Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-11-09

meeting was adjourned at O'Clock, after
which dainty refreshments were served.
Throughout the winter the society will
hold Its meetings every two weeks, and
probably In the vestry instead of at the
homes OF members, as 1t did last year.
The annual concert, ball ana supper OF
the Dirigo athletic club viii be held at
Hancock hall Wednesday evening, Nov.
23-Thanksgiving eve. The arrsnging OF
a concert progratn tnme is in the hands OF a
competent conamittee and will be an
nounced In few days. Tne floor man.
ayers for the ball are Charles j. Brown and
John A. Stuart. The aids are Charles r.
Burrill, J. Harry Brown, t. f. Mshouey,
Charles b. Partridge, A. L. Friend and
William IL. Errick. Tickets for the CON
cert will be on sale at Leland's Friday,
Nov. IS. All seats for the concert will
be reserved
With the alaim OF fire last week the
heavy hook and ladder trucg came out
of the house as one horse hitch for the
first time. While the hitch was not made
quite as quick as II tue horse was kept in
the house all the time, 1t is, nevertheless,
decided Improvement over the old
method OF getting The truck to fires with
crowd of boys, and sometimes not get
ting 1t there at all. 1t is the hardest road
in town, going to the hardwood mill, but
the truck was on the ground in ample
time to have been used II it had been
needed. A one horse hitch for a hose cart
is all the city now needs to bring up the
efficiency OF the Ellsworth department.
The firemen were called out last We'd
uesday evening for small blaze Ia the
engine-room OF the hardwood factory.
The fire was extinguished without the aid
OF the fire department, and with but
small 10 8. II caught in a pi,e OF shavings
In front of the boiler. and soon commu-
nicated with the woodwork. Prompt
action on the part OF the watehman pre-
vented serious fire. The factory whistle
was blown one long blast, but coming so
near the curfew whistle 1t was some time
before the firemen realized it was blowing
for fire; and Then 1t has been customary
10 Ellsworth to blow short blasts instead
OF Que long blast for fire.
Recent guests at the Hancock house
were: c. II. Brown, Boston; j. A. Mer-
rill, Brunswick g. II. H. Llwton, Port
land; DR.. j. II. Pstten, Amherst; II. G.
Bowden, Brooklyn, N. Y; A. H. Duffert,
Portland; J. w. Magee, Boston,; Ii. F.
Collins, G. j. Dunn, Franklin; ]. w. Her
rick, Northeast Harbor; E. r. Powers,
Plymouth, Mass; w. W. Williams, Bos-
ton; E. j. Murch, Bangor; w. o. Emery,
$. V. Bennis, Stanley Wilson, Sullivan;
DR.. O.is Littleheld, Biuehill; B II. Chatto,
Surry; G. H. Ward, Portland; FL. A.
Saunders, BIuehifi, K. h. Soper, Miss
Staples, Bar Harbor; c. F. Tarbox, Calais;
Il. II. Smith, Bueksport; Mrs. Hiram
E merry, Bar Harbor; w. S. Varney, Bangor.
A. l.. Friend met with painful acci-
dent at the hardwood factory last We'd
nesday. Mr.. Friend was on a tour OF
Inspection about the factory watching
the operators of machines turn out dow
els, spindies and the like, which is done at
a very rapid rate. Mr.. Friend tried TO
run several machines, and did SO success
fully until he came 10 the twisting ma
chine. The operator gave him large
stick which happened to have a knot in
1t. Everything went smoothly until the
machine struck the knot, then the stick
began to turn. The faster it turned the
harder Mr.. Friend held on, not liking to
give up beaten. When he eventually did
drop the stick his hand was burned deep
from the tips OF his fingers % his wrist.