Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-05-19


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Next Sunday morning Rev. J. W..
Tickle will take for his subject s'jensuai
Excitement, or Religious Fervor". The
adult class will meet in memorial parlor
| aE 11.l5. Subject for discussion, Irrational
Methods Of Philanthropy"
The high school baseball team went to
Castine Saturday, for its first game Of the
season with Castine high. Castine won
BY the score OF Q to l. The Ellsworth
team has had bat little practice. It will
put up . better game in few weeks.
The calendar society Of the Methodist
church will hold sociable at the home OF
Mrs. Nettie Fullerton Wednesday even
| ing, May 26. Mrs. Fullerton and her
committee have charge, and good time is
assured. Refreshments will be served.
An alarm was turned In last Wednesday
afternoon for forest fire on the west side
Of Leonard lake road, which threatened
houses In the vicinity. The fire depart
ment sent up forest fire fighting crew,
and soon had the fire under control.
E.E Abbott and wife, Of Hancock, have
returned from . months visit in MasAa-
chusetts and California, with stops at
Buffalo, Chicago, Niagara Falls and the
Grand Canyon. Their friends in Ellis
worth have enjoyed the account they give
Of their delightful trip.
Ellsworth friends are interested to learn
OF the appointment OF William L. Nc
Donald, IN Ellsworth boy, 10 general
superintendent OF the Provident Coal Co.,
of st. Clsirsviiie, Ohio. The strike in the
eastern Ohio coal fields, which has lasted
for more than year, is over.
Next Sunday, May q, morning and even
ing, Miss Elizabeth Gordon, q national
W. c. T. U. speaker, will speak at the
Methodist church. The evening service
will be . union meeting. Miss Gordon is q
sister OF the national president of the w.
c. T. u, was q cola borer with Frances
Willard and Lillian NJ. N. Stevens and Is
| q speaker Of national renown.
The feature picture at the Strand next
Tuesday evening will be Edmund Breese in
Alfred Sutro's drama, 'sThe Walls OF Jeri-
!, cho." The story revolves bout a self made
| millionaire who marries a lady OF royal
birth, whose associates in the smart set
almost lead her to destruction. 1t carries
q warning against gambling, dissipation
and tendencies which threaten the
foundations OF society.
The short farce, "a Dress Rehearsal, y
was given by the young peoples league
of the Congregational society at the ves-
try last Wednesday evening, in connec-
tion with social. The evening was thor
oughly enjoyed. Southern songs by Mist
Bertha Giles, in costume, were especially
pleasing. This was the first OF series Of
short entertainments or plays planned te
be given by the league.
Bangor fishermen report seeing q watel
spout on Phillips lake Sunday. The Spout
was fully ffty feet In height, and ross
from the surface OF the lake with no warn
ing except that OF . swirling wind that
came from tho shore bearing leaves and
dust In tho air. These rare spectacles oi
nature are sometimes seen on Maine lakes
W. r. Aiken, OF Ellsworth, reports seeins
one at lower Patten pond few years ago
Arbor day was observed in the spirit Al
well as In the letter at the high school last
Friday, when the students, under the di-
rection OF the faculty, cleaned the grounds
in way that set an example not only for
other schools, but for ell householders
The thanks OF all the citizens are due the
schools that 80 fittingly observed the
day, thereby adding much to the appear
ance of the streets.
All the grocery stores and markets OF
Ellsworth will be closed all day Monday
May 81, which will be observed as
Memorial day. The agreement to close Is
signed by Z. L. Smith, j. A. Haynes,
A. II. Joy, r. E. Kearns, c. s. Cottle,.S. X
Whiting, Willis l.. Pratt, T.. $. Means
f. I. Doyle, X. f. Cunningham and c. w
Grindal. 1t is announced that all the dry
goods and shoe stores OF the city will also
be closed.
son of the late j. Z. ChiIcott, former
editor OF THE AMERICAN, won The dis
tinction OF being the second best rife
shot in the United States, in the recent
competition between the small bore rifle
men. The announcement has been sent
out from the headquarters OF the Rifle
association of America in Washington
DR.. Chileott won second place with a score
OF Ag7 out OF a possible 500 points, in COM
petition With eighty nine Others A. ID
Rothrock, of Kings Mills, o., was first
with the score OF 499 oat OF a possible 500
One OF the handsomest strings OF trout
brought into Ellsworth in many a day
was displayed in the window of X. H.
Smiths store yesterday. There were ten
fish in the string, aggregating twenty
| two pounds in weight. Mr.. Smith, Mar
| tin l.. Adams and Fred Fields were the
| lucky fishermen. The largest fish, which
| weighed 81 pounds. was caught by Mr..
Fields. The display Of the fish started a