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Bluehill.
OBITUARY.

The sudden death of Mrs. Sarah
Foster Osgood on Sunday afternoon,
June 81, brought gloom to the COM
munity of Bluehill. A quiet, unas-
Stunning, honored Christian lady, for
many years a member Of the First
Baptist church, which service she
attended the morning OF her death.
She was born in Bristol, Sept. 6,
1852. The family moved to Ellis
worth in the early sixties, where her
girlhood days were spent. On Dec.
Is, 1879, she was married to Cation
8. Osgood, coming to Bluehill a
bride. Here she had since lived,
highly esteemed by all who knew
her.
She leaves two daughters, Blanche
and Alwilda, Ave brothers, Stetson
Foster, of bingham, Mass, James
and Frank Foster of Bar Harbor,
Austin M. Foster Of Ellsworth, and
Albert Foster Of Ellsworth Falls.
The funeral was held at the home
Tuesday, Rev. Thomas Brindley Of
floating. The house was filed with
neighbors and friends, and pro-
fusion of beautiful flowers bore 81
lent witness to the esteem in which
she was held. The family has the
sympathy Of the community.
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McKinley.
NIChAHACys
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, The angel of death has
visited our chapter and taken away
our beloved sister, Mary Holmes,
Resolved, That in the passing of
this sister, another link drops from
our chain of fellowship, with the con-
seriousness that by her associations we
were a little stronger.
Resolved, That though our chain
with a missing link is shortened, we
shall recall her memory as source
of strength that helped to- hold us in
a more loyal fraternal bond.
Resolved, That in token of our sor-
row, our charter be draped for a
period of thirty days; and be it
Resolved, That the sisters and
brothers of fremont chapter. 0. e. s.,
extend heartfelt sympathy to the be-
reaved family of our deceased sister;
and further be it
Resolved. That these resolutions be
spread upon our records. and copy
sent to the mourning family and one
copy sent to The Ellsworth Ameri-
can for publication.
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SedgWiCk,

Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Byard came
on Saturday to spend the Fourth
with Mrs. Byard's father, ]. G.
Eaton.
Mrs. Mildred Dority came here on
Friday to bring her daughter
Eleanor, who will spend month
with her grandmother, Mrs. Carrie
Dority.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Clifford OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, are occupying 1.-THE
Sea Gull" at Cabin Cove.
Henry e. Cole opened his dining
hall and cottage at Cabin Cove,
Saturday.
Miss Hermine Schumacher OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, is at Cabin Cove.
Howard F. Cole and wife, or
Brewer, were in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Young came
from Bar Harbor Saturday, to spend
the Fourth at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Tyler OF Au-
gusta were in town Sunday.
July s. Eioc'
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East LamOine.


Lieut.. and Mrs. Holden were In Bos-
ton a few days recently.
Mrs. e. G. DesIsles and Mrs Susie
DesIsles, who have been in Boston
during the winter, are home.
Ex-Governor Treat and family OF
Winter Park, Fla, are at ]. Sherman
Douglas cottage for the summer.
Earl Kelley and friends, of Bangor,
have been at the Kelley homestead
for a week.
Robert Wilbur is home from U. of M
Mrs. Laura Augusta Austin ceie-
brated her ninetieth birthday June ~.
She was showered with birthday cards,
and received many presents. The
grange. of which she was an honored
member remembered her with lovely
plant. A birthday cake was made by
her granddaughter. Mrs. Christine
eraser, of New York. who is caring
for her during the summer. Mrs.
Austin is unfortunate in being very
lame, but otherwise she is wonderfully
preserved, and enjoyed the calls from
her friends.
June 2S. N.
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East Bluehi1l.
orr WIND No

