Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-22

her home in Springfield, Mass,
"a. ''h she will return to Els
aftef % for the remainder Of tbs s""'-
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.nr. n..no4u mln spend a month at
a boys camp.
Billy Murphy, formerly of Fogg's
orchestra, is in Ellsworth for few
days, visiting the orchestra boys and
renewing old acquaintance. Incl
dentally, Mr.. Murphy, who is an ex-
pert piano tuner, is mingling some
business with pleasure while in Els
worth. He will be here until next
Tuesday.
The annual lawn party and supper
by the ladies of St. Joseph's Catholic
society will be held at the parochial
residence on Chapel street Thursday
evening of next week. There will be
a sale of candy, aprons, etc, in the
afternoon. Supper Will be served
from to o'clock. In the evening,
beginning at 8, there will be con-
cert.
v Norris Hodgkins, son of Mayor
Lewis Hodgkins, arrived in New
York yesterday from China, coming
by way of the Suez canal. Mr..
Hodgkins, who is with the Inter
national Banking Corporation, has
been stationed in China for the past
four years. He is expected here the
last of this week, for his first visit
home in five years.
All the cattle on the Thorsen
Farms were given the tuberculin
test last week, and showed perfect
score. In the entire herd of over 100
head, there was not single reactor.
Mr.. Thorsen naturally feels much
gratified by the clean score, and at
tributes it to the fact that all. the
young stock added to the herd since
last years test is of his own raising.
Ellsworth friends learned with
sadness of the death last Thursday of
Miss Musa B. Dollard of Brooklin.
Miss Dollard had for many years
been the efficient Brooklin cor
respondent of The American. She
had taught successfully in the
schools of her home town and vi
cinity, and was always active and
helpful in work for the good of the
community.
. 1t might not be generally suspect
ed that there has been a drought in
Ellsworth this summer, but break
at the Milliken, Tomlinson Co.
wholesale house last Wednesday
night would indicate that in some
quarters, at least, the drought has
been felt 1t is broken now. The
thief stole twelve cases of vanilla
extract 1t ought not be hard to
apprehend the thief.
The Ellsworth fire truck responded
to an alarm from Ellsworth Falls
shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning. The fire was in an unoccu
pied house on the Waltham road,
owned by Mrs. Henry Moore. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The
Falls firemen were able to handle the
fire without the assistance of the
Ellsworth fremen. The house was
practically destroyed. There was a
small insurance.
Health officer Woodruff reports
that several of the food handlers of
Ellsworth have not filed health GER
tiicates for July 1, as required by
law These certificates must be re-
newed twice yearly. This law is be-
ing strictly enforced by the State
health department, and Health Off
order that some Ellsworth food han
dlers may not find their neglect eX-
pensive.
Scott P. Shaw, who has been en-
ployed by the Milliken, Tomlinson
Co., in Ellsworth for the past three
years, has resigned his position here,
and will move to Baltimore. Mr..
Shaw left here Saturday for short
visit in Portland, where Mrs. Shaw
and little daughter Joined him Mon
day, for the trip to Baltimore. Dur
ing their residence in Ellsworth, the
Shaws have made many friends, who
regret their departure.
Miss Julia A. Mahaney of Bangor,
victim of the automobile accident
near the Craig farm on Sunday eve
ming, July 10, died Wednesday after
noon at the Hurley hospital, not hav-
ing regained consciousness since the
accident Miss Mahaney was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ma
haney of Bangor. She was twenty
one years of age, a graduate of st.
Mary's and st. Johns paroehial
schools, and for several years had
been employed by the Rice & Miller
Co. She is survived by her parents,
three brothers, William, Neil and Ed
ward, all of Bangor, and three sis
tiers, Mrs. Thomas Dempsey of Ma
chias, Mary and Margaret Mahaney
of Bangor An investigation to fix
the responsibility for the accident is
under way, the State highway police
and Ellsworth police cooperating.
"Give me some more rolled oats,
mamma. Those darn fools spilled
mine" Such was the reaction of
three-year-old Ellsworth boy, who
had just been the near victim of one
of the craziest stunts of reckless Cor
drunken) auto driving ever seen in
Ellsworth. John, little son of Mr..