Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-16


While the good and the great are passirg
away in high places all over our land, W
in "our small corner" are being called
hence to be here no more, one by on.
Since last We wrote, one of our neighbur,
Mrs. Emily Frances, wife of Mr. Reuben
hamilton, was stricken with that dresl
disease, pneumonia, and in short tin -
passed over the river to the beyond from
which no traveller ever returns. Mrs Il.
was quiet, Industrious, hard worku-
woman, and must be sadly missed bv h,r
little family. Her funeral WAS held in ou~
district school house, conducted by Re,
Z. A. Mason of your city, and she was la
to rest in the Ellsworth cemetery besi,r
her little daughter Maud, who had gone b..
fore some years.
On Saturday previous to Mrs Hamilton
death, Grafton, son of Dea. Josiah Coo.-
idge, was called to pass over to the othor
shore. Friday. just one week and one de-,
before, Grafton sat by our tireside as we
as ever, chatting merrily in the eveniu-
and as he had all the past season been ca
ing in every week or two, we had learnt
TO love the boy, and as he was leaving the
house he fingered to express his opinion j.
regard TO the meetings. o, how little d
-
News has been received that Capt. Ebte
H. Bragdon before reported severely il
juIed at Seattle, and for the past sevel
weeks in st. Joseph Hospital, seventy nv.
miles from his home, has so far recovtrc,
that he returned home Feb. 10. He wa
gaining fast, but Is to walk on crutchce
six months, he writes
The cold rain and snow left the fields an
roads nearly bare and everything is Clesr
glare of ice. Boys and girls with skate,
and sleds are tempting diphtheria. Ia
grippe and kindred ills Feb 2- As We
now write the men and boys are using all
diligence TO clear the roads of snow before
Mr.. Reynolds, our tireless mail carrier,
comes, AS he Is sure to, rain or shine, cold
or hot, but it seems q bard task as tn
irifts are deep and I'LL nearly a. fast a.
cleared. We are hedged completely in bv
the drifts of the two or three last storms
which 50 quickly followed each other
Were it not for Messrs. Boynton, Smits
and King one might go very hungry with
plenty of money in his pockets. They ca
weekly to take and fill orders 1t neAt
To- impossible some days to get to a stor,..
This winter reminds one Of the winter,
back in the thirtrs.
Mr. Melatlah Salisbury has received the.
sad Intelligence that his brother Warrer.
who went to California from here a fr.y
years ago, is dead We have not learned
the particulars.
Our cisterns are frozen. our well, are
getting dry and Jack Frost has taken pos.
session OF most of the pumps. What 10
do for water Is now the question.
On Thursday evening key. Mr. Boz
worth who is spending few Sundays her
snd at Trenton, and lay missionary Rice hc't
a meeting in our school house and if ruaG-
and weather permit will hold another on
Thursday evening of this week. All wi
sing, young and old, are requested To mc,
at early lamp light for praise service b.
fore the meeting
Our district school closes on Friday of
this week, we learn.
Shall add a word in regard to Il lr
"Dphtherla Cure" in your last issue? IN
1863 or when many died of that nal -
dy, the late Dea- Ehen W. Bragdon prp-
cured the same recipe only cayenne pepper
in place of black pepper, and instead &.
the liniment he used the golden ou--
ment, then so-caled, now called Brown,
salve, and sold by J. Brown of your cits
Instead of the swab it was used a. ga
gle (swab to be used only for extrem,
cases, as children who could not garglcI.
This proved effectual in every case.
Mar. 9 D'NETT