without any special celebration to
mark the occasion, Mr.. and Mrs. Loren
E. Candage, who have made this town
s served H0 sse ine eWsnsy-ffth weadins
s snnpSsrs manner. u they received the
sincere congratulations and felicita-
tions of their many acquaintances
throughout the day. Their four chill
dren. all of whom are away. from
home, sent beautiful gift Of silver,
Mr. and ,o Mrs. canda ,s, were mi married
James A. Weed. in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Haskell. cousins Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Candage. Attending the
couple at the simple ceremony were
Weed. Mr.. and Mrs. Candage came to
this town for their honeymoon trip.
visiting here two weeks.
After the wedding trip. the couple
four years. then moving to this town;
During their residence here. Mr. and
Mrs. Candagee have acquired the
friendship and esteem OF many IN
Biuehili, surry and Ellsworth tn; Both
Four children have been born to
them, two sons and two daughters:
The oldest. Mrs. Lorin L. Arnold of
Brockton. Mass. who was married
nurse Of the Augusta general hospital.
The other daughter. Miss Mildred F.
Candage, also resides in Brockton,
with her sister and broth erin
law. Edwin Eugene Candage and AL
bert Loren Candage. the sons. are en-
ployed by the State highway co!smis-
sion. Although it was impossible for
the children to be present during the
anniversary, all expect to make
Mrs. Candage, before her marriage,
was Miss Bessie t. Sleeper. daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Sleeper of Ash Point, where Mrs.
Candage was born. Mr.. Candage,, son
Of the late Joseph Nelson Candage,
was born in this town. where he re-
ceived his education in the public
schools. He is q carpenter by trade,
and has erected many summer homes
in this district and other summer re-
sorts He is member of the Odd
Fellows of Bluehill, and of East Blue
hill grange. He takes an active part
in town, State and national politics.
Mrs. Candage is also member Of the
grange.
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Prospect Harbor
Mrs. Paul Phalen and the Van
Nesses have contributed some late
books of fiction to the library. They
are much appreciated.
Prof. A. s. Jenney and wife and
Miss Mary Kerr, Of Boston, have
opened "Fairhaven."
Mrs. N. D Pratt and Miss Pratt
of Evanston, ILL.,, are at the Ray cot
tage for the summer.
Rev. Paul Phalen of West New
ton, Mass, arrived Friday, accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Emma
T. Phalen.
"Restawhile" cottage is occupied
by a New York family.
Mrs. Henry T. Over died Thursday
at the home of her mother IN Ash
Vile, where she had been since leav-
ing Fairfield sanatordum. The rum
eral was held Sunday, in the Meth
odist Episcopal church here, Rev.
Mr.. Page of Steuben officiating. Mrs.
Over leaves one daughter and a
large circle of relatives and friends.
Mrs. E. G. Abbott and the Misses
Vose, OF Portland, were here Satur-
day
Miss Leitha Temple and Lawrence
Joy Of Gouldsboro were married
June rs, at Cherryfield, by Rev. e.
s. Drew. Mrs. Joy was one OF our
popular young ladies, a successful
teacher and prominent in Pythian
circles. The young couple went to
housekeeping at once in a house OF
their own in Gouldsboro.
The E. H. Smiths Of Stamford,
Conn, were here Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Race OF Glen
Falls, N. Y, are visiting the @. w.
Colwells. Mrs. Race is a sister OF
Capt. Colwell, and as a young girl
lived here, where she is we'll remem-
bered after an absence of nineteen
years.
Mrs. Minnie W. Pike. who has
been in Evanston, ILL.,, since last
September, arrived home Friday. :.
Mrs. John Stinson of Hancock and
Miss ida Stinson Of Bangor were IN
town Saturday.
Mrs. Carl Peters is librarian this
month.
DR.. and Mrs. L L. Larrabee OF
Bangor were guests of the G. ..
Larrabees over the holiday. Mr.. and
Mrs John Warner Of Dover-Foxcroft-
were also guests at DR.. Larraoee 3.
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Deer Iale.

Deer l0Aes
Mrs. Nina Jones has returned to New
York, after a short vacation.
Prof. and Mrs. s. B. Knowlton have
opened 1.-THE FRS" for the season.
Earl 8. Brown, Miss Abbie Brown
and George Brown, of Eagle, spent
the weekend in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Howard of
Spruce Head island spent Sunday at
B. F. Towards.
Mrs. George D. Carman, with little
son, Stanley Beck, Ia visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Beck.
Miller Colby has moved his family
to the shore cottage.
Truxtem Craven of Pleasantville, N.
Y, spent a week at F. D. Mcveigh's,
until the arrival of Prof. Knowlton.
when he went to "The FRS" for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Southworth
and family, of Springfield, Mass, have
opened their cottage for the summer.
Mr.. southworth will return to Spring.
field after a short vacation.
HOrren Jones of Andover, Mass is
spending the summer with his grand
parents, Col. and Mrs. Alfred Craven.
Miss Dorothy V. Sylvester has gone
to Orono to attend summer school,
Mrs. Amanda Greene of Stonington
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Sylvester, recently.
Bayview hotel is open for the
season.
Mrs. Sarah O'shaughnessy and
daughter, Miss Eta, of Ossining, N. Y,
are at Bonnie Brier" cottage for the
summer.
June %. M
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Amherst.

