Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01

ming OF this week, with good music
and the usual games.
Mrs. A. !. Richardson has moved
her confectionery and ice-cream par
lor from the Odd Fellows block to
rooms in the Brown building recently
vacated by the American Legion.
The Ellsworth reunion will be held
at Paul Revere hail, Boston, Friday
evening of this week. Among the
guests of honor Will be Mayor Lewis
Hodgbins, from the old home town.
There will be an important meet
ing Of the Ellsworth branch Of the
American Red Cross, Friday after
noon at the Red Cross rooms Rev.
George S. Brookes viii be present. A
large attendance is desired
/ Mr.. and MRS Fred e. Silvy have
purchased a lot of Miss Kate Burn
ham on Sterling street, and will build
there this spring, for their own oc-
cupancy. The house will be of semi
bungalow type, 28x30 feet.
The Bridge Hill division of the
school improvement league will hold
cooked food sale at Fred C. Scott S
store Saturday at p. m. AS the pro-
ceeds are to help for music, the
patronage of the public is solicited.
I Mrs Alton Billings, formerly of
Southwest Harbor, but who has been
living in Ellsworth the past winter,
has purchased the grocery business of
O. p Terrence. She has rented the
store on State street, and will con-
tinue the business at the same place
The young people of the Baptist
church are we'll under way with their
play, always in Trouble" A fitting
cast of characters has Been chosen,
| and several rehearsals have been
held. always in Trouble is a
three-act comedy with plenty Of
wholesome wit and humor.
IN P. B. Russell, proprietor of Isle
I hurst pavilion at Mt. Desert bridge,
announces the opening dance for the
season on Saturday evening, April 1.
Music will be by Moore's orchestra OF
Bar Harbor There will be dances
at Islehurst every Saturday evening
| for the present, and little later
dances every Saturday and Wednes-
day.
The large barn on the Stafford
farm in Trenton, owned by Norman
Beaton, was burned Monday night at
| 10 O'Clock, with a large quantity of
| hay. The Ellsworth fire truck made
a quick run to the farm, considering
the condition Of the road, and the en-
CINE again demonstrated it's value to
| outlying property, saving the other
buildings on the place.
| 4 Chief Engineer r. J. Goodwin has
received a letter from his son Roy,
who was an assistant engineer on
the Southern Pacific steamship
Bienville, which was burned at New
! Orleans recently Roy lost most of
his clothing and personal effects, but
escaped without injury. He writes
that the ship will come North under
her own power for repairs.
! Ellsworth and Hancock county
friends of Eliza, widow of Arthur
! Newman, of Bar Harbor, learned of
her death last week in Portland with
deep regret. Mrs. Newman was born
| in Sedgwick sixty-fve years ago,
daughter of Daniel p, and Mary E.
Dority She leaves a son, William
of Bangor and daughter, Mrs
George F. Berry of Bar Harbor.
Dean j. N. Hart of the University
Of Maine is scheduled to speak before
the History club of Ellsworth high
school on Monday, April 6, at $50
p. m. The address, on school and
College," will be given in the audi
forum. The History club has ar
ranged to have Dean Hart here at
this lime as this is the time of year
when high school seniors are making
their plans for the coming year. The
public is invited to attend the lecture
and parents of seniors are especially
urged to be present Admission is
free.
City Marshal Stuart has succeeded
in locating the parents of the young
woman who, as reported in The
American last week, had shot herself
at Norman, Oklahoma, and was sup
posed to have relatives in this vi
entity The name was given in the
telegram from Oklahoma as Della G.
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