Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-09-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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worth is being congratulated on her
appointment as local manager Of the
Western Union telegraph office here.
Miss Scribner was graduated only
last year from the Ellsworth high
school, and after a short time in the
central telephone office, entered the
Western Union office to study
telegraphy. That she was an apt
pupil is shown by her present APP
pointment. A. E. Southland, of Bath,
who has been manager of the office
here since June of last year, has
been transferred to Augusta. His
family will join him there the last
of this week
Fred Perkins of Green Lake is at
the Hurley hospital, suffering from
probably fatal injuries, as the result
of an accident on the Bangor road at
Newhall corner yesterday afternoon
The car, a Ford truck driven by
Perkins, skidded on the turn at the
Willow Inn, and rolled over several
times. Perkins skull was fractured.
DR.. Hodgkins and DR.. Parcher at
tended the injured man, and he was
moved to the Hurley hospital. There
is slight hope of his recovery. Chas.
Bennoch of Green Lake, who was
with him, was not hurt. Perkins was
in the employ of Mr.. Bennoch. He
has a wife and child. The car was a
total wreck.
Extensive repairs are being made
at the Hurley hospital. Besides new
underpinnings and improvements in
the basement, previously reported,
three new piazzas are under con-
struction, one end of the basement is
being made into garage and the
interior of the hospital is being
papered and painted. One of the
piazzas will be on the north side of
the building and the other two on the
south side, one opening from the
first floor and the other from the
second floor. All three piazZas will
be enclosed in glass, those on the
south making especially fine sun par
lors adding greatly to the attractive
ness of the hospital and the comfort
and enjoyment of the patients.
Mrs. Mary Mack died at her home
on the Surry road late Thursday
night. Mrs. Mack was born in Steu-
ben, September 80, 1847. She was
first married to Judson R. Huntley,
and after his death, she was married
to Thomas l. Joy. In 1904, she was
to William Mack of Winter
Harbor, who survives her. She
leaves also two children, Mrs. Fred
Miller of Boston and Mrs. Ralph
Newman of Winter Harbor, and one
step-son, Edwin Mack Of Ellsworth.
Mrs. Mack will be missed by her
many friends. She was a devoted
wife and a kind neighbor, always
willing to help where she could.
The funeral was held at the church
in Winter Harbor Sunday afternoon.
Federal officers, assisted by Sheriff
Macomber and Deputy Sheriff Priest,
in the small hours of Saturday morn
ing made a seizure of 175 gallons
of alcohol in Surry About half of
this was in an automobile, and the
rest was found on beach, where
it had been unloaded from a boat.
Eugene Higgins of Surry and George
E. Rivers of Hampden, were arrest
ed. A third man slipped away in
the darkness. The men were taken
to Bangor. Higgins furnished bail
of 81, 900 to appear for hearing Fri
day. Rivers was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Reid on
charge of unlawful possession and
of ninety gallons of
alcohol He was held under $500
bonds for the November term of the
Federal court. Sheriff Macomber and
Deputy Sheriff Priest made a later
visit to the beach, and found six
teen gallons more alcohol.
Public spirited citizens will be
interested in, and sure to patronize
the Swarthmore Chautauqua, which
will be here and give splendid pro-
grams, both afternoon and evening,
for three days, October Is, 16
and II. Chautauquas are highly
endorsed everywhere by such men
as were Theodore Roosevelt and
William Jennings Bryan. Judge Ben
Lindsey of Denver says the Chautau-
qua is the fourth greatest educator,
following the home, the church and
the school. The guarantors for the
Chautauqua this year are Mayor
Hodgkins, Supt. G. o. Turner, George
S. Foster, H. Blaine Davis, H. B.
Moor, Dr. Daniel E. Brown. DR.. Ray
mond Clarke, Mrs. Assunta Luchini
Boyer, David Shapiro, Rev. ]. A. Cor
man. DR.. A. C. Hagerthy, Charles E.
Alexander, e. ]. Lepogiannis, c. e.
Tracy, L. c. Fortier, M. E. Downey,
Leon Cooper, G, Carroll Grindal, I.
Perlinsky.