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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-02-17
West fremont.

Arthur Rumill was overcome WIFI
monoxide gas while on the tractor
Friday night. He is improved at
this writing, although still weak.
The men are doing their best to
clear the roads, but the heavy SHOW
makes slow progress and the
tractor has had to have repairs
several times.
Mrs Ashbury Lopaus is ill.
F. w. Lunt and wife are in ELS
worth and, owing to the heavy snow,
are unable to get home in their car.
A. Mrs. Ed. Black and children are
visiting Mrs. Blacks mother, Mrs.
Alice Seavey. Mrs. Perry Lawson
was also a guest of Mrs. Seavey
Sunday.
Joseph Kane is home from Mer-
iden, Conn, for vacation.
Friends of Charles Norwood OF
Mckinley were sorry to learn OF
his death, which occurred at his
home, Friday night, Feb. ~.
Mrs. Nettie Rumill has gone te
Seal Harbor again, after spending
several days here.
Feb. a. Ihelma.
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er; work committee, Mrs. Stewart,
Jones. 1t was voted to pay $1OO, as
usual, toward the pastors salary,
and to serve lunch at the March town
meeting. There will be a supper and
sale in August.
The Community club held it's an
nual meeting at the home of Mrs.
Wescott, January 81, and elected Of
fcers as follows: President, Mrs.
Wescott; vice-president, Mrs O'Neill;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Halves
The meeting this week will be held
at the home of Mrs. Roy Tapley,
Thursday afternoon.
Tuesday, Feb. 8, Mrs. Louisa
Farnham was given a pleasant sur
prise in honor of her seventy-sixth
birthday, at the home of Mrs. Hattie
Tapley. Mrs. Farnham was invited
to take dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Tapley, but when she arrived was
surprised to find twenty guests wait
ing to greet her Two tables were
set in the dining room, and chick
en-pie dinner was enjoyed. When
the dessert was served, Mrs. Farm
ham received another surprise by
having placed before her large cake
bearing the words "Best Wishes,
1926" and on it sixteen" lighted
candles. Mrs. Farnham received
many cards and gifts. All declared
the day a happy one, and hope Mrs.
Farnham may have many more such
pleasant birthdays.
Feb. IS. Sub"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-02-17

Mrs Lettie Douglas, who has
been quite ill of grip for several
weeks, is much better.
Harry Higgins and son Harry
who have been visiting in Ellsworth,
are home.
The weather man has surely
caught styles from Henry Ford. and
given us plenty of old-fashioned snow
storms. They are about as num-
erous as the old-fashioned fiddlers,
but not half as jolly.
Lamoine now has a Fordson
tractor with Sargent snow plo"'
which is certainly doing great work
and giving general satisfaction
The men worked both Friday and
Saturday nights, and now all or our
roads are very good. Twenty-four
men have gone responsible for the
tractor and pillow until our annual
town meeting, March l, then the
town will no doubt buy II.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-02-17
Feb. l

Mrs. F. S. Tapley, regular cor
respondent of The American, Is
snending the winter with relatives In
Andover, Mass.
The grade schools have closed lot
five weeks.
O. l.. Tapley has recently had
fine radio installed in his home.
At the annual meeting OF the
ladies' circle held at "Farvlew, the
following officers were elected: Mrs
Caddie Nichols, president; Mrs. o. L.
Tapley, vice-president; Mrs. Ger
trude Halves, secretary and treasur'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-02-17
South BrOOksville.

