Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-03-14

| y. n Oegood ss..................l
chsss sogInssr ss IRE department:
| Roy Goodwin. ..................l
First assistant:
william n Brown.
Second assistant:
Irving Salisbury ..................4
Third assistant, or firs warden:
Webster n Higgins .............A
inspector OF buildings:
Harold J Ste wart.... .............4
Chairman overseers Of poor:
Everett 8 Means.
Member Of board OF health for three
ysss In place OF DR. r L d Wsodrun,
Dr. Arthur "A Parcher.
Dr. wocdsun...........
Sesler Of weights and measures:
Pearl 8 Hutchings..
inspector OF meat and milk:
| Fred q Smith. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EA Lermond.. ..................1
Harbor master:
Maynard A Murch.
Member Of school committee for three
year. In place OF Harvard c Jordan:
Charles w JOY. ..................4
First driver Of hose team:
Harry Brown ....................A
Second driver Of hose team:
George Hamilton .................1
willisra II. Pomroy.
The mayor nominated john T. silvy a.
city marshal and the nomination was
confirmed by the board. City Marshal
silvy was later sworn In and appointed
Joseph McIntosh - night o6,csv.
This completed the business Of the
evening, and the board called upon ex-
Mayor Leland for . speech. Mr.. Leland
responded briefly and happily, saying
that while, - . democrat, be felt little
out Of place ct republican Inauguration,
one OF the nrst things he learned In the
political game was to be . good loser. He
congratulated Mayor Hagerthy upon the
honor conferred upon him BY election for
the ninth term as mayor OF Ellsworth.
CONGRESSMAN PErKRs' SPEECH.
Congressman Peters, who was In the
audience, was called upon, and received .
cordial greeting. He spoke OF the fact
that 1t was not often man had the op-
portunity OF attending two inaugurations
in one week.
"a week ago l was in Washington, at
tending the Inauguration of President
| Wilson. I think, on the whole, taking
everything into consideration, had rather
be In Ellsworth attending the Inaugural
tion OF Mayor Hagerthy.
81 was not the only Ellsworth man who
took part In the Inauguration. was
certainly proud Of Ellsworth when / saw
young Edmund Brady marching down
Pennsylvanis avenue ut the head of his
battalion of midshipmen from the naval
academy, and to see the West Point cadets
go by, with their clock like precision and
wonderful military bearing, including in
their ranks two more Ellsworth boys,
| Bryant Moore and Harold Could"
Mr.. Peters spoke Of the extraordinarily
critical and delicate situation Of the
country in international Affairs, and spoke
strongly OF the importance OF everyone
standing by the President ~ representing
the government OF his country.
when went to Washington went ~
q rspu blican, and in the national House Of
Representative, part isan feeling 10 apt to
| be increased and emphasized and 10 fire.
quently manifested by great bitterness.
Party lines are nowhere SO tightly drawn
a. In the national Congress, but want to
tell you that, although 1 have not ceased
| to be Q repu blican,I have stood, and gladly
stood, solidly behind the President with
the other representatives from Maine and
New England in all international proposi-
tions.
sit is the duty Of every citizen at this
time to forget party politics, and be an
American first and party man afterward.
The President is handling this foreign
situation with strength, wisdom and
/ tact. He could do nothing Less than he
has done. II we are to remain . nation,
the government must protect the lives
and property Of our citizens.
! I'VE voted for . resolution giving the
] President full power to protect our citi-
zens and our ships against unlawful at
tacks.' There is no room for argument
on the proposition. Every patriotic citi-
zen will agree that this must be done, even
/ II we have to fight for 1t.
! hope war will not come, as everyone
\ does, but fear that, on account OF the
attitude OF foreign powers, II that at
titude is continued, war is probable, and
/ il 1t comes, know that Ellsworth will be
\ firm in her patriotism as It was in 1881,
when we sent to the front some OF the
best and most vigorous blood OF the State.
1 No town in the state furnished better
\ quality or larger number OF men in the
I Civil war in proportion to population
than did Ellsworth, and il necessity
demands it, we would do the same thing.
again:
! III ID very lutcEcuttuk uuu uotcWUAthy
( thing to have this public Inauguration OF
I our city government at this time. 1t is an
/ innovation, but very desirable one. The
/ operations Of any government cannot be
too open and public.
~ congratulate the mayor and aldermen
on their handsome reelection, and con-
I graduate the mayor on having been
elected nearly ten times chief magistrate
| OF Q city in which he has lived SO long now
| that we almost regard him as Q native.
The board then took q recess for two
weeks, when organization will be COM
pleted by the election Of few minor
officers, the fixing OF salaries and making
appropriations for the year.
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STONINGTON.
Mrs. Fred e. Sawyer is quite i'll.