Ellsworth American., 1920-05-12

1enFy II. higgins is tearing down
the large barn at the rear of his
house at Main and Oak streets. The
appearance of this corner will be
greatly improved by the removal of
this barn.
The Ellsworth athletic club ball
team was out last Saturday for its
first warming up of the season, play
ing against the snappy Ellsworth
high school team. The score was
1912 in favor of the Athletics.
Ellsworth merchants seem unable
to agree upon the closing of their
stores Wednesday afternoons during
the summer months, as had been sug-
gested. They are, however, all in
favor of closing at 8 p. m. Saturday
evenings, and it is hoped this will be
done.
Next Saturday at Wyman park the
Ellsworth high school baseball nine
Will play Higgins classical institute.
This should be one of the best school
games OF the season in Ellsworth.
Higgins won the baseball champion
ship of the Penobscot Valley high
school league last year. They are
out for the same honors this year.
An error was made In the dates for
the special conclaves of Blanquefort
commandery, K T., announced to be
held this month. One was held last
Monday evening, and the other will
be held Monday, May "a. There will
be work in the orders of the red
cross, temple and malta. Work will
begin at 5, banquet at $50, followed
by work again in the evening.
The Ellsworth Aces are still put
ting 1t all over the grammar school
teams of other towns they meet on
the diamond. Last Saturday at
Bucksport they played a Bueksport
team. The score was S-S in favor
OF Ellsworth. II. Higgins and L.
Beal were the battery for Ellsworth.
Davis led at the bat, and also made
the only two-base hit of the game.
A. Eaton played a fine game at
third.
City Marshal Stuart and Night
Officer Shea are making good the
promise that they would enforce the
automobile ordinance. John Har-
rington and j. Artelle McGown were
arrested last week for driving at
night without the necessary lights.
In the municipal court, the case
against Harrington was dismissed.
McGown was fined $40 and costs, and
appealed. City Marshal Stuart also
calls attention to the ordinance re-
| garding the sounding of horns,
which reads as follows: DRIVERS of
motor vehicles of all kinds shall in
approaching or in rounding a corner
or curve on a public street, sound
their signals in such way so as to
give warning to other vehicles and to
pedestrians of their approach"
Justice Morrill, has rendered judg-
ment for plaintiff in the sum of
s103.99, in the case of j. H.
Bresnahan VS., Martin E. Salisbury,
heard at the last term of court. The
suit was for taxes of the city of
Ellsworth for the years 1912-13-15-
16-17-1S, with interest. Justice Nor
rill, in rendering judgment, says in
substance: The defendant relied
upon two contentious. l, That plant
in was not legally qualified as collec-
, tor, but the plea of the general issue
admits the capacity of the plaintiff
to sue. 2, That the votes of the city
government of Ellsworth introduced
in evidence were not sufficient to au-
thorize the collection of interest upon
] taxes. This contention l sustain"
I The judgment is for the full amount
of taxes, with interest from the date
of the writ.
! Mrs. Henrietta Dyer of Brockton,
Mass, formerly of Ellsworth, died
very suddenly Saturday, May /, at
the hCme of her daughter, Mrs.
Vonie NJ. Walsh. Funeral services
were held at the Olivet Memorial
church, Brockton. of which she was
an active member. Mrs. Dyer was
born in Ellsworth Jan. 27, 1851, and
her life, until the past eighteen
years, was spent here and in neigh
boring towns. She is survived by
five children, Mrs. Vonie NJ. Walsh
and Mrs. Eva buddy of Brockton,
Mass, Mrs. Harriette Lydon Of Abing-
ton, Mass, Mrs. Lola Hodgkins of
Hancock, and Zelman E. Dyer of Au-
burn; also one sister, Mrs. Mary A.
Bragdon, and one brother. Frank
Cousins, both of Franklin. The body
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