Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-14
COUNTY NEWS.

COUNTY NEWS.
For additional County Ners, see other pages
| BROOKLYN.
Edna Kane is visiting her sister, Mrs.
DIR. Barrett, In Bluehiii.
The women's missionary society met
| with Mrs. Isaac Mayo, Tuesday Of last
week.
Gertrude Jordan is In Oriand for few
| A. q. Blake.
| Miss Edwards, the evangelist, is ex-
pected here this week, to hold revival
services at NssSeag.
Pomona Hancock county grange met
| with 2rooklin grange, Tuesday, March 6.
| Owing to the storm the attendance from
out of town was small. All present had a
very enjoyable time.
An entertainment was given under the
| auspices OF the young people at Grange
hall Friday evening, March Q. The pro-
grsmme consisted of readings, sing
ing by quartette, whistling and
hsrmonics solos. Capt. George Herrick
| kindly loaned bis services and his phono-
graph for the evening. The entertain
ment was much enjoyed by all. The
proceeds, about so, will GO towsrds buy
ing new carpets for the Baptist church.
March IL. UNE FEMME.
s. Everett Marks arrived In town last
week.
Miss Mamie Sperry left for Boston Mon
day.
Reports from Denver, COL, last week
stated that William Philip had q very
violent hemorrhsge, and was very low.
A letter was received from Denver Mon
day, however, stating that he was better.
o. H. venner, who went to Boston some
| time ago to have a cancer removed from
his tongue, has had an operation per-
formed. He had to have part of his
tongue cut on.
Ash Ciough, while digging CLANS on
| Sweets beach, dug up among many very
| large ones, the two largest clans that he
had ever seen. After taxing them from
the shell, they weighed nine ounces to-
gether.
March ID. C..
| East Oriand.
F. L. Blake is recovering from the
measles.
Miss Ethel Ames, W no has been at home
attending school, has returned to Mrs.
Harriet Msson's.
| Members OF Haicyon grange, North
Bluehill, gave an entertainment at the
hall Friday night, followed by a dance.
Avery Gray and wife are III.
Miss Jennie Mason is at home from
Pittsfield to spend her vacation.
Frank Mcveigh has the measles.
Howard Blaisdell is recovering from bis
illness.
Charles Gibbs left last week for Grand
Lake stream for an indefinite period.
March I3 NJ.
somesviiie.
Mrs. William Smith, one of the most
estimable women OF this place, died sud
denly last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Smith had been an energetic worker in
church and Sunday school. She was
sixty-three years of age. A husband and
two sons survive her.
! Lamo,ne.
| There will be drama In Lsmoine
! Grange hail next Monday evening, March
| 10, under auspices of Lamoine grange. II
stormy, next pleasant evening.
| Trenton.
Mrs. Nelson E. Hopkins died Friday,
aged forty zone years. She was a woman
of rare excellence, and will he missed in
the community. She leaves a husband
and three sons. Funeral services were
held Monday, Rev. j. P. Simonton. OF the
Meth church at Ellsworth, officist-
ing.
| sargentsiiIe.
Mrs. Parker p. Billings died suddenly
last Friday of heart failure. She appsr-
emily had been in her usual health, but
after retiring Thursday. evening COM
planned O. feeling Ill and rose and went
to another room. Her husband became
alarmed at her long absence and went to
ascertain the cause. He found her help
less and speechless. She died in few
hours without regaining consciousness.
The Pacific Cable.
In view of the constant activity In At
iantic cables which has resulted in a new
cable about every two years since the first
successful cable of 1856, 1t stands to reason
that the difficulties offered by the Pacific
ocean must be very great for the nine
teeDth century to reach its close wit bout
a definite scheme for spanning the Pacific
by telegraph having been adopted.