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

ditions in Europe Preceding the War"
Papers, sGreat Generals Past and
Present." Mrs. Malone; "i.ace and Lace
Making" Miss Catherine Hurley.
All contributions for the Christmas
boxes Of the poor to be sent out by tie
woman's club OF Ellsworth should be
sent to the office Of Miss Alice H. Scott on
or before Dec. 10.
Martin L. Adams, who for the past ten
years has been travelling for the Walker
Stetson Co. Of Boston, has retired from
the road, and will devote all his time to
his Ellsworth store.
Work at the Red Cross rooms will be
resumed next Monday. All having work
out are urgently requested to return it to
the rooms at the earliest opportunity.
The rooms will be open Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday.
E. E. Brady, jr., Lieut.. US. N, has
acknowledged with thanks receipt of q
Christmas box sent by the Ellsworth
Boys Comfort club. He assures the club
that the gifts will be greatly appreciated
by the boys in the service.
9. L. Morang has been appointed .
member Of the Ellsworth Red Cross
committee in place OF J. F. Knowlton,
who is in Washington for the winter.
The other members of the committee are
John o. Whitney and E. F. Small.
Roland W. Macomber, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Macomber of Ellsworth, en-
listed in the army in November and was
sent to Fort Slocum for training. Being
a registered druggist, he was put in the
medical corps and sent to Fort Oglethorp,
Ga.
Mrs. William T. Moor, formerly OF Ellis
worth, died November 30 at Tifton, Ga,
aged seventy-three years. Mrs. Moor is
well remembered in Ellsworth. where she
was for years active in the Methodist
church. She leaves husband, two sons,
Herbert l.. OF Triton, and Sidney OF Wal
than, Mass, and one brother, Herbert
hapworth, OF Bar Hurloc.
James Nj. Smith OF Benton. torn.eriy of
VIII, Olcu CTidhyy 4NON. oO, NJ tuc
nationai soldiers home in Togus. MIR.
Smith was born in E4stbrook January s,
1881. The funeral was held Sunday, Dec.
2, at Benton, urder the auspices of the
Odd Fellows. Mr.. smith leaves one son,
William, CT Revere, Mass, and two
brothers, Zslman OF Michigan and Eben
Of Franklin.
The house OF Earl Shorey on Water
street, formerly the Samuel Lord place,
was gutted by fire last Friday after
noon. The fire is believed to have Started
about chimney, and had gained con-
Some OF the furniture was saved. Mr..
Shorey, since buying the place, bad made
| many improvements on it, and had a very
comfortable home. II will be q severe
loss to him. There was small insurance.
Friday the firemen we're called out by q
stubborn fire at the house OF Mrs. John E.
Webster, formerly the Mcdonald place, at
the corner OF Main and Hancock streets
The fire started in the walls from Chin
ney tina burned out in the middle Of the
day, and worked through the partitions
where it was hard to locate and reach
The still alarm was turned in during the
afternoon, and it was thought the fire
had been extin9uished, but in the early
evening 1t again showed itself, and it waf
necessary to tear away plsstering and use
considerable water to ex,inguish 1t. The
damage is confined TO q few rooms, and il
cOverod nv insnr nca
An unusual shipment Of Ash fry wat
planted in Ellsworth last week. chiei
Warden Macombsr received word that's
shipment Of perch fry, originally con.
signed to Mt. Desert Island man, could
not be used there, and he was instructed
to dispose Of them. When the fish arrived
Warden Macomber discovered that they
were apparently common yellow perch
such ~ are caught in Union river. They
had come all the way from be Mississippi
river. They wers planted in Leonard
lake. where they can do no harm il they
can do no good. 80 II some boy fishing
from the shores Of Leonard lake few
years hence catches forty pound Miss-
issippi river cat fish or Z monster yellow
perch, be need not be surprised.
Tomorrow evening At Hancock hall
the people OF Ellsworth win have the
opportunity Of hearing the Baroness
, Huard, author Of Any Home in the Field
Mrs. Clara Lee will We Christmas sale oi
fancy chin I nd home maze preserves at hel
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