Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-11-19
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G. w. Abbott and Harold Herrlck
have gone to Florida for the winter.
Mrs. Smiley of Middleton, N. s.,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. L..
Brindley.
Mrs. Belle Hinckley is at home
from Brockton, Mass.
Mrs. George Velvick is visiting at
her old home in Cleveland, o,
Mrs. Lucy Hinckley left Sunday
for st. Petersburg, Fla.
The gravel walk on the right side
of Main street is being replaced by
concrete.
Wawonaissa temple, p. s., was
royalty entertained by Mt. Desert
temple at Seal Harbor, Nov. II.
Mrs. Susie Abbott has returned
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Robert Linnell
Bluehill chapter of the Eastern
Star entertained Sullivan chapter
FRIDAY evening The local chapter
was inspected by Mrs. Mussey of
Unity.
At the annual meeting of the Com
munity club last week, officers were
elected as follows: President, DR.. o.
Littlefeld; president, Harry
Hinckley; secretary II. A.
Saunders; directors, w. II. Osgood,
e. l.. Osgood, w. F. Avery and the
president and secretary.
A sale of mystery packages, aprons
and candy will be held at Odd Eel
lows hall Nov "a, by the Pythian
Sisters.
Armistice day was observed at
the town hall, Wednesday evening
by the following program: Prayer,
Rev. T. l.. Brindley; reading of the
proclamation, Rev. Mr.. Lyons; poem,
Rev. Roy Clark; piano duet, Mr.
Brindley and Miss West; greetings,
Mrs. Brien; roll of honor, e. l..
Linscott; address, Rev. Isaac Brind
ley; address, Harry Hinckley.
The town and academy basketball
town hall for games this winter.
The windows have been screened and
back boards erected, and practice
was begun last week. Both the boys
and the girls teams representing the
academy, will go to Stonington Nov
%, for the first league game. The
first league game on the local floor
will be played with Deer Isle the fol-
lowing week.
The teachers institute for this dis
trict, held here November IA, was
great success. At the morning SEES
sion, papers were read and teaching
methods demonstrated by teachers
from the graded rural and secondary
schools, and the third act from Ham
let was dramatized by the academy
students, followed by a round table
discussion. Methods of teaching
music and writing were demon
strated in the afternoon by Miss
Batchelder of Boston and Miss Muir
ply of New York. DR.. Littlefield
gave a short address on local history.
H. E. Dunnack, State librarian, gave
an address in the evening.
The sudden death of Arthur G..
Hinckley of heart failure Sunday
morning was a sad shock to the COM
his car at the time, and it is be-
lieved that death was instantaneous.
He was siXty-three years of age. He
was postmaster of Bluehill for four
teen years, and had also served the
town in the legislature and on the
board of selectmen. He was treas
urer of the Bluehill hospital, presi-
dent of the academy board of
trustees, treasurer of the school fund
and former vice-president of the
Hancock County Agricultural soci-
ETY.. Mr., Hinckley was a command
cry mason, past grand of BluehilG
lodge, L. o. o. F., and member of
Norumbega lodge, X. of p, of Ban
gor. His sound judgment and
trained mind made him one of the
leaders of this community, while his
pleasing personality and high char
acter brought him a host of friends
His only near relatives are a niece
and two nephews.
Nov II. s.