Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-29


in less than pound lots.
EDonald Royal, accompanied by a
friend, Carl Stone, of Sangerville,
is spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs A. p. Royal.
Mr.. Royal has employment in the
A. F. Marsh drug store in Sanger
Vile.
A moving picture service will be
held at the Unitarian church next
Sunday evening at z o'clock. The
subject of the picture will be "Msm-
DRY Lane" A silver offering is re-
quested, and will be received at the
door
A meeting Of the boys of the Con-
gregational Sunday school will be
held this evening, at o'clock, at
the parsonage. An organization is
contemplated, and all boys from the
age Of twelve and older should be
present
AT the Christmas lantern talk
upon the Holy Land, Sunday eve
ming at the Congregational church,
about ninety slides we're shown,
nearly all from views taken by Mr..
Driver. A goodly congregation en-
joyed the lecture.
Mr. and Mrs H Gould and their
| niece, Miss Alice Conary, spent the
Christmas weekend and Sunday in
Bucksport Miss Alice remained in
Bucksport to spent the weeks re-
cess of school with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley G. Conary.
YAlexander Dorgan sold 500 Christ
| mas seals, and was the winner of a
calf-bound volume of Longfellow's
| poems. Freda Foss was second,
selling 700 seals, and secured Lit
| tie Women" by Louisa M. Alcott,
| for her energy and perseverance.
| A New Years reception will be
held at the Unitarian parsonage on
Saturday afternoon, New Years day,
from to o'clock. Invitation to
attend is cordially extended to men,
bers of the Unitarian society and Of
| the church school, and to all other
| friends.
| The operators of the Ellsworth
telephone exchange express thanks
to the merchants, DR.. Clarke, the
Hurley hospital and the Brooks
vile operators for candy received at
Christmas, as an expression of ap-
probation for service received from
this exchange.
| The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Hancock County Fair
| Association will be held at the office
of the secretary, E. F. Robinson,
| next Monday, Jan. 3, at 100 q. M,
for the election of officers and the
transaction of such other business
as may properly come before the
meeting.
trrIt ~ he
Christmas entertainment of the
Congregational Sunday school on
Friday evening. There was a pleas
ing program of song and recitation,
followed by the appearance of Santa
Claus to distribute gifts to all Re-
freshments of ice-cream and cake
| were served.
l. A U. S. cutter made an unsuccess-
full attempt Monday to raise the
schooner, -. Chester Wood" sunk
at anchor in Contention Cove last
Wednesday. The schooner, which is
owned by Capt Albert B. Marcel,
lies in comparatively shallow water,
making it difficult for the cutter to
work around her.
George F. Mahoney, among the re-
cent initiates of Kappa Gamma Phi,
honorary journalistic fraternity of
the U. of NJ, who has served as a
reporter and news editor on the
| Maine Campus, is at present assis-
tant managing editor Of the Cam
pus. George is the only sophomore
in the organization.
| At the Boy Scouts meeting last
Thursday eight boys, who had
passed the tenderfoot test during
the meeting of the previous week
were the participants in ceremony
which made them the charter men,
bers of the scout troop in Ellis
worth. A good attendance was pres
ent at this meeting.
A Buick sedan driven by James
Bernardini of Bar Harbor over
turned in front of the courthouse
on State street hill Sunday evening,
due to the icy street. Neither Mr..
Bernardini nor his companions, Miss
Hope Mflliken and Miss Elaine
| Donovan, were injured. The car
was somewhat damaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Thorsen and
Miss Calista Bauer drove from New
York to spend Christmas and few
days at Thorsen Farms They were
accompanied from Boston by Leon
Thorsen, student at Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology, who
spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Thorsen.
The fire department was called to
the steam laundry building on State
street yesterday morning for Chin
ney fire. No damage resulted. The
chimney, which is built into the solid
brick wall of the building, was
choked with ashes just below the
| second floor, causing the smoke to
work through the outside wall.
Thursday, jan 10, the Odd Eel
lows will hold the first of series
of sociables at Odd Fellows hall
Music for these entertainments,
which will include both old and
new dances, will be furnished by
Kellys orchestra Of Bar Harbor.
| Refreshments will be served. The