Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-09-15

voted to increase the fee for visiting
nursing to IS cents per visit, the
fee of 60 cents, which has beer
charged for several years not being
sufficient to cover the actual cost OF
visits.
No news has been received of Miss
Mildred Moore and Charles Wilson,
| jr., of North Ellsworth, whose
strange disappearance three weeks
ago Monday was reported in The
| American last week. The belief is
still entertained that there has been
foul play.
Mrs. Iva Giberson of Holden an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Goldie Fay, to ROlph j.
has, for the past three years been
employed in the central telephone
office in Ellsworth. Mr.. Somes has
position in Waterbury, Conn.
Mrs. Harry Somes of Mt. Desert
won the $25 in gold offered during
the community sale in Ellsworth.
The number of the lucky ticket was
36O8. Other awards still uncalled
for are: Hand bag, No. 1449, Sha-
piros; silk scarf, No. 2314, Adams i;
rug, No. 61O0, H. c. Austin & Co.
Ellsworth high school opened
Monday, September 13, with one of
the largest enrollments in many
years. The Freshman class is a
record breaker, boasting f1fty-four
members. The Senior and Sopho-
more classes are close seconds, with
forty-seven members each, and the
Junior class has thirty-seven, max
ing a total of 1876 students.
Russell Gray of Sedgwick was
arraigned before Judge Forrest b
Snow in the municipal court at Blue,
hill, Tuesday, Sept. Z, charged with
larceny of Ford touring car belong
ing to Preston Gray of Sedgwick
State Officer Colby Wardwell made
the arrest. Gray was adjudged gull
ty. He is now held in the Hancock
county jail under $4,000 bail, for
appearance at the October term OF
the Supreme Court. Officer Ward
we'll does not intend to allow car
stealing to become profitable bust
ness on his beat.
A change in train schedule will
go into effect on the Mt. Desert
branch next Monday. The Sunday
local train will be discontinued after
next Sunday The Washington
county train down in the morning
will be discontinued, and the evening
train from Washington county will
connect at Washington Junction with
the Bar Harbor train. The New
York train will run until Sept. rs
eastbound and Sept. 26 westbound
Sleeping car service between New
York and Mt. Desert Ferry will be
continued into October, leaving New
York Tuesdays and Fridays only un'
til October 10, and leaving Mt
Desert Ferry Mondays and Thurs
days only until October 21.
An accident with touch of humol
occurred on Main street in front OF
Smith & Heads store, Monday after
noon. A new Buick car, owned by
A. l.. Salt of Sullivan, was backed
out from the curbing into the street
by Scott A. Coolidge, who was act
ing as chauffeur. Three cars below
the Salt car was parked M. R. Heads
Studebaker. Mr.. Coolidge backed
into the street and shifted, but, in
stead of moving ahead, as he ant1c1,
pated, the Buick shot backward at
high speed, described a perfect halr'
circle, and struck Mr.. Heads car
squarely in the side. The left for
ward fender and running board OF
the Head car we're badly crushed
The Salt car suffered broken real
bumper and a benz fender. 1t seems
Mr.. Coolidge had been driving a
Dodge previous to his introduction
to the new Buick.
Rev. J. E. Besant of the Ellis
worth Falls church announces thai
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, Sept. 2S, 20 and 80, in Hancock
hall, Colonel e. A. Watkins, M. ID.
of Jerusalem, Palestine, will bring tt
the people of Ellsworth and Han
cock county the true story OF Cen
eral Allenby's capture Of Jerusalem
the city of undying memories. Col
Watkins has been a resident OF the
Holy Land for the last twenty-sever
years, and during the war was the
chief of the intelligence department
of the Allied armies. He tells
story that thrills and fascinates
Hundreds of thousands all through
America have heard this wonderful
story, illustrated with beautifully
colored slides taken with the lectur'
er's own camera. He was an eye
witness and participant in the great
struggle. The title of the first lee
ture is "How Allenby Annihilated
the Turk and smashed the Turkish
Empire This Is not a common
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