Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-10-09


for about week suffering from the effects
OF the bite of cat which he was assisting
in disposing of with chIoroform. The
danger OF blood poisoning is past, and Mr..
Alexander is likely to be able to resume
work shortly.
The Baptist Sunday school is planning to
observe rally day next Sunday. All mem
bers, past and present, are urged to at
tend. Decorations are planned and
souvenir Of the occasion will be given to
each member in attendance. Those in
charge are hoping to make it the banner
day Of the year.
State Highway Commissioner Hariison
was in Ellsworth last Friday for his final
inspection OF this years State road work
at Ellsworth Falls. He pronounced the
work as satisfactory, and formally ac-
cected it. Commissioner Hardison also
looked over the work being done on the
Surry road, toward which the State APP
propriated 5000 from the automobile
fand. He expressed himself as well
pleased with the work SO far done.
The entertainment at the high school
house last Friday evening was a very
pleasant affair, and added nice little sum
to the fund OF the senior class. Readings
and singing and piano playing were fur
nished by the pupils, and they were kindly
assisted by Miss Bertha Giles, soprano,
with Miss Mary F. Hopkins as accom-
panist. Those who took part were Agnes
Young, Annie Treworgy, Geneva Stinson,
Doris Colpitts, Martha Milliken, Hazel
Lord and Florence Estey.
An official inspection of Blanquefort
commandery, K. T., was held last Mon
day evening, with Arthur ). Littlefield,
of Rockland, grand captain-genera of
the grand commandery of Maine, as in
specting officer. Other visitors were DR..
j. F. Hill, of Waterville, who acted as
grand warder, and DR.. L. s. Chilcott, COM
mander of st. Johns commandery, of
Bangor. A called conclave will be held
next Monday evening, when the orders OF
the Red Cross, Temple and Malta will be
conferred on four candidates.
In the window OF F. B. Aiken's store on
y
ture's freaks. One is a seed potato,
which had been cast aside on shelf in
the store last spring and forgotten. In
spite Of the fact that it had been deprived
OF its natural right to return to mother
earth, the tuber proceeded to perform its
duties as a seed potato, and when dis
covered recently, several well-formed po-
tatoes were growing inside of it, and were
protruding through the sides of the po-
tato. The other freaks are five headed
cabbage from the garden of E. j. Walsh,
and a cluster OF ripe raspberries from the
C. P. DORIS garden.
For few hours one day last week Capt.
c. P. Dorr entertained his son-in-law, A..
A. Braymer, of Seattle, WASH, who was q
delegate to the international hygienic
congress recently held in Washington,
D. c. MIR. Braymer is secretary of the
Seattle board of health, and besides at
tending the congress in Washington he
was delegated to visit hospitals in several
OF the large cities in the East with view
OF improving the work as carried on on
the Pacific coast. The buildings at Mat
tapan. Mass, were found to come nearest
to the idea Of the hospital needed in
Seattle. Many regrets were expressed
that MIR. Braymer's stay here was SO short.
An important business change in Ellis
worth was the sale last week by John r..
Brimmer of his boot and shoe store. The
purchasers are W. B. Mills and Charles H.
vose, both of whom are well and favora-
bly, known here. Mr.. Mills has been
coming to Ellsworth some years as sales
man for the Sawyer Boot & Shoe Co., Of
Bangor, and Mr.. Vose a salesman for
Conant, Patrick & Co., of Portland, has
made his home in Ellsworth for some
time. The store, which will be known as
the Century Shoe Shop, will be under the
management OF H. E. vose, of Bangor,
who has had many years. experience in
the shoe business. The store will be
stocked throughout with new goods. Mr..
Brimmer retires after twenty-five years
in the shoe business.
In the stable OF Col. J. F. Whitcomb on
Main street is a large accumulation of
paper stock-nearly car full-ready to
be shipped and sold, the proceeds to go
into the treasury of the Congregational
church. In order that this shipment may
be made to advantage, considerable guam
tity more is needed, and appeal is made to
all who have accumulations of old maya
zines and papers, especially magazines,
and who are anxious to dispose OF them,
to deliver them at Col. Whitcomb's stable.
Experience has shown that while those in
charge of the work of collecting would
gladly do so, the expense of doing it is so
great that it doesn't pay. Hence the re-
quest that future contributions be de-
Iivered. A little effort will bring enough
to complete the carload. The committee
will greatly appreciate cooperation.
Perry W. Richardson, of Mckinley, ex-
county-commissioner is in Ellsworth for
a day or two on business. When Mr.. Rich
ardson, John p. Eldridge, of Ellsworth,
and the late Nahum Hinckley, OF Bluehill,
were the board of county commits