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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
COUNTY HISTORY.
j. Sherman Douglas Addresses His
tory Club at High School.

J. Sherman Douglas of Lamoine,
who is devoting practically all his
time now to boosting Maine and Han
cock county, delivered an address on
Hancock county history at the Els
worth high school auditorium Mon
day evening. The talk was under
the auspices of the recently-or-
ganized History club of high school
students, but was open to the public.
In spite of the stormy night and hard
walking, about fifty assembled. They
heard a worthwhile talk on Maine
and Hancock county in particular,
and listened with interest.
Mr.. Douglas never misses an OPP
portunity to say a general word
about the State of Maine, of which he
is so proud to be citizen. He is
proud of it's people, of its resources,
of it's size. He called attention to the
fact that while it is only 2S7 miles
from New York city to the Maine
line at Kittery, it is 415 miles from
Kittery to Van Buren,, on the north
ern line of Maine. 1t nearly equals
in area all the other New England
states combined, and one of it's coun-
ties, AroostCok, is as large as Massa-
chusetts Maine has half the tidal
coast line of the Atlantic-2, 46S
miles 1t has 1900 wooded islands,
one of these, Mt. Desert, in Hancock
county, of $4,000 acres. There are
5.131 rivers and streams in Maine
large enough to be shown on the
map, and 2,465 lakes.
Mr.. Douglas then came home to
Hancock county, which he said had
the most extensive seaboard and
more numerous harbors than any
other coast of equal extent in the
United States. From north to south
it measures eighty-five miles, and in
width from six to forty miles 1t
was incorporated in 1883.
He spoke of the old French settle
ments, traces of which may still be
found at Newbury Neck in Surry,
Oak Point in Trenton, Lamoine,
Hancock, Franklin and Sullivan. He
devoted some time to the early set
tiers, from the time that Champlain
sailed up the Penobscot in 1904; the
French and Indian wars, the early
settlement of Castine and the histori-
cal events of interest connected
with that town, and then sketched
briefly the history of several other
towns in the county.
The address was enlivened by
many historical incidents, amusing
and interesting.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
DEBATING CLUB.

The debating club, which was
formed the latter part of last term,
is getting ready to debate on the
subject, Resolved, That United
States should recognize the present
government of Russia"
Ellsworth high school has entered
the Bates league. Mr.. Abernethy is
coaching the club The club is very
small, having only about eight mem
bers. 1t meets every Tuesday night
after school, being on as an extra
subject. The members who stay in it
all the year will probably get a point
toward graduation.
The first debate will take place
on March 10, when Ellsworth will
uphold the affirmative against Ban
gor high school in Ellsworth, and the
negative against Bar HarbOr high
school at Bar Harbor.
If you see crowd of young people
looking like bunch of escaped con-
victs, don't get alarmed, for it is just
some of the junior class with their
new caps. The colors are the Junior
class colors This is something new
for Ellsworth high school, as no
other class has ever done it. The
other classes were inclined to make
fun of them at first, but now most of
them wish they had been first to
do it.
Chandler Richmond has been
elected captain of the baseball team
for the coming year. The team will
have five letter men-Chandler Rich
mond, Robert Jordan, Joseph Lu-
chini, George Mahoney and Ben
Whitcomb. Ellsworth is out for the
county championship this year.
Ten new records for the victrola
have been presented to the school
by H. C. Austin. On one side of
the records are political speeches,
and on the other side are marches.
They are greatly appreciated by the
teachers and students of the school.
The spelling contest begun the
first of this term, was finished Fri
day, Jan 23 George Mahoney of
the senior class stood longest, with
Thomas Holmes of the junior class
second.
The Student association has chosen
Albion Pinkham for manager of the
track team.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
Old Watering Place

In Greece there are still remnants
of a city that was famous watering
place long before the Christian era
It Is the town Of Odipos and the en-
perors of Rome went there to take
sulphur baths and rests. The boil
ing sulphur waters still poun out OF
the creyices in the rocks, and ruins OF
the buildings are still apparent. The
streets of the little village are Dor
dered on each side with streams Oh
hot sulphur water.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
Not verified.

