Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-04-04
COUNTY NEWS.

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| franklin.
Eddie Bunker is at home from Macom-
ber's.
Arthur Bunker Is at home after being
away all winter.
Frank Blaisdeli WAS In Boston on BUSH
ness last week.
Mrs. Eliza Blaisdell, OF Sullivan, is
visiting relatives here.
Bradley, where she has been teaching.
Mrs. Cassie Bunker, who has been poorly
for the past week, is able to be out.
Howard Hooper with five others has
gone to Addison to work on stone.
There was a sing at Mrs. Will Cards
Wednesday evening by the Baptist choir.
Mrs. J. p. Gordon's many friends are
| pleased to know that she is slightly i'm
| proved.
Lola Dyer and Charlotte Macomber re-
turned home Saturday from Brewer and
Orono, where they have been visiting.
There is to be chopping bee at the
Baptist church next Saturday afternoon.
A supper will be furnished by ladies.
The C. E. rally will be held at East
Franklin Wednesday, April IL, when
the corner stone of the Free Baptist
| chapel will be laid. Rev George H.
Sslley, OF the Ellsworth Free Baptist
church, will deliver the address in the
evening.
There will be an Easter concert at the
Baptist church in two weeks. The chill
| dren are manifesting much interest in
preparing for the parts assigned them by
Miss Clara Dunn who has charge of the
| concert.
Last Thursday afternoon there was
wood match" at the home OF w. E.
Tracy. Ten cords OF wood were manu-
featured by the twenty-six men and boys.
Supper was served. Games were enjoyed
in the evening.
Sunday evening, at the Baptist church,
the singing by choir was excellent. A
solo was finely rendered by Miss Myrtle
Rutter, and duet by Clara Dunn and
Charles Sprague, with chorus, accompan-
led by Grin Donneil, violinist.
April 2. J.
The Methodist sewing circle met last
week with Mrs. Leslie Swan. Over fifty
were present.
! George Martin, late landlord OF the
| Pendleton house, BiuehiIi, spent Saturday
night with friends in town.
| Harry Havey and wife entertained their
young friends last Wednesday evening in
a social way. A very pleasant time is re-
ported.
The six young ladies who managed a
ball SO successfully two weeks ago will
repeat the experiment tonight. I'm
doubleday a good time will be the result
Elbridge Perkins has rented the Curtis
Joy cottage. MIR. Joy is employed at the
Hall quarry at somes Sound. His son-in-
law, Mr. Alpine, who has been living
there with him, is going to Somervlle,
Mass, with his family, having employ
ment there in his brothers. store.
Mrs. Nancy Wilbur. the oldest resident
OF this town, died Thursday, March 20, in
her ninety fifth year. She was born fifteen
years before Maine, AS a State, existed.
During all her ,ong and busy life sue has
been resident OF TINS locality. She was
member Of tue Methodist church, having
! joined at the unusual age OF elghty-six.
Mrs. Wilbur Is survived by only three Of
| the tea chiiareu born unto her-Mrs.
/ Ivory Butler, Mr-. Wiiiatn Ii. Card, it,,
and Z,ba l.. Wuhur. She has had home
| wi IA her son since he deaf of Mr.. Wilbur
some sixteen years ago. aunt Nancy,
as she has always been called by all for
| the past fifty or more years, had kind
| heart, and in her younger days could al
! ways be depended upon in case OF sick
! meas or trouble. Her son and daug hters
| have the heartfelt sympathy OF all in
| their bereavement.
April 2. SUB.