Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-22
high school, 1t is hoped it will be
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well patrOniZed.
DeCosta & Madelin are booked for
Hancock hall Saturday evening, for
vaudeville show and pictures. De-
Costa e Madelin will appear in the
comedy act, "Cohen's Political
Speech" The feature picture of the
evening will be THE Country God
Forgot" There will also be a two
reel Chaplin comedy and two reels of
educational pictures.
That Hancock county women are
sufficiently interested to have formed
a Coolidge and Dawes club is very
gratifying at State headquarters
Mrs Guy P. Gannett, State president.
has sent message urging the need
of large and enthusiastic enroll
mant to help Maine get out the larg-
est percentage of women, and lead in
a recOrd-breaking national vote.
The next regular meeting of Ellis
worth w. C. T. U. will be held with
the president, Mrs. Clarence Emery,
Pine street, Tuesday evening at 7.30.
The Christian Citizenship depart
ment is in charge of the program,
and has arranged for Mrs. D. E.
Brown to speak on Government;
the Duties and Privileges of the
Voter" A full attendance is urged
There was good attendance at
the meeting of the Ellsworth branch
of the Unitarian Layman's League.
held last Thursday evening at So
ciety hall. Arthur Bartlett, New
England secretary of the league,
gave an interesting talk on the work
and aims of the league and the
rapid growth it has made. A social
time was enjoyed, with music. Re-
freshments were served
E. S. Haynes of Roslyn, N Y, a
former Trenton man, was a caller at
The American office Monday. Mr..
Haynes has prospered as a building
contractor in New York city. He is
here on one of his infrequent visits to
his old home, finding many changes
but few old-time friends. He drove
down in his car, accompanied by
Isaac Treworgy, also of Roslyn,
former Surry man. Mr. Haynes will
remain here about a week, while Mr.
Treworgy will remain two weeks.
Miss Ruth Mclaughlin, Red Cross
community nurse, makes the follow
ing report for September: Nursing
care visits, 33; instruction or demon
stration, %; investigation visits, 8;
miscellaneous visits, IS; visits to
schools, %; total visits, 95. Con-
finements attended, 3; operations at
tan6n1 nhUcioa1 in nf
school children, 296. Fees col
lected, $25 Babies will be weighed
and measured on Saturday after
moons in future instead of on We'd
nesdays.
The annual meeting of the Ellis
worth branch of the American Red
Cross will be held this evening at the
board of trade rooms in Hancock
hall. This is not committee meet
ing, but the general meeting of the
Red Cross. Every person who last
year contributed his or her dollar for
Red Cross membership, is privileged
to attend and to vote at the meeting;
indeed, should feel it duty to do so,
and give personal support to the
splendid work the Red Cross is ac-
complishing here. Annual reports
Will be made, and officers elected for
the coming year.
Washburn Wright, manager of the
Thorsen Farms Products Co., was
called to Boston Saturday by the
death of his brother, James A.
Wright, of West Somerville, Mass,
who died Friday, after short ILL
ness. Mr.. Wright was manager of
the wholesale department of the S.
S. Pierce Co., and had an interest in
the company. He had visited Ellis
worth frequently, and was here only
a few weeks ago. He was forty-six
years of age. He leaves a widow,
who was formerly Miss Anna Grin
die of Bluehill also five children
by former marriage, and two step
children He had recently purchased
the Grindle homestead at North Blue
hill for a summer home.
DR.. H. l.. d. Woodruff, Mrs. Wood
ruff and their son Luman were in an
automobile accident at Holden Fri
day, their car being struck and badly
damaged by a large car, the driver
of which admitted blame for the ac-
cident. Mrs. Woodruff, who was
thrown forward over the front seat,
suffered severe injuries to her back,
the extent of which has not yet been
determined. Leonard Jordan of Ellis
worth Falls, who was riding in the
front seat, was thrown through the
windshield, and received a bad cut on
the scalp. DR.. Woodruff and Luman
escaped with bruises. Luman, after
the accident, found himself holding
two sections of the steering wheel,
which had broken in his grasp.
Carroll Sargent died Friday at the
Hurley hospital from a wound re-
ceived the Saturday before in a