Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-11-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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pleurisy fever. The death of Mrs.
Aliens only son, Edward r. Allen,
little over a month ago, was a Sc
we're blow to her, and undoubtedly
contributed to some extent to her
own illness. The funeral was held
at the home yesterday afternoon,
Rev. George S. Brookes officiating.
Mrs. Thalia B. Nutting of Mt.
Desert, district deputy grand
matron, will pay an official visit of
inspection to Irene chapter, o. E. S.,
Friday evening. Jephthah chapter
of Southwest Harbor and fremont
chapter of Mckinley will be enter.
tanned at this meeting. Supper will
be served at $50. There will be
work in the evening, followed by
special music.
At a meeting at the Congrega-
tional chapel last Sunday. evening
Christian Endeavor society was or
ganized Mrs. Perley e. Priest was
appointed president, and Albert
Cunningham was chosen secretary
and treasurer There were twenty
four young people present. At the
meeting next Sunday evening at 6
O'Clock, the topic will be Goods
Goodness" Mr.. Brookes will be the
speaker.
''The Real Thing which will be
presented at Hancock hall Friday
evening, Dec. 2, Under the auspices
of the Congregational society, bids
fair to be one of the best per-
formances ever put on by Ellsworth
amateurs, according to Fred e.
Cooke, who is conducting the re-
hearsals. The play is one that
lends itself admirably to amateur
production, and the cast selected is
developing real talent. The play
will be presented with special
scenery for each act, and a first
class performance seems assured.
At a meeting of the executive
board of the Hancock County Farm
Bureau last Wednesday afternoon,
Harry Bedford, at present assistant
county agent in Aroostook county,
was elected county agent to succeed
HI. Styles Bridges, resigned. Mr..
Bickford will assume his Office here
December I, but will be in Ellis
worth a few days before that time
to get acquainted with the work.
Mr.. BickfOrd is native of Sears
mont, and a graduate of the college
of agriculture, University of Maine.
He served for time as foreman
on the Ayredale Farm, Bangor,
and for the past season has been en-
gagged in the county agent work in
Aroostook, with headquarters at
Presque Isle.
Health Officer Woodruff reports
that there have been no new cases
of scarlet fever in town the past few
days, and that no epidemic is an
ticipated. There are three families
under quarantine, those of Rev.
Clarence Emery, Mrs. c. w. Grindal
and Ernest Sargent, and these cases
are all mild. During the three
days holiday beginning last Friday,
the School street school was thor
oughly fumigated, and the books of
the pupils who have the fever were
burned under the direction of DR..
Woodruff. He thinks there is no oc-
casiOn for alarm, and that the stu
alton does not warrant the closing
of the schools. He has given
orders, however, that no children
under sixteen years of age be al
lowed to attend the moving pictures.
The dwelling on Oak street
known as the Rockaway house was
badly damaged by fire early Sunday
morning. The roof of the entire
house and ell were burned out, as
well as the upper part of the stable.
The building is practically
destroyed. The upper floors, of the
house were occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bartlett, who had left
the day before for Bangor for the
winter, leaving part of their goods
in the house. They had fire there
Saturday forenoon, and it is be-
lieved the fire caught about the
chimney and smouldered, not break
ing out until 2 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The lower floor of the house
was unOccupied. The building was
owned by DR.. A. G. Hagerthy. The
insurance will not cover the loss.
{ Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett had $500 in
surance on their furniture.
Milton S. Haney of Calais was ar
raigned in the Ellsworth municipal
court Monday, charged with break
ing, entering and larceny in the
night time at the camp of Frank C.
Hinckley of Bangor, at Phillips
lake. He was held for the grand
jury. Eight or nine other cottages
at the lake have also been broken
into recently, as we'll as the Mad
docks store at East Holden. Haney
was captured by Charles L. Austin,
caretaker of the camps at the lake,
who notified Sheriff Wescott, who