Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-06-25

Harbor. He went to Bar Harno from
Ellsworth about ten years ago. In
Ellsworth be at different times drove the
Biuebiii and L@moine stages, and also
for awhile conducted q restaurant on
Water street. He leaves an aged mother,
living in Ellsworth, one sister, Mrs. SiIvy,
a wife and one daughter.
Miss Catherine Simonton, daughter Of
Rev. J. P. 5imonton, returned home Fri
day night from Esstport. She has been
elected for another year as teacher OF
Greek and Latin at the Eastport high
school. Mr.. Simonton's son Charles, who
has been mere few days, returned TO his
business In Boston last evening. Miss
Simonton accompanied him for a
visit OF few weeks.
Ellsworth Grand Army men are grieved
to know that the graves of soldiers In
several nearby towns were not decorated
this year. Il Is impossible for the Els
worth post to send detschments to these
towns, a5d unless some local society or
the dead soldiers, their graves are not dec
GRATED. AT wsltham there are sixteen
graves OF soldiers which were not dec
grated this year, and at Eastbrook eight.
Mayor Greedy yesterday received from
b. ID. and II. NJ. yerrili, OF Portland,
attorneys for the executor Of the Seth
Tisdale estate, yi25 to be deposited to the
fund for the perpetual care of cemetery
lots, the interest to be used in the care of
the Tisdaie lot at Wood bine cemetery.
This Is tae third deposit In this fund, the
others being By z. Jeilison, OF Brooklyn,
N. Y, aud Col. George Moore Smith, OF
New York city.
The dredger "Cascor, with drilling
machine, arrived In the river Monday, and
is now at work In the nsrrows blasting out
a ledge and removing rocks. The dredger
"Nsponset" Is making rapid progress In
removing the stickings near the wharves.
The channel Is again clear, and big slice
Is now being taken of the bed of sawdust
and stickings. OF the $50 900 of the
appropriation remaining for work this
year, ss 600 will be expended at the mar
rows and $4,000 in clearing the river OF
stickings and sawdust near the whsrves
The windmill which will pump water
for the cemeteries was started for the first
time Friday, and water was run through
the pipes which have already been laid to
the cemetery. The tank, " bich will have
a capacity Of 5000 gallons, has not yet
been put up. IL will be impossible with
ths money so far subscribed TO extend the
pipes in the cemetery so far as desired,
bat II Is hoped that additional sub
seriptions will permit OF this being done
soon. There are many lot owners who,
probably through neglect, have not sub
scribed to the fund.
Mrs. Z. A. Austin, mot her Of Mrs J. II.
Br.mmer Of this city, died at ber home
Ia Caerry ds,d last Friday, aged eighty
five years. few weeks ago, Mrs, Aus
tin fsii, breaking her leg. The shock and
injury 20 one at her advanced age re-
suited in her death. She had enjoyed
remarkably good health for one OF her
Sssrs. Mrs. Austin was born and had
always lived in Cherryaeid. Lett
widow at the age OF thirty-one years,
With six children. she devoted her life TO
hem. sai saw five OF them live to ma
turiiy. OF thee only two are now living,
Mrs. Brimmer, Of this city, and Mrs. G. E.
Church, of Cherry tirId. Mrs. Austin had
visited her daughter in Ellsworth fre-
aaentiy, and had many friends here.
Funeral services were held Monday, Rev.
e. r. Pember, OF Bangor Cniverssiist
church. ftictsting. There was singing
ny the Congregational choir of Cherry
field.
City Marshal Donovan recovered two
watches for the owners last Sunday. The
fret was owned By a Trenton man, and
the esty marshal had been looking for The
thief some time. He found him Sunday
and recovered the watch. Sunday after
noon be received a telephone message
from Bsr Harhor sskiBg bim to get a
watch supposed to be In possession OF a
man who was on The afternoon train for
Bangor. Toe description told of the
mans elos aiug and general appearance,
which included lone front tooth miss
iagp. When the train reached Ellsworth
City Marshal Donovan bosroed il la
sesreh Cor man with one front toot h
missing. He saw young man asleep,
= hose clothing smsseTed the description.
City Marshal Donovan gently opened the
siesper's mouth. One front tooth wss
missing. The sleeper woke. With some
reluctance be consented to being
searched. The watch YVES found in his
inside vest pocket. He gave it up and
l was net arrested.