Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-14

llVed, ana the Golden hule practlceQ.
Fire threatened the Dirigo picture
theatre Saturday afternoon, shortly
after the afternoon performance The
short circuiting of wires in the
electric popcorn machine set the
corn afire, and destroyed the
machine Slight damage was done
to the building. The fire was es-
tinguished by the use of chemicals.
Adelbert Bunker recently injured
his hand severely, while on vessel
owned by Capt. Ransel Sinclair. The
vessel was at wharf at Northeast
Harbor. Mr.. Bunker, while trying
to prevent the boat from striking
against the wharf, had his hand
caught between the hull and a pile
of wood on the shore. One finger
was badly mangled.
7 Mary Roberts Rinehart, the
famous novelist, with her husband
and Oldest son, spent last week in
this vicinity duck hunting. They
came by water, arriving at Conten-
ton Cove Oct. 6, on the schooner
yacht Rhodes, owned by Arthur
Amory Houghton of South Dart
mouth, Mass. They lifted anchor
homeward bound, yesterday, after
week of pleasant sport.
The Civic Betterment League is
organizing for better work this win
ter, and more of it. Any warm gar
ments that are whole and have plenty
Of wear left in them will be CRATE
fully received by the members of the
league. They may be left at the Red
Cross rooms. Much interest has
been shown in this work by the
people in Ellsworth, and whatever is
done to help is greatly appreciated.
Immense crowds, largely from
out of town, are focking to hear and
see Matte Crawford, the wonder
woman evangelist" and faith healer,
who is holding meetings here this
week. Afternoon and evening meet
ings are held each day, and at near
ly every meeting many have been
turned away, unable to gain admis-
sion. Sunday afternoon Hancock
hall was packed-aoor, gallery ENTRY,
stage ,ante-rooms. On Main street,
cars were parked from Postoffice
square nearly to the railroad, on both
sides, and far in on each intersect-
ing street. Mrs. Crawford will close
her work here Friday.
About $50 Changers gathered at
Hancock hall Monday evening, when
State officers worked the sixth de-
gree. The State officers present
were State Master Abbott, Assistant
Steward Shibles and Mrs, Shibles,
the lady assistant steward, State
Secretary Libby and State Steward
Hodgkins. Prior to the working OF
the sixth degree, Green Mountain
Pomona worked the fifth degree on
class of twenty-one. The sixth de-
gree was then conferred upon a class
of 1870. District Deputy c. C. Cam
Der of Ellsworth, who has worked
hard to make the session here sue
cess, was well pleased with the
result.
The Knights of Columbus minstrel
show of last Friday evening, was en-
joyed by a record-breaking crowd.
Regardless of rain, the hall was
packed, some were even obliged to
remain standing, The attendance
was the largest ever in Hancock
Hall at any entertainment to which
admission has been charged in the
past twenty years. An audience OF
$50 saw the minstrel. The only
attendance that approached this
mark was at the graduation play Of
the class of 1916, when over 600
were present. Everyone was salts
fed with the show. The singing was
of the best in amateur production,
r ;o1y Of 70
active end-men caused much laugh
ter at the expense of few Ellsworth
citizens. The dance after the show
was also we'll attended. Colby
O'Brien's orchestra of Bangor,
played.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton J. Redman
have bought from the estate of
William B. Rice, the West street
summer cottage known as Far
Niente." This is the cottage for
many years occupied by the late DR..
S. Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia, and
that has this year been occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick c. DeVeau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Redman are still at
Wood Lea" their place at Salisbury
Cove, and have no immediate plans
for occupying their new house. They
plan to reside at Wood Lea" during
the season of 1926, and have bought
Far Niente" for future use when
they may decide to spend their sum-
mers in the village. Far Niente" is
a very attractive house of moderate
size. 1t is very we'll furnished, and
commands charming view over the
waterfront. 1t is the type of house
that is getting to be very difficult to
obtain in Bar Harbor. Mr.. and Mrs.
Redman have acquired a highly-de-
sirable property.-Bar Harbor Times.