Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-13


Hopkins, deputy grand marshal, in
stalled the officers of Center Harbor
Rebekah lodge, BROOKLYN, Monday
Castine, Tuesday night.
v Mrs. A. w. Ellis, Mrs. C. NJ Whit
comb and Miss Charlotte Whitcomb
will leave tomorrow for New York,
making short visits en- route. They
Will sail from New York on January
81, for trip to the Mediterranean
and a visit to the Holy Land.
Hollis E. Anderson, proprietor of
Anderson's Inn, underwent an
operation Friday for the removal of
his left eye. Fears are also enter
ltained that he may lose his right eye
Mr.. Anderson is under the care of
DR.. Clough in Bangor, where he has
been for the past six weeks.
Ellsworth friends are interested
in the announcement of the marriage
of Miss Anna L. Torrens, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Torrens
of Bangor, to Alfred Gray Dymond
of Worcester, Mass, which took place
on Nov. Is last in Massachusetts.
The announcement was a surprise
to the friends of the bride and groom
in Bangor. Mrs. Dymond is now
studying cello with Joseph Adam
owski alt the New England Conser-
vatory of Music. Mr.. Dymond is a
construction engineer associated
with Dwight P. Robinson & Co.
At the request of Senator Hale,
the department of commerce is in
vestigating the disappearance of the
schooner Nellie Grant of Ellsworth,
which sailed from here October
and was last reported passing out
by White Head October 8. The
reason for the investigation is that
Horace A. Turner, one of the men
supposed to have been lost with the
schooner, was an overseas service
man during the World war, and his
wife and three small children are
entitled to his adjusted compensa-
tion if his death is established.
officers of Lygonia lodge, F. and
A. NJ, were elected last Thursday
evening as follows: w. NJ, Charles
A. Haynes; S. W., Charles D.
Wiggin; J. W., Fred A Shea
treasurer, Charles E. Alexander;
secretary, Harry E. Rowe; S. D.,
Hollis E. Higgins j. D., Edwin d.
Austin. The officers will be installed
Thursday evening, Jan. 81. The in
stallation will be private, but will
be followed by reception, Ito which
all Masons and their families are
invited. There will be dancing and
cards, and refreshments Will be
served.
Ellsworth friends of Andrew P.
Jordan of Berlin, N. H., formerly of
Ellsworth, regret to learn of the
death of his wife, which occurred
last week at the home of her sister,
in Blaine, Maine. Mrs. Jordan was
siNty-seven years of age. Mr.. Jor-
dan is himself an invalid, and is at
the home of his wife's niece in
Blaine Besides her husband, Mrs.
Jordan leaves two sisters. Mrs. Jor-
dan was a native of Mars Hill. She
was twice married, her first husband
being H. P. Frost of Mars Hill. The
body was taken to Berlin, which had
been her home for forty years, Tor
interment.
At the annual meeting of the Ellis
w. c. T. u, held at the home OF
Miss Lenora Higgins last evening,
the following officers were elected
President, Miss Lenora Higgins;
vice-presidents, Mrs. A. E. Tracy and
Mrs. Frances w. Turner; cores
pondence secretary, Miss NJ. E.
Holmes; recording secretary, Mrs.
Minnie Stevens; treasurer, Mrs,
Emogene Peaslee. Letters were read
nrnci1nnt
New Years greetings from the coun-
ty president, Mrs. X. B. Walls, and
communication from Mrs. Ella B.
Boole, the new national president,
of New York. Another meeting will
be held soon to complete the bust
ness not handled at this meeting.
The Rebekah installation was held
last Tuesday evening. The follow
ing officers were installed: Noble
grand, Viola McKennon; vice grand,
Annie Corneail; conductor, Helen
Pratt; warden, Julia Heath; inside
guardian, Hazel Hamilton; secretary,
Alice Goodwin; treasurer, Amanda
Leland chaplain, Helen Raymond;
R. S. N g., Helen Cousins; l.. S. N.
G., Zelma MARSHALL; R. S. V. G.,
Cora Morse; L. S. V. G., Doris
Heath. The officers were installed
by District Deputy President Grace
Moulton, Dist. Deputy Marshal
Della Hopkins, Deputy Grand War
den Harriet Giles, Deputy Grand
Secretary Margaret Clark, Deputy
Grand Treasurer Helen Cousins and
Deputy Grand Chaplain Angela
Priest.
Kathleen, the nine-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown,
had a narrow escape from death
Sunday. She was tobagganing down
the driveway in front Of her home
and across Water street, and Slid d.
rectly under a car coming down
Franklin street, passing under the
car between the front and rear
wheels. The driver, who was a
stranger, applied the brakes quickly,
but not quickly enough to prevent
the rear wheels passing over the to-
hAd