hamilton
of Dorchester, Mass, are here on a
vacation of two weeks, occupvine
the Hamilton homestead on High
street. They have as guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold E. Fogg, also of Dor
chester, who accompanied them, the
party making the trip by auto.
d. e. Linnehan, Studebaker agent,
mad new light six Studebaker car
badly smashed at Castine last We'd
nesday when big Pierce-arrow car
crashed into the rear of it as it was
| parked beside the road near the
Catholic church. The driver of the
car, George F. Farnsworth, a sum
! mer resident of Castine, says his cap
started to blow off just before he
| reached the parked car, and he let
| go OF the steering wheel to catch it.
He is protected by an insurance that
Will cover the damage to the Stude-
| baker.
e. C. Osgood had his car badly
! damaged last Wednesday evening,
| while returning from Bluehill. On
Grindle's hill in Surry, a truck
driven by Charles E. Robbins of
Stonington veered into him. The
members of Mr.. Osgoods family in
the car with him were badly shaken
up, and his brother Ernest was
thrown from, the car, spraining one
wrist. Mr.. Osgood thought the
driver of the truck was drunk, and
caused his arrest, but he was ac-
! Quilted on this charge He said he
was blinded by the lights of Mr.. Os-
goods car.
invitations are out for the mar
rlage of Margaret, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Martyr Hall of this
city, to William Alfred Sturgis of
Portland, which will take place on
Wednesday evening, August 20, at
church in Ellsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Eaton of
Sharon, Mass, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs B. B. Whitcomb this week. Mr..
Eaton is a son of the late David G.
Eaton of Ellsworth, and left here
some fifty years ago. He finds but
few of the old friends now on his oc-
casional visits.
The round-house at Washington
Junction was destroyed by fire last
Thursday forenoon. The fire started
from sparks from a locomotive
Three locomotives in the house were
saved AS the last locomotive was
taken from the house, chain was
hitched to the burning building and
it was pulled down to flatten out the
fire and prevent its further spread
A new round-house is now being
built.
Sterling B., son of Mr. and Mrs
Edwin A. Wescott, and Miss Virginia
S. Pinkham, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas A. Pinkham, all of
Ellsworth were married by Rev. H
Newton Clay at the Methodist church
in Franklin, Saturday evening, Aug
IL. The bride was attended by Miss
Gladys Pinkham, her sister, and AL
vim Wescott, brother of the groom
was best man. A small group OF
friends was present
The streets of Ellsworth were
made lively early Saturday forenoon
by the truck loads of young farmers
and farmerettes of the boys and
girls agricultural clubs from various
towns in the county, on their way tC
the field meeting at Orono. Each
group gave its club cheer And then
the big picnic crowd from the Carroll
Felt Shoe Co. got under way in
trucks and autos for the annual pic
mic of the Lawrence Carroll Athletic
association at Lamoine Point, and
added to the pleasurable excitement
in the streets.
Ellsworth people and others hav-
ing occasion to park cars down
town are asked to use the free park
ing ground on State street at the
rear of the Union Trust Co. building
Main street is badly congested by
parked cars at any time, but the
work of repairing the street, now
going on, makes conditions worse
1t is desirable that more space on
Main street be allowed for traffic and
for put-of-town shoppers. OF course
the parking ground on State street
is also free to out-of-town cars, and
those here for any length of time
are urged to use it.
Tomorrow evening at o'clock,
at the Congregational church, a
splendid program will be given by
Charlotte Armstrong, violinist; Pau
line B. Rieser, organist, and Erva
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