Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-08-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS
CONTINUED from page ~

when the fire was discovered it had
spread over much Of the interior OF
the building. The firemen succeeded
in putting out the flames after
hard fight. The water pressure was
low at first, due to the high elevation
of the Fortier home, but the firemen
started the pump on the truck and
the work went on without any
furthur setback. Personal belong
ings and a few pieces of furniture
were the only things saved. There
was some insurance on the house
but none on the furniture.
The next meeting and banquet OF
the Ellsworth Chamber Of Com
merce will be held Thursday evening
of next week, at Lucerne-in-Malne.
Ladies of members are invited. A
buffet lunch will be served at
o'clock. The management OF Lu-
cerne-in-Maine has made special
concession to the Ellsworth CHAM
Der of Commerce, which it is pleased
to entertain. 1t will be a splendid
opportunity for the Ellsworth bust
ness men and their ladies to inspect
the club house and spend an evening
at this beautiful new development.
Rev. Thomas Van Ness of Brookline,
Mass, and Rev. Albert J. Lord OF
Meriden, Conn, will be the speakers.
The annual lawn party of st.
Josephs Catholic church is being
held today, at the parochial grounds.
Decorations of flags and lanterns and
attractive booths make the scene
gay. A feature of the afternoon will
be a doll carriage parade, with fifty
or more little misses of Ellsworth
participating. Supper will be served
this evening from 6 to Z. This will
be followed, at s o'clock, by an en-
tertainment, with the following pro-
gram, arranged by Mrs. E. j Walsh,
assisted by Mrs. F. P. Latin and MISS
Margaret Dunleavy: Vocal solo,
Mrs. Ralph Wescott; selection, IKE
Girls; vocal solo, Mrs. Madison
Davis; reading, Catherine Latin;
violin solo, Louise Collins; violin
and vocal solo and dance, Lillian
Thomas, assisted by Mary Davis,
Charlotte Remick, Josephine Holmes,
Eleanor Carr, Louise Collins and
Elizabeth Drummey; selections,
violin and vocal, by the girls orches-
ira, composed of Louise Collins,
Karin Eliason, Margaret Whitcomb
and Marion Young.
The Gladys Klark Co. will appear
at Hancock hall for three nights,
commencing Monday, Aug. 16. The
name of Klark needs no introduce
ton to theatre-goers in Ellsworth.
For over twenty years the Klarks
have been giving good clean amuse-
ment to all lovers of the drama.
Miss Klark, as a school girl, played
the leads with the Klark-Urban Co.,
and later on at the head of her own
company. The company this season
is up to the usual Klark standard.
The offering Monday evening will be
1.-The Hoodlum." This is a comedy
drama, telling story of great heart
interest. Between the acts, vaude-
vile will be given, including Val
Balfour, the little chap with the big
voice. He is no longer Little VAL
but still has the voice. Mr. Balfour
is playing comedy parts with the
company, and shows every promise
of following in the footsteps of his
grandfather, Harden Klark, who
was one of the best comedians ever
to- tour the State. The tour is I'M
der the personal direction of ].
Edmond Balfour.
Seventeen people, mixed up in an
auto smash that wrecked three cars,
escaped injury. That is the most
remarkable thing about an accident
which occurred at the Bangor
bridge, Ellsworth Falls, at o'clock
last Wednesday afternoon. Charles
W. Hurley, returning to his home in
Ellsworth from Bangor, met two
cars from Trips garage at Bar
Harbor, each carrying besides the
driver, seven sailors from the war
ships at Bar Harbor. The
Hurley car and first or
the Bar Harbor cars struck in
passing. The Bar Harbor car was
rolled over against the bridge rail-
ing, while the Hurley car, with left
front wheel gone, shot across the
roadway and collided almost head
on with the second Bar Harbor car.
All three cars were badly wrecked.
Three arrests for reckless driving
have resulted from the accident.
The Bar Harbor men had warrant
served on Hurley, returnable at the
Bar Harbor municipal court. The
case will be heard today. Mr.. Hur-
ley, in turn, swore out warrants on
the same charge against Blethen
Trip and John E. Stuart, drivers OF
the Bar Harbor cars. These cases
will be heard in the Ellsworth |
municipal court tomorrow. In addi-
ton to these criminal actions, Mr..
Hurley has brought suit against Mr..
Trip for damages. 0~'" -