Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-06-07
COUNTY NEWS.
FRANKLIN.

FRANKLIN.
Mrs. L. T. Bunker was in Bangor Mon
day on business.
Schooner Cora NJ. is loading with Ium-
Der for New York from Macomber Bros.
Mrs. Lillian Stinson, of Seal Harbor,
was in town among relatives last week.
Roy stratton, of Lamoine, spent last
week with his sister, who is teaching here.
John W. Blaisden is loading car with
long lumber for parties in Worcester,
Mass.
A. B. Fernald is confined to his bed
with grip. His friends hope for speedy
recovery.
Miss Kate Cronin, of Ellsworth, was
the guest of Misses Marion and Mildred
Wooster over Sunday.
Mrs. Grace Phillips Wilson and two
children, of Cherryfeid, are visiting her
parents, Robert Phillips and wife.
Miss Marion Wooster, who has just
closed her third term of school at Somes-
vile, came home Saturday.
The high school closes this week. Mr..
Cobb has made many friends during his
three terms of work here.
Schooner T. W. Cooper is loading curb
for New York from t. NJ. and W. B.
BlaisdelI & Co.'S quarries.
Mrs. Martha Hill and sister, Miss Hattie
Coffin, of Cherryfield, are spending week
with their niece, Mrs. W. e. Bragdon.
Mrs. Genevieve Collins leaves for Ban
gora Tuesday to attend the Burr Palmer
wedding at st. Johns Episcopal church,
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. F. E. Blaisdell left for Charleston
Saturday to be present at commencement
exercises of Higgins classical institute
where Boyd Blaisdell is a student.
Mrs. Hannah Doyle goes to Hancock
Point the last of the week to spend the
summer. Her son Ellery accompanies
her for short time before going to Bar
Harbor.
The home of Curtis Hooper and wife,
Georges Pond, was a scene of unusual
Iiveliness and good cheer last week, when
their three sons and three daughters, and
their eleven grandchildren met beneath
the old home roof.
The MINISTRIES, "a Bunch of Black er-
ries," gave a fine entertainment Friday
evening at the hall. John Homer was, as
usual, a host in himself. Mr.. Cobb, the
professor, adjusted many perplexing ques-
tions. Mrs. Dele Pickett was the efficient
and painstaRing accompanist that she
always is. That the different numbers
passed off SO satisfactorily is due to the
faithful rehearsing, conducted by Mrs. L.
T. Bunker and Mrs. Pickett
Saturday afternoon the funeral of our
aged citizen, Vinal Hooper, took place at
the home of Mrs. Henry B. Dyer, where
he had lived several years. 1t seemed
somewhat strange that Mr.. Hooper's
death should so soon follow that of Mr..
Dyer, also from pneumonia and heart
trouble. Vinal, as he was Familiarity
called by every one, has long been a
member of the Methodist church, and
was always present at service when able
to be about.
Memorial Day was one of the few real
pleasant days this season. The exercises
nv WIG SSAuOeefy III Inc nlorhIItS were IN
teresting, many school children being in
the line of march. The hall was well
filled in the afternoon, when DIR. Edward
Curtis Hooper, in an easy, conversational
manner, gave an interesting address, All
honor to the ''boys in blue" whose thin
ming ranks was evidenced by the sixteen
war veterans who reported for duty on
that day The EOrasterSi hand a1d ,,,ala
quartette gave several good selections.
Miss Lura Card was organist
June .. 3.