Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-10-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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fast, or faster, in the opposite di-
rection, Moor received a blow that
stunned him for a minute. The
partridge, too, was stunned, and a
young man with Moor caught it,
The partridge recovered quickly, how
ever, and futterAd out of its cap
tors hand and escaped into the
woods.
The annual meeting of the Ellis
worth branch of the American Red
Cross will be held in the board of
trade room, Hancock hall, at 7.30
o'clock this evening. Business will
be transacted and officers elected for
the ensuing year. All who last year
paid their membership fee of 81 for
the current year are Red Cross mem
bers, and therefore entitled to attend
this meeting and to vote. This is
not to be meeting of executive
committee members, but of all men,
bers. A large attendance is desired
in order that the officers for the en-
suing year may have the assurance
that they really represent the mem
mership.
A mass meeting in the interests
to be held in Hancock hall, Ellsworth,
at 8 O'Clock, Friday evening, Oct. 29.
Speakers of national repute will adj
dress the gathering, outlining some
of the things that have been done
and many of the things that are
planned in the development of the
Pine Tree State. There will be no
admission charge or charge of any
kind at the meeting, which, in ad-
dition to featuring number of
prominent speakers, will include a
general program of entertainment.
There will be music, and a number
of valuable prizes will be awarded
at drawing to be held at the meet
ing under the auspices of the Bur-
wash organization.
Superintendent of Schools C. O.
Turner reports that there will be
100 per cent. enrolment and at
tendance of the teachers of his
union-Ellsworth, Dedham and Sur
ry-at the State teachers conven-
ton in Bangor Thursday and Friday
of this week. An especially inter-
esting general and departmental
program has been arranged. The
evening meetings Thursday and
Friday will be of special interest
to the public. Payson Smith, state
commissioner of :, education of
Massachusetts, formerly State super
intendent of schools in Maine, will
be one of the speakers Thursday
ewing, and Francis G. Blair of
Illinois, president of the National
Educational Association, will be the
sneaker Friday evening
A reception was held Monday
night in the Methodist church parlor
in honor of Julius Young, who left
here today to attend the Bryant &
Stratton business school in Boston.
The Piper family, who will leave
this week to make their home in
Spokane, Wash, were included in
the reception. Mr.. Young, who has
been a great help in the church,
especially in the choir, and who is
much esteemed, will be greatly
missed. After music and speeches,
in which the members expressed ap-
nreciation of his work and a sin
cere wish for his success, small
purse of money was presented MIN
as a token of the love of the church
people. About thirty were present.
Refreshments were served OF sand
wiches, cake and coffee.
- Howard S. Thomas, who mas
been with his father, waiter 1.
Thomas, in the Standard Oil co. OF
fee here the past three years, mas
been promoted TO a responsive po-
sition at the -Biddeford station.
No renorted for duty there Monday.