Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-04


with the girls.
Capt. Robert Taper of New York is in
Ellsworth to take command of the auxili-
ary fishing boat being built at the yards
OF the Ellsworth Foundry & Machine
Works. The boat will be christenei the
Alexis I. du Pont, and will hail from
jacksonville, Fla. She will be owned by
the Southern Menhaden Co. OF Jackson
vile. 1t Is expected the boat will be ready
for Capt. Taper to take South by the
middle OF January.
Congressman John A. Peters left Frid ay
for Watervile, where he addressed the
| Rotarian club and the Chamber OF Com
| merce. Mrs. Peters and her mother, Mrs.
Susan Cushman, left Thursday evening
for Boston, where Mrs. Cushman will
spend the winter. Mr.. Peters joined his
! wife in Boston Saturday, and they pro-
| ceeded to Washington. Congressman n
| ton, with Mrs. Knowlton, left for Wash
ington Friday night.
| despatch from Plymouth, Mass,
| says that the schooner Storm Petrol was
| towed in there Monday, by men Of the
Gurnet coast guard, having lost sails and
part OF her rigging in the gale Sunday.
She was bound from New York for East
port with coal. The crew OF the schooner
was taken to the coast guard station for
Sunday night, and on Monday the
schooner was towed to Plymouth for re-
pairs. The crew reports that the schooner
came near laundering in the bay.
Leo }. McMullen. reported "missing in
| action" in the casualty lists from France,
his address being given as Ellsworth,
| is the son OF Mortimer Jellison, formerly
of Ellsworth. Mrs. Jelison, whose
maiden name was McM ullen, which she
and her son have resumed, is now living
in Bangor. She says the report that he is
missing is evidently an error. She has
received letters from him saying that he
has been in a hospital recovering from
! the effects OF gas, and is now able to walk
about the city. His last letter was dated
| November 9.
Next Saturday will be grangers' day in
Ellsworth, when the annual meeting of
Green Mountain Pomona grange will be
held at Hancock hall. The meeting will
be called to order at 10 a. m. without form,
when Mayor Hagerthy will give an ad
dress of welcome, to be responded to by
Bro. Bridges. Prof. Simmons of Orono
will deliver an address at this time. Dur
ing The noon hour picnic lunch will be
served 10 the banquet hall Of the Odd
Fellows building. AT 1.30 the meeting
will be called to order, and the grange
will elect and install Officers. Julian
Emery will speak on ''The Spirit of Whole
some and Economical Living on the
| Farm"
John Higgins of Ellsworth died Tues
| day, Nov rs, at the soldiers home in
| Togus, where he had gone for the winter
less than two weeks before. Mr.. Higgins
was born in Eden seventy-four years ago
and lived in Bar Harbor until some fifteen
years ago. Here he had conducted a small
store on Fourth street. Recently he had
been spending the winters at the soldiers
home, and left here for that purpose, in
HE usual health. Mr.. Higgins served in
the 1st Maine heavy artillery, enlisting
when but seventeen years of age. He
leaves one brother, George P. Higgins,
and two sisters, Mrs. Jeanette Bunker
and Miss Miriam Higgins, all OF Bar
Harbor. The fuperal was held in Bar
Hsrbor Thursday.
Martin l.. Adams, out bunting near
Patten pond last week, had the start of
his life. Separating from his hunting
companion, he picked out warm spot in
a clearing and sat down to watch for
game. He had not been there long when
he saw fox, apparently unaware OF his
presence, smiling along the ground. AS
Mr.. Adams caught sight OF the fox, the
animal disappeared behind knoll. While
waiting, with rifle poised, for the fox to
reappear. something caused Mr.. Adams to
turn, and there, only few feet from him,
stood an immense wild cat, staring at him.
MIR. Adams admits that it took a start out
of him, and as he swung around to fire at
the cat, his lin was not very careful. At
any rate he missed, and both wild cat and
fox escaped.
Ellsworth will soon have tine bra IS or
cornet band. This assertion may seem a
little definite and premature under the
circumstances, but it is ventured on the
facts that follow. G. Herbert Perry, mu-
slclan and baDdmaster. has recently moved
here from his summer home at La
moine Point, and has interested himself
in organizing band for Ellsworth. Mr..
Perry has had considera BILE experience in
this work, and those who realize what he
did in the organization OF band from
limited material at Lamoine, need no fur
ther recommendation. Ellsworth has
good band material, some men who have
had band experience, ard there are many
band instruments scattered about the
town. All that has been iacKing is an
experienced band leader, and that is now
availa BILE in Mr.. Perry. Already progress