81 Not verified
The above list does not include
residents of the county dying at sea
or away from home, but only deaths
occurring in the town reporting.
Following is list of mona
genarians who have died in Han
cock county during the year, given in
the order of their ages.
Mrs. Judith Waite, at Penob-
scot, Nov. 5, aged So years, 7
months, 23 days.
Mrs. Isabel R. Dorr, at Bucksport,
July 81, aged SO years, Z months,
20 days.
Mrs. Abigail Higgins, at Bar Har-
Dor, Jan. 27, aged So years, II
months, 20 days.
Mrs. Emily Hamor Goss, at La
moline, April %, aged "a years,
month, IL days.
Mrs. Mary J. Gray, at Brooksville.
March "a, aged SO years, 10
months, day.
Mrs. Susan F. Jones, at Brooksville,
May 5, aged SO years, l month, 2
days.
Mrs. Lucretia Nj. Butler, at Mt.
Desert, Jan. 10, aged 80 years,
months.
Mrs. Sarah J. Small, at Deer Isle,
April 2S, aged 80 years, 8 months,
8 days.
Mrs. Mary Avery Wescott, at Cas-
tine, June FL, aged 81 years,
months, rs days.
Mrs. Ann Maria Durgain, at ELS
worth, aged 81 years, 8 months,
5 days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
Bayside.

Earlon Patten of Ellsworth visited
his sister, Mrs. Frank R. Wescott,
last week.
A robin was seen and his pleasant
voice greeted the correspondent last
Sunday morning.
Joseph Wescott, an aged brother Of
Arbutus grange of Surry, now of
Bayside, has been voted an honorary
membership in Arbutus grange for
life. He deeply appreciates the
honor.
Feb. 2. Z. A. Z.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
Otis.

Nelson Garland of Lakewood spent
Sunday with his son Andrew.
Mrs. Made Ogilville returned to
Bangor Thursday, and will enter a
hospital for treatment.
Hollis Patterson, game warden, of
Amherst, spent a few days in town
recently.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
NIariaville.

Frank Frost is in poor health.
The storm Friday was severe, &C
companied by high winds that
blocked the highway, and no mail
was received here.
The pulp crew employed by Joseph
White recently broke camp and have
gone away.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
HONOR ROLL.
Second Quarter, 1924-25.>

First Honors-All A Work.
Senior-Chandler Richmond.
Junior-Helen Whitcomb.
Freshmen = Virginia Campbell,
Karin Eliason.
Second HonOrs-All A or b Work.
Seniors-Inez Garland, Marjorie
Garland, Marion Gaspar, Robert Jor-
dan, George Mahoney, Catherine Os-
good, Ellie Priest, Elsie Priest, Mil
dred Wood.
Juniors Evelyn Davis, Helen De-
Witt, Isabel Emery, Colby Foss, Bar
bara Sargent, Helen Thompson.
Sophomores- Parker Cushman,
Sylvia Cushman, Lawrence Fletcher
Mary Franklin, Ellen Colt, John
Haynes, Lloyd Jordan, Horace Kemp.
Freshmen - Marion Candage,
Freda Daniels, Henry Smith, Dorothy
Squirting.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04

The following is record of deaths
in Hancock county during the year
1924, by towns, with the record for
the preceding year given for COM
parison. The returns as printed
from week to week in The American
have been verified by records re-
turned at the close of the year by
town clerks:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
DEATHS IN ELLSWORTH.

The total number of deaths in
Ellsworth in 1924 was 40, which is
26 less than in the preceding year,
and 1T less than the average OF
the preceding ten years, which is
667 This is the smallest number
of deaths recorded in Ellsworth in
one year since these records have
been keptsby The American, running
back for thirty years. The nearest
1906, with SO deaths.
The following table shows the
number of deaths in Ellsworth for
the past eleven years.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
We Dare Say.

When women rave about indepen-
dence and emancipation, the married
guys who hear it are just about ready
to commit harikari for losing theirs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04

Hosea B. Phillips, at Ellsworth,
March 25, aged 80 years, 10
months, II days.
James A. Libby, at Gouldsboro, Sept.
8, aged 80 years, months, Is
days.
Levi c. Gray, at Sedgwick. March
IS, aged 80 years, days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04
WEST ELLSWORTH.

