Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-12-10
Franklin.

the drama, Patty Makes Things
Hum at the Grange hall Friday
night, to a capacity house. Every
part was so well taken that it would
be hard to render individual praise.
1t has generally been commented
on as the strongest play yet given by
F. H. S.
The remains of Mrs. Eta NJ
French, former respected citizen of
this town, who died at the home of
her daughter in Ellsworth, Novem-
Der 80, were brought here for inter-
ment in the family lot in Bay View
cemetery.
A trying experience was under
gone few days ago by Mrs. Maurice
Crabtree, who went out hunting
alone in the afternoon, and became
lost A searching party was formed
| early the next morning, and at 10
o'clock she was found in an exhaust
ed condition
| The annual fair and supper was
given by the Baptist society Decem-
! Der and 4. Before dark of the first
day, all the articles on sale had
been disposed of netting the ladies
almost 500. Although the travel
} ing was not at it's best, fair sized
crowd partook of one of the So
ciety's bountiful suppers on Thurs
! day night.
c. C. Blaisdell left Friday night
/ for Boston in the interests of the
! Lombard Granite Co.
Mrs. Edwin Wilbur is occupying
/ the Mrs. Doyle house, and is boarding
several of the high school students
from Eastbrook.
I Mrs. Charlotte Ives of Boston is
F.! visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Havey.
The Red Cross membership drive
is over, and Franklin people have
shown their usual loyalty. One-half
the funds were sent to headquarters,
and Miss. Katie Bunker, the treas
urer, will deposit the balance in the
bank for use in local emergencies.
The drive for good health seals is
now on. The school children who
have the seals to sell are deserving
the patronage of the public. Sixty
per cent. of this is retained in the
county for local uses.
Allan Butler has been appointed
federal agricultural census taker for
eastern Hancock county.
Rev. Philip H. Lush, newly ap-
pointed pastor of the Methodist
chuch, moved his family from Penn
broke Thursday.
Mrs. Charles F. Rowland left We'd
nesday for her home in Readfield,
where she will be Joined in week
by Mr.. Rowland for the holiday re-
cess.
Fred Doyle, who has employment
in New York state. is spending few
days here.
Franklin A. A basketball team de-
feated Sullivan A. A. at the town hall
Thursday night, by score of 1875.
Dyer Bros loaded the last car
Thursday of a total of seventeen car
loads of Christmas trees shipped by
them. Dana Dyer will go to Phila-
delphia to superintend the selling of
two carloads at retail
The Baptist church commemorated
it's one hundredth anniversary Friday
evening by roll call, to which thir-
ty-one responded either in person or
by letter. When this church was or
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Gould in December, 1924, the parish
embraced townships s and (now
Franklin) Those assisting in the
! ceremony were Elders Lord, Miner,
Johnson, Cushman, Fitzpatrick and
delegates from the first church of
Sullivan, second church of Sullivan
(now Hancock), Surry and ELS
worth, also Deacons Springer of La
mone, Butler of Maraville, Coffin of
Columbia. The church was or
ganiZed with fourteen members, but
was without a resident pastor five
years. Rev. J. Darling came in De-
cember 1929. Among the early
deacons were Peter Butler, John
Donnell, Daniel West and Samuel
Bragdon. Three hundred and fifty
two members have been taken into
this church during the past century.
Two hundred and forty-six have sew
cred their membership by death or
otherwise, leaving membership to-
day of sixty-five.
The woman's club held its regular
meeting December 1, at the home of
Mrs. Helen Gordon, with good at
tendance and an interesting pro-
gram from the civics committee. The
roll call was responded to by
Christmas quotations, after which
were papers and interesting articles
relative to Christmas spirit and gifts.
The hostess spared no pains in
decorating her rooms. Very sug-
gestive of the subject for the day
was ehe Christmas tree, dressed in
gala attire. -,
Martin Dyer, who has been en-
ployed at Northeast Harbor, is at
home.
V Misses M. A. Morrison and Made
line Leighton, of Ellsworth were
recent visitors at the home of j. G.
Estey