Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-29

| cOmmanddnt OF the Marine hospital.
He entered upon his duties there this
week The efficiency and scope of
the hospital have been materially in
creased by the establishment of a
consulting staff of Portland ply
sicians.
Frank L. Heath, local agent for
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
who for the past eighteen years has
been handling the Bar Harbor bust
ness in addition to the Ellsworth ter
ritory, on his trip to Bar Harbor this
| week introduced a new agent for that
field, S. NJ. Flye of Harrington. Mr..
Heath will devote his time to the
| Ellsworth field, and to opening new
territory on Mt. Desert island. Mr..
Heath, accompanied by his wife, left
to-day for Portland, where he will
be guest of honor of officials of the
company as leader in craftsmanship
contest.
The six survivors of the ten chill
dren of the late Zabud Foster held a
reunion at the bungalow of Stetson
Foster last Saturday, in honor of the
hosts seventy-ffth birthday. The
other children besides Stetson are
Austin NJ. and Albert Foster, of Els
orth, Frank and James Foster, of
| Bar Harbor, and Mrs. Cation Osgood
of BluehiIl. Members of their faml-
lies made a gathering of twenty. The
day was thoroughly enjoyed. The
new garage was a veritable bower of
evergreen and wild roses, and here
the dinner was served The climax
of the dinner was the cutting of the
magnificent birthday cake bearing
seventy-five lighted candles.
The circus is coming. Walter L.
Main has booked for Ellsworth,
Wednesday, Aug. 10. A special train
of double length railroad cars will
bring the big show here. There are
upwards of 500 men and women
and 200 horses with the show; al
most ten acres of tents; herd of ele-
plants, caravan of camels. The
menagerie will be fully up to the high
standard of excellence ma intained by
Walter L. Main in other years. The
performance this season includes
/ European features and novelties.
There will be two performances at 2
and s p. M, the doors opening an
hour earlier to permit visit to the
menagerie There will be a street
parade at noon.
! Phillips Lord of Meriden, Conn,
with his bride, is visiting his uncle,
Perley J. Phillips. Mr. Lord, who is
the son of Rev. and Mrs. Albert J.
| Lord of Meriden, was married there
Tuesday of last week. The wedding
| took place at the Congregational
church. the groom's father officiat-
ing, assisted by Rev. Burt N. Timbie
of the First Baptist church. The
bride was Miss Sophia Althea
Mecorney, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Mecorney of Bakersfield,
| Cal. She is a graduate of the Uni
yersity of Arizona, and taught at the
Plainville, Conn, high school last
year. The groom is a graduate or
Bowdoin college, and Will go to
Plainville this fall as principal of the
high school,
Ellsworth is to have a public play
ground James Cassidy of Bangor
has generously given to Ellsworth a
lease of the American House lot on
Main street, and the work of clearing
and identifying it for playground
will begin at once. An informal
meeting of members of the city gov
eminent, ladies of the Civic League
and members of Frank E. Whitmore
post, American Legion, who are CO.
operating in the project, was held at
the aldermen's room Monday eve
ming to discuss plans The first work
will be the clearing and grading OF
the lot, which in its present condition |
has long been an eyesore. Frank r.
Moore will superintend this work, |
and Commander Fortier, of Whit |
more post promises the work of TWEEN
ty Legion men. Street Commissioner |
Harrington will also have hand in !
the work, on the part of the city gov
eminent 1t is hoped that funds will |
be available to install some play |
ground equipment this summer, to
be added to later.
The Maine Central Railroad Co.,
through its subsidiary the Samoset
Co., on Monday inaugurated the new
motor-truck freight service between
Bangor and Bar Harbor. Two trucks
are at present on the route, each