No items. Showed in.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04

| Following is a complete list of
deaths occurring in Ellsworth during
1924, with age given at last birth
day.
Jan.
3 William A. Austin, IS.
10 John H. Bresnahan, So
II Clifton Woodward, TO-
% James Shaw, g.
Feb
5 Mrs. Edward Arnold, SO.
13 Mrs. Cassie Farnsworth, 35.
16 Mrs. Ella E. Brown, 81
| II Mrs. Alice E. Greedy. so.
IS Mrs. Mary B. Floyd, 81.
81 Edmund Hamilton, ga.
March
6 George E. Gray, So.
rs Hosea B. Phillips, 80.
81 Mrs Ann Maria Durgain, 81.
20 Mrs. Fred A. Patten, 65.
80 Arthur H. Shute, 81.
April
8 Frank A. Stockbridge, IS
13 Earl r. Clark, 26.
25 Capt. John H. Patten, 10
May
4 Levi w. Bennett, So
6 James II. Harvey, 73
June
Is Augustus H. Danico, 80
IS Mrs. Emma j. Giles, so
10 Mrs Hiram j. Emery, 70.
26 Jasper B. Frazier, Sc.
July
5 Arvardene Elva Burr, 2
Mrs. Eunice Y Gould, IS.
Aug.
4 Mrs Alexander Hutchings, 81.
s Woodbury. j. Bowden, S..
8 Mary Ella Bunker, 13.
II Miss Caroline I. Goss, IS.
Is Mrs. Sarah Stockbridge, SO.
10 George E. Dewhirst, 90.
Sept.
2 Henry C. Dudley, So.
6 Albert l.. Morgan, 60.
8 Charles J. Brown, 6S
81 Erastus w. Murch, Il
Oct.
Mae Mason, 1 day
Dana Edwin Austin, days.
IA Norris M. Lunt, IA.
II Carroll l.. Sargent, 81.
q Mrs. Melissa E. Farnsworth, 6S-
Nov
16 Frank V. March, of Bangor, 81.
25 Mrs. Ida E. McGown, 72.
2S George E. Greene, S.
80 Mrs. Eta M. French. II.
Dec.
Mrs. Peter Fortier, So
| 6 Mrs. Florence Bowden. IS.
7 Manoel A. Gaspar, So.
26 Mrs. Lottie A. Patten, So.
The following Ellsworth people
died away from home during the
year:
Feb. 5, Harry C. Emery at sea, 81.
| Feb. 27, Morris Bowden, at Ban
gor, 49,
April 7, William Mowry, at Ban
gor, 68.
April 7, Miss Winnie H. Southland, at
Bangor, A.
May 10, Mrs. James L. Cook, at
| Norway, 83.
May IL, Walter B. feeling, at Ban
gor, "a.
May 16, Henry c. Hastings, at
Portland, 80.
Sept. 4, Mrs. Helen Smith, at Ban
| gor, 70.
Sept. II, Mrs. Howard F. Dollard, at
Bangor.
Sept. 81, Charles L. Lord, at
Togus, 80.
Sept. "a, H. Fremont Maddocks, at
Bar Harbor, 50.
Oct. Is, Leo Rogers, at Sullivan, 80.
Nov. 81, Mrs. Edward L. Drummey,
at Dorchester, Mass, 65.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-04

deaths occurring in Ellsworth during
1924, with age given at last birth
day.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
THE ANZAC WAY

Few soldiers of the rank of Cen
eral can have been more popular
than was General Sir William Bird
wood ("Birdie") with the Anzacs
under his command at Gallipoli.
This is my favorite of the many
stories told about him. Coming
across a hefty Australian lolling,
pipe in mouth, near where he ex-
pected to find sentry, "Birdie" ask
ed: what are your"
"a bit of sentry!" came the
reply. "What are your"
"A bit of a general" responded
Birdie"
"Then," said the sentry, "wait
minute and I'll get my rifle and
give you bit of a salute"
%" in London Evening News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
TOOK THIRTY YEARS FOR
1T TO PERCOLATE

Over thirty years ago in Quaker
town, Pa. they began talking about
installing a sewage system. But it
was all talk.
Two years ago, Charles M. Mere
dith, that imperturbable editor of
the Quakertown Free Press, started
a drive of educational argument
in favor of sewers for his town. He
kept pegging away at it week
after week He joked about it, he
argued about it, he told stories
about it, he was serious, he was
humorous; but always he drove to
the main point-THEY NEEDED
SEWERS!
Three weeks ago they held an
election in Quakertown to see if the
people wanted to have sewers in
stalled. They said Eyes" by an over
whelming majority of 800 to 337-
a majority of 1853.
Another argument for the civic
benefits of a newspaper!
Charlie Meredith will never be
able to collect in dollars and cents
for the work he did in behalf Of
this public improvement. But he will
reap the benefits of the consciousness
of task well done!
Also it offers announcement to
us of Lambertville and New Hope.
Perhaps we may also get such i'm
provements-if we hammer away
at it for 80 years!
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
A FOOL MISTAKE

