Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-05-18
FROM BAR HARBoR.
Politics Astir-Hanscom VIII Not Bolt
Death of Mrs. VIM. Clark.

| Politics Astir-Hanscom VIII Not Bolt
| Death of Mrs. VIM. Clark.
BAR HARBoR, May II (specisI) County
| politics has engaged the attention of
many republicans OF Eden during the
past week, and the leaders have been busy
arranging their plans for the caucus
which will be held at the Grand Army
hail Thursday evening from to 8 O'Clock.
1t is expected that there viii be lively
contest IN the caucus, as there Is every
indication that there will be two lists OF
candidates for delegates to the county
convention.
Rev. s. l.. Hanscom is conducting a
| vigorous campaign for the nomination for
sheriff, and 1t is probable that he and his
| friends will endesvor to elect a Hanscom
delegation.
Mr.. Hanscou., by the way, has publicly
| announced that he will stand or fail by
the decision OF the voters at the republic
can convention, and that, IL defeated, he
will not oppose the nominee ON an indie
pendent ticket.
Luther A. Leach, superintendent of the
electric light station, announced Monday
morning that he Is a candidate for the
repub lican nomination for county com
missioner.
T. F. Mshoney, Of Ellsworth, a candi-
date for the nomination for register OF
probate, was in town the first OF the week.
CURED Tuesday noon at her home on Des
Isle avenue, after a little over weeks ILL.,
ness of pneumonia. Mrs. Clark was the
daughter of the late John Corners, of Bar
HRrbor.
She Is survived by a husband, a son,
William Clark, one daughter, Mrs.
stothsrt Wright, of Ssco, four brothers,
Capt. Frank NJ. Corners, Capt. A. E.
Conners, John w. Corners, OF Bar Har Dor,
Lewis N. Corners, Of Boston, and one
sister, Mrs. Nathan J. Salisbury, OF Bar
Harbor.
Prayers were said at the home Wednes-
day morning an the remains were taken
to South Montvilie for interment.
Mrs. Clark was about sixty nine years
of age. She was a member OF the Con.
gregationsl church, and a large circle OF
1t is reported that Rev. Angus Mac.
Donald, pastor OF the Bar Harbor Congre-
gationsI church, to whom was left by the
will OF the late Mrs. Abbie r. Dodge, OF
Jacksonville, Fla, property worth some
thing like sl00. 600, will not get the prop.
erty without a contest In the courts.
1t Is understood that the relatives OF
Mrs. Dodge have filed In the probate
court at Bucksport petition asking that
the will be set aside.
In the petition 1t is alleged that at the
time the will was made the teststrix was
mentally unsound and incapable of max
ing a will, aud that Mr.. Macdonald used
undue influence over her.
Mr.. Macdonald is at present in Jack
sonville, sndit is uncertain when be will
return to Bar Harbor.
Quite a number of visitors have arrived,
including Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner Sher
man and Miss Sherman, of New York,
Mr.. and Mrs. David B. Ogden and family,
OF New York, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Davis,
OF Wiikesbarre, Penn, DR.. and Mrs
Frank Fremont Smith and family, OF
Philadeiphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Til
ton Bowen, of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs.
e. c. Cushman, OF Newport, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Robbins, OF Philadelphia, and Ed
mund Pendieton.
The first yacht of the season to arrive
was the auxiliary yswi Huzzsr %. of
Puiladelphis. The yacht Is bound for
Toledo, Ohio, by way of the st. Lawrence.
Among the prominent visitors to Bar
Harbor this summer will be Count Cas-