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Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
BrOOklin.

Warren Ford returned home
Friday, after spending a
month in Boston and vicinity.
, Mrs. Alfred Joyce, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. William
Bond, for two weeks, has returned
home.
Mrs. Oscar Ford has returned from
Roxbury, Mass, where she has spent
Susie Sherman.
Winfield Ramsdell sprained his
ankle in a game of basketball Fri
day evening.
Miss Bernice Phillips, assistant at
the high school, has gone to her home
in Fredericton, N. B., for two weeks
vacation A. w. Hatch. the princi-
pal, has gone to Bangor and Phila-
delphia.
The game of basketball between
an Ellsworth team and Brooklin A.
A. Friday evening, at |. o. o. F
hail. was won by the home team,
10 to 36. The second game, played
by North Brooklin A. A. and Brook
Inns second team, resulted in a score
of ~ to 13, in favor of Brooklin.
The church aid society will hold
sale of fancy articles, homemade
candy and mystery packages in the
chapel Tuesday afternoon.
The remains of Capt. George w.
Herrick were brought here for burial
Friday. Capt. Herrick was born in
Brooklin sixty-six years ago, and
lived here until about fifteen years
ago, when he moved to Somerville,
Mass, where he engaged in the coal
and wood business and built up
good trade in Charlestown. Capt.
Herrick, as young man, followed
the sea. His last vessel was the Co
hasset. He left the sea to open
general store at Brooklin in COM
pany with John F. Staples. He was
in this business for several years,
selling his part of the business to Mr..
Staples. In all these years he had
lived in Massachusetts, he never
failed to return to his native town
for at least a few days out of the
year, and his interest had never been
withheld from anything that was for
the upbuilding of the town. Capt.
Herrick was a past master of Mas
keag lodge, f. and A. NJ. a Royal
Arch mason, member of the COM
mandery and Mystic Shrine. He was
also an Odd Fellow and had served
this town several times on the
board of selectmen. In all the years
he lived here only kind words can be
said of him His generosity knew no
end He was faithful in little things
as we'll as in great. He was regu-
lar attendant at the Baptist church.
was a pleasure to know. The SYM
pathy of the community goes out to
the family in their great bereave-
ment. Mr.. Herrick leaves widow,
who was Miss Hattie Hall of this
town, one daughter, Mrs. Mae Sell
lers, and one son, Llewellyn, both of
besides five grandchil-
dren. One daughter Hazel Allen,
died a little over year ago. He
leaves also one sister, Mrs. Edna
Mcfarland of this place. The casket
was placed in the church for friends
to view, surrounded by the beauti-
full floral tributes from the many
relatives, friends and orders to which
he belonged Masonic services were
held in the cemetery on the arrival
of the family from Bangor, A. ii.
Mayo giving the beautiful masonic
service. Brooklin has lost
a great friend, the family loving
husband and father, and his friends
one on whom they could depend.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
FOND MEMORIES OF
THE OLD HOME TOWN
And the Boys Who Have
Made Good iy, The World.

Julien Monnett has been visiting in
the old home town this week, accord
ing to the old home paper. Don't re-
member Julien Aonnett? Well that
indicates that you are tenderfoot
in the old home town and not entitled
to membership in the Old settlers So
ciety
Ask any of the oldtimerS about the
Monnett family and they will recall
them, and gave you the names and
ages of all the children-Leon, Louise,
Mary, Ulysses, Julien, Cora and. per
haps one or two others. For the
pioneers of the old home town had
great respect for large families. One
reason, perhaps. that the old home
town has been losing steadily in popu-
lation during the last twenty years
or more. Is that the modern family is
so much smaller than the first fami-
lies were,
Lena Strickling. who used to be the
leader of the neighborhood kids in
that part of town where the old
Strickling home Stood after a recent
visit to the old home town, asked one
of her former schoolmates: DO you
remember the big crowd of children
that played with US on the commons
up there by our house? Well. there
isn't a child now in that end of town."
The old home town has been accus
ing, among other things, the free mail
delivery and the motorcar for its
gradual decline in population. But the
fact that there are no more large fam
lilies in the town. such as there were
in the old days, may have had some
thing to do with it.
All the oldtimers will readily recall
that Ulysses Monnett went away to
Chicago and became a big business
man. For short, we called him "Uly,"
and those of us who were kids with
him in that day, when we felt sure we
could outrun him. called him use
less" Monnett julien, whose mind
turned to the law, went away to the
state university. and now he is the
head of the law school of one of the
big southwestern universities.
When Julien Monnett comes home
of the old boys who have drifted
away and made a place for them
selves in the world. And, sure enough,
he brings back word this year of one
of the choicest of the kids who formed
the kingdom of boyville in the old
home town of long ago
Remember woody Bleakmore?
woody licked Henry Scott one night
because Hen" mimlcked him when he
suffered. All, we will not forget that
fight for many day, because Hen"
Scott was a bigger boy than "Woody"
more is one of the real, big lawyers of
his present home state. He has been
on the Supreme bench and has reached
the top as a lawyer.
Are you the boy that we pulled
out of the millrace one day, back in
the old home town." Julien Monnett
asked this big lawyer one day when
he was member of the Supreme
court. And right there court was ad-
journed while Judge Bleakmore re-
tired into his chambers to take up the
more important matter of living over
again che days in the old home town,
with Judge julien Monnett, head of
a big law school.
Oh, boy 1t is great to have these
old boys come back occasionally and
give us an opportunity to call the roll
Kansas City Star.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
BIIIeliII.