Henry Ford, like all other prohi-
bition fanatics, never hesitates to
misrepresent the facts when deal
ing with the subject of alcohol.
But in the May issue of his
paper, the Dearborn Independent,
his editors make the ludicrous mis-
take of reporting that Jack Lon
don, noted writer, never drank al
cohol. The personal habits of Jack
London are known to all his read
ers thru an account of his life
which he frankly gave the title of
John Barleycorn." This was pub
hshed serially in the Saturday Even
ing Post, and afterward in book
form. 1t has been read by millions
of people.
The reference in Henry's paper is
contained in an article about Lon
don. 1t speaks of his habit Lon
don had of keeping on his bedside
table, "his books and note tablets
and empty thermos bottle, whose
contents had been drunk while he
read in the night either before
he slept or when he happened to
wake"
The item continued by saying,
ooh, no-never alcohol, but water
or tea, or buttermilk."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
A GOOD HINT FOR
LAMBERTvILLE

A New England man with an
idea has been a main factor in
growth of Los Angeles. A. G. Arnoll,
secretary of the Los Angeles Cham
Der of Commerce, came to that or
ganization from New England. He
deliberately set out to secure in
dustries for Southern California.
Coming from an industrial section
of the country, he realized that pay
rolls were the rock foundation upon
which to build permanent community
prosperity.
His ideas have borne fruit. In a
little over three years 1000 new
industries have been located in Los
Angeles. His systematic program to
encourage industrial development can
be followed by any city which seeks
permanent growth and prosperity.
But it takes work and lots of it as
can be testified to by Mr.. Arnoll
and his corp of assistants who keep
in constant touch with thousands
of prospective industries over the
world which they try to interest
in coming to Southern California.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
Mu Fauorite Stories
By lRulA 5. cOBb
The Prompt Response

OF all the stories relating 10 our
colored troopers In their services over
seas, | think the one l like best has
to do with brawny black Infantry
man, who, on his way up to the front
for his first taste of actual combat,
fortified himself on a full quart OF
potent French wine.
AS a result, he reached the forward
position In a somewhat elevated and
slightly groggy state. He had been
warned in advance that he was going
into an exceedingly busy and danger
Gus sector, but it so happened at the
moment of his arrival the immediate
vicinity was strangely quiet. He
glanced about him in a foggy but dis
appointed way, and then, addressing
his fellow occupants Of the trench
generally, spoke as follows:
"Wha's de war?-tha's whit /
wants to knowl White folks suttinly
is monty deceivin. Yere dey prom
ises me war. So dey rides me 'crost
mon a million miles Of ocean an dey
marches me though mon thousand
miles of mud, an all de VILE dey
keeps on tellin me at wen l gifts up
yere dey1l be war waitin' fur me.
An yere l is an dey amt no war!
Dat amt no way to act. Eff any of
you folks is got airy war jest fetch
Ii on an leave 1t to me. OATS all
Jest leave II In my handsp"
A veteran of several months expe-
=. T. oh tt,f nd I'm
that his desires should shortly be
gratified, inasmuch as the hostile po-
sitions were only about two hundred
yards away, and the enemy was both
active and alert.
Hearing this, the green hand leaped
upon the parapet and, standing there
revealed in the moonlight, like great
black statue of defiance, he shook a
broad fist in the direction of the foes
lines, and in voice which might have
been heard half mile away he cried
out:
Come on, you Heinie Germans, an
gimme warl Gimme all de war you's
got Gimme exploserives Gimme
gas shells Gimme scrapernell Gin
me bung shellsl Most in special l
asts you fur bung shellsl"
At this particular moment German
minnenwerfer, two feet long and nine
inches in diameter and filled with po-
tential Ill health, went whirrlng in its
wabbly, uncertain flight just over his
head and with a crash like the crack
of doom struck not fifty yards behind
him, tearing hole in the earth big
enough for the foundations of a
smoke house. The belligerent warrior
was slapped fat and instantly covered
In half-inch coating Of powdered
grit and gravel and dust.
There he lay, stunned, until the last
reverberation had died away and the
tortured earth had ceased from its
qulverings. Then, slowly and eau
tiously. he sat up. First he felt him
self all over to make sure he was In
tact; then he stole respectful glance
rearward to where the huge, new
formed crater behind him still was
smoking and Tuning and throwing off
noxious smells, and then he cast a
| cautious look In the direction from
which the devlish visitor had come
and, finally, in still, small, curiously
I altered voice, he said:
"Well, suzz, dey's one thing you's
| got to say fur dem Germans-dey suit
tinly does give you service u
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
THROWING AWAY
SIS 100000 YEARLY

