Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-08-04

| duct. he was arrested in ELS
worth Saturday night, at the re-
quest Of the Bar Harbor police.
w Mrs. Rose E. Young and son
julius, accompanied by Mrs. Young's
sister, Mrs. Julia G. Tracy, of South
Portland, spent the weekend with
Mrs. Ella Wooster at Hancock, and
Mrs. E. E. Hammond at Ashville.
| = Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn w. Hig-
gins and daughter Doris, and Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Whitaker, of
Boston, are spending :, few days
visiting old home friends in Els
worth while on an auto tour through
Maine.
The annual fair of the Unitarian
society opened at the vestry this
afternoon, and will continue tomor-
row. This afternoon luncheon will
be served after $50 o'clock. To
morrow evening at $50 there will
be public supper.
Richard H. Holt Of Miami, Fla,
has been a guest at the Beckwith
cottage, Contention Cove. His in
formal talks about his four years
trip through South America, and
his books of photographs taken
from the air were most interesting.
| to everybody.
George P. Smith, E. F. Robinson,
Curtis Tracy, Sidney A. Goodwin
and Everett S. Royal motored to
Fredericton, N. B., last week, to
attend the races. Mr.. Smith and Mr.
Robinson, representing the Hancock
County Fair Association, were look
| ing for entrants to the Ellsworth
| fair races.
~ Mrs. George Porter Paine, who,
with sons, Edward and William, has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. An
ME E. Springer, left for her home
| in Delaware yesterday. Her son
George, just returned from a South
American trip, joined the family
here last Friday, and remained for
| visit with his grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milfred Grout,
Prescott Grout, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Gill
man Clarke, Jacquelyn and Virginia
Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. George Black
burn, Norma Blackburn and Mr.. and
Mrs E. A. Lilly, who have been
tenting in the Adams field at Con-
tention Cove, have returned to
their home at Agawam, Mass.
The class of '25, E. H. S., held
| it's reunion at Pleasant Beach, Bay
side, last Sunday. Fifteen members
of the class were present. At noon
picnic lunch was served, followed
by swimming and a campfire and
| hot dog roast in the evening. All
| enjoyed the outing, and look for
| ward to another "get together"
| next year.
Mrs. Daniel Doherty of Melrose,
| Mass, entertained Ellsworth girl
friends at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Monaghan,
in Bangor, last Thursday. The
| guests were Mrs. P. S. Thorsen, Mrs
Joseph Callahan, Mrs. Neil A. Ray
mond, Mrs. Joseph Salisbury and
Mrs. M. E. Downey, Miss Calista
Bauer, Miss Frances Doyle and Miss
| Margaret Dunleavy.
Two drivers were brought before
Judge Crabtree last week, both
charged with driving recklessly.
Frank Mcbride, of St. Stephen, N.
| B., was fined $40 and costs for pass
| ing a car on McGown's hill, and
George F. Lawrence, of Hermon,
was fined $40 and costs for driving
| recklessly on the Bangor road.
State Highway Policemen Kane and
Wardwell made the arrests.
Mrs. Crabtree, Mrs. Bellatty and
Mrs. Beckwith were hostesses for
the first picnic Of the summer colony
at Contention Cove. CLANS and
picnic supper were enjoyed by sixty
people on the piazza of the Beck
with cottage, with a marshmallow
and peanut roast at the bonfire on
the shore later in the evening. Mrs.
Chopper and Mrs. Coffin will be
hostesses at the second picnic.
The merchants of Ellsworth have
Joined forces for Merchants
Week, August 10 to 25 inclusive.
Special offerings will be made by
all the merchants participating, CIV
ing buyers an unusual midsummer
opportunity. 1t will be one Dig
trading week in Ellsworth. De-
tailed announcements will be made
later, and big advertising sheet
will be given wide circulation.
Wendell Osgood meet with an
unusual accident at Sunset PARK
Green Lake, last Thursday. He was
swimming from the float in front
of the pavilion, and the small toe
of his right foot became caught
between two planks just as he dove
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