Ellsworth American., 1920-05-19

to be built at the rear of the lot, near
the boiler-room.
The stable of the F. B. Aiken
homestead at Oak street and Birch
avenue was burned yesterday after
noon, shortly after o'clock. The
buildings are unoccupied, and Il is
not known how the fire originated.
1t had gained considerable headway
when the alarm was given. The
stable was destroyed, the roof falling
in, but the main house was only
slightly damaged. the western end
being scorched. The building is
| owned by the Aiken estate. The loss
is covered by insurance.
A change in the plan of operation
| of the office of the American Railway
Express Co. here has gone into ef-
feet. II is a return to the old plan
of handling the business on a COM
| mission basis. A. Fl. Sawyer, who
has been in charge of the office here
for the past few years, continues
the management of 1t on the COM
| mission basis. Everett Royal, who
has been in Pittsfeld the past few
| months. has returned to his former
place as driver of the express team.
At meeting of the stockholders of
| the Liberty National Bank, in this
| city on Monday, P. S. Thorsen of
New York, who has large real estate
holdings in this vicinity, was chosen
| director Although Mr.. Thorsen is
| better known as a successful manu-
facturer, with extensive plants at
| Brooklyn, N. Y. and Boston, Mass,
| his up-to-date farm at Hancock
closely identifies him with the agri-
cultural interests of this section, and
! his modern and up-to-date methods
are being watched with more than a
| passing interest.
Two water-spouts were seen on
Lower Patten pond Sunday. This
pond seems peculiarly favored by
these phenomena of nature, as many
! have been seen there in recent years.
Ellsworth friends of Lieut.. Edmund
| e. Brady, U. S. N, see in the an
| nouncement that the work of refit-
ting and reconditioning the giant
| steamship Leviathan has been
-, awarded to the Charlestown navy
yard, personal triumph for him.
| Lieut.. Brady has been in charge of
| the estimating on this work forthe
Charlestown yard, spending some
time in New York. 1t is approx
Ihately a s9.000,000 job.
The Ellsworth high school baseball
| team was defeated at Wyman park
! last Saturday by the team from Hig-
/ gins classical institute by the score of
/ 154. Higgins, last years champions
| of the Penobscot Valley high school
| league, is starting off at a pace that
InnEu lfLsa ha, Al
this year. The visitors played a con-
| sistent game, and while the Ellis
worth boys played well in spots,
costly errors in lunches allowed the
visitors several runs. This after
noon Ellsworth high will play Cas-
j tine normal at Wyman park, and on
Saturday will play Brewer high on
the same grounds.
Michael Quinn of Bangor and
Green Lake was arraigned in the
/ Ellsworth municipal court Saturday
on a charge of fishing with set lines,
on complaint of Chief Game Warden
Macomber. For years it has been
the custom of persons having busi-
ness at the head of Green lake to set
lines from the bridge and floats at the
mouth of Mann brook, keeping a
more or less watchful eye upon them
as they went about their regular bus
mess. This now Is violation of the
law, which prohibits fishing with set
lines, either night or day, except
through the ice. Mr.. Quinn pleaded
guilty to the charge. and paid the
minimum fine of $40, and costs
| amounting to $3.50.
Frank E. Whitmore post of the
American Legion will unite with
VIM. II. Fl. Rice post, G. A. r., in the
Memorial day observance this year.
The exercises will take place at Han
, cock hall on Monday, and in the fore
noon instead of in the afternoon as
customary This is to allow the
Legion boys to go to the Mt, Desert
bridge in the afternoon to partici-
nate in the formal dedication of the
bridge to the memory of the soldiers
and sailors of Hancock county in the
world war. For the days exercises
, in Ellsworth, the G. A. K. veterans
will meet at their quarters in Han
cock hall at $50, while the members
of the Legion will assemble at their
headquarters at the same hour and
march to the hall to join the post.
The Ellsworth fife and drum corps
will do escort duty. The exercises at
the hall will begin at 10 o'clock. with
Mayor Heath presiding. Rev. r. B.
Mathews will deliver the memorial
address.
At a special open meeting of the
board of trade last Thursday even
ing. a communication was read
from Mr.. Stiles, of the Ellsworth
hardwood factory, regarding the re-
organization of the company and the
pledge of the board of trade, made at
the time the property was taken
over, to subscribe to at least $1,000
OF the stock. A committee was ap-
pointed to solicit the subscriptions
to stock. Ellsworth will undoubt-
edly meet it's obligation promptly.
AS a matter of fact, the proposition
looks like a most attractive one,
with & nar cent guaranteed by a re-