Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-12-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS


was badly injured IN an autOmOD1le
accident several weeks ago. when a
limousine in which she was riding
with friends was struck by a car
driven by a drunken driver, and over
turned. Mrs. FitZMorris was thrown
through the glass and against a tele-
phone pole, and badly cut. For a
time she seemed to be on the road to
recovery, but recently suffered a re-
lapse.
The children of the Unitarian Sun
day school enjoyed their Christmas
festival Monday evening. Before the
arrival of Santa Claus and distribu-
ton of gifts from the tree, there was
a short entertainment, which includ-
ed singing by the girls choir, violin
solo by David Walker, accompanied
on the piano by Alfred Morang. a
solo by Margaret Clark, and pleasing
recitations by Helen Studer, Ferne
Moseley, Constance Walker. Florence
Haynes, Carl Osgood, Gladys Nose
ley, Margaret Rowe and Kent Robin
son. After the distribution of gifts,
refreshments were served.
At dinner party given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Linnehan
Christmas day, announcement was
made of the engagement of their
daughter, A. Elizabeth, to Henry d.
Mahon of sherman, who has for some
time been employed in Ellsworth as
office manager at the Ellsworth
Hardwood Co Out-of-town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Mahon of
Sherman, parents of the groom-elect,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis Munson of
Kittery. The center decoration of
the table was a miniature Christmas
tree, from which streamers ran to the
place cards, Announcing the engage
ment.
The annual meeting Of the Han
cock County Medical association was
held at the Hurley hospital last
Thursday evening, with almost full
attendance of members, and four Wis
iting physicians from Bangor. The
rooms were attractively decorated in
keeping with the Christmas season.
A delicious supper was served. DR..
r. V. N. Bliss Of Bluehill, the retir-
ing president of the association, gave
an interesting paper on medical
subject. and Or. |. b. Thompson OF
Bangor demonstrated an operation.
The following officers were elected:
DR.. ]. d. Phillips of Southwest Har-
bor president; Or. II. w. Wakefield
of Bar Harbor, yice-president; Dir.
George A. Neal OF Southwest Harbor,
secretary and treasurer; DR.. Neal,
delegate to the State convention; Dr..
Lewis Hodgkins of Ellsworth, alter
nate: DR.. r. A. Black Of West SuIll-
van. DR.. G. r. Hagerthy of Bar Har-
Dor and DR.. Lewis FIodglIins, cen
5ors
Arthur. the eightyear-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Sc. Clair, was
struck by an automobile Monday eve
ming, and is in the Hurley hospital
m Il critical condition. HIS skull is
fractured, and it is thought there is
also a fracture of the spine. His
face. is badly cut. and internal in
uries are feared. The accident hap |
lened shortly before o'clock Mon !
Law evening. The boy was dragging |
, sled in the street, near the sidewalk |
n front of b. g. Whitcomb'a house |
IN Main street According TO eye |
witnesses. of the accident, a car came |
ID High street at high speed and |
;wung down Main street, striking the |
Joy. Without stopping, the car sped |
away down Main street at increased |
speed. and disappeared in the throng
If cars in the business section. The
Iriver of the car has not yet been To-
,ated. THE car is described as Ford
curing car, with curtains down all
lround. 1t is barely possible, but not
that the driver of the car
aid not know he had struck the boy,
rs there was a vapor that evening
which logged" the windshlelds OF
cars, but at all events he was driving
TOO fast for such conditions.