Mrs Elwin Emerson is visiting in
Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Principal A. A. Garcelon and wife
for the holidays.
w f. Chapman has bought a
house lot near Greenes corner on
the Ellsworth road.
Louise Butler, Emily Candage
and Esther Wood are home from
Colby for the Christmas vacation
The proceeds of the December sale
held at the chapel last week were
over 10000 The committee ex-
tends thanks to the friends who
contributed to the success of the sale
and entertainment
Miss Florence Ellsworth, reader,
furnished the entertainment for the
second number of the Lyceum course
Friday evening. Miss Ellsworth
has charming personality and a
clear, musical voice, and her varied
selections We're we'll received by an
appreciative audience.
Bluehill lodge, |. o. O. F., will
work the initiatory degree at Ellis
worth Friday evening, Dec 10.
The management of the moving
picture company will present Jackie
Coogan in the boy of Flanders" for
d free attraction on Christmas night.
This 10 considered by the producers
to be one OF the best Coogan pictures,
in addition to the star, there Is o
Wonderful dog,
The Woman's Relief Corps will
hold a campfire and Christmas tree
at the corps rooms Saturday after
noon, Dec, 20. All members of the
post and corps, sons and daughters
OF veterans, and veterans OF all wars.
With their families are invited. La
dies attending the regular meeting
in the afternoon, who can remain to
help in arranging the tree and enter
tainment, will bring a box lunch.
The Bluehill basketball team de-
feated the Ford Five from Ellsworth
Dec. s, by the score of GA tolls. The
Ellsworth players were fast. and
although unable to penetrate the
Bluehill defence scored some diff
ticult shots from near the center of
the floor. The Ellsworth city team
will play here January /. The Blue
hill team won from the Convicts, Seal
Harbor Friday evening, score 3S to
33, returning in badly-battered
condition. The game was apparent
ly played under London prize ring
rules, and a strong suspicion exists
as to how the "Convicts" acquired
their most appropriate name. Rely
ing on the courtesy usually extended
a visiting team, the Bluehill boys
took no officials with them, and the
length of the periods was varied to
give the Convicts every advantage.
The following is a list of the gram
mar school pupils whose rank has
been over 80 per cent. during the
fall term: Marion Gray, Phyllis
Hinckley. Lawrence Leach, Leatha
Owens, Howard Phillips. Paul Saun-
ders, Arnold Sweet, Robert Thomas,
Seventh grade: Robert Hinckley
Emery Nevells, Euple Owens, Roy
Snow. Those perfect in attendance
were: Marion Gray Herbert Grin
die, Lawrence Leach, Emery Nevells
Howard Phillips, Roy Snow George
Stover, Lincoln Stover. Arnola
Sweet and Barbara Sweet.
Dec 5. D.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
Prospect Harbor.

E, w. Cleaves is receiving con
gratulations to-day on his ninety
first birthday.
The ladies' aid society had an all
day meeting Thursday, when they fin
ished three quilts and enjoyed a pic
mic dinner.
The Moonlight club met Friday
night with Mrs. John Williams.
Richard Bendix has returned from
trip to Bangor.
Dec. Is. G.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
Partridge Cove.

