Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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Mrs. Emery is eighty-one years old.
The three class parts at the ELS
worth high school assigned according
TO rank for the four-years' course,
have been announced as follows:
Chandler Richmond, valed1ctory,
with % AS and 81 BIS; Robert Jor-
dan. .salutatory, with 10 AS, 80 BIS
and I C: Mildred Wood, history, with
% AS, 20 BIS and C's. The next
two highest were George Mahoney,
with II AS, 32 BIS and l G, and
Elsie Priest, with IL AS, 43 BIS and
2 Cs.
The cooking demonstrations which
were conducted last week in the
board of trade rooms, by Miss Lillian
Bemis, were not only well attended,
but those present evinced much
interest and felt the afternoons were
pleasant and beneficial. Miss Bemis
proved to be exceedingly efficient in
her line of work. The members or
the woman's club express their
thanks to all who helped to make
these afternoons a success. The use
of the board of trade rooms was
greatly appreciated, as was the loan
of the fine electric range.
The Ellsworth Reunion committee
met in Boston, Saturday afternoon,
at the call of the president, Stetson
Foster There were present Howard
H. Adams, Miss Helen Adams, Miss
Ella F. Jordan, Mrs. Hiram McGlauf-
lin, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman l.. Lord,
Erastus F.. Redman, and Franklin
l. Jordan. The date of the next
annual reunion was fixed for April
8, at Paul Revere hall, Boston. Mr..
Foster, in pleasing speech, referred
to the romance which had occurred in
the committee, and on its behalf,
presented wedding gift to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lord.
The democrats, in general and
ward caucuses yesterday, renoml-
mated DR.. Lewis Hodgkins for mayor.
William E. Harrington for street
commissioner, and the five present
aldermen-C. Earl Smith, ward l;
Henry H. Higgins, ward 2; Harold V.
Moore, ward 8; Earl L. Gray, ward a,
and Frank j. Dunleavy, ward 5. The
republican general caucus, followed
by the caucuses of wards l, 2, 3, and
5, will be held at Hancock hall to-
morrow evening, at 7.30. The re-
publican caucus in ward will be
held at Agricultural hall at 2.30 p.
m. tomorrow.
Two of the seven speakers at the
ffty-sixth annual dinner of the
Bowdoin Alumni association of New
York and vicinity, held at the
Biltmore hotel on January 80, 1925,
were Ellsworth men. Hoyt A. Moore,
president of the association the past
year, presided as POSTMASTER, and
Judge John A. Peters, a guest of the
occasion, was one of the speakers.
A correspondent writes us that Judge
Peters was "at his best" and gave an
interesting talk that was enthusi-
astically received. Other speakers
of the evening were Congressman
White of Maine, President Stills OF
Bowdoin college, and Don G. Seitz
of the New York World
officers of Irene chapter, o. e. s.,
were installed Friday evening by
Past Matron Mrs. Carrie M. Smith,
assisted by Past Matron Mrs. Annie
Smith as chaplain, Past Matron Miss
Mabel Lord as marshal and Mrs.
Eleanor Kent as organist The
officers are: Mrs. Ruth Higgins,
worthy matron; Grin NJ. Clement,
worthy patron; Miss Evelyn Bellatty
associate matron; Mrs. Carrie NJ.
Smith, secretary; Mrs. Gertrude
Robinson, treasurer; Mrs. Minnie
Cushman, conductress Mrs. Frances
Clement, associate conductress; Mrs.
Grace Wiggin, chaplain; Mrs. Minnie
Osgood, marshal; Mrs. Alice Grindle,
organist; Miss Helene Bellatty,
Adah; Mrs. Nellie Lermond, Ruth;
Mrs. Grace McGown, Esther; Mrs.
Marion Anderson, Martha; Mrs.
Elizabeth Reed, Electa; Mrs. Nina
Adams, warder; John A. Stuart,
sentinel.
An unusual bird visitor in ELS
worth for this time of the year is a
hermit thrush, seen several times
during the past week at close range,
the identification being unmistak-
able. The bird was first seen on
Friday last, and again ON Saturday
and Sunday knight, in his Birds