Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13
COUNTY NEWS
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| owing to lack OF fuel, the church
services were held Sunday at the banquet
hall. Mr.. Dalzell OF the Methodist
church took the morning service and
Mr.. Forsythe the afternoon, with union
service in the evening.
The huge snowdrifts and the lee in the
harbor, both here and at Manset, are doing
mnch damage to the wharves and the
factory and fish buildings. Mr.. Wass
and the fish dealers are taking every
means to overcome the difficulty of the
ice upheaval.
Wednesday evening, Jan. 30, Jephthah
chapter, o. E. s., gave poverty social for
the benefit OF the Red Cross The presi-
dsnt and her willing aids assisted in a
pleasing program of reading, m usic and
pantomime. The fines for fine clothes and
iewelry were willingly paid. Ice cream
found ready market and the social dance
which followed was enjoyed by a large
number of young people. The proceeds,
S35, for the purchase of material for work,
proved satisfactory to the Stars and Red
Cross directors.
Since the ice EN- barge and the bad state
of the weather and drifted roads have
made the hauling of freight from where
it has been stalled in Ba- Harbor, South
west Harbor has had almost famine on
foodstuffs that are considered necessities.
While we can not hope to have a boat
running for weeks, those whose cup
boards are bare of -four, meal, corn, sugar
and molasses, etc., are looking with i'm
patience for the merchants to find means
of transportation for that freight SO much
needed.
Mrs. Abbie Robinson, who has been
I'LL some time, gradually failed, and on
the first of February passed away. Her
death is deeply regretted not only by
her home relatives, but by all her neigh
bors and friends, who highly esteemed
this amiable woman, who was ever ready
to aid and assist in illness or need.
The funeral was held at the home Tues
day. The sons and daughter, with other
near relatives, were present. The hus-
band, Thomas Robinson, died very sud-
denly something over year ago. The
shock of his going was. very hard for the
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death.
The auxiliary OF the Red Cross has re-
Gently sent off five more boxes OF COM
pleted work, consisting of knitting, sew
ing and surgical dressings. This makes
eighteen boxes sent this winter, besides
fitting out the boys of the army and navy,
who have gone from this place. This last
consignment of boxes contained the fol-
lowing articles: q sweaters, rs helmets,
ID prs. wristers, II prs. socks, scarfs,
wash cloths, IS prs. paiamas, Y doz. sur
gical shirts, 3 eonvalescent gowns, " doz.
erutch pads, So T. bandsges, 100 splint
straps, SO comfort pillows, 81 oakum alb
sorbent pads, 125 triangular bandages,
11S0 AKA congresses, $40 sponges.
Many here were interested to see in the
February Ladies' Home Journal, on the
page devoted to "Going Girls and Winning
Women" the attractive picture of Mrs.
William Milton Hess. Both she and her
husband are well and favorably known
here among the summer colony, and the
little sketch reporting her determination
to take over, in addition to her own line
of duty, the work of her husbands church
while he is with the Y. NJ. Q, A, is what
might be expected OF this stirring, self
sacrificing little woman. Rev. Mr.. Hess,
now at Camp Hancock, has for several
years manifested helpful interest in the
community here, with a strong desire to
see the churches united in one organiza-
ton.
Feb. II. SPRAY.