Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-11-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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faa.ory. and the use OF more chlorine
ordered by the State health depart
ment The Unsatisfactory report was
from samples of water sent by the
water company on October ~.
Health OHcer Woodruff also sent
sample on October %, but the re-
port on that has not yet been re-
ceived superintendent Anderson OF
the water company has followed the
advice of the State health depart
ment, and added more chlorine. Ad-
ditional samples of the water, with
the chlorine increased, have also
been sent to Augusta.
There was a lively blaze but slight
damage at the Standard Oil Co. S
Ellsworth station on Water street
Thursday afternoon. One of the COM
panys tank trucks, loaded with gaso-
line, was driving up the rise from the
yard, when, it is supposed, some OF
the gasoline stopped over and caught
fire from the motor exhaust. In
moment the tank was a torch but
Earle Shorey, the driver, stuck to the
truck and set the brakes to keep it
from rolling back into the yard and
endaugering the large storage tanks.
The company's men, with fire eXtin-
guishers, soon had the. fire out. The
truck was but slightly damaged.
4 new board of officers has been
elected for the Methodist Sunday
school, with c. 0. Turner as super
intendent. There will be social
every Friday evening for the mem
bers of the school and parents. The
cooperation of parents with the
teachers and officers is earnestly So
licited, as that is what seems to be
necessary for a successful Sunday
school. There has been a large at
tendance at the Friday evening
socials, and good time is assured
to all who come All children not at
tending any other Sunday school and
those who are already members OF
the Methodist Sunday school are
cordially invited
The young people of the Congre-
gatiOnal church met in the church
parlor to organize last Sunday eve
ming The purpose of the organiza-
ton is to promote the interests of the
young life in the church, to provide
for the devotional and social life and
to aid whenever possible in the
problems of the community. A pro
gram of devotional meetings and
weekday socials was discussed. 1t
was decided to conduct the meetings
on an open forum basis. The sub
ject next Sunday Will be The Young
Persons Place in the Church" The
devotional meetings will be at 700
o'clock each Sunday evening. All
the young people are cordially in
vited.
Valuable prizes still await claim
ants, the holders of lucky numbers
given out during Ellsworths dollar
days. One of the prizes of $25 in
gold went to Frank F. Preble, r. f.
d. 4. Ellsworth, who has cashed in
his ticket, No. 30SSS. A like amount
awaits the holder of another ticket
of this same number. The special
prizes offered by Shapiro's Sample
Shop have not yet been claimed. An
$3.50 bathrobe awaits the holder of
L ludy liChtl ANO. anu ii pJ.ou
sweater awaits holder of Saturday
ticket No. 81. The Overland car
given by the Bar Harbor Motor Co
through the Franklin Street garage
was drawn by Fred Young of Winter
Harbor, holder of ticket No. 927. Mr..
Young has received his car
Sam Grathwell. the "peptimist of
the lecture platform" will lecture
here on Friday evening, Nov. IA, at
Hancock hall. His subject. Wake
Up and Get Up" is characteristic of
the man, and points out how much
each man must help himself if he
will be a success. Mr.. Grathwell is
an example of what man can do for
himself in the face of greatest diff
ficulties. He was newsboy on the
streets of Cincinnati not so many
years ago, assisting in the support
of his mother and the family. He
went to night school, then to college,