Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-08-02

:. the wind to the north, blew the
.,,oss this way; and the unusual haze
,,e chastity yellow tint--wss due, &C.
sa,dipg to Director Charles D. Woods,
s,,h. University OF Maine, to . peculiar
s,,mbius,ion OF smoke and damp air.
The unnecessary noiss from the use OF
..,.outs on automobiles has become real
noi.ance on Main street. increasing as the
number OF automobiles increases. Many
..u,nIsint. have been received by The city
sovsrnment. Especial difYiculty 10 ex.
r.r,enced by the two telegraph Offices in
,.ting messages by wire or telephone, aud
Mis-. J. A. Thompson, OF the Postal Tele-
,r,ob. and Mrs. Il. u. Nash, Of the West
~, Union, have registered . protest. At
the next meeting OF the city government
an ordinsnce forbidding the use OF cut.
ont. on Main street win probably be
passed.
Next Monday evening the annual re-
,nion Of the Ellsworth High School
,lpnni association will be held at the
home OF Miss Aiics II. Scott on School
s,,c,t. There will be an informal rcccp-
,ion at $ O'Clock, followed by the business
meeting. The ground. and house will be
decorated With Chinese lanterns, and the
sr.ir viii be . combination house and
lawn party. Refreshments viii he served
on the lawn. 1t Is hoped that many grad
yates Of the Ellsworth high school who
have not already joined the association
will unite this year In tins 10 participate
in the CAT herring Of old scboolmatcs.
The examination OF Ralph Mitchell, OF
Calais. arrested at Miiitown, y. b., In CON-
ncction with the dsath OF vernsl c.
Frazier, formerly Of Ellsworth, whose
body vas found in the Sc. Groin river
June ~, and who was charged with as
sault on Frazier. was held at Milito~n
last Wednesday afternoon. Many wit
nesses were examined. bat nothing OF
Importance or that tended to throw any
light on the matter ~as developed, and the
complaint was Withdrawn aud the
prisoner liberated. The Miiito~n and st.
STEPHEN police will continue their in
yrsligstiou OF the matter.
silent policemen" have been placed in
mobile and team traffic, In the interest OF
public safety. As Water street aud State
street do not enter Main street at right
singles, ii is Impractical to establish only
one Of the warning posts In the center o:
the square. so that four OF iha posts have
been set, one at each cross walk. The
posts are surmonnted by red flag by day
..Isa t..-s.t - taxkt
bears the words, "Go to the Right" and II
all drivers 81 cars or teams will observe
the Instructions. danger OF accident at
this contested point will be greatly
iessened.
Many persons believe that a "thousand
legs Is a harmless insect, but Capt. Sid
neg A. Goodwin. OF Ellsworth, who COM
mands the three master craft Robert A..
moored a Stnyvesant docks at the head OF
Austerlitx street, New Orleans, has learned
better. says = despatch to . Portland
paper. Capt. Goodwin was In his cabin
shortly before midnight recently. when
be ieli singing sensation. He clapped
bis hand on his right leg between the hip
and the knee and s~stted a "thousand
legs. by the time Capt Goodwin reached
Touro inhrmary his leg was much in
famed. He brought the insect with him
to the hospital, and be was given medical
attention. alter which be returned to the
vessel. The physicians are keeping the
insec, for sxperimsutsi purposes snd are
Watching De velppnsnts, though it IL bs-
iieved that the bite will no, have serious
results.
former Ellsworth boy, Walter A.
Young, has been heard from with the
American forces in Mexico. He is . son
OF Lewis ID. Young, whose home when
living in Ellsworth wss on Dean street.
Walter is in the regular army, member
OF Troop r, 7th Cavalry. He returned in
April from three years service In the
Philippines, going At once to Mexico. He
has been engaged in mapping for the
government. He IL not allowed in bis
letters TO say just what part OF Mexico
be Is in,but evidently IL not stopping at
the best hotels, or very near the army's
base OF supplies, % he has not had shave
for four months, and IL subsisting ON
bacon. He has qualified a. an expert
shsrp-shooter, and 10 in line for pro-
motion as soon a. he comes out OF Mexico.
His former schoolmAtss in Ellsworth will
doubtless be glad to hear from him, and
he would be doubly glad to hear from
them, for letters, he says, fare worth .
million" in Mexico. A letter addressed
TO Walter A. Young, Troop r, 7th Cavalry,
L. 5. A., Columbus, N. M, will reach him.
Sunday school Field Day.
The field dav of the Sunday schools