Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-02-13

business meeting will be followed by
music and cards.
Mrs. Walter r. Thomas is i'll at the
Hurley hospital, following an opera
tion for gall stones that developed
serious complications. Her condition
early this afternoon was reported as
extremely critical
1.-THE report of the State board of
assessors, just made public, shows
an increase of $254,755 in the valua-
tion of Ellsworth. The total valua-
tion of the city this year is $3,053,-
1892, against $2,799,237 last year.
Ellsworth friends of Frank Trundy
of West Surry sympathize with him
in the sudden death yesterday of his
wife, in the tiftieth year of her age.
daughter, Laura, is a member of
the senior class in Ellsworth high
school
The young ladies of the Baptist
Sunday school are planning for
public entertainment at the vestry
of the church, Wednesday evening,
Feb. 27, when they will put on a
two-act comedy, Her Sons Sweet
heart"
" Robert P. King left yesterday for
Boston. He MAY extend his vaca-
tion to a steamer trip to Key West,
Fla, with a visit of few days to his
mother and sister, Mrs. Glenn Law
renee, at Miami. He expects to be
home the last of February.
Principal T. ]. Abernethy of the
Ellsworth high school was out of
school two days last week, on ac-
count of the grip, but was able to re-
sumo duty Monday. Mrs. Abernethy
and their little son have also been
i'll of grip but are out again.
! Y Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Gray were
pleasantly surprised on Wednesday
evening of last week when a dozen
of their friends dropped in to cele-
brate Mr.. Gray's birthday. A pleas
ant evening was spent with music
and games. Ice-cream and cake were
, served.
The many friends in Ellsworth and
vicinity of Miss l. Marian Crosby, the
community Red Cross nurse, sympa-
thize deeply with her in the death of
her father, L. e. Crosby of Aurora,
which occurred Monday forenoon.
Miss Crosby was with her father at
the end, on leave of absence for
month. Mr.. Crosby was also we'll
known in Ellsworth, and his death is
deeply regretted here.
| Miss Crosby, the community nurse,
makes the following report for the
month of January. Total number OF
nursing care visits, 54; instructive
visits, 2; miscellaneous, so; school
visits, 6; total 1872. She also made
two prenatal visits, conducted two
classes in home hygiene, and accom-
panied one patient to the hospital.
Fees collected for the month
amounted to $41S0.
The Phillips house on Dean street,
owned by Mrs. Mary Moore and oc-
cupied by three families, was dam
aged by fire Thursday afternoon.
The fire started near the kitchen and
burned through the walls and broke
out through the roof. Sunday after
noon the firemen were again called
/ out by a chimney fire at the Brown
house on Birch avenue, occupied by
| Arthur Hart No damage.
/ Ellsworth and Bar Harbor tele-
! phone girls were guests of District
4 Traffic Chief Orbeton of Bangor at
/ banquet at the Hancock House at
$50 last evening. Nine of the
operators from the Ellsworth central
and four from Bar Harbor were
present. In the evening the Ellis
worth girls gave a valentine party at
Hancock hall, which proved a de-
! lightful "close of perfect day for
/ the telephone girls. Moore's orches-
ira of Bar Harbor furnished music
: The Ellsworth high school basket
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