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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14
A TRIBUTE.

Within "a period of about six
months, this little town has been
called upon to contribute to the hosts
of those who have gone on before
three of it's best-known and longtime
residents. In the passing on of Mrs.
West, of Aunt Lizzie' and aunt
Susan" we are moved to express our
deep appreciation and admiration of
these three, among the many, SUI
preme examples of ideal motherhood
and of splendid and majestic woman
Illness.
All Maine women, all walking side
by side, so to speak, along the path
way of life for more than eighty
years, all "shut-ins" toward the last,
due to failing strength, and all shut
out to some extent, owing to defective
hearing and infirmity, from many
things that they once enjoyed, yet be-
ing of superior intellect, widely read
and of wonderful and retentive mem
DRY, their minds seemed to concen-
trate on the finer and higher things
that go to make up the fabric of life.
They always seemed to radiate cheer
and sunshine and helpfulness.
We shall miss them, oh, yes!
But the influence Of their beautiful
lives will never cease to be upward
and onward, and their sweet presence
will always be felt in the homes of us
who knew and loved them best and
in the community in which they so
long bore part; and we feel that
hand in hand with those they have
Joined, yet ever closely in touch with
us who still travel on, they press for
ward in the ranks of the "choir in
visible" and in the eternal symphony
each has her place with her soul lin
tune with the Infinite"
"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14

There will be an all-day session of
the Woman's branch of the Farm Blu
reau at the grange hall january II.
An expert corsetiere will conduct
fitting demonstration.
Wednesday evening, Jan. 81, there
will be free pictures at the grange
hall, conducted by the Farm Bureau.
Everyone is welcome.
Dana Dyer is on business trip to
Boston.
The dramatic club of F. II. S. pre-
scented Patty Makes Things Hum" at
K of P. hall, West Sullivan, Friday
evening.
Eugene Springer visited his brother
at Bar Harbor last week.
The students of the high school
have organized an improvement sOci-
ETY., having for it's main object the
grading of the schoolhOuse grounds.
Mrs. Allie Macomber has been Wis
iting her little granddaughter, Eliza
beth Robertson.
Several members of the local tribe
of Red Men, who have been in camp
at Donnell's pond, report a kind Of
sport unusual for this time of year
that of hunting bears in the open.
The ladies' aid society met at the
Methodist vestry Wednesday, for an
all-day session. The teachers of the
high school and Mr.. Henry, of the pri-
vate school, were guests at dinner.
Wilmont Robertson is clerking for
Harry Gray.
One of the most interesting meet
ings of the woman's club held this
year was at Mrs. Margaret Homer's
Monday afternoon, when patriotic
Music" was the subject presented by
the committee in charge. One of the
principal features was the community
sing enjoyed after instructive papers
on Francis Scott Reyes and Stephen
Foster, and the famous songs they
wrote were presented.
l.. E. Springer attended the Farm
Bureau meeting at Hancock Friday.
The Baptist circle met with Mrs.
Geneva Sprague last week. The work
committee has already arranged for
the work the coming year in prepara-
ton for the annual fair next fall.
Jan. -. echo"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14
A TEST OF YEARS
Is the Experience of This Ellsworth
Resident.

Are you miserable with an achlng
back? Feel tired, nervous and run
down? Do you have daily headaches
dizzy spells and annoying urinary DIS
orders? Then why not take the ad-
vice of an Ellsworth resident VINO
suffered as you do and found lasting
relief by using Doans Pills-a stlmu-
liant diuretic to the kidneys? Here
is an Ellsworth case that the years
haven't changed. Why not profit by
it?
E. ]. Clark, School Street, says:
Severe, shooting pains across the
small of my back caused annoyance
and the kidney secretions passed
irregularly. used Doan's Pills
and was relieved"
SEVERAL YEARS LATER, MT.
Clark said: Il haven't needed
Doan's Pills since l gave my state
ment. My cure has been per-
manent."
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Pills-the same that Mr..
Clark had. Foster-Milburn Co..
Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14
Halls PASSING OF
MTDDLE-AGED WOMAN
Writer Eulogizes Present
Age of Youthfulness

