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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-02-02
COMING EVENTS.
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Friday, Feb. 4, at Hancock hall
Benefit dance under auspices OF the
woman's club. Tickets, 80 cents.
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 7.3O p. NJ
Fourteenth annual Lamoine reunion,
in Board of Trade hall (third floor
Cos Massachusetts ave) Cambridge,
Mass. Tickets, SO cents.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-02-02
WEATHER IN ELLSWORTH.
For Week Ending at Midnight Tuesday
February 1, 1921.

From observations taken at the power
station of the Bar Harbor g. Union River
Power Co., in Ellsworth. Precipitation is
given in inches for the twenty-four hours
ending at midnight.I
Weather Precip-
Temperature conditions itation
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-02-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. A. Haynes.
Legal Notices.
Dfrigo theatre.
Union Trust Co.
Silvy & Hamilton.
DR.. A. c. Daniels
H. c. Austin & Co.
Ellsworth Food Fair
Classified Advertisements.
Williams Lunch Room, Bluehill
The Delta independent., 1921-09-23

The story OF the birth OF the tele-
phone forty-six years ago, and its de-
velopment from toy for the pastime
of the rich TO a commercial, house
hold and social necessity. reads like
romance as alluring and as wonderful
as a chapter out OF the Arabian
Knights.
After years of experimentation, dur
ing which time he suffered the pangs
of poverty, Alexander Graham Bell
finally succeeded in transmitting the
sound of the human voice over wire.
He placed the telephone upon exhibi-
tion at the Centennial Exhibition in
Philadelphia. and it was pronounced
by the Judges to be the most wonder
ful invention of the big show But
even those who talked over it and
listened to the sounds of their friends
voices were skeptical They suspect
ed trick. To the scientist and to the
laborer alike it was incomprehensible.
One mechanic insisted that the wire
must be hollow. Editors ridiculed the
idea OF its having any usefulness The
banker said it might do very we'll for
the grocer, but it would never be
practical for bank. On the other
The Delta independent., 1921-09-23

the warning. Get ready to light your
smudge pots" The orchari.sts called
up men in the towns and villages ar1
asked them to come ami help light the
smudge pots. Hundreds Of mei ri'sh-
ed into the country horseback ani in
wagons and in automobiles. In half
an hour the warning came, '1'he ther-
mometer registers 30; light. up" That
night 100000 smudge pots were kept
burning until morning. when the
Frost King retreated. And thus 1t
was that the telephone saved the fruit
crops of the Western Slope growers.
Unfortunately, in some localities
the farmer has not yet learned to ap-
preciate the value of quality N teie-
phone service. as they have in other
lines. The same man who VIII pay
six prices for the best seed cora and
who will allow nothing but the highest
grade OF cattle and horses in his barn
will put up with the shabbiest and
fiimsiest sort of telephone service
without Offering any other excuse
than that it is cheap. This, OF course,
is a transient phase of telephony.
The cost of efficient telephone serv-
ice to the farmer is now SO little that
the fiimsy lines will soon go into the
Junk heap with the sickle and the
The Delta independent., 1921-09-23
The Telephones Part in
Development Of the West

hand, the grocer said it might be all
right for bank. but it was no good
for the grocery business Bell alone
had sufficient imagination to picture
the telephone in general use in the
business world But to all it gave a
sort of gruesome feeling. The idea
of talking against disk of sheet
metal made them feel foolish, and the
fact that the voice could be heard at
a distance of city block brought the
suspicion that it was allied in some
way with the powers of darkness
But Bell was persistent. Others
became interested Problems one by
one were solved. The switchboard
was evolved Two wires instead of
one were discovered TO remove induc-
ton. Copper was found to give better
transmission than iron. Out OF this
grew the invention of hard-drawr cop
per wire. one of the most valuable
contributions to the science of tele-
phony. And there was born the long
distance telephone line. which today
is accepted in the most blase manper
as though it had appeared during the
first six days and been pronounced
good with the balance of creation by
the Master Mind of the Universe.
The Delta independent., 1921-09-23

