Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-30

The regular meeting OF the literature
club has been postponed.
The Unitarian alliance will meet with
Mrs. Ada Lord next Wednesday at 2
O'Clock.
Ms. l.. NJ. Scott. who has been very ill
OF influenza over two weeks, is slowly
improving.
Mrs. F. A. Davis OF Buehil is here to
spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Ward W. Wescott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Bellatty of
Woodland, formerly OF Ellsworth, are
receiving congratulations on the bir. b
OF daughter (Maude Margaret) on Oct.
10.
Percy B. Russell is in Ellsworth o-day,
receiving the glad hand from his many
friends. Mr.. Russell, who has been
located in Pennsylvania for some time, is
now back in Massachusetts,.
At joint meeting OF the school boards
of the Franklin, Hancock, Lamoine and
East brook school union, held in Ellsworth b
Saturday, Miss Adah Savage of Franklin
was elected superintendent OF the union
The Ellsworth Soldier Boys club has or
hand knitted articles that will be giver
to mothers OF soldiers to send to theil
boys. Application should be made tc
Mrs. D. E. Linnehan, president of the
club.
The county contest OF boys and girls
agricultural clubs, postponed from this
month on account OF the influenza epi-
demic, will be held at Hancock hall, Ellis
worth, Friday and Saturday, Nov. %
and 30.
News was received last week that
Henry c. Emery, son of former Chief
Justice l.. A. Emery of Ellsworth, who
has been prisoner in Germany since last
March, has been released, and had ar
rived at Copenhagen to take passage
home.
Some miscresnt, with a mind and
methods worthy Hun, broke into Rev.
R. B. Mathews camp on the Bucksport
road recently, gaining entrance by smash
ing in window and sash after partially
wrecking the door in a futile effort to
force that. Clothing, ammunition and
other articles were stolen, the whole
camp ransAcked and articles strewn
a bout the floor.
The board of health OF Ellsworth yes
terday, after one day of "open tIme,"
again put the ban on opening of schools,
places of amusement, public
funerals and public gatherings of all
kinds. While the local situation as re-
CARDS the epidemic of influenza and pneu-
monia has not changed materially from
last week, public opinion seemed decid-
eddy against raising the ban, and schools
were slimly attended.
The Red Cross sends out an urgent ap-
peal for burlap bags, to be used in the
shipment o. spagnum oss, to be used in
surgical dressings. Because of the use to
which the bags are put, they should be
I thoroughly cleaned. Bags which have
been used for vegeta bles should be boiled.
1t is hoped there will be prompt response
to this appeal. Bags should be sent to the
office OF the county secretary in the post
office building at Ellsworth.
l.. Nj. Scott received word Thursday
night that his brother, Odber l.. Scott
OF Medford, had been drowned. Mr..
Scott was returning home from his days
work with his cows, which he had taken
from nearby field, and stopped to water
them at a small mill pond. 1t is supposed
he was taken with fainting spell and
fell in the pond. The family, beeoml ng
alarmed at his absence, began a search and
found him lying face down in very little
water. He was thirty-five years of
age. He leaves a wife and three little
girls, father, two brothers and two
sisters. Deepest sympathy is extended
by Ellsworth friends.
The schooner Lulu w. Eppes, loaded
with slaves, filled with water while at
anchor in Contention Cove last Sunday
and settled on the fats. 1t is supposed