Gray hairs are gone, old age Is out
of date, and a sign Of the times is
the disappearance of the middle-ased
woman.
This is as il should be. SO long as
mature woman does not ape a
napper, why should she not keep her
Youthful looks into the forties-or the
seventies? Why should dowager as
sumo that it is her duty to be dowqy!
A black gown and white heart
are not inseparable, and dull gray and
goodness do not always go together.
If woman is "all glorious within
it is well that her looks should make
this manifest.
NOwad US our social world seems
to be divided into girls, young mar
ried women and women who are great
grandmothers. No more do you see
the middle-aged matron, with her
proud grace and reserved bearing =;
or the handsome mother Of forty,
with her iiow of talk and flock OF
dull daughters. And we never come
across the sweatfaced sad-eyed
single woman-the typical maiden
aunt Of the Victorian era.
Sad to say, the ideal old lady has
gone forever. with her silver hair
white cap. black gown and gentle
Identified manners. Old ladies'. such as
those depicted In Whistler's famous
portrait of his mother, or in Manet's
picture Of Nine. Manet mere, have
ceased to exist in our social life Of
today
Everything in Ife-art, dress, rules
of health and beauty culture-tends
toward the exit of the midd!e-aged
woman And she is out of it on the
stage and in fiction BalZac's ''Femme
de Trente Ans seems a back number,
as many heroines in up-to-date novels
are well on in the forties and fifties.
And the same note is sounded in the
plays of the period
Most of us live up to this august
example. Won'en of sixty or seventy
Yacht hunt, shoot, dance, play golf
and hockey and drive their own mo
toI cdTS. OHe peer "ho was '''i
ried in the sixties. drives her car with
success. and another Of the same age
leads cotllonS, although she is the
proud owner of several grandchildren
Much can be said on the side of
perennial youthfulness. The desire
to prolong ones youth shows vital
force and Is said to be sure proof
of national well-being. Every wom-
an for her own sake would fam keep
fresh and young, as she is well aware
that SO long as her looks remain she
can rule men. and there will be no
"Finis' written on the page OF ner
book Of life.-The Hon. Mrs. FitZr.v
Stewart in the London Mail
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Marlboro.

School closed January 2, after
term of eighteen weeks, and will
not begin again until March The
school was taught by Mrs. Myra
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Ford have
returned to their home here, after
an absence of over year, during
which time Mrs. Ford was caring
for her mother in Orland, who was
i'll. Their friends are glad to see
them back.
The Shore Line Electric Co. is
rapidly extending service in MARI
boro. large crew has been setting
poles and running wires. Already
several houses have been wired, and
when summer arrives, this locality
will be well supplied with electric
lights, and the service which
electricity offers
Olin and Louise Ford, who are at
tending high school in Hancock,
have, during the fall term, been max
ing the daily twenty-mile trip by
auto, but during the winter term
they will board near the school.
Mr.. and Mrs George P. Stratton
have gone to Hancock to reside dur
ing the school vacation period. Mr..
Stratton, associated with l.. l..
Brown, plans to go into the smelt
catching business.
The clam season is in full swing
here, and daily shipments are going
forward to New England points.
This is one of very few places on
the Maine coast which offers the
clam digger an almost entirely open
season., hardly ever being closed by
ice.
This year the school union of
Hancock, Franklin, Lamoine and
Eastbrook will again have the
question of school uperintendency to
dispose of. 1t is well that those in
terested, besides the several school
boards, give the matter some atten-
ton The schools in this section,
Lamoine and Hancock are exceed
ingly well organized and doing very
satisfactory work. The present
superintendent, it is said, can be re-
tanned, and it is believed by many
that he should be asked to sign
three-year contract. Certainly,
Superintendent under such service
would be in position to give his
best labor to the work.
Ian. 8. Jane"
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Otis.


Mr. and Mrs. Percy Grover and
children, of Eddington, j. l.. Fogg of
Eden and Fred Grover of North
Mariaville, took dinner with Mr.. and
Grover Sunday.
Frank Lyman, who has been at
work in Guilford, is home.
Mrs. Cassie Johnson and son, of
Bangor, spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Nathan Salisbury.
w. d. Moore spent few days re-
Gently in Bangor.
Mrs Alden Dyer, who has visited
her daughter, Mrs. Daniel Young,
the past week, returned to Eastbrook,
Saturday.
w. c. Salisbury and a party from
Holden were in town Sunday.
C. Watts and j. o. Jordan have
filled their ice houses.
Miss Mildred Bartlett recently
closed her school here, after sue
cessful term. All pupils received
an average of A in spelling, Alice
Watts rank being 100. Those not
absent for the winter term were
Dora Grover, Vera Bell, Norman
Young, Joseph Lyman and Alice
Watts. Vera Bell has not been late
or absent for the last three terms,
thirty weeks.
The Farm Bureau met with Clara
e. Jordan, January Z, for an all-day
meeting. The subject was Popular
Recipes" each one~bringing some
food with recipe for same.
Officers of Mariaville grange were
installed Saturday evening by Mrs.
Fannie Young, assisted by Mrs. Lora
Watts, as follows: Master, Avery
Carr; overseer, Walter EdgecOmb;
lecturer, Linnie Morrison; steward,
George Dority; chaplain, Ironia
Dority; treasurer, James o. Jordan;
secretary, Clara E. Jordan; gate
keeper, Gary Moore; Pomona, Fannie
Young; Flora, Lora G. Watts; lady
assistant steward, Olive B. Carr.
The secretary and treasurer's report
was read. showing the grange in
good condition.
Jan. ~. O.
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Made Provision for Pets