But what is the telephones place in
the development of the west? Broad
ly speaking. its chief value lies in the
added efficiency it gives to the people
who are building up the west And
this efficiency comes through binding
the people and communities together
in a coordinated mass, making pos
sible a cooperation that would be i'm
possible without the telephone With
out means of instant communication.
cooperation is impossible.
Some one has stated that those in
ventions which have bridged distance
have done most for the human race
The telephone absolutely annihilates
space. 1t makes the entire west a
neighborhood, and every community
like single household
The great slogan of the American
people and especially of the western
people. is do 1T TODAY" The tele-
phone enables them to live up to this
motto.
Surely, any agency which tends to
conserve the time OF the people of the
west is performing an important part
in the development of this splendid
empire.
The Spanish say. Life is too short;
what can one person do?" The man
of the American west says, Life is
too short; therefore l must do today's
work today"
NO American goes SLOW" says Ian
McLaren. if he has a chance to go
fast. He doesn't stop to talk if he
can talk walking and he doesn't walk
The Delta independent., 1921-09-23

if he can ride" And it might be
added that he neither walks nor rides
il he can telephone.
A moments reflection will tell you
how the telephone facilitates the oper-
alton of our coal and metal mines;
our oil industry. the handling of our
fiocks and herds, the distribution of
water in our irrigation projects and
the operation of our farms.
1t is impossible to estimate the
value of the telephone to the farmer.
tions of the west. Before the advent
of the telephone neighbors were from
five to forty miles apart. The tele
phone places them within speaking
distance.
| If a plowshare breaks the farmer
telephones to the dealer and new
part is sent out by a neighbor or by
the rural mail carrier. II extra help
is needed in the fields, the telephone
scours the country for farm hands.
| II cattle or horses stray away from,
the farm. the telephone locates them.
/ In case of sickness it brings the doc
tor out from town in the shortest
possible time In fact, the telephone
makes life in the country really worth
living.
There was a time when the farmer
applied not single business principle
in his work of raising the products of
the soil. 1t is different today. He has
learned that to be successful farmer
he must apply the same principles
that a successful busines man applies
TO his business Before the advent
of the telephone the greatest leak on
the farm was in loss of time. A trip
to town for repairs or supplies meant
the time of man and team; that
meant loss in dollars and cents. The
farmer has learned that time is the
most valuable commodity in which he
trades. The telephone conserves his
time. thus increasing his producing
capacity.
The first farmer who discovered the
value of the telephone was the market
gardener; next came the bonanza
farmer OF the Red River Valley. who
found that by the aid of the telephone
he could plant and harvest 10000
I acres OIL WHEEL III a StdSoh- nh' CAifE
a few years ago there. came verit-
able telephone crusade among the
/ farmers of the west. Stories of what
the telephone had done became the
gossip OF the day. One farmer had
kent his barn from being burned by
telephoning to his neighbor; another
had cleared $500 extra profit on the
sale OF his cattle by telephoning to
the best market; third had rescued
flock OF sheep by sending quick
news of an approaching blizzard:
still another had saved his sons life
by getting in touch with the doctor
by telephoning. applying first aid as
prescribed by the doctor pending his
arrival.
One OF the most notable examples
| of the value of the telephone is found
in the saving OF a three million dollar
fruit crop here on the Western Slope
in 1909. Up TO that time the frosts
In the spring had been killing the
buds That year. however. smudge
pots were purchased by the fruit
growers: these were placed in the
orchards, ready to be. lighted at a
moments notice; an alliapce was
formed between the telephone com
pany and the United States Weather
Bureau SO that whenever the Frost
King might appear the news OF his
approach would be telephoned to the
| farmers.
Then, just when the orchards were
pink with blossoms, the growers, upon
The Delta independent., 1921-09-23
Delta Independent Delta County, Colorado September 1921

fail and other Improbable things for
merly used by the farmer.
1t is the policy of the Bell System,
represented in the mountain west by
The Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company. to keep just
little in advance Of the general de-
velopment of new territory, thus plac-
ing the telephone in the service of
the builders of new empires, and if
it is true that the telephone con
tributes in large measure to human
efficiency, it must be reckoned as one
of the important factors in the de-
yelopment OF this splendid section
known as the Great West.
The Delta independent., 1921-09-23

Reports from the summer resorts
indicate that the visitors are having
a fine time. the principal amusement
being to go to the postofiice to get
mail and newspapers from Delta.
Many people who deplore keenly
the results OF under production are
not seen in their back yards hoeing
any vegetables.
The Delta independent., 1921-09-23

The aliens are unquestionably get
ting Americanized, as the fellows who
in the old country worked from dawn
to dark are now striking for an eight
hour day and five-day week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11
LEICESTER NEWS

