Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-12-02

lecture at the Congregational church
next Sunday evening will be "Smilin'
Through" 1t presents the truth that
people would go smiling through the
years if they knew what they would
find at the end of the road.
Matte Crawford, who has assumed
the pastorate of the First Baptist
church at Caldwell, Idaho, where she
plans to build her faith church and
hospital, has written to Rev. j. E.
Besant of Ellsworth Falls to consider
acceptance of the position of as
sistant pastor with her.
Last Wednesday night, Nov. 25,
the Ellsworth firemen held their an
nual play and ball at Hancock hall
The three-act comedy, 'The Time of
His Life" was presented successfully
to a large audience. The ball fol-
lowed the play, with music by
Moore's orchestra of Bar Harbor.
The Thursday club of the Congre-
gational church will hold a Christ
mas fair on December 8 and 10, in
the vestry. On Wednesday, there
will be sale of fancy articles,
aprons, handkerchiefs, towels,
cooked food and candy. Tea will be
served from to 5 p. m. On Thurs
day evening, at $50, there will be
public supper.
Saturday will be grangers' day in
Ellsworth, when Green Mountain Po-
mona will hold its annual meeting at
Odd Fellows hall. The morning ses-
sion will open at 10 o'clock. There
will be a picnic dinner at noon, with
+oo icl,C Il ho ho1
The business of the day will include
election of officers. A speaker from
Orono is expected.
A. E. Zurich, instructor in public
speaking at the University of Maine,
will be the speaker at the Unitarian
church next Sunday morning. Mr..
Zurich spoke from the same pulpit
on Sunday, Nov. %, and was heard
with deep appreciation. The invita-
ton for him to speak here again
next Sunday was at once extended,
in order that more might have the
opportunity to hear him.
Many Ellsworth boys and girls at
tending school or college were home
for Thanksgiving. Among them
were Whitcomb Haynes, George Ma
honey, Charles Hurley, James Moore
and Catherine Osgood, from the Uni
versity of Maine, Howard Higgins
from Boston University, Constance
Brooks from Pennington normal
school and Joseph Luchini from st.
Johns Preparatory school
On Wednesday, Dec. 8, the Colby
Musical Clubs will give concert
and play for dancing at Hancock hall.
The program is being presented UNI
der the auspices of the Junior class
of Ellsworth high school. The pro-
gram commences at 500 o'clock.
The dance follows the concert, music
by the Glee club orchestra. Last
year the Colby club toured Maine
with great success, and is continuing
the good work this year. Ellsworth
music lovers will find this concert
we'll worth attending.
The Utterback Gleason Co. of Ban
gor, Chrysler distributors for north
ern and eastern Maine, won first
prize in a recent sales contest. The
prize consists of a free trip for
twelve dealers and statesmen whom
the company may select, for a WISH
of inspection to the Chrysler factory
at Detroit, where they will be enter
tanned for over week. ID. e. Lime
han of Ellsworth, Chrysler agent
here, is one of the fortunate dealers
to whom this opportunity has been
extended by the Bangor company,
and he expects to leave with the
party Friday of this week.
Complaint having been received of
the condition of the water at the ELS
worth Falls schoolhouse, and to allay
fears because of typhoid fever in that
community, samples of the city water
taken from the schoolhouse faucet
were recently sent to the State board
of health at Augusta for analysis, TO-
gether with samples taken from the
faucet at the postoffice. The analysis
showed the water to be the same IN
both cases, and with a clear Dill, the
health department reporting it salts
factory. The typhoid cases at Ellis
worth Falls, all in one family, have
been traced to water from we'll
used by the family.
Katharine H. Page, wife of irving
r. Lyon, died Monday, Nov. %, at
Chicopee Falls, Mass. Mrs. Lyon was
the daughter of r. C. Page and Mary
e. Davis Page of Chlcopee Falls, ana
a granddaughter of the late
James F. and Eleanor j. Davis OF
Ellsworth She leaves, besides her
husband and daughter, Eleanor, two
brothers, Frank H. Page of Spring
field and George X. Page of Chico
pee Falls; two aunts, Mrs. Sylvia w.
Milliken of Trinidad, Colorado, and
NTrc Mvra Davis Howard Of Chico
pee Falls, and an uncle, George G.
Davis of Holyoke; also one cousin,
Mrs. Frances Tribou Tinsman of
Washington, D. c. The funeral was
held at the home, 25 Madison street,
Wednesday, Nov. %. Interment was
at Fairview cemetery, Chicopee.
An automobile case referred to
Justice Dunn at the October term of