A kind old English lady was so much
attached to three goldfish that she left
f7O (S35O) for their feed and care.
When they died the interest from the
money was to be used to keep the
grass green and smooth above their
graves and decorated with fitting flow
ers. Another woman provided $500 a
year for the care of her parrot. The
keeper was to bring the bird every two
years to a certain lawyer that identifi-
cation might be made Of the bird as
the original one.
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Reflected Glory

Two artists on tour took a hack at
Marseiles to visit the city in comfort
At the end of few minutes the cab
man turned around and remarked:
"Fll say you two are no FOOLS
Astounded, the two friends looked
at each other without word.
Five minutes afterward the same
thing happened
"Why do you keep telling us that?'
asked one Of the travellers.
"Ha! pardi," he answered. You
have engaged, without knowing it, the
best cabman in Marseilles. lie Rire,
Paris.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14

Schools, which have been in ses-
sion eighteen weeks, have closed
for a short vacation.
Mrs. Ophelia Written recently
came from her home at Gouldsboro
Point, to spend the winter with Mrs.
Edith Hovey.
John e. Whitaker, who was in
jured recently by kick by horse,
is out again.
Grip colds are prevalent. r. F. ID.
Carrier Ira T. Guptill is one of the
latest victims. His assistant, Ira
Young, is taking his place.
Daniel Whitaker, Theodore and
Edna Young, who spent the holidays
at home, have returned to Bucksport
seminary, and Genevieve Tracy to
Bangor high school.
Miss Dorothy Joy, who has been
i'll of influenza, has resumed teach
ing at Birch HarbOr
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14

table Compound during the Change OF
Life and it has left me in good health.
l recommend it as the best medicine for
women in the Change of Life and you
can use these facts as testimonial. y
Mrs. S. A. HOLLEY, R. F. D. No. a.
Columbia, South Carolina.
Why suffer for years with backache,
nervousness, painful times and other all
ments common to women from early
life to middle age, when Lydia p. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound will bring
relief? Take it when annoying symp-
toms first appear and avoid years of
suffering.
In recent countrywide canvass of
purchasers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound over 200, 600 replies
were received, and SO out of every 1OO
reported they were benefited by its use.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14

The annual meeting of the West
fremont Improvement Society was
held with Mrs. Gardner Lawson
Friday, Jan. 8. The following Of
ficers were chosen: President, Mrs
Myra e. Rumill; vice-president,
Mrs. Mena lawson secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Lena A. Robbins;
work committed, Mrs. Eunice
Lopaus, Mrs. Kate Walls, Mrs.
Maud Webster All members are
asked to be solicitors to get work
and members.
Mrs Maynard Norwood has been
i'll of grip the past week.
Maynard, little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Maynard Norwood, fell on the
ice, receiving two severe cuts on
the head.
v Mrs. Atwood Farrell and sister
Virgie, of Center spent Saturday
with their sister, Mrs. Austin ingalls,
Mrs. Lena A. Robbins is spending
two weeks with Mrs. e. l.. Kelley
at Mckinley.
jan 70. "Thelma.'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14
DcdhaIn.