(Mrs. Alice J. Fiske. Correspondent
Mrs. Stephen Sparks is suffering with
grip cold.
Mrs Blv is i'll at the home OF her
son Thomas BLY,
The Wilson's in Jerusalem are having
an artesian well drilled on their farm.
Frederick Johnson is suffering WIN
an attack of grip at his home III FERN
vile
business visitor in town the first OF
the week. :,
Ernest / Johnson OF Orwell was at
George Cahee's last Saturday diVlulhs
the livestock
Mrs Herbert Fletcher is able to be
ont after being confined to the house
with severe cold.
Ms Amelia Lennert is still in the
Rutland City hospital. She remains
in very serious condition.
Thomas BLY, had the misfortune TO
emf his foot while at work in the WOODS
last week. He is doing as well as couiu
be expected. tic
Frank Hayne has returned to ms
home in Holyoke, Mass beng cSIeu
here BIZ the death and burial oil MIS-
Frank Durant. -,
George Johnson Of Fernville has re-
turned from Pittsford where he spent
the weekend with his daughter MIS-
Reginald Hooker. Co..
Mrs Burt Ryder purchased tne
new wilton" piano while she was
in burlington last week. The piano
has arrived and is installed in the home
Austin Johnson, Jr., met with pam
ful accident recently when he ieu from
his high chair to the floor and cut MS
} head badly. He is now doing nicely;
Irving Dumas has returned to tne
home of Silas Dumas, where he IS EN-
Moved on his brothers farm, after a
couple of weeks spent in visiting III
Rutland. .Lo
Mrs Dorothy Danio died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Priscilla
Brassor. at the Junction, last lhurs,
dav morning. The funeral was held
in the Methodist church in Brandon
Sunday afternoon.
At the annual meeting of the Farm
Bureau which was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Barker in cru,
salem. the old officers were reelected
excepting Carl Barker, president II
place of Peter Wilson, resigned.
The Tnasmuch" held a social gath,
ering at the parsonage Monday ano
sewed on the pretty quilt for Mrs
Harold Stumpf. nee Gladys Jennings
The cooperative luncheon was very
daintily served to the guests.
\ Nathan Ryder was taken to the
Mary Fletcher hhospital last Friday
morning. On Saturday an operation
was performed on his knee which has
an infection of erysipelas. He is in
serious condition. Nathan was accom-.
panied by his father Burt Ryder, and
by Forest Aver who returned Friday
} evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11

we're in Poultney Sunday
Leo Ryan and wife of Orwell spent
the week at Clarence Sweenors.
Mrs. Clara Delano is visiting her SIS
ter Mrs. Fred Brookins in MlddleDuTy'
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Patnode spent
the weekend at Emery Patnode II
Whiting ...,.
Jonas Birchard, who has been sex
for the past three weeks, IS able 10
be out again. -,
Gladys and Beatrice SweenoT have
been confined to the house ior the past
week with bard colds, IL
Mark Guiles has returned home' he
had been working on farm in Massa-
chusetts for the past two weeks
Miss Fuller's meat canning demon
stration at R. NJ. Osborn's, friday
was attended by sixteen LADIES
Paul Guyette and Miss Gwendoiyn
Smith were united in marriage at me
Catholic parsonage in Orwell Monday
Julius Baker on Tuesday accompan-
led his brother Hugh Baker OF Ponlt-
new to the Fanny Allen hospital il
Winooski.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11
SALISBURY NEWS
(Mrs. c. A. Bump, Correspondent

