Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-22
Swans Island.

MIS-. W1nneld Staples, in Atlantic.
Capt Melvin and Forrest have just
come from Toronto, where they
went with a yacht to put it into win
ter quarters. In the spring they will
rejoin the yacht.
Forrest Mitchell has gone to Bos-
ton on business.
Mrs. Lizzie Gross of Deer Isle has
been visiting her father, William H.
Burns, at "The Anchorage"
/ Chester Joyce and family have
moved into the house owned by Miss
Henrietta Rodman at Mackerel Cove.
4 Capt. William Herrick of the
Ocean View hotel was pleasingly
surprised last Tuesday evening, when
about all the inhabitants of Old Har-
Dor village came streaming into his
quarters. The visitors took possess
sion, and soon had tables ready with
an impromptu banquet. At the place
of honor was an immense birthday
/ cake with eighty lighted candles
upon it. When the genial captain
was escorted to the table he was
more than surprised. Then, for the
first time, he recollected that it was
his eightieth birthday.
| Capt. William Burns is surfeited
with the eccentricities of eccentrics
in particular, and gasoline engines
! in central. Last Thursday the &C.
centric of his marine engine broke
when his motor-boat was to the east
ward of the scrags. With the tide
against him but the wind favoring,
Capt. Burns tackled the situation
with good fisherman's grit, spliced
| the broken rod with string and wire,
and got few kicks out of his en-
CINE till the siezings were cut Off.
Slowly making Roadway toward the
Swans Island shore. progressing like
the man who steps ahead three PAGES
and slides back two, as the tide bore
him seward in the intervals when
the engine stopped. At length all the
/ line, string and wire aboard the boat
were used up, and he was fast drift
ing toward the sister island. 1t was
already dark when Capt. Freeman
Staples learned that Capt. Burns had
not made port, and hurrying to
! Joyce's beach, he boarded his boat
and went out, found and towed Capt.
Burns into Mackerel Cove. Next day
Capt Burns replaced the broken part
and resumed his clustering. On the
following Saturday afternoon he
started for Deer Isle, and when off
Egg Rock in Jericho bay the eccen-
helpless. With condition of wind
and tide it was next to impossible to
trio broke again and the boat was
get back to Swans Island, but
nothing daunted, he unrove the wires
from his hosting engine and by re-
peating the maneuvers, learned by
previous experience, and by rowing
and with Yankee perseverance, he
reached the shore of Layout about
Z o'clock in the evening He secured
the assistance of Daniel Conary of
Stinson's Neck, and together they
brought the motorboat into safe har-
Dor for the night. Mr.. Conary enter
tanned Capt. Burns at his home Next
morning, with temporary repairs,
Capt. Burns got under way, with
Capt. Conary in his boat acting as
convoy as far as Egg Rock, and made
safe return home without stop.
Now Capt. Burns carries varied as
sortment of spare parts wherever he
goes.
Mumps is still prevalent on Long
Island.
James Martin and family have
moved from the John Stanley farm
to the house of Mrs. Edith Staples,
recently vacated by Chester Joyce.
Donald Joyce has been busily en-
gagged the past several days freight
ing lumber for the new garages of
Sherman Joyce, and of Stockbridge &
Smith
Sunday fifteen new members were
taken into fellowship in the Atlantic
Baptist church.
Saturday evening, at l. O. 0. F..
hall, the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
arranged benefit supper for the as
sistance of Freeman Gross, who is
now at the Fairfield senatorium
= The postponed meeting of the
Fishermen's Protective association
was held in the council rooms. Satur-
day evening. Several new members
were added.
Mrs. Roscoe Joyce Of Atlantic has
been called to Rockland by the seri
Gus illness Of her daughter, Mrs.
Myrtis Rising.
Swans Island must have that cable
to connect us with thef mainland, that
we may keep in touch with our dear
one off the island, and that we may
live on better, buster Swans Is
land, do bigger business and have
the comfort and protection of COM
munication. Swans Island is after
that cable now in dead earnest, and
we are going to have it. Have you
sent in your pledge or subscription to
the cable fund, and Joined the roll
of the real friends of Swans Island?
Now is the time to do it, Communi-
| cate with the secretary, DR.. l. B.
Gage, at Atlantic.
Nov IT. c.