New Century grange met in all-day
session January 10. Matters OF
business and reports of officers oc-
cupied the forenoon. 1t was voted
to send the lecturer, Hazel Cowing,
to the lecturers conference IN
Waterville January 28 and 20. A
fine dinner was served, after winch
grange reassembled and the officers
were installed by Mary M. Burrlll,
assisted by Agnes Maddocks and
Maurice Miller as marshals. 1t was
expected that State Deputy Saun-
ders would be present for this cere-
mony, but for some reason he did
mt come. The following literary
program was enjoyed: REGULATIONS,
Laura Cook, Maurice Miller, N. b.
Colby; vocal solos, Fred York; "A
Musical Romance" Agnes Mad
docks and Violet Blood, who also
sang duet; stories, G. A. Gray, N.
B. Colby; remarks by members.
The woman's branch of the Farm
Bureau will meet with Mrs. A. F.
Moore January Is, at 1 p. m. The
subject will be, Home Care OF the
Sick" Mrs. Moore leader.
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Brewster Wis
tied in Enfield Friday.
Miss May Gray and Miss Alice
Brewster were home from Bangor
high school for the weekend.
The ladies' aid society has pur-
chased an organ for use in the par
ish house.
Jan. IL. d.
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Sunset.

Stewart Gross of Stonington has
purchased a car of Charles Wey-
mouth.
A Sunday school social was en-
joyed by all Wednesday evening,
Jan. Z.
Gladys Haskell spent the weekend
at home.
Congratulations are extended to
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott on the
birth of a daughter.
Annabelle Colby is the guest of
Mrs Snowden, at the HarbOr.
Raymond Small, who has been
salesman for Armour & CO., Bangor,
has discontinued the business until
spring.
Thomas Cole has had a radio in
stalled in Mis- home.
Austin Haskell Of Deer Isle called
on friends here Sunday.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14

Mrs. Simeon Sargent and two chill
dren have gone to Prospect HarbOr
to visit her mother.
! Word has been received Of the
safe arrival of Francis Eaton in
Japan, on the s. s. Montgomery City.
Allard Springer is working for
Freeman Walker, loading pulp wood
at Franklin Road.
Mrs. Alice Young visited her
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Hopkins, at
Franklin Road, one day last week.
Jan. 49, D.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14
MUTUAL BENEFIT COLUMN.
Edited by "Aunt Madge."
MOTTO :-HELPFUL AND HOPEFUL

The purposes of this column are
succinctly stated in the title and motto
it 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, medium
for the interchange of ideas. In this
cacacity 1t solicits communications.
and it's success depends largely on the
support given it in this respect. Com
munications must be signed, but the
name of writer will not be printed ex-
cent 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
American, Ellsworth, Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14
Bankers Wife Advises
Ellsworth PEOPLE

81 had stomach trouble so bad ev-
erything | ate soured and formed gas.
Was miserable until tried Adlerika
This helped the first day" Adlerika
helps any case gas on the stomach
unless due to deep-seated causes.
The QUICK action will surprise you.
Because Adlerika is such an excellent
intestinal evacuant it is wonderful
for constipation-it often works in
one hour and never gripes. Alex
ander's Pharmacy, Ellsworth.
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owe my life to 1t. For
three years I was sick
and was treated by
physicians, but they
didn't seem to help
me any. Then l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v e g e t a BILE Com
pound and got strong
enough to do my
homework, VIII ere
before l was hardly
able to be up. Ihave
also taken the Ve0e-
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Franklin.
HELEN.

She has passed through the valley,
but not alone;
Our dearly loved Helen, our true,
loving friend.
She is only away, she cannot be dead;
The flight of the soul cannot be the
end.
From the long years of pain, she is
resting at last,
Where no suffering ever can be;
Forever at rest with the truest and
best,
Through the long, long eternity.
Mrs. ID. III. Wooster.
January, 1925.
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Bernard.

The ladies' aid society of the
congregational church held its an
nual meeting at the home Of Mrs.
Freeman on Wednesday, w tn an at
tendance of about twenty-five. Hot
ScallOp stew was served at noon.
In the afternoon, officers were
elected as follows: President, Mrs.
e. B. Reed; vice-president, Mrs.
MILFORD Kittredge; treasurer. Mrs.
r. S. Tapley; secretary, Mrs. Sidney
Wallace; work committee, Mrs.
Freeman Colt; Mrs. l.. j. Norwood,
Mrs Wallace and Mrs. Kittredge
Jan. 10. will o. Wisp"
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Dr:IrueSElixir
North LanOine,

