Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-12

and arranged by one Of them, Albert
Davis. II there is smarter sot OF boys or
a younger playwright in Maine, Ellsworth
hasn't heard about them.
Omar W. Tapley, chairman for Ellis.
worth four -minute-men campaign, has
inaugurated the campaign in Ellsworth.
Four minute speeches will be made by
different speakers during intermission at
the Bijou picture theatre three or more
evenings each week. The first speaker
was Fulton J. Rsdman, who spoke last
Saturday evening on "Why We Are
Fighting" The speakers announced for
this week are Rev. r. B. Mathews Thurs
day evening, George X. Fuller, chairman
Of the local exemption board, Friday
evening.
81. e. Hamlin, president Of the Red
Cross chapter OF Hancock county, has ap-
pointed John o. Whitney, Edward F.
Small and John F. Knowlton - . COM
mittee on organization OF Red Cross WORK
in Ellsworth. This committee has ap-
pointed Mrs. e. K. Hopkins - chairman
| Of the work committee, and will have .
large committee Of ladies, not yet ap-
| pointed, associated with her. Congress-
man Peters has given the use Of Grand
Army hall, including heat and light, - .
work room. Opportunity will be given
every woman in Ellsworth to 'sdo her bit"
for the Red Cross.
The deep sympathy OF the community
goes out to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph B. Cush-
| man In the death Monday evening OF
their son James T., after an illness OF .
few days Of diphtheria. He was in the
| tenth year OF his age, bright, lovable
boy. Mrs. Cushman and younger son,
Daniel, and Ruth, little daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. George Austin OF Ellsworth
Falls, are also i'll of diphtheria, all being
reported this morning as much improved.
Mrs. Austin is q sister of Mrs. Cushman,
| and the children have been together re-
Gently. The board OF health has been un-
able to trace the origin Of the disease. A
member Of the board said to-day that
there was one other case under su: picion,
on the old Bangor road, but no other
cases so far reported.
Congressman John A. Peters left Mon
day for Washington. The House, which
has been largely ''msrking time," while
the Senate has been at work on the war
revenue bill, will receive the bill from the
Senate probably this week, and the con-
ferees are expected soon to reach an agree
ment. Other important bills now before
the House are the deficiency bill, and the
bill for the insurance OF soldiers and
sailors. Congressman Peters has ap-
pointed John F. KnoV-lton his private
secretary, to take effect October 10. Mr..
Knowlton will have the offices in the
Peters building now occupied by r. e.
Mason. He will not entirely reiinquish
his law practice while in Ellsworth. Mr..
and Mrs. Knowlton will leave here about
December for Washington, where they
will remain until about June /.
The splendid exhibit made by the
Dirigo garden and canning club of Ellis
worth Falls has been shown during the
past week in the windows of Z. l..
kindly loaned for the purpose. This was
the exhibit made by the club at the Blue
hill fsir, where it won frst premium as a
club exhibit. There are $50 jars OF canned
products in the exhibit, and the girls OF
Ellsworth Falls have reason to be proud
of it, but no more than the people OF
Ellsworth have reason to be proud OF the
girls. Besides the club premium OF $6,
first premium on individual exhibit Yves
won by Miss Frances Moore; second
premiums was were by Misses Katherine
Austin, Dorothy Shack ford and Mary and
Frances Loweree, and third premiums by
Katherine Conley, Josephine Severance
and Helen Fernald.
A serious automobile accident occurred
on the Trenton road Sunday, when a
large automobile from Bangor, contain
ing eight people turned turtle. According
TO the driver OF the car, Arthur Z. Guth OF
Bangor, he came up behind another car,
and sounded his horn to pass. The leading
car did not turn out, and it was necessary
for Mr.. Guth to apply the brakes quickly
to avoid q collision. As he did so, his car
swerved sharply and turned over, pnninR
several OF the occupants beneath it
Mr.. Guth thinks the accident may have
been due to one of the brake bands bsing
tighter than the other. That some of the
occupants we're not killed is remarka BILE.
Mrs. Guth was suffering with severe cuts
and dislocated. shoulder, and her daugh-
ter Prudence was cut and bruised
They were taken to the Bar Harbor hospi-
tai. All otherswer more or less bruised
and cut, but were able to go to their
homes in Bangor.
Fire at East Bluehill.
The summer home of Louis j. Bostel-