Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-11-03


Monday, but melted as fast as it fell,
though it kept at it for two or three
hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. George corneail and
daughter Annie spent the weekend
at their cottage, Lone Tree Farm"
at Milbridge.
Mrs. w. H. Mack fell on the side
walk on the Surry road last Thurs
day morning. breaking her left
ankle. She has the sympathy of all
in her misfortune.
A Halloween surprise party was
given Friday evening at the home of
Miss Ferne Richmond, who is soon to
leave for Auburn to attend high
school. Her friends. wishing to
show their esteem and love. pre-
sented her with an ivory mirror.
The evening was spent enjoyably.
Games were played and refreshments
were served. Fortunes were told by
Mrs. A. p Royal
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Doyle left Sat-
urday for Portland, Ore, where they
will spend the winter with their son
Edward. They spent Sunday with
their daughter, Mrs. Coney, at Au-
gusta, leaving there Monday. Ex-
cept for short enforced vacations be-
cause of Illness, this is the first rest
from business Mr.. Doyle has taken
for years. His shop on Franklin
street will be closed until his return
in the spring.
Frank Pickering died at his home
on Grant street last Thursday, after
an illness of but two days, of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Pickering was the son
of William Pickering of East Orland.
He was in service over seas in the
world war. He came to Ellsworth
after his discharge, and was en-
ployed by the Bar Harbor & Union
River Power Co. He is survived by
his father, widow and two brothers,
William and Thomas. He was a
member of Frank E. Whitmore post,
American Legion, members of which
attended the funeral Friday, in
body. Rev. r. H. Moyle officiated.
At the meeting of Green Mountain
Pomona grange with Bayside grange
next Wednesday, there will be an
open session in the afternoon, at
which the question of forming
Farmers Cooperative Union will be
the subject of addresses by Frank
Adams, chief of the bureau of mark
cts, and Charles White, of the State
department of agriculture. There
will be general discussion of the
subject, and if, as a result of the ad-
dresses and discussion, it is thought
desirable to organize union, it will
be done at the close of the afternoon
session.
The mystery woman" at the city
farm, who was landed here some
weeks ago by an automobile party,
and is unable or unwilling to tell her
name or her home, Is now nursing a
broken ankle. The woman has kept
to her bed nearly all the time since
being at the farm. One night re-
Gently she made a rope of her bed
clothes and let herself out of the sec
ond story window. The rope broke
and she fell, breaking her ankle She
was found there in the morning.
She refuses to have her photograph
taken, and says all she wants is to be
put on an automobile and sent along
on her way and she can take care of
herself
Sheriff Wescott made a notable
capture of an escaped convict from
the State prison at Thomaston, when
he arrested Albert Murray of Water
vile, at fremont Monday Murray
escaped from Thomaston October II,
and had worked his way as far west
as Chicago. But Sheriff Wescott
learned that he had been correspond
ing with young woman in fremont,
and finally received a tip that he
was in fremont. Going to the house
in fremont Monday, Sheriff Wescott
remained in hiding, and Murray
walked into his arms. He is now in
the county Jail in Ellsworth, but wilN
be taken back to Thomaston this
week.
r. H. Young of Hancock, the vet
eran guide and sportsman of Han
cock county, was in Ellsworth Tues
day, after casting his vote for Presi-
dent. Mr.. Young cast his first vote
for President for James Buchanan in
1856, and has never failed to vote at
a presidential election since, though
he has missed one or two State cleo
tions because of absence from home.
He has always been a democrat, and
has voted consistently for democrats
for State and county Office until this