Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-11-28

been taken. Mayor Greedy would like to
hear from others.
The union Thanksgiving Day services
will be held at the Congregational church
to- morrow afternoon at O'Clock. Rev.
George Fl. Salley, OF the Free Baptist
church, will preach the sermon.
F. L. and c. W. Mason have rented the
rooms in the First national bank build
ing recently occupied by the late Charles
II. Drummey, and will move their law
and insurance office there soon, from the
Manning block.
Mrs: William Barbour, of Bucksport,
arrived Saturday to spend the winter
with her daughter Mrs. w. A. Alexander,
in Ellsworth. Mrs. Henry Barbour and
little daughter, of Brewer, were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander over Sunday.
Ellsworth was well represented at the
Yale Harvard football game at New
Haven last Saturday by present and
former residents, among them being
Henry Whiting, William E. Whiting,
George E. Packard and Leslie Beckwith.
The masquerade ball of the Dirigo
| athletic club will take place this evening.
large majority Of those who attend will
be in mask. Some of the ladies have
spent their waking and sleeping hours
for some time past designing or dream
ing OF the costumes they will wear.
L. w. Jordan, OF the Ellsworth Bicycle
Co., has purchased the undertaking, up
| holstery and picture-framing depart
| ments Of A. w. Cushman & Son, and will
conduct them at the Cushman store. He
| will probably occupy the same premises
after the furniture department is closed.
The Ellsworth schooner "a l.. Wood
ward", with coal from Perth Amboy for
F. 8. Lord, Ellsworth, which was caugh
| in recent gale on the shoals and put
Friday in tow OF tug "a. w. Chesterton"
for Ellsworth. Tug and schooner arrived
here this morning.
Rev. A. H. Coar has gone to Massachu-
sets to spend Thanksgiving week
Next Sunday Rev. j. c. Perkins, OF Port
| land, will preach here, Mr.. Coar preach
ing in Portland in exchange. Mr.. Per-
| kins WAS in Ellsworth two years ago at
| the ordination OF Mr.. Coar and delivered
the charge to the pastor.
Misses Elizabeth and Alma Silsby, and
| Harriet Murphy, of Cambridge, Mass i.
| and Herbert White emore, OF Boston, were
in Ellsworth to attend the funeral of
their aunt, Miss Elizabeth Richards Mr..
Whittemore ana Miss Alma have re-
turned, but the other nieces will remain a
short time. Mrs. Whittemore will return
with them to Boston, and the house will
| be closed.
The sociable given by the Epwort h
league OF the Methodist church last
Thursday evening tothe young peoples
societies of all the Ellsworth churches,
was very pleasant affair. There was a
short programme of recitstions and music
and few speeches. The matter OF bold
ing union meeting Of the young peoples
societies was favorably considered. Next
Tuesday evening, Dec. 4. the union meet
ing will be held at the Free Baptist
church at 7.30 o'clock.
Mrs. Syrena D. Sargent died at Stoning-
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year OF her age. She was the widow OF
John o. Sargent, who was formerly in
the boot and shoe business in Ellsworth b.
In the store now occupied by Brimmer
Bros. Mrs. Sargent had lived with her
daughter Mrs. c. F. Eaton. in Stoning-
ton, about thirteen years. Death was due
to paralytic shock the Friday previous
leoy Nj
Choste and Miss Ellen Sargent, OF Mai.
den, Mass and Mrs. Eaton, OF Stoning-
ton, and one son, John, OF Central Amer
lea.
The contractors who will build the
coating station at East Lamoine will pul
up temporary sheds and probably TEN
porary wharf at the property this winter
and some Of The material will be la dec
there. The work of building permanent
wharf and coal sheds will begin as early
as possible in the spring. The contract
ors, VINO have been at East Lamoine fo
some time, left last night and are not ex
pected back before the holidays. The re
port tat the coaling station site was be
ing seriously considered for governmen
drydock seems unfounded, as examina
} ton OF the property, it is said, has proven
that it is not we'll adapted to that pur
pose.
After all honorable business career i,
Ellsworth OF thirty-three years, Albert v
Cushman has Withdraw wn from active bus
mess work. In 1867 Mr.. Cushman becam
member OF the firm Of George Cunning
ham & Co., furniture. This firm was dis
solved a few years before Mr.. Cunning
hams death, Mr.. Cushman continuin,
the business. Later the late E. r. Jordan
was associated with him under the firm
name OF A. w. Cushman & Co. After Mr.
Jordan's Withdrawal, A. K. Cushman wa
taken into the business under the firm
name OF A. w. Cushman & Son. In re
cent years undertaking has been depart
ment OF their business. The busines
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