Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-09-02

dren, Esther Louise and Ernestine
Frances, left for their home in
Swampscott, Mass, last Friday, after
a two weeks visit here with rela-
tives
Hancock Association of Congre-
gational church and ministers will
hold its Centennial gathering in ELS
worth Congregational church, Tues
day and Wednesday, September 29
and 80.
Y Miss Ruth Curtis of Alameda, Cal,
who has been spending the summer
with her aunt, Mrs. l.. J. Emery,
went to Swampscott, Mass, Friday,
where she will visit her cousin, Mrs.
l.. e. Colt.
Mrs. Leigh Wright, with children,
Dorothy and Lillian, who has spent
the summer with herlparehts, Mr.
and Mrs. Washburn Wright, left Sun
day for Washington, d. c., where she
will join her husband in his new To-
cation.
Tax Collector f. NJ. Gaynor is get
ting after the delinquent taxpayers
of 1924. This week he is sending out
notices demanding payment ON or
before September Is, and if not paid
by that time, he will feel justified in
commencing suit for collection.
The class of 1924 of Ellsworth
high school will have a reunion at
Lamoine Beach next unday. Mem
bers are requested to be at Han
cock hall at 10. If any members of
the class have cars, It would be APP
preciated if they would bring them
. 1,.1N
Turner, daughter Of Supt. and Mrs.
Charles O. Turner of Ellsworth, to
Elsid G.. Mattor of Norway, Will take
place this afternoon at Bar Harbor.
Miss Elinor Clifford of South Paris
and Alton Bradford of Norway are
here to attend the wedding
Mr.. and Mrs c. p DeLaittre of
Aittin, Mimi, who have spent the
summer at Bar Harbor. left yester-
day, with Mrs. Evelyn DeLaittre, for
Minneapolis. Mrs. DeLaittre's many
Hancock county friends are glad to
know that she is recovering SO favor
ably from her recent operation.
Ellsworth friends of Miss Doris
Halman will be Interested to know
that she has Just accepted an excel
lent and responsible position as play
reader for the American Play Co. of
New York. Her mother. Mrs. |. l..
Halman, has moved from Brool1line,
Mass, to New York, to be with her.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seabolt of
Schenectady, n. Y, accompanied by
Mrs. Seabolt's sister, Mrs. Edward
Pickford of Washington, D. C., re-
Gently visited Mrs. Harold II. Clark,
at the home of Miss M, A. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Bodfsh of
Springfield, Mass, were weekend
guests of Mrs. Clark.
John Dalzell of Sullivan narrowly
when a horse and wagon cut in ahead
OF him on State street. Dalzell at
tempted to avoid an accident by
swinging into side street, but
struck a telephone pole. breaking it
and slightly damaging the car He
escaped injury, but his Wife was cut
and bruised.
v A forest fire along the Bucksport
road last Friday burned over fifty
acres of dry second growth, destroy
ing 200 cords of peeled pulpwood
owned by Howard Hooper After
hard fight by the Ellsworth tiremen,
the fire was extinguished. Wood
lands are very dry just now, and
there is considerable danger of
serious conflagration.
Miss Bertha Bullock of Bellows
Falls, VT, the recently-appointe
Red Cross nurse for Ellsworth, has
arrived and taken up her duties
here She has rooms at Mrs f. II.
Netherlands on High street. The
monthly meeting of the executive
board Of the Red Cross will be held
on Friday of this week at o'clock.
Every member is urged to be present. |
All the schools of the city will open
for the fall term next Tuesday. Prin- |
cipal Stone, of the high school, will |
be at the high school building next
afternoon, when he would
like to meet parents and pupils.
Stone and family Will oc-
cupy the j. w. Nealley house on
Laurel street this winter. There will
be a general teachers meeting at the
office of the superintendent next
Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
C. w. Gleason's cottage at Shady
Nook was damaged by fire Friday
The Ellsworth tiremen
answered the alarm, making n speedy
run to the scene. A flying spark
from the chimney started the fire,
and neighbors formed bucket
brigade, holding it in check until the
hremen arrived. when prompt use of
chemicals put it out. A hole was
burned in the roof and some damage
was done by water. The loss is COW
cred by insurance.
A new schedule for city mail de-
livery went into effect this week
The carriers now leave the office, for
both morning and afternoon delivery,
an hour and one-quarter earlier than
or at S.45 a. m, and 3.45
p. m. This gives the delivery of the
morning mail that much earlier than
before and rs the late arrival of
afternoon train precluded delivery OF
afternoon mail the same evening,