Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-05-07

They will return home May II. While
away, Dr.. Baker will take special
postgraduate instruction in diseases
of the eye
The regular meeting of the w. G. T.
U. next Tuesday evening will be held
with Miss M. E. Holmes This will
be an important meeting, as action
will be taken on many matters in
connection with the county conven-
ton.
Sinclairs orchestra will open the
summer season on June 1, with an
orchestra of five pieces, including
four Boston musicians. The orches-
ira is already booked for several reg
ular engagements throughout the
summer
The firemen responded to a call for
brush fire near the M. M. Davis
place on the eastern road Saturday
afternoon, when a blueberry fire got
beyond control and threatened val
liable woodland. The ffremen quick
ly had the fire under control.
Ellsworth high school baseball
nine defeated Gilman high at North
east Harbor, Saturday, by the score
of 11-9. The Ellsworth boys showed
great improvement over their Bar
Harbor game of the week before,
particularly in stick work, but need
to tighten up lot in fielding.
The Bar Harbor & Union River
Power Co. has moved it's Ellsworth
Office to its new location in the Union
Trust Co. building. This will not
only serve as an office, but as a show
room for its electrical supplies and
appliances. Tomorrow afternoon, at
230, a cooking demonstration on a
Universal electric range will be given
by Miss Josephine Colts, formerly a,
senior teacher at Miss Farmers
school of cookery in Boston
Y Mrs. Assunta Boyer, who recently
purchased the chapel building at the
corner of Church and School ST eets,
with the intention of converting it
into two-family house, has changed
her plans. The building will be re-
built for occupancy by Hollis E. An
derson as restaurant and rooming
house; in fact, as a small hOtel| 1t
will be a three story building with
basement, with commodious piazzas
floor, and rooms on the second and
third floors, with modern improve
ments.
| Y The senior class of the Ellsworth
| high school is busy with preparations
for commencement week-June 2 to
g. There will be class day exercises
on Wednesday or Thursday at the
new high school building, which will
include exercises of dedication.
Thursday evening, the class play,
'The Dutch Detective" will be pre-
sented at Hancock hall, under the di-
rection of Rev. George S. Brookes.
The graduation exercises will take
place at Hancock hall Friday after
noon, and the class reception and
ball at the same place in the evening.
William Doyle, formerly of Ellis
worth, died Saturday, April 26, at
his home in Hyde Park, Mass. Mr..
| Doyle was born in Ellsworth in Feb
ruary, 1915, the oldest son of the late
| Timothy and Mary (McDonald) Doyle.
He married Armenie Paine of Seal
| Cove, who died many years ago. He
leaves four children, George of
Bridgeport, Conn, Edward and Wal
| ter of Boston, and Mrs. Alice Mars
ton of Hyde Park; also one brother,
Edward E. Doyle, and a sister, Mrs.
Dennis McManus, both of Ellsworth.
Mrs. McManus attended the funeral
at Hyde Park. Interment was at
| Nashua, N. H.
The yeggs who made speciality
of country banks and stores in Maine
last year have started in the season
early. Two attempted breaks were
made in Hancock county this week.
At Castine early Sunday morning,
the safe in the branch bank of the
Waldo County Trust Co. was wrecked
but the inner door remained intact,
and the safe-crackers got nothing.
The noise of the explosion aroused
the town, and the yeggs had to make
hurried escape. A dilapidated Ford
car is said to have been their con-
veyance. Sunday night they turned
up at Mckinley, and broke into the
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