In spite Of the badly-drifted
roads, Thursday, Feb. II, the high
school attendance was twenty-one
pupils out of thirty-four, or about
20 per cent. Those reserving
special mention are Chester San
born, who walked over three miles,
and Lena BlOdgett, who rode from
West Brooksville, both arriving at
school before $50.
Girard Condor has gone to North
Sedgwick to substitute for the reg
ular teacher, who has been called
home on account Of sickness.
Elizabeth Condor is teaching at
Gray's Corner school, substituting
for Kathleen Astbury
Elwell Chatto, who is employed
at South Bluehill, recently visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Warren
Chatto.
There was a valentine social at
the high school Friday evening.
Sandwiches, cocoa and candy were
sold, and games and dancing
followed. An enjoyable evening
was spent.
Mrs Sawyer preached at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
as Mr.. Sawyer was called to preach
at Castine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-02-17
BROOKLYN.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Mayo, who
have been i'll of grip, are out again.
Mrs. Alfred Joyce was called to
Revere, Mass, Thursday, by the
death of her sister, Mrs. Carrie
Harrington.
Cecil Clapp of West Brooklin and
Wallace fainter of Naskeag, stu
dents of the high school, are board
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Crockett.
The Sunday school social Friday
evening was we'll attended, in spite
of the bad travelling. A pleasant
evening was enjoyed by old and
young.
An important event of the week
was the surprise party given Rev.
Roy Clark and family, Tuesday eve
ming, by the parishioners. Each
person carried as a gift some china
or glass, and also contribution
toward the refreshments for the
evening.
Emma Candage of Naskeag is
boarding with Mrs. Celeste Kane.
The movies and dance at Odd
Fellows hall on Saturday evening
were we'll attended, in spite of
drifted roads.
Mrs. Merna Joyce Conary has re-
turned from visit in Deer Isle.
Feb. Is. M.
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Bluehill.

Inc bronze moQdl IOr Jue LlHCOlll
prize essay at the academy, was
awarded last week to Oscar Can
dage. Phyllis Maddox and Lenora
Russell received honorable mention.
There will be union services at the
Congregational church Sunday,
when the Rev. F. r. Hamilton will
deliver the annual Pythian sermon.
All knights and members of the
sisterhood are requested to meet at
the lodge rooms not later than
10 a. M.
The body of Mrs. Frank Smith was
brought here Sunday from Newport,
N. H., for interment in Seaside
cemetery. Mrs. Smith was the
daughter of Sewall Marks and
wife, formerly of Bluehill. She is
survived by her husband, her father,
one sister, Mrs. Fred Sawyer OF
Waltham, Mass, and three brothers,
Everett of Everett, Mass, and
Charles and Clifton of Boston.
George Bacon, a highly-respected
resident of this town, died Feb. H.,
after an illness of nearly year.
He was seventy-six years of age He
leaves son, Charles, of Bluehill,
two daughters, Maud, of Chelsea,
Mass, and Mrs. Forrest Grindle of
Bluehill, one brother, Arson, OF
Hallowell, and a sister, Josephine,
of New York. Rev. T. l.. Brindley
oficiated at the funeral Saturday
afternoon,
Mrs. Mary A. Peters died Feb. 3,
at the age of eighty-eisht years.
after a lingering illness Her family
came to this country from England
when she was two years of age, ana
most of her long useful life had
been spent in this community She
was a valued member of the Baptist
church and the Womans Relief
corps. She leaves three sons,
William, of Bluehill, George, OF
Cherryfield, and Josiah, Of Bar Har-
Dor, and two daughters, Mrs. Sadle
Snowman and Mrs. Arthur Howard,
both of Bluehill She also leaves
twenty-seven grandchildren and
eleven at-grandchildren The
funeral was conducted by Rev. T. l..
Brindley.
The funeral of John M. Snow
whose death occurred Feb. IL, was
held at the home Saturday AFTER
noon. Rev. F. r. Hamilton oftlclat-
! ing. His age was seventy-nine years
| Mr. Snow was one of the best-known
hotel men in this section or the
| State. He was for many years
nroprietor of the Pendleton House
on Water street, and for the past
thirty wears of Shows hotel or
Pleasant street. He had served the
town as selectman, and was LOT
mer chairman of the board o.
directors of the Hancock County
Agricultural Society. He leaves
besides the widow, one daughter
Mrs. Josie Barker, three brothers
Charles, William and Frank, all o.
Blvehill and two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Co,ton of Orland and Mrs. Anna
jones of California.
Feb. Is. ..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-02-17
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
submitted to The American by the
Ellsworth High school Publicity Board.

