Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-04-03

" oh manu- Anere was nappJ sihiie dii
around.
The many friends OF Mrs. Allon p.
| Royal, who underwent an operation for
\ appendicitis at the Eastern Maine general
hospital at Bangor last week. are pleased
| to hear that she is recovering rapidly.
Rev. r. II. Moyle and wife left last week
for Westerly, X. l., to be present at the
celebration OF the golden wedding an
niversary of Mrs. Moyie's parents. They
will return home the last of this week.
Spring is surely here. W. A. Alexander
flushed woodcock Thursday evening OF
last week near his home ON Oak Street,
and j. Artelle McGown reports seeing a
flock Of wild geese bound north last FRI
| day.
| Relatives in this city OF Sidney r. Bon
sey received word Monday OF his safe
arrival in France. Mr.. Bonsey enlisted
last December in the coast artillery,
and was stationed during the winter at
Fort Williams, Portland.
recent letter from Lieut. Martin L.
| Hall, now with the American expedition
ary forces in France, states that he recent
| ly met Charles Dresser, former Els
| worth boy, in France. Dresser is now
driving one of the big British fighting
| "tanks."
Sabin o. Hardisou died Friday at his
home on East Maple street after an illness
OF about six weeks. Mr.. Hardison moved
| here from West Sullivan last fall He
was veteran of the Civil war, having
served with Co. G., 18th Maine infantry.
He was seventy-one years of age. He
leaves wife aud seven children.
The annual Easter Monday ball of
Senator Hale hose company took place at
Hancock hall Monday evening. There
was no play, as the firemen were unable
to secure local cast. About fifty couples
participated in the dancing. Music was
furnished by Higgins orchestra of five
pieces. Refreshments were served by the
Ellsworth Soldier Boys club.
Charles F. Fuller, who built new store
on State street last year for bis wall paper
and paint business, has already found it
necessary 10 enlarge the store. The par
| tition dividing the store from the work
room in the rear has been set back eight
feet, giving him store now 20x21 feet in
size. Later an extension will be built on
the rear of the building to enlarge the
work room.
The last meeting OF the literature club
for the season will be held Monday even
ing, April s, with Mrs. Harry e. Rowe
Roll call, "Incidents OF Camp Life" pa
pers, "Flags, Our Own and Our Allies, Z"
by Miss Alice Mullan, "Great Generals,
Past and Present." by Miss Giles. The
papers will be followed by business
meeting and election OF officers for the
coming year. A large attendance is re-
quested.
| The April term of the supreme judicial
court for Hancock county will open at
Ellsworth, Tuesday, April %. with Justice
! Warren c. Philbrook presiding. This is
in accordance with the change of the term
| from the second to the fourth Tuesday,
made by the last Legislature. The grand
jurors will report At 10 n. m. that day, ana
the traverse jurors at 10 a. m. Thursday,
April 25. Naturalization cases will be
heard Wednesday, April "a.
Congressman John A. Peters, who came
| home for few days after attending the
| republican State convention at Portland,
left Monday on his return to Washington.
1t was his first visit home since Christmas.
He reports an optimistic feeling in Wash
ington as to war conditions, especially
military War al 10 N
overshadows everything else, and repub-
licans and democrats are working
shoulder to shoulder for the successful
prosecution OF the war.
Colin E. Davis, formerly OF Ellsworth,
died Saturday at his home in Newport,
after short illness OF pneumonia. Mr..
Davis was born in Ellsworth tifty-eight
years ago, son of the late Benjamin
Davis OF Dollardtowp. For several years
he was engaged in the market business in
Ellsworth, moving from here to Dexter
some years ago, and two years ago to
Newport. For the past few years he had
been travelling representative for large
manufacturers of milking machines, and
in that capacity had visited Ellsworth
several times. He leaves a widow, four
sons and three daughters. All the chill
dren live in Newport except one married
daughter, Mrs. O'Reilley, whose home
is in Arlington, Mass.
Finland has sent to the German govern
ment protest against the arrest of Major
Henry Crosby Emery. Major Emery's
Liberation is requested. The protest is
Finland's reponse to representations made
by American, British and French diplo-
mats. writer in the Manchester, N. H.,
Union says: "Those who were in college
with Harry Emery, or who studied
political economy under his tutelsge
after he became Prof. Henry e. Emery, or
who knew him later as chairman of the
United States tariff board, will not lack
confidence in his ability to extricate him
self, by some manner of means, from his
| predica ment as prisoner of Germany.