Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-08-02


the falling tide. She was not damaged.
The gale Friday night did considerable
damage to shade and fruit trees in this vi
cinity. Two large elms on Hancock street
were blown down, and large branches or
trees blocked several other streets. Tele.
phone and electric light wires were broken
In many places by falling trees or limbs.
Apple trees in exposed places were stripped
OF half their fruit.
Adelbert B. Jordan and wife, with the ir
grandson Darrell, are visiting Mr.. Jor-
dams parents, Isaac Jordan and wife, at
Beechland. Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan are also
entertaining their granddaughters, Miss
Goodwin, Of Chester, Mass, and Mrs.
Belle Mae Morgan, Of West Springfield,
Mass, and their great-grandson, Dwight
Fuller Knox, of Naugatuck, Conn.
The executive COMMITTEES Of the Ellis
worth high school alumni association
has voted to change the hour Of the ban
quet from 7.30 to $50, at the annual meet
ing OF the association on Saturday Aug.
II. Dancing and cards and short mu-
sical program will precede the banquet.
The change is made to accommodate many
members who cannot be present earlier.
Francis Allen met with a serious and
most peculiar accident last Wednesday,
while at work haying at BeechIand. He
moved into a wasp's nest and laid down
the scythe to keep the insects from his
face and eyes. Forgetting about the
scythe, he started to run and stepped on
the handle. The scythe turned up and
caught him in the leg just below the groin,
making serious wound. DR.. Hodgkins
was summoned. The boy was brought
to his home on Franklin street as soon as
possible, and is doing as well as can be ex-
pected.
Isaac Jordan and wife, OF Beechland,
assisted by their daughter, Mrs. Mary
Jordan Leighton, entertained large
house party over Sunday. The guests in
cluded their son, Adelbert B. Jordan, and
wife, their grsndsons, Arthur and Victor
Jordan, with their wives, their two
granddsughters, Miss Georgia A. Good
win, Mrs. Edward A. Morgan and Mrs.
Helen Goodwin Bacon, their great grand
sons, Darrell B. Jordan and Dwight Fuller
Knox. The grandsons, with their wives,
arrived in an automobile from Hartland
early Sunday morning.
All members Of the festival chorus are
earnestly requested to be present at Ma
sonic hall this evening at o'clock, to re-
hearse the music to be sung at the SER
vices on Old Home week. They should
bring with them the miscellaneous work
OF 1910, and also the miscellaneous work
OF 1911. Also all those who are willing to
assist the chorus are cordially invited, for
it is desired to have as large chorus as
possible. The music is not difficult; most
of it is familiar. The following selections
will probably be sung: Hallelujah chorus;
Infammatus, Glorious is Thy Name, Hymn
OF Thanksgiving, Yellow, Yellow Butter
cups, Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby; one IA
miliar hymn-Duke Street.
The many friends OF John G. McFaul,
who for some time has been the manager
of the Ellsworth, Bar Harbor and Machias
telephone exchanges, will regret to learn
that he is to leave here. He has been ap-
pointed general manager OF the Eastern
Telephone d Telegraph Co., new cor
poration which has taken over the pro-
perty of the New England in Washington
county, with headquarters as Calais. His
successor is A. l.. Oakes, Of Newport, for
merly Of the Bangor exchange, man Of
wide telephone experience. Mr.. Cakes
will have charge of the Ellsworth and Bar
Harbor exchanges and their tributaries,
with headquarters at Bar Harbor. The
change is in effect Aug. l.