Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-10-30
to 9 p. m. No new names will be added
to the voting list after p. M, Monday.


to the voting list after p. M, Monday.
Elijah J. Partridge died Saturday at his
home on South street, after few days
illness of scarlet fever. Deceased was
thirty years of age. He was the son Of
Mrs. A. r. Barron, OF this city, by for
smith by James E. Anderson. He leaves a
widow and two children.
News was received in Ellsworth Oct. 20
OF the death OF Mrs. Mary l.. Ober. She
was the daughter of Jones Wesley and
Elsie j. Holt, and the wife OF Edward Ober,
OF Castine, now Of Atkinson. She leaves
besides her husband, five sons and two
brothers-Capt. II. B. and Capt. Charles
s. Holt, Of this city, the only survivors
in family of nine.
council, Knights of Columbus, last Sum
day, officers were elected as follows:
Frank j. Dunleavy, grand knight; Jere-
miah Hurley, deputy grand knight; Ed
ward L. Drummey, chancellor; Thomas
Gaynor, financial secretary; Edward F.
Small, treasurer; John H. Bresnahan, re-
corder; David Carney, warden; Antonio
Bernardini, advocate; Daniel Doyle, in
side guard; P. II. Shea, outside guard, c.
E. Monaghan, trustee for three years. 1t
was voted to change the time OF regular
meetings from Sunday afternoon to
Thursday evening.
A serious automobile accident was
barely averted last Wednesday night about
11.30. Walter A. Bonsey, with Mrs. Grace
Barron and son Milton, was on his way
from town to his home on the Bucksport
road, when, abreast Of the high school
building, on the Surry road side, he was
run into by machine coming down the
hill with such force as to drive the
carriage completely away from the horse,
damaging the harness somewhat and the
carriage considerably, but fortunately not
injuring the occupants. The auto was
being driven by Joseph Carter, an en-
ployee Of the Ellsworth Automobile Co.,
| and had one passenger aboard. Carter's
| explanation is that the pouring rain SC
covered the windshield that, although his
| lights were all burning, he failed to OBJ
serve the approaching team.
| Ex-Chief Justice l.. A. Emery, of this
city, will deliver a series of lectures or
J "Probate Courts and Probate Law" at the
| University of Maine college of law, be-
| ginning Wednesday, Nov 6. The lectures
win be given on Thursday and Friday o.
that week, and on Monday and Tuesday
the following week, from 10 a. m. to II
| These lectures differ from the lectures or
| probate law delivered by the chief justics
on former occasions. They have been en-
tirely rewritten, greatly expanded il
scope, and greater stress is laid on tn,
| probate courts themselves than was dom
in former lectures. The Bangor Neao
says: "It is not easy to exaggerate tn
practical value and Importance of thes
lectures on the part OF so learned a mem
ber Of the profession, whose services ar
so well appreciated by the law schools o
our three New England universities, Yale
Boston and Maine"
Owing to several cases OF scarlet feve
in Ellsworth, the board of health has or
dered the closing of the schools, churche
and the moving picture theatre, and tn
discontinuaDce OF all public assemblage
of any kind. Many exaggerated an
alarming stories OF the extent to whic
the contagion has spread are being circu
lated. AS matter Of fact there are to
day seven authenticated cases of scarle
fever in Ellsworth, and eight houses un
der quarantine, the eighth house bein
that of Elijah j. Partridge, who died c
the disease Saturday. In some of tn
first cases, which were mild in form, tn
quarantine established by the board Q
health was broken by people who did no
realize the seriousness of the offense
The quarantine is now being strictly en-
forced, a special officer keeping an eye o.
the quarantined houses. The board O
health is taking every precaution possibl
to prevent further spread of the disease
The schools will probably be closed TO
two weeks.