Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-05-03
automobilists to try to 60 from Bangor to

| autom0Diilsts to try to go from Bangor to
Ellsworth for week or two.
! The case OF Mrs. Marcia Goding, of
South Auburn, VS.. 8. Milton Beck with, OF
Ellsworth. assigned for trial at Auburn
last Wednesday, was settled by agreement,
the defendant being adjudged guilty by
default.
A. F. Burnham, who has spent the win
ter in Brockton, Mass, has opened his
Ellsworth home for the summer. His
sister law, Miss Abbie Whittle, ac-
companied him, and will remain through
the summer.
series OF Saturday afternoon dancing
| assemblies, open to the public, will be
given at Whiting hall, under the manage
ment OF Harold s. Higgins. In connec-
| tion with the assemblies, instruction will
be given in round dances.
The monthly meeting OF the Ellsworth
teachers association, the regular date for
which is the first Friday Of the month, has
been postponed from Friday OF this week
to Friday OF next week. The program
cannot yet be announced.
The school census for Ellsworth, re-
| recently taken by Rev. II. w. Conley,
| shows falling of OF twenty-six in the
number of children of school age, the fig
ures being 856 for this year against 1872 last
year. There are 4o5 girls and 451 boys.
Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West,
the greatest aggregation OF its kind in the
world, which visits only the largest cities,
will be seen in Ellsworth soon, by means
OF the motion pictures. The title Of the
story is 1.-THE Exposition's First Ro-
NANCE.
Under new law, poll taxes are now
committed to the tax collector for col
lection on May /. The assessors oftaxesof
Ellsworth have completed the poll tax
book and committed 1t to Tax Collector
John H. Bresnahan. Poll taxes are now
due and payable.
The auxiliary launch Julits, built at the
Ellsworth Foundry & Machine Works,
for Capt. Harold Foss, OF Venezuela, was
successfully launched Monday. She is
now receiving the finishing touches, and
in a few days will be given her tuning-up
trials. She will sail the middle of the
month, under her own power, for New
York, where she will be placed aboard
steamship for shipment to Venezuela.
An outrageous case OF neglect of 4 pair
OF horses was brought to light in Els
worth Monday. A pair OF horses owned
by J. E. Archibald, was left in stable
on Pine street several days without food.
When the condition Of the horses was
discovered by neighbors, one OF the
animals was SO weak from starvation that
Miss Juliette Nickerson, OF Bar Harbor,
| who was summoned, found it necessary to
have the animal killed. The other animal
| was not as far gone, and was taken in
charge by Miss Nickerson.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ellsworth board of trade will be held
next Monday evening. Through con-
fusion caused by the recent change OF the
| annual meeting to the hrst Monday of
| April, while the regular meetings re-
mained the second Monday oteach month.
call was issued Tor . meeting Monday OF
this week, but was afteewsrd Withdrawn.
| AZ the meeting next Monday County
Farm Agent George n Worden will ad-
dress the board on agricultural topics. A
large attendance is desired.
Friday OF this week at the Strand great
educational picture will be presented,
"Uncle Sam at Work. The unraveling
OF much departmental red tape was
necessary before the permission to
take this series Of pictures was granted.
The picture Friday viii show where Uncle
Sam makes his laws and keeps his relics.
The most important OF the government
buildings, the congressional library and
state department building will be shown;
also picture OF President Wilson and the
full cabinet in session. Tonight, another
in the series of Graft pictures will be
shown, ''rhe Power OF the People,"
Thursday . circus romance will be
presented, and Saturday masterful meIo-
drama, 1.-The Wheels OF Justice" will be
the feature.
| Henry Z. Jordan, a son of the late
Joshua r. and Mary A. Jordan, OF Ellis
worth, died Monday at Augusta, aged
seventy-two years. MIR. Jordan was born
in Ellsworth April7, 1874, and spent the
early years of his life here. He was a
veteran Of the Civil war, serving in the
First Maine heavy artillery from 1852 un-
til the close of the war. He married Josie
Bartlett, OF Cambridge, Mass, July 9, 1872
and for many years made his home in
Cambridge, and later in Augusta. His
wife died some years ago. They had two
| children-a son, who died several wear,
ago, and daughter, Mrs. Helen Lyman
OF Buffalo, N. Y. He is survived by two
sisters Mrs. Helen Clark and Mrs. Louisa
Backus, both OF Ellsworth. The funera
will be held tomorrow afternoon al
Arlington, Mass.
i A union service was held at the Bapt isl
church Sunday evening, as a fare we'll tc
Rev. P. A. A. killam, who this week closei
a pastorate OF nearly twelve years in thil
church. The church was filled, pleasing
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