Mrs. Eunice Young entertained the
birthday club last Wednesday. The
club presented Mrs. Ellen Young
with a pretty plant, as it was her
eighty-fifth birthday. Mrs. Young
felt that her birthday was we'll cele-
brated when during the day, the
electric lights were turned on at her
home for the first time.
Mrs. George Sumner Moore,
former resident of this place, is Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. Susan
Salisbury
Leone Convey, who is at the
Hagan hospital, will return home
this week.
Jan. IL. T..
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benefit of A. S. D.. that I have recently
purchased a new pair of pants and
they are much too small around for
Aunt Mary, so she is not very likely
to get them on. By the way, what has
become of A. S. D.?
With kind regards to Aunt and Uncle
Madge and all the Mutuals.
Aunt Mary's John.
Dec 80, 1924.
How you must enjoy the lights!
| mistrust that you have abandoned
knitting and taken UP crossword
puzzles. If there is a scarcity or
letters this winter, l shall conclude
the Mutuals are enlarging their vo-
cabularies, wearing out their
dictionaries and burning the mid
night OIL" or electric Juice" and
taxing their brains and their memo
ries to make words horizontal and
vertical" fit into their proper places.
Perhaps A. s. d. is working on
crossword puzzles, too.
AUNT MADGE.
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SICK ; YEARS
WITHOUT Relief
Finally Found Health by TAX
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Columbia, S. C.-'fYour medicine has
done me SO much good that feel like ]
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REPORT OF
q O N ID L II I q N
or THE
LIBERTY NATIONAL BANK

at Ellsworth, in the State of Maine, at the close
of business Oh Dec. 81, 1924
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, In
cluding rediScountS.... $3.50 .4O7 Il
Richmond planet., 1925-12-05
DEATH OF WILLIAM SEWELL.

The funeral of Mr.. William Sewe'l
who departed this life November 20
1925, was held from the Mt. Calvary
Baptist Church. Monday, November
23 Rev. C. A. Cobbs officiated
assisted by Rev. ]. H. Binford and
others. The deceased had been a
member of that church for Sc
years and one time he'd the leader
ship of that choir and also one time
Superintendent of that Sunday
School and member of the Trustee
Board. -.
His illness was of short duration
and his death came as a shock to
his many friends and relatives. He
leaves to survive him a wife, four
Sisterj. Mrs. NJ d. JohNson and
Mrs. NJ. E. Brown of Richmond,
Va; Miss Rebecca Sewel of Phil
adelphia, Pa, and Mrs. Martha A
Morris, of Trenton. N. j.. and four
nieces Miss B. C. Johnson, of Rich
moId, Va, Mrs. Ophelia Mackins
and Mrs Edna Jones, of Mannheim,
w. Wa. and two nephews, Claude
w. johnson, of Richmond Va. and
DR.. Leroy Morris. of Trenton, n. j.
Mr.. Sewell was affiliated with the
various fraternities: King Solomon
F. A, M; Blooming Lily Lodge, K.
of P Mt. Erin Lodge of Odd Fe!
,ows and The National Ideal Society.
Richmond planet., 1925-12-05
Personals and Briefs

Mr. and Mrs. William Scott, of
313 West 22nd Street have been
confined to their home. Mr.. Scott
is improving slowly while his wife:
Mrs. Charlotte, continues very sick.
Mr. William H. Pleasants, of Cam.
| bridge, Mass was in the city last
week and visited his many friends
here, including Mr.. William B.:
Smith, the musician and tonsoria,
artist He left for home
The Regal Chemical Company has
had so much success in restoring
sight to the blind that it is now
retailing the treatment and giving
al sufferers an opportunity to test
its merits A beneficial change will
be observable in from one to three
weeks See announcement.
Bring us your job work. We will
do it at reasonable prices and on
short notice.
Mr. S S. Richardson, who has
been indisposed, went out On Cham
berlayne Avenue and was taken so
i'll that officers had to remove him
to his home 72S North Fifth Street;
where he is steadily improving.
The First Baptist Church rally re-
suited in a collection of more than
$1,000. Rev. DR.. W. T. Johnson
preached the dedicatory sermon OF
the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in
New York City last Sunday A co.
lection of $1,000 was lifted there
during the days rally
William W Jones. Phi. c., who has
been taking practical pharmacy for
several years under DR.. A NJ.
Bowles Third and Clay SITS. passed
the State Board Of Pharmacy Nov.
18th and is now permanently EN-
r Dyed by his friend and benefacror
Dr.. Bowes has opened brand new
pharmacy at Tyler and Chamber
layne Avenue, in brand new build
ing and he now invites the public
to CAL and patronize him. The high
standard set at the Third and Clay
place will he carried out at the new
place
Mr. and Mrs J. E. Byrd, of New
port News, Va. spent THANKSGIVING
holiday with their son and daughter
in-raw. Mr.! and Mrs. Leslie F. Byrd.
We have received ringing letter
from stony Creek, Va, with no name
signed The writer will please for
ward his name and we will publish
his article