Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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ture. America" Manager Williams
greatly appreciates the endorsement
and support given the picture by
Superintendent of Schools Turner
Principal Abernethy of the high
school. the teachers of the grade
schools, Commander Fortier of the
American Legion and the clergymeh
Of the city.
i The Ellsworth fire truck and en-
CINE again demonstrated its worth
last Thursday in a run to Ellsworth
Falls, for fire at the house of Rus
sell Smith on the Mill road. To reach
water. the truck had to cross soft
field and run out on the ice OF the
river. This was accomplished sue
cessfully. and with two powerful
streams. the fire in the house was eX-
tinguished and the connecting shed
and stable were saved. The house
was practically Quilted. The ire
started from an overheated chimney
A cooked food sale will be held in
+. C. SCOTS store Saturday after
noon, March 81 The proceeds OF
this sale will be for the benefit OF the
woman's club, to help secure much
needed funds The public has shown
great interest in the good things
which the club has done in the pas
and in the projects It has in view for
the future. An organization OF this
kind cannot accomplish much with
out money, and the members viii be
very grateful for the patronage and
interest of the people in helping to
raise funds, that the work may be
carried on.
Lawrence Card and Ralph Lowell
were arraigned in the Ellsworth
municipal court yesterday, charged
with stealing seven Barred Plymouth
Rock hens and a rooster from John
e. Moulton on February 26. Mr..
Moulton, it appeared, had followed
tracks from his henpen to Simon
Violette's place on Third street, and
found his fowl. Mr.. Violette claimed
he had bought them and willingly
gave them up. The boys, Card and
Lowell, disappeared about that time,
but the officers have been on the
watch for them, and their arrest ON
a charge of larceny followed their re-
appearance The boys pleaded I OF
guilty, but were adjudged guilty, and
sentenced to fine of $25 or thirty days
in jail They were committed TO jail
in default of fine.
Ellsworth high school lost in the
interscholastic debates last FRIDAY
evening, both at Ellsworth and Bar
Harbor. Public debating is practi-
cally a new venture for the Ellsworth
school, but the teams representing
the Ellsworth school made good
showing. Bangor high, the school de-
batting here, was represented by Ar
line Palmer, '25, and Phyllis Lori
mer, freshman. Their presentation
of the question, both in argument
and rebuttal, was certainly excellent
and the verdict of the judges in their
favor was we'll deserved. A good at
tendance of students and friends OF
the school enjoyed the debate, and
the accompanying musical program,
which included piano solo by Sylvia
Cushman, duet by Helen Whltcomb
and Isabel Emery, violin solo by
Karin Eliason and a piano solo by
Mary Franklin.
The council of religious education
in the public schools met Monday, IN
the office of the superintendent OF
schools A report of the schools IN
Bar Harbor was given by Mr. Besant,
who recently attended some of the
classes. The work is progressing
very satisfactorily in Bar Harbor. A
grading system is used, with Volun-
teer teaching, largely by the pastors
of the various churches Under the
auspices Of the Ellsworth council, a
mass meeting will be held i'll the high
school auditorium on Tuesday eve
ming, March "a. Rev. Mr.. Kinney,
who has had eXperien re i'll the Bar
Harbor work and is intensely inter
ested in the work of the council, will
address the meeting. The local
council earnestly reque SIS a lacge at
tendance, and especially urges that
parents of children attending our
public schools make an effort to be
present.
Tuesday evening a delightful St
Patrick S sociable was given in X. OF
C. hall with large attendance
despite the inclemency of the
weather The hall was daintily
decorated by members Of the sewing
club, in green and white, g .een sham
rocks and gold harps predominating.
The feature of the evening was
scholarly and instructive discourse
on s.. Patrick, by Rev. FIR. German.
A m lsical program of more taan
usual excellence followed, arranged
by Mrs r. J. Walsh: Piano duet, Miss
Dunleayy and Louise Collins; song,
Dear Little Shamrock" Corinne
Thibodeaux; violin SOLO Louise Col
Inns; song, Come Back to Erin,
Mrs. Herbert Young; address, Father
German; duet, Wearing of the
Green" Harold Hawkes. and f. j.
Collins piano solo, Marian Young;
solo, wild Irish Rose e. J. Collins;
solo, Corinne ThibodeauX, with Rich
ard Latin, accompanies; solo, Miss
Holz; Melodies of Ireland" chorus;
solo Father German. st Patrick'S