Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-09

government in regard to the contract
method of care of the poor
! Harry S. Jones, manager of the
Farmers Union store, is building
large storehouse at the rear of his
building, to replace the one swept
away by the freshet last spring.
James Carney, who has been EN-
ployed in Amsterdam, N. Y, the
past two years, is home to spend
the summer, at least, with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Carney.
He is employed in F. c. Scott's
store.
H. A. Stiles, of the Ellsworth
Hardwood Corp, was in Ellsworth
few days last week He was ac-
companied by Mr.. Jennings, of the
sales organization. Mr.. Stiles eX-
poets this year to build an enameling
plant at the Ellsworth factory.
DR.. and Mrs c. C. Knowlton, who
have been away several weeks, ar
rived home Monday. DR.. Knowlton
is much improved in health, but eX-
poets to rest for about two weeks be-
fore resuming practice. He sub
mitted to an operation for removal
of tonsils while away
Mrs. John Mitchell of Harrington
is a guest at the Methodist parson-
age, while Rev q. Andrews attends
conference in Portland Rev. G.
Sparks of Deer Isle, Canada, and
Rev. E. Mercer of Eastport were
guests at the parsonage on their
way to attend conference.
minstrel show in two parts will
be given at Hancock hall May 2,
under the auspices of Nokomis Re-
bekah lodge 1t will be followed by
May ball, with music by Moore s
orchestra of Bar Harbor. Tickets
are now being sold by members of
the lodge. There will be a rehearsal
tomorrow evening at $50.
A meeting of the Hancock county
/ democratic committee has been
called for next Friday, April Il, at
p. M, in Hancock hall, Ellsworth
a general invitation to Hancock
, county democrats is extended, and all
democrats, both men and women
who read this notice, are requested
to consider it an invitation to the
meeting.
The firemen answered three
alarms Monday chimney fire at
/ the house on Bridge hill owned by
e. C. Osgood and occupied by VIM
Dillon, another chimney fire at the
home of Miss Alice H. Scott on
School street, and a false alarm for
burning railroad ties near the old
, rock crusher plant.
EX-Mayor Albert H. Norris, was
receiving the congratulations of his
/ many friends to-day, on his eighty
eighth birthday. Mr. Norris is one
of Ellsworth's substantial old resi-
dents, who served his city we'll in his
earlier years, as mayor, alderman
and assessor. He retired from the
dry goods business twenty-eight
years ago.
In the absence of the pastor, Rev.
4. Andrews, who will attend confer
ence in Portland, there will be no
service at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning. In the evening,
Rev. G. S. Brookes, of the Congrega-
tional church will occupy the Metho-
dist pulpit at a union meeting of the
two churches. His subject will be
w hdt Cll IoI DlC lOI Il SOllll unity.
Frank a. Stockbridge died at noon
to-day at his home on Bridge hill, in
the seventy-seVenth year Of his age.
lie had been in poor health all win
ter, but failed rapidly the past week.
He leaves one son, Albert of Bar
Harbor, who is in the South this win
ctr, and grandson, Joseph; also
two sisters, Mrs. Georgia Harden
and Miss Mary A. Stockbridge.
Fulton j. Redman, who attended
the hearing before Secretary Work
of the Interior Department at Wash
lngton recently, on the proposed
road improvements at Lafayette Ma
tional Park, reports an interesting
hearing, with the proponents meet
ing little opposition, and, while no
decision was announced at the hear
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