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Crosby and Mr..
and Mrs. Hollis Patterson spent Sun
day in Washington county.
Mrs. Elsie Crosby is spending a few
day in Bangor.
Mrs. Hollis Salisbury and son Nor
man, who have been visiting in Otis,
are home.
Mrs. George circuit is attending
summer school at University of Maine.
Evelyn and Ethel Hanscom and
gor high school.
A large crew is employed on the
State road here. P. A. Wiley has
charge.
Friends Of Mrs. F. o. Silsby are
pleased to learn that she is improving
in health, after an operation at the
Paine hospital, Bangor.
June %. o.
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EaatbrOOk.

William Morrison and family are in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Lowrie, who have
been visiting in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, are home.
Mrs. Eugene Clark has gone to
Northeast Harbor for the summer.
Mrs. Sylvester Bunker, who has been
working in Bar Harbor, returned home
Saturday. Percy Goodwin and family
came with her to spend the week END.
Pretty Marsh.
Walter Lowrie and family are in
town for the summer.
Elwood DeMeyer has new motor
truck. Henry A. French, Decatur
French and Vernon Haslam have new
cars.
william Blake of Washington, D. c.,
Is visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
Vivian Blake, at David Wilbur's.
June 2S. "Gem."
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Young and chill
dren, of Waldoboro, are at the Sands
for few days visit.
Mrs. Lula NJ. Str0ut has opened her
tea room, 1.-THE Bridge" for the season.
Miss Delma Lovejoy Of Charleston is
at the Sands for the summer.
Miss Caroline Guptill Is with Mrs.
Elizabeth Coombs for the summer.
Two brilliant scarlet tanagers, with
their more sober-colored mates, have
been making themselves at home on
Eddie Coles premises this summer.
The G. w. Colwells were called to
Machias Thursday by the death and
funeral of one of Mrs. ColwelTs
nephews.
A large delegation from Halcyon
temple. Pythian Sisters. enjoyed a
banquet and social evening with Puri-
tan temple, West Sullivan. Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Williams were
dinner guests of their daughter, Mrs.
L. 8. Ray, Saturday. to celebrate Mrs.
Williams birthday. She was the re-
cipient Of many greetings, gifts, etc.
Mrs. Merrill Drisco of Addison and
Mrs. Philip Dresser of East Corinth,
with their children, visited their sis
ter, Mrs. Chester Hamilton, on Sun
Mrs. M. w. Pixies house has been
painted, and she Is now occupying 1t.
June %. G.
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Hall Quarry.

Miss Katherine Dickens of Goulos-
boro is visiting friends here. r,+,-
simmons have returned to their sum-
mer home here, from Roxbury, MASS Mass
The many friends Of Mrs. Aman haa
Perkins were grieved to learn r1n,n OF h ned
death on June Is. Mrs. Perkins n nsao
1;.,ad here thirty years or more. She
WAS always an active member Of the
taker of the little chapel and sap aeera1
,,aars doing whatever duty called with
cheerful and Christian spirit. MIS- IT'S
Perkins was seventy-three years OH.
she leaves four children. all OF wnoIa
are married, several grandchildren anu
great grandchildren .po.+,n
June 20. D0sey:
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North SedgWick.

Mrs. Mae Kenney and son, Of
Dover-Foxcroft, are spending few
weeks at the parsonage.
The ladies' aid society held sale
Friday night, in the grange hall. A
good sum was realized.
The crew constructing the bridge
at Bluehill Falls has erected q der
rick and opened up quarry on the
land of G.. M. Allen & Son.
Little Caleb Cole, who broke his
leg some time ago, has had the cast
removed, and is out once more.
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Rluehill Falls.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. COnary, daugn-
ter and son, accompanied by MT.
Conary's mother, who has spent q
week with them at the home in
Norway, are spending few days
with A. r. Conary and family.
The Manor House has been sold
to Mrs. Samuel Ashurst of Bar Har-
Dor, who will occupy it.
Miss M. B. McCreight Is here on
business.
July 5. G.
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Colts Island

Misses Bertha and Marion Gott
have been visiting at Mckinley.
Misses Esther and Louise Moore
spent few days last week a. AZ
lantic. ..va
Y Several OF our nsnermen nav
taken up their traps ana are He.-
ting their boats ready TOT sa1lins
at Southwest and Northeast mar
bOrs. n
July 5. 4.
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South Surry.

