Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
Dorr OF Portland was among the guests,
remaining for two-days visit.

VIII H. II. Fice post, ". a. Ass through
its commander, William Small, expresses
thanks to the citizens OF Ellsworth who
have contributed to the fund OF $77 to de-
fray the rent OF Grand Army hall for the
ensuing year, and also to Hon. l.. A.
Emery and Harry W. Haynes for contri-
buttons.
The firemen were called out last We'd
nesday evening for slight fire at the
Union river bridge. The box casing about
the water main crossing beneath the
bridge had caught fire, presume bly, from q
cigar or cigarette butt, and threatened the
bridge. The fire was promptly extin-
guished.
Tonight at the Bijou theatre the five-
act photo drama, 'The Vampire, will be
shown with Nine. Petrova, the superb
emotional actress, Ia the leading role.
Other pictures for this week are Friday,
'The Dawn of Love-" Saturday, 1.-THE
LASH; Tuesday, Blanche Sweet, favorite
with all, in 'srhe Storm.
Whitney, older son OF Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Coombs OF East Orange, N. j., formerly
OF Ellsworth, sailed last saturday for SER
vice with the American Ambulance Field
Corps somewhere in France. Whitney
is member OF the class OF 1918, Bowdoin
college. There were eight other Bowdoin
men on the steamer with him.
E. j. Walsh, one OF Ellsworth's pacri-
otic farmers, has string beans large
enough to eat; in fact, some are little
too large. These beans we're raised this
year. Those farmers who are just getting
their beans in the ground, and fearing
frost at that, may be little skeptical OF
this story. To verify it, they need only
call at MIR. Walsh's Office.
The summer schedule on the Maine
Central railroad will go into effect Mon
day, June 25. A new feature this year
will be the through service between Bar
Harbor and Washington. This train will
run as separate train between Washing
ton and Portland via the new He'll Gate
bridge, but at Portland it will be CONSOLE
dated with the New York Bar Harbor
express.
Clifton Woodward, local distributing
agent for the Standard Oil Co., has re-
ceived a new White truck OF 221s horse
power for the service here. It is a tank
truck, with capacity OF $40 gallons,
divided into two compartments, SO that
oline may be carried at the same time.
Shirley Gray, driver for Mr.. Woodward,
went 10 Portland and brought the truck
here.
The downpour OF rain Monday night
did damage to the extent OF hundreds Of
dollars to roads, sidewalks and gardens
in this vicinity. The record at the Bar
Harbor Il Union River Power Co. station
shows rainfall OF $50 inches for Mon
day and Tuesday, and most OF this fell
in few hours Monday night. The rain
fall for the past week has been more than
weather for the patriotic
farmers.
Dean Leon 5. Merrill OF the University
of Maine college OF agriculture will be in
Ellsworth Saturday evening, for an
important meeting with farmers and
business men of all sections OF Hancock
county, with the object OF presenting a
proposition for county organization
The meeting will be at board OF
trade room in Hancock hall. 1t is hoped
there will be large attendance. More
extended notice of the meeting appears
in the farm demonstration column.
Mrs. Henry Preston White of Boston,
organizer and speaker for the Maine
association opposed to woman's suffrage,
will speak at Hancock hall Friday even
ing, June q, at 5 Mrs. White
is q member of the executive board
of the Massachusetts association
and chairman of it's publicity COM
mtitee. She has taken an active part in
the campaign in Massachusetts, Iowa and
South Dakota.
At meeting Of the trustees OF the city
library Monday forenoon, important
improvements at the library were de-
cided upon. These will include q
thorough renovation OF the building,
memorial to Mrs. L. A. Emery and in
which is installed q valua BILE and interest
ing art collection, the pr oper fitting up
Of the trustees room and general over
hauling OF the books, replacing as far
as possible those beyond repair. The
roof OF the building will also be repaired.
The trustees hope to encourage q more
general public use OF the library by
adding to its attractiveness.
The class OF 1917 OF the Ellsworth high
school has issued this year school pa
per, The Recorder, in the form Of q year
book. 1t is the most pretentious paper
this school has ever issued. In addition
to the editorial and literary departments,
the class statistics, athletics, alumni
notes, locals and "roasts," there are many
including individual cuts
OF each member OF the class, group cuts
OF class officers, and the basket ball team,
q full page cut OF Supt. W. H. Pstten, to
whom the paper is dedicated, and a cut
OF Ensign Edmund 4. Brady, jr. This
years class adopted the patriotic coiors,