Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-05-07

tue ceuler OF tne square. his was the
last electric light, telephone or telegraph
pole remaining on the business section
of Main street.
The cabaret masquerade given at
Hancock hall last Thursday evening,
under the management of the Unitarian
club, furnished a pleasant evening for
all participating in the dancing, or as
spectators. Many of the dancers were
in costume. interesting numbers were
interspersed throughout the dance
program.
Several changes in train schedule went
into effect Monday. The time table on
page has been corrected to date. Next
Monday the train leaving Bangor at
1870 a. m. and reaching Ellsworth at II AZ,
and the night train leaving Ellsworth for
the west at 1851, will be restored.
The Sunday train service will be resumed
on the Mt. Desert branch beginning
May 18.
The annual meeting of the woman's
club was held with Miss M. A. Greedy
Tuesday. The following officers were
elected: President, Miss Mary A. Greedy;
first vice president, Mrs. Harry E. Rowe;
second vice. president, Mrs. Charles R.
Burrill; secretary, Mrs. John j. Duffy;
treasurer, Mrs. Harry l.. era btree.
Mrs. N. c. King and Miss Abbie Giggy
furnished pleasing program.
Return d soldiers and sailors met last
Wednesday evening, and formed tenn
porary organization of an Ellsworth
branch or "dugout" of the American
Legion. The following officers were
chosen: Roy c. Haines, chairman; Per-
cival Wescott, secretary; Walter Joy,
treasurer; Clarence Alley, Leon Tilden
and Ralph Cunningham, executive COM
mittee. 1t was voted to entertain the
county caucus here on May 80 with a
banquet, providing for 300 delegates. All
the towns in the county will be asked to
send delegates,
JOSIAH A. Phillips, lifelong resident
of the Branch Pond section of Ellsworth
and one of the best-kDown citizens of the
city, died last night, after long illness.
Mr.. Phillips was sixty-eight years of age
He was born on the farm near where he
died, the son of Nathan and Nancy
Phillips. He built home for himself near
his father, and there all his life was spent.
He was one of fifteen children, only one
of whom, Mrs. Emma Mcfarland, sur
wives him. He leaves a widow, two sons,
Lyndon and Edward, and one daughter,
Miss Josephine Phillips.
A big crowd from Ellsworth and neigh
boring towns of the county turned out
last Thursday evening to visit the war
relics train, which is touring the State in
the interest of the Victory loan. The
train was here from 7.30 until II o'clock,
giving all an opportunity to go through
it. The fiat car carried some of the larger
implements of war, among the most in
teresting being several captured German
field guns and one of the famous French
75s. In the box car were smaller relics,
rifles and machine guns of various makes,
gas masks, grenades, and wicked looking
bayonets. The Ellsworth band turned
out in the evening for its first open air
concert, playing several selections in Post
office square and at the station. The band
escorted about twenty-five returned
soldier and sailor boys in uniform to the
station.
There was another representative
gathering of the business and professional
men of Ellsworth at the board of trade
room Monday evening, when G. l..
! Morang, of the committee to which was
referred the industrial proposition, made
| a report of and interview he had last
week with the Massachusetts, man who
desires to locate here. The report was
encouraging, and it was voted to invite
the gentleman here to meet the business
men of Ellsworth, and thresh the
matter out 1t was the plan to have a
reorganization of the board of trade at
this meeting, but no formal call for that
purpose had been sent cat, SO that matter
was deferred to a later meeting. The
meeting adjourned subject to the call of
the committee. The committee has since
received word that the gentleman inter-
ested will be here this afternoon, and d
meeting has been called for this evening
at O'Clock. A meeting for the board of
trade has been called for the same time.
Arthur Kief and John Shea, recently
returned from overseas service, have
received their honorable discharge, and
arrived home yesterday. Kief wears a
wound stripe. At Chateau Thierry, on
July 1s,. in the battle of the Marine, he was
blown up by high explosive shell, and
laid for thirty-six hours unconscious in
the shell hole where he fell, supposed to
be dead. 1t was week later that he re-
gained consciousness in hospital. He
spent seven months in different hospitals,
and when he returned to his company in
January last, the fighting was over.
Kief was one of the first eleven drafted
men from Hancock county, most OF whom
made quick time from Ellsworth to the
front. He left Ellsworth Sept. 4, 1917,
snent hut a few days at Camp Devens, ar