Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-12-16
Richard Harding was arraigned in


the Ellsworth municipal court last
week, on complaint of Harry M. Hig-
gins of Lamoine, charged, with
hunting wild birds between sunset
and sunrise He was adjudged
guilty, and sentenced to a fine of
$40 and costs. He appealed, and
furnished bond of 800 for appear
ance at the April term Of the su-
preme court.
At the regular meeting of the
American Legion auxiliary last Fri
day evening, officers were elected as
follows: President, Marjorie Libby;
first vice-president, Hazel Haynes;
second vice-president, Olga Richard
son; secretary, Gladys Pinkham;
treasurer, Clarice McKeen; chaplain,
Harriet Robbins; historian, Minerva
Jordan; sergeant-at-arms, Jennie
Head. AS the date for the next
semi-monthly meeting falls on
Christmas day, the meeting has been
postponed until further notice.
An echo of wedding that took
place in Ellsworth fifty years ago
came from Bar Harbor recently,
when Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Jellison
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary. Clara Johnson and Fred
Jellison were sweethearts in their
schooldays in Ellsworth, and school
days were barely over when they
were married by "Parson" Tenney of
the Congregational church on Deem
Der 4 1875. For forty-five years
they have lived in Bar Harbor. ELS
worth friends of the old days unite
| with Bar Harbor friends in congratu-
lations on their golden anniversary.
There was large congregation at
| the Unitarian church last Sunday,
morning, for the Laymen's Sunday
services. c.. l.. Morang, president of
the Ellsworth branch of the Lay
mans League, conducted the service.
The address of the morning was by
Judge John A. Peters, on 1.-The
| National Government and the Citi-
! zen" 1t was an illuminating and
| interesting address. Special music
| included solo by Miss Sophia Walker,
| violin solo by Alfred Morang, and
| singing by a quartet composed of
! Miss Walker, Mrs. Carol Grindal,
| Fred Lounder and Howard Rollins.
The report of the commissioners
| who heard two of the flowage cases
| against the power company recently,
| has been filed. These were the cases
of Ralph L. Sargent and Ina M.
Davis, in which the damage claimed
was $4,000 in each case. The report
fixes damages in two ways, first on
the basis of an annual flowage DAM
age from April 1, 1923, and payable
annually on April 1, for continual
fowage up to line of 107 feet above
sea level, and second, for lump
sum for all damages and title to the
land flowed up to the 107-foot level.
The company may elect to pay the
annual rental or pay the lump sum.
In the Sargent case, the annual
rental was fixed at $120, and the
gross damage of ST. ,52S. In the Davis
case, the annual rental named is
$11O, and gross damage, $1,372.
1t is nothing out of the ordinary
| to hear of cat catching rat, but
sometimes the nat, all unconsciously,
| gains revenge on his killing enemy
through poison meant for it. Her
| bert Lord tells an interesting story
of this kind, but in which the cat OBJ
| jected to dying and turned doctor to
save her life. Mr.. Lord had bought
some rat-poison and, mixing up n
nice dinner for the free boarders in
| his cellar, had placed it at the en-
| trance to one Of their front doors.
However, unknown to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lord, their two-months -old kitten
had eaten the rats dinner. Ordi-
r,r;1 hit of 10 Cfn
Not so in this case The kitten, with
| an instinct inherited through many
generations of cats, tame and wild,
sought a cure for the pains in her
"tummy." She knew she must have
grass, but, alas, it was winter, and no
| grass was to be had Did she give
up? Certainly not. She walked
| into the parlor and calmly ate the
biggest, juciest and greenest leaves
of Mrs. Lords ivy-plant. And the
cat still lives, with eight Of her nine
| lives left.
Powder River" the famous World
War picture, will appear in Ellsworth
for the last time this evening. 1t is
being presented at Hancock hall, in
| two performances, at 7.30 and 800,
under the auspices or ELLSWORTH nlgn
school. Yesterday special matinee
was given for the school children.
At last nights performance, a fair
crowd was present, and all left the
hall feeling that they had spent a
profitable evening. 1t will be well
! worth while to see Powder River
this evening. The picture is official,
as 1t was taken by the United States
Signal Corps. Many of the men.
who struggled in the front line
trenches to obtain the film, were
killed. In one instance, the camera
man is within eighty-five feet Of the
German lines during an American
drive, and this brave fellow turned
the crank of his machine up to the
time that the "doughboys" captured
the position, then was killed by