Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-09-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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Improvement society mas contributed
$317.25, Frank R. Moore has given
generously of his time in superin.
tending the grading of the lot, and
| is doing an excellent job.
Rev Clarence Emery, pastor OF
| the Baptist church in Ellsworth for
| the past four years, has rendered his
| resignation, to take effect November
| /. Mr.. Emery has accepted an
appointment as electromagnetic for
the State Association. His work will
be of missionary nature, with
| special care for the smaller pastor
| less churches. The district assigned
to Mr. Emery is Hancock and Wash
| ington counties. He expects to enter
| upon his new work November /. 1t
| is especially pleasing to the many
| Ellsworth friends of Mr.. Emery and
| his family, that they will continue
their residence here, and ELLSWORTH
| will be his headquarters for his work
The public-spirited citizens of Ellis
worth who are guarantors for the
presentation in Ellsworth on October
lis, 16' and II of the Swarthmore
Chautauqua program, are planning
an active ticket-selling and adver-
Using campaign that will make the
Chautauqua success. The SWarth-
more program is of unquestioned
excellence and the opportunity OF
enjoying it should be appreciated by
the people of Ellsworth. Swarth-
more is a circuit Chautauqua, char
tered under the laws of Pennsylvania
and not for pecuniary profit. Ample
evidence of this is afforded by the
fact that it is exempted from the
amusement war tax. The program
for the three days will be announced
soon.
DR.. R. E. Clarke has purchased the
so-called "ice-house lot" at the
corner of Park and Oak streets, and
plans to build an attractive bunga-
low thereon next year. This lot was
purchased some years ago by ladies
of the Village improvement Society
and the Park Street Improvement
Society, for the purpose Of getting
rid of the unsightly and unused ice
house. This purpose was achieved,
and the ladies, selling the lot for
$500, have now contributed the
money, with a small balance remain
ing in the Village Improvement
Society treasury, toward the public
playground. This is almost like
"eating your cake and having it,
too" for the ice-house lot will be still
further improved by DR.. Clarke.
A storm accompanied by wind,
rain, lightning and hail, visited Ellis
worth last Saturday afternoon and
evening. In the afternoon, hail
stones measuring one-half inch to
more than an inch in diameter fell
in Ellsworth. The lightning was
more severe in the early evening. A
bolt struck the Kief house on Frank
lin street occupied by Mrs. Agnes
Royal and family, the bathroom and
bedroom being damaged and
furnishings in the rooms injured.
The bolt passed down through the
building to the basement stairs and
into the ground. A fire started in the
house, and the firemen were called.
Prompt action saved the building
from serious damage by fire. Light
ming also struck in Lamoine and at
other places in the county, but no
serious damage is reported.
Hancock county friends are inter-
ested in a wedding that took place
in Minneapolis recently, when Evelyn
Reed, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. DeLaittre, was married
to Earl R. Jones, of Minneapolis. The
wedding was at the home OF the
brides parents, in setting OF pink
and white, with white lilies, cybotium
ferns and cathedral candles forming
the altar. The ''Lohengrin" wedding
march announced the bridal party
and a program of soft nuptial music
was played as the vows were spoken.
the bride was her sister,
Miss Grace DeLaittre who was attrac-
lively gowned in blue georgette,
trimmed with the same material, her
flowers being pink roses and garden
flowers. White georgette elaborated
with crystal beads and fashioned on
simple lines made the bridal gown
with which the bride carried a
shower bouquet of bridal roses and
lilies Of the valley with touch of
pink given by the use of sweetheart
home after November l at 2121 Gar
field avenue s, Minneapolis.
The building on Water street just
below the postoffice, owned by the P.
j. Phillips estate, was badly damaged
by fire early yesterday morning.
When discovered, there was but
slight evidence of the flames from
the outside of the building, but soon
after the heat broke the thick plate
glass windows, and the inrushing-air
famed the fire which spread rapidly.
The Ellsworth fire department made
speedy appearance, and in short
time had the flames under control.
The lower story occupied by the
Moon Photographic studio, suffered
the most from the fire, as it started
in this section, apparently in the
developing room. A short circuit in
the wiring is supposed to be the
cause. Roland Moon, the proprietor
of the studio, and Eugene Staples,
his assistant, who occupied one of the
back rooms on this floor as sleeping
quarters, were unaware of their peril