Miss Marion Bartlett of ELS
worth is visiting Alice Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Sargent and
daughter, Mrs. Vida Grant. were in
Prospect Harbor recently.
Much sympathy is expressed for
Mr.. and Mrs. Allard Springer in the
loss of their infant daughter
School closes Friday for the Win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Morse OF
Franklin were Sunday callers at w.
A. DORIS.
Dec Is. u
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
Left-Handers Self Reliant

Dr. w. S. Inman, a European physi-
clan, has come forward with the
opinion that left-handed people are
particularly susceptible to stammer-
ing and squirting, but that they are to
a great degree more self reliant than
right-handed persons. Correcting a
left-handed person and training him
to be right-handed he says. may dis
turb his temperament.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17

A scientific expedition cruising the
South Seas reports the discovery or
an uninhabited island, the exact
location of which has not been re-
vealed, near the Galapagos. Ancient
sculptured rock, pottery, and stone
implements have been found. me
island is covered with dense jungle
and in its center is mountain peak
rising to height of 1926 feet. Three
hundred years ago it was the resort
of buccaneers.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
SOME HEALTH TRUTHS.

he DOy OF girl VINO STANDS Nigh
est in athletics is not the sickly child
but the one bursting with health"
sion foods specialist, in connection
with her work on food habits What
makes the difference? Scientists who
have studied this question answer
that food and health habits are large
ly responsible 1t is the food one
eats which builds and repairs the
body, gives one power to work and
play, keeps the body warm and in
good physical condition so that it re-
sists disease
The well-built body has certain
characteristics with which everyone
should be familiar" continues Miss
Jackson. "They are firm flesh, which
is neither flabby nor unduly padded
with fat; strong firm muscles, which
hold the body in position; strong
teeth, which do not decay too read
lily; strong bones, which help to keep
the body erect, and erect carriage
with every part of the body in it's
correct position.
''If this well-built body is kept in
good physical condition, there is good
color, showing active circulation be-
meath the skin which means there
are no dark circles under the eyes
and the inside of the lips are pink;
healthy skin, without pimples or
blotches, skin which looks alive;
good appetite, a normal desire for
plain, wholesome food. enjoying
fruits and vegetables rather than
rich cake, pastry and candy; sound
sleep, from which one awakens glad
to be alive, full of energy for the
days work and play; steady nerves,
which give an even, happy DISPOSE
ton; freedom from constipation and
frequent colds, and right weight for
height and age
There are some foods that it is
necessary to eat in sufficient amounts
to properly nourish and maintain the
body. Potatoes, bread, butter and
meat are generally eaten in large
enough amounts, whereas some other
foods are apt to be slighted. The
following list gives some of these
foods and the amount necessary to
obtain and keep in the best of physi-
cal condition.
"Milk-A quart a day for children
and a pint for adults. This may be
drunk as milk or in milk bever-
age and part used in food
egetables-Eaten twice a day in
addition to potatoes.
''Fruits-Eaten twice a day. This
includes fresh, dried, canned. but
does not include preserves, MARINA
ladies', jams or jellies.
whole grain products-Either as
bread or breakfast food, once day.
"Water-Four to six glasses a day
to keep the inside of the body clean
and moist.
"Greens-Twice a week
Orange or tomato juice-Twice
week
There are always some donts
to go with the dos. In food habits,
the first don't is never go without
breakfast; second, do not eat sweets
between meals for they spoil the ap-
petite for the next meal and the
more sweets that are eaten the more
one wants and the less one wants of
wholesome nourishing food; third,
beware of tea or coffee, as they are
stimulants, and fourth, never refuse
vegetables; eat and like them"
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
LeUis' "Main Street"

Sauk Center, Mimi, made famous as
the scene of Sinclair Lewis Main
Street., was founded by a woman.
Mrs. Rachel Moore, one of Mime
sota's pioneer women, who opened the
first store in that town. Gopher
Prairie" as Lewis called it in his
book, was the scene, of the famous
Sioux Indian uprising in 1862.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
CaStine.

