Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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Frank Anderson, Charlie Drummey
and Kane. Hal" Stratton is again
manager of the team for the season.
The boys will be out for practice
for the first time next Monday eve
ming.
The annual fair of the Methodist
society is being held to-day at Han
cock hall. There is a good display
of fancy and useful articles at at
tractive booths. A New England
dinner was served at noon, and sup
per will be served from 5 to Z
o'clock. There was an entertain
ment program for both afternoon
and evening.
The New York-Bar Harbor ex-
press made it's last regular trip for
the season last Sunday. Until Octo-
Der 81, however, through car to
New York will be carried Mondays
and Thursdays on the train leaving
Bar Harbor at $40 a. m, ELS
worth at I'LL a. M, arriving at
New York TAO IA. m. The car runs
dead head" on the return trip.
The first meeting of the year OF
the woman's club, an open meeting,
was held in the board of trade room,
yesterday afternoon. The speakers
were Miss Vivien Hoyt, director Of
Red Cross work in Hancock county,
and Rev. George S. Brookes. The
talk of both was thoroughly en-
joyed by those present. The club
regrets that more of the women of
Ellsworth do not attend these open
meetings.
Samuel w. Moore died yesterday
at his home on Fifth street, aged
fifty-five years. Mr.. Moore was a
native of Ellsworth, a son of the
late Walker Moore. For some years
he was employed on the Morrison
farm at Mariaville, and later worked
in Belfast, moving back to Els
worth last year. He had been in
poor health for some time. He
leaves a widow and one son, Clar-
ence. The funeral will be held at
the home tomorrow, Rev. j. A.
Weed officiating. 49, 49,.
Mrs. r. Fl. Mcfarland, who has
conducted the Mcfarland house on
Pine street since it's opening nearly
fifteen years ago, has sold it to Eu-
gene P. Jordan of Cape Rozier, who
Mr.. Jordan, who will cater to both
regular bOarders and transient
guests, as did Mrs. Mcfarland, has
had experience in the business, hav-
ing conducted summer boarding
house at Cape Rozier several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland have moved
to their house at the corner of Pine
and~HancOck streets.
Frank S. Sawyer has leased the
Tinker mill site at Cards brook and
Water street of Fred E. Tinker, and
has commenced the erection there
of lath mill, using the machinery
he operated last winter in the soap
factory building. He expects to
have the mill running in a couple of
weeks. 1t is being built on the site
of the Tinker mill, burned few
years ago. Mr.. Sawyer has also
bought the stumpage of all the Tin
ker property. He has also pur-
chased of John A. Peters the Mason
lot, running from High street
through to the railroad, and will use
it for storage and shipping purposes.
Harry Parker and Paul Whit
comb. coming in on the Bucksport
road on Mr.. Parker's motorcycle
one evening recently, narrowly es-
capped collision with big bull
moose with a splendid set Of antlers.
Mr.. WhitcOmb, who was learning to
drive, was on the machine, and Mr..
Parker was in the side-car. At the
old Smith place they saw the moose
coming across the field toward them,
under full head of steam. Parker
thought the moose was going to
charge them, and told Whitcomb to
put on the gas, but instead he shut
it off and stalled the engine 1t is
fortunate he did. The moose, with
out Stacking speed, crossed the
road fifteen feet ahead of them,
then stopped and looked at them
Parker, fearing he would turn ON
them, jumped on the machine, put
on gas, and left the moose wonder
ing what kind of an animal he had
seen.
Arthur E. Smith, son of Mr.. and
Ellsworth, has been appointed post
Journal says: "Mr. Smith has for
the past eight years been book
keeper for the Gardiner Coal and
w., anu lu6 IdCI Judt during
the coal shortage he filled this po-
sition and still retained his friends
is considered as an eloquent testi-
monial as to his ability in serving
the public. He has long been promi-
nent in the social and fraternal life
of the city. He is trustee of the
Universalist church, treasurer of the
Gardiner Library association and an
active member of the Gardiner
board of trade. He is a member of
the various Masonic bodies of the
city, and is a past master of Her.
mon lodge, past high priest of Lee
banon chapter, deputy master of
Adoniram council, past commander
of Maine Commandery No. !, and is a
32d degree Mason. Gardiner resi-
dents all join in wishing him an
abundant measure Of success in his
new position"
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