Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-09-25

Stock bridge, who has been missing two
weeks to-day. Practically no hope ii
now entertained that he will be foune
alive. The search has been continued
but the frequent rains have sadly inter.
rupted it. The family has offered a re-
ward of 500 for the recoveryiof the body
A farewell party was given last evening
at Columbus hall, by the K. C.'s ant
Knights of st. Joseph, in honor OF Mis-.
Carrie Harrington, who will leave Satur.
day for Millinocket, where she has 6
position with the Great Northern Papel
Co. Miss Harrington was presented with
an elaborate suitcase, in appreciation o
her helpfulness by both societies.
Postmaster Charles Il. Leland is selling
out the stock and fixtures Of his confec-
tionery and tobacco store preparatory tc
going out of business in few weeks K
II. Smith has taken over his newspaper
and magazine business, beginning with
| October 1. Mr. Leland has been in busi-
ness eighteen years, but his present du-
ties as postmaster prevent him giving his
personal attention to the business.
The October term OF the supreme judi
cial court for Hancock county will con-
vene Tuesday, Oct. 8, with Associate JUS
tice Warren c. ..Philbrook presiding, in
stead OF Justice Hanson, as originally as
signed. The grand jury will. report for
duty Tuesday at 10 a. M, and the traverse
jury on Thursday at 10 a. m. NaturaIiza-
tion cases will be heard Wednesday at
$50 m. Uncontested divorce cases re-
BILE at this term will be heard Tues
day and Wednesday of the opening week.
meeting of the Ellsworth members
| of the Red Cross will be held at the
rooms in the Peters block, formerly
Grand Army hall, Friday afternoon at
| 3 O'Clock. The Red Cross work here in
Ellsworth has heretofore been conducted
| by work committee under the imme-
| diate direction of the county chapter.
| 1t is now proposd to organize branch,
| to systematize the work, and the meet
| ing Friday will be for the purpose of
| perfecting such an organization and
electing officers. All members, men and
women, are urged to be present. The
| Red Cross work rooms have recently
been thoroughly renovated, and are now
most attractive. The women OF the work
committee request all women having
| out knitting needles to return the same
to the rooms at once.
| A change in time ia BILE will go into effect
on the Maine Central next Sunday. The
down train due at Ellis y orth at 11.5S a. m.
ho Iot ta inb
be discontinued. The early morning
train down will leave Bangor at $50 in
stead OF $50 as at present, and will run
! local to Mt. Desert Ferry, connecting at
| Washington Junction with Washing
ton county train. The train which under
| the present schedule leaves Calais at 6 D..
M, will leave at 1.30 p. m. to connect with
earlier train at Washington Junction.
Sunday trains will run on the Mt. Desert
branch until and including October "a.
i The New York train will run until Satur-
day, Oct. 5, eastbound, and Sunday, Oct.
6, westbound. The last through sleeping
car between Boston and Mt. Desert Ferry
! will leave Boston October Is and Mt.
| Desert Ferry Oct. 10. Maine Central
] otSdLJSE sCENiCe DeS Obu DdE dEpOG Will
be discontinued after Sunday, Oct. 6,
connection until then being with the
early morning train down and the New
York train up.
Capt. Carroll J. Swan, well known in
Ellsworth and at Hancock Point, is back
in the United States after several months
of active service on the fighting front in
France. The Boston Herald of Sunday
| says: &" apt Carroll j. Swan Of the 101st
engineers reached Boston last night
from France, and will spend the next few
DAYS at his home in Brookline pending
word from Washington as to his future
assignment. He is over here with two
other captains and several other officers
of the Yankee division. all of " hom were
through the drive made by the division
at the outset OF the recent great offensive
in northern France and into German
| territory, and it is intimated that they
will receive higher commissions prior to
their return to duty overseas. Capt.
Swan is very enthusiastic over what the
| boys haze done, and he declares the
| Yankee division has shown up wonder
| fully well and has established a great
reputation as an energetic, eager and
resourceful fighting machine, full OF grit
and determination, and fully up to the
, best traditions of New England"
| F. G. Garland of Lakewood, in letters
home, says: aft has been long time since
! l had chance 10 write, for We have done
j two turns in the line and over the top
! twice. got machine gun bullet in my
! leg just below the knee, and it tooS the
hide off some, but not enough to bother
with. think / will get wound stripe,
| though, for the doctor took my name and
company. / hope none comes any nearer
than that. got quite a number of things
! off the boches. / am sending you a pic
ture got off one. 1t must have been his
! little boy; he is cunning little fellow, il
he is a boche. We started Fritz going, and
I il took us six 1ays to catch nm with hi m