(Mrs. c. A. Bump, Correspondent
Miss Margaret Severy has the grip,
Madam DYER is spending this week
with Mrs. VIII Dyer.
Mrs. Will Dyer was business visi-
tor in Rutland Tuesday.
T. E. Over spent the weekend with
his son Harold Dyer and family IN
Rutland
Rev. David w. Reid preached in
West Rutland last evening at the Fed
Grated church,
Will Bosworth of Northampton
Mass was a guest Tuesday night at
F. c. Overs.
Miss Lillian Little, who has been in
Fitchburg, Mass, for some time, has
returned home,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Branch and Miss
Flora Benton were in Rutland on
business Wednesday,
Henry Baker who has been at the
Mary Fletcher hospital for treatment
of his throat returned home Monday
A missionary meeting of the Metho-
dist church was held Tuesday alter
noon at the home Of Mrs. Frank Dyer
Miss Ruth Benedict, former teach
er here but now of Proctor, was
weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Humphrey.
Mrs. A. !. Reach of town and cousin
A. P. Wood of Leominster are in Can
ada visiting Mrs. Keach's mother Tor
few days.
Edward Petersen went Wednesday
morning to the Mary Fletcher hospi-
al where he will be operated on for
appendicitis. -,
Henry Carpenter and son Albert,
George Downey and Rev. R. w. Lin
nell of Bristol were guests Tuesday al
c. A. Bumps.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will hold their regular monthly
meeting next Wednesday in their
church parlors.
Mrs. W. ]. Whitney, who has Oeen
visiting her daughter Mrs. Leslie Foote
and family in Cornwall, returned home
the first of the week. :,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mccullough
OF Pittsford who have been visiting
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Per
sons. have returned to their home.
Mrs. F. c, Dyer was stricken Tues
dav with a very hard hemorrrhage Oh
the nose which prevented her from at
tendance at the quarterly conference:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyndon Thomas oil
Northampton, Mass, are at the home
Of his mother Mrs. s. P. Leland. MI
Thomas recently sold out his business
in that city.
The Ladies Congregational Club
will hold dime social at the home oil
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson Friday
evening. A program will be given, sup
nlemented by popcorn and apples.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holland and
son Richard of BrocktQp came to VISIT
her sister Mrs. Mary Hamilton last
week. Mr.. Holland returned to MS
home Sunday Mrs. Holland and son
will remain for two weeks.
Dunmore Grange held its regular
meeting Monday night at the home Of
+ r A Bump. The installation OF oth-
GERS was made. Eleven new name;
were proposed and four members asked
fo- reinstatement. Popcorn and apples
were served as refreshments
What might have been a serious ac'
c.dent resulted in simply knocking the
breath out Of Frank Nelson for MN
ute. when he fell from load OF hay
Saturday morning on to his barn floor
Fo1funately there was a little hay OF
the floor which broke his fall. Wher
he raised himself he was amazed u
md himself uniniured.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11
E. E. Damon Buried

The funeral of Elmer E. Damon was
held at the Methodist church in Ripton
on Friday afternoon at | o'clock, Kew
W H. Merrier, pastor of the church,
officiating, assisted by the Rev Henry
c. Newell pastor of the Congregational
church at Middlebury There was
large attendance. The bearers were {.
p. Boynton, William Kirby, Charles
Columbe and Mr.. HER. Burial was IN
Prospect cemetery at East Middlebury
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11
EAST sHOREHAM

mrs. R. M. Osborn, Correspondent
Mrs. MARCEL Sweenory is on the
sick list. .-..o-
Arthur Delano was a business visitor
in Middlebury Saturday. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs Alvah Munger nave
been visiting in Orwell.
Wallace Larrabee and julius BAKER
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11

Nature is our friend and teacher in
the exact degree in which we learn her
WAYS and cooperate with her.
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11

When we manufacture trouble we
must draw on our supply OF good
health and happiness for the raw ma
terials. Uncle Philanoer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11
BRDPORT NEWS

miss Mary Bennett, Correspondent
Carl Gulbransen has hired the L. K.
Florey blacksmith shop.
There will be card party and sup |
per at the Grange Hall February %.
H. M. Peck was a guest few days
last week of c. L. Parrish of Middle
bury.
John Guilda of Newburg, N. "
came Tuesday to visit at the home OF
his uncle, George Conn.
Miss Helen Bennett has returned
home after spending a week in Middle
bury with Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Palmer
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Nisun visited
Mrs. Nisun's sister, Mrs. Matott OF
East Shoreham Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Parrish and Mrs.
o. S Gibbs of Middlebury spent Mon
dav with Mr.. and Mrs, c. A. Wolcott.
Miss Flora Grosvenor went Sunday
to Middlebury where she will spend a
few weeks with Mrs. L. w, Dayton,
who is ill.,
c. H. Smith was in Montpelier few
days last week to attend a reunion OF
lne Legislature Vi 1910 vi WhlSH hS WIS
member.
Paul Goyette, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Goyette, ST., and Miss Gwendo-
lyn Smith of Shoreham Center were
married February l. at the rectory OF
St. Pauls church in Orwell by the
Rev F. A. WEIGH.
Harold G.. Wemette, for two years
cheese-maker for the Bridport Coop
erative Dairy Company, has accepted
a similar position with the Dairy Com
pany at Richmond and will commence
work next week.
The Ladies' Society will hold an en-
tertainment and supper at the vestry
next Thursday evening, February H.
The first division has charge of this and
has planned an interesting program,
including a farce mot Man in the
House"
Miss Evelyn Bouchard of Port Hen
nv, N. Y, spent Saturday and Sunday
at the home of her grandfather Edward
Colburn. Upon her return she was &C
companied by her younger sister, LII,
Gle who has been here for several
weeks
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11
lanes Wilkinson

