Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-06-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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fort than ever this year to abate the
duet nuisance. Main street is to be
GIVEN tar surface all the way from
the railroad to the Hancock House
and all intersecting streets VIII De
tarred for $50 feet each way from
Main street. The object of tarrlng
tbe short stretches of intersectlhg
streets is to allow the shaking OFF or
mud from automobile wheels before
cars reach Main street. In addltioh
ia this. a carload of calcium chiorlue
has already been received, ana pracli-
ra1lv all streets through the resi-
DENTAL sections of Ellsworth VIII De
"salted"
George I. Grant of Boston was
greeting old home friends IN ELS
worth Yesterday Mr.. Grant, with MS
wife daughter Evelyn and son nv
ing. is spending a week in Bar Har-
bor His mother, Mrs, Irving Grant
who accompanied him here, was the
guest of Mrs. Ann Mcdonald for the
day
The children's day exercises, post
poned at the Baptist church, Will De
held next Sunday There will be ap-
propriate exercises in the morning
with singing by the children. In the
evening the pageant representing a
century Of service of the American
Baptist Publication Society will be
given by the Sunday school.
Tomorrow wiz be tag day in Ellis
worth, for the fi,hl drive for the Red
Cross nursing fund. Don't fail to
wear your tag. Additions to the fund
the past week include the following.
Miss j. A. Thompson, So; Mr.. and
Mrs Edward f. Brady, 81; Harold A.
Robinson, $40; friend, SO. This
brings the total of the fund to
$1T90.S0.
st. Johns day was observed by the
Knights Templar Of Ellsworth, who
attended morning service Sunday at
the Congregational church, by in
vitation of the pastor, Sir Knight
Rev. George S. Brookes, who deliv-
cred an eloquent sermon appropriate
to the day. The number of knights
turning out for the service was dis
appointingly small.
The funeral of Charles A. Hodg-
kins, who died in New York June 16,
was held last Friday forenoon at the
home of his brother, Dr.. Lewis
Hodgkins. Revs. Clarence Emery
and George S, Brookes officiated In
terment was in the Hodgkins family
lot at Lamoine Point. The bearers
were Harry w Haynes, Harvard c. |
Jordan. John j. Whitney and w. II, |
Titus
Announcement was made at Bow |
dom commencement that fund has |
been established to found scholar
Ship in honor of the late Henry Cros- |
by Emery, 80, of Ellsworth, former
ly a member of the Bowdoin college |
faculty and later an overseer, whose
death occurred while on a trip to
Asia last year. The scholarship is to |
be for excellence in some study to be
later.
The older Ellsworth residents have
never lost interest in the old hand
tub, Union 2, hero of many firemen's !
musters when owned here. For years
they watched it as the Watch City,
Of Waltham, Mass, to which city it
was sold from here. Now it is the
of South Braintree,
Mass, and the old tub still ranks
among the best of them At a play
out in Charlestown, Mass, recently,
this tub took second place in large
field.
Albert H. Davis, assisted by Fred
e. Cooke, will put on an entertain
ment at Hancock hall Thursday eve
ming, July 10, to consist of a play,
Pas New Housekeeper, occupying
about an hour, and followed by |
tableaux with scenic lighting effects,
which We're so favorably received |
when presented here some years ago.
Some of the amateur favorites of |
past years will appear in the play.
The proceeds from the play will be
placed in some bank as the nucleus of |
a fund to endow a free bed at the |
Hurley hospital for use of any citi-
zen of Ellsworth.
Miss Matilda Gallant of Bangor
and A. Sidney Dawes of Ellsworth
we're married Tuesday morning, June
II, in st. Marys Catholic church,
Bangor, Rev. FIR. Biglin officiating.
The couple was attended by Mr.. and |
Mrs Eben Leavitt of Bangor as
and groomsman, and the
luptial mass was attended by fully
200 friends of the bride and groom.
rhe bride was attired in white canton
,repe, with bridal veil, and carried
shower bouquet of white roses. The
natron of honor wore a white gown
with picture hat to match and carried
American Beauty roses Mr.. and Mrs.
Dawes left on a wedding trip On |
their return they will make their
nome in Bangor