Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-05-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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city.
Mrs. Edgar Remick, Of OTIS, employed
- the laundry at the Hancock house In
Mis- city, was taken violently insane Inst
rr,dav. smashing up furniture in her
room and throwing 1t out OF the window.
M woodruff was called, and everything
,,ossible was done at the hotel to relieve
bor condition. Saturday II was decided
hsst to remove her to her home in Otis,
md from there she was taken to Bangor
for treatment.
Iobn Il. Doyle and two travelling men,
on their way to Hancock last Friday even
ing about O'Clock, by automobile, were
beld up short distance beyond the city
farm In Ellsworth by two moose-a large
cow and a calf two-thirds grown. The
cow blocked the road, disdaining 10 move,
though the car was within low feet Of
her, and considerable blowing Of the horn
was then necessary before she yielded the
right OF way.
An additional mail delivery has been
;paugurated in the business district, a
mail being delivered At noon. This is q
great convenience to the business men, as
II gives them the mails arriving by noon
trains and r. r. ID. routes and stages in by
noon. Under the old schedule this mail
WAS not delivered until the late afternoon
delivery. Harold Hawkes., formerly extra
carrier, has been put on a. regular carrier
and will make this noon delivery.
AT the Strand to- Knight, the sixth Graft
picture, "The Railroad Monopoly" will
be show !. Tomorrow julia Dean will
appear il the society drama, .'The Ram
son. Friday, Mary Fuller in "A Tale Of
the CT, and another In the series OF Uncle
Sam at Work, "Are We Prepared" are on
the program. Saturday the five-reel play,
"The College Widow" will be presented.
Tuesday OF next week, "The Climbers"
from Clyde Fitch's great novel, will be
presented.
The government has advertised for bids
for improvements to he made on side
walks, approaches and grounds at the
Ellsworth postoffice. The work will in
clude the laying Of new granolithic
sidewalk from Moore's market on Water
street to the Union river bridge, and new
vitrifed brick driveway to the rear en-
trance OF the postoffsce. The steps at the
main entrance on the old part OF the post
ofiics building will be reset. Other work
will be done on the lawns and about the
grounds. Bids will be opened June 8.
The up river stage began running on a
new summer schedule this week, an auto
stage having been put on the route. The
stage leaves Great Pend at $50 q. M,
arriving in Ellsworth before 1890. Re-
turning, the stage leaves Ellsworth not
later than ! p. m, and is allowed four
hours for the trip to Great Pond. This is
q big Improvement over the old all-day
trip by team each way, one team leaving
Ellsworth and one leaving Great Pond
each morning. For the winter schedule it
will be nect ssary to return to the teams.
Herbert s. Higgins, formerly OF Ellis
worth, died suddenly OF heart failure, in
Higgins was born in Ellsworth forty-nine
years ago, son Of the late Capt. Spencer
and Mrs. Lydia H.ggins. In early life he
followed the sea, going to Boston in 1897
to enter the employ Of the electric railroad
company, and for years he had been en-
ployed as inotorman. He married Eliza.
beth Scott, OF Ellsworth, June s, 1882.
His wife survives him, with two sons
Campbell, aged twenty one, and Herbert
s., aged seven. His mother and two
brothers, Lleweilyn, of Boston, and John,
OF Ellsworth, also survive him. The
funeral will be held at the home in Hyde
Park, Mass, Friday afternoon.
The woman's club OF Ellsworth, wish
ing to honor the Grand Army ofthe Re-
public, has arranged to present in Ellis
worth on Memorial day, ct the Strand
theatre, the motion picture Aim Of "Tha
Lincoln Highway, the pride OF The nation,
one OF the wonders Of the twentieth
century and the greatest monument ever
dedicated to national hero. The Lincoln
highway will be adorned, IS was the
Appian Way, with landmarks, statuary,
homes, inns, . vast chain of splendid
works OF man. 1t will liberate the farmer
from the shackles OF bad roads a. the
emancipation proclamation freed the
slaves. The picture will be shown In Els
worth on Memorial day, Tuesday, May 30,
forenoon, afternoon and evening. Train
arrangements are such that people from
Hancock, Sullivan, franklin and other
points east, may come to Ellsworth on the
forenoon train and return home in the
afternoon, seeing the full program.
The Public Utilities commission, after
investigating the death oathe railroad on
April q Of Myrtle Meade, the sixteen
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
T. Meade, OF Saco, exonerates the rail-
road company from blame. Mrs. Meade
la daughter OF the late John B. Mitchell,
OF Ellsworth. In its report the COM
missioners say: 1.-THE indications were that
when the girl was struck ahe was living