Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-01-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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| about the ability OF Pierce Il Waters 10
fill the contract; he only question is the
adaptability of the beech slaves TO the use
20 which the oil company will put them.
III this proves satisfactory, there is no rea-
son why Ellsworth should not receive
large contracts. The practica biiity of
driving The hardwood logs from the head
waters OF Union river has already been
demonstrated.
| p. Bresnshan, proprietor OF the Frank.
lin house, has purchased the Cushman
building and lot on franklin street, adj
| joining his hotel. Mr.. Brespahan has
not yet decided what improvements be
will make there. Nothing will be done
until spring. Then the ruins OF the Cush-
man building will be torn down. Mr..
Bresnahan thinks 1t probable that he will
build store on the lot, leaving space
| of ten feet bet tween the new building and
his hotel, which is now cut of from light
on the north. The upper part OF the new
building may be flushed In sleeping
rooms, and used as an annex to his hotel.
| II. B. Phillips has moved his paper box
factory from Ellsworth Falls to the Clark
building on Water street, which he has
rented. with an option to buy. All the
/ machinery and stock have been moved to
the new location, and Mr.. Phillips expects
to have 1t 10 operation the latter part OF
this week. He will continue to use the
small building on State street for the
manufacture of wooden boxes. Mr.. Phil
| lips Is fitting up an office for himself on
the second floor of his building On Main
street, few doors from Water street.
Mr.. Phillips has sold bis building at Els
worth Falls to Ransom Bonsey.
Blanquefort commandery on Monday
evening installed officers, had a banquet
and conferred the orders OF templar and
malta. The installation took place in the
afternoon, Past Eminent Commander
James e. Parsons as installing officer and
Past Eminent Commander j. w. Nealiey
as marshal. The names OF elective officers
appeared in THE AMERICAN several weeks
ago. The officers appointed were F. B.
Aiken, standard bearer; c. r. Foster,
sword bearer; l., Fl. Cushman, warder; f.
W. Ellington, sentinel. At 80 ban
quet was served. In the evening Past
Eminent Commander A. W. King con-
ferred the order OF templsr and Past
Eminent Commander Parsons the order
of malta.
Mrs. Charles F. Parker, a native of
| Ellsworth and until her marriage resi-
dent OF this city, died at Worcester, Mass,
Saturday, aged sixty-two years. For
twelve years Mrs. Parker has been an in
valid from the effects of paraiytic
shock. Mrs. Parker was a daughter OF
the late Stephen Woodward. She had re-
sided in Worcester twenty years. Pre-
vious to that time she had lived in Els
worth, Holden, Boston and Woodstock,
Ct. She leaves a husband, one son, Charles
F. Parker, jr., and a daughter, Mrs. P. c.
| Dudley. OF her fathers family, four
sisters survive her-Mrs. Mary A. Whit
tsker, of Kennebunk; Mrs. Andrew Low
ell, of Cambridge; Mrs. Rhoda Eaton, of
Boston, and Mrs. Laura Lewis, OF Wor-
cester, Mass.
Harry j. Silvy, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
| John Silvy, of Ellsworth, and Miss
Rosilda Henauit, OF Woousocket, Il. 1,
were married in that city Monday morn
| ing, by Rev. FIR. Laverdiere. The wed
ding WAS quiet, Mr.. Silvy forestaIling the
preparations OF frieud DIS there to give him
a "send-off". A family reception fol-
lowed at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Henault. A wedding
breakfast was served. Mr.. Silvy arrived
in Ellsworth last evening with his bride,
to spend week with his parents. He is
receiving the congratulations OF his many
friends here. Mr.. Silvy is an Ellsworth
boy, a graduate of the high school, class
OF '96. For the past two years he has
been employed rs clerk in the st. James
| hotel, in Woonsocket.
Officers OF Nokomis Rebekah lodge
were installed last evening by District
| Deputy Mrs. Armada Leland, with Miss
Helen Bonsey as grand marshal. The
| installation was public, large numb Der OF
friends of the Rebekshs being present
The officers installed are as follows;
Mrs. Annie Springer, n. g.; Mrs. Della
Foster, V. g.; Mrs. Harriet Giles, secre-
tary; Mrs. Letitia Brown, treasurer; Miss
Helen Bonsey, chaplain; Miss Millie
Brown, warden; Miss Anna Crippen,
conductor; Mrs. Belle Lynn burner, X. S.
N. g.; Mrs. Jessie Brown, L. S. N. G;
Mrs. Mabel Bridges, r. S. V. g.; Mrs.
Lulie Kingman, l.. s. V. G.; Mrs. Alice
Jordan, r. A. s.; Miss Laura Mccarthy,
L. A. L ; Mrs. Stella Gould, ]. g.; Willis
Foster, o. G. After the installation,
there was very enjoyable sociable.
Worcester MASS papers last week de-
voted considerable space to reports OF
delicate surgical operation on the eye, by
which a man who has been blind twenty
five years, has been made to see. c. FL.
Cross, OF that city, lost one eye by an ac-
cident fifty years ago. The strain on the
remaining eye proved too great, and
gradually the sight failed until Mr.. Cross
became almost totally blind, being able
for the past twenty-five years merely to
distinguish bright sunlight from dark
ness. The optical nerves were uniDjured,