Ellsworth American., 1926-08-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS
CONTINUED from page l.)


male quartet, Foilett Pickett, Albion
Pinkham, Benjamin Whitcomb and
Everett Beal; songs by Gott sisters
of Boston; solo, Mary Ann Morri-
son; solo, Isabella Emery; violin
trio, Margaret Whitcomb, Karin
Eliason, Louise Collins.
Vernon Butler, aged thirteen, and
Lawrence Crocker, aged eight, left
their homes at North Bend, Surry,
Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock,
to get the cows in the Butler pasture.
While looking for the animals, they
took a path with which they were
not familiar and lost their way.
When the boys did not return home,
search was made, which lasted
throughout the night. About 8
o'clock yesterday morning the lads
were found eight miles from home;
a bit tired, but none the worse for
their adventurous night.
Mrs. Samuel Chapman died at her
home on Franklin street this morn
ing, after an extended period OF Ill
health. She was fifty-five years Of
age. Mrs. Chapman was born in
Franklin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Whitaker. She was mar
ried thirty-seven years ago today to
Samuel Chapman of Ellsworth, and
this city had since been her home.
She leaves, besides her husband,
two brothers and two sisters-Eu-
gene Whitaker of Belfast, Alfred
Whitaker of Ellsworth, Mrs. Chas.
Brooks of Portland, and Mrs. Chas.
Carter of Belfast.
Mrs. Alice T. Bassett, the Han
cock county public health nurse, mas
spent the past week in Bar Harpor'
Northeast Harbor, Southwest Har-
bor. fremont and Trenton, visiting
the babies, young children, school
children and the infirm, also max.
ing plans for the cooperation OF
other workers in enlarglng tne
health work of the county. Sne,
With the assistance of the interested
will hold baby con-
ference in Southwest Harbor next
Friday from l to 4 p. M, as re-
sult of this trip. The doctors nave
generously offered to examine the
children.
James E. Anderson, who nad
been in the blacksmithing business
in Ellsworth more than forty years,
died Friday at his home on Frank
lin street. Mr.. Anderson came here
from Prince Edward Island and
soon established a business, becom-
ing widely known for This expert
as horseshoer. he
was an Industrious citizen, generous
hearted, and great friend OF chill
dren. No near relatives can be To-
Gated, though he is supposed 10
have a brother and sister living In |
Massac chusetts The funeral was
held at the Methodist church Sunday |
Rev. A. T. Bradstreet OF
ficiating.
A house on Liberty street, owned
by T. F. Mahoney, and occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lowell, was
damaged by fire last evening. Inc
fire started around the chimney,
back of the kitchen stove. The hre
was summoned ana the
flames were extinguished with chem
icals before any great damage re-
suited. A hole was burned through
the kitchen ceiling above the stove
and also the wall back of the stove.
Mr.. Lowell, who is member OF the
fire department, had gone down
street and over to the nrenouse'
he had barely reached the station
when a telephone call came in, an
nouncing that his house was on hre'
He was the first man off the truck
when it reached Liberty street.
A Velie coach owned by j. b.
Rain of Northeast Harbor was stolen
last Wednesday afternoon from in
front of Walter T. Thomas house
on Main street. Mr.. Bain's daugh-
ter. with friends, had driven up from
Northeast Harbor, parking the car
in front of the Thomas house, while
they accompanied Howard Thomas,
in his car, on drive to Lucerne.
On their return trip, they saw a car
at a service station that caused Miss
Balm to remark, THAT looks like
our car" but they did not note the
number, and not until they reached
Ellsworth did they realize that they
had passed their own car and the
thieves. Bangor officers were noti-
fed, and the stolen car was found
abandoned in Brewer Thursday
afternoon.
The three drivers of the cars in
yolved in the smash at the Bangor
bridge, Ellsworth Falls, two weeks
ago. have all been convicted on
charges of reckless driving, and ap-
pealed to the October term OF the
supreme court. Civil actions grow
ing out of the same accident nave
been instituted, with notice for trial
at the same term. Charles w. Hur-
ley of Ellsworth was sentened in the
Bar Harbor municipal court to $500
fine and costs and thirty days in jail.
Blethen Tripp of Bar Harbor, driver
of the first of the two Bar Harbor
cars, was sentenced in the Ellsworth
municipal court to fine of 5000 and
costs and sixty days in jail, and John
E. Stewart of Bar Harbor, driver OF
the second car, was sentenced TO
$500 and costs. Bonds for appear
ance at the October term were fur
nished in each case.
The mystery of several minor
burglaries in this vicinity is oe-
1:a,,ol bova hoop solved nv the ar