lanes Wilkinson died Monday morn
ing at the home of Ashley ]. S. Du-
kett where he had been employed Tor
two years. He had been i'll with grippe
and last Tuesday pneumonia developed
which was the cause of death. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Wilkinson and was thirty-three years
old, having been born July 10, 1887.
Besides his parents he is survived by
his wife. son, eleven months OLD, and
four brothers, Charles and Benjamin
of Rutland, William of New York City
and Edison of Whitehall, N y The
funeral was held Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mr.. Dukett, Rev. Her
vev Gulick officiating. The bearers
were the four brothers. Interment was
made in Pine Hill cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

other starchy foods when drained
OF their liquor and served in vege-
table dish. For this purpose it is
not necessary to have meat broth
IN which to cook them, unless one
desires this flavor, as boiling salted
water will answer. although it will
be necessary to add seasoning Of
butter before serving. Or drip
pings may be added to the water in
which they are to be cooked.
AS with similar pastes, cheese
combines very nicely with noodles.
and a few spoonsful, grated, may
be worked into the dough or sprin-
kled over the cooked product. An
other method is to mix the drained
noodles with cupful of grated
cheese and pint of tomstoes. Add
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

to which has been added (for a
pint mold) four tablespoonsful of
chopped eandied fruit. Cover the
top with more fakes and serve i'm
mediately. Particular attention
must be called to the fact that when
fakes are used with fruit or whipped
cream the dessert must be put to-
gether just previous to serving, or
otherwise they will not retain their
crispness.
Confections and Salads
The popcorn dainty is made by
boiling two cupsful Of granulated su-
gar, half a cupful of water and one
quarter Of a teaspoonful Of cream
of tartar to firm ball (25O de-
grees). Just before removing from
the fire stir into the syrup pint
of popcorn that has been run
through the food chopper. Pour
over the stiffly whipped whites of
two eggs, flavor with teaspoonful
of vanilla extract and beat up until
light and foamy. Pour into creased
pans and cut in squares.
Modified Corn From the Cam
Canned corn, when served az 1t
comes from the can, is improved by
draining off the liquid, almost cover-
ing with thin cream, adding salt,
paprika and as much butter as your
conscience and pocketbook will al
low, and cooking In the upper part
Of the double boiler for ten minutes.
1t will be found creamy, tender and
very delicious.
For the corn and sweet potatoes,
served for Thursdays dinner, boil
uniform sweet potatoes until almost
done. Cool, skin, halve them length
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

six portions and cost about 35 cents.
Two cups of canned corn Zone No.
can) may be used instead of the
dried corn, but the latter is delicious
If sweet. This is a festival dish"
and particularly good to serve with
roast or fried chicken or with lamb
chops or with roast beef.--C. Fl. L.,
Philadelphia.
Corn and Tomato Dish
One-half pound bacon, one small
onion, one No. 2 can corn 1.-TWO cups) j.,
one-half cup milk, one-half can No.
8 tomato 1.-TWO cups), one tablespoon
flour, one and one-half teaspoon
salt, one-half teaspoon pepper.
Cut two slices Of bacon and the
onion into small pieces and fry them
together. When they are brown stir
in the -four. After this is smooth
add the corn and the milk, letting it
cook together for several minutes
before pouring in the drained to-
mato. Continue to cook until thick
and serve on s. platter with crisp
brown strips of bacon. This is
meal in itself, is very savory and
will serve four or FIVE hearty por-
tions at a cost of about 60 cents.---
D. Y. b., Flushing, L. I.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

salt, pepper and a heaping teaspoon
ful Of butter, pour into baking dish
and set IN a hot oven until it browns
The Italian way consists of pour
ing over the boiled noodles the
following sauce: Boil two finely
chopped onions in three cupfuls Of
milk ten minutes. Heat two table
spoonsful of fat In a pan and stir in
the same quantity of -four. Before
1t browns add it to the other mix
ture, and when thickened pour in
the pulp of one can of tomatoes, one
ounce of grated cheese, the juice OF
one large lemon, salt and pepper.
When it again reaches the boiling
point pour over the dish of noodles
and garnish the top with strips Of
green pepper or pimentos. A.