The constitution of the Students
Association is being revised. Owing
to the many changes, it has been
advisable to form new one. By
the old constitution, the purpose Of
the organization was to promote
the activities of the school outside
the class-rooms, and to pay all bills
incurred by so doing. The new
constitution will not only support
the activities of the school, but will
promote cooperation between the
students and teachers in the welfare
of the school. The boards and COM
mittees which were separate from
the association will be under it's
jurisdiction. The executive commit
tee has approved of the new consti-
tuition, and a vote will be taken by
the student body on it's adoption.
The seniors had valentine party
at the auditorium Monday night,
and although not attended by large
crowd, all present report fine time.
Games were played, followed by
dancing, with music by the school
orchestra. Refreshments were
served.
Ellsworth high school is very
proud in owning the most popular
teacher in Ellsworth-Miss Fields,
as voted at the recent fair. Every
one heartily congratulates her, and
feels that she fully deserves the
honor.
The Ukulele chorus, ten girls,
played Thursday night at the
food fair, and made a great hit
The chorus included Alice Adams,
Marion Young, Sylvia Cushman,
Bertha Hagerthy, Hazel Smith,
Helen Robinson, Eleanor Carr, Mary
Franklin, Lillian Thomas and Kath-
leen Grindal, assisted by Shirley
Povich at the piano. These girls
are all from the Junior class.
Because of the bad condition of
the roads the Bluehill game was
postponed. Friday night, the Ellis
worth teams will play Bar Harbor at
Bar Harbor.
Last Friday the first of series of
lectures under the auspices of the
History club was delivered by Rev.
George S. Brookes, on the sub
ject, THANK You, America" He
talked Interestingly on his trip from
England to America thirteen years
ago, with $3.50 in his pocket, and
of the way in which he secured his
first position. Mr.. Brookes said
Ellsworth was especially dear to
him, because it was here that he be-
came a citizen of the United States.
He praised America highly, and
urged all those present to live up
to the standards of this great and
beautiful republic.
The Lincoln medal, which was
the prize for the best essay on "The
Life and Character of Abraham Lin
coln.n was awarded to Helen Whit
coue of the Senior class. This medal
has been on display in George Hlg-
gins jewelry shop on Main street.
Every year such medal is awarded
by the Illinois Watch Co. to the
senior Of Ellsworth high writing
the best essay on the above subject.
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Pro9ress This Century

Habit clings The Oldtimer who
worked his way through college Is
now working his sons way through
Minneapolis Star.
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BASKETBALL.
Ellsworth Defeats DeXter-Chrys-
lers Friday Night.

Ellsworth Defeats DeXter-Chrys-
lers Friday Night.
The challenge game between
Dexter A. A. and the Ellsworth
Town Team was played in Hancock
hall last night. From start to fin
ish. it was one of the fastest and
cleanest games of basketball played
in Ellsworth this winter. Both
teams were out to win. keeping the
scoro c,ose throughout all four
periods. Ellsworth won, 80 to 10.
The summary:
ELLSWORTH 80 DEXTER 10
Lnchini, RI, Id. Ambrose
RIB, S. Keyte,
Fortier, lb, 2 RI, Smith
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SECOND PLACE
TEAMS STILL
HAVE A CHANCE
Cleveland Within 2 Games of
Yanks-Cards ~, Games
Ahead of Reds

Hopes Of second place teams in
the major leagues rose bit today
in the wake of squirt that placed
Cleveland within two games OF the
Orratic Yankees, who lead the Amcri-
can league.
Taking courage from the last -ditch
stand Of iris Speaker, Cincinnati re-
turns to the struggle after Il day Of
leisure that saw st. Louis swamp
Brooklyn, IL to Z, and boost its lead
in the National league to q. games.
The Yankees today needed to win
only two more games to insure Il tic
for the pcnnnnt even though Cleyc-
land should win all four of its re-
manning games.
The standings:
Won Lost To play r. Ct.
Cleveland t 49,. 49,. 81 81 g 4 $50
Ninth Inning Rally
A ninth inning rally after two
men were out scored all the runs
Chicago needed to beat the Yanks
yesterday. . to I. A walk. pass
and two doubles proved Shocker's un-
doing.
Buckeye. Clevcland's southpaw. had
the Boston Red Soz eating from his
hand while Iris Speaker fielded
sensationally in the 5 to l victory.
The Cards made short work Of the
Robins. Bell hit three triples and "a
double in the midst Of the II base
knocks. Bottomlcy and Thcyenow
made homcrs.
One more victory in the three
games remaining will guarantee the
Cards a tie for first, even though
Cincinnati should win four.
The standings:
Won Lost To play L. Ct.
st. Louis So. 81 63 J .oaI
Cincinnati 49,. IS 65 4 .567
Schedule Changed
The fight has caused some rear
engagements of games. The Cardinals
and New York play Friday instead OF
today. Chicago and Brooklyn will
have doubleheader Sunday.
Chicago beat the New York Giants
yesterday. 3 20 =, with the aid Of
homers by Scott and Hartnett.
Pittsburgh wallopcd Philadelphia.
. to 3. Washington topped st. Louis,
6to3. Philadelphia downed Detroit.
B to =.
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JACK DEMPSEY NO LONGER A GREAT
FIGHTER, But GOOD ENOUGH TO Whip
GENE TUNNEY, JOE WILLIAMS THINKS