No, I'm not talking about the
waste of Government! I'm talking
about YOU, if you have ever written
a poor address on mail that con-
tanned anything of value.
The Postal Department reports
that every year sos, 100000 in cash is
removed from misdirected envelopes
And this does not include valuables
from packages which can't be de-
livered because of poor addresses.
Nor does this take into considera-
ton the cost of extra expense on
the part of the Postal Department
in looking up addresses on misdirect-
ed mail. That alone costs $l,740,000
each year.
Think that over the next time
you hurriedly dash off an address
on an envelope!
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
JUST ANOTHER
COMPULSORY TAX

Advocates of compulsory automo-
bile liability insurance are endeavor-
ing to establish another form of
special or class taxation.
Authoritative figures indicate that
automobile drivers are liable for
damages because of negligence is
not more than 40 percent of all
accident cases.
If from this amount are deducted
accidents occurring under classified
tions in which compulsory insur-
ance would not change present con-
ditions, it will be seen that there
are comparatively small number
of victims who actually would re-
ceive any benefit from such law,
and on the chance of benefiting this
small percentage, the proponents of
compulsory automobile liability in
surance would penalize most heavily
the entire automobile industry and
every car user.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH .
Ponce De Leon roamed the oceans
of the world and searched through
out Florida and beyond for the
tabled Fountain of Youth, and found
it not. Jacob Hake, aged eighty
one of York remained at home, at
tended steadfastly to his daily du-
ties and found it, within himself.
Displaying his skill as a mason
on the wall of a new civic building
in his own home town the other
day he observed:
A man never becomes so skillful
at his trade that he cannot learn
more about it. had been working
forty years as mason when a man
who inspected job | was working
on said: "You are a good mechanic.
Where did you learn your trade ?"
81 never learned it," | replied. And
that was the truth. No man, no
matter how smart and proficient he
may he, can ever learn a trade com
pletely. There is always something
new to learn"
"There is always something to
learn" That is the meat in the nut.
always something to learn" and
the man who has mastered that
truth and avails himself of its wis
dom never grows old.
For him the Fountain of Youth
flows perennially. His physical
strength may fail, but he is always
young mentally.
And the contrary is quite true.
He who finds no new idea to apply
to his work, no new skill of mind
or hand to give to his daily task is
already old and his term of useful
ness is past, no matter how few or
many his years.
The zest of youth is always for
him who goes at his work every
morning determined to learn some
thing new that day for the better
performance of that work the day
following. Harrisburg Telegraph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
BEAUTIFUL BUT DUMB"

The greatest curse some women
could have is to be beautiful!
Because most women get a false
value of good looks, and thus ne
glect their mental development in
accentuating their beauty.
When they do that they are
hopelessl Their conceit becomes pitt
full, and their intelligence atrophies.
Whereupon they are always re-
ferred to by the discriminating
BEAUTIFUL BUT DUMB!"
A story is told of man who
was being tried for bigamy. "Why
did you marry both these women 2"
the judge asked him.
Because of my mothers teach
ing" replied the man. "She al
ways taught me that should mar
~ beauty and intelligence. And |
couldn't find ONE woman who had
bothl"
But there are a few such women,
thank Godl And there is nothing
more attractive than a beautiful wo-
man who is also intelligent.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
SHE ANSWERED AN AID

AND WON A FORIUNE
San Antonio, Texas,-A want
ad" bride recently became heir to a
modest fortune left by her World
War veteran husband of month,
according to rehabilitation officials
of The American Legion here.
On January 20, Mrs. Cora Bell
Cronson answered the advertisement
of George Appel disabled veteran.
They were married the next day.
Appel died on train en- route
to Arizona four weeks later. In
his will he left the following pro-
perty as promised in his marriage
offer; $4,000 in insurance; $500
in Liberty bonds and a four-room
bungalow.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
Il d / T o r / A |. s
AFTER THE BATTLE, MOTHER!

Newspapers report that Jack
Dempsey is going to tour the battle
fields of France. It's more than he
was willing to do while an army
of 100 per cent Americans were
making those battlefelds famous!
Perhaps he wants to collect some
souvenirs.
| could suggest a great number
of disabled ex-service men who
would like to unload on Stacker
Jack the souvenirs they unwillingly
collected in France!
Laugh that off!
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
WILL GET TEN DOLLARS

Ford City, Pa..-The owner of
the best appearing lawn in this
city will receive on the Fourth of
July a prize of $40 for his energy
and industry with lawnmower and
shears. The prize was offered re-
Gently by Allied Post of The Amer
lean Legion in the interest of their
community and betterment program.