Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-12-30

Croft, spent Christmas with Mr.. Par
ker's mother, Mrs. Alice Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McFaul of
Calais and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Har-
riman of Bangor were Christmas
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. James T.
Hartman.
William E. Doyle, who has been
living in birmingham, Mass, for the
past twenty-six years, is with his sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Malone, for an ex-
tended visit.
v Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
meth Royal of Portland, who has
been visiting his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Allon P. Royal, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Sanford Crawford, with her
daughter Elizabeth, has Joined her
husband in this city. They are with
Mr.. Crawford's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Sturtevant,
who have spent the Christmas recess
with Mrs. Sturtevant's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Morrison, return to
Thomaston to-day
u Miss Louise Donnell, who is at
tending the Bryant & Stratton school
( of Boston, is spending the Christmas
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Carl S. Donnell.
| Maurice and Ronald Billings spent
! Christmas with their mother, Mrs.
| Bessie Billings. Maurice is at the
| u. of M. and Ronald is attending
Castine normal school.
| Irene chapter, o. E. S., will hold
it's regular meeting Friday evening.
This is the annual meeting for re-
ports and election of officers. Sup
per will be served at $50.
| 4 Charles w. Joy gave Christmas
banquet to the employees of Joys
Quality Grocery last week. The ban
| quet was held at Anderson's Inn,
and was thoroughly enjoyed.
| P. S. Thorsen and Miss Callsta
Bauer drove from New York to join
Mrs. Thorsen for Christmas at
Thorsen Farms. They left on the
return trip Sunday, accompanied by
Mrs. Thorsen and Mrs. r. S. Warner.
| The Samoset freight service be-
tween Bangor, Ellsworth and Bar
| Harbor, has gone on a winter
schedule of one trip day, instead OF
two. The truck now leaves Bar Har-
| Dor at s a. M, and Bangor, on the
return trip, at 2 p. m.
| Miss Charlotte Sawyer, who is
| teaching at Northeast Harbor, spent
| Christmas and the weekend with her
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Sawyer,
| leaving Monday to spend the re-
mainder of the holiday recess with
| friends in Portland and Boston.
Miss Evelyn Merrill, who was serl-
ously burned in the Franklin Street
| Garage fire of December 10, will re-
| turn to her home from the Hurley
| hospital, this week. She will be &C
| companied by her nurse. Miss Mer-
| rill's condition is slowly improving
The Hancock County Fair Assoc1a-
| ton has decided upon food fair and
winter carnival for the week OF
February 8. The best of music,
novel features every afternoon and
evening, the biggest and best food
fair ever, are promised by the as
ISOLATION.
Rev. Charles G. Girelius, who
| comes here from Baltimore, Will en-
fer upon his pastorate at the Uni
tartan church with the beginning OF
the New Year. He will deliver his
first sermon as pastor next Sunday
morning. 1t is hoped large congre-
cation will greet him.
The Ellsworth telephone girls en-
loved a Christmas party at their rest
room last Wednesday evening. They
received twenty-four pounds OF
chocolates from Ellsworth friends,
basket of red and white roses from
Miss Tapley, agent at the BrooKsVliie
office, and many rememprahces Ny
telephone and telegraph.
All boys of the Congregational par
ish between twelve and sixteen years
of age are invited to the nome Oh
Robert Day, Court street, on Thurs-
day evening at o'clock. Mr.. BrooKes
will read and interpret various
poems. The class will meet every
Thursday for six weeks, at members
homes, and its sole purpose IS 10
teach boys to appreciate good poetry.
On Sunday evening Dec II,
Christmas service of song, story ana
recitation, Like the Three Wise
Men," was given by the Sunday
school of the Congregational church.
The program: welcome" James
Smith; solo, Rachel Adams; duet
Margaret Cushman and Anna Ella
son; song, Kenneth Brookes, Willis
Smith and Harry Crabtree; choruses,
choir and Sunday school; recitatlons'
Margery Emery; Alma Daniels,
Mary Parker, Harold Parker, Ella
Cushman and Margaret Jordan. The
connective reading was given by Mr..
Brookes, the pastor.
The Ellsworth Masonic Clup rs
planning for pool tournament
play in which is scheduled to begln
tonight. Owing to the large number
of players, it will be an elimination
contest, instead of each player meet
ing each other player. The players
have been divided into four classes.
The players in class will start
the tournament. The winner and
runner-up in this class will then ad-
vance to class 3, which will be next
~ pIav followed nv class and