as he is. can still chase a rctrcating
opponent.
: Counts on Right Hook
Tunncy expects to beat Dempsey
with Il right hook to the head. The
world knows Dempsey is easy to hit
with right hand. Tunncy has good
right hook. think his chances
would be better if he had i right up
percut, at leas. if he used it oftener.
Every sparring partner in Dcmp-
seys camp has cracked him on the
button with right uppercuts. Tommy
Loughran. the Philadelphia light
heavyweight. has brought the blood
to the champions mouth with this
punch and on other occasions has
spun him around. It's the one punch
that is surc-fire against the wide
open Dempsey and it's the one punch
Tunney uses least.
Dempsey tells me hc.will stop Tun-
ney before the sixth round. | happen
to know he told one Of his trainers
he was going to try for knockout
in the first round and that this train
cr is betting on just such conclusion,
having placed $500 at Is to !, the
prevailing odds on one-rOund finish.
Tunney is strong enough and clever
enough to stay the limit if that's all
he is interested in doing. Even
Dempsey, when he was really great,
could not knock out man who was
in there to "stay," as the saying goes:
Tommy Gibbons went in to "stav'
with Dempsey and the champion fail
ed to drop him once in fifteen rounds.
l said earlier that anything can
happen in this fight and | think that
is so. Nobody can say definitely just
what effect the threc-ycar layoff has
had on Dempsey. 1t certainly hasn't
made him greater fighter, and there
is a good possibility that it may have
made him very ordinary fighter.
Outwardly Dempsey looks all right.
] said that last May after looking him
over at Hendersonvillc, N. {. ! think
he looks even better physically now.
as he naturally would with eight
weeks hard work under his sash. To
some extent Dempsey has offset the
rust and wear Of his long period of
idlcness. Whether he has offset it
enough to go out and win from a bet
ter than average fighter who has it
on him in condition, stamina, and pos
sbly ambition is the big question.
rather think he has.
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By JOE WILLIAMS
NEA Service Writer