Miss Rachel Wilder OF Newton
arrived this week for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott of Bangor
spent the weekend with the Har-
mons.
Mrs. Paris Dorr of Jonesboro,
with children, is spending a few
days here with her husband, who Is
engaged in the pulpwood business.
Joe Nickels of Newton, Mass, Is
spending the summer at the Wilder
cottage. :,
C. L. Bonsey spent the weekend
at EastbroOk.
Harvey Young spent the weekend
at home.
Everard Young Of Bangor with
daughter, is spending few days at
his old home here. >,
July s. Amy
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North Castine.

North Castine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dond1er OF
North Vassalboro are guests OF MI
and Mrs. Grover Witham.
Miss Elizabeth Guilford Of Vinal-
haven is visiting her aunt, MRS.
Charles Wardwell.
Archie Perry and bride are spend
ing two weeks at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry, who were re-
Gently married in. Massachusetts,,
have the best wishes of their many
friends. ~
guests, have opened their summer
home.
MI. and Mrs. Chester Webster
have returned from vacation spent
in Bangor, Brewer and Searsport.
Charles Wardwell has gone TO
South Brooksville. where he Will be
employed with his boat during the
summer.
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Southwest HarbOr.

Mrs. JOhn NORWOOD Oh CdidiS ID
visiting her sister and niece, Mrs.
Bertha Robbins and Mrs. Nellie
Hanna.
The first contingent of the Apala-
chan club arrived Sunday and went
Immediately to camp on Echo lake.
Mr.. Hutchings, ST., who has been
seriously i'll of typhoid pneumonia,
is now slowly recovering.
An alarm of fire was sounded on
Sunday afternoon. A small blaze In
straw on Parker's wharf was soon
extinguished.
OBITUARY.
In the death of DR.. Robert J..
Lemont Saturday morning, June ~,
Southwest Harbor loses a highly
respected citizen, a kind and genial
friend and one who, until failing
health and impaired hearing COM
PEELED him to lead retired life, had
taken an active interest In town al
fairs. His keen Intelligence and
good Judgment were freely given for
the advancement Of civic affairs.
DR.. Robert ]. Lemont was born
in Fredericton, N. B., Oct. 20, 1872.
He studied pharmacy In that city,
was registered as a druggist, Dut
afterward decided to become phy-
stefan, graduating from the Uni
versity of New York. He practiced
in Hampton, N. B., where he mar
ried Julia Flewelling in 1856. Later
he came to Bangor, where he was
city physician, but finding a good
opening for resident physician, he
soon located at Southwest Harbor,
where he had lived for forty-seven
years, first as practicing physician
and later carrying on the drug bust
ness, both at Northeast and South
west HarDors.
He was a faithful member of the
Methodist church since early man
hood, and was also a member of
several fraternal orders, the Masonic
Blue Lodge of Bangor, the Royal
Arch of Bar Harbor and the Knights
of Pythias.
DR.. Lemont was president of the
Public Library Association from its
early and small beginning in 1884,
when it had less than 100 volumes,
until few years ago, when feeling
the handicap of increasing deafness,
he retired from the chairmanship
and turned the leadership over to
Dr.. J. D. Phillips. Much credit is
Evening star., 1926-04-11
CHILDREN MAKE HIT
IN FESTIVAL OF DANCES
Performance for Benefit of District
Girl Scouts Held at
... Belasco.

Several score Washington chill
dren were applauded to the echo
by several hundred boys and girls
and houseful OF grown-ups at the
Belasco Theater Friday afternoon
in the many beautiful dance numbers
that comprised the annual Spring fes-
tival, staged by Miss Minnie Hawke
for the benefit of the Girl Scouts of
the District.
Children Of all ages were seen in a
series of ballet. character and eccen-
trio dances, and in several ensemble
numbers. The audience showed par.
ticular enthusiasm for the Easter
Bunnies and Chicks" for the red and
gold dance, and the Springtime num-
ber, which was repeated by request,
from last years program.
The feature OF the performance was
the fairy fantasy, written and coached
by Mrs. Goring Bliss, entitled "Once
Upon Time" Audrey Sieber, Peggy
Thornton, Edna Lee Unruh, James
Thornton, Miss Tolford, Ruth Shaugh.
messy and l.. Manley Saxton had the
principal roles.
Evening star., 1926-04-11

