Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-05-05

George S. Hagerthy, the engagement
| of their daughter, Miss Vena
Hagerthy, to Leo o. Frye of Ban
gor, was announced
Z Harold and Forrest Treworgy,
former Ellsworth boys, are still ex-
tending their chain of hardware
stores in the State. Their most re-
cent purchase is the business of II.
Rankin Grant, at Millinocket
At the last regular meeting of the
Frank 3. Whitmore post, A L., it
was decided to give a play on May
2S. There will be regular meet
ing of the post tonight. All men,
beers are requested to be present.
Frank l.. Barnes of Manchester,
N. H., has leased the basement store
in the Chrome block at Main and
Hancock streets, and plans to open
shoe store. Mr.. Barnes married an
Ellsworth girl, Miss Hazel Nevells.
4 George F. Mahoney, U. of NJ,
spent the weekend in Ellsworth
with his father, T. F. Mahoney
| George has just been elected news
editor of the Maine Campus, the
weekly U. of M. newspaper, an I'M
usual honor for a freshman.
! Lygonia lodge, F. and A. M, will
have past-masters night on We'd
nesday evening, May u. Supper
will be served at $50. Past
masters will occupy all the chairs at
| the lodge meeting in the evening,
and work the master mason degree.
| The portion of the parking space
| back of the postoffice now gravelled,
| l. mi oly h a
| driveway now is. The treasury de-
partment is advertising for bids, to
i be opened May 20. Drawings and
specifications may be obtained of
Postmaster Higgins.
| This week the health and welfare
program will be carried out in the
schools, under the supervision OF
Supt. c. o. Turner, with DR..
Laurence Higgins to talk on the care
| of the teeth, and Miss Rosamond
| Graham, Miss Leonora G. Higgins,
and other speakers, who will talk on
| general health subjects.
| \ Carlton S. Donnell, the barber,
who occasionally jots down a
| weather record, says we had 107
| days of shedding the past winter
seven days in December, full months
| in January, February and March,
and ten days in April. He does not
count later days in April when sleds
! were still in use on many country
roads near Ellsworth.
The picture for tonight and to-
morrow night at the Dirigo theatre,
"The Man on the Box" recalls the
| fact that this play was presented IN
! Hancock hall some fifteen years ago,
with Tom Mahon, now a screen star,
in the title role. 1t would have
! interested Ellsworth people still
more if Mr. Mahon appeared in the
same role in the picture, but doubt
less it will lose nothing by sgd
Chaplin's playing it.
A decided improvement is beln2
made in the appearance OF the east
bank of the river at the Main street
| bridge, by grading on the Peters
lot, under the supervision OF j. +.
Studer Mr.. Studer secured the
earth from the excavation for the
new garage of H M. Hodgkins on
Franklin street, and is using it for
grading and filling, with crib-work
of logs along the river front. 1t Is
| expected QUIET lOl OWlClo VIII W.
/ tinue the good work thus started.
The Chamber of Commerce elec-
ton closed Monday night the cleo
ton committee reporting full vote
of the membership. The seven dl-
rectors elected are George S. Foster
| Henry H. Higgins, Harold A. ROBIN
| son, Edward F. Small, o. w. Tapley
! w. H. Titus, William e. Whiting
The directors will meet next Mon
day to organize, appoint committees
| and arrange for the meeting ano
banquet Wednesday evening, May
10. when it is expected Secretary
| Cummings of the State Chamber OF
| Commerce will be present
| fThere was hearing before the
school board last Thursday evening
on the question of consolidating
schools by closing the rural schools
and transporting the children to city
schools. Strong opposition was pre-
sented by residents of the districts
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