Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-09-09


street, Ellsworth.
Harry and Elmer Peterson left by
motor last week, for Tucson, Arizona.
Elmer expects to return in few
weeks, but his brother will spend the
winter in Arizona.
Miss Katherine Brady, who re-
turned last week from Europe, spent
a few days with her mother, Mrs.
E. E. Brady, before returning to
Portsmouth N. H., to teach.
4 Kenneth Emery of Rumford and
| Theodore Emery, who has been at
! Rangeley Lakes for the summer, are
with their parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Clarence Emery, for the week.
! The official board of the Methodist
society will meet Friday evening, in
the church. All stewards and trustees
are requested to be present Re-
! freshments will be served by the
ladies.
Miss Catherine Osgood gave a
shower at her home last Wednesday
night in honor of her cousin, Miss
Doris Wardwell, whose marriage to
Ersley l.. Goldsmith will take place
this fall. .
Members of Irene chapter, O. E.
s., have been invited by Fred G.
Smith to attend a picnic supper at
! Sunset Park on Tuesday afternoon,
Sept. Is. Bring a picnic lunch
clans and corn roast will be fur
nished by Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Greene of Con-
cord, N. H, motoring through Maine
with friends, called on friends in
Ellsworth this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Greene lived in Ellsworth a few
years, while Mr. Greene was en-
ployed in The American office.
Roy C. Haines is spending vaca
ton at his home here. Mr.. Haines
is in chamber of commerce work,
with headquarters in Chicago, and
while vacationing, will operate from
Ellsworth to points in New England.
This week he goes to New Haven and
Bridgeport, Conn.
Ellsworth high school opened
yesterday morning, with an attend
ance of 176. No changes have been
made in the schedule of study, and
classes are running smoothly under
the new principal, Frank G. Stone.
Forty-seven freshmen entered the
school this year
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Meader gave
a party, September 4, to thirteen lit
tie friends of their daughter, Olivia.
The dining-room was decorated in
pink, blue and yellow crepe paper,
and the children wore paper hats to
match. Refreshments of assorted
cookies, cake and ice-cream were
served.
A shower and bridge party was
given last evening in honor of Miss
Doris Wardwell, at the home of Mrs.
Neil A. Raymond on High street. The
house was prettily decorated with
cut flowers. Delicious refreshments
were served. Miss Wardwell was
the recipient of many beautiful and
useful gifts.
The members Of the class of 1925
of Ellsworth high school who will
enter school or college this fall are:
Ellie and Elsie Priest and Mildred
Wood, Pennington normal school;
Catherine Osgood. Horace S. Estey
and James Moore, University of
Maine; Thomas A. Pinkham, North
eastern University; Robert Jordan,
University of Illinois.
All the schools of the city opened
Tuesday. There is but one change
in the teaching force from the list
announced a few weeks ago. Miss
Annie Corneail has been transferred
from the Falls to the School street
school to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss Sophia
Walker, and Miss Bessie Elliot of
Ellsworth Falls has been elected to
The joint field day of the Pomona
oranges Of Hancock county and the
Farm Bureau, announced to be held
at Wyman Park, Monday of this
week, has been indefinitely post
poned 1t was first proposed to have
the field day on August 20, but the
circus came to town that day, and
the field day was postponed to Sept.
| 7. Then it was decided that, with
| the Ellsworth fair last week and the
| Bluehill fair this week, it was crowd
| ing events a little too close, and in
definite postponement was an
nounced.
A Ford touring car driven by
| Christopher Brenton of Hancock, and
an Essex coach driven by DR.. Samuel
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corner of Main and Oak streets Sun
day forenoon. Mr.. Brenton received
severe cuts, and injuries that rem
dered him unconscious for a while,
| but no bones were broken. His car
was wrecked The Essex car escaped
with slight damage, and the occu
pants were uninjured. The traffic
beacon was also mixed up in the ac
cident, but escaped with few
scratches.
A man arrested in Bangor last
| week for passing forged checks,
answers the description of Ralph
Card of Ellsworth, whom Sheriff
Macomber was looking for to ques-
! tion regarding a check for $21
passed at the Besse System store in
Ellsworth two weeks ago The
check was made payable to Charles
Murch," and was endorsed with that
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