committee, announced that they
would be ready for distribution in q
week. The subscription is ", with
stays for $1.25, and the tickets may
be obtained from Mrs. SaWtolle and
members of both the Junior and
senior divisions of Capitol Society.
AS tho patriotic, characterization
and charitable work. for which II Is
noted, is financed from the proceeds
Of their annual large dance, II Is
hoped by the members OF Capitol So
ciety that other organizations will
keep the date of their affair free.
Capitol Soclety's will known minuet
will be danced at the meeting OF the
Georgia State Society at 24OO SIX
teenth street the evening of April 16,
by Miss Elizabeth Sawtelle, Mr.. Lis
key, Miss Daisy Newkirk, Francis
HOffheins, Miss Elizabeth Harding,
John Wackerman and Matthew Trim
bic Sawtelle. Rehearsals are being held
Tuesday and Friday afternoons from
3 to at Mrs. Sawtelle's home, and
sets are being selected to dance as
special opening number St the dance
in the Washington club on April 22,
given by the national board Of e. A.
X. to District members and delegates
TO the annual conventino.
The order and money from all mem
bers of Capitol Society wishing TO buy
q G.. A. T.. pin should be sent TO Mrs.
Sawtelle at once, in order to get them
in time to wear during convention
week in April
Evening star., 1926-04-11

Miss Mabel Ezell gave some facts
as to the need Of mountain schools
and suggested that the chapter con-
slider contributing next year to the
education Of one Of these children.
The chapter as body will sponsor
the Jefferson entertainment that Is TO
be given at Central High April IL.
After the meeting the guests
mingled for q social hour with the
hostess and her sister. Miss Charlotte
Brown.
The Frances Scott Chapter was en-
tertained April by Mrs. Walker s.
Martin at her home, on Kilbourne
place, with Mrs. Franklyn B. Munson
of Baltimore as joint hostess.
Mrs. Percy Daniel, the regent, pre-
sided.
Mrs. f. II. A. Helmicl, honor guest,
gave talk.
Mrs. Roco Mitchell poured tea. as
! sisted by Mrs. J. Miller Porter, Misses
Dorothy Garges, Elinor Martin and
| Mary Burley Martin.
Mrs. Vernon b. Lowery, Mrs. An
| drew Bradley, Mrs. Joseph Randall,
| Mrs. Elmer Cassel, Miss Margaret
Smith of West Virginia, Mrs. Edgar
IluIhe VI flttSUoi6A' 1hA' "a " w A''~
of Michigan, honorary member, We're
guests Of the chapter.
Little John Boyden Chapter met
April ], at the home OF Mrs. II. j.
Souder. Mrs. Fred L. Volland, act
ing regent. presided.
Tho meeting was opened by the
usual patriotic exercises, the accom-
PIANIST Of the evening being Or. Clara
S. Hill, a guest.
Reports OF officers were followed by
committee reports. Mrs. Fred T.. Per
Lee, chairman Of ways and means
committee, reported S. raised by her.
The chapter decided to hold a card
party, the date to be announced later.
The chapter voted to take two tables
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expiration Of her term OF office, which
each and every member was sad to
hear, each one sincerely appreciating
the excellent work accomplished by
her during her regime and the influ-
ence for the best which she had al
ways created. Mrs Beall stated that
she had been genuinely happy in the
work, and that she would look back
on the past two years as tho most
worth while ones of her life. She
further stated that 1t should be the
aim of each and every girl in the
chapter to prepare herself to some
day grace its highest Office. The rose
bud game, which had been brought
into the chapter several months ago
by the regent, was brought to an end
in the revelation of the names of each
members rosebud, to whom they had
been requested to give especial atten-
ton during this time. This proved to
be enjoyable because of the personal
touch 1t gave to the mystery of Just
who your rosebud may be" This
game was most appropriate because
or the reputation of Abigail Hartman
Rice as the young ladies' chapter of
the District. Miss Helen Belt, as
chairman of feature. introduced Mrs.
Gladys Emig Doing. who rendered a
vocal selection, Roses of Memory" !"
accompanied by Mrs. Maleste II.
Spengler at the piano. Following this,
Miss Belt offered two violin selec.
tions, Souvenir" and "Humoresque. +"
also accompanied by Mrs. Spengler
Much applause followed in apprecia-
ton of the talent of these young
ladies. Refreshments were served.
The President Monroe Chapter met
at the home of Miss Leila Moncure
Brown Tuesday evening. Miss Effle
Henry, the regent, presided.
Reports were read by all officers
and from various committees.
The names of Mrs. Lear and her
sister were proposed for membership
and accepted.
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WOMEN CONVICT SLAYER.
Five on Jury Return First-degree
Verdict in PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, April 10 CP.--
After so minutes deliberation q jury,
including five women, yesterday re-
turned a verdict of first-degree mur-
der in the case OF John Saffour, negro,
charged with Staying Patrolman
Frank Cook.
Miss Ethel Hustled, q stenographer,
tence, however, was deferred pending
disposition Of motion for new
trial.