Walter b. Bartram, an esteemed
resident of Castine, died Monday,
Dec. s. He had been failing in
health several years, but was con-
fined to his home only a rev days:
He was a native of Orland, put hau
lived in Castine fifty years, conduct
ing a barber shop. He was mem
Der of the Odd Fellow and RepeKah
lodges. A widow and several chill
dren survive him.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
Moral Independence

What other folks may say too fire.
quently has more influence than what
conscience dictates to be our duty.
1t would be better if more of us were
true to ourselves regardless of how
we mayaappear to our friends. Moral
independence is valuable asset
Grit.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
MUTUAL BENEFIT COLUMN.
Edited by "Aunt Madge."
TTO:-HELPFUL AND HOPEFUL

The purposes of this column are
sucCinctly stated in the title and motto
1T is for the mutual benefit and aims
to be helpful and hopeful. Being for
the common good it is for the common
use---a public servant, purveyor of
information and suggestions, a medium
for the interchange of ideas. In this
-aFacity it solicits communications.
and it's success depends largely on the
support given ii in this respect. Com
must be signed, but the
name of writer win not be printed ex-
cept by permission. Communications
will be subject to approval or rejection
by the editor of the column, but none
will be rejected without good reason.
Address all COMMUNICATIONS to The
Ellsworth, Me.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
Bucksport Center.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Willins attended
State grange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Heath at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Heath's
brother-in-law in Sedgwick Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M Willins are at
their home in Surry for a while.
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17

lived, particularly the Peters family,
and on one trip we stopped at a very
old cemetery and saw where the an
cestorS of many Bluehill and Ellsworth
people lie. The stones were mostly
slate and some, the oldest ones, had
seraphimS carved on them. A num-
Der that had been broken had been re-
set in granite monuments thus to pre-
serve them. One stone noticed was
erected in memory of Christopher Os-
good, the emigrant ancestor of many
families we know.
These rides were through many
farming sections, with many fine old
residences which had been reclaimed
from ruin. and some of them led to
busy cities like Lawrence, Lowell and
other places. The roads were fine
stretches Of engineering.
could go on and on writing about
my wonderful visit, but think | have
inflicted my NJ. b. friends with enough.
With best wishes to all and thought
for those that this day has brought
sad memories, and greetings to Aunt
Madge and her John, from
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17
Thanks seiving, 1924.

1t is always pleasing to know that
the old members are interested IN
the column even if we do not hear
from them as often as we would like,
and, "Lyall,' you have our thanks
for your good letter and also the
personal one to myself The descrip-
ton of your trip is fine, and the
recipe | am sure will be tried.
Stuffed Hamburg-Two lbs. ham
burg, two eggs, piece of butter, large
onion bread crumbs (three slices),
one tablespoon milk, poultry season.
ing, salt and pepper, one can tomato
soup, dots of butter on top.-Lyall'
Ellsworth American., 1924-12-17

A few verses from "A Ballad of
Christmas" by Charles Hanson
Towne, printed in December Pic
torial Review
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-07
Farms For Rent, Free OF Charge

M. E. Thrailkill offers in a letter
to Ohio State Journal to turn over,
rent free, to any responsible farmer
any one of three good farms which
he owns or controls within IL miles
of the statehouse, provided the farm
er will pay the taxes, assessments
and Insurance on the property, keep
up the necessary fences, make the
necessary repairs and maintain the
soil fertility. One farm has 40
acres, another SO acres and the third
$50 acres. The good land now lies
idle, produces no income, does not
pay the taxes.
This is Mr.. Thrailkills striking
way of calling attention to the eco
nomic condition of the farmer. Mr..
Thrailkill is prominent attorney of
this city, with many interests. He
knows farming but practices it in
person to no great extent. We do
not suppose the economic condition
of the average central Ohio farmer,
who lives on his land, is such that he
feels like turning over his acres to
somebody else, rent free. In fact,
we know some so-called dirt farm
ers in this region who have enjoyed
a fair measure of prosperity right
through these recent years and who
have no desire to change their work
in life. But in a general way, as
Mr.. Thrailkill says, the farmer has
been Disseminated against in legis-
lation and suffers severely for it. He
is helping pay for the special favors
lavished upon others, tariff benefi-
ciaries, superfluity of public Of
ficeholders, professional uplifters
and the like, while such alleged spe-
ciaI favors as have been vouchsafed
him are mostly hollow pretense and
do him no good. He has not had
square deal, though he deserves
more consideration than anyone
else, for his is the basic industry, es-
sential to the nations prosperity
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-07

