Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-12-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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Y The damp snow of Saturday night
has made busy days for Line Fore
man James Hartman of the New
England Telephone Co. and his crew,
as many poles were down in his
district. Between Ellsworth and
Ellsworth Falls, seven poles were
down. These poles carried thirty
two wires and cable. There were
four poles down on the Surry road,
ten at Franklin Road, twenty-one
at East Sullivan and ten at Mllbridge.
But quick work has been done, and
circuits were through to Calais Mon
day night and to Winter Harbor
Yesterday. The crew will begin
setting poles to-day.
Even the peaceful sheep may cause
a disturbance on occasion AT 4
o'clock Friday morning, Night Officer
Anderson heard commotion up
Main street, and soon saw sheep,
harassed by a dog, coming down the
middle of the street. At postofiice
square another dog joined in the
chase, and the sheep turned down
Water street Evidently it could
not negotiate the corner at speed,
and sideswiped the front of the
Moves garage, smashing in one of the
large show windows The chase
faded away down Water street, but
Mr. Moves took it up. Aroused by
the crash of glass, he started pa
jana hunt for suspected burglars.
Out of the building, into the build
ing, down back of the building, he
raced. But he found no burglars.
Z On Thanksgiving day at II a. M,
Miss Mildred e. Rowe of Ellsworth
and Oscar l.. Martin of Hancock were
married at the Congregational par
sonage, by Rev. George S. Brookes.
Owing to illness of the brides
mother, the wedding was very quiet
They were attended by Mr.. Martin
twin brother, Orville, and Mrs. Mar
tin. After tire ceremony, the couple
left on an auto trip. Mrs Martin
is the daughter of Mrs. Florence A.
Bowden of Ellsworth, is an accom-
plshed musician, and teacher of the
piano. The groom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. Il. Martin of Hancock,
a World war veteran, now engaged
in business as an interior decorator.
Out-of-town guests were Mrs,
Martins sister, Mrs. A. A. Mckenzie
of Brockton, Mass, and Mr. and Mrs.
d. G. Martin of South Hancock.
George E. Greene son of the late
Edward and Alice Stevens Greene,
who died last Friday at his home on
Elm street, was born in Ellsworth
April Is, 1868. He attended the
city schools, and as a young man en-
tered the employ of w. II. & H. h.
Davis, where he learned his trade as
carriage painter. After being en-
ployed there for a time, he went to
Boston and worked at his trade UNI
til 1921, when he returned to Ellis
worth and was employed by the
Morang- Robinson Go. until his health
failed early in the year. He was
very patient and courageous during
his long and severe illness, and was
tenderly cared for by his aged
mother, who alone survives him.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at the home, Rev. u. An
drews of the Methodist church Of
floating. Burial was at Woodbine
cemetery.
Herbert r. Holmes was the victim
of an assault on Monday evening,
between and 8 o'clock when re-
turning to his home on Central street
from his store on Water street.
Near the Hall house on State street
a man came up behind him, and
without warning struck him blow
on the head apparently with lead