Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-18

glanced out of the window. 1t was
only the airplane coming IN from New
York with the mail"
Mrs. John @. Adams and daughter
Helen have closed their home here, and
left Saturday for Newtonville, Mess, for
the winter. Miss Adams, who has for sew
eral years been employed as chief clerk at
the registry of deeds, will be employed for
| the winter in the store OF her sister, Miss
| Alice Adams, in Newtonville.
special Christmas service will be held
at the Unitarian church next Sunday
| morning. Appropriate music will be
sung, and Miss Erva Giles will render
colo. The subject of tie sermon will be
| "Back to Jesus" The annual Christmas
party Will take place in the ves,ry on
| Christmas night, under the auspices of
the Unitai ian club.
| A poultry institute was held yesterday
| at Hancock hall under the auspices OF
the State department OF agriculture and
the Hancock County Farm Bureau. The
attendance was not large, but it was
| gathering of farmers OF the vicinity
vitality interested in poultry raising, and
was OF great value to them. W. H.
Card OF Connecticut was the principal
| speaker.
| Miss NJ. E. Holmes, county chairman,
has appointed the following as chairmen
of local committees to work in co-opera
| tion with the men in an intensive house
| toulouse campaign for the sale of war
savings stamps during he last two weeks
| OF the year: Bluehill, Mrs. Forrest B.
Snow; Bucksport, Mrs. Henry Webb;
| Orland, MRS. Clara Valentines; Franklin,
Miss Carrie Blaisdell; Green Lake, Mrs.
c. E. Scribler; Surry, MS. Frank Jor-
dan.
Mrs. E. G. Nash, manager of the local
Western Union Office, announces scale
of greatly reduced rates for short over
night messages, effective January l. The
new service, known as night messages, is
designed to supplement the night letter
service. The minimum night message
rate is 20 cents and for 25 cents ten-word
overnight messages esn he sent a con-
siderable distance. The maximum rate is
so cents as against maximum of 81 here
totore charged.
The tiftieth anniversary of the incorpo-
| ration OF the city Of Ellsworth will be OBJ
| served Feb. 6, 1919. The Unitarian club
has been granted permission by Mayor
Hagerthy to organize a celebration on
this day, and committees are busy arrang-
| ing for a big event. There will be rally
in ha q in, ,.-h al ILL m
speakers will take part. concert and
| ball has beer planned for the evening.
| Admission to the evening celebration will
| be by ticket only.
| The Methodist fair at Hancock hall
| "Wednesday and Thursday of last week
| was a success, in spite OF q smaller attend
ance than usual, Que undoubtedly to the
reluctance of many people to niingle in
public gatherings, on account Of the in
| fiuenza. There was an attractive display
| OF fancy articles, and good dinners were
served. An Interesting program of read
ings and instrumental and. vocal music
was given Wednesday evening, and on
| Thursday evening Rev. W. Q. Genge of
| Bangor gave a delightful rendering of
1.-THE Hs bitant," in French Canadian dia-
| lect.
| Everett Mowry has received letter
! from bis brother Robert announcing his
safe arrival at the Philadelphia navy
| yard, after trip across in the submarine
on which he has been serving. The trip
occupied twenty four days, with rough
weather and engine trouble. Mr.. Mowry
enlisted IN the navy for four years, and
was assigned to duty on a submarine,
going across last April. His boat has
| been stationed in the Mediterranean.
| He has been advanced to rank of chief
machnist. He expects to have ten
| days furlough at home sbout the first
| OF January.
| Ellsworth lost a weil-known citizen
last Sunday in the death of Frank II.
Jordan. He was not prominent perhaps
in uusDess, or in the affsi"s of the town,
| but there are men of more prominence
who are less worthy and have fewer
friends than he. The nickname of
"Neighbor" was given him not unkindly
and not inapproprately. In the race OF
| life he was handicapped, and none
realized it more keenly tran he. But
he met life bravely, worked industriously
and made himself useful memoer Of
the community. lie died sunday after
an illness of but few days. He was
in the seyentyfrst year of mis- age. He
leaves q widow.
The high school is in session this week,
| with Roderick K. Stanley OF I,lesford as
principal Mr. Stanley is not stranger
in Ellsworth, having been engaged here
several months ss chief clerk for the local
draft board. He is an experienced high
school man, and has specialized IN the
commercial branches. IL is hoped that
this branch of the high schoo. WORK in
| EllsW orth viii be greatly strengthened.
| Miss Mitchell, one of the assistants at the
| high school, has resigned, and the vacancy
| has not heen permanently filed Miss
| Hannah F. Malone, at home from Orono