Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-28

per of baked beans and brown bread ana
other things too numerous to mention.
s.There will be a five-cent sociable at the
home OF Miss Blanche Webb Saturday
evening. These socials are very much en-
joyed by the young people. They are for
the benefit of the Christ ian Endeavor.
May %. G.
West Hancock.
l.. H. Springer lost a valuable colt last
week.
Little Boyd Tracy, son of A. E. Tracy,
is very i'll.
Miss Susie Mcfarland recently made
short visit to Bar HarbOr.
Abbie Linscott, who has been very i'll
with pneumonia, is better.
Mrs. Mary r. Butler, OF Waltham,
Mass, is at home for the summer.
School is in session, taught by Miss
Sadie Mullan, of North Hancock
Deacon Rice, of Lamoine, is still hold
ing Wednesday evening meetings here.
Mrs. Sadie Butler and Miss Maud
Springer returned last week from visit
down east.
1t would be impossible to mention all
on the sick list, as "this terrible cold has
sighted but few in town.
Z Quite n large number from here at
tended the Christian Endeavor union
held at West Sullivan Friday.
George Rich, of Isle au Haut, who has
been during the past few weeks a guest at
II. {. Mllikens, has returned to his
home.
The school children gave pie sociable
Saturday evening, Quite large number
was present. The net proceeds were
$40, which will go toward Sunday
school library.
Mrs. Joan Curtis, widow OF the late
Jacob Curtis, an aged and respected lady,
died May Is Mt the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Israel Durgan, with whom
she had made her home. Funeral SER
vices were held at her late home, Rev |.
II. w. Wharf, of the Ellsworth Metho-
dist church, officiating. y large number
OF relatives and friends We're present to
pay their last tribute of respect to the
departed.
May %. SUMAc.
West Franklin.
The drivers have all returned from up
river.
Bertha Clark is going to Bar Harbor to
work in hotel.
Hiram Butler is laid up with bad cold
and sore throat.
Warren Clark has had an attack of cry
sipelas in his face.
Frank Bradbury is getting out stone
for the tIaverhill contract.
Horace Leighton, of Cherrytield, has
been in town for few days.
The fire warden has posted fire notices,
and woe to the ones that disregard the
instructions thereon.
Mrs. Carrie Griffin and son, of Brooklin,
are here on visit to Mrs. Griffin pa
rents, Rev. and Mrs. ID. b. Smith.
The road machine has made its appear
ance in this part of the town. w. II.
Card, jr., has charge of the machine.
Apple trees are budded thickly, and il
frosts do not interfere, we can see no rea-
son Why there should not be large crop
of apples.
The dog constable is around. Twenty
one names adorned the official list of cjti-
Gems who had neglected to license their
canine friends.
W. +. Clark celebrated the forty
seventh anniversary of his birthday 10y
inviting few of his friends in the even
ing. royal good time was enjoyed.
Mr.. Clark knows his friends and remem-
bers them on these occasions.
Samuel Scammons, an aged citizen of
Franklin, died at his home at Martin
Ridge Sunday morning, May "a. A few
years ago he had a paralytic shock, from
which he never recovered He leaves
widow, four sons and two daughters
May %. CHEER.
OTIS.
Mrs. Lorenzo Wilbur, Mrs. George Bar
ron and Misses Julia and Adeia Barron,
OF Ellsworth, were the guests of Mrs.
Eben X 'ngman the 18th.
Guests in town the past week were NJ Is,
Nettie Whitley, Enoch Hsdley, Guy
Moore, wife and daug hter Cecile, of Ban