Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-21

lnOmas r. butlef, pastor OF 81. jose pm 9
parish, formerly Of Ellsworth, for whom
solemn high mass was celebrated at 10
O'Clock. Bishop Walsh OF Portland, who
was roommate Of Father Butler when
they were students at st. Sulpice
seminary, Paris, preached the funeral
sermon. The Lewiston public schools
had no sessions Wednesday morning, and
the school board, on which Father Butler
served many years as president, attended
in q body.
Mrs. George R. Hadlock and three
SONS OF Islesford, have been here .
week while Mr.. Hadlock, in command Of
the coast patrol boat Hobo, was here
while the boat was being overhauled.
They left for home Sunday. The Hobo
will return to duty this week.
Mildred, wife of Harold E. Moore, died
at her home on Hancock street last night,
at the age Of twenty-eight years. She
leaves besides her husband, an infant
born October 25. Mrs. Moore
was q daughter OF Mrs. Louise Seeds.
She had taught successfully in the
She leaves several brothers and sisters.
The family has the sympathy OF all.
A pair OF horses owned by Harold p.
Carter furnished an exciting runaway
Friday noon. With hayrack piled high
with barrels the team was coming down
School street, when the rack gave way and
some OF the barrels fell, frightening the
horses. The team ran down School street,
turned the Hancock hall corner, scatter
ing barrels the whole length of School
street and leaving the last Of them on
Main street. Near J. 8. Donovan's res
taurant what remained OF the rack was
wrecked by the fire hydrant, the horses
continuing down Main street, across the
bridge and up Grant street, where they
we're stopped.
Tabor, Iowa, is learning something
about Hancock county, Maine, and ad-
miring some Of it's beautiful scenery.
Rev. David l.. Yale, formerly of Els
worth, nov pastor OF the Tabor G ngr--
gationai church, ut a recent social EVEN
ing, showed stereop;icon scenes OF Han
cock county. There were twenty five
views taken on Mt. Desert Island, twenty
two views OF Ellsworth and vicinity,
thirty-two lake views, and twenty nine
scenes on Union river, including log
driving, the mills and the wharves.
Most OF the views were taken b. Mr..
Yale, who was assisted by John H. Brim-
mer and the late Curtis K. Foster. Other
views were taken some thirty years ago
by the late Irving Osgood.
Morris Bowden, jr., WIS severely injured
last Friday afternoon. With Schuyler
F. Higgins he had gone to the house Of
Charles l.. Morang to rig up scaffoiding
for painting. Mr.. Higgins was ascend
ing ladder with the heavy tackle and
hook over his shoulder, when the rope
at the ground fouled and MIR. Bowden
stepped forward and stopped to clear it.
Tne catching of the rope pulled the tackle
from Mr.. Higgins shoulder, and 1t fell,
the heavy hook striking Mr.. Bowden in
the back over the kidneys. A blood clot
has formed on one kidney, and some
peritonitis developed but yielded quickly
to treatment MIR. Bowden is reported
now as more comforta Bile, but his con-
dition is still serious. He will be con-
fined to the house several weeks.
Julia S., widow OF Levi B. Wyman,
formerly OF Ellsworth, died last Thursday
at the home OF her son George in North
Conway. N. H. Mrs. Wyman, who was in
the eighty seventh year OF her age, had
enjoyed remarkably good health for her
years, and death came very suddenly.
The grester part OF Mrs. Wyman's long
life had been spent in Ellsworth, where
she had many friends. For the past few
yeare she had made her home with her
son George. She leaves three other sons,
Edward B. OF Ellsworth, John Of Wal
than, Mass, and Levi OF Pasadena, CAL,
and one daughter, Julia,of North Conway.
The funeral was held at North Conway,
and the body was brought here Sunday
for interment. Rev. X. B. Mathews con-
Quoted prayers here.
A good hold up story in Ellsworth was
spoiled Friday night by the prompt work
OF Night Officer Mcintosh and Sheriff
Wescott. About midnight an Ells~ orth
man drove into town with his wife and
little girl and reported that OF the woo'en
mill road man with fashiight and gun
had stepped into the road and tried to
hold him up. He jumped his car full
speed ahead and left the supposed high
Nay an far behind. Niehl OfHs.r .ac-