Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17

visits, 81, visits to schools, So
Total, 1856. Well-baby conferences
held, 4. Fees collected, $22.25.
The referee hearing in the power
company cases is drawing near its
close. Evidence in the matter of
damages in the Whitcomb, Haynes
& Whitney, c. j. Treworgy Corp and
F. Fl. Gould cases is all in. The
Stuart case is nearly completed.
But one more case is to be heard
that of Henry B. Stockbridge for
loss of boat the evidence in which
is not complicated
The benevolent committee of the
woman's club and the home service
| committee of the Red Cross request
that anyone having clothing books,
toys, dolls, etc, for distribution at
Christmas time will leave them at
| the Red Cross rooms on or before
| December %. Any contributions of
money for the work would be
appreciated, and may be left at Miss
j. A. ThompsOn's book store.
Miss Florence Ellsworth, reader
and story teller, will appear at Ma
sonic hall this evening. Miss Ems
worth eXcels in the reading of child
| poems, and her selections are some
| of the best, written by Wilbur d.
| Nesbit, Eugene Field and Edmund
Vance Cooke. There is a mixture of
| tragedy, pathos and humor in all her
! programs. 1t is said that one of
| her greatest charms is her absolute
naturalness. One New York critic
| says that her work was character
! ized by modesty naturalness, grace
| fulness and correctness of interpre
| tation.'
! Those who heard E. b Hodgkins
of Trenton at the Baptist church
Sunday evening, were interested not
only in his timely and instructive
| discussion of the subject" Moral and
Spiritual Education in the Public
Schools" but in the man himself.
! Mr.. Hodgkins will be eighty years old
next February. He has devoted
most of his life to public school
work. having taught 112 terms of
school, in various parts of the State,
where he now has hosts of friends
who have been inspired by his
faithful instructions. His remarka-
BILE command of the English lam
SudS6, HIS lOSiCdl JllllhlLS, anu lllS
ease with which he quoted from
memory words of many recent speak
ers and writer's, were gratifying to all
who heard him.
Y Harold A. Robinson and George
Noyes of Ellsworth, H, M. Hodgkins
of Bar Harbor and Dr. George A.
Neal of Southwest Harbor, attended
a meeting of the Bangor chamber
of commerce last week to discuss
plans for keeping the BangOr-Bar
Harbor road open during the winter.
1t is proposed to raise money by
popular subscription. The general
plan is to assign sections of the
road to different men, who will go
over them with trucks, tractors and
plows during storms, so as not to
allow them to become blocked with
snow Charles H. Leland, president
of the Ellsworth board of trade,
would be glad to hear from Ellis
worth people regarding their views,
and as to the advisability of calling
special meeting of the board to
discuss the same and cooperation
with the boards of Bar Harbor and
Southwest Harbor.
senator Hale nose company on
Monday evening formally opened its
new club room in the engine house
by reception to wives and ladies of
members, and a couple of fortunate
guests. The flremen have removed a
partition on the second floor of the
engine house, adding the width of a
sX-fOot hallway to the room on the
northeast corner, making a large and
attractive room. A new hardwood
floor has been laid, and the walls are
adorned with old members of former
companies, hose-racing teams, large
case of trophies won in many hand
tub and hose contests. For the open
ing night, touch of color was given
the rooms by Christmas decorations.
Dancing to music by victrola and
radio, cards and refreshments, were
enjoyed. The hit of the evening was
solo act by Mayor Hodgkins, "The
Slide for Life The firemen are to
be congratulated on their pleasant
quarters, especially so as the work
was done through their own efforts
and from their own funds, without
calling upon the city government or
the public,