Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-07-16


great amount of work and a large
plications.
The mothers of Ellsworth will be
glad to know that the baby con-
ferences are to be continued. On
Wednesday, July %, from 230 to
$50 p. m, we'll babies two weeks to
| two years old will be weighed and
measured. Conference for we'll
children, two to six years of age will
be held from $50 to 4.30 p. m. the
same day. Mrs. Marian (Crosby)
Jordan will be present to greet the
many babies she has cared for during
her two years in Ellsworth. 1t is
hoped that every mother will make
special effort to come and meet the
new nurse, Miss Mclaughlin. The
graduates of the home hygiene class
are cordially invited to attend Every
child in Ellsworth within the ages
specified above is welcome.
j. w. Young of Webster City,
Iowa, one of The Americans old sub
scribers, was a caller at the Office
last week. Mr. Young, with his wife
and granddaughter, Miss Margaret
Lehnhard, is spending a few weeks
at the old home in Lamoine. Frank
d. Holt, Mrs. Young's son, of Chica-
go, is with them. Mr. Young went
West forty-two years ago, locating
in Webster City, where he was en-
gagged in the lumber business for
some twenty-five years. Since dis
posing of his lumber interests, he has
had the management of two thousand
acres of farm land, this land being
divided into farms of half and quar-
ter sections and some smaller pieces,
all tillable and in crops, save a por-
ton being used for hay and pasture.
Mr. Young is also interested in bank
ing, being vice-president of the First
National bank of Webster City. He
thinks there is no state equal to
Iowa. Mr.. Young and his grand
daughter will remain here two
weeks, while Mrs. Young and son will
remain another week
Friends of Mrs George Corneail
sympathize with her in the tragic
death of her brother Albert L. Col
son, a police officer at Exeter, n. H..
who was shot down on the night OF
July 3, while in the performance of
his duty, j. Parker McDuffy, a citi-
zen of irascible temperament such as
every town knows, had been both
cred the year before by boys in their
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. festivities.
This year he had threatened to take
the law in his own hands About
1880 O'Clock, Officer Colson, with a
citizen, went to the McDufy place
to see how things were. He found
everything quiet, but McDuffy was
sitting on the steps of his home, with
a shotgun in his hands. officer Col
son demonstrated with him, and
asked for the gun. but McDuffy drew
a revolver and shot the officer, killing
him almost instantly The citizen
who accompanied the officer then at
tempted to disarm McDuffy, but he
also was shot, dying two hours later.
Mr.. Colson was born at Milbridge
tifty-five years ago. He leaves
widow and two daughters.
Work has just been completed on
the new office of the Western Union
Telegraph Co., in Ellsworth, making
il one of the finest offices of its size
in the State, it being finished
through with the latest equip
ment, including a switchboard of the
type ID, which furnishes student
set that works directly from the
Morse table, also master clock,
which winds and sets once an hour,
furnishing naval observatory time to
the time service customers In
Cluded with the new Office is di-
rect connection with cable service to
Europe, which furnishes one-minute
cable service between Europe and
America. The Office has been painted
and kalsomined throughout, making
it very attractive. Manager Southland,
who has succeeded Manager Sanford,
transferred to Pennington, is in
charge. He says the people of ELS
worth should feel very proud of this
new office Mr. Southland comes here
| from the Boston office, but is no
stranger in this section, having spent
his summers here for some years
past while connected with the Maine
Central railrod
The Hancock County Fair Associ-
| alton, with the Fourth of July eele
/ bration out of the way, is now busy
with preparations for its first an
nual fair, August 26, 81 and 2S. AL
ready a vast amount of work has
| been done at Wyman Park, and
| large crew of men and teams has
been busy for weeks. The track and
entire innergfeld have been cleared
of all growth, and regarded. The
track was in good condition for the
| racing on the Fourth, but is to have
new surface before fair time. 1t
has been pronounced by horsemen
one of the fastest half-mile tracks
in the State, Already thirteen new
and comfortable horse stalls have
been built, and as many more will be
ready before the fair. Work has
been commenced on the grandstand
which will be a single deck stand,