Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-11-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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| WIFI the governors Oh the New Eng
land States and BPW delegates from
the states will gather for a discus
sion of the agricultural and in
dustrial situation. Mrs Hammons
was the founder and first president
of the BPW club of Belfast.
At roll call of Lejok lodge, l. o. O..
F., last week, Louis C. bennett was
| presented with collar and jewels of
past noble grand of the lodge and
past chief patriarch of the encamp-
ment. The presentation was in honor
of his long and faithful work in Odd
| Fellowship in Ellsworth, which was
referred to by NJ. Y. McGown, who
made the presentation speech In
twenty-five years, Mr.. bennett has
missed but three meetings of the
| lodge when there was work.
Bartlett Cottle of Hamilton, Ohio,
in a recent letter to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles S. Cottle. states that
friend of his there recently heard
! Ellsworth's radio station, WHBK, on
his radio. He was unable to under
stand much of the talk being broad
cast at the time, but distinctly heard
| the call of the station when given.
Hamilton, O., is 800 miles from Ellis
worth, and to send a message over
| this distance through the local 10
watt station was quite unusual.
Managers Lepogiannis and Scott
called a practice meeting of the Ellis
worth basketball team Monday eve
ming, at the high school gymnasium,
for the purpose of getting material
for this winters team. There will be
several of these meetings before any
team can be decided upon Among
those present for the try-out We're
Lew Fortier, sFreddie' Lounder,
Tommy" Linnehan, Henry Mahon,
Eddie" Austin, John Harrington,
Henry Harrington, Howard Thomas
and Andrew Luchini
The sympathy of all goes out to
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Smith, in the
death of their -year-old daugh-
ter Thelma, last Thursday. The lit
tie girl was taken i'll the first of the
week. the case being diagnosed as
appendicitis. An operation was per-
formed Wednesday afternoon at the
home on Church street. Thelma was
a bright, happy child, and her death,
the first break in an interesting fam
lily of five children, is a severe blow
to the parents. The funeral was held
Saturday, Rev. George s. Brookes Of
floating.
The woman's club met yesterday
with Mrs. John A. Peters, when
delightful program was given, con-
sisting of paper by Mrs. Omar w.
Tapley, giving an interesting ac-
Montreal and Niagara Falls. Mar
garet Whitcomb, pianist, entertained
with several fine selections. The
next meeting will be with Mrs.
George s. Foster on November II.
Several new members have been
added to the club roll The club ex-
presses thanks and great appreci-
alton to those who have already
given in response to the request for
funds. Ten dollars has already been
received, and it is hoped others will
help during the coming weeks,
Leona, nine year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Ford of MARI
boro, is in the Hurley hospital with
two broken legs, one a compound
fracture, injuries received when she
was run over by an automobile at
Hancock last Friday. The Fords
had recently moved to Hancock for
the winter, to give their children
school facilities. Leona, with other
children, had Just returned from
school in an automobile and, with
two other children, ran from behind
the car directly in front of car
oil Of n
Hancock. Leona was the only one
seriously injured. DR.. Arthur II,
Parcher gave first aid. At the hos
pital to-day the child was reported
as comfortable, and doing well.
The firemen have been called out
for four fires during the past week.
Friday there was a chimney fire at
the Jordan House on Pine street at
noon, and another in the afternoon at
the home of Miss Nina Mckenzie on
Union street Friday night the un-
occupied house on the woollen mill
lot on the old Bangor road was
burned fiat The building was
owned by Moor & Foster. This
morning at o'clock the liremen
were called to a fire at set of
buildings on the Eastern road owned
by Myron Carlisle. Both the barn,
which Was full of hay, and the
small house, were burned to the
ground Fred Williams occupied the
house, and lost all of his personal
property in the building. There was
some insurance on the barn, but none
on the house,
Anxiety is felt here for the Ellis
worth schooner Nellie Grant, which
has not been reported since she sailed
from here October l with slaves for
Newark, N. J, Yesterday the own
ers, Whitcomb, Haynes & Whitney,
telegraphed to several points along
the coast and to brokers', making in
ouiry concerning the vessel, but as
vet no response has been received.
1t is too early yet to abandon nope
of the vessel and crew, for it is not
| Pow vacca1 n remain unre-