Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-07-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS

tsbIenux by youu8 P0PS " ~ NUogfo-
s.,iousi socisty. Supper was served al
,r,sco nom $50 to Z o'elock.
william Mullen, fosu,sriy Of Ellsworth,
a,.d last Friday ct his homs in Manga
snck. Conn, AFTER loug illness. Mr..
wul,sn was born In Ellsworth nisy-two
81, asc, the son Of ths late Michals
uuIlsn and wits. He lived hsfs until .
~ouue man, whom be went to Massaohu-
..,,s and later to Nausatusk. He leaves
.xidow aud one daughter, also i've sis
,s,s and two brothers. The funeral was
h,ld sunday. Intsrmsnt was ct Maiden,
Mass.
Jobn A. Scott, principal Of the Ellis
uorth high school tn, past two years, has
heen elected principal OF Corinna academy,
and has accepted the position. Mr.. Scott
~. had large experience lin school work,
18th m an instructor and school superin-
,.naent. He will leave Ellsworth with
,he rood will OF his many friends here.
Mr.. Scott has just been appointed general
agent for the Equitable Lie Assurance
.ociety. OF New York, and will devote the
.ommer to insurance work In Ellsworth
and vicinity, taking charge OF the academy
in Corinna at the beginning OF the fsil
term.
pr. George Psrcher, OF the United
states public health department, who was
.rendipg q months leave OF absence with
NJ, PARENTS, George A. Parcher and wife,
in Ellsworth, has becn summoned back
Immediately for special duty In New York
city. The federal government, through
ia public health department, IL CO.
op.rsting with local and state health
authorities in trying to prevent the inter-
state spread OF infantile paralysis, an cpl
demic OF which has caused no much alarm
in New York city. DR.. Parcher will be
EMPLOYED temporarily in this service.
His regular station is at Philadelphia.
Miss NJ. A. Clark, OF the Ellsworth
greenhouses, was among the prize-win-
nsrs at the eighth annual exhibition Of
IN. American Sweet Pea society. held
with the Bar Hsrbor Horticultural society
a, Bar Harbor Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Clark was awarded ono second and
two third prizes In open competition,
with large number OF exhibitors. Els
worth feels large share OF pride In the
hcnors thus won by tho Ellsworth green
houses. Miss Clark, who visited the ex-
hsbi,ion, says tho most striking feature of
II was the exhibit made by Burpces, the
seed trm-a wonderful exhibit, bcauti-
fully arranged.
George L. Monroe and wife, OF Madison,
are in Ellsworth for short visit. Upon
their arrival here they discovered that
their house on Main street, Just above
the railroad, had been broken into, en-
trance being effected by . western win
dow. II WAS evident that the intruder
had camped in the house for some days.
and he left evidence also that he was the
same person who broke into the store OF
the whitcomb, Haynes & Whitney TO.
and the railroad station At Ellsworth Falls
on the night Of July s. Some damage had
been done ct the Monroe house, but the
only thing OF value missed, and that
valued principally because OF sssocis-
tions, was the bugie crrried through the
0si war by Mrs. Mouroe's father, the
late John Malone.
Though the gypsies now travel by auto
mobile. they are q little too slow for the
Ellsworth police 4 band Of gypsies in
five automobiles struck Ellsworth last
! Thursday. City Marshal siivy hustled
them along through town, allowing them
to make few calls. One Of the women OF
the band did call on John T. Higgins, who
keeps a small store near the hardwood
factory. Soon after she had left the
store, Mr. Higgins missed si5 from his
tin. He hurried down town aud reported
bis loss TO Officer silvy. The gypsies had
already been hustled out OF town, but the
eity marshal and Mr.. Higgins gave chase
In another automobile, oyertsking the
band in Trenton. Sir. Higgins identified
the woman who had been in his store,
who turned out to be the wife Of the
chief OF the band. The entire band put
up wordy protest, but when Officer
siiyy pulled out bis watch and gave them
Just three minutes to produce the els or
submit the woman to arrest, the money
was quickly Forthcoming.
John Smith. Civil war veteran, tho has
lived in Ellsworth the past eight years,
dropped dead Saturday forenoon at the
home OF Ernest Sargent, on Washington
street, where he lived. Mr. smith was
seyenty-one years of age. He appeared as
As we'll as usual Saturday morning, but
late In the forenoon, while playing with
the Sargent childfen, he suddenly fell
dead. He was running from the children
when he dropped. 1t Ii supposed the ex-
ertion brought on heart failure. Mr..
smith was born in Trenton, and the
greater part OF his life was spent at Bay
SIDE. He served ~ . volunteer in Co. G,
@th Maine, reeniisting at the expiration
OF his first term, and seeing three years
service. During the active years OF his
NE, after he war he followed the sea