utensils and household goods at her
farm Thursday Aug. IA. Sale be-
gins at / o'clock.
The J. F. Dougan & Sons and J..
w. Van Fossen store closes from
now on at o'clock, except on Satur-
day evening. Don't forget.
Quite a large number from here
went to. Antioch SUNDAY and attend
ed preaching service by Elder J. H.
Steed
Worrall's of Chesterhill will be-
gin the canning season on Tuesday.
Aug. 12, and continue throughout
the season, on Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday of each week.
The Loyal Band Sunday school
class of the M. P. church will hold
an ice cream supper here next Sat
urday evening, Aug. 8. Everybody
welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Hollingsworth
spent two days last week with their
daughter Mrs. Chas. Maynard of
Stockport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hilaman and
SON of Chesterhill, Riley S. Dougan
and family, were Sunday guests Of
Fred Williams.
Miss Clara Carter of McConnels-
Vile was the guest of Miss Grace
Dougan the first of the week.
Don't forget about the Kinsey
and McMellon reunion, Sunday, Aug.
IT.
The fifth meeting of the Pleasant
Hour Food club was held July 20,
at Miss Freda Anderson's. All mem
bers were present. A demonstration
was given by the team, Mary Ged-
des and Opal Grubb. The program
was carried out as planned. The
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-07
COLDS AFFECT
THE KIDNEYS
Many McConnelsville People Have
Found This To BE True

= Are you wretched in Tad weather?
Does every cold settle on your
kidneys? Tar
Does your back ache and become
weak? ~ -
Are urinary passages irregular
and distressing?
These sysnltoms are cause to sus-
pect kidney weakness. &S
Weakened kidneys need quick
help.
loans pills are especially pre-
par ID for weakened kidneys.
NcConnelsyille people recommend
then Ask your neighbor
III. F. Sheets, Fifth ST., u McCon-
nelsville, says when / caught coi,t
it uEually settled in my kidneys
leaving them weak. My kidneys
acted too often causing much trou-
BILE. / had to get up at night to-
pass the secretions / read about
Doan's pills and bought box at
the Danford Pharmacy and in a
short time my kidneys were
strengthened. l use Doan's~ occa-
sionaily and they keep my kidneys
in good condition"
Hundreds ot NicConneIsviIie Readers
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's pills-the same that Mr.
Sheets had. Foster Milburn Co.,
FRS, Buffalo, N. Y.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-07
PennsviIlea

Omar Dewitt and family of faCleveL
land are guests OF her brother r. E.
Balm and family 9l
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. F. Kennard
and daughter Lolailand Delmer Rob-
erts of the twin cities were guests
Sunday of Russell Bachelors and
Mrs. c.. w. Roberts. -
ireL Lowell Dougan was the Sunday
dinner guest of his uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs, C. s. Hiatt. IS
III Russell Dougan and family, Mrs.
Lyde Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Pidgeon, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas~ Arch
er and Will Thompson and family
enjoyed picnic dinner in the Ben
jamin grove Sunday after church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner and daugh-
ter Alfredo Of Beverly were Sunday
guests of her mother Mrs. Ruth
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-07

tion of the state The settlers, who
were victims of this first great food,
complained OF the description of the
Ohio and Muskingum at that point
by Geographer Hutchins. from
which they were led to believe that
there was little to fear and placed
their houses too near the ordinary
highwater mark.
The rain came In late January
upon heavy blanket of snow that
had been upon the ground in many
places all winter, gradually accumu-
lating. 1t began on the evening of
that the rise Of the rivers was un-
believably rapid-fve or six feet
in an hour. 1t was SO sudden that
they had not time to get their stock
to places of safety.
The next morning in the face of
rising waters they drove their cattle
to the hills, but had to take their
sheep off in boats, and even had to
use a f1atboat to ferry off number
of horses.
The writer of the diary recorded
that he managed to get all his pigs,
except seven or eight which were
drowned, into the house. Some of
his sheep and calves died from cold
and snow. On the 9th the water
reached the doorsill, and then came
above the lower floor of his house.
That was four feet above the high
est mark ever reached within the
memory of white men,
On the 2Sth the water came to a
standstill, and day or two later
had receded sufficiently to enable
them to light the fires below and
make themselves fairly comfortable.
Two facts, the writer believed,
contributed to saving his house and
his family. First the river was very
low when the rain set in. Second,
there came late on the 28th sud-
den drop in the temperature which
froze the smaller streams and ponds
and arrested the flow of water into
the rivers. The flood of this occa-
sion has been called ''The Ice
Flood" because while 1t lasted the
river was almost blocked with float
ing ice.-J. H. Galbraith in Colum-
bus Dispatch.