Philadelphia. Sept. Anything
can happen when Jack Dempsey and
Gene Tunney step into the Sesqui
bowl ring tonight and start throwing
high-priccd punches in the general
vicinity Of each others noodle.
incline privately to the bunch
Dempsey will win and it will be no
great surprise to me if the fight goes
the limit of ten rounds. ! think the
fighting fury Of the champion, back
ed up by jealous desire to embaTrass
his traducers, will carry him through.
AT the same time | am convinced
Dempsey has ruin his race and is ready
to be bowlcd over by the first top
notch fighting man he needs. In
some respects esteem Tunney Il top
notch fighting man, and in others |
do not
Tunney Is Cautious
Tunncy fights with Il super-cau-
tiousncss that is not wholly character
istic of great fighters. have seen
him in all his important fights and
only once did see him adopt a war
like. aggressive attitude. This was
in his fight with Tommy Gibbons, Il
year ago, when he won by Knockout
in twelve rounds.
Iunney tells me nc Will llgnl the
same kind Of fight against Dempsey
this week. Il will tear into him from
the start and knock him out early
Tunney says. Personally, don't be-
lieyc he can knock Dempsey out, but
if he crowds him from the start he
has fine chance to win.
think the frs. two rounds will
tell the story Of this fight. Dempsey
will bounce from his corner and be-
gin whamming rights and lefts at
Tunncy's body and head. Some Of
these arc bound to connect. In the
old days one Of these would be
enough to bring Tunney down. But
those days are gone Dempsey is no
longer that kind Of hitter. Punches
that used to stop his focmcn, now
merely stagger them.
Tunncy doesn't thrive on punish
mcnt. Carpenter made him back up
and Gibbons, after dropping seven
straight rounds, hit him with a left
hook in the eighth round that sent
him into frantic reverse. If he be-
gins to back up against Dempsey he
will be lost, because Dempsey, faded
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fast and furious. Jack was the ag-
grcssor throughout. With only Il few
seconds OF the round remaining yet
to run, he aimed vicious swing at
Gene, but missed. Gene ducked, but
in ducking overbalanced and meas
urcd his length upon the floor.
After that, but one indignity was
left to Gene. He overturned the Gus
pidor in falling and his head, out
stretched in falling, became the
means Of keeping some additional
pollution from the floor.
Jack retained his crown, it being
the opinion Of the referee, who was
stepped en- and had his glasses broken
early in the melee, that If the floor
hadn't been SO wet, Gene would hay.
staid down for the count.
Following the battle it, was sug-
gcstcd by the lately abased and hui
inflated referee that Gene should be
sent at once to palmist to find Out
definitely what the future has II
store.
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marines. He began his professional
career in 1919, won-the light heavy
weight cham ri Rsafp rf AfH7efica from,
Battling LctiSsky-in 1923. losing and
regaining this title in bouts with Harry
Greb within year. He forsook u.s.
pound ranks after knocking out
Georges Carpenter in 1924. He has
engaged in 60 bouts. winning 30 by
knockouts, IA on decisions. engaging
in IA no-dccision bouts. losing one
verdict and figuring in one no-con-
test.
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Brief History Of
Fighters Careers

Philadclphia, Sept. 23 lR -
Thumb-nail sketches of the careers of
Dempsey and Tunney follow:
The Champion
Jack Dempsey, born in Manassas,
Colorado. June ~, 1895, Of Irish
Scotch-American nationality, won the
heavyweight championship by knock
ing out Jess Willard at Toledo, Ohio,
on July 4, 1919. He has defended his
title successfully five times since
then, against Billy Miske. Bill Bren-
nan, Georges Carpenter, Tommy Glib
bons and Luis Angel Firpo. IN his
fighting career, dating from 1915, he
has engaged in n matches, rof which
he has won AZ By knockouts, won II
decisions. been knocked out once (by
f}rsmAn Jim Flynn n 1871, figured
~ two medication bouts, lost two de-
Eeisians, enesgsd n four ar4Ms and 70
exhibitions. 81 z e y,
The Challenges
~ Gene TAAney, born ~ Npw York
| Nay rs, III, ,of 1rish- American ne.
|tiona1ity, won thu boxin9 cham pion.
ship ~ the A. +. q, III 1919, after. de.
tNsloping his fistic abllity With ths
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Milwaukee at Columbus.
Kansas City at Toledo.
st. Paul at indianapolis.
Minneapolis ut Louisville.
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The mildness Of Prince Albert ap-
pealed to me too. Yet dhere W. pleney
Of body TO Il. / knew I was sGnokine.
And knew I was .enjoyhg It more thAn
any other tobacco I.hsd ever tried. That
settled me. I bought some P. =. when
the train pulled ID. ~ I:
That was several yearsago. I've been
: P. A. regular ever sinse. Maybe you
need similar experience3o put you next
to the grandest tobscco'shat ever lined
apipe-bowl. My suggestion i; don'twaif!
Get yourself tidy red Tin Of Prince
Albert todsv!
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judging team will he interested in
the fact that the North Dakota
Agricultural college is in way re-
sponsibie for the success of all the
great international collegiate judg-
ing contests for Professor J. II.
Shepherd, chairman of the depart
ment Of animal husbandry, has
supervised these contests ut Chicago
for more than 20 years.